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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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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...
$3.99
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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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1886 Fancy star cancel Bath NY to Highland Falls SC210 Kingsley
This letter has a fancy star cancel, It was mailed from Bath NY Steuben County to Charles LaRue Kingsley in Highland Falls, New York. The stamp is...
$4.39
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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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GINN Perfin 1913 Cover Chelsea Flag Cancel
This cover features a Ginn & Company Book Publisher Perforated Initialed stamp mailed from Chelsea April 28, 1913 with a flag with lanyard cancel....
$5.49
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1901 U362 Envelope Syracuse Chilled Plow Frank Webb Letter
This March 20, 1901 postmarked USPS envelope (U362?) and letter and envelope may be of genealogical, historica, or philatelic interest. The letter is...
$6.49
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