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Sweden. Dated 1889/11/23. Gefle cds on unpaid cover (reduced right) to Chicago. New York DUE 10 CENTS double circle hand stamp partly hidden by Scott 19 precancel (Souder type F, Arfken page 210). Also partly under stamp is a "CHICAGO UNPAID "F" cds. Rate 5c postage + 5c penalty. Reverse with 25 Nov. Swedish railroad hand stamp.
Cover #83888 | Price: $90.00
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Montana
Sweden. MT. Anaconda, MT. Deer Lodge Co. (open 1883+). Dated 1892/09/11. Vesterby, Sweden cds on unpaid cover (open 3 sides), without return address, to Anaconda, Montana. Postmarks (front and reverse) include 13 Sept. railroad transit, 24 Sept. New York Due 10 Cents hand stamp & 20 Sept. Anaconda rec'd cds. Black "T" denotes postage due, grid cancel ties Scott J26 to pay 10c postage due.
Cover #85275 | Price: $100.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1874/01/29. Bern cds tie two Scott 55 on folded letter, with content, to New York, NY. Black PP.D." hand stamp + ms "by first Steamer" at top. Reverse with 29 Jan Basel transit & red 13 Feb. New York Paid All cds. Stamps pay the 50 centimes closed mail rate via England (10c U.S.). Per Cunard line "Algeria" from Liverpool 31 Jan., Queenstown 1 Feb. to New York 13 Feb .
Cover #85054 | Price: $75.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1912/12/04. Au cds tie Scott 166 on H&G E25 wrapper paying the 4x printed matter rate to Dayton, Ohio.
Cover #85083 | Price: $55.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1914/10/06. Au cds tie Scott 157 & 167 on H&G E25 wrapper paying the 4x printed matter rate to Dayton, Ohio.
Cover #85084 | Price: $55.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1933/04/04. Geneva cds & oval slogan tie 30c Tell (#180) on cover to Missouri with ms "via S.S. Majestic/Chembourg 5 April".
Cover #83180 | Price: $15.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1937/11/10. Schaffhausen cds ties Scott 228 & C8 on Germany H&G 148 registered postal card to Greenwich, CT. 50c pays the 20c card rate + 30c registry fee. The 75pf postal card was not counted as postage. "Einschreiben" hand stamp at top, 19 Nov. New York Reg'y Div oval at bottom right .
Cover #85058 | Price: $85.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1942/11/23. Geneva, Switzerland cds tie 10c (#230), two 30c #234) & a 1fr (#275) on cover to New York. Two air mail labels are also tied to the cover. Censor tape at left.
Cover #82807 | Price: $40.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1952/11/28. Geneva cds ties Scott 7O11 on cover to the United Nations in New York.
Cover #85104 | Price: $75.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1955/01/07. Geneva slogan cancel ties Scott 3O83 & 3O92 on cover to Dag Hammarskjold in New York. Stamps pay 40c letter rate + 25c air surcharge.
Cover #85102 | Price: $75.00
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Switzerland. Dated 1956/11/28. Geneva pictorial cds ties Scott 3O92 & 3O94 cover to the United Nations in New York. Stamps pay 40c letter rate + 25c air mail surcharge.
Cover #85105 | Price: $75.00
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Transvaal. Dated 1901/11/04. Wonderfontein cds ties Scott 205 on properly paid letter to Fullerton, CA. Black on pink censor label tied by Pretoria censor hand stamp. Reverse with two strikes of 31 Dec. Fullerton receiving cds. Written during the Boer War, content is letter with discussion of McKinley's assignation.
Cover #85126 | Price: $75.00
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Turkey. Dated 1898/10/10. Sivas cds ties two Scott 95 on post card to Massachusetts. Blue 10 Oct. Constantinople-Galata transit. Overpays the 16p rate by 4p as there were no smaller denomination stamps in existence. Reverse with 21 Oct. New York machine transit.
Cover #85110 | Price: $90.00
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Turkey. Dated 1899/03/10. Pera Grand Rue cds ties Scott 96 on multicolor post card to Connecticut. Blue 13 Mar. CONS-PLE-GALATA transit cds. Overpays the 16p rate by 4p as there were no smaller denomination stamps in existence. Reverse with 26 Mar. New York machine transit & partial New London, CT. duplex 1 receiving cancel.
Cover #85109 | Price: $90.00
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Turkey. Dated 1899/11/15. 15 Nov. Galata Depart cds & black "Turquie R" registry hand stamp on registered cover (trimmed top) to New York. Reverse with Scott 98 tied by oval grid, 1 Dec. New York cds & boxed registered hand stamp. 40pa x 4 letter rate + 40pa registry fee.
