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Post by smauggie on Apr 21, 2016 15:12:57 GMT
Beautiful cover. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 21, 2016 13:58:54 GMT
Is that a US stamp or a foreign stamp that has been pasted on? Whoever it was was very determined, even tied the two together with some sort of cancel, but really had no skill whatsoever. That is a neat keepsake.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 20, 2016 13:54:39 GMT
I have always liked that 7 cent banknote guy with the long beard.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 20, 2016 13:46:09 GMT
I agree with Jack, wait for Allan's advice. That still wont stop me from giving a little advice. If you were ever to give it a bath make sure it is with cool water. Warm water will make things worse. The oils in the cancel will seep further into the paper. Oils are acidic so you might try using a mild soap which is slightly base.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 7, 2016 12:34:10 GMT
Lovely piece of postal history. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 7, 2016 2:07:08 GMT
The network I was on earlier was blocking it. Very nice collection.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 6, 2016 16:24:20 GMT
The "Know Canada" stamps seem like a precursor to the Rick Mercer Report.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 5, 2016 15:37:20 GMT
The link doesn't seem to work for me.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 5, 2016 14:10:08 GMT
They are stunning. Congratulations!
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Post by smauggie on Apr 3, 2016 15:53:34 GMT
Home to the great opal fields.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 30, 2016 13:50:33 GMT
Blood's Post Philadelphia, USA Scott # 15L17 Two cent value tied by acid.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 29, 2016 21:06:14 GMT
Local Post - Blood's Post Philadelphia, USA April 10. 1857 Scott Catalog # 15L14 One cent value tied by acid on cover. Blood's postmark added on cover as well.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 29, 2016 18:50:51 GMT
Welcome to The Stamp Forum!
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Post by smauggie on Mar 29, 2016 18:46:58 GMT
Great covers James. The second cover has a numeral "service mark" just under the time in the CDS.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 12, 2016 3:35:39 GMT
And handsome fellows they are.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 11, 2016 20:27:51 GMT
Is there a date on the Royal Mint item ?
Some background information.
Sir Lewis Leigh Fermor Born: September 18, 1880 Knighted: 1935 Died: May 24, 1954
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Post by smauggie on Mar 11, 2016 3:43:12 GMT
Friden-Multipost-Mailmaster test coil stamps. United States test stamps Used 1944-1949
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Post by smauggie on Mar 10, 2016 13:59:19 GMT
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 18:49:23 GMT
Warren, Ohio May 21, 1863
On the back, a transit marking. The most I could find out about it was having other people say that they have seen it before. My thought is that Cairo was a riverboat and rail mail processing center for the armed forces engaged in the US Civil War.
Cairo, Ill(inois) May 24, 1863
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 18:22:07 GMT
Winona, Minnesota December 6, 1889
Registered postmark on Avis de Recepcion (AR) card.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 16:22:12 GMT
Odin, Minnesota July 9, 1892
Duplex cancel with concentric circle killer.
Post Office Department Official Postcard giving notice to the periodical that the subscriber no longer lives there.
Yes, I collect official US POD and USPS documents, postcards, etc.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 15:49:00 GMT
For a short period of time in the 1870's to 1890's US postmarks were issued for towns that included the county name. These are greatly desired among specialists.
This is a fancy duplex cancel. The CDS is made to look like a circular saw (lumber was the primary industry at the time) and the killer is a star in a circle.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 15:45:09 GMT
Red Wing, Minnesota November 27, 1903 Doremus Type C Machine Cancel
This cancel in which dots or small squares compose the killer, was used in a small number of towns for a short period of time.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 15:42:37 GMT
Red Wing, Minnesota November 27, 1903 Doremus Type C Machine Cancel
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 13:41:03 GMT
I don't have the catalog for Germany - Essen private post, but I know who does. PostmasgerGS.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 13:34:13 GMT
I watched the video. That is an awful lot of scraping and rubbing on the poor stamp. Aside from all the work to produce one stamp, one worries that the process may actually damage the stamp.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 13:27:41 GMT
I'm stuck with them, and I don't fancy them.
There is always the "great recycler" . . . the auction section.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 8, 2016 5:01:19 GMT
You may already know this but an Armory is a US National Guard headquarters/operational center. The first two letters no doubt stand for natinal guard. The third could be supply or service perhaps.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 7, 2016 18:00:39 GMT
I am by and far a classical stamp collector, so I don't run into the issue as often, but for Panama, which issued many stamps in the 1960's which were issued both mint and CTO. I collect them as mint, CTO and postally used on cover. The Scott catalog glosses over these in the assumption that they were never issued for postal use, but this is not true.
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Post by smauggie on Mar 6, 2016 5:55:21 GMT
Stonyhurst (B), Lancashire March 17, 1913
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