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ALBANY NEW YORK 1850S COVER TO ROCHESTER NY. SCOTT #26A STAMP - postal-history ALBANY NEW YORK 1850S COVER TO ROCHESTER NY. SCOTT #26A STAMP

Clean cover with full Albany postmark used to cancel stamp. Vertical perfs are fine. Bottom perf holes are complete with small selvedge below perf holes. Top perfs start out whole at left and are trimmed down at right. A very attractive cover. Appears to be addressed to George S. Riley.

$75.00
ALBANY NEW YORK COVER WITH FRESH SCOTT #25 ADDRESSED TO MERCHANTS & MECHANICS BANK, TROY NEW YORK - POSTAL-HISTORY ALBANY NEW YORK COVER WITH FRESH SCOTT #11 STAMP ADDRESSED TO MERCHANTS & MECHANICS BANK, TROY NEW YORK

Beautiful, fresh Scott #11 stamp on this cover.  Portion of top- and right-side stamps indicate wide margins. Clear at bottom. Close at left. Light Albany postmark. Note small tear in cover and that cover flap is missing. However, neither detract from the appearance of the stamp.  Merchants & Mechanics Bank was known for issuing its own currency.

$20.00
ALTON AND WATKINS NEW YORK, PLUS SOUTH NORWALK CONNECTICUT DEAD POST OFFICE POSTMARKS ON ONE 1888 COVER - POSTAL-HISTORY ALTAY AND WATKINS NEW YORK, PLUS SOUTH NORWALK CONNECTICUT DEAD POST OFFICE POSTMARKS ON ONE 1888 COVER

It's a triple header. Cover originated in Althay NY and was addressed to South Norwalk. Enroute, it received a Watkins postmark on the flap side and then it received a South Norwalk Connecticut mark when the cover was forwarded to New York City. This is a must unusual item for dead post office cover collectors.

$10.00
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
arbon-switzerland-1987-tourism-bicentennial-souvenir-sheet-first-day-cover ARBON SWITZERLAND - 1987 TOURISM BICENTENNIAL SOUVENIR SHEET CACHET FIRST DAY COVER

Switzerland Scott #816a souvenir sheet on this first day cover for the four-day Phila '87 Cultura event marking the 200th anniversary of Switzerland's tourism industry.  Mailed to Swampscott, Massachusetts. 

$15.00
archie-gunn-early-postcard-of-attractive-woman-red-hat-with-banner ARCHIE GUNN EARLY POSTCARD OF ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMAN IN RED HAT WITH BANNER

Unused postcard in pristine condition. Archibald "Archie" Gunn was born October 11, 1863 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England  He received his earliest art training from his father, and at Tottenham College in Staffordshire. In 1878 he attended the Calderon Art Academy in London. In 1880, Gunn was commissioned to paint a portrait of Lord Beaconsfield, which was presented to Queen Victoria. In 1883, he designed posters and costumes for theatrical productions of Gilbert and Sullivan in London. He used the pen-name "Chicot" for some of his theatrical posters. In 1889, Gunn traveled to America; settled in Manhattan and quickly began his American career as a commercial artist.  In 1890 he became an editorial artist for The New York World newspaper, and also illustrated the magazine Truth. The greatest public renown for Gunn came from his posters, calendars, prints, and postcards of beautiful girls, which were fashionably displayed in homes throughout the nation at the turn of the century. Archie Gunn died on January 16, 1930.

$10.00
AUSTRALIA 1932 ONE SHILLING OFFICIAL STAMP. SCOTT O14. UNUSED.

There is no gum on the stamp and please note scuff mark at upper right corner of stamp. Offered at a small fraction of catalog.

$8.00
australia-lot-of-six-world-war-2-era-censored-covers-to-usa AUSTRALIA: LOT OF SIX WORLD WAR II ERA COVERS TO USA. SEE SCAN.

Covers in good condition with stamps of the time period.

$18.00
austria-1928-cover-with-set-of-scott-b71-b76-stamps AUSTRIA - VIENNA 1928 COVER WITH SET OF SCOTT #B71-B76 SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS - PLUS

Full set of this series of semi-postals on good registered mail cover.  Seven Scott #306 stamps on back.  Cover has been trimmed at bottom.

$75.00
austria-1929-postcard-of-vienna-very-clean AUSTRIA: 1929 POSTCARD OF VIENNA - VERY CLEAN

Mailed to USA.

$5.00

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