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248293

WWII German Soldiers Covers Complete With Letters: Group of 8 covers in excellent quality, complete with letters, dating from March 1942 through July 1944. Two with town cancellations (and also with military mail markings) and six with FELDPOST (field post -- military) cancellations. This is all correspondence within one family. I have not tried to translate any of the letters, but I can imagine they range from the mundane to a fascinating glimpse into German military life. While these types of cover are usually not scarce, they are often in poor quality (because of the paper usually used) and no longer contain their original letters. [This is part of a larger group of this family correspondence, including regular covers, pre-printed post cards, and pre-printed letter sheets. The entire rest of the group can also be purchased at a very favorable price. Please inquire if interested.]

23.00

248294

WWII German Soldiers FELDPOST Post Cards, With Messages: Group of 11 pre-printed "Feldpost" (field post - military mail) post cards for soldiers use. All with messages (on the front and/or back), dating from June 1942 through October 1944. ALL 11 ARE DIFFERENT in some way: the design, style, and method of printing; the edition number; the ink color; and in a couple cases, significantly different papers. All have military postmarks and/or military mail handstamps. This is all correspondence within one family. I have not tried to translate any of the letters, but I can imagine they range from the mundane to a fascinating glimpse into German military life. Pre-printed cards such as these seem to be scarcer than generic envelopes. While German soldiers covers and cards are usually not scarce, they are often in poor quality (because of the paper usually used). This group is quite nice. This group of 11 represents all the different types of cards that were in the original correspondence; several are the only examples present of their type. This degree of variety adds value. If I were to make such a group again, it could probably only have seven different in it. [This is part of a larger group of this family correspondence, including regular covers, pre-printed post cards, and pre-printed letter sheets. The entire rest of the group can also be purchased at a very favorable price. Please inquire if interested.]

39.00

248283

U.S. Scott #300 [1903 1c Franklin] (VF) on 1907 attractive and very fancy (including gold coloring) embossed, color picture post card from Johnstown, New York, to Canada. The use to Canada is slightly unusual and the full-back (pre-1907, pre-divided-back) style is unusual. However, the key feature of this card is that it pictures American and Swedish flags, but the Swedish flag is a very unusual version, called a "pilot flag" or "diplomatic flag" or "Swedish civil ensign with the union mark in the canton", used for certain purposes 1844-1905. The card is American made and the artists did not get the Swedish flag details exactly correct, but this is the only example I can remember seeing in 50 years of this particular style flag on a picture post card. Swedish flag picture post cards are "fairly unusual", with 90% of them being one of a half-dozen designs. Anything beyond that limited group of designs is "extremely unusual".

SOLD

248210

Scott #905 [1942 3c purple Win The War] (VF) on 17 September 1945 cover, postmarked and backstamped in New York City (has been mailed, address label removed), with handstamped color cachet commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Wall Street Bombing that took place 16 September 1920. While not a "rare" item, items related to the thematic of terrorism are few and far between prior to the 1980s. Most Americans have never heard of this tragic -- and still unsolved -- terrorist bombing. Though this bomb was carried in a horse cart, you could still say that it was a "car bombing" -- something that most people assume is a modern weapon of terror. The FBI has an interesting article with photos on their website. This cover itself does not indicate anything about the maker, however this came to me as part of a group of event covers obviously by the same maker and all with the return address a dealer (surely the maker?) by the name of "FIRSTDAY COVERS" located in Teaneck, New Jersey. Quite an unusual item from a thematic perspective!

15.00

247914

Scott #114 [1869 3c Ultramarine Locomotive] VF centered stamp tied by 4-section (or cross if you prefer) carved cancellation, with a neat "SANDWICH / SEP / 25 / P.M. / MASS" blue double-oval side postmark, on cover to Boston. The stamp is unusually nicely centered. The cancellation leaves most of the locomotive unobscured -- a great item for a railway topical collection. The general style of the Sandwich dated postmark, and the fact that it includes the "P.M." time indicator, is fairly unusual for this era.

