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Postal History and Covers

Postal history is the study of the postal system changes over the years. While most non-philatelists are aware of the collection of the first day cover commemorating the first use of a stamp (often with an artistic cachet on the cover), there are many other postal history interests. A popular collecting area is images of post offices, which are most often found on post cards. A special sub area of this is the collection of postmarks from "dead" post offices (DPOs), that is postmarks on letters and postcards from offices that have closed. Another popular collecting area is cancellation marks. These include the fancy cancellations, most often found on 19th century covers, Doane cancels (a particular machine) and flag cacels of the early 20th century. Some collectors look for cover with special marks, delivery notifications, and forwards. Finally old covers sometimes have aesthetic value beyond the value of the postmark, so the piece as a whole has to be judged.
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Maine Signpost Postcard w boy 1950s Eastern Illustrating Color

The is a cute variation of the famous Maine signpost showing Norway, China, Paris, and other worldly sites just miles down the road. It was published...

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PH7001



1880s Negative 13 Fancy Cancel on Banknote Boston to Roxbury

The envelope shows a 2 cent Andrew Jackson Banknote stamp with a Boston negative 13 cancel, mailed to a William Carlton Ireland in Roxbury, MA. It is...

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PH7002



1895-1904 Boston Workmen's Benefit Death Reports Postal Cards

For sale is this lot of four postal cards sent by the Supreme Lodge of the Workmen's Benefit Association of Boston, Massachusetts. Cards like these...

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PH7003



1880 Fancy Cancel on Jackson Banknote Dorchester to Boston Cover

This is a postal cover mailed on June 10 in the 1880s, mailed from Dorchester to Roxbury, parts of Boston. The cover dates to around 1880. It is torn...

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PH7004



Four postal Covers 1890's Carver, MA postmarks to Roxbury

Here are four postal covers with Carver, East Carver, and South Carver postmarks, sent to a Mrs. Albert Partridge of Roxbury, MA (Roxbury Station...

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PH7005



UX5 postal card from1875, with Lawrence, MA postmark

This postal card (Scott catalog number UX5 has a Lawrence postmark and a bullseye cancelation. It has a postmark of the Roxbury station postmark...

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