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KENTUCKY: LEXINGTON 1900 NATIONAL TROTTING ASSO. SPECIAL DELIVERY COVER. Major Philip Preston Johnston, CSA. He served under J.E.B. Stuart in Major John Pelham’s Horse Artillery. Born in Shiloh, Va. in 1840. After the war, he moved to Fayette County and read law under Colonel W.C.P. Breckinridge. In 1868, Johnston graduated from Transylvania University with a law degree. He served in both houses of Ky. legislature and was appointed adj. gen. during the Tobacco Wars. He bred fine trotters & Thoroughbred horses and was president of the National Trotting Association from 1888-1916. Major Johnston died in 1925. |
$25.00 | |
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NEW YORK CITY: 1904 COVER TO PARIS, FORWARDED TO SWITZERLAND. SCOTT #304 STAMP Attractive cover with auxiliary marks for forwarding. |
$15.00 | |
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NEW YORK: EARLY GASPORT POSTMARK WITH SCOTT #179 ON COVER TO NEW YORK CITY Early hamlet postmark. Stamp is tied with independent postmark. |
$25.00 | |
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JAPAN: EARLY TOURIST SOUVENIR PAGE WITH BETTER USED STAMPS. (1) Very clean item. Believe these were sold to tourists years ago. However, over time the used stamps and their postmarks have gained value. This is one of two of these souvenir items that we are currently listing. |
$50.00 | |
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OHIO: MANSFIELD & SENECA COUNTY EARLY 1900S DOCUMENTS WITH TAX STAMPS. Three Bank of Mansfield documents, Two stock cerrtificate stubs with tax stamps and one Seneca County Treasurer's Office receipt (no stamps on this item but it does have a tax rate schedule on the back). |
$15.00 | |
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JAPAN: EARLY TOURIST SOUVENIR PAGE WITH BETTER USED STAMPS. (#2) Very clean item. Believe these were sold to tourists years ago. However, over time the used stamps and their postmarks have gained value. This is one of two of these souvenir items that we are currently listing. |
$75.00 | |
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UNITED KINGDOM: 1861 DOCK DUES FOR BOSTON SHIP JEANIE BOUND TO PROVIDENCE RI See scan. Recording to tonnage for tax purposes. Tax stamp affixed lower left corner. Newcastle upon Tyne custom house document. Item is in poor condition. Separated in the center and reinforced. Also top right corner is reinforced. However, good historic early shippind document. Note: It is possible this is the Jeanie Johnston a ship that carried many from Ireland to Canada during the Potato Famine and later traveled between Engand and New England. In researching the ship name, this information came to light with no other reference of a ship named Jeanie in the area at the time. This is speculation, not confirmed. |
$10.00 | |
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NEW JERSEY: PHILLIPSBURG AIRMAIL 1938 WEEK COVER WITH LINE PAIR OF SCOTT C-23 STAMPS Great airmail cover in many respects. First it is franked with two C-23 stamps (among the most beautiful of the US issues. Centering of the stamps is spot on (worth sending in for a cert) and there is a vertical blue guide line in the perfs between the stamps. Lastly, nice National Air Mail Week cachet featuring the Delaware River bridge. |
$15.00 | |
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MARYLAND: CAMBRIDGE 1938 PHILLIPS SOUPS COLOR ADVERTISING COVER WITH METER STAMP The Phillips Packing Company began in Cambridge, Maryland in 1902 with a single plant and went on to become one of the most recognized names in seafood. As the company expanded so did its legacy on the Eastern Shore through buildings and stories. Cover franked with meter postage. |
$25.00 | |
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COLORADO: COLORADO SPRINGS 1908 FOLD-OUT O'BRIENS LOOP MOUNT CUTLER POSTCARD Spectacular fold out postcard showing the rough terrain challenges provided ny O'Brien's Loop Mount Cutler. Note pack mule lower right center. Do not see a human, so the mule probably belonged to the photographer. Rare item. |
$25.00 |
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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.
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Marc Jasmin
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