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Boston's famed Copley-Plaza (with notepaper (blank) and envelope where it looks as if someone was learning to write Chinese):  |
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Another one ... the Hotel Belmont in New York (with a partial socked on the nose cancel.) Opulent for the period, I believe:  Quote:
The Belmont Hotel, across 42nd St from Grand Central, was the tallest in the world when built in 1908. It was demolished in 1939. |
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Now to Florida ... The Don-Ce-Sar Beach Hotel in Pass-a-Grille Beach. On a philatelic note, the 1937 cancel (Pass-a-Grille Beach, Florida) is a Discontinued Post Office (1931-1958). The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places:  |
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No no ! I suggest the Lafayette Hotel in Tampa...air cooled in summer and steam heat !!  |
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APS 070059 Life Member International Society of Guatemala Collectors I.S.G.C. #853 |
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I've seen a lot of these types of hotel covers at shows recently, and find them very tempting. But then I'm easily tempted. Here's a modest CP Hotel cover.  |
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Unfortunately, most of the hotel covers I have are from a "dollar dealer", so their overall condition isn't the best. But the vingettes are still nice |
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Posted 03/06/2011 3:57 pm
