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PRECANCELS -- 3 U.S. AIRMAILS C-1 X 2 AND C-2

Great lot for precancel and airmail collectors. Pre-cancels are Boston, Mass (double strike),  Detroit Michigan, and Federalsburg, Maryland. Catalog is over $100 for the stamps alone.

$55.00
new-orleans-louisiana-to-vosges-france-transatlantic-1854-stampless-folded-letter NEW ORLEANS TO VOSGES FRANCE TRANSATLANTIC 1854 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER.

Excellent postal markings. Cover originated in New Orleans, traveled through New Yorkwhere it picked up a paquet boat mark along with international rate. Has France landing mark with Vosges date stamp on back.  No content.  

$55.00
colon-panama-1929-pan-american-airways-first-flight-cover-to-nyc-with-scott-c1-and-236-stamps PANAMA: COLON 1929 PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHT COVER TO NEW YORK CITY WITH SCOTT #C-1 AND #236 STAMPS

Colon postal agency auxiliary mark along with Pan American Airways first flight mark.  

$50.00
us-perfin-stamps-large-lot-of-high-value-stamps US PERFIN STAMPS: LARGE LOT INCLUDES $1, $2, $5 DENOMINATION EARLY STAMPS

See all scans.  :Lot includes regular issues (note high denomination Washington/Franklin stamps, and other high denomination regular issues), commemoratives, special delivery stamp.  

$50.00
montezuma-illinois-1843-stampless-folded-letter-with-manuscript-postmark MONTEZUMA ILLINOIS 1843 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER WITH MANUSCRIPT POSTMARK

1843 stampless folded letter in superb condition sent to register of land office in Quincy, Illinois, from New Bedford, Illinois, with Montezuma manuscript postmark.  Outstanding in all respects.

$50.00
germany-early-cover GERMANY - LOT OF SIX EARLY COVERS

Good lot of six early Germany postal history covers including advertising for Stadt-Sparkasse, Friedrich Bachrach, Wilhelm Kleine Hulsewische, and Proskauer & Pauson.  Nice array of early stamps and stamp combinations. 

$50.00
KINGSTON RHODE ISLAND 1852 COVER AND LETTER FROM AMOS WELLS TO JOHN VERNON, PROVIDENCE RI REGARDING HUNTING WITH MUSKETS - POSTAL-HISTORY KINGSTON RHODE ISLAND 1852 COVER AND LETTER FROM AMOS WELLS TO JOHN VERNON, PROVIDENCE RI REGARDING HUNTING WITH MUSKETS

Neat cover and letter from Amos Wells to his hunting friend John Vernon. Excerpts from his missive are below. Stamp is Scott 11A.

Dear John,

I shouldered my musket yesterday for the first time since I returned home for a sally among the quail and found them contrary to my expectations after what I had heard in Prov quite plenty. If our old friend Sport had been with me, I should have brought home quite a bunch of birds. As it was, with the assistance of old “buck” I bagged three quail and one woodcock in about two hours and knocked down two more quail which I could not find for want of a decent dog. Besides missing a very respectable number of fair shots and had also marked down a fine bevy of quail before me when on accidently shoving my hand into my pocket I discovered the bank keys which I had by mistake carried with me and was in consequence obliged to hasten home with all due speed.

You may wonder what my long prelude is driving at. It is simply that I am very anxious for your company next week and hope to see you here armed and equipped for a renewal of your acquaintance with our No. Kingston quail on Monday next…bring Sport or his substitute if possible and I think I can promise you a good time…

Yours Truly, Amos Wells

There is more content in the letter regarding the usual welfare of family and friends.

Records show that Amos Wells was cashier at the Landholders’ Bank, Kingston.

$50.00
NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS COVER TO SOUTH READING MASSACHUSETTS WITH SCOTT 26A

Attractive cover with sock on the nose Northampton postmark.  Addressed to Mrs Susan Richardson.  Nibbled perfs top right and right side.

$50.00
reuben-eaton-fenton-new-york-senator-free-franked-washington-dc-1862-cover DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON 1862 COVER FREE FRANKED BY REUBEN EATON FENTON, NEW YORK SENATOR

Full WAshington DC Free double circle postmark on free franked cover signed R E Fenton mc.  Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819 – August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In 1840, he was named commander of the New York Militia's 162nd Infantry Regiment with the rank of colonel. He was elected as a Democrat to the 33rd United States Congress, and served from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855. He left the Democratic Party to help organize the Republican Party, and was later elected, as a Republican, to the 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th United States Congresses, and served from 1857 to 1865. He was Governor of New York from 1865 to 1868. In 1868, he was among the candidates to be Vice President. In January 1869, he was elected a Senator from New York and served from 1869 to 1875. He was known as "The Soldiers' Friend" for his efforts to help returning Civil War veterans. He worked to remove tuition charges for public education, helped to establish six schools for training teachers, and signed the charter for Cornell University. The town of Fenton, NY, is named for him. His former home in Jamestown is the site of the Fenton History Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.  After his death, a building at The State University of New York at Fredonia, Fenton Hall, was named in his honor because he had attended the previous incarnation of the school, the Fredonia Academy. Fenton Avenue in the Bronx, is named for him.

$50.00
united-states-scott-#154-used-stamp-with-partial-fancy-cancel UNITED STATES SCOTT #154 USED STAMP WITH PARTIAL FANCY CANCEL

Portion of fancy cancel.  Good appearance. Catalog: $275

$50.00

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