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A Prize Agent, A Naturalist, and A Navy Captain: A Penny Black Story from 1840
This folded letter from 1840 Great Britain that I acquired in early 2022 for $250.00 was so interesting that I wrote a full-length that...
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A Famous Philatelist's Letter from 1909
The Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auction on August 26, 2022, had the following lot for sale: 1909, 2¢ Alaska-Yukon, imperf. Tied, along...
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To My "Ever Dear Wife": A Civil War Soldier's Letter Home from 1862
This is a fascinating item from the US Civil War. It is a letter sent on September 19, 1862, from Newport, Kentucky (just across the Ohio...
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A Piece from the Cotton Trade Between the North and the South Circa 1852
The cotton trade between the North and South was robust in the pre-Civil War era. The Northern textile mills depended on a steady supply...
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A B2B Letter from 1847
I'm pretty sure "Business to Business" was not a term 175 years ago, but that is what this stampless letter represents. It was sent from...
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