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CIVIL WAR BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS COVER TO MAJOR CHARLES P. CHANDLER, 1ST MASS REG. Clean cover with red double circle Boston Postmark and black paid killer. Addressed to Major Charles P. Chandler, 1st Massachusetts Regiment, Camp Hookeer, Budds Ferry, Washington, DC. Chandler was a leader and prominent Bostonian. The 1st Massachusetts Regiment had two majors, Charles P. Chandler and Gardner Walker. Major Chandler was killed leading his regiment in a charge at the Battle of Glendale. Chandler was the scion of a wealthy family who abandoned his university posting when his country called. In his time as major, Chandler led his regiment in the battles of Bull Run and the Peninsula Campaign, where he was killed in action. After his death Gardner Walker, a sailmaker in Boston was promoted to Major and led the regiment for the rest of the war, through Gettysburg, the Wilderness and Petersburg among others. By wars end the 1st Massachusetts had suffered 8 officers and 134 men KIA/DOW and 79 deaths of disease. |
$15.00 | |
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RHODE ISLAND - PROVIDENCE 1933 COSTELLO BROTHERS 1933 PETER SCHUYLER CIGAR ADVERTISING COVER Nice early cigar advertising cover with advertisement covering most of flap side of envelope. Opened cleanly at top. |
$15.00 | |
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RAILROAD POSTCARDS: BROCKTON MA, WILMINGTON DE STATIONS + WABASH UNION PACIFIC UNION PACIFIC POSTCARD IS A PROMOTIONAL POSTCARD FOR SAN FRANCISCO. SEE SCANS. |
$15.00 | |
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WATERBOROUGH MAINE 1953 PROPERTY DEED - JOHN BOWDOIN TO GEORGE CAME Good condition. Typical deed of the day listing property lines as running from the bridge southwesterly to the brook, etc.. Signatures include John Bowdoin, George Came, Sarah Came (wife), John Roberts (witness), Lincoln Shaw (Justice of the Peace), S. C. Adams (register). |
$15.00 | |
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LUXEMBOURG: SCOTT #329-331 MINT NEVER HINGED EUROPA PAX SET CAT $75 Excellent set |
$15.00 | |
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MASSACHUSETTS: BOSTON 1946 FIRST HELICOPTER PICKUP NATIONAL AIR MAIL WEEK COVER Clean cover with blue cachet. |
$15.00 | |
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POTTSVILLE PENNSYLVANIA #11 ON COVER WITH LARGE MARGIN TAB Tall margin copy. Trimmed close on left bottom and bottom. Full postmark. |
$15.00 | |
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FITCHBURGH MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS COVER TO NEW IPSWICH NEW HAMPSHIRE Unlisted in ASCC. About 1837. Cover shows wear but postmark is strog along with red PAID and numeral 5 rate mark. |
$15.00 | |
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EMBOSSED EAGLE ON FLAP OF CIVIL WAR ERA COVER FROM NEW YORK TO NEW WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS Full flap embossed eagle on this cover with red and blue piping along edges. Unusual patriotic cover. Front of cover has tears upper and lower right side. Stamp is not damaged, but tear goes into postmark and the word MASS at the bottom. Eagle is intact. Super patriotic cover. |
$15.00 | |
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COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 4CT. MINT SCOTT 233 Disturbed gum on back. Click on title to see additional scan. $110 catalog value. |
$15.00 |
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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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