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NEW YORK 1852 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER WITH PAID 1 CT IN RED POSTMARK. SEE LETTER DETAILS Letter from L. H. Moore Company, 122 Broadway, New York City, of E&J Harding, Danville, VA regarding how they do business and what their terms are. The Moore Company was a well-known distributor of dry goods. See scan for the full text, but here are some excerpts: "The cost of all goods shall be quoted to the buyer in every instance, & no article shall be averaged up from the original cost. We shall charge a uniform profit of five per cent upon the cost, and no more under any circumstances for large or small bills." "Our terms are strictly cash. All bills not paid on delivery must positively be paid within 30 days. We will not make out duplicate bills varying from the original in any case, neither will we make a discount to manufacturing, bobbers, & other buyers on any goods; whether imported, bought at auction, or at private sale, either for cash or credit..." "We chall not deliver goods to houses who usually put us to the expense of sending for paymehnt at the expiration of 30ds..." "We shall be buying from $1,000 to $5,000 per cay at auction during the business season..." The letter continues with a list of the varioius products they carry. Quite easy to read. No rips or tears No wax seal to cause a rip of any kind. Full but slightly smudged New-York Paid 1 Ct postmark. |
$50.00 | |
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FITCHBURGH MASSACHUSETTS 1850S STAMPLESS COVER TO DUBLIN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS SPELLING OF FITCHBURGH IS UNLISTED IN ASCC. Cover is very presentable on the address side with full Fitchburgh red postmark. This mark is unlisted in ASCC. Paid 3 in circle mark in red. Back is a bit ragged (see scan) but complete. |
$20.00 | |
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McDONOUGH DELAWARE 1850S STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO NEW TOWN PENNSYLVANIA Light but discernable postmark on this McDonough Delaware SFL. No content in letter. ASCC 1997 price of $75. |
$35.00 | |
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ILLINOIS: CHICAGO 1858 COVER WITH SCOTT #26A. LARGE STRONG FULL-DATE POSTMARK FROM LAND DEPT. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Nice cover. Full postmark on very good Scott 26A stamp. Corner card is on right side noting letter is from Cashier's Office, Land Department, Ill CRRC(?). There is some aging as is to be expected in covers this old. |
$50.00 | |
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BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1850S COVER WITH SCOTT #25. NICE BLACK PAID KILLER WITH RED BOSTON POSTMARK. Cover in good shape but has vertical wrinkle at right at affects the perfs on the top of the stamp. . Nice Boston combination red postmark and black paid mark. Catalog about $150. Because of the aforementioned perf issue, we'll price this hard-to-find on cover item at $75. There is some aging as is to be expected in covers this old. |
$75.00 | |
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ORANGE MASSACHUSETTS POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL BUSINESS 1800S COVER TO PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND POSTMASTER Scarce community for USPO official covers. Nice early cover in good condition. Back is discolored. See scan. |
$10.00 | |
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CONCORD MASSACHUSETTS POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL BUSINESS COVER Pristine condition. Looks like this was stamped with the town name, but never used. |
$5.00 | |
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SANFORD MAINE 1893 COVER WITH WELL-CENTERED 2-CT COLUMBIAN SERIES STAMP Very clean cover with good postmark. Hard to find well centered copies of this stamp. See additional scan of entire cover. |
$10.00 | |
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WASHINGTON DC POST OFFICE 1902 REGISTRY RETURN RECEIPT Sent to US Civil Service Commission in Washington with a return to New Jersey. |
$5.00 | |
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NEW YORK 1896 REGISTERED COVER WITH SCOTT 273 STAMP. ADDRESSED TO THE CHRISTIAN HERALD Couple small tears at top where cover was opened. See additional scan for registration marks on back. |
$15.00 |
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