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Post by smauggie on Oct 18, 2021 4:46:33 GMT
Union of South Africa #1 One of the more handsome stamps out there.
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Post by smauggie on Jul 17, 2021 19:31:05 GMT
The 3 is actually an auxiliary marking indicating 3 cents due since the letter was forwarded.
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Post by smauggie on Jul 5, 2021 18:45:15 GMT
Looks like 5 D as in 5 cents due because the postcard has no postage.
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Post by smauggie on Jun 8, 2021 13:10:57 GMT
Yes, these are received markings which prove that this item went through the mail.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 30, 2021 2:57:05 GMT
The more I look at that Musk Ox stamp the weirder it seems, but not the cents location so much as it looks like a musk ox head mounted on a wall.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 29, 2021 19:17:30 GMT
Bulgaria Scott# 1177 issued in 1961. It is the first in a series of stamps commemorating popular fairy tales.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 29, 2021 15:55:37 GMT
Welcome to The Stamp Forum! One of my great loves is postal history (items used in the mail, such as envelopes, postal cards, etc).
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Post by smauggie on Apr 27, 2021 17:02:03 GMT
Panama map stamp issued for the visit of Charles Lindbergh.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 27, 2021 16:53:01 GMT
Map of Canal Area
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Post by smauggie on Apr 27, 2021 16:51:13 GMT
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Post by smauggie on Apr 27, 2021 15:24:47 GMT
Inver Grove, Dakota County Mailed February 28, 1955 Post Office in Service 1950-1960 When it comes to name changes Inver Grove has seen likely more than any other city in Minnesota. It started off as Inver Grove in the 1870's. In 1891, it changed it's name to Invergrove (one word). In 1950 it changed back to Inver Grove (two words). In 1965 the village of Inver Grove was merged with the township of Inver Grove and the combined municipality took on the name Inver Grove Heights, which it retains to this day. One remarkable event during the operation of this post office was a gas leak during a city council meeting. One council member and former mayor, Ted Piekarski realized he was becoming drowsy, but had the presence to clear the council chambers, including removing a few members who were already unconscious.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 26, 2021 15:17:20 GMT
Welcome to The Stamp Forum Urs.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 23, 2021 18:14:54 GMT
Burntside, Saint Louis County Mailed July 18, 1924 Post Office in Service 1923-1925 Postmaster: Lyman S. Alden Lyman Alden was in the lumber business in Minneapolis at the time. His brother William eventually came to be manager of the Burntside Lodge, cabin resort in the area. William ended up buying the lodge, and I think it was Lyman's idea to run a post office. The town of Burntside is named after the local lake, by which the Lodge also resides. My guess is that the post office did not as successful as expected. It was never replace or moved once it was closed. There remains a small unincorporated town called Burntside as well. Burntside Lodge is still in operation today.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 22, 2021 16:19:41 GMT
Downer, Clay County Mailed June 30, 1954 Post Office in Service 1886 to June 30, 1954 Last day of operation cancel I have not been able to glean much information regarding Downer. I know it was named by the railroad and was obviously a railroad town.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 22, 2021 15:18:04 GMT
For classic stamps there is: Album Weeds. It was originally printed as a book or pamphlet in many volumes. This website now represents the information in a digital format. It does not give values though, either in the original books or the website. So maybe I just wasted your time.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 21, 2021 16:31:46 GMT
Howard, Wright County Mailed March 15, 1887 Post Office in Service 1870 to 1892 Aside from being a DPO (Dead Post Office) what fascinates me about this cover is the cancel. The large circle with a large font must have been a custom-made cancel ordered specially by the postmaster. I am assuming it was made large enough to fit a separate date stamp inside it. Thus it is my conclusion that the town mark and the date are separate markings. The Howard post office closed as a result of a name change as Howard changed it's name to Howard Lake. In 1890, the city had a population of 610. 130 years later the population has ballooned to just shy of 2000. The lake the city is named after is not a particularly large or deep lake, but it no doubt provided a source of food for early settlers.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 20, 2021 19:12:24 GMT
Farmington, Dakota County Mailed November 6, (1869-1870) Post Office in Service 1856 to Date F Grill on Cover To start, a pet peeve, don't you just love when people write on covers? Then again, Post-It notes had not yet been invented. Still, I have not found (perhaps because I have not searched enough) information on how grilled stamps were distributed in the country, or even just in Minnesota.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 20, 2021 17:12:20 GMT
Occupied Poland Warsaw General Government Postal AuthorityCan anyone tell what the destination of this cover is. Also, I am having a hard time making out the marking in violet.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 19, 2021 20:04:05 GMT
