USA Covers & Postcards
1940
Scott 863
STANDARD LETTER
FAMOUS AMERICAN AUTHORS
Standard letter from New York, USA to Reading, England. The stamp features Scott 863, Samual L. Clemens (Mark Twain), 10c stamp and Scott 825, James A. Garfield 20c stamp. The cover is cancelled "NEW YORK N.Y.| CHURCH ST. ANNEX | MAY 25 | 1940".
Scott 863 and 825
Standard Letter
Standard Letter
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Scott 877
STANDARD LETTER
FAMOUS AMERICAN SCIENTISTS
Standard letter from New York, USA to Reading, England. The stamp features Dr. Walter Reed and a single Scott 877 stamp (Issued 17th Apr 1940 ). The cover is cancelled "NEW YORK | MAY 1 | 1940".
Scott 877
Standard Letter
Standard Letter
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Scott 880-881
STANDARD LETTER
FAMOUS AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Standard letter from New York, USA to Reading, England. The stamp features Scott 880 (John Philip Sousa 2c) and Scott 881 (Victor Herbert 3c). The cover is cancelled "NEW YORK | JUN 3 | 1940".
Scott 880 and 881
Standard Letter
Standard Letter
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Scott 891
FIRST DAY COVER
FAMOUS AMERICAN INVENTORS
Issued 14th Oct 1940 First Day Cover featuring Cyrus Hall McCormick (McCormick has been credited as the single inventor of the mechanical reaper. He was, however, one of several designing engineers who produced successful models in the 1830s) and a block of 4 Scott 891 stamps. The cover is cancelled "LEXINGTON VA | OCT 14 | 1940".
Scott 891
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
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Scott 892
FIRST DAY COVER
FAMOUS AMERICAN INVENTORS
Issued 14th Oct 1940 First Day Cover featuring Elias Howe, the inventory of the lockstictch sewing machine and a block of 4 Scott 892 stamps. The cover is cancelled "SPENCER MASS | OCT 14 | 1940".
Scott 892
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
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Scott 894
FIRST DAY COVER
80th ANNIV PONY EXPRESS
Issued 3rd Apr 1940 First Day Cover commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Pony Express with a single Scott 894 stamp. The cover is cancelled "SAINT JOSEPH Mo.| APR 3 | 1940", Saint Joseph was the starting point for the Pony Express route..
Scott 894
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
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Issued 3rd Apr 1940 First Day Cover commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Pony Express with a block of 4 Scott 894 stamps. The cover is cancelled "SACRAMENTO CALIF. | APR 3 | 1940", Sacramento was the last stop on the Pony Express route.
Scott 894
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
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Scott 895
FIRST DAY COVER
50th ANNIV PAN AMERICAN UNION
Issued 14th Apr 1940 First Day Cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Pan American Union with a single Scott 895 stamp. The cover is cancelled "WASHINGTON | D.C. | APR 14 | 1940".
Scott 895
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
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Scott 896
FIRST DAY COVER
50th ANNIV IDAHO STATEHOOD
Issued 3rd Jul 1940 First Day Cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Idaho Statehood with a single Scott 896 stamp. The cover is cancelled "BOISE | IDAHO | JUL 3 | 1940". Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is 41 miles (66 km) east of the Oregon border, and 110 miles (177 km) north of the Nevada border.
Scott 896
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
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Scott 898
FIRST DAY COVER
400th ANNIV CORONADO EXPEDITION
Issued 7th Sep 1940 First Day Cover commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Coronado Expedition with a pair of Scott 898 stamps. The cover is cancelled "ALBUQUERQUE | N.MEX.| Sep 7 | 1940". Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico to present-day Kansas through parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542.
Scott 898
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
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