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KEENE NEW HAMPSHIRE STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO STODDARD NEW HAMPSHIRE Light red Keene postmard and PAID mark on this cover to Lydia Joslin. No contents. LUKE JOSLIN, born December 22, 1797, married Lydia Foster of Stoddard, Nov. 24, 1824, lived on the old place in "Leominster Corner," until 1840, when they moved to a farm near the village, and in 1855 moved to Keene, where he died June 3, 1875, having been for many years a deacon of the church in Stoddard. |
$15.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: BOSTON 1868 COVER WITH TWO AT-SEA LETTERS. SEE TEXT The two letters were written by different people and given to a seaman on the ship Palmyra to mail when it arrived in Boston. The first letter was started when the writer was in Cowden England and discusses farming and an apple crop along with grapes. They had water problems and had sent someone to Parliment to ask for help. Four page of interesting reading. Signed by William and Charles Chesson. The second letter is from John Brown while on the Palmyra and he is concerned he won't be paid because he is not wanted in the ship. He continues with a long four-page letter containing many names to be researched. |
$15.00 | |
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US EARLY COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS ON COVER: LOT OF 10 Nice lot 10 of early US commemoratives on cover. Some corner cards. Note a couple interesting addresses. |
$15.00 | |
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WILKES-BARRE PENNSYLVANIA 1929 SPECIAL DELIVERY COVER. HOTEL CASEY, SCRANTON, ADVERTISING . Early hotel stationery posted from Wilkes-Barre to Newburyport Massachusetts. 2- and 10-cent regular issues used. NY and Pittsburg RPO mark along with Newburyport receivers on back. |
$15.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: NEWBURYPORT 1837 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO IPSWICH MASSACHUSETTS Letter concerns wife of William Ross who is being supported by Newburyport Overseers of the Poor. Note is signed by Moses Merrill who was town treasurer at the time. |
$15.00 | |
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GERMANY - TWO POST-WORLD WAR II COVERS TO USA WITH CENSOR TAPE AND GOOD STAMPS Censor tape and American and British censor marks on all four covers along with good franking. Addressed to New York, Connecticut and Ohio. |
$15.00 | |
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BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1800S PAIR OF 2-CENT BANKNOTES WITH REVERSE NUMBERS 22 CANCELS R. A. Malone was the contractor for the tunnel according to the corner card. Good reverse 22 killer marks. Nice Albany, NY, receiver on the back. Left stamp is damaged and cover is opened roughly at left. |
$15.00 | |
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EARLY POSTAGE DUE STAMPS ON INTERNATIONAL POSTCARDS Two, clean and fresh early 1900s postcards, one from England, one from Italy, with postage due stamps. See images. Nice addition to any postage due collection. |
$15.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY: UNUSED HOBBLE SKIRT STREETCARS ON BROADWAY POSTCARD. PRISTINE Brilliant color. Fresh as the day it was printed. |
$15.00 | |
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BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS: 1849 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO BATH NEW HAMPSHIRE Stampless folded letter to William V. Hutchins, Bath, New Hampshire, regarding legal matters. Rate on 1844 letter reflects proper fee for the time period. |
$15.00 |
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