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CHINA: 1949 5 YUAN NANKING AND SHANGHAI LIBERATION STAMP UNUSED NO GUM Printed in South China region where it went under the control of Communist Party before People's Republic of China had been established. Not listed in Scott's. |
$25.00 | |
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THREE EARLY 1900S CHRISTMAS POSTCARDS. FEATURING SANTA CLAUS Attractive selection of early Christmas postcards all with images of Santa. See the images for front and back of the cards. |
$25.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: BOSTON 1892 ALCOHOLIC BEVEVERAGES CO. FORWARDED COVER TO WHITE RIVER JCT VT Super item in many respects. Cover was forwarded (with appropriate markings) from West Randolph to White River Junction, Vermont. West Randolph is a dead post office. Full West Randophy circular postmark. Correspondence is from H. K. Wing Company seller of alcoholic beverages. Content includes sales brochure, order form and reply envelope. Nice collectible. |
$25.00 | |
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US EARLY 1900S POSTAGE DUE STAMPS ON 4 COVERS. AUXILIARY MARKS. SEE TEXT Four clean covers with good stamps/postal stationery, and early deep-claret postage due stamps. Good catalog value with premium for on-cover. Note auxiliary marks and RARE New York College postmerk on 1906 cover. |
$25.00 | |
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HOLLAND - 1808 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO BORDEAUX FRANCE Very clean and attractive stampless folded letter from Amsterdam Holland to Bordeaux France. Full straightline postmark. |
$25.00 | |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE: MARLBORO STAMPLESS COVER TO FITZWILLIAM Light but full Marlboro red postmark along with FREE in a box at upper right. |
$25.00 | |
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COLORADO: COLORADO SPRINGS 1908 FOLD-OUT O'BRIENS LOOP MOUNT CUTLER POSTCARD Spectacular fold-out postcard showing the rough terrain challenges provided ny O'Brien's Loop Mount Cutler. Note pack mule lower right center. Do not see a human, so the mule probably belonged to the photographer. Rare item. |
$25.00 | |
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GERMANY - BAD KISSINGEN 1936 ADVERTISING COVER FOR GEORG ANTON BOXBERGER PHARMACIST SENT TO PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Interesting cover sent from Germany to Philippine Islands in 1936. Addressed to US Warrant Officer Emil Bergdahl at Ft. William McKinley, Manila City and forwarded to Fort George Meade in Maryland. Nice advertising cover for Georg Anton Boxberger pharmacy. Georg Anton Boxberger (1679 to 1765) was a German pharmacist and ancestor of the important pharmacy family in Bad Kissingen. Nice Bad Kissingen postmark. Appears some of the postage is missing. Still worthwhile item. |
$25.00 | |
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VERMONT: JACKSONVILLE STAMPLESS COVER TO TOWNSEND HARBOR MASSACHUSETTS FORWARDED TO WINCHENDON MA Double Jacksonville Vermont postmark along with rate 5 numeral in black. Cover has manuscript Townsend Harbor forwarding mark and postmark along with assessment of additional five cents for forwarding. |
$25.00 | |
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KENTUCKY: LEXINGTON 1900 NATIONAL TROTTING ASSO. SPECIAL DELIVERY COVER. Major Philip Preston Johnston, CSA. He served under J.E.B. Stuart in Major John Pelham’s Horse Artillery. Born in Shiloh, Va. in 1840. After the war, he moved to Fayette County and read law under Colonel W.C.P. Breckinridge. In 1868, Johnston graduated from Transylvania University with a law degree. He served in both houses of Ky. legislature and was appointed adj. gen. during the Tobacco Wars. He bred fine trotters & Thoroughbred horses and was president of the National Trotting Association from 1888-1916. Major Johnston died in 1925. |
$25.00 |
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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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