Hello From The Philatelist

@thephilatelist ,

Welcome to our Forum! It sounds as if you bring a wealth of knowledge to share with the membership. Please feel free to join in any of the ongoing discussions or start a few of your own. 

Glad you found us Philatelist. Looks like you have a couple studies under your belt.I lack time I would like to devote to my stamps which at this point are more a seasonal activity.I thought when I retired I would find the time but it was short lived and I'm still out there playing with big boy toys.Just went to look at some bulldozer work today in preparation for a new playground.The phone keeps ringing so winter better come quick.

David your barking right up my tree! The only equipment we own that isn't a Cat are the tractor(Kabota)and the roller(Hyster) and the dump truck(Volvo). We are replacing the batteries in the excavator for the first time in seventeen years.I really must learn to use a digital camera and transfer photos to the 'puter. The D8 is still going strong as is the track loader.Yellow is a nice color.

Thank you Bobby. Nice to meet you.

Welcome to the forum, Philatelist! It is a friendly place here with a wide range of interests. Sounds like you have quite a nice library. Paper Chase by Alvin Harlow was a favorite of mine and fit in with my interest in the history of stamp collecting itself.

Hi The Philatelist

Welcome to the forum.

Jerry B

Hi The Philatelist

Welcome to the forum. I don't know much about US Stamps but I've been told this is an unusually interesting one.




Jim Jung

Hello JimJung. Interesting cover with multiple circular date stamps and Scott# 223 tied to the Corfu cds and cork stamp. It made it from Corfu to Queenstown within 11 days by the August 5th circular date stamp on the back. The post office honored the request by returning it to the "Dead Letter Office" on August 8, 1898. Perhaps the U.K. postal authorities would have held it for delivery once the ship had returned if Mr.Stevens hadn't requested it's return within 10 days. 30 days would have been a better request, if honored, allowing the vessel time to return. The Queenstown cds on the front, dated August 9th, indicates the return trip to Corfu. The "Return to the Writer" finger looks like a U.S.P.S. stamp. Corfu is a village in Genesee County, New York. At the time there couldn't have been more than a handful of residents in Corfu. Originally Long's Corner, The Village of Corfu was established in 1868. I'd spend some time researching the history of Corfu to determine if Mr.Stevens or the addressee, Ms.Braylon, could have been founding members of the village. The first post office was established in Corfu on February 2, 1839. Robert Miller was appointed as the first postmaster of Corfu when it opened, and the name of Long's Corner was changed to Corfu on his suggestion.
Thanks for sharing this fine cover.
Nice to meet you.