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This one made of some type of tree bark actually went through the mail in Vermont in 1907...its a shame that the stamp has probably long since been removed.
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Anyhew, i am pretty sure some of the other folks here have items they can display and keep the thread going !
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This cover is a cloth bag measuring about 4.5 inches by 6 inches. Front and back shown below. (Later edit: This fits this my broad definition of a "cover," but maybe not those of others.)
It was sent in 1986 to a friend of mine here in the US from Dr. Brihaspati Dev Triguna from the village of Sarai Kale Khan, a village in Delhi, India. Contents were food supplements. Dr. Triguna was quite a famous alternative medicine practitioner and is featured on a 2019 stamp of India. The image of the stamp below is from Wikimedia Commons. It is an image from India Post and shareable under the Government Open Data License - India.
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A friend of mine, now deceased, gave me her stamp collection. Within it was this small box sent to her father (or grand-father), civil servant in Le Puy, center of France. It probably contained jewelry as the box is registered. Only one stamp, type Sage, 40 cts. The stamp seems to be Type I. I cannot read the franking date. If someone can decipher the date!!
The box itself is in wood with two hinges allowing to open and close the cover. Dimensions: 8 cm x 6.2 cm x 3 cm (divide by 2.54 to get in in inches).
It was mailed from Riom, where she was from. Riom was not far from Le Puy.
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28.DEC 1897 ?
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Charlie, it seems that you are right. I did not think to look that way. I was expected the date on asingle line as it is split in three. Thanks, Michel
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How about Santa on a leather card taking a little nip.
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Empty, cotton, sample bag of coffee beans from San Jose, Costa Rica to New York City, U.S.A.:
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Back, with stamps:
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keep the bag..i want the coffee !
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No coffee. I only got the bag with the correct postage on it!
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Things have been quiet around here lately....while delving through long forgotten computer paper boxes and plastic tubs of stamps and covers i found a couple of postcards made from materials other than paper. This first one is a leather postcard manufactured in Woodstock , New York.
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This one made of some type of tree bark actually went through the mail in Vermont in 1907...its a shame that the stamp has probably long since been removed.
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Anyhew, i am pretty sure some of the other folks here have items they can display and keep the thread going !
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This cover is a cloth bag measuring about 4.5 inches by 6 inches. Front and back shown below. (Later edit: This fits this my broad definition of a "cover," but maybe not those of others.)
It was sent in 1986 to a friend of mine here in the US from Dr. Brihaspati Dev Triguna from the village of Sarai Kale Khan, a village in Delhi, India. Contents were food supplements. Dr. Triguna was quite a famous alternative medicine practitioner and is featured on a 2019 stamp of India. The image of the stamp below is from Wikimedia Commons. It is an image from India Post and shareable under the Government Open Data License - India.
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A friend of mine, now deceased, gave me her stamp collection. Within it was this small box sent to her father (or grand-father), civil servant in Le Puy, center of France. It probably contained jewelry as the box is registered. Only one stamp, type Sage, 40 cts. The stamp seems to be Type I. I cannot read the franking date. If someone can decipher the date!!
The box itself is in wood with two hinges allowing to open and close the cover. Dimensions: 8 cm x 6.2 cm x 3 cm (divide by 2.54 to get in in inches).
It was mailed from Riom, where she was from. Riom was not far from Le Puy.
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28.DEC 1897 ?
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Charlie, it seems that you are right. I did not think to look that way. I was expected the date on asingle line as it is split in three. Thanks, Michel
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How about Santa on a leather card taking a little nip.
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Empty, cotton, sample bag of coffee beans from San Jose, Costa Rica to New York City, U.S.A.:
Front:
Back, with stamps:
David
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keep the bag..i want the coffee !
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Phil:
No coffee. I only got the bag with the correct postage on it!
David
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