Postal History Covers
While ofen ignored by history buffs, with the exception of philatelic collectors, postal history is a great insight into the past. Postal History is the collection of mail...in the forms of letters & postcards...mailed from points all over the world to friends, relatives & business acquaintances...well, all over the world. Pictured here are a couple of examples.
The first is a 1893 envelope from the Newton, Iowa, Knights of Pythias lodge. The stamp used was one of the Columbus Issues, a beautiful set of stamps. The envelope has a pre-printed lodge insignia on its left side.
A second example is beautiful air mail cover commemorating the change in the postal rate for air mail service to 5-cents (those were the days) that occurred August 1, 1928. It has a rubber-stamped cachet (a graphic image of some design). It bears a beautiful airmail stamp known as the Beacon and Rocky Mountains stamp. Just great engraving on this colorful stamp.
Third example is a 1933 rubber-stamped cachet cover commemorating the presence of the U.S. Frigate Constitution in Seattle WA. Used to pay the postage are three 1/2-cent Nathan Hale stamps.
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