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AUSTRALIA - WOOMERA S.A. 1969 ROCKET LAUNCH COVER TO LIVERPOOL ENGLAND Cachet Europa Rocket cover mailed to Liverpool, England. |
$10.00 | |
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SYRIA - SCOTT #331 AND #333 ON COVER Revenue stamps used for postage on this cover from Damascus to Springfield Massachusetts. UPU does not recognize revenues used for international mail. No damage to stamps but envelope shows considerable wear. |
$15.00 | |
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GREAT BRITAIN - NEWARK 1821 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO REV. ROBERT HALL IN WESTBORO The value in this letter is the addressee. The Rev. Robert Hall (May 2. 1764 – February 21, 1831) was an English Baptist minister. In 1791, he became pastor at St Andrew's Street Baptist Chapel Cambridge. Hall began to suffer from mental derangement in November 1804. He resumed his duties in April 1805, but a recurrence forced him to resign his pastoral office in March 1806. Later, he ministered a small congregation in Leicester. He was a great pulpit orator. In 1791, he wrote Christianity consistent with the Love of Freedom. In 1793, Apology for the Freedom of the Press; as well as On Modern Infidelity (1801), Reflections on War (1802 and Sentiments proper to the present Crisis (1803). Content of the letter is an accounting of funds. Tear where seal was broken. |
$15.00 | |
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AUTOGRAPH - SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY HENRY MORGENTHAU AUTOGRAPH ON 1938 IOWA FIRST DAY COVER Envelope is from his office as Secretary of the Treasury and has Iowa Centennial 1938 First Day of Issue stamp and postmark. No content. Henry Morgenthau Jr. (May 11, 1891 – February 6, 1967) was the Secretary of the Treasury during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He played a major role in designing and financing the New Deal. After 1937, while still in charge of the Treasury, he played the central role in financing US participation in World War II and in shaping foreign policy, especially with respect to Lend Lease, support for China, and helping Jewish refugees. |
$50.00 | |
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GREAT BRITAIN - SCOTT #22 PLATE 212 STAMP ON 1876 LONDON TO WHITBY COVER One of the few better plate number stamps on cover for this series. Light postmark. Catalog: $100 |
$15.00 | |
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AUSTRALIA - SCOTT #171A ON FIRST DAY COVER FOR 1938 SYDNEY PHILATELIC EXPOSITION Nice cover with Cinderella stamps for the Expo and for Australia's 150th anniversary. Mailed to Canada. |
$10.00 | |
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MARYLAND - BALTIMORE 1938 BALTIMORE TO BERMUDA FIRST FLIGHT COVER WITH RETURN BERMUDA POSTAGE Different from most since it has Bermuda stamp affixed to pay return flight postage along with Special Delivery stamp and T auxiliary mark. Note postmark trail on back of cover. |
$10.00 | |
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BELGIUM - WORLD WAR I APPEAL TO AMERICANS FOR FUNDS TO BUY CIGARETTS FOR BELIGAN SOLDIERS Interesting appeal letter and donation form from Belgium to US asking for donations for "front line troops" so they can "have a smoke". Highly collectible WWI memorabilia piece. |
$25.00 | |
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ZEPPELIN COVERS We have a large selection of zeppelin flight covers for sale. Flights from Germany, Europe, the United States, Middle East, Japan, South America. Good cachets and postmarks including on-board. Few with content. Please let us know the flight(s) you need. There's a good chance we have it in stock. Prices start around $50 and up. The illustrated covers are franked with US C13-15 plate number singles. Price for these covers is $1,200. |
$50.00 | |
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HUNGARY - LOT OF 10 1920s COVERS TO THE UNITED STATES All covers have content. Back shown on two covers one of which features auxiliary mark of United States Relief Committee and the other shows a cover with stamps on front and back. |
$20.00 |
Selling Stampless Covers and Stamped Covers, Stamps, Philatelic Postal History and Ephemera
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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.
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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.
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Marc Jasmin
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