My prior blog about an ocean passage ticket brought these scans from J. W. Palmer of a ticket from the then fledgling Florida East Coast St...

L. & L. & G. AUG 18 1898 INS.  CO. A cancel for the Liverpool &. London & Globe Insurance Co. Ltd.  At the time of this can...

Revenue collector Tim Kohler from State College, PA, sends in this spectacular item from his collection and adds the background and explanat...

Editors Note:  The following explanation and examples of Scott RN-X1, revenue stamped paper, come from Bob Hohertz. X1. The one-cent rose ...

Editor's note:  Today begins a series of contributions from Bob Hohertz on 1898 stamped paper.  By all appearances, this is a short subj...

Hudson Co. Nat. Bank AUG   14   1899 Jersey City, N. J.

The summer is over for the Langlois family.  School has started and I am back at work.  And its time for me to get back on a regular bloggin...

Power of Attorney Josiah Focht to Mrs. Sarah E. O'Brien Reading, PA December 9, 1898 closeup view of correction of the improper use of ...

Cashier's Check The Merchants National Bank Burlington, Vermont July 1, 1898 First Day of Tax Note the "IMPOSSIBLE TO PROCURE PROP...

Colom Gonzalez y Santini cigarette pack front Porto Rico was the only territory acquired during the Spanish American War where any of the 1...

STATE LIFE INS. CO. AUG 8 1898 INDIANAPOLIS. The State Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis still exists today and is a part of the firm ...

Preferred Accident Insurance Company Three month renewal policy September 3, 1898 - December 3, 1898 stamps tied by a light double-ring han...

Steerage embarkation ticket for the S/S Pennland Philadelphia to Bremen via Liverpool March 4, 1900 The tax on passenger tickets by any ves...

Illinois Central Railroad Parlor Car Ticket Chicago to St. Louis Reverse side of ticket Purchased at the ICRR Chicago City Office April 25,...

C.  E.  Co. AUG   3   1899 Hudson,  O.

A. L. HOWE. AUG  2  1898 A. L. Howe signed check to the Phoenix Bridge Company First National Bank, Kansas City Backstamps for: Kansas Cit...

In commemeration of my vacation days in Minnesota this summer, here are a few 1898s with Minnesota cancels: Bank of Willmar JUN  20  1899 Wi...

The ARA has a new design for its web page.   The redesign provides a more modern appearance and interactive framework.  Kudos to ARA officer...

ATLANTIC  MUTUAL JUL  29  1901 INSURANCE.   Founded in New York as the Atlantic Insurance Company in 1838, the company would become a "...

ROBERT  BINES JUL   28   1898 CHICAGO No telling what sort of transaction this stamp was used for unless one can find a trail of documents ...

Today's featured document is contributed by Frank Sente.  The document includes a seldom seen printed cancel by The Girard Trust Company...

Bennett, Hutchinson & Co., JUL  25  1898 Insurance. Cold trail for this insurance firm, though I think it was located in Indiana.

C.  D.  F.  &  CO. JUL 24 1899 We are in the slow days of summer and your correspondent has been taking a break. 

P. & N. W. JUL  18  1901 This post card documents seven coal deliveries to six locations via the Pennsylvania and Northwestern Railroa...