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An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II $19.99 “Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta” is a flamboyant demonstration of two arts – calligraphy and miniature painting – and was produced in the court of Emperor Rudolf II. This is the second half which comprises two alphabets drawn and illuminated by miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel. One consists of Roman capital letters (majuscules), the other, Gothic lower-case letters (minuscules). Both are ingeniously illu… |
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A teacher’s guide airmail to airlines: Grade 3 through 5 … |
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A Brief Photographic History of Early Midwest Aviation Including Airmail & Commercial Aircraft Plus Kansas City Regional Airport Directory … |
Delivering hundreds of millions of messages a day to more than 141 million U.S. homes and businesses is no small feat. Tracking the evolution of the United States Postal Service is a journey into the history of transportation, economics, industrialization, communications and government.
With an act of the Second Continental Congress in 1775, the birth of the Post Office Department, predecessor to the U.S. Postal Service, was put into place. According to the Congressional act, “a line of posts [should] be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Falmouth in New England to Savannah in Georgia, with as many cross posts as he shall think fit.”
At the time, the postal system mainly carried communications between Congress and the armies, under the direction of Benjamin Franklin, the first Postmaster General. From him was established the basis of the system that has continued to serve the needs of the American people since its inception. According to the United States Postal Service, Franklin set out on a long tour to inspect the Post Offices in the North and as far away as Virginia. New and shorter mail routes were laid out and milestones were placed on principal roads. Post riders carried mail, for the first time, at night to speed service between Philadelphia and New York. By the time he left office, post roads were operating from Maine to Florida and from New York to Canada.
When Washington D.C. became the seat of government, the post office was moved there from Philadelphia. A two horse-drawn wagon carried all postal records, furniture and supplies to the new capitol. During the 19th century, the Post Office made great gains, developing new services that have lasted into the 21st century, as well as subsidizing the development of every major form of transportation.
Steamboats began traveling the rivers, replacing boats, rowboats, and rafts as a means to carry the mail. As the West lagged behind the rest of the country in the receipt of its mail, the Pony Express was established and began its run in 1860. The fastest delivery was in March, 1861 when President Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural address was carried from St. Joseph to Sacramento in 7 days and 17 hours.
The first U.S. railway post office route was established in 1864 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa on the Chicago and North Western Railroad. Terminals were established adjacent to major railroad stations to allow parcels to be sorted in the mail room and loaded onto mail cars. By 1930, more than 10,000 trains moved the mail. And although there was a decline in the use of the rail to deliver mail, the nation’s freight railroads continue to carry mail through their intermodal service today.
In the early 1900s, the Post Office authorized experimental flights at fairs, carnivals, and air meets in more than 16 states. These flights convinced the Post Office that the airplane could carry a payload of mail. In 1918, the Post Office began scheduled airmail service between New York City and Washington, D.C. with military personnel flying Army planes. In 1918, the Post Office took over all phases of its airmail service. The very first commercial airmail flight took place in 1926.
With all of its advances through the decades, the Post Office almost came to a grinding halt in the mid-1960s. Years of financial neglect and fragmented control over elements such as equipment and wages created a crisis. In Chicago, 10 million pieces of mail were logjammed. The mailroom floors were bursting with millions of letters, parcels, circulars, and magazines that could not be processed. Years of neglect finally added up. In response, Congress created a postal reformation that improved pay, improved workforce benefits, and gave the postmaster more control, to name a few.
As letters account for the greatest amount of mail volume, the Postal Service introduced new equipment and technology in the 1990s to speed up letter processing. It also began to automate the processing of catalogs, magazines, and other oversized envelopes. It has also turned its attention to speeding up the processing of parcels. Its newest focus is to provide customers with more information on each mailpiece as it travels through the system. The goal is to have an intelligent mail system in place by 2009, which would operate like a Global Positioning System for mail, using a standardized barcode on each piece of mail and mail container, enabling customers to see where their mail is each step of the way.
