Most from estates that have not been checked closely or cataloged
A desirable Philippines advertising cover with military destination appeal
leader of the so-called "Boston Gang" - filled that gap by producing hundreds of invented "local post" labels for companies that never existed
Condition: Excellent
Scott albums do not always provide a separate space for silk-thread paper
1894 Columbian 2c Advertising Cover Fowlkes TN to Memphis Plantation Pharm. Military Most from estates that have2c Columbian Exposition issue (Scott #231), tied by Fowlkes, Tenn. duplex cancel MAR 6, 1894. Illustrated corner card "M. J. Howell, Dealer in Dry Goods and Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Drugs and General Merchandise, Fowlkes, Tenn." Addressed to Plantation Pharmacal Co., Memphis, Tenn. Memphis receiving backstamp same date. Possibly discontinued consolidated Post Office Nice general store advertising cover franked with the Columbian commemorative issue,