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February 1st, 1927. Scott C4 and 555 tied to cover sent to E.J. Newcomer. I met him when I was a young stamp collector. He was an entomologist(I think) and is listed in the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in the Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs. Cover backstamped with "New Airmail Rate 10 c Per 1/2 Ounce"   |
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Accounting for inflation, that extra one penny additional postage included on that cover would be the equivalent of 13 cents additional postage today! |
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Today in Molins de Rei (15 km South of Barcelona). 45th Philatelic Exhibition, 100 years of the "Gegants" (big, 4m, parade puppets) of the town. Shown on the personalized stamp and postmark. It was a small (50 frames) local exhibition but the quality was ok.  |
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3 February 1962, commemorating the maiden voyage of the paquebot "France", departing from Le Havre and arriving in New York on 6 February.  The paquebot "France" was a state-of-the art, luxurious transatlantic passenger steamship from 1962-1974. It was the first major, high-tech industrial project that was designed and produced entirely in France post-WWII. That stamps were issued commemorate the "France" before its first voyage is one indication that it was a patriotic symbol of recovery and pride for the whole country. There were even protests in France when it was decommissioned. In 1980 it was sold, refurbished and renamed "Norway" to be used for Caribbean cruises. Commercial use ended in 2003 when there was an explosion on board that killed 8 crew members. In 2007, the last trip of the "France" was to India, where it was broken up for scrap. These links show photos of the ship and its interior, some of its artifacts, and some philatelic memorabilia associated with it: http://www.maximeold.com/exhibition...-de-chaillot http://www.paquebots.net/article-pa...8732274.html |
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Feb. 5th, 1932. 3 Sc # 559 (I think) tied to a cover from someone in the Northern Life Tower in Seattle to the Chief Superintendent Air Mail Service Post Office Dept in Ottawa, Canada.  |
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February 7 1948  The letter enclosed thanks the recipient for sponsoring the C.A.R.E. package that the sender received. |
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February 8 1899  Quote:
One of the oldest jobbing houses in the city is the Lyman-Eliel Drug Co., which was founded in 1869 as Lyman Tucker. Mr. George R. Lyman, the president of the company, was the head of the original firm and has been ever since the leading spirit of this most successful of business enterprises. The corporation was formed in 1885, and during the following winter the establishment of the concern at 425 Nicollet Avenue was completely destroyed by fire. Within an incredibly short space of time the company was doing business at 111 and 113 First Avenue South in much larger quarters, but after a few years these proved insufficient, and after Geo. R. Newell & Co. vacated the large warehouse at the corner of Washington and First Avenue North, the Lyman-Eliel Drug Co. moved in. Mr. George R. Lyman, the president of the company, has been connected with the drug business for nearly 25 years; J. C. Eliel, vice president, was for a long time a member of the wholesale drug firm of John A. King & Co. of Chicago, and H. H. Eliel, the secretary, has also had long experience in the business. The Treasurer, Mr. F. W. Lyman, was general manager of the Minneapolis Cotton Mill before he became connected with the drug company.
History of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Part II.
New York: MUNSELL & COMPANY. Publishers, 1893.
 The Minneapolis Journal. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, March 02, 1901, Page 4 August Grotefend was the owner of RF Drugs, 1011 Main St, NE MInneapolis. He lived at 500 University Ave which is ten blocks from his store. Lyman-Eliel Drugs Co. was located across the Mississippi River in the Minneapolis Warehouse District and was also ten blocks from Mr. Grotefend's residence. |
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Feb. 10th, 1934. A 735a tied to cover pmkd USS Seattle in the Brooklyn Naval yard.  |
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Feb, 17th 1976. Opening of a new branch of the Spanish post office savings bank (now, on Deutsche Bank)in Barcelona.  |
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February 20 1899 Boiestown New Brunswick.  The 86b Xmas map stamp is upside down, but has a guide line on the its upper right corner (the viewers lower right). |
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