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Post by stamphinger on Oct 13, 2023 17:36:20 GMT
I have not found another thread dedicated to stamp dealers covers so I am starting this one with a recently acquired Elmer Long cover. Long sold stamps and Christmas seals from his Harrisburg, Pennsylvania store and most always used an illustrated cachet on his envelopes. This one informs of the arrival and availability of his 1953 handbook advertising seals and collecting accessories he sold. This is the second Elmer Long Christmas seal cachet that I have collected. The embossed stamped envelope is Sc. U535 issued in 1952.
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Post by stanley64 on Oct 14, 2023 8:43:47 GMT
Great idea for a thread stamphinger; you might want to consider modifying the subject to include Philatelic Society covers as well, just a thought ;-)
For now, here are a couple of more contemporary examples of stamp dealer covers received in the post this week, 
Both dealers still maintain storefronts and can be visted in person for one's browsing pleasure...
Have fun and happy collecting!
P.S. Standard "No responsibility" or "Business association" disclaimer applies..
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Post by stamphinger on Oct 14, 2023 16:43:10 GMT
stanley64: You suggestion about a thread for Philatelic Event Covers is a good one, but it should be a stand-alone thread because of the large number of both stamp dealers and philatelic event covers out there. Don
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Post by stamphinger on Oct 15, 2023 18:28:29 GMT
One of my older stamp dealers covers, this one from a Boston MA dealer posted in 1901. I know nothing about the Naumkeag Stamp & Publication Co, but I was taken with the more elaborated on-cover advertising and the name of the company. The name sounds Native American in origin. Perhaps, someone in the Boston area can provide some background for it. Most of the stamp dealer's covers I have collected don't have as much verbiage or illustration as this one.
The cover came with an insert informing the customer that he owes an additional six cents due to an math error on his last purchase.
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Post by swvl on Oct 16, 2023 13:35:29 GMT
stamphinger - nice cover. The name Naumkeag is indeed of Native American origin. It's the name of some of the indigenous people who lived in what is now the Boston area when the first European colonists arrived there. There are a few other places in the region named after the tribe, including a beautiful mansion and gardens in western Massachusetts. I would guess that this stamp company got its name the same way.
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Post by hdm1950 on Oct 16, 2023 16:51:42 GMT
I have shared this cover before but it fits well on this thread as well. It is a very early example having been mailed in 1892 from Sutton, Nebraska to Port Medway, Queens County, Nova Scotia. I did a quick search for E.D. Roberts and found no likely hits. The receiver, Max Bowlby, was a prominent business man in Port Medway and known avid stamp collector. I always like that the company logo in the address features a Newfoundland stamp (Unitrade 30 issued in 1865).  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 16, 2023 22:31:17 GMT
A Colonial Stamp Company corner card adorns this cover postmarked in Chicago, Illinois on June 4, 1941. I haven't yet been able to determine how long this company was in business; however, the newsletter that follows was published in October 1908 (Vol I, No. 3). It indicates that, with that issue, Colonial was beginning publication of a catalog of British Colonial postage stamps. At some future time, Colonial moved to the Westminster Bldg at 110 South Dearborn Street, a 16-story highrise that was destroyed in 1976.   |
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Post by stanley64 on Oct 17, 2023 7:13:16 GMT
stanley64 : You suggestion about a thread for Philatelic Event Covers is a good one, but it should be a stand-alone thread because of the large number of both stamp dealers and philatelic event covers out there. Don All good Don ( stamphinger ) and I agree, 'Philatelic Event Covers' would quickly fill a thread in their own right; just to clarify though, I was suggesting, specifically, 'Philatelic Society Covers'. My suggestion was based on the collection of Kathy Hartley, librarian of the Harry Sutherland Philatelic Library at the Vincent Graves Greene Foundation. Sadly, she is no longer with us but collected stamp dealer and philatelic society covers. From what I have seen of her collection, society covers are few and far between and should not overwhelm the thread. In fact, I could only find reference to a society cover in her collection - 'CANADA-WEST PHILATELIC SOCIETY'.
For now I will sneak this one in as tribute and if we find there are more than just a few, we can always separate them out to a different thread,
Have fun and happy collecting! P.S. For more about Ms. Hartley, one can read the retirement announcement from the Foundation here. |
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Post by stanley64 on Oct 17, 2023 7:17:11 GMT
In keeping with the thread's current topic, here is another Stamp Dealer cover from my own collection,
Mr. Houtby is still an active dealer.
One is just that - one, two is a pair and three is the start of a collection...
Have fun and a happy collecting!
