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POSTAL HISTORY - NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA 1885 REGISTERED COVER TO FREIBURG GERMANY NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA 1885 REGISTERED COVER TO FREIBURG GERMANY U330 POSTAL STATIONERY

U330 U.S. GRANT POSTAL STATIONERY COVER SENT BY F. HINDERMANN OF NEW ORLEANS TO JULIUS GOETZ IN GERMANY. SEE SCAN FOR CONDITION...NO TEARS OR MISSING PIECES. NEW YORK CITY AND FREIBURG RECEIVERS ON BACK. WE ARE NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH POSTAL STATIONERY AND HAD THIS COVER IDENTIFIED BY A REPUTABLE DEALER/COLLECTOR. BECAUSE WE DID NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THIS OURSELVES, WE WILL OFFER A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE CATALOG NUMBER. SHOULD YOU DIFFER WITH THIS OPINION AND PROVIDE WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT, YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED FOR THIS COVER IF YOU SO DESIRE AND IF COVER IS RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE MAILING DATE WHEN IT WAS SENT TO YOU. ALSO, PLEASE EMAIL OF YOUR INTENTION TO DO SO.

 

 

 

 

 $15.00
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
new-york-city-1935-time-nagazine-advertising-cover-with-byrd-stamp NEW YORK - NEW YORK CITY 1935 TIME MAGAZINE ADVERTISING COVER WITH BYRD EXPEDITION SHEET SINGLE STAMP

Promotional cover sent by TIME magazine to promote subscriptions via teaser campaign.  Byrd Expedition stamp cut from souvenir sheet attached to add interest.

 $10.00
albany-new-york-1835-stampless-folded-letter-to-new-york-city NEW YORK -- ALBANY 1835 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO NEW YORK CITY

Brief letter from C. Burke to Wall Street financier J. Prentiss reminding him that he told Burke's son and wrote to C. that he would lend them money.  C. now asks for $100.  14 Wall Street address is still prominent NYC financial center.

 $5.00
NEW YORK 1852 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER WITH PAID1 CT IN RED POSTMARK. SEE LETTER DETAILS - POSTAL-HISTORY NEW YORK 1852 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER WITH PAID 1 CT IN RED POSTMARK. SEE LETTER DETAILS

Letter from L. H. Moore Company, 122 Broadway, New York City, of E&J Harding, Danville, VA regarding how they do business and what their terms are.  The Moore Company was a well-known distributor of dry goods.  See scan for the full text, but here are some excerpts: "The cost of all goods shall be quoted to the buyer in every instance, & no article shall be averaged up from the original cost.  We shall charge a uniform profit of five per cent upon the cost, and no more under any circumstances for large or small bills."  "Our terms are strictly cash. All bills not paid on delivery must positively be paid within 30 days. We will not make out duplicate bills varying from the original in any case, neither will we make a discount to manufacturing, bobbers, & other buyers on any goods; whether imported, bought at auction, or at private sale, either for cash or credit..."  "We chall not deliver goods to houses who usually put us to the expense of sending for paymehnt at the expiration of 30ds..." "We shall be buying from $1,000 to $5,000 per cay at auction during the business season..."

The letter continues with a list of the varioius products they carry. Quite easy to read. No rips or tears No wax seal to cause a rip of any kind.  Full but slightly smudged  New-York Paid 1 Ct postmark.

 $50.00
NEW YORK 1896 REGISTERED COVERWITH SCOTT 273 STAMP. ADDRESSED TO THE CHRISTIAN HERALD - POSTAL-HISTORY NEW YORK 1896 REGISTERED COVER WITH SCOTT 273 STAMP. ADDRESSED TO THE CHRISTIAN HERALD

Couple small tears at top where cover was opened. See additional scan for registration marks on back.

 $15.00
NEW YORK CITY -- 3 POSTAL STATIONERY COVERS (1895, 6, 7) WITH BARRY POSTMARKS

Full postmarks, the 1895 and 1896 covers are particularly desirable.  Note that each of the embossed rate vignettes is a different shade.

 $6.00
new-york-city-1853-stampless-folded-letter-to-middletown-connecticut NEW YORK CITY 1853 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT

Full PAID 3Cts postmark on personal letter from David Hall to Edmund Hall.  Two-page letter is hard to read due to fading of ink.

 $8.00
NEW YORK CITY 1859 FOLDED LETTER WITH SCOTT 26. LARGE, FULL DATE POSTMARK.

Nice looking brownish stamp. Note is to Cannon Brothers of Philadelphia, placing an order for 5 cases of liquorice paste. There is some aging as is to be expected in items this old.

 $10.00
new-york-city-civil-war-era-cover-to-justice-of-the-peace-burgess-washington-dc-postal-history 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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