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120 Years Ago Today

CWT1863CWT1863 Posts: 316 ✭✭✭✭

Today, March 19th, marks the 120th anniversary of the death of John Gault who was the inventor of encased postage stamps. For those who don't know, encased postage stamps were one of the monetary substitutes that arose from the Civil War coin shortage. Feel free to post any encased postage stamp related items you have.

John Gault's tombstone:

ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,802 ✭✭✭✭✭

    And 120 years ago today the New Orleans Mint was pumping out O/CC Morgans! Fun variety as are Gault's encased postage stamps. He used mica to protect as I recall and many times that broke or degraded. Finding nice examples is the key, expensive as well! Nice post!

    bob :)

    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool read i like

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,387 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Do any of the grading services encapsulate these encased postage stamps?

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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  • CWT1863CWT1863 Posts: 316 ✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    Do any of the grading services encapsulate these encased postage stamps?

    As far as I know, none of them do. All encased postage that I have ever seen are raw.

    ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I did not know about encased postage.....Interesting. I do, however, have an O/CC Morgan... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • 50cCOMMEMGUY50cCOMMEMGUY Posts: 211 ✭✭✭

    That was my learn something new every day item. Great read. Had no idea. Thanks!

    "Today the crumbs, tomorrow the
    loaf. Perhaps someday the whole damn boulangerie." - fictional Jack Rackham

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2020 5:52PM

    @PerryHall said:
    Do any of the grading services encapsulate these encased postage stamps?

    Yes. SEGS slabs these. This one is from eBay:

  • tokenprotokenpro Posts: 884 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't pursue encased postage for inventory but a few come in with collections & lots -- here's what I found in the office:


  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,064 ✭✭✭✭✭


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