Steembay Auction - Vintage Snail Mail! Six Old Covers from 1897-1938

There's something very Crypto about these old stamped covers..

First you have the official oval-shaped George Washington stamp embossed & printed on each envelope - part of a BLOCKCHAIN of issued and carefully accounted-for envelopes.

Second, you have the addition of a gummed stamp on two of the envelopes covering the cost of an extra ounce - perhaps some photos had been shared - think INSTAGRAM.

Thirdly, each envelope was properly hand-stamped with the date, time and post office of origin - think NODE and HASH.

Of course you have the main attraction, for me at least, is the amazing hand-writing of these people - particularly the ones who would have learned to write before the First World War - think BEFORE THE INTERNET.

For example, the first cover in the upper left shows the handwriting of an older person.. that's Victorian Era script on a cover written in the 'teens.

Contrast this with the cover with the dark blue 3-cent Washington from 1938. Clearly this is a more "modern" and hurried script from a younger post-WW1 hand.

I enjoyed having these around, but it's time for them to go to whoever wants them... for a starting bid of 1 SBD.

Please examine the photos and read the information at the bottom of this post explaining the SteemBay auction process. It's pretty straightforward and not unlike other online auctions.

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Backsides:

Some of the flaps are torn as you can see in the photos. Although the stamps are fairly common and are not rarities they still make for an interesting display.

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The auction will end 7 days from the start.. next Tuesday, January 30th @ approximately 1:40 AM EST.

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