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WASHINGTON DC 5cts FULL RED POSTMARK ON COVER TO HENRY HOLMOUTH, PHILADELPHIA Circa 1850 Washington DC 5cts red postmark on this cover to Henry Helmouth, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Helmouth was known in Philadelphia and involved with local politics, including events leading to Philadelphia Act of Consolidation (1854), and the affairs of the University of Pennsylvania. He may have been a son of the renowned German-American Lutheran minister Justus Christian Henry Helmouth. Wax seal features a running fox. Clean cover. |
$30.00 | |
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WASHINGTON DC 5cts BLACK POSTMARK ON STEAMER COVER TO DERBY CONNECTICUT Circa 1850 Washington DC 5cts black postmark on this cover to Mr. Sanford, Derby, Connecticut. Note manuscript steamer designation at top. |
$30.00 | |
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US SCOTT 69 12-CENT BLACK WASHINGTON POSTAGE STAMP USED Pie-wedge fancy cancel. Three good margins. In close at left. Note that perf that appears to be missing lower left is actually folded up. |
$30.00 | |
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FIRST DAY COVER - JOHN BASSETT MOORE $5 - SCOTT #1295 1966 FLEETWOOD Clean cover. |
$30.00 | |
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US SCOTT 149 7-CENT VERMILLION STANTON POSTAGE STAMP USED Light postmark. Fine stamp. |
$30.00 | |
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UNITED STATES SCOTT #330 USED STAMP Superb centering on this stamp. Most stamps in the Jamestown set have very poor centering. A premium stamp. Catalog: $30 |
$30.00 | |
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FIRST DAY COVER - ALEXANDER HAMILTON $5 - SCOTT #1053 1956 FLEETWOOD Clean cover. |
$35.00 | |
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TROY NEW HAMPSHIRE STAMPLESS COVER PAID 3 IN CIRCLE Full and dark town mark and PAID 3 mark. |
$35.00 | |
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CIVIL WAR 1863 LETTER TO REV. A. H. QUINT REGARDING REMAINS OF DEAD SOLDIER Letter is written on behalf of the sister of Matthew Charles H. Bickford, Company B, Massachusetts 2nd Regiment Vols. who was reported killed in action. Letter is to the company chaplain asking "where he was buried and whether by his friends or the Rebels." Private Charles H. Bickford of B Company, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was born on March 1844, and died on May 3, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia, at the age of 19. Images of him are available at: https://www.loc.gov/item/2010650360/
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$35.00 | |
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FIRST DAY COVER - ALEXANDER HAMILTON $5 - SCOTT #1053 1956 ART CRAFT Small stain lower right corner of stamp. Also, tiny stains at top of cover (very hard to see, but there) |
$35.00 |
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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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