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FRANCE: RENNES 1811 STAMPLESS FOLDED BUSINESS LETTER TO LILLE Clean business letter with good postal markings. |
$10.00 | |
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BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS COVER ADDRESSED TO AGAWAM CANAL COMPANY, WEST SPRINGFIELD Full postmark. Clean cover. The Agawam Canal Company constructed and ran a large cotton mill (1000 spindles) in West Springfield. Agawam was the original town name of Springfield. |
$10.00 | |
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75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UPU FIRST DAY COVER (SCOTT C-43) PLATE BLOCK. New Orleans, LA first day postmark from the International Trade Mart Station. Cat is $50 for a block...plate block is premium item.
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$10.00 | |
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GERMANY: GRUSS MILITARY BASE WORLD WAR I ERA POSTCARD POSTMARKED FROM WAHN Rare military postcard. Probably predates WWI. Card shows wear and has stains, but highly collectible. |
$10.00 | |
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WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS FOLDED COVER FROM GODDARD & RICE TO NEW YORK CITY Light but full Worcester postmark and red 5 rate on this stampless folded letter from Goddard & Rice to Hendrick Bros., New York City. Goddard & Rice was a prominent manufacturer of wire, principally barbed wire, in Worcester. No content. Great condition. |
$10.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY: 1888 CHARLES HURST ELECTROTYPER ADVERTISING COVER TO CONNECTICUT Early printing process cover. Historic significance. Rare cachet. |
$10.00 | |
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FRANCE - 1822 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO TERNAY FRANCE Small early stampless folded letter postmarked at station 23 Sailland (unable to find community location. needs further research). Note No. 42 center left of front page. Apparently the correspondents numbered their letters so they would know if one was lost in transit. The writer also references receiving No. 47 from the addressee. Vertical mark running from middle top to bottom is the postage charge. |
$10.00 | |
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DERBY CONNECTICUT STAMPLESS COVER WITH PAID 3 RATE MARK Almost complete postmark. Strong rate mark. Address is faded, but readable...Sarah Osborn, Seymour, CT. See scan. |
$10.00 | |
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CHICAGO ILLINOIS -- EPHEMERA -- 1932 MIDDLE WEST UTILITIES COMPANY LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS Company has gone into receivership via the Federal District Court and they are calling for funds to cover legal expenses. Interesting reading. |
$10.00 | |
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HILLSBOROUGH PENNSYLVANIA DEAD POST OFFICE CIVIL WAR ERA COVER TO JUDGE SAMUEL RUSSELL, GETTYSBURG PA Interesting cover from a number of viewpoints. First, addressed to Judge Samuel R. Russell. Second, note difference in size and color of the two Scott #65 stamps. The left stamp is considerably smaller due to close perfs. The right stamp is much lighter in color, possibly rose. And finally, there is an incomplete Hillsborough PA dead post office postmark -- a premium DPO. Judge Samuel Riddle Russell, b. 21 June 1801 Gettysburg PA; lawyer, judge, graduated Princeton. |
$10.00 |
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Hello and Welcome to MGJ Postal History
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.
Posted are just some of the items in our inventory. Feel free to email us with requests from your want list.
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.
Thank you,
Marc Jasmin
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