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Article 148: France Prephilatelic ( stampless ) Covers from the 18th and 19th Centuries

Here are six commercial letters spanning 127 years of postal history. Quick links: main page / 1702 letter to Avignon / 1791 letter from Marseilles to St. Gilles / 1820 letter from Amiens to Paris / 1827 letter from Aurillac / 1812 letter from Angers / 1829 letter from Troyes to Saint Dizier

Article 147: Kenya mostly Bird Definitives on covers to the U.K.

Here are 19 covers from a single correspondence to the U.K. Quick links: main page / Covers with the 8 and 10 shillings Bird definitives / Covers with 11 shillings Bird definitives / Covers with 14 shillings Bird definitives / Covers with high value commemoratives and the 80 shillings Bird definitive / Covers with the 50 shillings Bird definitive

Article 146: Argentina 1923-35 10 centavos San Martin

I show here several blocks of the 10 centavos. Below are three blocks of four in three shades, followed by highlights for color comparisons. Quick links: main page / several blocks of four / a block of ten / a block of fourteen ( main page / detailed images ) / a few plate varieties

Article 145: Pakistan 6 Pies Service Definitive

Here are several examples of this stamp. Quick links: main page / postmarks / overprint highlights

Article 144: Bavaria (German State) 3 Kreuzer Red Brown

I show here three specimens, with highlights of the design, backscans, highlights of the postmarks, and details showing plate flaws.Quick links: main page / postmarked "12" specimen / postmarked "142" specimen / postmarked "102" specimen

Article 143: Venezuela Chase Bank Correspondence Part 2

This group of covers bears overprinted inflation stamps. The 10 Bolivares on 0.25 Bolivares, may be rare, if judging by the small number of specimens found in this correspondence. Quick links: main page / cutouts / item 1 / cover 1 / cover 2

Article 142: Selected Malaysia commemoratives from a correspondence

Here are selected stamps from Malaysis. Quick links: main page (fauna and flora) / additional stamps (walking canes and pottery)

Article 141: Selected US stamps from an Iowa correspondence

Here are selections from an Iowa correspondence. Quick links: main page with flag over porch 32c stamp / other stamps