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Stock # Description of Cover Click on Image for Full view Net Price
USCV1 1887 Cover bearing 2 cent brown Washington [SC210] -- CDS 6/15/87 Philadelphia, PA -- Nice clean CDS Strike. $5.20
USCV2 1882 Cover bearing 3 cent green issue of 1870 [SC147] -- CDS 6/24/82 Washington, DC -- Clean Cover. $5.40
USCV3 1847-1980 -- USA Collection on Scotts International Pages (pages complete 1847-1980); well filled, mostly mint (early issues used) collection being rather complete 1916 to 1979. catalog value = $1,500++; many blks/4 - Great Starter Collection $294.00
USCV4 1861 -- cover bearing 3¢ Rose Washington issue of 1861 (SC65) -- CDS 1/19/?? -- Cincinnati, Ohio -- addressed to Norwalk, OH. $6.10
USCV5 1869 -- SC 114 -- 3¢ Locomotive on cover; 17Nov69 to Milton, Delaware; oval backstamp "Goodwin, Locke & Co." -- 17Nov69 Boston; minor tears on back flap but very clean cover; stamp VF, nicely centered $17.70
USCV6 1893 Stampless folded letter, CDS "Tarytown, NY" -- 12 cent postage penned -- Clean Cover with seals on reverse, very rare. $110.80
USCV7 1973 -- Cacheted Cover for SkyLab Recovery -- CDS -- USS Ticonderoga -- 22Jun73 -- unaddressed, clean cover bearing 8¢ Space issue SC1434. $2.20
USCV8 1981 -- Colorama "Silk" covers, Set of three (3) -- Interpex ‘81, NY; featuring space themes -- Columbia Space Shuttle, Future Space Station & Shuttle in Hanger; each bearing SC C100. $15.50
USCV9 1879 Postcard -- One Cent [SCUX5{1875}] -- CDS Rohrersville, MD, Brief handwritten letter on reverse, Very Clean $14.20
SOLD 1937 Cover from "Swains Island" bearing 2 Cent Washington of 1926 [SC634] -- CDS 5/15/37 Pago Pago, Samoa to American Samoa --- very unusual mailing -- rare cover. SOLD @ $29.70
USCV11 1981 -- Colorama "Silk Cachet covers, set of 3 commemorating "Trans-Arctic Exhibition" of submarine "Nautilus" under the North Pole. --Silk pictures of Nautilus, Sir Hubert Wilkins & Lincoln Ellsworth $12.40
USCV12 1982 -- SC RW49 -- 1982 Duck stamp on Fleetwood souvenir Card -- 1Jul82; 6"x9" Card with Artwork -- beautiful, clean card still in original packaging. $18.70
USCV13 1976 FDC signed by Postmaster. Rather unusual FDC since Postmasters rarely sign covers personally. Must have been requested by designer. $7.20
SOLD 1945 - Tako-China Military MailU.S. Navy CDS 17Oct1945 addressed to New Jersey. Sold @ $3.80
USCV15 1947 - MNH Postal Stationary - SC UC17-- clean AIrmail Postal Stationary Cover. $1.00


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