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NEW YORK CITY 1861 TRASK & LEEDS MERCHANTS ADVERTISING 1861 COVER TO ROXBURY NY. 2 SCOTT#26 Two distinctly different Scott #26 stamps on this cover. Right stamp is sharp and clear. Left stamp indicates overinked press. Both adorn a roughly opened all-over advertising cover for Jas. W. Trask & Co. (Jas. H. Leeds) produce commission merchants butter, cheese, lard and provisions, 236 Front Street, New York. |
$15.00 | |
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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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HILLSBOROUGH PENNSYLVANIA DEAD POST OFFICE CIVIL WAR ERA COVER TO JUDGE SAMUEL RUSSELL, GETTYSBURG PA Interesting cover from a number of viewpoints. First, addressed to Judge Samuel R. Russell. Second, note difference in size and color of the two Scott #65 stamps. The left stamp is considerably smaller due to close perfs. The right stamp is much lighter in color, possibly rose. And finally, there is an incomplete Hillsborough PA dead post office postmark -- a premium DPO. Judge Samuel Riddle Russell, b. 21 June 1801 Gettysburg PA; lawyer, judge, graduated Princeton. |
$10.00 | |
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HAVERHILL MASSACHUSETTS SOCK ON THE NOSE 1850S BLUE POSTMARK TO MILFORD NEW HAMPSHIRE. SCOTT 26A STAMP Nice Scott #26A stamp with light blue Haverhill Massachusetts postmark on this cover to Milford, NH. Looks like writer has placed his/her initials in the lower left corner. |
$150.00 | |
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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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BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1841 POSTAL HISTORY STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER FROM PROMINENT MERCHANT ABRAHAM LOWE TO FOXCROFT MAINE Interesting note from Abraham Lowe. Charles Chandler, of Foxcroft has collected $60 for Lowe and is unable to send a check because of surcharges. Lowe suggests he send cash...$50 and $10 bills...and to enclose them in front of the local postmaster. He also encourages him to "collect the balance as soon as you can". Foxcroft is now a dead post office. Clean cover in good condition. Abraham Thompson Lowe was born on 15 August 1796 in Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1816 from Dartmouth College, with his M.D. degree. He early abandoned the active practice of his profession and entered the wholesale drug business in Boston, which he followed for many years under the firm of Lowe & Reed. |
$25.00 | |
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DEERFIELD MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS POSTAL HISTORY COVER TO BOSTON Deer Field (Deerfield) Masschusetts cover to George Spooner, Boston. No content. Very clean cover. Full postmark and PAID in red with manuscript 3 rate. |
$20.00 | |
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NEWPORT NEW HAMPSHIRE POSTAL HISTORY STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER FROM MARTHA TRACY TO REV. LEONARD TRACY, BAPTIST MINISTER Rev. Leonard Tracy was a Baptist minister who served as pastor to congregations is New Hampshire and Vermont. January 21, 1824, he was ordained pastor of the Claremont New Hampshire Baptist Church. He also served as pastor of a Baptist congregation in Burlington Vermont. This letter, addressed to East Bethel, Vermont, was written by his wife Martha and brings him up to date on the happenings of the last week. Her affection for him is quite clear at the outset when she opens with "My dear, dear Husband" She closes the page and a half missive with concern about her husband's well being because the weather has been very bad. Excellent and easy read. Slight separations where page folds cross. Full early Newport postmark. |
$35.00 | |
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NEWPORT NEW HAMPSHIRE 1848 POSTAL HISTORY STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER TO CONCORD NEW HAMPSHIRE Full but light postmark and large numeral five in red on this letter to Leavitt & McDaniel, Concord NH hardware company. The note is from R. Booth and he is placing a order of $23 for four saws. |
$20.00 | |
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TEMPLETON MASSACHUSETTS STAMPLESS POSTAL HISTORY COVER TO CLINTON MASSACHUSETTS Solid and complete postmark along with PAID 3 in circle on this well-worn cover. |
$15.00 |
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