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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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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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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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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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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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1910 Christmas Seal Tied on Postcard Red Cross WX6 Providence RI
This is a nice example of the WX6 Red Cross stamp, tied to the embossed Christmas postcard (marked 519) with the cancel. It was mailed in Providence...
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