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247467

THOR SOLBERG 1935 FLIGHT COVER - NEW YORK to BERGEN, NORWAY: Luning, in "The History of Airmail in Scandinavia" states that "most" of the covers carried by Solberg from New York to Bergen were NOT originally franked or canceled in the U.S., but instead were franked upon arrival in Bergen with a 7 øre stamp [1929 7 øre green Posthorn, Scott #79, Facit #105] which paid the printed matter rate back to the U.S. These "most" covers were printed with a blue and red cachet, picturing Solberg and his airplane, and have a handwritten "Thor Solberg" signature in green. The address is normally typed (prepared before the flight) and bears handstamped serial numbering in blue-green. Upon arrival in Norway, the covers were canceled with a special 16 August 1935 Bergen text-machine cancellation "THOR SOLBERGS / FLYVNING 1935 / U.S.A.-NORGE VIA / LEIV ERIKSSONS RUTE". The reference to the Leif Ericsson route is that the flight transited Newfoundland, Greenland, and Iceland, before reaching Bergen, Norway. [To flight cover collectors it may seem odd that this category of Solberg covers was not franked or canceled at the origin. My theory is that because a similar 1932 flight attempt by Solberg failed (no covers recorded), a decision was made to carry the 1935 covers in a way that they could be re-carried on a future flight if the 1935 flight were to fail, thus eventually the subscribed purchasers would receive a flown cover.] While this type of Solberg cover is not "rare", they have become hard to find. This represents an early and important stage in the development of Scandinavian trans-Atlantic airmail... and it is very attractive as well.

90.00

247083

Scott #463, 498 [1916 2c carmine Washington, Type I, Perf 10, Unwatermarked; 498 1c green Washington, Perf 11, Unwatermarked] (VF, Fine) on November 15, 1917 cover WITH CONTENTS (personal letter from mother to J. Arthur Farrington) from PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (New Hampshire) with 8-line MACHINE CANCELLATION. The 3 cent war-time postal rate ran from November 2, 1917 through June 30, 1919. Nice early use in rate period. Superb impression of the machine cancellation. Very attractive.

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246442

BOILING SPRINGS, PA Pennsylvania Set of 5 covers: 1988-1992. Cachets different for each year; three indicated as quantity 400 or 500, two of which artist signed and numbered in pencil; another (no quantity indicated) hand signed by artist. 1991 has a special FLY FISHING CANCELLATION (probably very hard to find if you are seeking it). Wide range of topics represented.

10.00

734708

Scraps from Early U.S. Covers For Making Covers Repairs: This is a really odd offering. It comes from the estate of an old-time postal history dealer. These are covers and pieces of covers, all MISSING THE STAMPS, etc., that were saved by the dealer for the purpose of possibly making crude or temporary repairs on covers that were missing part of their paper. I can see examples from the 1870s -- and perhaps earlier -- to at least 1900 -- and perhaps a little later. There are different grades and colors of paper, but it looks like all the paper are parts of old envelopes. It looks to be a 1.75-inch stack of dozens of items, probably between 65 and 80 items. I do not promote repairing stamps and covers for the purpose of misleading anybody, but in the case of one-of-a-kind early covers, they may need restoration in the same way that paintings need restoration -- and old paper like this can be important to that process. Just one piece from such a group, in the hands of an expert restorer, could help to turn a damaged cover into an attractive piece of postal history that could have significant financial value! Shipping cost is additional for this item.

