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WEST MERIDEN CONNECTICUT DEAD POST OFFICE COVER TO HARTFORD Good postmark. Multiple circle killer on Scott #65 stamp. |
$10.00 | |
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GERMANY: THREE MINT EARLY POSTAL STATIONERY COVERS Clean and fresh. |
$10.00 | |
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BERMUDA - FOUR SETS OF EARLY COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS All stamps are postally used. Scott numbers are 115-117, 131-132, 135-137, 138-141. |
$10.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: BOSTON 1886 LETTERSHEET FRONT USED AS POSTCARD. RARE! Sender removed the balance of the letter sheet and just used the imprint panel as a postcard to send his message. |
$10.00 | |
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South Vernon Massachusetts DPO handstamp cover to Northfield MA Interesting cover in that the corner card identifies the Dunklee & Sons Walnut Grove Dairy Farms as being in South Vernon, Vermont with a PO in South Vernon, Massachusetts. |
$10.00 | |
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DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL SPEED TRIALS 1933 CACHET COVER -- NASCAR Nice early souvenir cover. Great for racing and NASCAR memorabilia collectors.
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$10.00 | |
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ICELAND: OTTMER ZIEHER COLOR POSTCARD FEATURING STAMPS, MAP AND COAT OF ARMS Color postcard of Iceland showing an array of Icelandic stamps and the Coat of Arms. Postcard was published by Ottmar Zieher, publisher code 73, in the period 1905-1910. Card is unused but has residue from mounts and ceases back upper and lower left. Nice presentation from the front. |
$10.00 | |
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NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT 1840 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO NEW YORK CITY Clear red New Haven postmark on business letter from Waterbury asking whereabouts of an order of wire that has not been received. |
$10.00 | |
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ARCHIE GUNN EARLY POSTCARD OF ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMAN IN RED HAT WITH BANNER Unused postcard in pristine condition. Archibald "Archie" Gunn was born October 11, 1863 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England He received his earliest art training from his father, and at Tottenham College in Staffordshire. In 1878 he attended the Calderon Art Academy in London. In 1880, Gunn was commissioned to paint a portrait of Lord Beaconsfield, which was presented to Queen Victoria. In 1883, he designed posters and costumes for theatrical productions of Gilbert and Sullivan in London. He used the pen-name "Chicot" for some of his theatrical posters. In 1889, Gunn traveled to America; settled in Manhattan and quickly began his American career as a commercial artist. In 1890 he became an editorial artist for The New York World newspaper, and also illustrated the magazine Truth. The greatest public renown for Gunn came from his posters, calendars, prints, and postcards of beautiful girls, which were fashionably displayed in homes throughout the nation at the turn of the century. Archie Gunn died on January 16, 1930. |
$10.00 | |
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GERMANY -- SCOTT B283 SEMI-POSTAL STAMP ON 1944 POSTAL HISTORY SOUVENIR COVER Clean postmark, well-centered tab single. |
$10.00 |
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We are offering for sale a wide variety of covers—from stampless covers to First Day Covers, from the very old, to contemporary. While we primarily sell covers, you will also find stamps, other postal items and interesting ephemera for sale. We hope you enjoy the site and visit often. We welcome your comments.
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