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Rest in Peace
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I have an old cover with a black edge floating around here somewhere. I'll have to scan it. Are these common? |
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Bedrock Of The Community
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Mourning covers are reasonably common. Not particularly valuable, though. The correct term may be "collectible". Here's one from 1920:  |
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This mourning cover is a particular favourite of mine:  Sent to the wife of Colonel Younghusband who later (1904) led the British Expedition to Tibet, from Jammu, the Winter Capital of Jammu & Kashmir, to Srinagar, the Summer Capital. The Residency was where the British Advisor to the Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir lived. |
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Rest in Peace
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Thank you Spanishmoss
It doesn't surprise me that there were several versions of this song and I should have thought of You Tube myself since I am in there a lot.
Thanks for the pointers.
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Hi Everyone,
I am looking at the covers, and I am wondering how to tell they are "mourning" covers? I can't tell, are they a black envelope or is that a black background from a scan? Thank you!
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Bedrock Of The Community
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The envelope itself has the black border ... which is how to tell it's a mourning cover. On the scan I showed above (St. Louis, MO cancel), this is the reverse:  |
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Bedrock Of The Community
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The mourning cover is fascinating! Thanks for sharing and scanning the backside! I am learning so much!
Also, thanks for the link, my brain is on stamp overload, lolol.. I appreciate it! |
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I have a questions regarding the mouring covers. Did people buy black envelopes to send a letter to someone who had someone who recently passed? Was there a certain era when these were sent? Thanks again to everyone for educating me!
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A butterfly has a black border on its wings.... Name? The Mourning cloak  |
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