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Par Ballon Monte Letter from the Siege of Paris in 1870
On July 16, 1870, fearing the loss of its dominant position in continental Europe, France declared war on the North German Confederation...
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Abraham Lincoln Campaign Cover from 1860
This is a great Abraham Lincoln campaign cover (Figure 1). The cover is postmarked "October 29" but without a year. I'm fairly confident,...
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"The Striding Messenger": A Philadelphia Local Post Circa 1846 to a Budding Chemist
For a short period in the mid 1800s until they were put out of business by Congress and the Post Office, there were a number of companies...
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Registered Cover to Germany from 1893
To streamline the complex maze of postal services for international mail, 22 countries met in 1874 to establish the General Postal Union,...
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Civil War "Adversity Cover" Circa 1862
During the U.S. Civil War, the Union blockade prevented many supplies from entering the Confederacy. That included paper and envelopes....
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