30.00

246041

Scott #J92 [1959 4c red and black Postage Due] (VF) on somewhat unusual August 1960 small-size business cover (window envelope) mailed locally within Kansas City, Missouri. Four folds on the envelope, none affecting the stamp. The envelope, probably containing an invoice or statement, was accidentally mailed without postage. According to regulations at the time, the post office correctly attempted delivery with postage due charged to the recipient. The 4c postage due stamp was affixed and canceled (undated roller device), as was the practice, before delivery was attempted. There is a penciled notation "no Resp" (no response) with carrier initials, and then a magenta handstamped date of "AUG 26 1960" again with the carrier initials (probably from a second attempt). The cover then received TWO DIFFERENT magenta "POINTING HAND" markings, one "RETURNED TO Sender / KANSAS CITY, MO." and the other "RETURNED TO WRITER / UNCLAIMED". At that time, a magenta "VOID" handstamp was applied to the 4c postage due stamp, indicating that the recipient did not pay the 4c due amount. Also with "KANSAS CITY / MO." September 6 1960 machine cancel on reverse. "9-6" was written in red in the lower right corner -- this was likely a filing system "trigger date" at which time the item would be returned to the sender if delivery was not successful. When returned to the original sender, current regulations stated that the original sender had to pay the postage due amount. However, the cover bears no indication of such payment by the original sender, resulting in (at least) one of four possibilities: 1) The original sender refused to accept the return and to pay the due amount; it is unclear to me if that was even possible. 2) A postal worker could have simply let it pass unpaid since the original sender was a "good customer". 3) A postal employee could have collected the 4c due amount and simply not put the canceled postage on the envelope, but perhaps gave the canceled postage directly to the original sender; 4) The explanation that I think is most likely: The original sender, a large business office, received several postage due items per day/week and the post office bundled them with a facing sheet that bore the total of all postage due stamps for the entire bundle. From time to time I encounter such facing sheets from this time period. While in many ways ordinary, this example illustrates the application of multiple regulations and processes. While such covers are not "rare" we do not often see them offered in the market.

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246042

Scott #J93 [1959 5c red and black Postage Due] (VF) on December 17 1963 small-size greeting card size cover mailed locally within Spartanburg, South Carolina SC, with "PRAY / FOR / PEACE" machine cancellation. Accidentally mailed without postage. According to regulations at the time, the post office correctly attempted delivery with postage due charged to the recipient. The 5c postage due stamp was affixed and canceled (undated magenta double oval), as was the practice, before delivery was attempted. Also clearly handstamped in violet "POSTAGE DUE 5 CENTS". Neat and attractive example.

8.00

244923

APO 810 (Baldurshagi) 4-bar hand cancel "OCT / 29 [INVERTED!!] / 1941 / A.M." with the 810 around the circle on right . Facit 2022 number: APO 810 H-3-1-4. Blue rectangular racetrack #612 censor handstamp. Non-philatelic cover from Earl Runkel, a member of the 10th Infantry Band, to a 2nd Infantry Band member back in the States. Franked with 3c "For Defense" Liberty Torch stamp. Roughly opened back flap, but looks very nice on front. Inverted dates in Icelandic APO postmarks are quite unusual. So far, this postmark type is the only recorded 810 postmark type in this time period. Non-philatelic covers of this postmark type are unusual.

39.00

244911

Scott #63 [1861 1 cent blue Franklin, Perf 12, No Grill] (F-VF) on very neat and attractive June 30 local drop-letter rate cover from "LEBANON /O." [Ohio, OH]. The stamp is has some edge toning caused by the person who licked the stamp. Very sharp and clear cancellation. Virtually all cancels of this period did not include year dates (and even more so on this category of mail), however the earliest recorded use of this stamp is in August 1861, and the 1c drop letter rate started March 3, 1865; this 1c stamp design was not replaced until the 1869 and 1870 new designs. Thus this cover dates from starting in 1865 to probably not later than 1869-1870. (Scott 2022 value on cover is $52.50, hardly more than the $45 for a single stamp.)

26.00

244912

Scott #65 [1862 3c rose shades Washington, Perf 12, No Grill] (VF-XF) on very neat and attractive May 16 1864 cover with a grid cancellation and a superb "GALLIPOLIS /O." [Ohio, OH] with year-dated side postmark. Beautiful contrasting orange envelope with very dark-colored stamp. Year-dated cancellations are scarce in this era.

