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NEW YORK CITY 1861 CIVIL WAR ERA COVER TO RICHARD BURGESS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, WASHINGTON DC Two Scott #26 stamps on this cover, roughly opened at right top. Cover is addressed to Richard Burgess who was appointed a Justice of the Peace by Abraham Lincoln and William Seward. |
$10.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY 1861 TRASK & LEEDS MERCHANTS ADVERTISING 1861 COVER TO ROXBURY NY. 2 SCOTT#26 Two distinctly different Scott #26 stamps on this cover. Right stamp is sharp and clear. Left stamp indicates overinked press. Both adorn a roughly opened all-over advertising cover for Jas. W. Trask & Co. (Jas. H. Leeds) produce commission merchants butter, cheese, lard and provisions, 236 Front Street, New York. |
$15.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY 1870 POSTAL HISTORY COVER TO WOODSTOCK CONNECTICUT WITH 6-CT SCOTT #186 Super clean cover with light New York City cancel and ellipital postmark with numeral 4 in center. Stamp with well centered for issue. Marking lines and paper color indicate stamp is Scott #186 |
$25.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY 1875 POSTAL CARD WITH HAND CARVED REVERSE NUMERAL 3 POSTMARK Probably made from wine a cork. Fantastic, large numeral 3. |
$15.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY 1894 COVER WITH 1-CENT COLUMBIAN EXPO STAMP. BERNARD MEYER PAPER BOXES Nice, well-centered stamp on commercial cover. |
$5.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY SCOTT #11 ON COVER FULL POSTMARK Sent to Philadelphia. Good cover, excellent condition. |
$10.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY STAMPED FOLDED LETTER TO NEW BERN NORTH CAROLINA. SCOTT 26 DOUBLE FRAME LINE STAMP Double right frame line on this stamp. Light postmark. No content. |
$5.00 | |
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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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NEW YORK CITY: 1904 COVER TO PARIS, FORWARDED TO SWITZERLAND. SCOTT #304 STAMP Attractive cover with auxiliary marks for forwarding. |
$15.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY: FANCY CANCEL POSTMARK ON POST CIVIL WAR COVER TO ALBANY NY. Scott #65 stamp on cover. Date overwritten in pen. |
$5.00 |
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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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