Philatelic and Postal History
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Coil pair #1617, of the Americana Series pays the first class rate in 1984. P47519 $5.00
Metered cover from Oxford, Great Britain to USA. Number 10 size. P47520 $2.00
British Football Championships May 31, 1977. England versus Wales at Wembley. Mint condition item. P47912 $4.00
Very nice closing day cover issued April 13, 1971 The York Model Railway Exhibition 1900th Anniversary year. P47915 $3.00
2 cent fancy cancel postmarked Dec. 26, 1893.Mailed by Lewis Bogner, Justice of the Peace for Allport, PA. P48003 $5.00
Swedish American Line paquebot. Posted on board M/S Kungsholm. Rough opening on the left side. P48010 $5.00
Battle of Lexington & Concord 202nd Anniversary. Nice, clean cover issued from Lexington, MA on April 19, 1977. P48012 $2.00
Tel-Aviv, Palestine censored mail. Mailed June 7, 1942 from Tel-Aviv. Good condition. P48015 $7.00
Very nice mint condition 3 centavos postal card from Nicaragua. P48408 $3.00
Flag cancel Jan 7, 1908. Waterloo, Iowa. Small tear over (not touching) the postmark. P48411 $3.00
Oslo, Norway to Chico, CA. Vertical crease. Mailed Dec 20, 1948. P48418 $4.00
1968 Israel Tabira Stamp Exhibition. One of only 77 souvenir folders issued. Two scans. Very nice condition. P48620 $4.00
US # 295 on cover.Syracuse, NY machine cancel. Oct 14, 1901. P48701 $3.00
Rome, New York. Fancy cancel. Issued Aug 24, 1895. P48702 $2.00
2 cent and 10 cent postage dues on a business reply envelope. Oct. 19, 1939. New England Shoe & Leather Assn. P48708 $4.00
Issued opening day of the 1961 International Precancel Exhibition/Kansas Centennial. P48710 $3.00
Postmark from Sand Point, Alaska. Oct. 23, 1964 P48711 $5.00
George Washington Bicentennial cover. Issued from Washington's Crossing, PA on Christmas Day 1932. Commemorating the crossing of the Delaware in 1776.. P48712 $4.00
Machine cancel from Dayton, Ohio. Jan 27, 1902. P49104 $4.00
Keene, NH fancy cancel on the 3 cent bank note. P49107 $3.00
Pair of US #397 sent from San Francisco on March 20, 1913. A vertical crease about 1 1/2 " from the left side. P49114 $5.00
Pair of the 10 cent Monroe stamps on a registered mail cover sent from Citizens National Bank to Bancitaly (Bof A). 1928. Number 10 size. Very nice condition. P49118 $12.00
US Senate Free Franked on Aug 19, 1919 from Washington, DC. James Watson Senator on the Interstate Commerce Committee. P49315 $4.00
RAILROAD: Mint condition return address envelope from The Pacific Limited Railroad. P49407 $12.00
Post office dedication. Joliet, Illinois. April 2, 1934. P49409 $4.00
Machine cancellation. May 16, 1895. Back Bay Station, Boston, MA. Rough opening on the left side. P49502 $4.00
Machine cancellation from Cleveland. April 24, 1893. P49503 $3.00
Postmarked from Harrisburg, PA on Aug 23, 1945. Terminal RPO. Very nice condition. P49512 $4.00
Billhead dated Oct 12, 1969 from Wm T Dixon & Bro of Baltimore, MD. Boots, shoes and rubbers. P49517 $5.00
Billhead issued June 6, 1874.WS Ripley-Professor of Music. One horizontal crease and small tear on the left side. P49518 $5.00
Statement issued from Hardy & Co of Boston, MA.1871. One vertical fold. P49520 $5.00
Billhead from Gage & McDougall of Manchester, NH May 20, 1897. Hay, grain & potatoes. One horizontal fold. P49521 $5.00
Machine cancellation from Osage, Iowa. July 15, 1907. P49603 $4.00
Cortland, NY machine cancel. Sept 5, 1900. Two cent postal entire. P49715 $2.00
Nice USCS Convention cover issued May 7, 1950 from Harrisburg, PA. P49717 $4.00
PALESTINE: Franked with a pair of Jordanian stamps. Issued April 16, 1959. Slight toning on this item. P50014 $4.00
INDIA: WWII censored to USA. Both sides are scanned. Very nice condition. P50101 $3.00
#319 on cover from Vineland, NJ. Machine cancellation Sept 2, 1908. Hand written Daughters of the Revolution invitation enclosed, not scanned. P50106 $3.00
Flag cancellation from Fairmont, West Virginia. Oct 13, 1910. P50118 $3.00
Flag Cancel Santa Barbara, CA June 18, 1902 receiving postmark on the corner card for L L Thurwachter & Sons. Sent from NY June 13, to the Uptown Hotel redirected Jun 23, 192 to the Miramar Hotel. Both sides are scanned. P50311 $3.00
