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by TheCoverCollector View the latest post
12 May 2021, 20:47
U.S.A.
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20 Jan 2022, 17:37
Mexico
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24 Apr 2022, 15:46
United Nations
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03 Mar 2021, 16:51
Caribbean
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12 Nov 2020, 06:48
Central America
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19 Jun 2022, 20:18
South America
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Advertising cover from Guatemala

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 19 Jun 2022, 20:18

by TheCoverCollector » 19 Jun 2022, 20:18

A Pepsi cover from the authorized bottler in Guatemala City, Guatemala to a military school in Mississippi. Franked with a meter imprint and posted...

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19 Jun 2022, 20:18
An advertising cover from Venezuela

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 19 Jun 2022, 20:06
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by TheCoverCollector » 17 Mar 2022, 22:53

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This looks like a 1961 cover from a wholesale furniture manufacturer/dealer in Caracas, Venezuela. Note in the lower right (aserraderos propios our...

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Two additional advertising covers from Venezuela.

The first is from El Lapiz (The Pencil), a stationery office supplies store. Cancel is too faint...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
19 Jun 2022, 20:06
Mexican commercial cover

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 24 Apr 2022, 15:46
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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 of additions to my Mexican advertising covers collections. Internet research does not find either of these companies still in business...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
24 Apr 2022, 15:46
[Guyana] Modern Postal History

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 22 Jan 2022, 17:59
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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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I destroyed most soaking the stamps off for my collection.

I found it a little unusual that a postage stamp was required for these air letters. My...
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Last post by TheCoverCollector
22 Jan 2022, 17:59
Advertising covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 20 Jan 2022, 17:37
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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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A cover purchased for my Iowa Covers collection. In 1940, the date this cover was posted, Peter Pan Bread was the product of Peter F. Petersen...
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20 Jan 2022, 17:37
[Brazil] A Brazilian advertising cover

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 17 Jan 2022, 21:40

by TheCoverCollector » 17 Jan 2022, 21:40

Here is a recent acquisition, an advertising cover from Sao Lourenco, Brazil. Very lightly canceled and no indication of the date, but the stamp was...

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17 Jan 2022, 21:40
Ecuadorian Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 25 Sep 2021, 15:59
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by TheCoverCollector » 12 May 2021, 20:23

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Here are three illustrated covers from Ecuador recently added to my collection.

The first addressed to the Singer Products Company in New York City...

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An illustrated cover from America, a curio shop of a thousand wooden novelties, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The cover is franked with Ecuador, Sc, C222, a...

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25 Sep 2021, 15:59
Advertising cover from Panama

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 04 Aug 2021, 17:27

by TheCoverCollector » 04 Aug 2021, 17:27

I acquired this airmail registered cover for its illustration of a bottle of Anis Badiana, a flavoring used in alcoholic drinks, but also for its...

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04 Aug 2021, 17:27
Advertising cover from Costa Rica

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 02 Jul 2021, 20:47

by TheCoverCollector » 02 Jul 2021, 20:47

Another commercial cover illustrated with a car battery, this one from San Jose, Costa Rica. I found no evidence that the company is still operating....

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02 Jul 2021, 20:47
Canadian Advertising Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 12 May 2021, 20:47
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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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Here is an advertising cover from the Vi-Tone Company of Hamilton, Ontario. I was surprised that I could not find any reference to it with an online...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
12 May 2021, 20:47
Stamp Dealers Covers

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 27 Apr 2021, 15:26
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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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This stamp dealer's cover turned out to be a small surprise. When I bid on it in an eBay auction, it looked like a small-sized cover sent at the 3rd...

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Last post by TheCoverCollector
27 Apr 2021, 15:26
[Falkland Islands] Falkland Islands Dependencies

Last post by raymor « 26 Apr 2021, 19:19

by raymor » 26 Apr 2021, 19:19

From 1944 to 1945, Britain opened bases on the Antarctic Graham Peninsula, South Georgia, South Orkneys, and South Shetland. These bases were set up...

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26 Apr 2021, 19:19
A cover from Colombia

Last post by TheCoverCollector « 08 Mar 2021, 22:55

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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Last post by TheCoverCollector
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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Last post by TheCoverCollector
03 Mar 2021, 16:51
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
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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27 Oct 2020, 16:20

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