Mick
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What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Apr 26, 2019 0:17:59 GMT
Thanks, hrdoktorx. Now I know what search terms to use should I want to add to my collection. |
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Post by stamphinger on Apr 28, 2019 15:57:37 GMT
I've been cruising the U.S. Covers, General thread and came across two posts that I have to ask about, hoping that the posters, or others, might be able to reply to my question. The first prior post is by Zipper on June 19, 2015 (http://thestampforum.boards.net/post/32319) and the second by Rod222 on June 19, 2015 showing a different application of the same cover (http://thestampforum.boards.net/post/32320). My curiosity about the above two covers stems from a similar cover design used by stamp dealers Herman Herst in 1959 and the Larchmont Stamp Company in 1953, on which both examples emulate the Mulready envelope in much the same style as the earlier examples. The 1950s design appears to have been printed to take advantage of stamp issues resulting from Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. Even as a collector of stamp dealer covers, I had never seen these Mulready look-a-like envelopes before and my question is -- has anyone else seen them and/or have examples of them, especially from other dealers? I would like to know who printed them and how widely used they were.
Thanks
SH
The Herst cover used in 1959
The Larchmont Stamp Co cover used in 1953  |
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Post by stamphinger on May 28, 2019 12:50:21 GMT
I was recently going through some unmounted covers I have and rediscovered the item below. I originally bought it for my variant airmail border cover collection and I've never written it up because its unusual format presents a mounting problem I have not yet solved. The postmarks indicate that it was first posted in Colombo, Ceylon, on July 12, 1955 and then again in San Francisco on July 18, 1955. It appears that someone posted the cover (TWA Marketing Dept., perhaps) in Ceylon and then the addressee, James Reid, posted it again from San Francisco to Ken Reid (a relative most likely). Does anyone else have a cover like this? Did TWA use this cover format from other points of origin? How to mount this? I am thinking I will have to mount it vertically to show both cancels and scan the letter page and the the various interior cancels for another page. Any other suggestions appreciated. SH The first posting, Colombo, Ceylon  The second posting, San Franciso  The cover unfolded vertically  The letter explaining its purpose, on the reverse of the vertically unfolded cover  The interior of the fully unfolded cover  |
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abctoo
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Post by abctoo on Jun 8, 2019 17:55:44 GMT
All, what is the philatelic term for this type of cover? It is a prepaid reply envelope, with a preprinted embossed stamp.  It's a recent eBay purchase that I found while searching for advertising covers. But I don't think one can really describe it as such as there is no actual advertising. Another term used by some is prepaid return envelope, which could be either postal stationery or something with a stamp or meter added. This is like the old days when you got a "phone" bill with a prepaid envelope to return with your payment. hrdoktorx is quite correct. I might call it a prepaid (postal stationery) return envelope. Perhaps this brewery provided it to its customers to use to send in orders when supplies ran down? Prepaying was a cheap way for return envelopes than those printed with something like "return postage guaranteed by addressee" as the post office charged an additional fee for such service. |
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darkormex
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Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
Posts: 2,197
What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Jun 10, 2019 0:16:17 GMT
I have a friend and former colleague that heads an organization that receives annual membership mailings and prior to her leaving our company, she would always give me all of the covers that she received. I am happy to say she hasn't forgotten me. She stopped by the office the other day and handed me the pile below that I have sorted into a definitive stack and a commemoratives and specials stack. Oh, and this is only the first group...the mailings are not done!   |
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abctoo
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Post by abctoo on Jun 16, 2019 0:57:37 GMT
Nice covers. You are very lucky to get them. Over forty years ago, I had early access to the envelopes, our gas & electric company received from customers making payments. A local stamp dealer had made a deal with the company to buy all that came in. I obtained many with interesting and unusual postal markings and stamps. Unfortunately, that came to an end when the dealer got greedy. He started soaking off the uncanceled stamps and selling them as ungummed postage. He was indicted for postal fraud. The gas & electric company (and other companies who received large quantities of envelopes containing payments and had begun selling them rather than pay for their disposal) stopped selling these covers and returned to shredding them as they had done in the past.
