Jim Forte Postal History

(800) 594-3837 or (702) 791-6828 Fax (702) 369-9139
P.O. Box 94822 Las Vegas, NV 89193

jimforte@postalhistory.com

     

Welcome to Jim Forte Postal History

Please enjoy browsing or searching through over 120,000 covers for sale.

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Receive an e-mail notification every time a new cover that fits your interests is added to this site. Please click here to let me know your interest. You can set up the notifications yourself or have me set them up for you. If your interests are fairly general, for example a single country, you can set them yourself. If your interests are more specific, like a particular issue, you might find it easier to ask me to set them up. If you choose to set up your interests yourself, I'll review them to make sure they will work the way you intend.  

 

 

New This Week

Military Postal History Sale - The Utlimate A.E.F. Cover?
The sale will close on September 26. There is a wide range of military postal history starting with the Civil War through the Korean War. The emphasis is on U.S., with WWII the largest section highlighted by some very scarce A.P.O. covers. Look for interesting A.E.F., P.O.W. material, Undercover Addresses, Internees, Ships and Censors. Click here to view the sale.

There are almost 375 new covers this week. There is a small section of Costa Rica with a few interesting town cancels and some Censors. The first part of a group of France is posted. There are some nice Peace and Commerce uses, some censors and Airmail. There is a group of Great Britain with a nice run of covers to Southern Rhodesia. There are also some Switzerland covers, highlighted by airmail, flights and markings. Please click on the country or category name to see the new additions.

Last week  week brought about 375 new covers. There is a section of U.S. A.P.O. covers mostly from the 800 numbers. There are a range of interesting origins and usages. There are worldwide covers from Belgium, Norway and Romania. The Belgium has a range of material with the biggest section being Semi-postal uses. The Norway is highlighted by Airmail uses with pre war destinations mainly in Europe and post destinations all over the world. The Romania is more basic, with some interesting censors. Please click on the country or category name to see the new additions.

State lists are progressing slowly. The delay is scans. The internet nature of my business requires a scan for every cover. I have someone working on this, doing about 500 a week. Pennsylvania is in progress. I hope to have the scans for the existing stock online within the next 15 to 20 days. It should take 45 to 60 days to finish the new covers.  Once I have finished the alphabet, all the existing covers will have scans and I can restart the run of states and only worrying about new additions.

 Save Your Cart- You may now save your shopping cart for up to 90 days. Simply click on Save Cart on  the menu bar at the left or bottom link bar and log into your account. Come back any time within the next three months to review and purchase your selections by clicking Retrieve Cart. to check out the cart. Do please understand that saving items does not remove them from inventory or place them on hold for you.

Now Open! A number of the features of this site make it impossible to offer less expensive covers. The scans, descriptions, free shipping and unlimited return privilege mean that most of the covers here are $10 and up. That doesn't mean there aren't lots of interesting covers and postal history that sell for less. I have a new website called Discount Covers. Enjoy browsing though thousands of covers priced at $1.25, $2.50 or $3.75. Over 60,000 covers are available. You'll have a good time. Please visit http://discountcoverstore.com.

Just over 2800 covers will be new Monday September 6 at about Noon Pacific Time. The worldwide highlights for this upload are British America, Denmark, France, Japan, Mexico and Taiwan.  In U.S. Event Covers, Flags, Georgia, R.P.O.'s and H.P.O.'s are the biggest sections. There should be something for almost everyone. The next upload will be on October 4.

My newest web site is Stamps Plus. The goal is to offer a wide range of material, both basic stamps and specialty items. Expect to see used and unused, sets and singles as well as unused stationery, first days, revenues, and the gamut of philatelic items not listed in the catalog. Please visit  http://www.stamps-plus.com/

Browse This Site

United States Post Offices This is a reference that lists the name and dates of operation of every post office in the U.S. The list is the best reference ever published in one place. A far better representation of both Alabama and Georgia are now online. Despite constant additions and corrections, it is still a work in progress.

Worldwide Postal History Browse here for the country of your interest.  Covers begin in the 18th Century and continue to the modern era. The emphasis is on 20th century up to about 1950 for larger countries and to about 1960 for smaller countries, You will find International Airmail, Town Cancels, Auxiliary  Markings, Stampless,  Registered, Advertising, Censors, Special Delivery and just about anything else you can imagine.

U.S. Postal History Explore thousands of U.S. covers arranged to be browsed by issue.  The stock is strongest in foreign destinations after 1920, but you'll find a bit of everything including 19th century.

U.S. Postal History By State Use this section to browse for covers based upon the place where they were used. Explore local postal history in hundreds of covers for each state, a bibliography of literature available for each state, and market analysis.

Military Postal History  Browse here for war covers I have over 75,000 military covers of all types, with a strong emphasis on U.S. World War II material. About 15,000 covers are now ready for your inspection. This includes  over 5000 U.S. naval ship covers mailed by sailors, not created by collectors. You're welcome to use on-line copy of my book A Price Guide to U.S. A.P.O. Covers of the Second World War.

Airmail Postal History Browse for first flights, catapults, zeppelins, crash covers, trans pacific and all range of international airmail.

New! My newest web site is Stamps Plus. The goal is to offer a wide range of material, both basic stamps and specialty items. Expect to see used and unused, sets and singles as well as unused stationery, first days, revenues, and the gamut of philatelic items not listed in the catalog. While there are only about 1100 items to start, expect to see the site grow. Please visit http://www.stamps-plus.com/.

 

Upcoming Additions and Pricelists 

September 6
Great Britain
Costa Rica
France
Switzerland

September 13
France
U.S. 1940's Commemoratives
U.S. Americana Issue
U.S. Post 1950 Commemoratives

Coming Soon
Great Britain
British Honduras
Ceylon
Rhodesia
U.S. Famous Americans
U.S. First Bureaus
U.S. Transports
U.S. A.P.O. Covers
U.S. World War I
Pennsylvania

Which may I send? I will post these on this site on these Mondays, but I would be happy to mail you a copy. Mailings are staggered to try to assure arrival all over the world on these dates.



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