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Hi! Welcome to my Postal Stationery Web Site. I have been interested in philately and stamp collecting for most of my
life. About ten years ago, I thought I would try out Government Postal Cards as a new collecting specialty and have been
hooked ever since!
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Postal cards encompass a wide breadth of US postal history. Used cards are complete covers in miniature,
each with their own stories to tell. I think postal cards are WAY more popular with collectors than either stamp dealers,
or the catalog editors give them credit for. Postal cards are a really underrated branch of philately. In numerous cases,
the rarities in this field are super-rarities! In collecting rare and expensive stamps, with some exceptions, if you have
enough money to spend, you can probably acquire what you're after. With the cards this is almost never the case. In this
specialty, there are untold instances of so-called common cards that you just simply can't find! What's more, you can't go
to your friendly local stamp dealer to obtain them either, because they either don't stock them, or are looking for the
same ones that you are! This is especially the case when searching for proper usages. In this sense, this specialty
exists as a true form of treasure hunting that requires patience and much perseverance!! This is what makes it very attractive
for me. I hope visitors find this site entertaining and enjoyable.
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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><STRONG>Some Areas of Specialized Interest:</STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> The GE Card </font> </STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> Airmail Rates </font> </STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> Overseas Usages </font> </STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> Officials </font> </STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> Spoiled and Reedeemed Cards </font> </STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> Printing and Production Errors </font> </STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> Essays and Proofs </font> </STRONG>
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<STRONG> <font size="+1"> Postal History Items </font> </STRONG>
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