"First Air Mail to Arrive in New York from the East": Close But No CigarThe cover shown in Figures 1 and 2 caught my attention when it was offered at auction in July 2023. I had heard of the recipient Edward...
Par Ballon Monte Letter from the Siege of Paris in 1870On July 16, 1870, fearing the loss of its dominant position in continental Europe, France declared war on the North German Confederation...
Registered Cover to Germany from 1893To streamline the complex maze of postal services for international mail, 22 countries met in 1874 to establish the General Postal Union,...
Dr. Gabriel L. Miesse’s Stampless Letter in German to Distant Relatives, 1845In late 2022, I purchase a boxful of covers at a stamp auction. The covers were a fascinating lot dating from the mid-19th century to the...