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Advertising Covers - A Fascinating Collectible
Attached is a presentation that I delivered at the Philatelic Gathering on March 23, 2024. It's the final version of a presentation that...
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Funding the Spanish-American War
Between April and August 1898, the U.S. and Spain fought a war that Spain lost and that resulted in the U.S. taking over Cuba, Puerto...
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Dr. Gabriel L. Miesse’s Stampless Letter in German to Distant Relatives, 1845
In late 2022, I purchase a boxful of covers at a stamp auction. The covers were a fascinating lot dating from the mid-19th century to the...
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New York Postmaster Provisional Covers, 1845-46
In March 1845, the U.S. Congress passed a law establishing new uniform rates of postage: 5-cents for a single sheet letter or a letter...
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National Air Mail Week - A Big Deal in 1938
Update: This article was published in the second quarter 2024 issue of Kelleher's Stamp Collector's Quarterly. The editing was subpar - I...
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