MGJ Postal History

Stampless Covers, Stampless Folded Letters, Stamped Covers, Postal History, Stamps, Philatelic Literature and Ephemera, United States and Worldwide for sale

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.

Posted are just some of the items in our inventory. Feel free to email us with requests from your want list.

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.

Thank you,
Marc Jasmin

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FIRST DAY COVERS

WE HAVE LISTED SOME FIRST DAY COVERS INDIVIDUALLY ON THE SITE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FIRST DAY COVERS -- FROM EARLY TO THE 1990S. MOST EARLY COVERS HAVE CACHETS. OUR STOCK INCLUDES REGULAR ISSUES, COMMEMORATIVES, AIR MAILS, SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS AND MORE. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR WANT LISTS TO MGJPOSTALHISTORY@POST.COM AND WE WILL SEND IMAGES AND INFORMATION OF ITEMS WE HAVE THAT MATCH YOUR NEEDS.

SEARCHING THE SITE

The site has been created to be very user friendly. Just go to the search box and enter information about what you are looking for. A general term like “stampless covers" or "stampless folded letter” will bring up our entire stock of stampless covers and letters. Entering a community name, or a state, will bring up only those items with those words in the headline.

CLICK ON AN ITEM HEADLINE AND OPEN THAT SPECIFIC ITEM. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SCANS INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM, THEY WILL OPEN AT THAT TIME. We encourage you to investigate the site and find hidden treasures for your collection or investment.

	Description	Price
	JAPAN: YOKOHAMA 1908 TINTED POSTCARD OF STONE STEPS. GOOD POSTMARK Sharp corners. Excellent condition.	$25.00
	CANADA: MONTREAL 1905 POSTCARD OF THE MONTREAL TOBOGGAN SLIDE. SEE TEXT CARD HAS CANADA STAMP, BUT WAS POSTED IN WINCHESTER VERMONT TO ILLINOIS. GREAT ACTIVITY CARD. NOTE PHOTOGRAPHER IN FOREGROUND RIGHT.	$5.00
	AUSTRIA: 1929 POSTCARD OF VIENNA - VERY CLEAN Mailed to USA.	$5.00
	TEXAS: COTULLA 1906 POSTCARD OF ONION HARVEST WORKERS CARD HAS CREASE JUST LEFT OF CENTER AS VIEWED FROM THE FRONT. HISTORIC VALUE. Immigrant Joseph Cotulla, who was reared in Silesia, then a part of Prussia, migrated to the United States in the 1850s. He joined the Union Army in Brownsville, Texas. He lived in Atascosa County, but arrived in La Salle County in 1868] to establish what became a large ranching operation. After learning that the International-Great Northern Railroad intended to lay tracks in La Salle County, he worked to establish the town that bears his name. In 1881, Cotulla donated 120 acres of his land to the railroad, and in 1882, a depot was constructed there. In 1883, the town was granted a post office. The same year, Cotulla became the county seat by special election.	$15.00
	IRELAND: BELFAST SHAWS BRIDGE 1929 BELFAST POSTCARD. UK #207 STAMP Sharp edges, fresh appearance.	$5.00
	FRANCE: BREST POSTMARK ON 1911 POSTCARD OF PARIS OPERA HOUSE MAILED TO USA Note early automobiles. Normal wear.	$5.00
	NORWAY: OSLO 1940 CENSORED FIRST DAY COVER TO SWEDEN. SCOTT #269-271 Clean, attractive cover for stamps issued at start of WWII.	$25.00
	CHINA: HONG KONG EARLY UNUSED POSTCARD OF LONG FINGERNAILS OF HIGH CLASS PERSON Unused. Has scrape marks lower quarter of card. Interesting item.	$5.00
	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
	KENTUCKY: COAL RUN 1897-8 THREE COVERS ADDRESSED TO PHILADELPHIA Coal Run, also known as Coal Run Village, is a western Pike county town on the northwestern edge of Pikeville. There was a Coal Run Station nearby on the C & O Railroad. Coal Run was established officially in 1863 and Coal Run Village was incorporated in 1963. The Coal Run post office opened in 1866, became a branch of the Pikeville post office in 1959, and closed in 1974. The population in 2010 was 1,706.	$15.00