An 1861 3¢ rose Washington (Sct-63) paid the letter rate to Captain Joseph Gaston, USS Transport “Kennebec, Arlington, VA. The adhesive is tied by a black, single circle NEW-YORK / MAY / 1 & 4-ring target duplex hand stamp. At lower left, and endorsement, “Care US Qr Master” [Quartermaster]. As the ship had departed for […]
An 1874 small envelope from Leamington, England to Boston. The block of 6, 1870-79, 1/2d rose-red (SG-48) paid the 6d UPU postage rate. The adhesives are canceled by black, single circle ‘144’ in grid tuples LEAMINGTON/B/DE 13/74 hand stamps. Below is a red, single circle BOSTON/CEC/30/PAID receiving hand stamp. The 1/2d is Great Britain’s first […]
The Institute for Analytical Philately (IAP) is convening its fifth symposium October 10 and October 17, 2023 via Zoom©. All speakers will deliver their papers online. There will be time for questions and answers as part of the webinar. The symposium’s first session will begin at 10AM EDT Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Five speakers will […]
This cover is a combination of the 3c 1851 and the second adhesive issued by the Boston Penny Post. Sent August 27, 1851, the 3c stamp was canceled by a complete strike of the small black Boston PAID in grid and the carrier stamp by a near perfect black “diamond of diamonds”. Despite having no […]
BALPEX 2023 Multi-Frame and Single-Frame Grands were won by Society Members. This year’s BALPEX 2023, conducted by the Baltimore Philatelic Society, ran Labor Day weekend, September 1-3, in Hunt Valley, MD adjacent to Baltimore. Despite the supercharged air conditioning, attendees had a “hot time” with many philatelic activities. Vernon Morris’ “Evolution & Impact of Blood’s […]
