POSTAL HISTORY
United States

Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. More precisely, philatelists describe postal history as the study of rates, routes, markings, and means (of transport).

 


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Postal History in this section is mostly United States based.
Image - Cover Image - Back Inv.# Date Group Description Price
             
             
          AIRMAIL and RELATED COVERS  
    2733   Postcard Airship Akron with statistics comparing it to the Graf Zeppelin
Mint, unused
$10.00
             
    2732 1925 New York, NY Cover Airmail service with Bermuda Postmark $35.00
    2737 1925 New York, NY Cover First Overniught Flight from New York to Chicago
C4 cancelled
$25.00
    2738 1926 Kansas City Cover C7 and #616 on Cover. First Flight from Kansas City
via Chicago - Dallas Route. Cleveland postmark on back
$95.00
    2739 1926 Boston Cover C7 on Cover. First Flight Boston to New York
with Hartford postmark on back
$10.00
    2740 1926 New Haven Cover C7 on Cover. First Flight Boston to New York $10.00
    2741 1928 Bay City, MI Cover C10 on First Flight Cover from Bay City, MI to
Chicago. Boston, MA cancel on reverse
$10.00
    2743 1928 Battle Creek Cover C10 on First Flight Cover from Bay City, MI to
Chicago. Detroit, MI and Boston, MA cancels on reverse
$10.00
3090 1928 Washington DC
Cover
Scott #649 First Day Cover of International Civil Aeronautics Conference, Washington D.C. Dec. 12-13-14
Postmarked at Washington DC, with cache.
$25.00
3095 1928 Washington DC
Cover
Scott #649 First Day Cover of International Civil Aeronautics Conference, Washington D.C. Dec. 12-13-14
Postmarked at Washington DC, with cache.
$7.00
             
             
3088 1928 Washington DC
Cover
Scott #650 First Day Cover of International Civil Aeronautics Conference, Washington D.C. Dec. 12-13-14
Postmarked at Washington DC, with cache.
$35.00
3094 1928 IA Cover
Davenport
Scott #C11 Cover Municipal Airport Dedication,
Nov. 3, 1928, Davenport, IA "Where the west begins"
(I don't think this was airmail.)
$6.00
3048 1928 Graf Zeppelin Cover First Flight Airmail Cover from New York, USA to Germany
via German Airship 127 from Lakehurst, NY to Wurtemberg, Germany
$50.00
3053 1929 Airmail Cover First Flight Cover from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas. Cover has stamps #646 (Molly Pitcher) and C11. Signature of Postmaster $20.00
    2745 1930 Fairbanks, AK Cover C11 stamp on Air Mail Cover from Fairbanks to Seward Peninsula
and Yukon River points. "Hold for future Air Mail Route"
$200.00
    2748 1930 New York, NY Cover 5 cent Roosevelt stamp on First Flight Cover from New York to
Los Angeles. Tulsa, OK cancel.
$8.00
    2727 1931 San Pedro, CA Cover C12 stamp on First Pacific Coast Ship to Shore Air Mail Transfer
San Francisco to Honolulu to Los Angeles. Several signatures
on back: Purser, Captain, Postmaster & more.
$30.00
    2744 1932 Sioux City, IA Cover First Flight Cover.
Sioux City, IA
$10.00
    2725 1932 Lakehurst, NJ
Cover
Scott C11 on Tactical Training Flight Cover. Carrying mail. $35.00
    2728 1932 Lakehurst, NJ
Cover
Two stamps on Tactical Training Flight Cover. Carrying mail. $35.00
    2746 1932 Providence, RI Cover Block of 4 Yorktown stamps on First Flight Air Mail Cover
from Providence, RI
$8.00
    2747 1932 Providence, RI Cover Three stamps on First Flight Air Mail Cover
from Providence, RI
$8.00
    2729 1932 Lakehurst, NJ
Cover
Three stamps on Tactical Training Flight Cover. Carrying mail.
USS Akron
$35.00
    2734 1933 New York Cover Two C18 zeppelin stamps for Graf Zeppelin Flight from
Friedrichshafen to Miami, FL
$250.00
    2736 1936 New York, NY Cover C9 + 2 stamps on cover via Hindenburg from New York to
Frankfurt, Germany.
$75.00
    2726 1936 Lakehurst, NJ Cover Two C20 + 1 stamp on Hidenburg Airship Cover from
Lakehurst, NY to Frankfurt, Germany
$45.00
    2749 1939 Camden, NJ
Cover
Two Scott 853 on Airmail Cover from Camden Airport.
First Flight of a rotary-wing aircraft.
$45.00
    2750 1939 Philadelphia, PA Cover Two Scott 853 on Airmail Cover from Camden Airport.
First Flight of a rotary-wing aircraft.
$45.00
    2751 1947 Belmont, MA Cover 5 cent Air Mail Stationery with Filene's sponsoring
The First Helicopter Flight from Wellesley to Belmont, MA
$35.00
             
             
          OTHER SPECIAL TOPICS  
             
3055 1928 VT Cover Cover posted at Lunenburg, VTmto Mt. Vernon, NY with cache depicting the International Dog Team driven by Alden and George Pulsiver. $25.00
3034 1864-65 RailRoad Cover Wells Fargo and Company Cover with Rairroad Cancel
The stamp is Scott #U58
$45.00
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

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