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A Patriotic Cover from the Civil War, Sender Unknown
This patriotic cover from the Civil War is franked with a 3-cent US Scott Catalog #65 and was postmarked in Washington, DC on June 30,...
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A Lawyerly Spat from 1840 England
At the same time that Great Britain issued the first ever adhesive postage stamp (the Penny Black - see this post: A Naturalist, A Prize...
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An 1848 Letter from Wisconsin Territory to New York City
The Territory of Wisconsin existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when Wisconsin became the 30th state. This is one of only four...
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A Prize Agent, A Naturalist, and A Navy Captain: A Penny Black Story from 1840
This folded letter from 1840 Great Britain that I acquired in early 2022 for $250.00 was so interesting that I wrote a full-length that...
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A Famous Philatelist's Letter from 1909
The Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auction on August 26, 2022, had the following lot for sale: 1909, 2ยข Alaska-Yukon, imperf. Tied, along...
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