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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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CHICAGO ILLINOIS 1910 POSTCARD SHORTRATED TO LONDON ENGLAND WITH T 1/30 POSTAGE DUE MARK A postcard to Germany would have qualified for the two-cent rate. But, England still required five cents. Good auxiliary markings. Pretty embossed postcard with birds and velvet flowers. |
$10.00 | |
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CHICAGO ILLINOIS -- EPHEMERA -- 1932 MIDDLE WEST UTILITIES COMPANY LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS Company has gone into receivership via the Federal District Court and they are calling for funds to cover legal expenses. Interesting reading. |
$10.00 | |
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CHEPACHET NEW YORK (DPO) 1887 COVER AND LETTER WITH PAIR OF SCOTT #145 FRANKLIN STAMPS Small 1887 cover with nice clean pair of Scott#145 Franklin banknote stamps. Light but readable Chepachet New York postmark. This is a dead post office. Short note from Sarah (writing from Cedarville NY) to her cousin W. C. Prescott in Herkimer to say "You have done me a very great favor which I shall remember always." |
$10.00 | |
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CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 1907 FLAG CANCEL COVER. ECONOMICS SCHOOL Nice cover to Washington DC. Washington receiver on back. |
$5.00 | |
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CHARLESTOWN OHIO 1845 MANUSCRIPT POSTMARK STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO SUFFIELD CONNECTICUT Content talks of payment of a debt and, as noted by the clipped top portion of the letter, also included a bank draft. No rips or tears...not even where seal was broken. |
$45.00 | |
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CHARLESTOWN NEW HAMPSHIRE STAMPLESS COVER Strong date mark, slightly off the top of the cover. Red PAID mark and 5 manuscript rate. Note Care City Hotel in lower left corner. No date, but looks like 1833-45 range. |
$20.00 | |
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CHARLESTOWN MASSACHUSETTS 1848 STAMPLESS FOLDED POSTAL HISTORY LETTER TO TERIFFVILLE CONNECTICUT Letter writer H. Bemus badly misspells town letter is addressed to as Tarriffvill. Letter is to William B. Cowles, whose family had a store in Worthington, Connecticut and whose relatives operated the Cowles Manufacturing Company, East Granby, CT., manufacturer of spoons, and it is claimed was the first to make a practical success of electric plating. Bemus laments losing his business partner and that a potential investor has no experience in his retail business. He wants Cowles to become his partner. Good content. Letter easy to read and in excellent condition. |
$25.00 | |
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CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA 1850 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO AUBURN MAINE Brief note in a stampless folded letter that contained a check paying an invoice. Clear 1850 red postmark of the line over 10 variety. |
$25.00 | |
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CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA 1800S COVER AND LETTER- RELIGIOUS CONTENT- TWO 1-CT BANKNOTES FANCY CANCEL Cover roughly opened. However, nice pair of Franklin banknotes with fancy target postmarks are undamaged. Although letter is postmarked Charleston, it was written in Savannah. Letter is from Anna Young to Mrs. Guardeau thanking her for presiding in her place at a prayer meeting. "...you are so competent in the business line and still more in prayer for GOD's presence with us and blessings upon us. My absence from the board is a trial, but it is also a Providence and I cling to the holy Cowper's definition of this word which has been a special help to me.." "Providence is but the name of an effect whose case is "GOD". Interesting reading.
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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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