Gunflint, Cook County Mailed July 31, 1950 (Last day of service) Post Office in Service: May 16, 1950 to July 31, 1950 Postmaster: George W. Stapleton A post office was opened somewhere along the Gunflint Trail in the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway which extends from Grand Marais up to Gunflint Lake which straddles the border between the USA and Canada. The Gunflint Trail was originally a winter trail for trappers and Indians, from Gunflint Lake to Grand Marais, with the summer trail along the Pigeon River. The Gunflint post office was built by George Stapleton, it's first and only postmaster. The post office likely sold postcards and offered the ability for folks vacationing there to mail postcards to friends and family. After one summer of operation, the postmaster decided Gunflint Trail, Cook County Mailed August 1, 1950 (First day of service) Post Office in Service August 1, 1950 to October 31, 1953 Postmaster: George W. Stapleton My guess is that Mr. Stapleton, the postmaster, decided on a name change to match the name of the trail. Once the post office closed, Mr. Stapleton sold the post office building. To my knowledge the old post office is still standing, though I was unable to find an image of it.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 19, 2021 15:58:59 GMT
For the valuation of individual plate number and inscription blocks, is it really all aesthetics and only that? Looking at the catalogue values for 20th century material, they are all over the shop depending on country, issue and plate position. I suspect that there are other underlying issues at play as there appears to be no other rhyme or reason... Happy collecting! Well, I was just speaking to how aesthetics plays a role in a preference in shape for certain US plate number blocks. Rarity and condition are still just as important in determining value.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 19, 2021 2:52:38 GMT
For the early U.S. issues with plate numbers at top, left, right and bottom, the top positions, like smauggie has shown, are valued at a premium. With the shift to the UL, LL, UR, LR convention, each is valued equally. I don't actively pursue plate blocks so I'll settle for whatever position that finds its way into my collection. Is there a reason why the top has a premium value? I think top and bottom blocks of these short and wide airmail stamps are more popular simply because of aesthetics. The only other option with these stamps is a side block such as below.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 18, 2021 18:56:05 GMT
When appropriate, I prefer top.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 18, 2021 14:32:00 GMT
Bournemouth PooleLet's get the most from our Post Royal Mail: Bournemouth Area Message me if you would like to own this cover.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 18, 2021 13:04:09 GMT
Wild Rice, Norman County Mailed March 31, 1882 Post Office in Service 1874-1892 Cancel: Fancy duplex cancel with five-pointed star in circle killer Wild Rice was a town in Wild Rice township in Norman County. The sender of this postal card, Jonas Homelvig, unsurprisingly was an immigrant from Norway. His residence is recorded as being in Home Lake township, just south of Wild Rice, though apparently he went to Church on Sundays in Wild Rice. The addressee of this postal card was a prominent lawyer and businessman James Buel Power, whose family records were combined in a volume and provide an interesting history of the development of the West. The town of Wild Rice is no longer, though farmers can still be found residing in the environs of the old town.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 18, 2021 12:08:20 GMT
Hastings, Dakota County Mailed November 30, 1890 Post Office in Service 1854-Date Fancy "H" Killer Hastings, Minnesota is named after the first elected governor of the state of Minnesota, Henry Hastings Sibley (literally drawn from a hat full of various proposed name). The city is the county seat for Dakota county. The city sits at the confluence of the Mississippi, Saint Croix and Vermillion Rivers, the former two being navigable. From the start then, Hastings was a riverboat port town. In the 1860's rail transport came to Hastings which continued to be a hub of commerce for the county.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 17, 2021 16:18:35 GMT
Fun fact, Arbuckles' is still in the coffee business.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 17, 2021 16:12:59 GMT
Donahue and Henneberry, Chicago These guys are advertising on the stationary they sold to the state of Illinois.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 17, 2021 15:49:37 GMT
Chicks for sale!
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Post by smauggie on Apr 17, 2021 15:39:21 GMT
Aldal, Polk County Mailed November 1, 1884 Post Office in Service 1881-1887 Postmaster: Knute Nelson From the Polk County, MN Historical Society: In 1887, rails were laid for a railway through Polk County. They missed Aldal by a few miles. The city of Fertile was then founded on the rail line, replacing Aldal, and thus closing the post office.
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Post by smauggie on Apr 17, 2021 15:27:52 GMT
Plain View, Wabasha County Mailed October 22, 1865 Post Office in Service 1857-1879 The city was named from its location on a plain at a lofty elevation, where a "plain view" can be had of the surrounding area (or so says Wikipedia). The city was settled in 1857 and incorporated in 1875. Just four years later, the residents decided to change the name of their fair city from Plain View to Plainview. Hence, the Plain View post office is considered a DPO (Dead Post Office). One thing that I find curious about this cover is that whoever addressed this cover put a pair of commas in all the space between the words. Perhaps this was an antiquarian form of writing etiquette, though I have never seen it before.
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