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darkormex
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Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
Posts: 2,197
What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Jun 16, 2019 1:25:43 GMT
This individual has been very good about saving these for me for years now. I have quite the stack of covers in storage at this point. I have on occasion soaked a few stamps off of them but, for the most part, have retained them as covers for some point in the future when I decide to do something with them. I have way too many ongoing stamp projects both large and small that I am either currently working on or have set aside for later...the covers are definitely in the "later" category.
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,385
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 4, 2019 18:43:59 GMT
I typically don't buy modern U.S. first day covers; however, I made an exception during a trip to the store on USPS.com to replenish my supply of global forever stamps and others for mailing. While looking at some of the offerings I couldn't help but notice these two FDCs of the First Moon Landing Forever stamps with digital color postmarks. Scott numbers have yet to be assigned to these two stamps issued on July 19, 2019 at Cape Canaveral, Florida to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. One stamp depicts a view of the Moon (the "dot" shows the approximate location of Eagle's landing site) and the other of Buzz Aldrin in his spacesuit on the surface of the Moon (as I've noted elsewhere, the portions of the stamps printed in silver do not scan well).   |
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Aug 4, 2019 20:43:14 GMT
 Nice souvenirs from my youth - Bravo to all Countries that participated in this mission including Canada !! René |
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mikeclevenger
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What I collect: Ohio Tax Stamps, Ohio & Georgia Revenues, US Revenues, US FDC's, & Germany Classics
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Post by mikeclevenger on Aug 5, 2019 9:12:08 GMT
I had never seen these Mulready look-a-like envelopes before and my question is -- has anyone else seen them and/or have examples of them, especially from other dealers? I would like to know who printed them and how widely used they were.
Here is one that sold on Ebay recently:
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Post by stamphinger on Aug 5, 2019 11:35:28 GMT
Hi Mike:
Yes, I think I saw that cover. Thanks for posting it Already have one from Tribune Stamp Co. or I would have bid on it. Looking for others of same design, but used by different dealers. So far, I've only found them used by Tribune and Herman Herst. Search continues.
Don StampHinger
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Post by stamphinger on Sept 11, 2019 12:51:29 GMT
Not quite sure where this would be best posted, but this thread is probably as good as any. I bought this item, what I thought was a post card, because of its curious cancel. It is a nice flag cancel from Honolulu, surely during the territorial period, but that is the curious part. The cancel dial shows an October 10, 5:30 P cancel, but no year. Maybe a postal employee forgot the year part of the date slug, or possibly it was not considered first-class mail and the postal clerk made it a semi-mute cancel. In either case I thought it would fit into my cancel collection nicely. It is also a colorful item that turned out to be more than what it appeared when purchased. The listing did not mention that this is a "fold-out" card and it includes 18 very colorful and attractive drawings of fish native to Hawaiian waters, all for one bid of $1.55! My scanner does not do these drawings justice. I think this would have been a super item for fish topicalists, but the seller didn't make the connection. A couple of the fish drawings are posted below. My problem now is, how to mount this item in my album. It is a little bulky and fragile as well.
Don StampHinger The front The reverse First two images upon opening The second page, nine more follow  |
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Post by stamphinger on Oct 4, 2019 17:56:20 GMT
A question about FDC's.
I don't know much about first-day cancels, but I recently bought the one posted below for its insert. My Scott specialized catalog confirms that Gonzales, Texas was a first-day site along with Washington, D.C. and that Mar 2, 1936 is the correct date. Why does this Gonzales cancel not have "First Day of Issue" as the killer for the stamp? Was it canceled both ways at Gonzales or is the wavy line cancel the only one from that site? Thanks.
Don StampHinger
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Admin
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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2019 21:37:12 GMT
stamphinger , The Kenmore Stamp Company website provides the following:
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Post by stamphinger on Oct 5, 2019 13:06:39 GMT
As I read your post, the Texas FDC was issued a year before the USPOD added the "First Day of Issue" statement to the cancels.
Thanks, Steve, for the explanation.
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gatodiablo
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What I collect: Places I've been, and places I want to go.
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Post by gatodiablo on Oct 6, 2019 2:24:46 GMT
This one is addressed to my great grandfather's sister, which I think makes her my great-great-aunt.  |
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gatodiablo
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What I collect: Places I've been, and places I want to go.
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Post by gatodiablo on Oct 6, 2019 2:30:30 GMT
Another cover that I don't recollect how I came into it. The message contained within is also probably with the addressee...   |
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gatodiablo
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What I collect: Places I've been, and places I want to go.
