ATLANTA COLLECTIBLES - 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENT
ATLANTA ADVERTISING COVER - SALMONS & SIMMONS DEALERS IN STAPLE & FANCY GOODS ETC., COR. WHITEHALL & ALABAMA STS., ATLANTA, GA. 1862
SOURCE: SCHUYLER, RUMSEY PHILATELIC AUCTIONS, SAEL NO. 37 WESTPEX SALE, APRIL 2010.
Salmons & Simmons, Dealers in Staple & Fancy Goods, Atlanta, Ga. Fancy red embossed cameo corner card on cover franked with a vert. pair of 1862 5¢ London print (slightly in at top) tied by "Atlanta, Ga./Dec 17, 1862 " cds to Richmond, Va.; couple tiny edge tears at top and flap missing, some docketing tying stamps, Very Fine, a stunning cover and the only known example of this popular advertisement in red.
ATLANTA ADVERTISING COVER - SALMONS & SIMMONS DEALERS IN STAPLE & FANCY GOODS ETC., COR. WHITEHALL & ALABAMA STS., ATLANTA, GA. 1862
SOURCE: SCHUYLER, RUMSEY PHILATELIC AUCTIONS, SAEL NO. 37 WESTPEX SALE, APRIL 2010.
Salmons & Simmons, Dealers in Staple & Fancy Goods, Atlanta, Ga. Fancy red embossed cameo corner card on cover franked with a vert. pair of 1862 5¢ London print (slightly in at top) tied by "Atlanta, Ga./Dec 17, 1862 " cds to Richmond, Va.; couple tiny edge tears at top and flap missing, some docketing tying stamps, Very Fine, a stunning cover and the only known example of this popular advertisement in red.