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BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1854 STAMPLESS COVER WITH INTERESTING CONTENTS Big, full Boston 3cts postmark along with red PAID. But the real story here is the contents of the envelope...a letter from John F. Eliot, Boston pharmacist, affiliated with prominent Boston pharmacy Brewers, Stevens and Cushing (Samuel N. Brewers, James F. Stevens, H. W. Cushing) requesting the recipient, who may have been his son or father, to go to Bruno and Cargill at Maiden Lane to get the product mentioned on a slip of paper which was pinned to the note. The product, N.W. Seat's Electric Negative Fluid, was for the "suppression of fever in every form and stage." We could not find any online reference to this product. According to the note, Eliot wants the fluid for a sea captain who "says it is the very best thing in the world for the purposes named--he is sure of it--for 'somebody told him so.'" Back of envelope contains an embossed seal of Brewers, Stevens and Cushing. Envelope is fragile, but content is outstanding. |
$25.00 | |
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c. 1770 DAMN MAMBRINO ETCHING NO. 4731 DAMN MAMBRINO -- MT Bunbury del. J" Brethertonf. [c. 1770] -- The etched satirical caricature portrait of a man seated in a chair, looking with great wrath and disgust to his left, grasping his stick with one hand, and clenching his fist on his knee with the other. He is gouty; his face is puffed with wrath and anger. He has not missed a meal. A dog squats timidly at his knee hoping he is not the cause of the anger. Mambrino was the name of a racehorse. The person represented here had doubtless lost money on a race. This plate is No. 4731. #13 of 273. A rare and highly collectible item. |
$90.00 | |
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NEWCASTLE, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA SCOTT 37B ON CROSS BORDER COVER TO BOSTON Stamp is close to edge, but all perfs remain intact. Clean, small 1882 cover. |
$30.00 | |
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PRESIDENTIAL SERIES (SCOTT 803-834) COMPLETE NEVER HINGED MINT SET WITH COILS Complete sets of the Presidential Series including the horizontal and vertical coil stamps in closed mounts. We opened the 1/2-cent value to determine that the set was never hinged. Please note the following: the 3-cent horizontal coil and 1-cent vertical coil are canceled. |
$125.00 | |
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PRESIDENTIAL SERIES (SCOTT 803-834) COMPLETE AND USED Mounted with hinges. Nice set. |
$10.00 | |
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CHICAGO ILLINOIS -- EPHEMERA -- 1932 MIDDLE WEST UTILITIES COMPANY LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS Company has gone into receivership via the Federal District Court and they are calling for funds to cover legal expenses. Interesting reading. |
$10.00 | |
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U. S. AIRMAIL C-6 USED Close at left. |
$15.00 | |
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COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 4CT. MINT SCOTT 233 Disturbed gum on back. Click on title to see additional scan. $110 catalog value. |
$15.00 | |
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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 | |
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U. S. AIRMAIL C-2 USED Well centered |
$22.00 |
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