Cover #85070 | Price: $75.00
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Turkey. Dated 1911/12/03. Nasre cds ties Scott 153 on correctly paid multicolor post card (clipped covner) to NY. Became Nazareth in Palestine.
Cover #85112 | Price: $150.00
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Turkey. Dated 1911/12/22. Nasre cds ties Scott 153 on correctly paid multicolor post card (edge faults) to PA. Became Nazareth in Palestine.
Cover #85111 | Price: $100.00
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United Nations New York. Dated 1953/10/28. Machine cancel on Scott UC1 to Sweden.
Cover #84157 | Price: $10.00
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United States. Dated 1825/08/18. Kingston, Jamaica to New York, NY. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82833 | Price: $350.00
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Alaska
United States. AK. Fairbanks, (open 1903+). Dated 1952/12/23. Machine cancel ties Scott 807a bottom pane pair & 814 on cover to Finland with 30 Dec Paimio receiving cds.
Cover #83822 | Price: $25.00
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Alaska
United States. AK. Juneau, (open 1882+). Dated 1910/06/13. Duplex cancel ties Scott 332 on post card to London, England forwarded to Bergen, Norway. Partial Jun 28 London transit, black 4 July Bergen cds & blue Bergen Ben...? cds to left of stamp. Reverse with color photo of a crevasse in the Muir Glacier.
Cover #84103 | Price: $50.00
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Alaska
United States. AK. Seward, (open 1903+). Dated 1925/12/02. Duplex cancels tie three 554c (two with corner margins) on 1c over paid cover to Spanga, Sweden. Spanga Jan 7 cds on face & reverse. On reverse is 1 Jan Stockholm railroad machine transit cds. Content is a four page letter in Swedish.
Cover #84104 | Price: $50.00
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Alaska
United States. AK. Valdez, Dated 1917/05/15. Duplex cancel ties Scott 462a booklet pair on real photo post card to Paris, France. Reverse with photo of an ice-encrusted S.S. NORTHWESTERN. An interesting history of this ship may be found on-line.
Cover #84102 | Price: $85.00
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Alabama
United States. AL. Mobile, AL. Mobile Co. (open 1814+). Dated 1841/12/07. Manuscript G. Westfeld & Bros, Mobile Dec 7 on inside flap, indistinct red cds, black framed "FORWARDED BY SHELTON BR. & CO. BOSTON" & manuscript "1/" due from addressee. Reverse with "AMERICAN L" Liverpool transit (Robertso P2) & 17 Jan GB receiving cds. Per Cunard steamer Caledonia from Boston 2 Jan to Liverpool 16 Jan.
Cover #84779 | Price: $150.00
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Alabama
United States. AL. Selma, AL. Dallas Co. (open 1819+). Dated 1940/05/01. Machine cancel ties Scott 632a & 634d on post card to Germany. Ms return address is to New York city. Violet British censor hand stamp & control numbers. German machine cancel also ties stamps. Message written in German. No receiving date but May 10th was the start of the Blitzkrieg. No markings on reverse.
Cover #83653 | Price: $25.00
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Arkansas
United States. AR. Argenta, AR. Pulaski Co. (open 1871-1901). Dated 1893/01/08. Cds & cork cancels tie Scott 247 on UY1m postal card to Germany with receiving cds at left.
Cover #84850 | Price: $90.00
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Arkansas
United States. AR. Batesville, AR. Independence Co. (open 1824+). Dated 1889/01/15. CDS & cork cancels tie Scott 212 & 213 on U34 entire to Germany. Reverse with New York "42" duplex transit & 29 Jan Muenchen B.U. receiving cds.
Cover #84796 | Price: $75.00
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Arkansas
United States. AR. Sanders, AR. Hot Spring Co. (open 1886-1917). Dated 1893/09/04. Ms town & date on Scott U311 entire insufficiently paying the 5c letter rate. Ms "Due 3cts" at upper left, New York opera glass "T 15 Centimes" hand stamp & Germany blue crayon "25" (pfenning due). Due 3c + 3c penalty. Reverse with 17 Sept. Weiler receiving hand stamp.
Cover #85393 | Price: $85.00
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Arizona
United States. AZ. Nogales, AZ. Santa Cruz Co. (open 1883+). Dated 1897/12/10. CDS & cork cancels tie Scott 265 & 267 (two) on cover to South Africa. Reverse with partial Johannesburg Jan 15 receiving cds.
Cover #84175 | Price: $90.00
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California
United States. CA. Berkeley, CA. Alameda Co. (open 1872+). Dated 1914/02/12. Duplex cancels ties 1 Scott 405 & two pairs of 405b on cover (reduced right) to Sweden. Right hand pair is bottom pair. Partial Boda cds on reverse.
