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Bidboard #
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1933
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Lot #
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156
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$200.00
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Current Bid:
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$95
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Canada Covers
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Manitoba Postal History. Altona, Manitoba 1895 SCARCE "manuscript" postmark on QV lettercard to Wisconsin USA. Manuscript postmarks are as they imply, hand-written town names (often accompanied by date) used as postmarks in the early days of the P.O. existence in the absence of having received their "steel hammer" from the Post Office Department. This lot features a nicely written up example of the manuscript postmark Altona MB, November 19th 1895 (19 days after the P.O. opened). Also included with the lot is a striking RPPC (real-photo postcard) showing the Commercial Hotel in Altona, which was operated by the sender of the QV lettercard (Otto Gaube). A sought after group. Estimate =
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