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COLORFUL ITALY COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER, 1995 $1.99 |
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Stamp Canada Airmail Commercial Airways Black RARE M $19.00 |
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COLOMBIA TO USA COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER 1950 AAA8106 $4.99 |
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Portugal to US 1947 Commercial Airmail cover $4.22 |
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US to Belgium 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.22 |
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1947 IRAN REGISTERED AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TO USA $0.99 |
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US AIRMAIL ENVELOPES (x8) x2 COMMERCIAL USAGE $3.50 |
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1925 Salt Lake City, UT Airmail Sc C6 Commercial Cover $9.50 |
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JAPAN AIR MAIL COMMERCIAL COVERS KANDA TOKYO 70’s-80’s $2.99 |
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Newfoundland to US 1946 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.15 |
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Vietnam to US Commercial Airmail Cover $3.04 |
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Stamp Canada Airmail Commercial Airways Black RARE M $24.99 |
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Burma Rangoon 1930 commercial airmail cover $8.90 |
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ISRAEL Scott #C1 Airmail Full tab on Commercial Cover!! $29.99 |
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National Air Mail Week Holyoke Ma. Commercial Cvr FRONT $5.00 |
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National Air Mail Week Cincinnati Ohio Commercial Cvr. $5.00 |
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National Air Mail Week St Johnsbury Vt Commercial Cvr. $5.00 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC SC1933 1975 $1.00 |
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Japan (5 total) Four Airmail/1 Commercial Covers *yd $3.99 |
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Jumet Belgium to US 1958 Commercial Airmail Cover $2.75 |
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NEW GUINEA 1936 commercial airmail cover ex LAE $7.50 |
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1931 Commercial Air Mail Cover Chamber of Commerce $0.99 |
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US 1955 APO 971 to US Commercial Airmail Cover $8.12 |
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U.S.A. REGISTERED AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL CV. TO ISRAEL 1950 $3.99 |
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INDIAN REGISTERED AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER LUCKNOW 1952 $24.00 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1987 SC2578 $1.00 |
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Poland to US Multifranked Airmail Commercial Cover $4.22 |
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Italy 2l SC #C17 on commercial air mail cover to Belgiu $27.00 |
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Nassau Bahamas to US 1938 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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GERMANY 1937 commercial airmail to Singapore cat $1500! $299.99 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1977SC #1497 $9.00 |
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Jordan to US 1950’s Commercial Airmail Cover $3.20 |
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El Salvador two commercial airmail covers to USA and UK $3.09 |
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Panama to US Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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Switzerland to Paraguay 1946 Commercial Airmail Cover $6.49 |
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Switzerland to Paraguay 1960 Commercial Airmail Cover $6.49 |
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US APO 629 1945 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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US to Puerto Rico 1938 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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US to West Africa 1948 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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1938 commercial use Australia New Guinea airmail cover $9.99 |
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JAMAICA 1938 AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER to USA STAMPS x2 $4.90 |
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Stamp Canada Airmail Commercial Airways Black RARE M $29.00 |
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1939 GREECE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER TO U.S.A. $24.99 |
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Detroit MI to APO 751 1946 Commercial Airmail Cover $5.22 |
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Japan Mizunami to US Commercial Airmail Cover $5.22 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1977 SC#2047 $9.00 |
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Mexico to US 1937 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.55 |
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Tel Aviv Palestine 1940 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.55 |
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TRINIDAD COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER NYC 1980 SC #1 51 264 $5.00 |
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Cuba commercial air mail covers $6.99 |
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1995 Japan Commercial Airmail Cover to Santa Cruz,CA-yd $0.99 |
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MEXICO – COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER SENT TO USA $3.00 |
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2 x 1970s THAILAND COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER STAMPS $4.90 |
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USS TORRANCE 1945 commercial Naval, via airmail $5.25 |
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SAUDI ARABIA 1949 COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL USE TO USA $7.50 |
