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MARSEILLES FRANCE 1939 YANKEE CLIPPER FIRST FLIGHT COVER TO NEW YORK CITY Very clean cover with France Scott #s 346 and 650 stamps on cacheted first flight cover from Marseilles to New York City. Silhouette of flying boat was added to this cover at a later date. |
$15.00 | |
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MARYLAND: BALTIMORE 1836 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER CARRIED CASH Short business note. High rate of 30 cents perhaps to cover insurance as cover states cash. |
$5.00 | |
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MARYLAND: CAMBRIDGE 1938 PHILLIPS SOUPS COLOR ADVERTISING COVER WITH METER STAMP The Phillips Packing Company began in Cambridge, Maryland in 1902 with a single plant and went on to become one of the most recognized names in seafood. As the company expanded so did its legacy on the Eastern Shore through buildings and stories. Cover franked with meter postage. |
$25.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON - LOT OF FIVE EARLY COVERS WITH PAID CANCELS Variety of postmarks and PAID marks. |
$15.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON 1843 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO NORTH SPRINGFIELD VERMONT Letter from George Lewis to Joel Griswold, a home builder in Vermont, informing him there is no work around Boston for his son. The building trades are slow with lots of young men use hanging around. Letter is in good condition with no tears except for small spot where seal was broken with is on a blank page. |
$10.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS - NORTH DANVERS STAMPLESS COVER WITH CONTENT TO GUILFORD NEW HAMPSHIRE Long letter from a resident of Topsfield Massachusetts asking about purchasing a farm in Guilford. Plans to move his family there. John J. Morrill was owner of a general store and a prominent citizen of Guilford, NH. This is one of four letters to him we are offering asking his advice or placing an order for merchandise. |
$15.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS/OHIO: 1938 SOUVENIR COVER REINACTMENT OF WAGON TRAIN EAST TO WEST Cover posted in Ipswich MA and carried by oxen-team in covered wagon to Marietta OH in celebration of opening of Northwest Territory. Excellent cachet. |
$5.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: 1873 CAPE ANN FISH STORE RECEIPT - DRY & PICKLED FISH + POSTCARD Historic document from Cape Ann Fish Storem George F. Brown Agent. Item is excellent condition. Bonus: contemporary Cape Ann postcard included. |
$25.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: 1916 JAMAICA PLAIN TRUST COMPANY STOCK CERTIFICATE WITH TAX STAMPS Clean stock certificate. Has two vertical folds. Tax stamps on back have June 2, 1916 unusual cancellations. See copy of incorporation document below -- An Act to incorporate the Jamaica plain trust company, Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. Joseph Stedman,. George Faulkner, Mark R. Wendell, John R. Alley, Henry R. Reed, Thomas P Proctor, Thomas L. Livermore, Charles B. Cummings, .John M. Call and E. Peabody Gerry, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Jamaica Plain Trust Company, with authority to establish and maintain a safe deposit, loan and trust company, in that part of the city of Boston called Jamaica Plain ; with all the powers and privileges and subject to 874 Acts, 1893. — Chaps. 230, 231, 232. all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force relating to such corporations. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved April 20, 1893. |
$50.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: BOSTON 1843 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT REGARDING MOLASSES Light postmark. Letter discusses discount for purchase of molasses. |
$10.00 |
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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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