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Post by stamphinger on Oct 18, 2023 17:24:28 GMT
Herman Herst used many different cachets on his business envelopes. This one is a WW II patriotic of the U.S. flag with a patriotic slogan stamp collar. Don StampHinger  |
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Post by stanley64 on Oct 19, 2023 11:50:47 GMT
When ladies were ladies and men wore hats when going in to town, we get this cover from Marks Stamp Co,
Canada 2¢ Small Queen with Toronto 1 machine cancellation dated 07 October, 1905
Marks Stamp Company was one of Canada's largest dealers with its beginnings in 1897 and ultimate acquisition by the Empire Stamp Company in 1953.
With 7 different addresses and multiple variations available of the corner card to be found, Marks Stamp Co. could form a collection all by itself.
Further reading:
Dickinson, Gary. “Marks Made Many Moves” PHSC Journal, No. 147 (Fall, 2011), pp. 36-43.
Even back then, dealers were using older postage for their mailings...
Have fun and happy collecting!
P.S. Chas A, Townsend was a stamp dealer in his own right.
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Post by philatelia on Oct 19, 2023 12:18:02 GMT
When ladies were ladies and men wore hats when going in to town, we get this cover from Marks Stamp Co, Oh my gosh that saying about ladies being ladies and men with hats - that’s a hoot and a half! I could have a blast playing around with that one! Never heard it before, either. How times have changed, eh? Almost busted my corset giggling, then fell off my darned high heels and tripped on the edge of my long skirt, and couldn’t get my girdle off before I peed my pants laughing! |
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Post by stanley64 on Oct 21, 2023 10:19:23 GMT
Continuing with the celebration that is the Philatelic Triumvirate : Collector, Dealer & Philatelic Society, here is another contemporary example of a stamp dealer's cover,
Have fun and happy collecting!
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 21, 2023 11:21:08 GMT
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Post by stamphinger on Nov 3, 2023 17:34:26 GMT
Stamp dealer Herman Herst frequently used a special cover for his communications. This is another one from his Shrub Oak days featuring a souvenir reproduction of a $500 Confederate States of America note. Turns out I still have one of these notes from my coin/currency collecting days. It is the bottom image. Don StampHinger
The obverse
The reverse
The authentic note
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Post by rod222 on Nov 3, 2023 23:05:19 GMT
Stamp dealer Herman Herst frequently used a special cover for his communications. This is another one from his Shrub Oak days featuring a souvenir reproduction of a $500 Confederate States of America note. Turns out I still have one of these notes from my coin/currency collecting days. It is the bottom image. Don StampHinger |
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Post by peter on Nov 3, 2023 23:27:14 GMT
1925 (Sep 4) use of Br. India 1922 ½A KGV green on buff postal card, from Alwar-based stamp dealers Ram Gopal & Co., to Major J.E.M. Boyd of the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Station Hospital, Ferozepore, India. Redirected to the hospital at Khaira Gali; arrived Sep 8. Message on reverse to Major Boyd offering to send covers on inspection; hand signed "Ram Gopal & Co." 
 John Errol Moritz Boyd was born in Marylebone, London, 26 May 1881, the only child of Surgeon Lt. Col. Herbert Boyd (1847-1922), and Annie Cecilia Daly (c.1858-1915), who married in Bengal, India, 1879. Annie was born in the Punjab, where her father, Francis Dermot Daly, was a bank manager.
John was educated at the United Services College, in the seaside village of Westward Ho! in Devon, England, from 1890 to 1895. The United Services College was founded in 1874 by a company of army officers, as an English boys' public school for the sons of military officers.
John qualified as an MD in 1906 and was commissioned into the RAMC in 1907. He joined the 1st Bn. Connaught Rangers as their MO in India in 1909. After service in WWI, he was promoted to Major in 1919 and was back in India (1922-26 & 1928-34) when our postcard was sent in 1925.
Before leaving for India in 1909, John married ballet dancer Ada Minnie Vincent on 12 Nov 1908, in London. They had two children, both born in Bengal, India: Lorna Cecilia Boyd (b.1909) and William Herbert Errol Boyd (1912-1969). Ada (b. 1873) died in 1962.
In addition to articles written for medical journals, John, a keen amateur entomologist made contributions to the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society and wrote at least one article for the philatelic publication Stamp Lover, titled "The Philatelic Zoo" (Vol. XII, No. 11).
John retired from military service in 1934 with the rank of Lt.Col. He rejoined in Sep 1939 to serve in WWII, reverting to retirement in 1945. He passed away 8 May 1953 at Birchington-on-Sea, Thanet district, Kent.
