Liberia 1936 Air Mail

BillyKingsley

I found these recently and just scanned them earlier today. My mom purchased these years ago (probably 1970s or earlier). They are still in a "H.E. Harris & Co, Boston" wax paper envelope that is now quite yellow.

Thought some people in the stamp section might enjoy seeing them!













The packet they came in provided the information about them, otherwise I would be pretty clueless. I would not ever have guessed they were from 1936! I know nothing about them other that that.

Smittys

They look CTO, which basicly makes them worth pennies ...

BillyKingsley

What does CTO mean? I don't really know too much about stamps.

I don't care what they are "worth"...I think they are COOL!

Smittys

Canceled to order
Countries would sell left over stock full gum canceled neatly in the corners to big
Us stamp companies for very little amount.

BillyKingsley

How...odd! Thanks for the info, I had never heard of that before.

I always figured that there was some way to get them off envelopes without damaging them that I was unaware of!

SCDHunter

If they still have full gum on the back, then they are without question CTO.

BillyKingsley

I'm not really sure how to tell...they just feel like paper, on both sides. I don't really know much about stamps even though they interest me.