Adams City express This was a company which was founded by Alvin Adams (of Boston) and P B Burke in 1840 under the name of Burke and Co. P B Burke retired and Adams ran the company from as early as December 1841. The original company was established to run an express postal service between Boston and New York in the United States. It prospered and developed into the Adams Express Company.Adams started carrying small packets between the two cities via the Boston and Worcester Railroad and the Long Island steamboats. By 1842, after consolidation with Harnden and Co., Thompson and Co. and Kinsley and Co., the route was extended to Washington and by 1850 the service had been extended to the mining camps of California, which were crowded with people caught up in the 1849 gold rush.On the 1st July 1854, the express expanded to South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana and by this date, Adams & Co. joined with other companies to form the Adams Express Company, with Alvin Adams as president.Adhesive stamps were introduced and were first issued west of the Mississippi river. They appeared in a 2 cent value.Forgeries exist of this stamp. Aden This was the first piece of territory to be aquired for the British Empire during the reign of Queen Victori. This happened in 1839.The first postal service in Aden was run by the garrison surgeon in his spare time. His staff was two clerks and four native helpers. Adenauer These are stamps used in a properganda offensive by the East German Communist authorities. They were issued in retaliation to the West German issue in 1953 which commerated German prisoners of war still held by Russia.The West German stamp was a 10 pfennig value printed in drab grey. It depicted a prisoner, (embossed), with strands of barb wire across the head.Picture supplied by Joe BurroughsThe East German authorities produced a six line overprint on the Starlin memorial issue. The overprint, (in German), read Remember Our Imprisioned Peace Fighters Languishing In Adenauer's Jails. This was a refrence to communist which were allegedly imprisoned on the orders of the West German Chancelor. (Dr Konrad Adenauer at this time). Thus the stamps got their name.The overprints were in use for only a few days on mail to West Berlin and West Germany. Adhesives The term adhesive is a general term applied to stamps. More specifically it means only stamps with gummed backs.Some countries still issue stamps without gum and the Post Offices provide paste for the use of customers. Admirals This is a term applied to three commonwealth issues that show a portrait of King George V in full Admirals uniform.The first was released by Canada in 1912. A second set was issued by Rhodesia in 1913, and shows the King wearing a peaked cap. A third series was issued by New Zealand and show the King in full dress uniforn.The plates for the New Zealand issue were supplied from London by Waterlow & Sons and the stamps were typographed in Wellington. Admiralty Official This is an overprint applied to British stamps during the reign of King Edward VII.They were used by H.M. Admiralty dockyards and other instalations on official correspondence. The period of use ran from March 1903 to March 1904.Two overprints were applied, one with thick letters and the other with thin.(The thin lettering is the scarcer.) Adria This is a series of 16 stamps which were produced in 1944 (allegedly) for use in the German occupied territories around Laibach, (Ljubliana) in Yugoslavia. The stamps have the inscription ALPENVORLAND at the top and ADRIA at the base.The values range from 5 centesimi to 30 Lirabut there is no record of actual postal use. Adshead, Mary Designer of the 1949 Universal Postal Union stamps, the 2/6d and 5/- of 1951 and the Boy Scout issue of 1953.She was a mural painter and was born in London in 1904. Aduanas An inscription found on the revenue stamps of Porto Rico. Advertising Stamp advertising appeared in Britain at the same time as the introduction of Penny postage. These were on wrappers sold by the Post Office known as Mulreadys. AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) The name applied to the U.S.A. military personal stationed in France during WW I under the command of General John "Blackjack" Pershing. Aegean Islands A small group of islands in the Aegean sea. They are also known as the Southern Sporades. Aerogrammes This is a term officially adopted by the Universal Postal Union Conference which was held in Brusels in 1951 to denote special letter sheets which were printed on lightweight paper intended to be sent by airmail. Due to thier weight areogrammes (or Air Letter Shets) can be carried cheaply and the saving is passed on to the sender in the form of reduced postage rates compared to that normaly charged for air mail.Although officially reconised in 1952, the air letter sheet wasaround in Britain 11 years earlier. These were specially printed sheets which were issued in July 1941 as an economy measure during the Second World War.The first sheets were inscribed PRISONERS OF WAR AIR MAIL and their intended use was the sending of short messages to prisoners being held by the Germans or Japanese. Due to this intended use the inscription was printed in these two languages also. The sheet bore an imprinted design of the current King George VI 2½d stamp.In 1942 the use of air letter sheets was extended to the armed forces. The sheets were printed in grey-brown and bore an imprinted impression of the 1½d stamp. This was the special reduced rate permitted to service personnal at the time.After the war, a modified form of the forces air letter sheet was introduced. This was printed in pale-brown and required the addition