20.00

243567

Scott #637 [1927 5c blue T. Roosevelt, Perf 11 x 10.5] (VF) solo use on November 19, 1935, cover from TUCSON, ARIZONA (with Red Cross pictorial slogan machine cancellation) to Germany. An important BOTANTICAL and ECOLOGICAL THEMATIC item from the "Carnegie Institution of Washington / Desert Laboratory / Tucson, Arizona. The following from Wikipedia: The Desert Laboratory is a historic biological research facility at 1675 West Anklam Road in Tucson, Arizona. It was founded by the Carnegie Institution in 1903 to study how plants survive and thrive in the heat and aridity of deserts, and was the first such privately funded effort in the nation. Beginning in 1906, numerous long term ecological observation areas were set up by Volney Spalding and Forrest Shreve on the 860 acres (3.5 km2) scientific domain of Tumamoc Hill. Nine of these are the worlds oldest permanent ecology study quadrats. The facility and staff were key contributors to what is now considered the science of ecology, including participating in the creation of the Ecological Society of America in 1915 and the Ecology journal. Led by Spalding and Shreve, they also contributed innovations in conservation. Part of it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The rest was added in 1987. While the stamp use of this cover is normal for the era, the mailer is exceptionally important.

30.00

734323

George Washington 1932 Cover Collection: A really neat and interesting collection of about 118 covers commemorating George Washington. Virtually all are franked with the 1932 Washington Bicentennial stamps, except a few Washington Bicentennial postal stationery envelopes (some scarcer items and uses); only a very few covers bear other stamps. None are first day covers, but they start on 22 February 1932, 200th anniversary of his birth. The rest, all in 1932, commemorate various significant events in his life and career. There are quite a variety of cachets, including some in complete matched sets! I am sure that some of these cachets must be scarce. There are a variety of handstamped and machine cancellations. Some covers, including some 22 February items, are canceled at "Washington" in various states -- and no I did not remove the Washington, North Carolina cover. (In my experience, the cancels in Washingtons around the country are more unusual.) The use of the stamps themselves is very nice -- with multiple 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 cent solo frankings -- you cannot go wrong with those! This collection appears to have been assembled decades ago -- these are not junky, shop-worn covers! This collection is already very nice as it is, but it could become the core of a large and very attractive and interesting collection on this theme. All of these would sell individually for at least $2 each and many at $3, with some certainly $5 or more. I estimate that the total individual retail value is at least $400. I am offering this collection at a very reasonable price in the hope that somebody will carry it on and build upon it. Shipping cost is additional for this item.

169.00

242173

Scott #UC3 [1934 6 cent orange Plane, Die 2a, Bicolored Border] Used F-VF 5 November 1942 from a sailor at "Section Base, Bishops Point, Oahu, T.H.", HAWAII with generic "U.S. NAVY" 3-bar cancel. "PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR" violet handstamp. Small violet "Sailors Mail" handstamp below the indicia. Creased, but very attractive. Addressed to Dartmouth College, and with their receiving handstamp "Nov 9 - 1942".

12.00

242145

Scott #96 [1868 10c F-Grill green (or dark green) Washington] solo use on July 14 1868 bright orange envelope from NEW YORK to VIENNA, AUSTRIA, via HAMBURG. The stamp is VF looking, remarkably well centered for this issue, but has an ironed out crease at the top where it was at the edge of the envelope (a typical situation). The cover had some minor damage on the back (lower flap) which was previously repaired. The cancellation is a brilliant red "circle of six wedges". Mailed at New York and with a circular red "NEW YORK PAID ALL / DIRECT" July 14th date stamp. There is a boxed red HAMBURG handstamp on the front, but the date is unclear. There is a black, octagonal-boxed, "WEIN" (Vienna) receiver. As with almost all U.S. mail of this era, there is no U.S. year dating. However, thank you to our friend and classic maritime mails expert Richard F. Winter, we know that the year of use has to be 1868: "[The] Hamburg marking means it was carried by a steamship of the HAPAG Line from New York to Hamburg. The Hamburg marking should be [it is] a boxed, three-line marking in red with the wording, HAMBURG / (date) / FRANCO. From the New York date, 14 July, the steamship that carried the letter was the HAPAG "Saxonia". The New York date was the New York departure date of the steamer. It arrived in Hamburg on 28 July. The year has to be 1868 because of the two possible years, 1868 and 1869, the only steamer to leave New York on 14 July for Hamburg was the "Saxonia". No other contract steamship lines carried mail between New York and Hamburg at this time." The 2020 Scott value of the used stamp, either yellow green or green is $240 -- but this may be the dark green valued at $320 for a used stamp. The 2020 Scott on-cover value for the most common color is $285 -- a surprisingly low premium for an on-cover grilled stamp issue. A beautiful and colorful cover to brighten up a collection!

