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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 11, 2014 2:28:34 GMT
July 10Wiesbaden, Germany in 1936. 
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 11, 2014 11:59:33 GMT
July 11
Houston, Texas in 1941. 
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Post by alanl on Jul 11, 2014 22:55:51 GMT
July 11th at Tvinne, Norway and Hamilton, Ontario.  |
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Post by alanl on Jul 12, 2014 22:52:44 GMT
It`s July the 12th in Oxford, England. MLO=mechanized letter office.  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 13, 2014 1:45:15 GMT
July 12FDC of the 5c blue violet, blue, bright red & black, perf. 12 Overrun Countries: Czechoslovakia stamp (Scott 910)postmarked Washington, DC in 1943. 
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Post by I.L.S. on Jul 13, 2014 7:26:36 GMT
July 13 1875 multiple usage legal cover ~
Description:
Legal cover from 1875 info:
Large legal cover with Scott #156 (1 Pair) & Scott #158 (Two pairs & 1 single) postmarked OPELOUSAS, {La.}/JUL 13.
The entire cover contained a deposition addressed to the court in New Orleans, La. regarding a case involving a physician.
When I originally picked this up I wasn't even looking at the postmarks. They are from Louisiana and I thought I would post it because Kris would like to see it.
My scan (close-up):
Stamps are Continental Banknote Company printings (#156 & #158). Cancelled with a segmented cork (4 wedges)
Postmark dial:
OPELOUSAS, 13 JUL, LA.
Address {Written from Left to Right}:
T,,Clerk Fourth District Court
Parish of Orleans
New Orleans, La
Notation/Docketing {written vertically across Address}:
43596
4th Ch Ct
assessed & filed
This 17th day
of July 1875
to ascertain
the No. of the
suit- the
title herein
being is correct
Jas Housten
West?
Written vertically on upper Right on Left hand side of cover in brown ink:
James H Housten Box 20
Opelousas La.
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Also, notated on the lower left is scrolled: "No.10", and an old philatelic value system notation of: "C9-2-2.00"
ON THE REVERSE - Notations/Docketing:
Dr. J.A. Taylor
Mr. H. Peychano
Deposition of
J.A. Taylor
Up-side-down on opposite end - Notations/Docketing:
E.P. Veazie
1st Justice o' Peace
Reverse {Seller's image}:~
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Kris Klulee {A friend from Louisiana} commented:
Below is a partial "margin capture" of the Continental Banknote Company logo:
A little bit on the stamps themselves:~
U.S. #156
1873 1¢ Franklin
Continental Bank Note Printing
Earliest Known Use: August 22, 1873
Quantity issued: 448,290,000 (estimate)
Printed by: Continental Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Ultramarine
Secret mark added by Continental Bank Note Company – the pearl to the left of the numeral “1” has a small crescent in its bottom half.
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U.S. #158
1873 3¢ Washington
Continental Bank Note Printing
Earliest Known Use: July 17, 1873
Quantity issued: 2,661,293,500 (estimate)
Printed by: Continental Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Green
The 1873 3¢ Continental Bank Note Company stamp pictures George Washington. No other American has been honored more than George Washington. The Washington monument was erected in his honor in the nation’s capital, which was named for him. The state of Washington is the only state named after a President.
Secret mark added by Continental Bank Note Company – lower part of ribbon at left bottom of numeral “3” is heavily shaded.
Bank Notes 1870-1888
Due to the unpopularity of the 1869 Pictorial series, the Postmaster General found it necessary to issue new stamps. Among the public’s many complaints were that the stamps were too small, unattractive, and of inferior quality. Thus, the new issues were not only larger and better quality, but they also carried new designs. Heads, in profile, of famous deceased Americans were chosen as the new subject matter.
Nicknamed the “Bank Note” stamps, this series was printed by three prominent Bank Note printing companies – the National, Continental, and American Bank Note Companies, in that order. As the contract for printing passed from company to company, so did the dies and plates. Each company printed the stamps with slight variations, and identifying them can be both challenging and complex.
Because the pictorials were to be printed for four years, but were withdrawn from sale after a year, the National Bank Note Company still had three years remaining in their contract. The stamps they printed were produced with and without grills.
In 1873, new bids were submitted and a new contract was awarded to the Continental Bank Note Company. So-called “secret marks” enabled them to distinguish their plates and stamps from earlier ones.
The American Bank Note Company acquired Continental in 1879 and assumed the contract Continental had held. This firm, however, printed the stamps on a soft paper, which has different qualities than the hard paper used by the previous companies.
Color variations, in addition to secret marks and different paper types, are helpful in determining the different varieties. These classic stamps are a truly fascinating area of philately.
