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ARBON SWITZERLAND - 1987 TOURISM BICENTENNIAL SOUVENIR SHEET CACHET FIRST DAY COVER Switzerland Scott #816a souvenir sheet on this first day cover for the four-day Phila '87 Cultura event marking the 200th anniversary of Switzerland's tourism industry. Mailed to Swampscott, Massachusetts. |
$15.00 | |
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ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER G. P. OSGOOD TO SETH THOMAS The Honorable G. P. Osgood was an Andover politician who was known to take a stand in matters regarding slavery. Seth Thomas was a government lawyer who argued the case noted below. Because there is no content to the SFL, we do not know if this is the what Osgood is communicating to Thomas about. However, the time period is about right. Colonel Suttle of Virginia claims that Anthony Burns is his slave, that Burns escaped to Massachusetts and that Burns owes him service and labor. Under the terms of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, he is petitioning the court for a certificate to reclaim Burns and transport him back to Virginia. Burns' lawyers argue that the Bill of 1850 is too recent to hold unqualified authority, that it has elicited conflicted decisions and dicta in other cases, and that it is unconstitutional because it gives records of the Virginia Court effects not permitted by the Constitution. What is more, it prevents the possibility of trial by jury, violates article four of the Constitution by which persons are protected against unreasonable seizures and article five, which states that no one shall be deprived of liberty without due process of the law. They also claim that there is no evidence to prove that the defendant is the Anthony Burns in question. |
$15.00 | |
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ALTAY AND WATKINS NEW YORK, PLUS SOUTH NORWALK CONNECTICUT DEAD POST OFFICE POSTMARKS ON ONE 1888 COVER It's a triple header. Cover originated in Althay NY and was addressed to South Norwalk. Enroute, it received a Watkins postmark on the flap side and then it received a South Norwalk Connecticut mark when the cover was forwarded to New York City. This is a must unusual item for dead post office cover collectors. |
$10.00 | |
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ALBANY NEW YORK COVER WITH FRESH SCOTT #11 STAMP ADDRESSED TO MERCHANTS & MECHANICS BANK, TROY NEW YORK Beautiful, fresh Scott #11 stamp on this cover. Portion of top- and right-side stamps indicate wide margins. Clear at bottom. Close at left. Light Albany postmark. Note small tear in cover and that cover flap is missing. However, neither detract from the appearance of the stamp. Merchants & Mechanics Bank was known for issuing its own currency. |
$20.00 | |
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ALBANY NEW YORK 1850S COVER TO ROCHESTER NY. SCOTT #26A STAMP Clean cover with full Albany postmark used to cancel stamp. Vertical perfs are fine. Bottom perf holes are complete with small selvedge below perf holes. Top perfs start out whole at left and are trimmed down at right. A very attractive cover. Appears to be addressed to George S. Riley. |
$75.00 | |
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ALASKA - SELDOVIA RARE 1925 REGISTERED COVER TO BOKENAS, SWEDEN Rare cover from a sparsely populated alaskan village. Strip of four Scott #557 stamps used to frank cover. Backstamps indicated it went through New York Foreign mail route. Includes Bokenas receiver.The town's original Russian name, Seldevoy, translates to "Herring Bay", as there was a significant herring population prior to rampant overfishing early in the 20th century. Until the development of a more complete road system in Alaska, Seldovia was an important "first stop" for ships sailing from Seward, Kodiak and other points outside Cook Inlet. At one time Seldovia was home to over 2,000 residents, but today fewer than 300 persons reside year round. |
$100.00 | |
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75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UPU FIRST DAY COVER (SCOTT C-43) PLATE BLOCK. New Orleans, LA first day postmark from the International Trade Mart Station. Cat is $50 for a block...plate block is premium item.
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3 VALENTINE POSTCARDS EARLY 1900S - SEE SCANS Cards are in good condition. |
$15.00 | |
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1945 TRUMAN INAUGURATION FIRST DAY COVER & FDR MEMORIAL COVER. DOROTHY W. KNAPP & RICHARDSON DESIGN. OUTSTANDING FIND: ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COVER WITH A DATE AND TIME STAMP ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES AFTER THE OFFICIAL DEATH TIME OF FDR. CACHET INAUGURATION COVER FOR HARRY S. TRUMAN WITH DATE AND TIME STAMP ONLY 21 MINUTES AFTER HIS OFFICIAL SWEARING IN CEREMONY. BOTH COVERS DESIGNED BY RENOWNED COVER MAKER DOROTHY W. KNAPP AND RICHARDSON. BOTH CACHETS ARE PRINTED AND ARE NOT HANDPAINTED. CONDITION IS OUTSTANDING. SEE IMAGE. OFFERED AS A SET OF WHAT MAY BE THE EARLIEST POSTMARKS FOR BOTH EVENTS. |
$500.00 | |
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1907 NEW YEAR'S POSTCARD EMBOSSED BALLET DANCER LEG + 1908 FULL CALENDAR PAGES. Outstanding item. The postcard was mailed from New York City on December 27, 1907. The front contains the embossed image of a ballet dancer's leg. The text below says: Avoid the gay kick between Christmas and New Years. A full 1908 calendar is affixed with tear off pages for every month. A hole at top was punched by the manufacturer to serve as a way to hang the card on a nail. Card is in extremely clean condition.
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