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HOBOKEN NEW JERSEY 1924 REGISTERED LETTER TO CHICAGO. Block of four, strip of two and a single Washington 2-cent stamps on this postal stationery cover. Clean postmarks. Hoboken and Chicago marks on the back. |
$10.00 | |
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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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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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ILLINOIS - FOR SLAV MISSIONS 3 OLD RELIGIOUS POSTER CINDERELLA STAMPS Stamps sold in Illinois to help the Slavic community in Europe after World War I. Mint lightly hinged set of three stamps. |
$15.00 | |
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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. |
$50.00 | |
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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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ILLINOIS: WINNETKA 1931 TRANSATLANTIC COVER TO SWEDEN. OUTSTANDING POSTAGE. Showpiece cover with blocks of four and more. Sweden postage due sticker loosely translated as "At the time of cancellation, the amount must be paid with the postage which is applied to the shipment and cancelled." |
$35.00 | |
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INDIA - ERNAKULAM 1914 CENSOR COVER TO BOSTON VIA PRESIDENT LINE SHIP Nice early Ernakulam India handstamp postmark along with World War I censor mark on this cover to Boston. |
$15.00 | |
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INDIANA & OHIO: 1865 NEW ALBANY INDIANA LETTER TO PENNSYLVANIA MISSENT TO YOUNGSTOWN OHIO AND FORWARDED TO YOUNGSVILLE PENNSYLVANIA Letter inside envelope is from New Albany, Indiana, and is addressed to Olds & Brother in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. However, it ended up in Youngstown Ohio where the postal agent postmarked the cover and then wrote missent and fwd by hand on the envelope. The letter is from M. P. Robinson, corner of Water and lower Fouth Streets and includes an order for five pumps and tubing. The writer goes to lengths to request that the order be shipped by train or boat...whichever is cheapest. Good reading. |
$25.00 | |
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IRAQ ARAB BANK BAGHDAD 1930S AIR MAIL COVER TO SWEDEN. NEAT AIR MAIL RUBBER STAMP MARK Nice, early Iraq cover with Scott 131 and 144 stamps. Use of Air Mail (with airplane) marking makes this a very attractive cover. |
$10.00 |
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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.
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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.
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