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Post by alanl on Jul 13, 2014 22:55:28 GMT
In Bath, Somerset, England and Leven-Buckhaven-Methil, Fife, Scotland it`s July 13.  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 14, 2014 2:11:54 GMT
July 13
From Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1896.  From Southampton, England in 1936  From Saint Louis, Missouri in 1944. 
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Post by rod222 on Jul 14, 2014 2:16:25 GMT
July 13
From Saint Louis, Missouri in 1944. That is unusual Steve, I was under the belief that the US did not have "Lettercards" was this one a private production? |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 14, 2014 12:51:12 GMT
July 13
From Saint Louis, Missouri in 1944. That is unusual Steve, I was under the belief that the US did not have "Lettercards" was this one a private production? Rod, I believe it was privately produced. Below are images showing the inside of the item--a single sheet affixed to the outer cover.   |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 14, 2014 13:05:52 GMT
July 14From Syracuse, New York in 1889. The stamp is the 2c green, perf. 12 Washington issued September 10, 1887 (Scott 213).  An upside down 2c carmine, type III, perf. 12 Washington (Scott 252; March 1895) adorns this cover postmarked South Berwick Junction, Maine in 1896.  The first day of issue postmark for the 3c light olive green, perf. 11x10.5 Nevada Centennial issue (Scott 999) is from Genoa, Nevada in 1951.  Lastly, a 5c green, perf 11x10.5 Opening of Japan Centennial issue (Scott 1021) first day cover postmarked Washington, DC in 1953. 
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Post by alanl on Jul 14, 2014 22:54:44 GMT
It`s July the 14th in Inverness, the Highlands, Scotland and York, Yorkshire, England.  |
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Post by I.L.S. on Jul 15, 2014 12:28:02 GMT
July 15th 1912 VILAS (station){sic.}, Pa. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) Young Men's Christian Association building (Y.M.C.A.) Duplex cancellation device.
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Post by vasia on Jul 15, 2014 12:42:51 GMT
July 15th, 1936
Letter to comrade Stalin
Cover from Kirovakan Vokzal (railway station), Armenia (present-day Vanadzor, Karaklis until 1935, renamed in 1935 in honor of the murdered Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov), bilingual (Armenian-Russian) cancellation, to Moscow, 19/7/1936. Registered with black rectangular “З” handstamp, bilingual in all details, including the “З”. Franked correctly at 40k.
The letter is addressed to com. I. Stalin, C.C of VKP(b).
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 15, 2014 15:14:45 GMT
July 15
Postmark indiscernible (perhaps New Orleans) on this date. The stamp appears to be a 10c green, type II, imperf Washington (Scott 14; 1855). 
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Post by alanl on Jul 15, 2014 22:55:37 GMT
July the 15th at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and York, Yorkshire in England.  And Hystad, Norway.  |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 16, 2014 22:12:06 GMT
July 16First day postmark for the 1c green, perf. 11 stamp of the National Parks Year issue (Scott 740) from Yosemite National Park, California in 1934.  From Houston, Texas in 1941, this cover bearing a 3c light violet, perf. 10.5x11 Virgin islands issue stamp (Scott 802; December 15, 1937). 
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Post by rod222 on Jul 16, 2014 22:22:21 GMT
Picture postcard from Kybarti Vokzal (the railway station of present-day Kybartai in Lithuania) to Hildesheim, Germany. Franked at the 4k postcard rate and cancelled with the standard oval canceller of the railway station. On the picture side a group of the Tsar's Palace Guard.
Trivia: Based on Australia's current average weekly wage of $1,437, those 21 fellows would be costing the Tsar, today, $30,000 a week. |
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Post by alanl on Jul 16, 2014 22:44:22 GMT
In Coventry, Warwickshire, England and Glasgow, Scotland it`s July 16th. G13 is an area of Glasgow that includes Anniesland, Knightswood and Yoker.  |
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Post by alanl on Jul 17, 2014 22:53:44 GMT
Croydon, Surrey and Stoke Newington, London on July 17th.  And Portsmouth, Rhode Island.  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 18, 2014 1:26:04 GMT
July 17Balboa, Canal Zone in 1936.  York, England in 1936. 
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 18, 2014 13:00:49 GMT
July 18A 2c green, perf. 12 Washington (Scott 213; 10Sep1897) on a cover with the Home Market Club corner card postmarked in Boston on this date in 1888. 
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Post by alanl on Jul 18, 2014 22:49:38 GMT
It`s July the 18th in Harrow & Wembley, London and Norwich, Norfolk in England.  And Dawson, Yukon.  |
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