Curious Postage Stamps Bring High Auction Prices
A Brattleboro stamp sale and auction at Bangs & Co. on Broadway drew strong turnout with 5000 to 6000 specimens sold for about 1440 dollars. Notable items included United States issues from 1866 and early stamps from New York 1845 and Providence. prices reached thousands for rare items, though many pieces were common or cancelled. The sale showcased the enduring appeal of stamps to collectors and dealers like Scott Stamp & Coin Co.
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Mauritus
New Caledonia
Isle Reunion
United States
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Isda
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Millbury
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Scott Stamp & Coin Co
I HL. Sinsa
Providence
War Department
Boliva
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Republic
Great Britain
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Natal
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Two Sicilies
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Newark
Oldest Living Mason Visited by Ada Taylor in San Francisco
Col. Sumner of San Francisco, the oldest Free Mason alive, visits his daughter Mrs Ada K E Taylor on Locust Street. Born in 1786, he has been a Mason for seventy one years and cites service in a Wisconsin legislature during 1850 60. He fought in the War of 1812 transport unit in New York. He moved to California in 180, later returned to Wisconsin, and settled again in California in 1863.
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2Dward Sumner
San Francisco
Ada KE Taylor
Locust Street
Col. Summer
Ginese
New York
California
Wisconsin
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Sumners
On the Train. Fret Young Lady in Confused Dialogue
Fragmentary OCR text presents a jittery dialogue aboard a train. A young woman, identified by garbled names, questions where she is going while others reply in incomplete phrases. The scene hints at a tense, unsettled mood with interrupted exchanges and misread lines.
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Alma wallpaper and border stock now available
Wall paper border and decoration arriving. Finest selection ever brought into Alma. Anyone wishing to paper or decorate their homes invited to call examine and get prices. If you wish to whiten or tint your walls use ala-
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Alma
Window shades and fixtures catalog listing items
Local dealer advertises a wide range of window shades including Mol land shades felt shades plain and oiled paper shades plus French tissue paper and shelf paper for home use.
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