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JAPAN: EARLY TOURIST SOUVENIR PAGE WITH BETTER USED STAMPS. (1) Very clean item. Believe these were sold to tourists years ago. However, over time the used stamps and their postmarks have gained value. This is one of two of these souvenir items that we are currently listing. |
$50.00 | |
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CONNECTICUT - WILLIMANTIC 1860S CIVIL WAR ERA COVER AND LETTER TO GREENE RHODE ISLAND MENTIONS LINCOLN'S DEATH AND BOOTH Outstanding item. Cover bears the Willimantic octagon postmark with a grill cancel on the stamp. The letter opens with a discussion about purchasing wine and the states: "People have been having terrible times this way. Rejoicing over victories and mourning over the President." Also notes: "Got Booth, I suppose." Letter is written by Sarah to friend James Harris. All in good condition. Light stain center of small envelope. |
$50.00 | |
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WEBSTER MASSACHUSETTS 1845 (EARLIEST KNOWN USE?) STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO CARROLL & CROSBY NORWICH CONNECTICUT Earliest ASCC date for this postmark is 1846. This letter is clearly dated 1845 in two places. Possibly earliest known use. Note from J. H. Perry & Co., requesting 3lbs of blue vitriol "and be particular to have it come up on Thursday next". Carroll & Crosby dealt in artist supplies, but being located in a small city, also provided services as a druggist. |
$50.00 | |
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OLD IRONSIDES COVER COLLECTION OF NINE COVERS - USS CONSTITUTION Nice lot. Includes cachet covers with on-board postmarks (Washington DC, St. Petersburg, FL, San Pedro, CA), 1977 Charlestown, MA anniversary cachet, five first day covers. |
$50.00 | |
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PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW YORK TO PIACENZA ITALY. U.S. SCOTT 163 ON 1876 COVER LAWYER D. R. PATTERSON 1876 COVER FROM PHILADELPHIA TO PIACENZA ITALY VIA NEW YORK. EXCELLENT MARKINGS. STAMP HAS TINY FAULT. CATALOG VALUE ON COVER IS $340. |
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CANADA: SCOTT #50 JUBILEE 2CT MINT NEVER HINGED STAMP. CATALOG: $275 Good copy of this high value stamp. |
$50.00 | |
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JAPAN - WORLD WAR II JAPANESE NAVAL DOCUMENT TO SAILORS - SEE DESCRIPTION Interesting Japanese Naval document from World War II. A Navy Commander issued orders for maintaining living standard and job arrangements for sailors-on-duty. The stamp itself is common. However the original document would have significant value if it were more than a fragment since it was printed right before Japanese surrender (April, 1945) and the issuer was one of the Japanese Navy leaders. Too bad there is only a fragment of the document left. It could have been a much more valuable item for WW II collectors. |
$50.00 | |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON 1862 COVER FREE FRANKED BY REUBEN EATON FENTON, NEW YORK SENATOR Full WAshington DC Free double circle postmark on free franked cover signed R E Fenton mc. Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819 – August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In 1840, he was named commander of the New York Militia's 162nd Infantry Regiment with the rank of colonel. He was elected as a Democrat to the 33rd United States Congress, and served from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855. He left the Democratic Party to help organize the Republican Party, and was later elected, as a Republican, to the 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th United States Congresses, and served from 1857 to 1865. He was Governor of New York from 1865 to 1868. In 1868, he was among the candidates to be Vice President. In January 1869, he was elected a Senator from New York and served from 1869 to 1875. He was known as "The Soldiers' Friend" for his efforts to help returning Civil War veterans. He worked to remove tuition charges for public education, helped to establish six schools for training teachers, and signed the charter for Cornell University. The town of Fenton, NY, is named for him. His former home in Jamestown is the site of the Fenton History Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. After his death, a building at The State University of New York at Fredonia, Fenton Hall, was named in his honor because he had attended the previous incarnation of the school, the Fredonia Academy. Fenton Avenue in the Bronx, is named for him. |
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SCOTT 96 WAY OFF CENTER 10-CENT GREEN (USED) F Grill. So far off center, this stamp probably qualifies as a freak. Large portion of adjacent stamp showing at left. Stamp is sound. |
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ILLINOIS: CHICAGO 1858 COVER WITH SCOTT #26A. LARGE STRONG FULL-DATE POSTMARK FROM LAND DEPT. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Nice cover. Full postmark on very good Scott 26A stamp. Corner card is on right side noting letter is from Cashier's Office, Land Department, Ill CRRC(?). There is some aging as is to be expected in covers this old. |
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