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Post card
Front: ~ Spoof about origin of gift pheasants.
Back: Scott #331 With manuscript cancellation
Cover ~ Scott #655 perf 11x10½, Cancellation date 1930 FROM New Britain Conn. with slogan cancel - #OMS021 AIR-MAIL / (biplane) / SAVES TIME; Addressed to: Mavis D. Soxe (Sote){?} No receiving mark on back.
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I can't seem to make out the town/city in the address line; I know that it's NOT ~ New Hartford, New Boston, New Preston, New Haven, New Canaan, New Milford, New Fairfield or New London.
Any ideas? I'm leaning towards a very sloppy New Britain so that would make it a drop rate letter correct? |
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Your second cover has a Scott 634, and IS sent from New Britain, CT. to New Britain, CT., but is sent first-class but not at a drop-letter rate (even though same town). Looks like the recipient is Mr. Morris Soxe to me.
Great humorous post card! |
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Your second cover has a Scott 634, and IS sent from New Britain, CT. to New Britain, CT., but is sent first-class but not at a drop-letter rate (even though same town). Looks like the recipient is Mr. Morris Soxe to me.
Why are you so sure? These was released in 1927 and the #655 in 1929 with the same compound perfs? Just curious why they would be using such old stock that late? |
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Definitely New Britain, CT. And in keeping with the "sloppy" handwriting, the addressee is Judge Morris D. S axe. His obituary is posted below:  |
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I_Love_Stamps: Scott 655 is the Edison's First Lamp design, Scott 634 is the Washington head definitive issue, so this must be Scott 634. Scott 634 printing was continued for a longer stretch of time and use into the 1930s is common.
Good one, Wt1, looks like it's Saxe! |
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Scott 634 was printed continuously up to 1938, when they started printing presidentials. Use in the 1940's was common too.
The 1 cent postcard is probably an "up the road" cancel - where the item was given to the mail carrier and the destination was later on his route and never got to the post office building. |
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I_Love_Stamps: Scott 655 is the Edison's First Lamp design, Scott 634 is the Washington head definitive issue, so this must be Scott 634. Scott 634 printing was continued for a longer stretch of time and use into the 1930s is common. Oh my, what a blunder! You're absolutely correct! Thank you orstampman and Chasa. I was looking in my catalog and not the images..jeesh I feel foolish now..  WT1 wonderful info! |
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ILS, it happens. Once I made a novice blunder on a 1c Franklin imperf type - which was made clear by the comments received after posting. Just learned to do more homework before sticking my neck out there  .... cheers!  |
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I guess humor has changed a lot. I really dont get the humor on the post card. |
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The humor is that he is trying to impress her by trying to convince her that he hunted the pheasants himself, but he really bought them. |
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