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Does anyone collect Official Business, do they have catalog numbers or values? Anyone?  |
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I don't collect them, but that is a lovely cover !
The flag cancel is a beaut. |
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Bedrock Of The Community
United States
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Nice cover! I'm sure there are specialized catalogs for these ("W" prefixes, I believe), however, Scott Specialized does not list them stating that:
"(after July 1, 1884)...government offices began to use franked envelopes of varied design. These indicate no denomination and lie beyond the scope of this catalog." |
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Seems like a nice cover ought to be able to be cataloged. I will have to make a W book. Although it does have a flag on it. We did have a flag collector! |
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The Scott U.S. Specialized is a very good general U.S. catalog. However, there are many areas where the catalog is slightly deficient to totally deficient to a good door stop. The more specialized your collection becomes the more deficient the catalog is (I suspect that this is true with most catalogs). |
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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No clue, it does appear to be tied by the cancel though. You'd also think that the White House wouldn't need a Stamp either, or at least an official stamp or Perfin. |
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I like official mail, though I do not collect them. (not officially, anyway) |
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Here is a free franking one from a Senator.  But the Department of State needed a Stamp.  |
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Here are a couple I picked up by accident at my stamp club meeting last night.   If this one looks a little odd, it is because I played with the colors to try to bring out the return address.  |
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Posted 02/04/2011 2:53 pm
