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rfaux · ‎07-27-2022

Greetings everyone!

I was just thinking that I had very much enjoyed doing the "cover a day" challenge back in the Spring of 2020. Perhaps there isn't as much motivation to do this as there was then, but I do still miss having conversations with others who like the hobby.

I will set for myself the challenge of posting a cover each day on this thread every day for ninety days. Anyone who wants to join me and show some postal history may feel free to do so (doesn't matter if its modern, older, US or any other part of the world).

For those who do not remember the prior thread, it is here.

rfaux · ‎07-27-2022

I'll start things off with a Day 1 post.

Since it is me starting things off, it only makes sense that I show an item that features a 24 cent 1861 US design stamp. This piece of letter mail was sent from Milwaukee, Wisconsin via Chicago, Quebec and London to Ceylon. Jaffna is situated on the north end of the island.

Have a good day everyone!

Rob

malolo · ‎07-27-2022

Hi Rob - I like this opportunity to share since during Covid I had time to scan all my covers and cards, so it is now easy to find items for each day.

Mailed Friday 27 July 1866. A Registered local letter from Fraubrunnen to Jegenstorf attempted delivery Monday 30 July. Distance 4.8km which makes it under 5km for the local rate - 5 centimes postage plus 5 centimes registration.

Recipient "unknown", therefore, returned to Fraubrunnen 30 July.

billsey · ‎07-27-2022

OK, poor picture I know, but I did it with my phone in a hurry:

Reich

These are a couple of the Reich cachets for the Prexies. Two different colors and two different textual portions on the $2.00 value. I've been trying to find out any additional information on the creator of the cachet, but the name 'Reich (which is I assume a last name) is all I have. I've got most of the set, including some booklet panes and coils, but am missing what should be the easiest to find, the low values that aren't panes or coils....

rfaux · ‎07-28-2022

Ah! It's always so nice to see some classic period Swiss material show up. Thanks Roger! I may have asked this before, but what resource is your go to for Swiss postal rates? Is there one for foreign rates as well as internal?

Billsey, I do not know much about cachets on first days myself, but it is my understanding that Doug Weisz (a dealer based in New Orleans) probably has the knowledge and resources to help you if you were so inclined.

Rob

rfaux · ‎07-28-2022

Welcome to Day 2 of the new Cover A Day challenge. I thought I'd do something different from what I shared the last time and go with an 1856 piece of letter mail from Bologna in the Papal States to Paris, France. The 20 bajocchi of postage correctly pay the rate for that point in time. The letter traveled overland via Tuscany and Sardinia. It crossed the border between Sardinia and France at Pont de Beauvoison.

Have a good day all,

Rob

rfaux · ‎07-29-2022

Welcome to Day 3 of the Cover A Day Challenge! Anyone who would like to share a bit of postal history in this thread is welcome to do so! Or, if you would rather just lurk and enjoy what I (and others post), good enough!

Today, I thought I would share a nice advertising cover. I've always enjoyed illustrations like this one, that makes you feel as if there is a 3rd dimension on a 2-dimensional piece. If you would like to read more about it, I featured this particular item in a Postal History Sunday.

Have a good day all!

Rob

malolo · ‎07-29-2022

29 July 1868 - printed matter wrapper from Bern to Mulhouse. PD indicates paid to destination, nothing to collect from recipient.

PS: Pre UPU postal rates are all over the place, so I have no complete list to different countries. I do use a Richard Schafer book which has most rates but it's a big coffee table book with many pages of rates, only from Switzerland, not other direction.

rfaux · ‎07-30-2022

Roger,

That is an absolutely beautiful wrapper. Usually they are... well, they aren't that. I like it!

For my Day 4 entry, I'm going to show a "Merry Chase" item that started in Algeria, went to Lyon and was forwarded on to Nice. At the time Nice was actually a part of Sardinia, not France. And, Algeria was a part of France, hence the 20 centime stamp paying for the internal French letter rate. The "5" on the front indicated an addition 5 decimes due at Nice to pay for the postage between France and Sardinia.

If you would like more depth to the story, it can be found in this Postal History Sunday.

Have a good day!

Rob

msgtdavid · ‎07-30-2022

Sorry I just don't see the " 5", could you point it out please?

malolo · ‎07-30-2022

"5" - It's the vertical squiggle just right of center.

Cover for 30 July 1883 - New York City (30 July) to Brown, Shipley and Company, London, forwarded (from Lombard St Branch Office 11 August) to Hotel Schweizerhof, Luzern, Switzerland to a Miss M.S. Gilmor.

billsey · ‎07-30-2022

It's that line that looks like a shallow S.

historypapers · ‎07-31-2022

Dresden to Panama

rfaux · ‎07-31-2022

It looks like a couple of people pointed out where the "5" is in my prior post. But, if it still isn't clear, I can create a new image that will help, just let me know.

Day 5 of the challenge lands on the Sunday, and that's when I publish a new Postal History Sunday , in case people have interest. But, even if you do not, here is one of the featured covers from today's post. This 1832 folded letter was sent from Bologna (Papal States) to Wohlen (Canton Aargau in Switzerland). It went via Milan, which is where the "LT" marking (lettera transito) was applied. The postage of 2 1/2 bajocchi was paid by the sender to get it to the Papal borders. The rest of the way was unpaid, so the recipient had to pay 12 kreuzer. Of those 12 kreuzer, 8 kreuzer were passed back to Canton Zurich (and they probably owed other postal services some of that amount).

Have a good day all!

Rob