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CHINA TAIWAN REGISTERED AIR MAIL COMMERCIAL COVER 1993 $2.99 |
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Lima Peru to US Commercial Multifranked Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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Chile to US 1936 Panagra Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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Nicaragua to US 1941 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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Sweden to Switzerland 1940’s Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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US to Singapore 1952 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1980 SC#2133 $1.00 |
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IRELAND AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER DUBLIN NYC 1954 SC# C6 $9.00 |
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$2 Hong Kong cover air mail USA 1974 commercial usage $7.99 |
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JAPAN COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER NAGOYA NYC 1981 SC#1245 $1.00 |
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Khobar Saudi Arabia to US TWA Commercial Airmail Cover $10.50 |
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NICARAGUA CENSORED COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER TO USA $6.99 |
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TAIWAN COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1978 SC#2191 $1.00 |
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Australia to US 1948 Commercial Airmail Cover $7.13 |
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iSRAEL 1954 cover to USA 350 commercial usage Air Mail $3.50 |
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Agobi Gate Nigeria to US Commercial Airmail Cover $4.80 |
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Peru to US 1950’s Commercial Airmail Cover $3.00 |
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Colombia to US Multifranked Commercial Airmail Cover $2.49 |
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Chad Moundou to US 1964 Commercial Airmail Cover $7.00 |
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KOREA COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER SEOUL SC # 1257 1465 $1.00 |
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ARGENTINA TO USA COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER $2.99 |
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ECUADOR STAMP ON STAMP AIR MAIL COVER COMMERCIAL COVER $2.99 |
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JAPAN AIR MAIL COMMERCIAL COVER KANDA TOKYO1994 $2.99 |
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Louisville KY 1941 Commercial Airmail Cover to Mexico $4.99 |
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TAIWAN COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER TAIPEI 1978 SC # 1977 $1.00 |
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Australia to Italy 1952 Commercial Airmail Cover $8.00 |
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Libya to Italy 1955 Commercial Airmail Cover $15.00 |
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Nairobi Kenya to Italy 1956 Commercial Airmail Cover $8.00 |
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SINGAPORE COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER NYC 1985 SC # 79 $4.50 |
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Commercial Special Delivery Air Mail Censored 1942cover $19.99 |
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CHILE CENSORED COMMERCIAL REG AIRMAIL COVER TO USA $7.99 |
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PAKISTAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER KARACHI NYC 1975 FISH $9.00 |
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Japan to US 1979 Metered Commercial Airmail Cover $9.99 |
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CA: SACRAMENTO 1925 #C6 COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER $50.00 |
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US to West Africa 1948 Commercial Airmail Cover $9.99 |
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Enid Oklahoma 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $6.50 |
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Plattsburg NY 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $9.13 |
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Russia to Canada 1961 Commercial Airmail Cover $8.50 |
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CHILE TO ARGENTINE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER $6.99 |
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COLOMBIA TO ARGENTINE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER $4.99 |
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COLOMBIA TO ARGENTINE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER RECEPTI $4.99 |
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INDONESIA – 1958 Commercial Airmail Cover “Djakarta” $4.50 |
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Colombia to England 1931 Commercial Airmail Cover $15.00 |
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Colombia to US 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $14.00 |
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Colombia to US 1945 Commercial Airmail Cover $14.00 |
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An Abecedarium: Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II $19.99 “Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta” is a flamboyant demonstration of two arts – calligraphy and miniature painting – and was produced in the court of Emperor Rudolf II. This is the second half which comprises two alphabets drawn and illuminated by miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel. One consists of Roman capital letters (majuscules), the other, Gothic lower-case letters (minuscules). Both are ingeniously illu… |
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A teacher’s guide airmail to airlines: Grade 3 through 5 … |
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A Brief Photographic History of Early Midwest Aviation Including Airmail & Commercial Aircraft Plus Kansas City Regional Airport Directory … |
Are there any shipping methods / companies in the Philippines similar to Japan’s SAL, Airmail, and EMS?
