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100 Tons Of Stuff To Sell - Estate Antiques
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Definition of Philately = n. French & Greek =
tax exemption - free from tax; akin to Gk telein to pay, or to bear; fr. the
fact that a stamped letter frees the recipient from paying the mailing charges -
more at Tolerate ; the collection and study of postage and
imprinted stamps. So, we are paying a tax called postage
in stamp form to send letters from one place to another - we - the writers of
this letter, bill, postcard, etc. pay this tax so the Recipient of our message
does not have to pay this tax to Receive our message. "And so it goes......"
Although my parents did not collect
stamps as a hobby, that does not mean they did not Save stamps from all the
years they spent before and after they married (about 1905 - 1980's). So we have
stamps, sheets of stamps, postcards, stamped letters & various other items like
the First Day Covers listed below. When I find it, you'll see it here!
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Preprinted 1 ct Jefferson Postcards
7/22/1964 Nevada Centennial 1864 - 1964
USPS Stamp # 1248 - 5 cents
Every one of these FDC's contains a letter from Robert
Wood Johnson, Div of Johnson & Johnson,
Signed by Don Johnston, General
Manager & Hand Typed. FDC sent as Advertising advice to my father, mgr of Peoples (Service) Drug Store, Harrisonburg, VA |
8/14/1964 FDC Shakespeare; USPS Stamp # 1250;
w/letter from Johnson & Johnson Co. |
 9/11/1964 FDC Dr's Charles & William Mayo; w/J.J.
Letter; USPS Stamp # 1251 |
 10/15/1964 FDC 50th Aniv. ASCAP, w/JJ Letter; USPS
Stamp# 1252 |
 11/9/1964 FDC Christmas mailed from Bethlehem, PA; USPS
Stamp # 1255 Mistletoe; J. & J. Letter |
12/7/1964 FDC issued by United Nations, New York w/Education for
progress UNESCO Stamp (not found in USPS book) shows many languages on
border & teacher figure; J. & J. Letter |
1/8/1965 FDC 150th Anniv Battle of New Orleans 1/8/1815; USPS stamp#
1261 - 5 cents; J. & J. Letter |
2/15/1965 FDC Commemorating the Centennial of Sokols in American -
Physical Fitness, mailed from Washington D.C.; USPS Stamp #1262 - 5 cents;
J. & J. Letter |
FDC 3/4/1965 issued by United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus
issued on the anniversary of the Security Council Resolution for its
establishment. United Nations orange & green stamp mailed from the United
Nations building in NY.; J. & J. Letter |
FDC 1/12/1967 - 150th Anniversary of Henry David Thoreau, mailed from
Concord, Ma, w/writers portrait on left & 5 cent stamp # 1327. This
envelope is 7 1/2" long & contains advertising from The American Heritage
Magazine Company which published quarterly hardbound historical books.
Includes
letter, ad for next book & mailing envelope for return. |
FDC 9/1/1965 Centenary of the Discovery of Antisepsis by Joseph Lister,
Official First Day Cover, Mailed from Kingston Upon the Surrey, England;
Stamp 4d w/Queen & chemists device in grey w/red. Inside is letter from
Warner-Lambert - see below. |
Back of FDC on Lister w/Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company Makers of
Listerine Antiseptic Morris Plains, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
Letter from Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company Makers of Listerine
Antiseptic Morris Plains, New Jersey, U.S.A. - talking about First Day
Cover anniversary of Joseph Lister & their Mr. Lambert coming up with
Listerine. |
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