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"My Beloved Departed Companion": A Widower's Lament from 1837
Update: The crux of this article was published in the second quarter 2024 issue of StampEd, an all-digital, free publication started by...
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A Nanjemoy Resident Seeks an Inheritance from Scotland in 1817
Have you ever heard of Nanjemoy, Maryland or a "Writer to the Signet"? I never did until I began researching this stampless letter sent...
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An 1840 Letter to "My Dear Mamma" in Ireland
This is a stampless folded letter from 1840 that was sent from Niles, Michigan, which is about 20 miles north of South Bend, Indiana, to...
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Anyone for a Pabst Blue Ribbon?
Someone at Pabst Brewing sent this envelope to William J. Langson, Secretary of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce on April 17, 1900. The...
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A Trio of Graf Zeppelin Covers from 1930 and a "Baby Zepp" FDC from 1933
One of the technological wonders of the 1920s and 1930s was lighter-than-air transport. Indeed, there was a race between which would...
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