Basically, I am wanting information about companies or government agencies in the Philippines who can ship commercial parcels similar in cost to Japan’s seamail, airmail, and EMS to the United States at a cheap cost.
UPS, Fedex, and LBS cost too much.
Philpost offers EMS
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COLORFUL ITALY COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER, 1995 $1.99 |
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Stamp Canada Airmail Commercial Airways Black RARE M $19.00 |
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COLOMBIA TO USA COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER 1950 AAA8106 $4.99 |
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Portugal to US 1947 Commercial Airmail cover $4.22 |
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US to Belgium 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.22 |
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1947 IRAN REGISTERED AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TO USA $0.99 |
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US AIRMAIL ENVELOPES (x8) x2 COMMERCIAL USAGE $3.50 |
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1925 Salt Lake City, UT Airmail Sc C6 Commercial Cover $9.50 |
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JAPAN AIR MAIL COMMERCIAL COVERS KANDA TOKYO 70’s-80’s $2.99 |
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Newfoundland to US 1946 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.15 |
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Vietnam to US Commercial Airmail Cover $3.04 |
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Stamp Canada Airmail Commercial Airways Black RARE M $24.99 |
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Burma Rangoon 1930 commercial airmail cover $8.90 |
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ISRAEL Scott #C1 Airmail Full tab on Commercial Cover!! $29.99 |
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National Air Mail Week Holyoke Ma. Commercial Cvr FRONT $5.00 |
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National Air Mail Week Cincinnati Ohio Commercial Cvr. $5.00 |
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National Air Mail Week St Johnsbury Vt Commercial Cvr. $5.00 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC SC1933 1975 $1.00 |
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Japan (5 total) Four Airmail/1 Commercial Covers *yd $3.99 |
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Jumet Belgium to US 1958 Commercial Airmail Cover $2.75 |
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NEW GUINEA 1936 commercial airmail cover ex LAE $7.50 |
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1931 Commercial Air Mail Cover Chamber of Commerce $0.99 |
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US 1955 APO 971 to US Commercial Airmail Cover $8.12 |
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U.S.A. REGISTERED AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL CV. TO ISRAEL 1950 $3.99 |
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INDIAN REGISTERED AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER LUCKNOW 1952 $24.00 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1987 SC2578 $1.00 |
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Poland to US Multifranked Airmail Commercial Cover $4.22 |
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Italy 2l SC #C17 on commercial air mail cover to Belgiu $27.00 |
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Nassau Bahamas to US 1938 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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GERMANY 1937 commercial airmail to Singapore cat $1500! $299.99 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1977SC #1497 $9.00 |
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Jordan to US 1950’s Commercial Airmail Cover $3.20 |
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El Salvador two commercial airmail covers to USA and UK $3.09 |
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Panama to US Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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Switzerland to Paraguay 1946 Commercial Airmail Cover $6.49 |
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Switzerland to Paraguay 1960 Commercial Airmail Cover $6.49 |
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US APO 629 1945 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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US to Puerto Rico 1938 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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US to West Africa 1948 Commercial Airmail Cover $3.99 |
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1938 commercial use Australia New Guinea airmail cover $9.99 |
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JAMAICA 1938 AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER to USA STAMPS x2 $4.90 |
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Stamp Canada Airmail Commercial Airways Black RARE M $29.00 |
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1939 GREECE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER TO U.S.A. $24.99 |
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Detroit MI to APO 751 1946 Commercial Airmail Cover $5.22 |
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Japan Mizunami to US Commercial Airmail Cover $5.22 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1977 SC#2047 $9.00 |
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Mexico to US 1937 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.55 |
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Tel Aviv Palestine 1940 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.55 |
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TRINIDAD COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER NYC 1980 SC #1 51 264 $5.00 |
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Cuba commercial air mail covers $6.99 |
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1995 Japan Commercial Airmail Cover to Santa Cruz,CA-yd $0.99 |