of an adhesive stamp to pay the mail fee. (This was 2½d at this time).Air letters for civilian use were introduced in June 1943. These were printed in grey and bore an imprinted impression of a 6d stamp. This rate for air letter sheets remained unaltered until 1967 when it was increased to 9d. Aerophilately This is a term used to describe several philatelic areas of collecting such as ....Labels and stamps used for air mail services. The study of the development of air route Souveniers, such as postal markings and commemorative labels, or collecting stamps the show aircraft or other flying machines. Airmail services came about as a desperate siege breaking device used during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871. Paris at this time was surrounded by the Prussian army, so the French used balloons for communication. The first succesful trial flight was made by Nadar on the 21 September, and two days later a regular balloon service was established. The first balloon, named Neptune, carried mail along with baskets of pigeons which were used for return mesages.In the four months that the service was in operation, 65 balloons with 2,500,000 letters were dispatched from Paris. Avalible for additions If you have additional information to be included please email us using the link below
Adams started carrying small packets between the two cities via the Boston and Worcester Railroad and the Long Island steamboats. By 1842, after consolidation with Harnden and Co., Thompson and Co. and Kinsley and Co., the route was extended to Washington and by 1850 the service had been extended to the mining camps of California, which were crowded with people caught up in the 1849 gold rush.
On the 1st July 1854, the express expanded to South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana and by this date, Adams & Co. joined with other companies to form the Adams Express Company, with Alvin Adams as president.
Adhesive stamps were introduced and were first issued west of the Mississippi river. They appeared in a 2 cent value.
The first postal service in Aden was run by the garrison surgeon in his spare time. His staff was two clerks and four native helpers.
The West German stamp was a 10 pfennig value printed in drab grey. It depicted a prisoner, (embossed), with strands of barb wire across the head.
The East German authorities produced a six line overprint on the Starlin memorial issue. The overprint, (in German), read Remember Our Imprisioned Peace Fighters Languishing In Adenauer's Jails. This was a refrence to communist which were allegedly imprisoned on the orders of the West German Chancelor. (Dr Konrad Adenauer at this time). Thus the stamps got their name.
The overprints were in use for only a few days on mail to West Berlin and West Germany.
Some countries still issue stamps without gum and the Post Offices provide paste for the use of customers.
The first was released by Canada in 1912. A second set was issued by Rhodesia in 1913, and shows the King wearing a peaked cap. A third series was issued by New Zealand and show the King in full dress uniforn.
The plates for the New Zealand issue were supplied from London by Waterlow & Sons and the stamps were typographed in Wellington.
They were used by H.M. Admiralty dockyards and other instalations on official correspondence. The period of use ran from March 1903 to March 1904.
Two overprints were applied, one with thick letters and the other with thin.(The thin lettering is the scarcer.)
The values range from 5 centesimi to 30 Lirabut there is no record of actual postal use.
She was a mural painter and was born in London in 1904.
Although officially reconised in 1952, the air letter sheet wasaround in Britain 11 years earlier. These were specially printed sheets which were issued in July 1941 as an economy measure during the Second World War.
The first sheets were inscribed PRISONERS OF WAR AIR MAIL and their intended use was the sending of short messages to prisoners being held by the Germans or Japanese. Due to this intended use the inscription was printed in these two languages also. The sheet bore an imprinted design of the current King George VI 2½d stamp.
In 1942 the use of air letter sheets was extended to the armed forces. The sheets were printed in grey-brown and bore an imprinted impression of the 1½d stamp. This was the special reduced rate permitted to service personnal at the time.
After the war, a modified form of the forces air letter sheet was introduced. This was printed in pale-brown and required the addition of an adhesive stamp to pay the mail fee. (This was 2½d at this time).
Air letters for civilian use were introduced in June 1943. These were printed in grey and bore an imprinted impression of a 6d stamp. This rate for air letter sheets remained unaltered until 1967 when it was increased to 9d.
Labels and stamps used for air mail services. The study of the development of air route Souveniers, such as postal markings and commemorative labels, or collecting stamps the show aircraft or other flying machines.
Airmail services came about as a desperate siege breaking device used during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871. Paris at this time was surrounded by the Prussian army, so the French used balloons for communication. The first succesful trial flight was made by Nadar on the 21 September, and two days later a regular balloon service was established. The first balloon, named Neptune, carried mail along with baskets of pigeons which were used for return mesages.
In the four months that the service was in operation, 65 balloons with 2,500,000 letters were dispatched from Paris.
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