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Post by gatodiablo on Oct 6, 2019 2:36:26 GMT
Another bit of family history. My father was a veterinarian (now retired). I managed to set this one aside as a kid when he had this cover custom imprinted with the return address.  |
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jpotx113
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Posts: 460
What I collect: USA, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Machins, misc. WW
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Post by jpotx113 on Oct 7, 2019 16:57:56 GMT
I received this today, and honestly I don't know if I want to keep it as it is or soak it for the sheet. Storage space is a main problem, but it's just too cool to destroy.  |
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
Posts: 1,504
What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Oct 7, 2019 20:25:19 GMT
jpotx113 - that is lovely! If it were me (and it looked like it would definitely remain in one piece) I would probably try to soak it off. But in the end you should go with the option that will keep it in one piece. I can certainly understand wanting to ensure it doesn't come apart.
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Oct 10, 2019 18:57:28 GMT
I like those old US covers, one dated Dec 21,1891 and the second one probably older if you look at the A46 Washington stamp  |
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,385
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 20, 2019 20:55:29 GMT
I recently received this mixed franking on a cover sent by a seller on HipStamp. At first, I didn't notice that the sender had used the 5 cent Canadian counterpart (Canada 387) to the 4 cent U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway issue (Scott 1131; June 26, 1959) to meet the required 55 cent postage rate. I wonder if it was intentional or inadvertent. |
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,385
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on May 21, 2020 13:15:23 GMT
This recent addition to my hometown collection was postmarked in Cicero, Illinois on February 12, 1934. The 3 cent, purple, perf. 10.5x11 National Recovery Act issue stamp (Scott 732; Aug 15, 1933) paid the 1 ounce domestic letter rate that had gone into effect as of July 6, 1932. The cover bears a cachet marking the 125th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth and a manuscript "Krajicek" below the cachet. An advertising insert that accompanied the cover revealed that Robert Krajicek was President of the Cherokee Cachet Club; unfortunately, I've been unable to find information on either Krajicek or the club. The cover is showing signs of toning caused by the insert so I'll have to store the two separately.    |
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WERT
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What I collect: Canada and Provinces
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Post by WERT on May 30, 2020 14:43:44 GMT
Another cover that i don't know too much about. Robert
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on May 30, 2020 16:37:51 GMT
Another cover that i don't know too much about. @wert that's a toughie. Looks like you've done well. The year always is the stickiest part of these. If an enclosure is missing... Maybe someone better on American circular date cancels can judge. The amazing 28 caught my attention. A log number I guess; much too high for any letter rate between New Jersey and New York, and no sign it was registered or some such. But the handwriting; look how the clerk wrote it. Highly studied handwriting; the flourish whipped off between the numerals. How do you do that? Practice!
Yard work done; now I'll return to coffee and Saturday newspapers; time to deepen my depression. |
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Jun 4, 2020 15:44:01 GMT
kasvik
Yes, not a bad cover, but some of these are hard to get any information about.
Robert
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oldpapercollect
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Posts: 384
What I collect: UPU, UNITED NATIONS, SCOUTS ON STAMPS, CHICKENS ON STAMPS, ESPERANTO & CINDERELLA STAMPS and ISRAEL POST OFFICE OPENINGS SINCE 1948
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Post by oldpapercollect on Jun 11, 2020 12:30:16 GMT
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Post by stamphinger on Jun 11, 2020 12:48:38 GMT
I have just this one. Looks like it was made from an advertisement for commemorative quarters.
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Aug 8, 2020 16:22:30 GMT
CHAD OGDEN MEMORIAL RACE
 Taken from the net: "In May 1970, the Cross Country Race from Miller Field to the Harbor Masters Building in Kodiak was added to tbe Kodiak King Crab Festival's activities. This first race was won by Chad Ogden, a high-school aged Chiniak resident. Chad died that summer and the race was subsequently named the Chad Ogden Memorial Race." The Iditarod is a better-known race. I don't recall how/where I acquired this cover. .................... Feel free to post your examples |
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Sept 25, 2020 23:49:16 GMT
Here is a 1931 "Allied Forces For Prohibition" cover Robert
Here is a couple of US Army covers.
Look at the first one, the date "5" June is upside down.
Robert
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