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MEXICO – COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER SENT TO USA $3.00 |
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2 x 1970s THAILAND COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER STAMPS $4.90 |
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USS TORRANCE 1945 commercial Naval, via airmail $5.25 |
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SAUDI ARABIA 1949 COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL USE TO USA $7.50 |
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CHINA TAIWAN REGISTERED AIR MAIL COMMERCIAL COVER 1993 $2.99 |
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Lima Peru to US Commercial Multifranked Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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Chile to US 1936 Panagra Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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Nicaragua to US 1941 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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Sweden to Switzerland 1940’s Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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US to Singapore 1952 Commercial Airmail Cover $4.88 |
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TAIWAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1980 SC#2133 $1.00 |
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IRELAND AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER DUBLIN NYC 1954 SC# C6 $9.00 |
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$2 Hong Kong cover air mail USA 1974 commercial usage $7.99 |
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JAPAN COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER NAGOYA NYC 1981 SC#1245 $1.00 |
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Khobar Saudi Arabia to US TWA Commercial Airmail Cover $10.50 |
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NICARAGUA CENSORED COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER TO USA $6.99 |
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TAIWAN COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER TAIPEI NYC 1978 SC#2191 $1.00 |
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Australia to US 1948 Commercial Airmail Cover $7.13 |
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iSRAEL 1954 cover to USA 350 commercial usage Air Mail $3.50 |
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Agobi Gate Nigeria to US Commercial Airmail Cover $4.80 |
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Peru to US 1950’s Commercial Airmail Cover $3.00 |
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Colombia to US Multifranked Commercial Airmail Cover $2.49 |
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Chad Moundou to US 1964 Commercial Airmail Cover $7.00 |
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KOREA COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER SEOUL SC # 1257 1465 $1.00 |
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ARGENTINA TO USA COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER $2.99 |
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ECUADOR STAMP ON STAMP AIR MAIL COVER COMMERCIAL COVER $2.99 |
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JAPAN AIR MAIL COMMERCIAL COVER KANDA TOKYO1994 $2.99 |
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Louisville KY 1941 Commercial Airmail Cover to Mexico $4.99 |
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TAIWAN COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER TAIPEI 1978 SC # 1977 $1.00 |
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Australia to Italy 1952 Commercial Airmail Cover $8.00 |
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Libya to Italy 1955 Commercial Airmail Cover $15.00 |
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Nairobi Kenya to Italy 1956 Commercial Airmail Cover $8.00 |
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SINGAPORE COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER NYC 1985 SC # 79 $4.50 |
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Commercial Special Delivery Air Mail Censored 1942cover $19.99 |
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CHILE CENSORED COMMERCIAL REG AIRMAIL COVER TO USA $7.99 |
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PAKISTAN AIRMAIL COMMERCIAL COVER KARACHI NYC 1975 FISH $9.00 |
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Japan to US 1979 Metered Commercial Airmail Cover $9.99 |
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CA: SACRAMENTO 1925 #C6 COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL COVER $50.00 |
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US to West Africa 1948 Commercial Airmail Cover $9.99 |
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Enid Oklahoma 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $6.50 |
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Plattsburg NY 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $9.13 |
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Russia to Canada 1961 Commercial Airmail Cover $8.50 |
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CHILE TO ARGENTINE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER $6.99 |
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COLOMBIA TO ARGENTINE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER $4.99 |
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COLOMBIA TO ARGENTINE COMMERCIAL AIR MAIL COVER RECEPTI $4.99 |
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INDONESIA – 1958 Commercial Airmail Cover “Djakarta” $4.50 |
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Colombia to England 1931 Commercial Airmail Cover $15.00 |
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Colombia to US 1939 Commercial Airmail Cover $14.00 |
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Colombia to US 1945 Commercial Airmail Cover $14.00 |
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