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Specializing in 19th century postal history from the stampless period to 1861

19th century postal history

I specialize in 19th century postal history from the Colonial period to the 1861 period. Strengths are in the areas of early manuscripts, Colonial markings, ship mail, transatlantic mail, unusual rate covers, and other unusual stampless usages. I also specialize in the 3ct 1851-1857 period, and offer unusual usages, as well as plating examples for the specialist.



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Example of a Colonial period ship marking