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The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, 1908
The Pfister Hotel is a luxury hotel in Milwaukee. The vision of businessman Guido Pfister and his son, Charles, the Pfister was dubbed...
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A "Special Delivery" Cover from 1902
The stamped envelope in Figure 1 has an embossed stamp that I believe is design U80 in the US Scott Catalog. The envelope color is not...
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A Mystery Item Postmarked Rome, California Circa 1870s
This item, which is just a piece of an envelope or wrapper with a stamp on it, is largely a mystery to me. It was postmarked at the Rome,...
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Who Butted Whom with a Gun? A Letter Sheet Mystery from 1886
Between August 23, 1886 and June 30, 1894, the US Post Office issued a 2-cent letter sheet with an imprinted stamp that depicted Ulysses...
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Registered Mail from 1873
Beginning in 1855, the Post Office provided a registry service to more securely move high-value matter through the mail system....
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