US Covers!

Hello there. I've posted similar topics before, upon my start on this forum. There I showed a few US-covers, and I'd just like to show a few more :)



This first one says State of Washington, Senate Chamber, T.P Fisk, Secretary. With a letter in Swedish inside :)
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This second one I thought looked nice with some colours and different stamps. Is there any reason for the 1 cent stamp to be rotated 90 degrees other than to obscure as little text as possible?
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This one also has a stamp rotated 90 degrees.. I also thought the CDS was beautiful.
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This is an yellow envelope.
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It's from 1876, quite old compared to most of the other covers I've got I think.. What does the CDS say on the backside? PKXPN means?
Is that orange CDS(?) common?
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This last envelope is completely orange!


If there is any unusual stamps or CDS or cancels, etc, please tell me. I have no catalogs, yet. Let me know if you need a better picture for a better look.

Thanks, hope you enjoyed them :)

Very nice covers! Especially the registered cover with the 10 cent Trans-Mississippi stamp. All the covers are better than average in my opinion.
Will

The second image has "T" for postage due?
A great Registration label on the 3rd image
and a curious violet "D" aux marking with numerals
Very nice material indeed.
I don't think there is any reason for
stamps gummed at odd angles on your covers.
Probably just haste.

Very nice. The registered cover is very nice. The 10 cent Trans- Mississippi is difficult to find on registered covers.

Rod222, I have no idea what that T stands for. Might just be for T.P Fisk, as on the backside "T.P"?

Are registered covers more scarce?

I think you will find "T" indicates the cover is underpaid,
but I am on shaky ground,
I am not a US or Swedish collector of markings.

Registered Covers?
A bit like a menu at a Restaurant,
depends how your taste runs :)

I love Registered covers, but not all do.

I would hazard a guess a Swedish Collector would
love to look over this stuff. Has lots of curiosities.

Registered covers tend to have more things going on. There's the label, extra postmarks/handstamps and usually higher face value stamps.

Okay I understand. Thanks.

I'm going to join a local stamp-society with my father, and see if it's anything for us. I guess I will reduce the average age with 400% ;)

Noone knows what "PKXPN" stands for? Just out of curiousity.

That's part of the backstamp, so Swedish specialists
will be your best bet there.

Joining a stamp club! Great!

Here is an example of "T" = "Taxe" = Postage due

(was 110 centimes due or short, it was paid by three "postage due stamps" stamps
named segnatasse

The initials P.K.X.P. (Postkupéexpeditioner) indicate Travelling Post Office (literally: Forwarding Mail Van). The last N stand for Number.

I see. Thanks to you!

the 10c stamp is either a 150 or 161
check for a secret mark

Yeah, the 10c stampS. Two covers with 10c stamps :)

Do anyone know of any webpage that lists the prices of these stamps on Cover? I know my swedish catalog does that..