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Holes in Stamps That Are A-OK
Stamp collectors do not like stamps with imperfections, such as holes, but there is an exception and that is for stamps that purposefully...
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Signed First Day Covers from the Wisconsin Tercentenary Issue of 1934
(This post was published in the May-June 2023 issue of First Days (No. 470, pp. 42-49), the journal of the American First Day Cover...
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Airmail Cover from Salt Lake City to New York, 1926
Today, first-class mail is often carried by planes, but before 1977, air mail was a distinct service from first-class mail, and a sender...
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Chickering & Sons Pianos, 1859
This cover (Figure 1) was postmarked in Conway, New Hampshire on August 15, 1859, and was addressed to Colonel Thomas E. Chickering of...
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A Trio of Mini-Covers from the 19th Century
Today, the smallest postcard or envelope that you can mail through the US Postal Service has to measure at least 5 inches long and 3-1/2...
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