The US & World Postal History Thread - No First Days

covers · October 18, 2007 2:41AM

I should know better than to feed the trolls. So, I will start a philatelic blog of my own that won't interest anybody - but is at least real postal history and not souvenirs.

KentuckyJ · October 18, 2007 6:10AM

Blog on!

KJ

covers · October 19, 2007 10:46AM

KJ - Is it a Jimmy Kimmel line: "Hey, You want more ...... I can do this all day" ?

covers · October 19, 2007 10:34PM

yadda, yadda, yadda:

tonyhar · October 20, 2007 2:14AM

The GB Crown was FIVE SHILLINGS and with 12 pennies to the shilling this meant it was equal to 60 pennies ( 240 pennies to the pound ).

You have used decimal coinage language ( pence ) which started 15th February 1981 with 100 pence to the pound.

covers · October 20, 2007 2:30AM

Tony - Thanks for your input. However, as the Two Pence page below from my collection of "RF" initials shows, they did indeed use pence. One shilling equal to 12 pence.

StampAlarm · October 20, 2007 9:36AM

This is neat stuff. Thanks Richard.

Jerry

edueku · October 20, 2007 9:09PM

Really cool!

covers · October 20, 2007 10:50PM

Skipping to the US section:

covers · October 20, 2007 11:45PM

laceupboots · October 21, 2007 12:16AM

I think it adds a lot to the forum too.

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StampAlarm · November 20, 2007 6:16AM

Now all I want to do is look at covers. This is neat stuff.

Jerry

covers · November 20, 2007 7:19AM

Jerry - See thread here for an interesting US cover;

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=620227

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covers · December 6, 2007 9:26PM

Please let me if you want me to stop - I hate board spam. All emails from China are blocked(!).

birdies · December 21, 2007 12:10PM

Fascinating stuff Richard. I've always marvelled at the penmanship of that time. I wonder how many knuckles were rapped until it was got right?
Do you have more?

LickThoseStamps · December 24, 2007 1:00AM

<< <i>Please let me if you want me to stop - I hate board spam. All emails from China are blocked(!).

Stop? No way!

You might want to change the title though ... I've always skipped this thread thinking it about FDCs!

I look forward to further postings!

covers · January 3, 2008 6:45AM

New title now.

covers · January 4, 2008 8:03AM

Something cute that arrived today:

LickThoseStamps · January 5, 2008 6:55AM

A patriotic to Europe. Cute indeed! Was the date written by the postmaster?

What does the "Franco" marking mean?

covers · January 5, 2008 7:03AM

Date written at side right was applied my recipient denoting the date of the enclosed letter. It was transmitted by the New York post office on the 17th. The "Franco" means "Paid" and was applied in Austria to indicate postage to destination had been paid.

This "Angell" correspondence, maybe 50-60 covers in all, is famous - all are patriotics.

StampAlarm · January 5, 2008 10:04AM

Thanks Richard. Some very interesting and educational thread.

Jerry

covers · January 8, 2008 11:00PM

My favorite patriotic cover - a great Charles Magnus design. Sold to a client in 1986:

covers · January 9, 2008 8:54PM

An advertising cover in colors:

covers · January 10, 2008 8:57PM

A very high rate of postage from my "Paying the Postage" exhibit:

covers · January 11, 2008 9:35PM

How about a Pony Express cover:

covers · January 12, 2008 10:35PM

A postage envlope:

covers · January 13, 2008 10:11AM

Encased postage:

covers · January 13, 2008 9:27PM

Ad cover / fractional currency:

covers · January 14, 2008 11:28PM

A prisoner of War cover:

LickThoseStamps · January 15, 2008 8:55AM

Awesome covers! I especially like the Pony Express!

How can you tell that the Sandusky cover is a POW? Are the contents still present?

covers · January 15, 2008 9:21PM

The manuscript endorsement at the top of the cover is "Ex FWR" - "examined" by Frank W Ritman. These prisoner covers have been studied and recorded based originally on covers with letters from prisoners. The initials are known because the censor sometimes used his full name or we have reports of who was assigned the censor duties. A good book on the subject is Galen Harrison's "Prisoner's mail from the American Civil War."

I am very fond of pony covers myself - I authored a book, with two others, a couple years ago. A plug may be seen here.

A favorite is the "stolen" pony cover here. I was underbidder for a client at $500,000 when it came to market a few years ago.

covers · January 15, 2008 10:06PM

A depreciated currency usage:

covers · January 16, 2008 9:03PM

Mail carried across the lines during Civil War (one each direction):

LickThoseStamps · January 18, 2008 9:18AM

<< <i>The manuscript endorsement at the top of the cover is "Ex FWR" - "examined" by Frank W Ritman. These prisoner covers have been studied and recorded based originally on covers with letters from prisoners. The initials are known because the censor sometimes used his full name or we have reports of who was assigned the censor duties. A good book on the subject is Galen Harrison's "Prisoner's mail from the American Civil War."

I am very fond of pony covers myself - I authored a book, with two others, a couple years ago. A plug may be seen here.

A favorite is the "stolen" pony cover here. I was underbidder for a client at $500,000 when it came to market a few years ago. >>

Oh man! That is a fantastic cover!

StampAlarm · January 18, 2008 2:53PM

Wow Richard, just some incredible history involved. You have me hooked here.

Jerry

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