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Last post Re: Canadian Advertising Covers
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08 Mar 2021, 23:15
U.S.A.
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10 Apr 2021, 15:17
Mexico
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03 Mar 2021, 16:51
Caribbean
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Last post Re: Trinidad & Tobago pages
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12 Nov 2020, 06:48
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10 Sep 2020, 18:11
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Last post A cover from Colombia
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08 Mar 2021, 22:55

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Mexican commercial cover

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 10 Apr 2021, 15:52
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by TheCoverCollector » 10 Aug 2020, 16:06

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Here's an advertising cover from my Commercial Covers Collection from Tasco, Guerrero, the silver mining capital of Mexico. Some even say the town is...

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A couple more illustrated advertising covers out of Mexico.

The first advertises a tourist court in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, with the date...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
10 Apr 2021, 15:52
Advertising covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 10 Apr 2021, 15:17
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by TheCoverCollector » 30 Jul 2020, 12:48
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Among my cover collections are advertising covers. That is, covers with graphic or printed advertising in the upper left corners or overall on the...

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Two more illustrated advertising covers. The first from New York Produce Review and American Creamery , a monthly magazine containing recipes and...
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Last post by TheCoverCollector
10 Apr 2021, 15:17
Canadian Advertising Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 08 Mar 2021, 23:15
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by TheCoverCollector » 16 Jan 2021, 22:57

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Here are three illustrated advertising covers out of Canada, a recent acquisition. Two are real photos of trucks while the third is commercial art...

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The Canada Bread Company was formed by the purchase of five other Canadian bakeries in 1911. It remains in business today, but, according to...

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08 Mar 2021, 23:15
A cover from Colombia

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by TheCoverCollector » 08 Mar 2021, 22:55

I purchased this cover for its advertising banner. I found no evidence on the internet that the company still exists, but South American advertising...

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08 Mar 2021, 22:55
Stamp and Coin Accessories Dealer's Cover

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 03 Mar 2021, 16:51

by TheCoverCollector » 03 Mar 2021, 16:51

A New Jersey stamp/coin accessories dealer used the United Nations post office in NYC to mail an advertisement for Scott catalogs. This is a long (ca...

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03 Mar 2021, 16:51
Stamp Dealers Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 16 Feb 2021, 18:07
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by TheCoverCollector » 10 Oct 2020, 17:31

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Samp dealer covers are another sideline collection that I maintain. My favorite stamp dealer is Elmer R. Long who operated from Harrisburg,...

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A couple of recently acquired stamp dealer Elmer Long covers. I collected the first, a rather plain Jane cover, just because I don't have another...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
16 Feb 2021, 18:07
Fluorescence

Last post by angore « 08 Feb 2021, 12:20
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by Canuck_Jim » 15 Sep 2020, 15:08

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Can anyone advise as to the type of lighting and other equipment to view and distinguish fluorescence on Canadian stamps? Thank you!

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One point to note is that paper can have fluorescent properties too and comes into play when the tagging is all over the stamp.

Here is a link to...

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Last post by angore
08 Feb 2021, 12:20
[Falkland Islands] guyana1230's Falkland Islands Stamps

Last post by guyana1230 « 18 Jan 2021, 10:58
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by guyana1230 » 10 Sep 2020, 06:55

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18 Jan 2021, 10:58
Miscellaneous U.S. stamps

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 09 Jan 2021, 17:32

by TheCoverCollector » 09 Jan 2021, 17:32

Besides covers, I also collect stamps, world-wide and U.S. I keep an album for miscellaneous U.S. stamps of which the below Back of the Book Postal...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
09 Jan 2021, 17:32
[Guyana] My collection

Last post by guyana1230 « 02 Jan 2021, 13:17
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by guyana1230 » 04 Sep 2020, 21:47
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02 Jan 2021, 13:17
First Day Cover

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 28 Dec 2020, 16:34

by TheCoverCollector » 28 Dec 2020, 16:34

I have noticed that this forum has no threads so I thought I might open it with the following cover. I don't collect U.N., but I do collect covers...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
28 Dec 2020, 16:34
Some Canada stamps

Last post by jason ferguson « 26 Dec 2020, 11:34

by jason ferguson » 26 Dec 2020, 11:34

Some early Canadian stamps

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Last post by jason ferguson
26 Dec 2020, 11:34
Panoramic view covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 16 Dec 2020, 16:55
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by TheCoverCollector » 20 Nov 2020, 18:18

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Shown in this post are a first flight and two first day covers featuring panoramic views.

