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Monday, September 20, 2010

The Fullerton List: Railroad 25: The Chicago, Fort Madison & Des Moines Railroad

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This post is part of a continuing series  on Richard Fullerton's 1952 Catalog of Railroad Company, Street Railway, & Express Company...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Another Bank Check With Postage Use Corrected

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A fiscal history mentor once told me to buy items I didn't completely understand or couldn't explain as they likely sheltered intere...

Hyphen Hole 14 Variety

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Following the previous post on roulette varieties, JW Palmer sent in examples of the major hyphen-hole variety, the so-called roulette 14.  ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

1 Cent Documentary Roulette Varieties

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Three days ago Sean Roberts sent in an interesting 1ct documentary block of 4, apparently nonrouletted vertically.  In turn, Frank Sente sen...
Friday, September 17, 2010

Bank Checks - Postage Not Accepted for Tax

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In my last blog about the tax on bank checks we illustrated examples of postage stamps used in lieu of revenue stamps . Because of problems ...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

Cancel for September 17 or 20?: International Paper Company

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. SEP 17 1898 NEW YORK doubled cancel with September 20 over the 17th This stamp was cancelled the year of Internati...

Cancel for September 16: Becker Brewing and Malting Company

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From the Becker Brewing and Malting Company records of the Utah State University Libraries: The Becker Brewing and Malting Company (BBMC)...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Cancel for September 16: P. F. Harper & Company

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P. F. HARPER & CO. SEP 16 1898 NEW YORK. P. F. Harper & Company had its own telegraph code back in 1894.  So far that is all I'...

Cancel for September 15: Des Moines Insurance Company

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decipede cancel Des Moines SEP 15 1898 Ins. Co.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Fullerton LIst: Railroad 20, The C, B. & Q. R. R., or the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

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This post is part of a continuing series  on Richard Fullerton's 1952 Catalog of Railroad Company, Street Railway, & Express Company...

September 14, 1901: President William McKinley Dead; Theodore Roosevelt Sworn In

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William McKinley, January 29, 1843 - September 14, 1901 25th President of The United States, 1897 - 1901 Shot on September 6, 1901, died 109...
Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Fullerton List: Railroads 05 to 15

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On Saturday, September 11, 2010, this site introduced Richard Fullerton's list of printed cancels  on 1898 series documentary revenue st...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Cancel for September 12: Muller, Schall

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MULLER, SCHALL & CO. SEP 12 1901 NEW YORK R170p Hyphen Hole 40 cent documentary For a reason unknown to me, Muller, Schall, a securiti...

The Fullerton List: A Catalog of Railroad Company , Street Railway Company and Express Company Printed Cancellations on the 1898 U.S. Revenues

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In July 1952, Richard Fullerton of Dayton, Ohio, published a list of known printed cancellations on the battleship revenues by railroads an...
Friday, September 10, 2010

American Philatelist, August 1998: Remembering the Maine by Frank Sente

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We are very fortunate at 1898 Revenues to have Frank Sente as a guest blogger.  Long before this site was ever created or conceived, Frank w...