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UNITED KINGDOM: 1861 DOCK DUES FOR BOSTON SHIP JEANIE BOUND TO PROVIDENCE RI See scan. Recording to tonnage for tax purposes. Tax stamp affixed lower left corner. Newcastle upon Tyne custom house document. Item is in poor condition. Separated in the center and reinforced. Also top right corner is reinforced. However, good historic early shippind document. Note: It is possible this is the Jeanie Johnston a ship that carried many from Ireland to Canada during the Potato Famine and later traveled between Engand and New England. In researching the ship name, this information came to light with no other reference of a ship named Jeanie in the area at the time. This is speculation, not confirmed. |
$10.00 | |
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VERMONT:WITHINGHAM UNUSED REAL PICTURE POSTCARD OF ROAD THROUGH THE P Early 1900s. Road is not paved Travel at your own risk. Minor edge damage. |
$10.00 | |
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CEYLON: LOT OF THREE WORLD WAR I ERA CENSORED COVERS TO UNITED STATES Nice lot with good value in the stamps. |
$10.00 | |
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WALPOLE MAINE TO MIDDLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS 1850S COVER. SCOTT #11A. CLARET STAMP Very fresh stamp. Three-margin copy...close at top. Stamp appears to be brown carmine. Pen cancel. |
$15.00 | |
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TEMPLETON MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS POSTAL HISTORY COVER TO CLINTON MASSACHUSETTS Solid and complete postmark along with PAID 3 in circle on this well-worn cover. |
$15.00 | |
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ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER G. P. OSGOOD TO SETH THOMAS The Honorable G. P. Osgood was an Andover politician who was known to take a stand in matters regarding slavery. Seth Thomas was a government lawyer who argued the case noted below. Because there is no content to the SFL, we do not know if this is the what Osgood is communicating to Thomas about. However, the time period is about right. Colonel Suttle of Virginia claims that Anthony Burns is his slave, that Burns escaped to Massachusetts and that Burns owes him service and labor. Under the terms of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, he is petitioning the court for a certificate to reclaim Burns and transport him back to Virginia. Burns' lawyers argue that the Bill of 1850 is too recent to hold unqualified authority, that it has elicited conflicted decisions and dicta in other cases, and that it is unconstitutional because it gives records of the Virginia Court effects not permitted by the Constitution. What is more, it prevents the possibility of trial by jury, violates article four of the Constitution by which persons are protected against unreasonable seizures and article five, which states that no one shall be deprived of liberty without due process of the law. They also claim that there is no evidence to prove that the defendant is the Anthony Burns in question. |
$15.00 | |
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CALIFORNIA: PASADENA TWO EARLY 1900S ROSE PARADE FLOAT POSTCARDS The postcard at top appears to be a very early Rournament of Roses Parade float card in tht the street isn't even paved. Card was not mailed but has message on back. The bottom card is postmarked1908. Both appear to be colorized. |
$15.00 | |
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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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ILLINOIS - FOR SLAV MISSIONS 3 OLD RELIGIOUS POSTER CINDERELLA STAMPS Stamps sold in Illinois to help the Slavic community in Europe after World War I. Mint lightly hinged set of three stamps. |
$15.00 | |
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WORLD WAR I PARIS AND MONACO 1919 CENSORED SOLDIER'S MAIL POSTCARDS TO MAINE Three postcards with Censor marks addressed to Capt. Yelson Yeckerson, Sorrento, Maine. Monaco card is colorized. |
$15.00 |
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