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NEW YORK TO COGNAC FRANCE 1858 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER Folded lettersheet in French to Cognac, France February 23, 1858. Paid 15 cents in cash for 15 cents French mail treaty rate and carried on Cunard's "Niagara" from Boston to England. "New Paid York 12" credit, Calais transit and Cognac backstamp. Ex-Pullin. |
$60.00 | |
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PARIS FRANCE 1854 COVER TO SCARBOROUGH ENGLAND WITH PAIR OF SCOTT #18 STAMPS Nice array of postal markings on this cover including Scarborough receiver on reverse. Imperf pair was creased, but seldom found as a pair on cover. Notation at bottom left says: If Mr. Prince has left Scarborough the Post Master is requested to forward this letter to him. |
$60.00 | |
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ZEPPELIN COVER - OCTOBER 23 MIAMI TO CHICAGO POSTAL HISTORY FLIGHT WITH C-18 STAMP Century of Progress flight from Miami to Chicago. Chicago receiver on back. Slight age toning. |
$65.00 | |
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CYNTHIANA KENTUCKY 1827 MANUSCRIPT POSTMARK STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO LEESBURGH OHIO Nice manuscript postmark along with 25-cent rate to Ohio. No content. Looks like it was a wrapper for some legal documents. No tears. |
$70.00 | |
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AUSTRIA - VIENNA 1928 COVER WITH SET OF SCOTT #B71-B76 SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS - PLUS Full set of this series of semi-postals on good registered mail cover. Seven Scott #306 stamps on back. Cover has been trimmed at bottom. |
$75.00 | |
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BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1850S COVER WITH SCOTT #25. NICE BLACK PAID KILLER WITH RED BOSTON POSTMARK. Cover in good shape but has vertical wrinkle at right at affects the perfs on the top of the stamp. . Nice Boston combination red postmark and black paid mark. Catalog about $150. Because of the aforementioned perf issue, we'll price this hard-to-find on cover item at $75. There is some aging as is to be expected in covers this old. |
$75.00 | |
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ILLINOIS: PELLONIA 1893 REGISTERED LETTER WITH COLUMBIAN STAMPS MAILED TO ST. LOUIS MISSOURI Very interesting registered mail cover. Early use of registered mail that included telephone number for contact along with address. Seldom seen. Pellonia believed to be a dead post office. Common postal stationery cover with 2- and 6-cent Columbian (Scott #231 and 235) added to make rate. No content. |
$75.00 | |
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EARLY COVER ADDRESSED TO G.W. WORSTER, WILLOW CREEK WISCONSIN WITH SCOTT 25 STAMP Nice stamp with centering typical of era. Cannot determine postmark community with certainty. |
$75.00 | |
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CUBA: RARE MARCOS MORALES 1874 "CUBA LIBRA" MISPRINT SET OF FIVE MINT STAMPS The rare "Cuba Libra" imperforate stamps of 1874 MINT, never hinged. These stamps were issued in 1874 by order of Marcos Morales, leader of the Cuban Junta in Philadelphia, that was fighting for Cuba's independence from Spain. It was the first time that the Cuban flag would appear on a "postage" stamp. They were issued for the purpose of raising funds for the revolution. However, the stamps were never used because there was an error in the spelling and the intended "Cuba Libre" (Cuba Free) was misspelled as "Cuba Libra" (Cuba Pound). Stamps are mint never hinged and the gum is very lightly toned and winkled as is common for the issue. Exceptionally well cut margins all around, which is rare for these stamps. Not listed in either Scott, EDIFIL or the J. L. Guerra catalogues. |
$75.00 | |
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WEST WINSTED CONNECTICUT MID-1800S COVER. SCOTT #26A. RARE DEAD POST OFFICE Perfs on stamp are into at the top and right. Good clearance at the bottom. Left side indicates that this may have been left margin because there is considerable white with no stamp image on the left side. Angle starts close at top and widens considerably by the time it gets to the bottom. West Winsted Connecticut is a rare dead post office. The letter was sent to Cornwall Bridge, a desirable Connecticut address. |
$75.00 |
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