David Thompson sent scans of a 1900 Wells Fargo shipper's receipt book.  Six years ago a page from a similar receipt book was posted on...

Several years ago I wrote several posts about the curse of grading on the hobby of stamp collecting.  Those posts can be found here.   ...

We hear that the American Philatelic Research Library (APRL) will soon be parting with many of its books. Decisions have been made at the...

The American Revenue Association is one of the oldest collector's organizations in philately, as is its flagship journal, The American...

  UNION STOVE WORKS, DEC 31 1898  David Thompson scan

UNION FDR'Y. JUL      7     1898 &   MCH.  CO. Langlois scan From Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Manufacturing and...

If its not one thing its another conspiring to keep me from writing posts for this website.  This week finds your correspondent in Liberia....

Advertisement in 1900 edition of The Giles City Directory of Colorado Springs, Colorado The Bonbrights were a prosperous east coast ...

Red and black Provident Savings Life cancels on 1898 series revenue stamps.  All are printed cancels except for the bottom right s...

  John Alexander Dowie 1847-1907 In his robes as "Elijah the Restorer" c. 1904 During my years in the early 80s at ...

Yesterday I posted stamps canceled by Dr. Fahrney & Son, a proprietary medicine company based in Maryland.  Dr. Fahrney used printed ca...

Dr Fahrney's shop window display Library of Congress  Dr. Fahrney, like Mrs. Winslow , liked to make medicine from morphine. ...

Standard Varnish Works was establish on Staten Island, New York.  David Thompson sent a scan of the 2 cent documentary below with a Standar...

Column advertisement, San Antonio Daily Express May 25, 1899 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. DEC 18 1898 CHICAGO ...

The American, Great Lakes-bound White Star Line Steamer Tashmoo WHITE STAR LINE APR  16  1902 DETROIT, MICH. David T...

Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Line Steamship Saxon The company hedged on the reliability of steam power with the Saxon...