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MARIAGER DENMARK 1863 STAMPED FOLDED LETTER WITH SCOTT #4S STAMP & 88 TRIPLE CIRCLE POSTMARK Excellent copy of this rare stamp. Four full margins. Tied with desirable postmark. |
$50.00 | |
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NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT 1847 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER WITH FANCY FIVE RATE Clean stampless folded letter in excellent condition. New London postmark with the fancy FIVE rate mark. Interesting lawyer letter regarding collection of a debt in the amount of $49. Letter was handed to Captain Beal of the Steamer Mayflower to deliver to the addressee since Beal's son was of the assignees in the matter. Letter is signed by A. C. Lippitt, attorney. The steamer Mayflower; Captain Beal; travelling on the South Shore—Hingham, Cohasset, Weymouth, Plymouth; the places passed by the Mayflower, on her trips to Hingham—South Boston, the Houses of Correction, Industry, and Reformation for Juvenile Offenders; the Hospital and Lunatic Asylum; the Farm School; Deacon Grant; the old race course at Neponset; Squantum, Quincy— the manufacturing establishments in that region; hotels, and private boarding-houses. A. C. Lippitt is Andrew C. Lippitt, of A. C. Lippitt & Sons, admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1839. |
$50.00 | |
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EDWARDSVILLE ILLINOIS 1843 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO ST. LOUIS MISSOURI Outstanding stampless folded letter. Fresh and clean. Full red postmark. Great addition to your collection. |
$50.00 | |
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SOUTH PLAINS (?) MAINE SCOTT #11A COVER T0 ROCKLAND MAINE If you look at the manuscript mark on this letter, it is easily read as S Plains, Maine. The tough part is finding if a South Plains Maine ever existed. That explains the question mark in the headline. If anyone can provide more information, please send it along. Cover is in poor condition with tears around the stamp and through the manuscript mark. Plenty of age wrinkles, too. However, the stamp is fantastic. Right margin copy with all good margins; tending to a little close at top left. Strong color. Addressed to G. B. Macomber in Rockland Maine. |
$50.00 | |
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CONNECTICUT - WILLIMANTIC 1860S CIVIL WAR ERA COVER AND LETTER TO GREENE RHODE ISLAND MENTIONS LINCOLN'S DEATH AND BOOTH Outstanding item. Cover bears the Willimantic octagon postmark with a grill cancel on the stamp. The letter opens with a discussion about purchasing wine and the states: "People have been having terrible times this way. Rejoicing over victories and mourning over the President." Also notes: "Got Booth, I suppose." Letter is written by Sarah to friend James Harris. All in good condition. Light stain center of small envelope. |
$50.00 | |
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JAPAN - WORLD WAR II JAPANESE NAVAL DOCUMENT TO SAILORS - SEE DESCRIPTION Interesting Japanese Naval document from World War II. A Navy Commander issued orders for maintaining living standard and job arrangements for sailors-on-duty. The stamp itself is common. However the original document would have significant value if it were more than a fragment since it was printed right before Japanese surrender (April, 1945) and the issuer was one of the Japanese Navy leaders. Too bad there is only a fragment of the document left. It could have been a much more valuable item for WW II collectors. |
$50.00 | |
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OLD IRONSIDES COVER COLLECTION OF NINE COVERS - USS CONSTITUTION Nice lot. Includes cachet covers with on-board postmarks (Washington DC, St. Petersburg, FL, San Pedro, CA), 1977 Charlestown, MA anniversary cachet, five first day covers. |
$50.00 | |
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WEBSTER MASSACHUSETTS 1845 (EARLIEST KNOWN USE?) STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO CARROLL & CROSBY NORWICH CONNECTICUT Earliest ASCC date for this postmark is 1846. This letter is clearly dated 1845 in two places. Possibly earliest known use. Note from J. H. Perry & Co., requesting 3lbs of blue vitriol "and be particular to have it come up on Thursday next". Carroll & Crosby dealt in artist supplies, but being located in a small city, also provided services as a druggist. |
$50.00 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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