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A 1939 and 1941 seal with a Philadelphia Dec 21, 1941.
A 1925 seal with a Dec 18, 1925 cancel, I can't make out the date. I'll check with image sleuth for a better look.
A 1924 seal with a Dec 18, 1924 Waverly, NY cancel.
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Here are a few more of my tied Christmas Seals, one has an auxiliary marking.
New Britain, CT 1920
Los Angeles, CA, 1921
Natrona, PA 1922
Breakabeen, NY 1923
Springfield, MA 1925
Daytona Beach, FL 1926
Dakota (state unknown, possibly Nebraska or Iowa), 1929
Unusual auxiliary marking, the first for my collection.
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Texas Centennial cachet ties seal
front Air Mail Special Delivery Riverside CA to Wilwaukie OR
reverse, with sloppily tied seal; cover shown upside down for readability
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Rare to see seals tied to FDCs, although one of my favorite FDC creators is the late Hideki Nakano, who used seals and other labels often.
This is the John Foster Dulles FDC
a second seal is on the reverse, untied
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A couple of my favorites, from my large collection of Danish Christmas cards, bumped from a 2020 posting:
Nostalgic postcard images, in time of war. Miniature works of art.
My grandfather Nielsen (born 1898, in Denmark) was a miller before emigrating to the US in 1926. I am named after his son.
-Paul
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Here's a cool addition to my Christmas Seal Collection. A Puzzle of a, personalized Christmas scene sent in a cloth bag. It has a 1949 Christmas seal tied on the address card. I can't make out the city of origin.
This is the puzzle.
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Vincent,
would you mind sending me jpegs of the tag front and back, puzzle front and back, and whatever history (if only where you acquired it); i'd like to feature this in Seal News in the next issue. Never seen anything like it before.
David
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I can recall dad making jigsaw puzzles by gluing a picture, usually from an old calender, to a piece of plywood, then cutting the shapes with a fret saw and a small saw table that clamped to the dining room table. The above image reminded because of the random shapes.
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I know this is off topic but I do have a nice mail bag. I picked it up with a large lot of keys and pad locks. The pad lock was what was shipped in the bag. The Robertson's Ship Chandlery is now part of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on Lower Water Street in Halifax. Well worth visiting to see the exhibits from the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion and some incredible ship models! Most people who live in Halifax have never visited our amazing museums!
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Joe,
things have a way of wandering off the already beaten tracks to lovely undiscovered glens and falls. I'd certainly say "close enough" and "very, very nice."
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Vic, the shapes are not so random.
I see a Christmas Tree, Star, Bell, Candle, House and Reindeer.
But definately not the usual jigsaw puzzle shapes.
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Quite correct Charlie, I had in mind the usual pattern for puzzles, rather than the shapes shown here.
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Not random at all, I noticed the shapes when I was assembling it. The pieces were not interlocking so it made it difficult to get a picture, the pieces did not want to cooperate.
I am not sure that this is a product of The Christmas Seal Society.
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These are all so COOL.
Love the puzzel bag.
-Ari
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I have a modest Christmas Seal collection and one way I like to collect is on cover. Here are a few new covers in my collection.
A 1939 and 1941 seal with a Philadelphia Dec 21, 1941.
A 1925 seal with a Dec 18, 1925 cancel, I can't make out the date. I'll check with image sleuth for a better look.
A 1924 seal with a Dec 18, 1924 Waverly, NY cancel.
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re: Christmas Seals tied to cover or card
Here are a few more of my tied Christmas Seals, one has an auxiliary marking.
New Britain, CT 1920
Los Angeles, CA, 1921
Natrona, PA 1922
Breakabeen, NY 1923
Springfield, MA 1925
Daytona Beach, FL 1926
Dakota (state unknown, possibly Nebraska or Iowa), 1929
Unusual auxiliary marking, the first for my collection.
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OK, I'm getting into the action
Texas Centennial cachet ties seal
front Air Mail Special Delivery Riverside CA to Wilwaukie OR
reverse, with sloppily tied seal; cover shown upside down for readability
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Rare to see seals tied to FDCs, although one of my favorite FDC creators is the late Hideki Nakano, who used seals and other labels often.
This is the John Foster Dulles FDC
a second seal is on the reverse, untied
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re: Christmas Seals tied to cover or card
A couple of my favorites, from my large collection of Danish Christmas cards, bumped from a 2020 posting:
Nostalgic postcard images, in time of war. Miniature works of art.
My grandfather Nielsen (born 1898, in Denmark) was a miller before emigrating to the US in 1926. I am named after his son.
-Paul
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re: Christmas Seals tied to cover or card
Here's a cool addition to my Christmas Seal Collection. A Puzzle of a, personalized Christmas scene sent in a cloth bag. It has a 1949 Christmas seal tied on the address card. I can't make out the city of origin.
This is the puzzle.
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Vincent,
would you mind sending me jpegs of the tag front and back, puzzle front and back, and whatever history (if only where you acquired it); i'd like to feature this in Seal News in the next issue. Never seen anything like it before.
David
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I can recall dad making jigsaw puzzles by gluing a picture, usually from an old calender, to a piece of plywood, then cutting the shapes with a fret saw and a small saw table that clamped to the dining room table. The above image reminded because of the random shapes.
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Back when I had a bunch! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
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I know this is off topic but I do have a nice mail bag. I picked it up with a large lot of keys and pad locks. The pad lock was what was shipped in the bag. The Robertson's Ship Chandlery is now part of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on Lower Water Street in Halifax. Well worth visiting to see the exhibits from the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion and some incredible ship models! Most people who live in Halifax have never visited our amazing museums!
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Joe,
things have a way of wandering off the already beaten tracks to lovely undiscovered glens and falls. I'd certainly say "close enough" and "very, very nice."
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Vic, the shapes are not so random.
I see a Christmas Tree, Star, Bell, Candle, House and Reindeer.
But definately not the usual jigsaw puzzle shapes.
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Quite correct Charlie, I had in mind the usual pattern for puzzles, rather than the shapes shown here.
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Not random at all, I noticed the shapes when I was assembling it. The pieces were not interlocking so it made it difficult to get a picture, the pieces did not want to cooperate.
I am not sure that this is a product of The Christmas Seal Society.
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These are all so COOL.
Love the puzzel bag.
-Ari
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