175.00

242018

1849 "DETROIT / Mich." Detroit, Michigan MI, Superb red Aug 23 cds. Manuscript "20" rate marking. Sent unpaid, on stampless folded letter with complete letter contents (business letter with statement of accounts and in regard to paying taxes). Sent to Milwaukee, Wisconsin WI. Wisconsin was still "frontier territory" at the time, just having achieved statehood about 18 months before. To add further context, while Milwaukee was a good sized town by then, the "Little House in the Big Woods" frontier life story did not take place until 22 years later (farther north, in the woods). This postmark was valued at $30 in the 1997 stampless cover catalog. Fresh, neat, and attractive.

35.00

242019

1848 "LOWER SANDUSKY / O." Lower Sandusky, Ohio, OH, VF red Jan 28 cds. Manuscript "15" rate marking and manuscript "Paid" along with red handstamped "PAID". The year date comes from the court clerk docketing "Filed Jan / 29 / 48" vertically across the front. This is an envelope, one of the earlier I have seen from this part of the country. Addressed to the "The Clerk of the Court of Com. [common] Pleas of Erie County Ohio" and with extensive text stating the names of the parties in the legal matter and with the statement "Sealed up and addressed by me / Chester Ellgerton Notary Public". Sent to nearby Sandusky, thus a 5-cent single rate. The envelope obviously contained bulky / heavy papers. This TRIPLE RATE cover is quite unusual in several respects. Only a tiny fraction of mail at this time utilized envelopes and only a tiny fraction of extent domestic mail represents the heavier rates. The sealing statement by the notary is also very unusual. This cover is worn, as expected due to the weight, and someone (maybe the judge?) did math calculations on the reverse. While not a beauty in one respect, there is a different kind of beauty in the such an unusual combination of features.

50.00

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Scott #U18a [1853 10c pale green, on buff diagonally laid paper, Washington] Used VF entire. Sent from "CRESCENT CITY, Cal." with neat and fully readable circular date stamp cancellation, to a P. G. Weaver Esq of Tyrone, Stueben County, New York. A very nice early statehood period cover in good quality for this type of cross-country (or via Panama) use -- either way not an easy trip! (Scott 2020 $190 for typical use.)