The first flight cover from 1931 is a piece of hotel...

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A recent acquisition for my panoramic view covers. Actually, these covers would be better titled Birds Eye Views, but it is too late to edit the...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
16 Dec 2020, 16:55
Confederate States

Last post by sforgca « 02 Dec 2020, 21:58
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by guyana1230 » 27 Nov 2020, 20:42

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Confederate States of America facsimile stamps

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CSA 2
CSA 2b 10¢dark blue, Hoyer & Ludwig sm.jpg
CSA 2B Hoyer & Ludwig

CSA 2-P, 10¢ blue Paterson sm.jpg
CSA 2-P Paterson

Some of my...

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Last post by sforgca
02 Dec 2020, 21:58
Holiday Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 21 Nov 2020, 17:18
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by TheCoverCollector » 18 Nov 2020, 15:54

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The United States' Thanksgiving Day is a week away, November 26th, and its time for a few related covers. I don't have many Thanksgiving Day covers,...

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Another Thanksgiving greeting card posted aboard the St. Joseph & Oxford railway post office, November 21, 1921, again featuring the ubiquitous...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
21 Nov 2020, 17:18
[Guyana] Modern Postal History

Last post by guyana1230 « 17 Nov 2020, 17:31
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by Alex » 06 Sep 2020, 09:20

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Here is a modern cover from Guyana that I found of interest.

Guyana 2002 Mabaruma cover.jpg

Cancelled at Mabaruma in May 2002 with an improvised...

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Three covers from Guyana arrived today, last one has 3 different cancels on the reverse

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Last post by guyana1230
17 Nov 2020, 17:31
Trinidad & Tobago pages

Last post by guyana1230 « 12 Nov 2020, 06:48
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by guyana1230 » 10 Nov 2020, 20:58

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Last post by guyana1230
12 Nov 2020, 06:48
Canada Scott #190 Plate Scratches

Last post by jim-fairfield « 27 Oct 2020, 16:20
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by Hounddog » 22 Apr 2020, 19:24

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I'm just trying to get familiar with the site and loading pictures.
Here's a Canada Scott #190 with markings from a scratched plate top left corner....

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Beautiful graphics here -- and a very interesting stamp. You have a good eye.

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Last post by jim-fairfield
27 Oct 2020, 16:20
The stamps of Bolivia

Last post by spain_1850 « 04 Oct 2020, 13:33

by spain_1850 » 04 Oct 2020, 13:33

A few pages from my Bolivia collection, including one page of cork and segmented fancy: cancels
bol2.jpg
bol3.jpg
bol4.jpg

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Last post by spain_1850
04 Oct 2020, 13:33
The stamps of Argentina

Last post by spain_1850 « 04 Oct 2020, 13:25

by spain_1850 » 04 Oct 2020, 13:25

A couple of pages from my Argentina album:
arg5.jpg
arg6.jpg

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Last post by spain_1850
04 Oct 2020, 13:25
Advertising cover from El Salvador

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 10 Sep 2020, 18:11
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by TheCoverCollector » 10 Sep 2020, 16:46

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This cover has little, if any, philatelic value. it is a from a bakery in San Salvador and I bought it solely for the colorful corner card logo. It...

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Thanks, Guyana. I appreciate your comment.

TCC

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
10 Sep 2020, 18:11
[Falkland Islands] guyana1230's Falklands Dependencies Stamps

Last post by guyana1230 « 10 Sep 2020, 06:57

by guyana1230 » 10 Sep 2020, 06:57

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10 Sep 2020, 06:57
[Antigua & Barbuda] guyana1230's Antigua and Barbuda Stamps

Last post by guyana1230 « 10 Sep 2020, 06:44
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by guyana1230 » 10 Sep 2020, 06:44

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10 Sep 2020, 06:44
Seeking help regarding the illustrated covers of F.S. Giles

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 09 Sep 2020, 14:20

by TheCoverCollector » 09 Sep 2020, 14:20

I'm seeking information about covers illustrated by F. S. Giles of Tulsa, Oklahoma. My only example of his work is below and I know of only one other...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
09 Sep 2020, 14:20
[British Guiana] BRITISH GUIANA QE11 St.Gib. 334

Last post by guyana1230 « 30 Aug 2020, 12:07
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by ARJAY1980 » 23 Aug 2020, 09:35

Hi,
I have this 4c fine used item Shooting Fish which catalogues show the perforation as 12 1/2 x 13.

The item i hold is clearly Perf. 13x13.

I...

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30 Aug 2020, 12:07

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