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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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1918 Special Delivery Stamp Cover New York New Jersey Penn Term
Thi is a special delivery stamped cover from New York to Paterson, New Jersey dated July 10, 1918. It is an odd-shaped cover in generally good...
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1893 South Duxbury, MA DPO Cover Hutchinson DAR Bullseye Cancel
This cover features a South Duxbury dated the 4th of July, 1893, with a bulls-eye cancel on an 1890 2 cent carmine stamp. The South Duxbury post...
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DPO 2 DPO Cover 1905 Essex Street Stat Winthrop Stat Flag Cancel
This 1905 postal cover from Boston to Winthrop features an Essex Street Station Flag Cancel, and a Winthrop Station postal mark on the reverse. Both...
$12.99
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1904 Postal Cover, Winthrop Station DPO Discontinued Post Office
This 1904 postal cover which features a Winthrop Station postal mark on the reverse. The Winthrop Station cancel was in service 1873 to 1908 and is...
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Napa City, CA Postal Cover Fancy Cancel DPO Dead Post Office
This is a June 20, 1887 postal cover from Napa City California, to Roxbury, Massachusetts. The backmark is for the Roxbury Station in Boston, and is...
$4.29
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1976 Zynzmystr US Cinderella Fantasy Local Post VW Bug
This is a Cinderella or fantasy Local Post dated 4 October 1976. It is postmarked in Rutherford New Jersey, and commemorates the Zynzmystr postmaster...
$4.49
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