155.00

733974

United States Civil War Patriotic (North; U.S. Flags) Envelopes Collection: A spectacular collection of about 50 unused ALL-DIFFERENT Civil War era patriotic envelopes, all expressing Northern sentiments and all emphasizing the United States flag. Before I go any farther, it must be clearly stated that following the war, from the mid-1860s into the 1880s, collecting patriotic envelopes was popular and that reprints were made (usually by the original producers) to meet the demand. Also, immediately following the war, some new designs were created to promote the Union and the Northern victory; in some cases it can be hard to know if the design was originally created during the war or immediately following. It can be virtually impossible to know if an unused envelope dates from the war years or from the following two decades. For this reason, I have to assume that many, and perhaps most or all, of these envelopes are reprints from 1865-1880s. However, in my opinion, these envelopes all have the proper appearance of being from the 1860s-1880s. The collection can be divided into three major parts: 1) About 21 different designs, all in VF quality. They still show their proper age, but they have a minimum of aging from light exposure, etc. They are excellent, extremely attractive, and usually scarce in such nice quality. 2) About 28 different designs (and different from the 21), in Fine to F-VF quality, most showing some degree of aging caused by light exposure (i.e. if one envelope sticks out from a pile and is exposed to light, there will be a darkened stripe where the light hits it). Also the albums pages on which covers were sometimes mounted caused the envelope paper to darken. This lower quality is much more typical of what is usually seen. 3) One envelope with a PRINTING ERROR; printed in blue and red, the original design is present as it should be in the upper left corner, but the blue part of the design is doubled / inverted and thus the blue design is also present inverted in the lower right corner of the envelope. (Someone wrote "Error" on it in pencil which has since been mostly erased.) Such an error is RARE. Though every envelope includes the U.S. flag in some manner, there are a variety of designs and localizations (more likely to be immediately post-war). For example: "The blow at Sumter UNITED all the parties of the North, the blood at Baltimore CEMENTED them together." There are a few all-over designs (very unusual); a couple very small visiting-card size envelopes (very unusual); and a few colored-paper envelopes (very unusual). While such Northern envelopes have only a fraction of the monetary value of the much scarcer Southern designs, they are extremely attractive and interesting. That such envelopes (often printed on lesser quality paper) have survived to this day, in such variety, is amazing to me. This is by far the largest such group I have been able to offer in 46 years. If I offered these individually, there are some designs that would easily fetch $25 or more; even the most plain designs in lesser quality would fetch at least $8 each. I prefer to keep this collection intact with the hope that someone will continue to build it. Each envelope is in an archival Mylar-type crystal-clear cover holder. [The website image shows a sampling of more interesting designs.] Shipping cost is additional for this item.

550.00

241478

1893 Columbian Exposition picture postal card: "Womans Building" of series published by Girsch and Roehsler. Mint Fine with some bends and creases. Printed on U.S. postal card Scott #UX10 for which normal mint lists in 2020 at $47.50 each. This series seems to be fairly scarce; I have never seen an illustration of a complete set, nor do I know how many cards constitute a set. The Chicago Postcard Museum site only pictures one card from the series (a different one). At this moment, I do not see ANY cards of this series offered on eBay, which is a reasonable reflection of scarcity. Despite the quality problems, this is a desirable card. Genuine original card.

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241440

1817 December 27 "GEORTN CA", Georgetown, District of Columbia DC, VF (for this) RED cds with "N" high. Manuscript "20" to Hagerstown, Maryland. VF pre-stamp folded letter, complete with banking correspondence, from the first term of the James Monroe presidency. 1997 ASCC retail $60. Interesting glints from metal particles in the ink of the address.

45.00

241446

ca.1850s "SAN FRANCISCO CAL" San Francisco, California CA, VF black cds plus "10" handstamp in black on stampless ENVELOPE to Clyde, Wayne County, New York. Envelope is slightly discolored from water damage (during the transit??), however the envelope itself is very interesting as it is a linen/cloth lined security envelope usually used for mailing money. While plain in appearance, this represents a lot of history!

18.00

241323

U.S. Scott #620 right-margin 4-BLOCK [1925 2 cent NORSE-AMERICAN Centennial, the ship (sloop) "Restaurationen"] (F-VF) on 5 January 192[5,6,8] flown AIRMAIL cover from CLEVELAND, OHIO to New Jersey, with "AIRMAIL FIELD, CLEVELAND, OHIO 4-bar cancellation. Partial (no date showing) receiver on reverse. The sending postmark year date is defective and does not show the complete final year digit. While this cover is philatelic, blocks of the Norse-American issue are quite unusual on cover. Very nice NORWEGIANIA item.

22.00

240588

Scott #409 [1912 2c Carmine Washington, Type I] (VF) with Mailometer Type IV vending perforations, tied to January 23 1915 cover from St. Louis, Missouri to Norwalk, Ohio. The cover bears advertising front and back with the Shapleigh Hardware Company "Diamond Edge" trademark symbol. Stamp has adhesive marks in the left margin; I believe that this was a single from a paste-up and that the adhesive remains from the next stamp. (Scott 2019 $40.) Very attractive, with large margins and excellent perforations.

