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Anything Noteworthy About This Embossed 2c 1903 Envelope?

 
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Posted 09/08/2014   6:41 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add maverickx to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Not it great shape but has two postmarks visible front and back. Thoughts?





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Posted 09/08/2014   10:51 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I'd need a closer scan to be sure, but it looks like your embossed envelope is Scott No. U362. Catalog value is only 30 cents, probably less with the damaged left side of the envelope. However, there are some collectors who specialize in DPO's (discontinued post offices) and in the case of the 1903 Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts postmark, it is a DPO that was in operation from 1837-1963.

As to the comment about the two postmarks, it is a very common occurrence in the early 20th century for there to be a postmark on the front (place of mailing) and a postmark on the reverse, too (indicating the date it arrived at the receiving post office -- confirmed by the abbreviation "REC'D" in the CDS.)

Although I doubt these details will enhance the value of your cover much, curiosity had me research the names (as best as I could read them) on the addressee, which appears to be Mr. Wm. DeV. Foulke, c/o John W. Sidle, 628 Race Street, Philadelphia.

This research came up with some interesting information and the connection seems to make perfect sense. It seems William DeV. Foulke was an Officer in the Pennsylvania National Guard and was apparently a sharpshooter and even won a Wimbledon Cup for his marksmanship:





To further add to the historical relevance of the cover, the name John W. Sidle at 628 Race St., Philadelphia finds that he was a seller of a telescopic sight for rifles back in the day:

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Edited by wt1 - 09/08/2014 11:00 pm
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Posted 09/09/2014   01:07 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add maverickx to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Wow WT1! This is fascinating information! Thank you for all of the time you put into this!
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Posted 11/06/2015   11:51 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Staredge to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Do you still have this envelope? I have a facebook page dedicated to William deVeaux Foulke and the violins he made. I'd love to have some pictures of it for the page. Was there a letter involved as well?

https://www.facebook.com/The-Violin...78977178345/
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