Stamps For Collectors / Philately from Paper Time Machines

Postally Used color postcard of the Mt. Vernon Mansion in Virginia. Was mailed to recipient in Frankfort, OH on 8 August 1909, franked with a 1 Cent Green Ben Franklin Definitive issue, tied with a Doane style "Mount Vernon on the Potomac, VA" CDS cancel. There is moderate wear to edges and corners will a small piece of the Upper… Read more

Postally used Undivided Reverse monochrome view postcard depicting the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C.Published by New York postcard printer, A.C. Bosselman, it was printed in Germany circa 1905. The postcard was mailed from Washington, D.C. on 1/14/1906 to a recipient in Rochester, NY. It was franked with USA # 300 (Scott), tied with a wavy line killer with… Read more

Very Light Handling and Storage Wear on edges and corners Mailed from Halifax, England to Ickley, Yorkshire, England on 9 July 1910. Franked with Halp Penney Lt. Green King Edward VII Issue, Tied with incomplete Halifax CDS. Postcard depicts British Shakespearean stage actress, Evelyn Millard (1869-1941) in an embossed oval frame.

Monochrome View of the Courtyard of Heilegenkruez Abbey in Wienerwald (Austria). Titling is Red. There is considerable edge and corner wear on this postcard. However, there is no outright damage. There is a faint rubber stamp impression, likely from the hotel that sold or provided this postcard. It was mailed from Wien (Vienna) on 10 October 1910; an auspicious date!… Read more

Beautiful Color reproduction of the view of what appears to be the Salzach River in Salzburg, Austria (Austria-Hungary). There is moderate to heavy edge and corner wear. There is writing on both the picture and address sides. The postcard was mailed from Salzburg, Austria-Hungary on 20 July 1910. It was franked with a Red 10 Heller Franz-Josef I Stamp,… Read more

Moderate Edge and Corner wear and Damage. Damaged Upper Left Corner. Mailed Fro Gmund, Germany (Now Austria) on 28 December 1910. Franked with a 10 Pfennig Germania Issue.

Swiss Artist's rendition of a view of the bridge over the Limmat River at Zürish, Baden, Switzerland. The Postcard is Postally Used, with moderate edge and corner wear. There are three words penned on the face side of the postcard. Postal Regulation's in 1903 prohibited any writing on the address side, other than the address, but messages could be… Read more

Very light edge and corner wear, with some light abrasion marks along top border. Postcard was postally used, posted at Haarlem Station, Noord-Holland, Netherlands on 29 November 1952. It was franked with a pair of 2 Cent Blue Definitive Issues, Tied with a Special "Voor Het Kind" (For the Child) Killer Cancel.Mailed to a recipient in Wallingford, CT USA

Very Minor Edge and Corner wear. This is a Postally Used Postcard mailed from Monte Carlo, Monaco to Marion, AL USA in 31 December 1918. Sender mentions seeing the Casino "where they gamble at Monte Carlo". Postcard is franked with a 10¢ Monagasque Postage Stamp, Tied with Monaco CDS Canced. Part of stamp is missing, where it had been wrapped… Read more

Moderate wear and significant toning (or moisture staining). Lower Right and Left Corners have bends and cracking. Message written on picture side of postcard, as was required by Postal Regulation at the time. Address side is also undivided, and contains only the receivers name and address and the Franking. The Postcard was franked with a 10pf Carmine "Germania" issue, tied… Read more

Ireland Post issue of 3 Stamps / 6 Seals Depicting 3 Different Pets in Commemoration of Chinese Lunar New Year and the Year of the Rabbit. The Souvenir Sheet comes clear display mount, which is enclosed in a Commemorative Folder. All of the above is house in a Acid Free Clear Pouch for storage and display.

Postcard was mailed from Minnicoganamene, Georgian Bay, ONT Canada to De Pere, Wisconsin USA on Aug 11, 1916. Well centered, but faint CDS Cancel on Canada MR1 War Tax Stamp. While War Tax stamp were intended to be used ONLY for tax purposes (on Mail), postage use was tolerated until April 1916. This one was obviously not caught or was… Read more

Pre-1908 Undivided Back Comic Humor Postcard depicting a weary henpecked husband with his domineering wife towering over him. The caption reads, "The Wolf is the Lamb". The postcard was franked with USA # 323 (Scott Cat) cancelled with a nice Buttzville, NJ CDS Cancel Dated 5 Dept 1905. It was mailed to an R.F.D. recipient in Bridgeville,… Read more

Circa 1907 White Bordered Real Photo Humor Postcard depicting young boy in Sailor Suit. It was franked with USA # 300, which received a very nice Turin, Iowa CDS Cancel dated 23 March 1907. Recipient is in Ewing, NE. Very Minor signs of edge and corner wear.

A small collection of Jumbo Postcards from postcard publisher "Albert" (Albert Dohman) of Brussels, Belgium from the 1920s to 1930s. The postcards have never been used, but there is some minor handling wear on the edges and corners. For scans of the postcards not shown here, please contact us at collex@juno.com.