Cover #83731 | Price: $40.00
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California
United States. CA. Big Creek, CA. Fresno Co. (open 1912+). Dated 1923/03/21. Duplex cancel ties Scott 504 & 510 on registered cover to Sweden. Violet registered hand stamp & black registry control number on face. 15c pays letter fee + 10c registry fee. Reverse with two 21 March Big Creek cds & two 27 March New York Foreign double ovals. Return address from one of the construction camps associated with the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project that provides water to Los Angeles.
Cover #83677 | Price: $40.00
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California
United States. CA. Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Co. (open 1850+). Dated 1936/04/03. Five cds tie Scott 740, 743, 776, C7, CE2, air mail label & special delivery label on air mail special delivery cover to Sweden. 34c in stamps pays 8c air to London or Paris, 6c to Sweden & 20c special delivery fee. No markings on reverse.
Cover #85289 | Price: $100.00
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California
United States. CA. Los Angeles Westlake Station, CA. Los Angeles Co. (open 1910-1926). Dated 1913/08/26. Exposition slogan cancel (Bomar SF15-25J) (Williams LOS-9250) ties Scott Q2 with guide line at right on re-diredted cover to Germany. 2c postage paid the correct rate applied to steamers sailing directly between the U.S. and German ports.
Cover #83875 | Price: $90.00
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California
United States. CA. Oroville, CA. Butte Co. Dated 1858/04/02. VF cds + magenta ms "Paid 58" (2x24 + 10c West-East coast) on stampless cvr to England. Oily red "38" & tombstone "PAID IN/AMERICA." English b/s. Small tape sealed edge tears at top, back flts. Williams BUT-3100
Cover #595 | Price: $300.00
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California
United States. CA. Petaluma, CA. Sonoma Co. Dated 1879/06/03. VG cds + cork on vf 15c (#163 untied) on registered cvr to Switzerland. Williams SON-3910
Cover #51 | Price: $245.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1852/02/27. London, England to San Francisco, CA via New York. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82865 | Price: $175.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. Dated 1853/04/10. VG cds on cvr (toning, wear) to England. Crayon 58. Rate 10c to NY + 16c British packet + 3c England internal x2 for dlb wt. Williams SAF-440
Cover #618 | Price: $275.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. Dated 1853/08/01. VG cds on cvr to France. Ms "Via England. Williams SAF-420
Cover #616 | Price: $137.50
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1854/09/01. San Francisco, CA. to Paris, France via New York. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82864 | Price: $150.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. Dated 1854/09/16. VG cds on fls to France. Red "New.York/AmPacket" & black 34x10 "PAID 26". Williams SAF-420
Cover #615 | Price: $165.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1856/01/12. Liverpool, England to San Francisco, CA via New York. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82868 | Price: $150.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1856/05/16. Liverpool, England to San Francisco, CA via New York. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82867 | Price: $150.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1856/05/30. Liverpool, England to San Francisco, CA via New York. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82866 | Price: $150.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1859/01/05. San Francisco, CA. to Paris, France via New York. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82863 | Price: $200.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. Dated 1865/08/03. VF double circle cds + ms "Steamer Colorado" (Panama Route) on fls to France. Carried Trans-Atlantic by Inman line "Etna". Williams SAF-610
Cover #2120 | Price: $110.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1865/12/30. San Francisco, CA. to Cognac, France via New York. See photo for expanded description.
Cover #82862 | Price: $350.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1887/05/06. CDS ties Scott 206 & Leavitt duplex (Payne B-SFRC) with inked corners on UX8 postal card to Germany. No markings on reverse.
Cover #85357 | Price: $75.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1890/03/03. Duplex "9" on 5c (#U222) entire to Hamburg, Germany (rec'd cds on reverse).
Cover #83038 | Price: $15.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1907/08/12. Machine cancel ties Scott 304 on cover to Prague, forwarded to Pisek with 20 Aug. Praha receiving cds. Indistinct hand stamp may indicate the letter was received and then placed in a mail box. Reverse with 28 Aug. Praha & 30 Aug. Pisek cds.
Cover #83784 | Price: $50.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1929/08/24. Slogan cancel on U443 entire to Finland. Reverse with black on white label in Finnish saying "The enclosed letter has been damaged by water in the wreck of the steamship "Heimdalls" on 8 Sept. 1928 in the Stockholms archipelago. Post "Director for Stockholm District." Covers bound for other than Finland bear French labels.
Cover #85529 | Price: $175.00
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