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Post by peter on Nov 4, 2023 11:38:58 GMT
Sidenote: Coonoor Pmk "1st del" ? not seen an Indian cancel similar. The 1st Delivery CDS with adjustable slugs for the delivery number was introduced to all Presidency POs/HPOs with at least two daily deliveries in 1885. The 1st Delivery designates 7 a.m. for unregistered items, and 8 a.m. for registered articles.
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Post by rod222 on Nov 4, 2023 12:03:20 GMT
peterQuote
The 1st Delivery CDS with adjustable slugs for the delivery number was introduced to all Presidency POs/HPOs with at least two daily deliveries in 1885.
The 1st Delivery designates 7 a.m. for unregistered items, and 8 a.m. for registered articles.
Many Thanks!
The IPSWICH "squared circle" also had me curious about the "T" , but Brit Time codes only go to "L"
so must just be a audit reference to the hammer.
Sadly Alan Oliver's Brit Pmk link has disappeared .
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Post by molokai on Nov 8, 2023 20:47:34 GMT
I have been collecting Nassau Street stamp dealer covers for about eight years. Part of the fun is attempting to build a list of all the dealers who worked on Nassau Street, especially during the ‘glory years’ 1910-1960 and gathering information about them and their business. Most of my covers came from eBay, a few from auctions. There are apparently several other collectors on the same quest; prices can get crazy for some of the hard-to-find dealers. I was in the process of consolidating four lists of names I have – mine, <stamphinger's>, Mr. McGowen (who apparently was once the dean of all things Nassau Street covers and ephemera) and the well-known ASDA list. Cruising the Internet last week, I found this list by Erik Mulder of The Netherlands: www.usca.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Stampdealers-Nassau-Street-List-updated-24-April-2022.pdfIt is certainly the most comprehensive NS list I have seen and tops my consolidated list by a considerable margin. Erik Mulder who did this work also published a delightful article on NS dealers in the Collector’s Club Philatelist: philatelist.collectorsclub.org/PDF/Philatelist_102-04/102-04.pdfThe article apparently generated several more names which Erik tells me he will add soon and update his awesome list. Soon, I will post a few of my favorite Nassau Street dealer covers. - Molokai (As always in chasing links YMMV but I had no issue with either of these .pdfs.) |
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Post by molokai on Mar 12, 2024 14:24:36 GMT
 Here is a cover from Denver stamp Dealer Dan Stone. I visited Dan’s office (relatively small) whenever I went downtown. He was probably, next to Pade, the best known stamp dealer in Denver. Question: My favorite dealer in the 1960s was a fellow who ran The Penny Black off of Wadsworth & Colfax just over the Denver line. Does anyone here remember him and his name? Thanks, Molokai [Someone inquired why the name Molokai ... I lived in Hawaii for several years, Molokai was (and is) my favorite island...and my wife and I honeymooned there.] |
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Post by dosamaniac on Mar 20, 2024 12:35:58 GMT
Dealer Whitfield King
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Post by rod222 on Mar 20, 2024 20:49:45 GMT
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Post by rod222 on Mar 20, 2024 21:57:32 GMT
Great Britain Philatelic Services, Eastrington, Goole, Yorkshire. Mr. Dennis Hanson Owner and Founder  |
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Post by rod222 on Mar 20, 2024 22:10:05 GMT
Australian Stamp Dealer : Fred Hagen.   |
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Post by molokai on May 20, 2024 23:28:47 GMT
Stamp dealer Herman ‘Pat’ Herst, Jr is best known for his book Nassau Street – next to Scott’s catalog probably the most widely read stamp book! Covers exist for all three of his primary office locations – 116 Nassau Street, Shrub Oak, New York and Boca Raton, Florida. He travelled to Europe multiple times – documented in Nassau Street. He was apparently there long enough on one trip to invest in a rubber stamp c/o Guaranty Trust Co.  |
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Post by andrewsanford on May 21, 2024 15:26:26 GMT
Speaking as a dealer who puts a lot of stamps on his covers, I can say with a high degree of confidence that there are definitely people who send me small orders just to get the covers!
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Post by andrewsanford on May 21, 2024 15:40:28 GMT
Here's a registered letter I sent to the United Arab Emirates recently.
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Post by hdm1950 on May 21, 2024 15:51:18 GMT
This partial 1934 cover from The Gray Stamp Co. of Toronto I had shared before on another thread. For anyone else this is junk and should be in the dust bin. For me it holds sentimental value and shows that my father was active buying stamps at the young age of 12. I can just imagine him tearing the stamp off the corner.  |
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