Registered Letter; Both sides are scanned. Registered six pence, postage two pence half penny + additional franking. Passed free duty, US Customs additional auxiliary markings. P50316 $5.00
Ghana; Six Pence Registered Letter + additional franking sent to the Ghana Philatelic Agency in New York. Received May 12, 1958. Both sides are scanned. Very nice condition. P50317 $4.00
Flag cancellation from Santa Cruz, CA. Aug 8, 1912. Rough opening on the right side. P50707 $3.00
Inauguration Day 1981 for Ronald Reagan. Light pencil address. The President and First Lady Nancy Reagan. Postmarked from Pacific Palisades, CA in lieu of Washington DC. P50916 $5.00
Tosa - Pex '93: Four event covers from Tosa - Pex 93 honoring country music. Hank Williams, Bob Walls, Patsy Cline and The Carter Family. P51001 $4.00
CZECH: Mailed from Melnik, CSSR Jan 27, 1969. Both sides are scanned, metered mail to the USA. P51004 $3.00
#647 - The 2 cent Hawaiian Overprint on cover from Winfield, Kansas. Sep 21, 1928. Small tear in the stamp on the top. P51007 $3.00
4 Cent Liberty Issue solo use: Postmarked Oct 3, 1961 from Plasterco, VA from United States Gypsum Company. #10 size window envelope. P51021 $4.00
#556 x 3: The 4 cent Martha Washington - strip of 3. Registered mail. Reno, Nevada. Number 10 size. Nov 15, 1924. P51221 $12.00
CAL - EXPO State Fair: Issued Aug 20, 1991. Number 10 size. P51224 $2.00
BASEBALL: Issued from Jack Murphy Stadiium on April 12, 1993. 4" x 6" card. P51225 $3.00
Denmark: HAFNIA '76: Nice, clean cover from Copenhagen. Aug 20 - 29 1976. P51506 $3.00
Flag cancellation from Hanover, NH. Dec. 14, 1910. P51514 $3.00
#852 Golden Gate International Exosition stamp canceled second day of issue Feb 19, 1939 Berkeley, CA. Frank M Whiting, Postmaster signature. Nice condition. P51611 $3.00
Ellica Islands to USA - Sept 4, 1955 - The envelope and enclosures are scanned. Nice condition on each item. P51625 $7.00
Syracuse, NY - Opening day of the New York State Fair. Sept 2, 1933 P51822 $3.00
The 2 cent Parcel Post stamp used as postage. Oct. 13, 1913 Syracuse, NY. The cover is trimmed on the left side. P51824 $5.00
Cover, only, from the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States. Dec 18, 1904. P51908 $4.00
Danville, IL double ring cancellation, Oct. 25, 1899 on three cent bank note. P47001 $5.00
Issued July 6, 1947 for the John Paul Jones Bicentennial. From the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. P47101 $4.00
4 cent Liberty Coil on Kansas Centennial. Issued July 1, 1961 from Great Bend, Kansas. Very nice condition. P47114 $4.00
Event cover issued Aug 21, 1982 from the Canal Festival, Conshocton, Ohio. P47305 $3.00
Very nice show cover from Westpex, 1976. San Francisco, CA. P47306 $3.00
Last day cancel. April 28, 1974. Westpex 15 show cover in very nice condition. P47307 $3.00
Postmark from McGrath, Alaska. April 23, 1954 to Fairbanks Alaska. P47315 $5.00
Dedication of the Alexandria (VA) George Washington Masonic National Memorial. May 12, 1932. P47316 $4.00
Mailed from Stevensville to Butte, MT, Oct 24, 1902. Both sides are scanned. The stamp is loose on the upper left corner. Receiving postmark shows train late mail delayed. P46801 $6.00
Bulletin d'expedition. Both sides are scanned. From 1925. Good condition. P46805 $5.00
Slogan cancel to buy Cuban sugar. Postmarked Dec 1945 Habana, Cuba to USA. P46817 $2.00
Nice 1898 Oval Machine Cancel. Some toning along the edges. Postmarked from Philadelphia, PA on July 12, 1898. P45502 $4.00
Stockton, CA fancy cancel. Corner card address from John C. Byers, attorney. June 25, 1891. P45504 $4.00
Nevada Statehood Centenial. Very nice First Day Cover issued with a Sarzin Metalic cachet from Carson City, NV July 22, 1964. The metalic cachet scans darker then it is. P45508 $5.00
Sent from Melbourne on Oct 20, 1942 to New York. Censored mail. Small tear over the logo of the sending company. P45516 $5.00
Two covers from the Royal Geographical Society of Australia commemorating the centenaries of Cape York Peninsula Expedition by the explorer Edmund B C Kennedy. Issued May 24, 1948 Cardwell, Queensland Australia. P45517 $5.00