Postal History Mystery (to me) Items
Mysteries Solved!
First, the good news: Some of my requests for help have been answered. See Solved Mysteries Page!
Current Mystery Items
Christmas Cards in 1888?
I purchased this
illustrated advertising cover, dated 1888, because
of the nice engraved child. Only when I looked much closer did
I see that it was an advertisement for Christmas cards. I think
that 1888 is a bit early for the cards we know and love (hate?).
Any ideas?
Well here is some
information from the web. It appears
that the business was thriving by 1888 in the United States.
Maybe this is not such a "big mystery" as I thought.
Interesting Hand Cancel
I posted a message on rec.collecting.postal-history
asking about the origin of
this hand cancel from Washington, DC. Anyway, I have
scanned the cover and its cancel. Here they are:
The entire cover, scanned at lower resolution.
(Picture 25k JPEG)
Only the cancel from the cover, scanned at higher resolution.
(Picture 23k JPEG)
More Links
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