MGJ Postal History

Stampless Covers, Stampless Folded Letters, Stamped Covers, Postal History, Stamps, Philatelic Literature and Ephemera, United States and Worldwide for sale

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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FIRST DAY COVERS

WE HAVE LISTED SOME FIRST DAY COVERS INDIVIDUALLY ON THE SITE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FIRST DAY COVERS -- FROM EARLY TO THE 1990S. MOST EARLY COVERS HAVE CACHETS. OUR STOCK INCLUDES REGULAR ISSUES, COMMEMORATIVES, AIR MAILS, SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS AND MORE. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR WANT LISTS TO MGJPOSTALHISTORY@POST.COM AND WE WILL SEND IMAGES AND INFORMATION OF ITEMS WE HAVE THAT MATCH YOUR NEEDS.

SEARCHING THE SITE

The site has been created to be very user friendly. Just go to the search box and enter information about what you are looking for. A general term like “stampless covers" or "stampless folded letter” will bring up our entire stock of stampless covers and letters. Entering a community name, or a state, will bring up only those items with those words in the headline.

CLICK ON AN ITEM HEADLINE AND OPEN THAT SPECIFIC ITEM. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SCANS INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM, THEY WILL OPEN AT THAT TIME. We encourage you to investigate the site and find hidden treasures for your collection or investment.

	Description	Price
	NEW HAMPSHIRE - FRANKLIN 1844 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO ARTHUR FLETCHER Bold, sharp, full Franklin postmark on this stampless folded letter (no content) to Arthur Fletcher, Concord attorney and graduate of Yale Class of 1837.	$25.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE - GILFORD 1844 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER POSTMASTER SIGNED "FREE" Local letter from postmaster to local merchang John Morrill with answer to question about the start of the winter school session. John J. Morrill was owner of a general store and a prominent citizen of Gilford, NH. This is one of four letters to him we are offering asking his advice or placing an order for merchandise. Full black postmark. Some foxing.	$35.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE - MANCHESTER 1847 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO DANIEL OSGOOD, FRANKLIN NH Red postmark along with PAID and 5. Clean condition. Content is interesting letter regarding a woman who was probably in debt to Osgood. A person named Stearn writes to say that a Mrs. G. White has gained employment and wishes to pay for items being held by Osgood and hopes that they haven't been sold. More details in easy to read letter.	$15.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE: BEST WISHES EMBOSSED POSTCARD. PAN-PACIFIC EXPO STAMP Used	$2.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE: BRADFORD 1912 WOODLAND DRIVE COLORIZED POSTCARD Nice card with minimum wear.	$5.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE: CONCORD SCOTT #24 ON LOCAL RATE COVER Strong color. Three margin stamp, close at bottom.	$20.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE: EAST ANDOVER 1910 HIGHLAND LAKE MT. KEARSARGE POSTCARD Good postcard. Forwarded from Tilton NY to Sanbornton	$5.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE: FRANKENSTEIN TRESTLE WHITE MOUNTAINS POSTCARD. RPO PMK. NICE EARLY POSTCARD WITH PORTLAND & SWANTON RAILROAD POST OFFICE POSTMARK.	$5.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE: HANOVER 1830 CHAS. HADDOCK TO BOSWELL STEVENS STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER This stampless folded letter is addressed to Boswell Stevens. A prominent member of the Pembroke, NH, community, he was a lawyer and one of the founding fathers of Pembroke Academy (still in operation today). He was a friend of, and corresponded with Daniel Webster. The sfl was sent by Charles B. Haddock. See bio below. Significant historic postal history item. No content in sfl. Charles Brickett Haddock was a New Hampshire educator, author, politician and civil servant. Fresh and clean cover with excellent, full Hanover postmark. Haddock's mother Abigail was a sister of Daniel Webster. Haddock graduated from Dartmouth College in 1816 and at Andover Seminary in 1819. He returned to Dartmouth, where he was professor of rhetoric and belles lettres from 1819 until 1838, when he became professor of intellectual philosophy and political economy until 1854. He was chargé d'affaires for the United States in Portugal from 1850 until 1854. Except for his time in Portugal, he served as a Congregationalist minister in Windsor, White River, Norwich, West Lebanon, and Quechee.[1] Thoroughly versed in public law, he represented Hanover[2] for four years as a Whig in the New Hampshire legislature. There he introduced and carried the present common-school system of the state, and was the first school commissioner under that system. He was a promoter of railroad construction in New Hampshire.	$100.00
	NEW HAMPSHIRE: HINSDALE 1841 MANUSCRIPT CANCEL STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO PLYMPTON MASSACHUSETTS Clean stampless folded letter with sharp and full Hinsdale, New Hampshire, manuscript postmark. Ivory Soule writes to William Soule about family matters, especially his wife's illness. Additional information about family history was added, in pencil, in 1957 by a relative. Interesting that letter was sent FREE. Could not find any reference to Soule being a postmaster.	$25.00