MGJ Postal History

Stampless Covers, Stampless Folded Letters, Stamped Covers, Postal History, Stamps, Philatelic Literature and Ephemera, United States and Worldwide for sale

Hello and Welcome to MGJ Postal History

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.

Posted are just some of the items in our inventory. Feel free to email us with requests from your want list.

I am a life member of the American Philatelic Society and am a member of the Society’s estate advisory service. I am also a member and volunteer at the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum in Weston, Massachusetts. In addition, I am a licensed, bonded auctioneer in Massachusetts.

Thank you,
Marc Jasmin

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FIRST DAY COVERS

WE HAVE LISTED SOME FIRST DAY COVERS INDIVIDUALLY ON THE SITE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FIRST DAY COVERS -- FROM EARLY TO THE 1990S. MOST EARLY COVERS HAVE CACHETS. OUR STOCK INCLUDES REGULAR ISSUES, COMMEMORATIVES, AIR MAILS, SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS AND MORE. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR WANT LISTS TO MGJPOSTALHISTORY@POST.COM AND WE WILL SEND IMAGES AND INFORMATION OF ITEMS WE HAVE THAT MATCH YOUR NEEDS.

SEARCHING THE SITE

The site has been created to be very user friendly. Just go to the search box and enter information about what you are looking for. A general term like “stampless covers" or "stampless folded letter” will bring up our entire stock of stampless covers and letters. Entering a community name, or a state, will bring up only those items with those words in the headline.

CLICK ON AN ITEM HEADLINE AND OPEN THAT SPECIFIC ITEM. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SCANS INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM, THEY WILL OPEN AT THAT TIME. We encourage you to investigate the site and find hidden treasures for your collection or investment.

	Description	Price
	NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAHO INDIAN: TWO EARLY POSTCARDS. ELLE OF GANADO & SILVERSMITH Two fresh and clean unused postcards. One features Ellen of Ganado, one of the most famous Navaho weaver.	$20.00
	CALIFORNIA: RIVERSIDE FOUR EARLY UNUSED POSTCARDS OF THE GLENWOOD MISSION INN Fresh and clean four postcards.	$5.00
	1930 WOMEN'S DIXIE DERBY AIR RACE COVER - ELSIE D. LANDBORG, ELGIN, ILLINOIS Interesting cover signed by Elsie Landborg and referencing the Women's Dixie Derby air race. Could not determine if Landborg was a pilot in the race. Amelia Earhart was a competitor. Postmark Elgin Illinois is where Landborg resided.	$20.00
	NEW ZEALAND: FIVE SHILLING OFFICIAL OVERPRINT SCOTT O75 MINT STAMP Scott O75. Beautiful stamp with just a hint of a hinge mark on the reverse. Cat: $75.	$20.00
	GREAT BRITAIN: SCOTT #96 USED STAMP. CATALOG: $200 Very nice, well centered stamp.	$50.00
	USS LANGLEY: REAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN U.S. FLEET Great item for collectors of US Naval memorabilia. Photo size: 4.25 x 2.5 inches. USS Langley (CV-1) was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy on March 20, 1922. It was a former collier, USS Jupiter, which had been converted at the Norfolk Navy Yard, 1921–1922. USS Langley was 542 feet long, with a beam of 65 feet, 5 inches and draft of 24 feet. The ship’s complement was 468 officers and men. Armament consisted of four 5-inch/51-caliber guns.	$10.00
	NYC: 1824 STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER. HORACE HOLDEN TO SAMUEL ARMSTRONG. EARLIEST KNOWN USE OF POSTMARK. SEE TEXT New-York postmark is first-use listed as 1833 in American Stampless Cover Catalog. Letter date inside is clearly 1824. In addition to the information below, this item looks to be, by far, and earliest known use cover. This 1824 letter from New York to Boston was written and signed by prominent New York lawyer and minister Horace Holden. It is addressed to Samuel Armstrong, Boston printer and bookseller, thanking him for donating 100 pamphlets to Holden’s church in Manhattan. A significant communication between two high ranking citizens. Horace Holden was admitted to the New York Bar in 1811 and practiced law in New York City. During the war of 1812, he was stationed at Sandy Hook and was on General Colfax's personal staff. He ordained as one of the Ruling Elders of the Brick Presbyterian Church of Manhattan in March of 1823. Samuel Turell Armstrong (April 29, 1784 – March 26, 1850) was a U.S. political figure. Born in 1784 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a printer and bookseller in Boston, specializing in religious materials. Among his works were an early stereotype edition of Scott's Family Bible, which was very popular, and The Panoplist, a religious magazine devoted to missionary interests. Armstrong began to withdraw from the printing business in 1825, and focused instead on politics. He was active in Boston politics during the 1820s, twice winning a seat in the Massachusetts General Court (state legislature). In 1833 he was elected the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts as a Whig, and served three consecutive annual terms. For most of the last term he was acting governor after Governor John Davis resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate. He lost a bid to be elected governor in his own right in 1836, but was elected Mayor of Boston, a post he held for one year.	$50.00
	JAMAICA: SCOTT #106-108 MINT NEVER HINGED STAMP SET Superior mint never hinged stamp set. Catalog: $125	$20.00
	UNITED STATES: 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE 6 CENT SCOTT 115 WITH FANCY BLOSSOM CANCEL. Strong color with a very nice blossom fancy cancel postmark. Cat: $120 for stamp.	$50.00
	1855 ANTI TOBACCO MEDAL/TOKEN - I WILL NEVER USE TOBACCO IN ANY FORM See images for front and reverse of token along with printed complete text.	$25.00