35.00

240315

Scott #834, 1042, 1050a, 1052 x2 [1938 $5.00 President Coolidge PREXIE; 1958 8c redrawn, 1958 40c dry printing, and 1955 $1 wet printing LIBERTY SERIES] (VF; one of the $1 stamps had a tear prior to being affixed) on April 1959 PARCEL POST complete tag from "U.S. NAVY 14006 Br. / Unit 2" with black undated (because of parcel post) 4-bar cancel and magenta 2-ring April 17 NY 14009 BR. cancel. Return address of a U.S. Marine sergeant at "VMF (AW) 115, MAG-11", FPO San Francisco; Marine Fighter Attack Squadron, the "Silver Eagles". The 1959 use of the $5 Coolidge Prexie is after the issuance of the Liberty $5.00 Hamilton, however, many post offices were still using up the $5 Prexies, thus it is still within a reasonable range. The Scott Catalog shows a low value for the $5 Coolidge on a registered bank tag, but even though that is the most accessible use, it is still not common (and the Scott value is too low). However, registered bank tags are almost impossible to correctly rate because neither the weight or indemnity is known. Parcel post tags such as this, for which a rate can be established a much, much scarcer (but not as scarce as a use on an envelope). Because this was from a military FPO address, the rate is based on Zone 8: 1st pound $0.32 (32c) and further pounds $0.1805 (18.05c). Franking of $7.48 minus 32c for the first pound leaves $7.16. Dividing 7.16 by .1805 is 39.67, close to 40 pounds additional. With a rate like .1805, it is very unusual to get an exact rate. (Thank you to Jim Forte of PostalHistory.com for his advice and information about this item. If you collect covers, Jim is one of the best postal history dealers around. I highly recommend him.) By way of provenance, I purchased this directly from a family member of the addressee. An very attractive example of an extremely scarce and desirable $5.00 Prexie use.

250.00

239323

Scott #210 [1883 2c Red Brown Washington] extremely damaged on 16 January 1887 cover from the "House of Representatives U.S." containing a complete handwritten letter from U.S. Representative (from New York 15th district) Henry Bacon to H.W. Chadeaque of Cornwall, New York. The Washington postmark is likely of a type used for Congressional mail. The reverse of the envelope bears a fancy scalloped blue oval receiving postmark "CORNWALL / Orange Co., N.Y. / Rec. JAN 17". The letter appears to be addressing a complaint from a constituent in regard to postal matters, apparently unsatisfactory mail carrier service. The letter is signed by Henry Bacon -- the signature matches known examples. There is a discoloration in the corner containing the signature (and the envelope was affected also), however, online autograph dealers offer this signature (undated, not on a full letter) at $170! The primary value is that of the autograph, however, the receiver postmark may be scarce as well.

75.00

734286

Elvis Presley First Day Cover Collection: Cachets and Cancellations of the 3 Different U.S. Elvis Stamp Issues: A large collection of ONLY Elvis covers; a 14-inch stack covers -- approximately 650 covers (not counted). The vast majority are FDCs of the three different 1993 Elvis stamps, with a plethora of different cachets and/or cancellations. There are some (less than 10% I would say) that are not FDCs, but have other Elvis-themed cancellations. Though the cachets are not all different (there may be various different FD cancels for the same cachet; likely very low volume items), the overall variety is incredible. These were collected by an avid philatelist and Elvis fan who lived in the Memphis area at the time and he had contacts with local cachet makers, etc. -- some of them are surely very-low-quantity cachets. As a wonderful coincidence, the American First Day Cover Society has just (late 2020) published an Elvis FDC cachets catalog either as a downloaded PDF or as unbound printed pages that can be purchased here. With this collection and that catalog, you will have a huge head start on a terrific collection. Some of these covers are going to be scarce due to various factors, though not necessarily valuable. However, certainly there are covers present up to at least $5 in value, if not more. Priced as a collection at LESS THAN 50-cents per cover, this is a huge bargain. Keep in mind that the stamp itself cost 29 cents and the postage to obtain each one cost either 29 cents or 58 cents! I do not think you will find a better deal. Get him while Elvis IS In The Building! Shipping cost is additional for this item.

295.00

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