Lorraine Metal Manufacturing Vintage Postal Scale & Rates
Lorraine Metal Manufacturing of New York, New York, vintage postal scale, approx 4.25cm x 8.5cm x 7.5cm, showing foreign and domestic rates and corresponding weights and zones, a few spots, rate plate clean, attractive.
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Martinique 1825 St. Pierre to France Via Le Havre Straight-Line Stampless Letter
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined St. Pierre, 14 February, 1825, to Montpellier, France, rated 11 in black manuscript, fair strike of straight-line MARTINIQUE in black, rd "COLONIES PAR / LE HAVRE" entry mark, no backstamps, some light wrinkles, a scarce straight-line.
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Mauritius Ceylon 1854 Port Louis to France via Colombo Steamer Letter Stampless FL
Stampless folded letter, with contents, datelined Port Louis (Aout 19), red manuscript rate notation and "10" in black, struck on front with black BRITISH PACKET POSTAGE / PAID and Crowned MAURITIUS GPO (AU 19), endorsed "By Maria / via Ceylon", to Nancy, France, red Marseille entry mark, backstamped COLOMBO SHIP LETTER, with Nancy (28 Oct) c.d.s. arrival backstamp, some wrinkling and the odd small tear typical of this flimsy paper, scarce.
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Mexico 1872 6c. green 2x Pairs on Folded Cover Tula de Tampas to Tampico
Folded letter, with contents, internally dated 13 September, 1872, franked with two pairs of 6c. green, overprinted "12 / 72" (Victoria District, 1872), each with large margins all around, tied by neatly-struck oval "Admon de Correos / Tula Tampas / FRANCO", to Tampico, no backstamps, some separation along folds, particularly at top, light filing fold crossing top of adhesives, a scarce and attractive franking. (Sc. 93)
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Mexico 1883 10c. orange Victoria Dist. (4’/82) Overprint Cover Villagran Linares
Folded letter, with contents, datelined 6 March, 1883, franked with 10c orange Hidalgo, overprinted "4' / 82", Victoria District, postmarked with double oval "FRANCO EN / VILLAGRAN", to Linares, no backstamps, piece torn from back, an attractive single franking. (Sc. 108)
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Netherlands 1739 Texelse Post Amsterdam Stampless FL Constantinople to Leyden
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined Constantinople, to Leyden, Netherlands, endorsed "port van Texel" and "by Capt Smith D:G:G:" (Die God Geleide, or "Whom God May Guide"), struck on arrival with Arms & Post Horn 6/S (6 stuiver) handstamp of the Amsterdam Texelse Post, established in 1706 to faciliate the conveyance of mails between ships anchored on the Rede and Amsterdam, thence onwards to other destinations, a rare entire of exceptionl quality.
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