MGJ Postal History

Stampless Covers, Stampless Folded Letters, Stamped Covers, Postal History, Stamps, Philatelic Literature and Ephemera, United States and Worldwide for sale

Hello and Welcome to MGJ Postal History

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.

Posted are just some of the items in our inventory. Feel free to email us with requests from your want list.

I am a life member of the American Philatelic Society and am a member of the Society’s estate advisory service. I am also a member and volunteer at the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum in Weston, Massachusetts. In addition, I am a licensed, bonded auctioneer in Massachusetts.

Thank you,
Marc Jasmin

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FIRST DAY COVERS

WE HAVE LISTED SOME FIRST DAY COVERS INDIVIDUALLY ON THE SITE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FIRST DAY COVERS -- FROM EARLY TO THE 1990S. MOST EARLY COVERS HAVE CACHETS. OUR STOCK INCLUDES REGULAR ISSUES, COMMEMORATIVES, AIR MAILS, SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS AND MORE. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR WANT LISTS TO MGJPOSTALHISTORY@POST.COM AND WE WILL SEND IMAGES AND INFORMATION OF ITEMS WE HAVE THAT MATCH YOUR NEEDS.

SEARCHING THE SITE

The site has been created to be very user friendly. Just go to the search box and enter information about what you are looking for. A general term like “stampless covers" or "stampless folded letter” will bring up our entire stock of stampless covers and letters. Entering a community name, or a state, will bring up only those items with those words in the headline.

CLICK ON AN ITEM HEADLINE AND OPEN THAT SPECIFIC ITEM. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SCANS INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM, THEY WILL OPEN AT THAT TIME. We encourage you to investigate the site and find hidden treasures for your collection or investment.

	Description	Price
	NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA 1885 REGISTERED COVER TO FREIBURG GERMANY U330 POSTAL STATIONERY U330 U.S. GRANT POSTAL STATIONERY COVER SENT BY F. HINDERMANN OF NEW ORLEANS TO JULIUS GOETZ IN GERMANY. SEE SCAN FOR CONDITION...NO TEARS OR MISSING PIECES. NEW YORK CITY AND FREIBURG RECEIVERS ON BACK. WE ARE NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH POSTAL STATIONERY AND HAD THIS COVER IDENTIFIED BY A REPUTABLE DEALER/COLLECTOR. BECAUSE WE DID NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THIS OURSELVES, WE WILL OFFER A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE CATALOG NUMBER. SHOULD YOU DIFFER WITH THIS OPINION AND PROVIDE WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT, YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED FOR THIS COVER IF YOU SO DESIRE AND IF COVER IS RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE MAILING DATE WHEN IT WAS SENT TO YOU. ALSO, PLEASE EMAIL OF YOUR INTENTION TO DO SO.	$15.00
	MAINE: PORTLAND TWO 1923 SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS TO BOSTON Scott E12 special delivery stamp on these covers to Boston. Desirable violet Fee Paid handstamp on each cover.	$15.00
	MASSACHUSETTS: EAST BOSTON 1851 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO GREAT FALLS NEW HAMPSHIRE Correspondence from two different people in this stampless folded letter. Plenty of news in both including child's whooping cough illness, church events, sleigh rides and more.	$15.00
	CANADA: SCOTT #53 JUBILEE 3CT MINT NEVER HINGED STAMP. CATALOG: $75 #1 Classic stamp.	$15.00
	LEE MASSACHUSETTS 1846 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO NORWICH CONNECTICUT. UNLISTED RATE Rate of 5 in a circle is unlisted for Lee Massachusetts postmarks. Clean.	$15.00
	u.s. Unaddressed launch covers for USS Haddock, USS Shad and USS Bonita.	$15.00
	CONNECTICUT - MIDDLETOWN 1847 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO HARTFORD CONNECTICUT Clean letter to Hartford Insurance company regarding death of policy holder.	$15.00
	FORT PLAIN NEW YORK 1837 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO ALBANY Interesting legal letter regarding the death of a plaintiff in a legal case. Excellent penmanship and easy to read text. Good Fort Plain New York postmark along with red PAID and manuscript 10 rate. Nice item in very good condition.	$15.00
	NEW YORK CITY 1861 TRASK & LEEDS MERCHANTS ADVERTISING 1861 COVER TO ROXBURY NY. 2 SCOTT#26 Two distinctly different Scott #26 stamps on this cover. Right stamp is sharp and clear. Left stamp indicates overinked press. Both adorn a roughly opened all-over advertising cover for Jas. W. Trask & Co. (Jas. H. Leeds) produce commission merchants butter, cheese, lard and provisions, 236 Front Street, New York.	$15.00
	MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON - LOT OF FIVE EARLY COVERS WITH PAID CANCELS Variety of postmarks and PAID marks.	$15.00