Show Us Your Oldest Stamped Or Stampless Cover.

Here is my oldest signed by 2x prime minister of England John Russell.Discussed and deciphered in another post.
Chimo your 1828 cover from page 1 - Sandwich is now west windsor and quite historical. William Hands SS was until recently or may still be a High school in Windsor named after very likely the William Hands on your cover. Very interesting local to me history.

Wert and All

I would think that a cover with the contents would be worth a little more. My reason for saying this is that whenever I see the different auction lots, they make it a point to mention that the contents of a cover is still there in the hopes that bidding will increase.

Chimo

Bujutsu

Nitro

Thanks for letting me know this.

I was wondering about that too because I was referring to my old Post Office Almanacs and no mention was made about Raleigh.

When I re-do my albums, I will make the entries.

I often go into the Canada Post Archives for information as well but have not been in there for a while.

Thanks again

Chimo

Bujutsu

nitrolures...That is a cool piece of history...A real keeper.
Wish I had that cover...

Bujutsu...I would think that that is a truth (I think)...

If nitrolures had a letter inside from the Prime Minister, I would assume it would at least double or triple in value.

I contacted several political and philatelic type museums and universities in the UK and all were not interested even though I made no mention of looking for monetary value. Figured it would be semi important to some archive but the likelihood of this and many "free" franking signatures of political and I would guess royal figures is quite common.
CHIMO -I know my Mom was from Raleigh on or near Christchurch in england. Possibly the point of mailing in the UK - Although most towns in this area are named after British counterparts as would be Chatham and area.

I agree Nitro

A lot of the towns in the Muskoka region I collect are named after British towns.

I understand that there was a Bracebridge and a Huntsville in the UK. I know there are also Bala, Ullswater, Uffington, and a host of other names in this area that are British towns as well.

Bujutsu

Here is a nice clean cover from Boston, dated September 12, 1821

Chimo

Bujutsu

Now that is a nice cover Bujutsu...1821...wow

My oldest stamped cover is this 1840 Penny Black posted in my home village of Macduff in North East Scotland. Using the Macduff Penny Post it cost one penny to take it to the Post Office in Banff...a distance of one mile. Macduff had no Post Office until 1844 (still looking for that elusive 1844 type cancel).



Backstamped BANFF NOV 27 1840 it then was taken by mail coach to Turriff... around 12 miles.

That is a great cover scotzm

The markings are clear too.

Chimo

Bujutsu

Very nice cover scotzm....Now a days it would cost $10.00 ($5.01207 pounds) in gas to get it to the post office...

Bujutsu,

Regarding your stampless envelope of 1829, In Kent County, Raliegh was the Post Office between 1816 to 1852 and later became Chatham P.O.
William Hands was the Postmaster at Sandwich around the 1830's. I do remember Windsor naming a high school after him.

Sorry about the repeat message. I just noticed Nitrolures post. Seen the cover on page 1 and got a little exited about chiming in. Enjoying all the covers and the history that goes with it.

Here is my earliest cover. Sadly, a collector cherished the stamp more than the whole. I have several missing the stamp past down to me. Still enjoy the postmarks though.


The front shows a SELKIRK UC dated FE 13 1869.


The back is a little more crowded:

DUNNEVILLE UC FE 13 1869
SANDWICH UC FE 15 1869
B&LHR WEST FE 15 69
WINDSOR FE 15 69
And the weakest strike all I can make out is:
WEST FE 15 66 (obvious inverted date stamp)

You are correct. I had a brain cramp and could not remember at the time I posted it, the Year of the Franklin cover is 1856.

My first girl friend was from Welland....but that's another story.

I'll revise my earlier post with this 1846 cover acquired last night (and already posted elsewhere).






It is a business letter from a company called Driscoll and Child in Warren RI. Wt1, on the other post, has already suggested the company was involved in the whaling industry. His research capabilities always amaze me!