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RUSSIA -- 1961 TARAS SHEVCHENKO CACHET FIRST DAY COVER Clean, unaddressed cover showing Shevchenko memorial statue. Taras Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Shevchenko is also known for many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator. In 1847, he was politically convicted for writing in the Ukrainian language, promoting the independence of Ukraine and ridiculing the members of the Russian Imperial House. |
$5.00 | |
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FRANCE - PARIS 1941 WORLD WAR II CENSOR COVER December 1941 cover from Societe Francaise d'Asurance company with German censor seal and red handstamp marks. Scott #339 stamp. |
$15.00 | |
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INDIA - ERNAKULAM 1914 CENSOR COVER TO BOSTON VIA PRESIDENT LINE SHIP Nice early Ernakulam India handstamp postmark along with World War I censor mark on this cover to Boston. |
$15.00 | |
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FINLAND - TURKU 1915 CENSOR COVER TO DEL MAR CALIFORNIA WITH RUSSIA STAMP AND CENSOR SEAL Russian stamp (Scott #79) on this World War I era cover from Finland to California along with Russian censor strip. |
$10.00 | |
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GERMANY - COELN 1844 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO LONDON VIA FRANCE Clean business correspondence. Note rate marks on both front and reverse of this stampless folded letter. |
$20.00 | |
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FALKLAND ISLANDS 1964 AND 1969 FIRST DAY COVERS Scott #150-153 and #180-183 complete set first day covers. First set commemorates the battle of the Falkland Islands and the second set commemorates the anniversary of the government air service. |
$10.00 | |
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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 | |
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MONACO -- 1955 POSTAL HISTORY ROYAL STATIONERY COVER TO CARDINAL FRANCIS SPELLMAN NEW YORK CITY Business-size envelope with Prince of Monaco seal upper left and Monaco Couronne du Blason Mediterranee postmark. Addressed to Cardinal Francis Spellman, New York City...quite possible a communication from Grace Kelly. No content in envelope. Monaco Scott #339 stamp affixed. |
$15.00 | |
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CHICAGO ILLINOIS 1910 POSTCARD SHORTRATED TO LONDON ENGLAND WITH T 1/30 POSTAGE DUE MARK A postcard to Germany would have qualified for the two-cent rate. But, England still required five cents. Good auxiliary markings. Pretty embossed postcard with birds and velvet flowers. |
$10.00 | |
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MCCLELLAN FIELD CALIFORNIA 1941 ARMY DAY PATRIOTIC COVER MISSENT TO PLAINVILLE MASSACHUSETTS Lots to like about this cover. Patriotic cachet cover for Army Day, April 7, 1941 mailed on that date from McCellan Air Force Base, California to Plainville Kansas. Missent to Plainville Massachusetts (with Dead Post Office mark from that town). Also, unusual "missent to Plainville, Mass." auxiliary mark across top of cover. Someone wrote Kansas on the cover and assume it was forwarded there. No additional marks on back. |
$25.00 |
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We are offering for sale a wide variety of covers—from stampless covers to First Day Covers, from the very old, to contemporary. While we primarily sell covers, you will also find stamps, other postal items and interesting ephemera for sale. We hope you enjoy the site and visit often. We welcome your comments.
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