Another pick up today - from an APS circuit - for US back of book - Officials - Executive Department 6 cent carmine Lincoln - Scott # O13 - issued in 1873. The Executive Department stamps seem in bit more challenging to come by. Still in need of the 10 cent.

New pick up today - for Spain collection- stampless cover from 1829. I’m very much a novice in the stampless cover field, much to learn, but very interesting and enjoyable.

New today for Spain collection - El Cid - 10 peseta issues - though not rare, I’ve had difficulty finding these. On the left Type I issue of 1937 and on the right Type II issue of 1940. On Type I the 10 is 1/2 mm shorter than the Type II. There is a slight color variance as well.

New pickup today for US back of book - Officials - Interior Department 24 cent vermillion- General Winfield Scott - Scott # O22 - issue of 1873. A nice upgrade from the used example I had - very nice color. From APS circuit.

New today for France collection - a rare Air Post issue from 1928. Scott # C3 -surcharged in New York by order of the French general consul for use in paying the 10 Franc fee for letters leaving the liner lle de France on a catapulted hydroplane when the ship was one day off the

Another nice addition today for France - Merson issue overprinted for the Bordeaux Philatelic Congress - issue of 1923. Scott # 197 - the needed piece to complete the page.

New pick up today for German States - Oldenburg - 1/3 Silbergroschen black on green - unused with original gum and certificate. Issue of 1855 - Scott # 4. A Nice addition to my collection.

New auction win - 3 cent Locomotive pictorial issue of 1869 - unused block of four with original gum. Scott # 114. One of my favorite US issues, happy to pick up for my collection!

New pick up today from auction - 1 cent blue Franklin Type IV issue of 1851 - with very rare cancellation from West Hartford Connecticut - initials of postmaster Leonard Buckland. Only 4-6 recorded according to Simpson’s U S Postal Markings 1851-1861.

Interesting Philadelphia cover from my collection- with address details - “in Front Street below Market Street upper side” - with Blood’s One Cent Dispatch stamp.

Pick up today - Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States - 1861. Interesting reading for a Civil War buff. I found the pay / forage tables interesting - just starting to look through it.

New pick up today from auction for France collection. Souvenir sheet for the May 1925 International Philatelic Exposition in Paris. Available only to those with a ticket for the event. 100 years old very soon! Happy to add to my collection. Scott # 226

Working on APS circuit for France, found a few needed items and several nice upgrades so far. Always enjoy upgrading!

New pick up today - one of my older US covers. This one from 1792 from Boston to Plymouth with an October 4 date stamp. Sh 12 - for 8 cents for 30-60 miles, plus 4 cent ship fee.

New pick up today for France - 50 franc emerald - Plane over Paris - issue of 1936. Scott # C14 - unused and never hinged with very fine centering. A scarce stamp with only 118,000 issued. A missing space I’ve been looking to fill!

A new pick up today from auction- the circular Boston cancel has a rarity number of 9 in Simpson’s US Postal Markings 1851-1861 - signifying Extremely Rare with only 2 to 3 recorded. Enclosed letter is dated May 20, 1858.

New pick up for Washington Franklin issues. Scott # 459 - 2 cent carmine imperforate with single line watermark - issue of 1914. Estimate issue of 21,000 with only 1,500 stamps estimated to have been saved by collectors. Used examples are rare. Had it not been for the Washington

Always nice to complete a page. I had the full set except for the 10 franc, which I had used, and found a nice unused example in an APS circuit today - along with a few other upgrades. Liberty and Peace issue of 1900 - 1926. Scott # 121 - 132.