Postal History. United States

United States -- Scott #75L5 Hale & Co. local stamp on cover Red ornamental box cancel. Not tied. Letter contains folk art and content includes pro-slavery stance. Long discourse on a walk he took with others and his taking of an opportunity to be a voyeur watching a couple from a hidden vantage point. "It was rich beyond description". In all aspects, a highly collectible Postal History item. (Image1)

Est. 500

Postal History. Postal History. United States

United States -- Large lot of early 2ct red Washington stamps on cover 200+ covers with color and catalog number varieties of the Washington 2-cent red stamp. Excellent study lot. No triangles in corner, and the various triangle varieties are found. Also, many different postmarks and cancelling types. Flag cancels, too. Some covers with corner cards or other art. A good number contain correspondence. Sampling of covers shown. (Image1)

Est. 600

Postal History. Postal History. United States

United States -- Xavier Sager World War I Christmas card sent from France to US 3.75 x 2 5/8 inch envelope carried this card from France to US. Card is dated December 13, 1918…after the war ended. Sent free as soldier's mail and has AEF postmark. Sager designed cards and illustrations, many with erotic, irreverent, bawdy, or cheesecake themes. Sager focused on the costume, fashion, and hairstyles of women. He is considered by some to be the creator of this type of caricature. Many imitated his style in Paris. (Image1)

Est. 0

Postal History. Postal History. United States

United States -- H. S. Powell Stamp Company advertising mailer 1910 mailer utilizes El Salvador reply postal card with promotion of bulk stamp sales on inside. Very nice margin copy of Scott #314 Washington imperf stamp used for postage. See scans. (Image1)

Est. 0