Good Day Matt Pretty early NES blurb. It was established in 1893. I have a few boxes of material, 1st pricelist, 1st journal, even the original stock certificates in the receipt journal. One of these days, I'll get around to a one-framer. It is, as far as I know, the oldest retail stamp shop in the US. Scott, of course, is older, but them guys just sell books now! Couple of auction houses may be older, but not retail shops. I would have to do some digging, but if I don't have something along those lines in an 1895 or earlier publication, I would be interested in it. Always nice to see those early items, thanks for showing. Mitchell Nice blocks. I always enjoyed those KC's. Were they signed by Pat Hearst? He handled most of them (even heard he "made" a few when stock ran out.....). Finding covers is pretty difficult. I tried once, too many were doing it, so I switched to the 505 errors on cover. Had a pretty good holding, with the different rates (WWI emergency), philatelic and non-philatelic (counted as 2c postage), etc. Was a good challenge. Never got a 467 though, those are tough to find on cover (and a tad pricier). JIM Got your attention? I'll put up a scan of the 1052, gonna have to wait. plllfffffft! Fair warning, you won't be happy, but it is a "story" of a cover. Give me 10 minutes. Gary
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