Post by jamesw on Dec 8, 2013 2:31:00 GMT
Well new is a relative term.
Went to an estate auction today about an hour from home. This is an auction house that often carries philatelic material, but for some reason, usually holds their sales on weekdays. Since it was on a Saturday, I insisted on going. And my lovely wife was happy to join me (but later abandoned me for a local outlet mall).
The collection of covers, letters and post cards was massive. Apparently the work of two bachelor brothers who had made this their life's work. I'm told there are more sales to come.
Among the covers I was able to win (and some of the prices were very high!) were these two found in a collection in a large envelope. Many were later, but these were two that stood out to me, especially since they relate to the Niagara area where I grew up.
The first is a letter sheet postmarked in Niagara U.C. (Upper Canada) on May 26 (coincidentally my Dad's birthday, though many years later) 1840 and receiver canceled in Youngstown NY on May 27. The postal rate of 8 3/4 is hand written and a red PAID appears beside it. Remnants of wax on the back. The letter on the other side picks up the conversation in the middle, so it appears another sheet has gone astray. Hard to make out the handwriting. It will take some patience.
Went to an estate auction today about an hour from home. This is an auction house that often carries philatelic material, but for some reason, usually holds their sales on weekdays. Since it was on a Saturday, I insisted on going. And my lovely wife was happy to join me (but later abandoned me for a local outlet mall).
The collection of covers, letters and post cards was massive. Apparently the work of two bachelor brothers who had made this their life's work. I'm told there are more sales to come.
Among the covers I was able to win (and some of the prices were very high!) were these two found in a collection in a large envelope. Many were later, but these were two that stood out to me, especially since they relate to the Niagara area where I grew up.
The first is a letter sheet postmarked in Niagara U.C. (Upper Canada) on May 26 (coincidentally my Dad's birthday, though many years later) 1840 and receiver canceled in Youngstown NY on May 27. The postal rate of 8 3/4 is hand written and a red PAID appears beside it. Remnants of wax on the back. The letter on the other side picks up the conversation in the middle, so it appears another sheet has gone astray. Hard to make out the handwriting. It will take some patience.
