Topical Stamp Collecting
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Commercial Covers have been prepared and used through the mail without any thought of what interest they may be to stamp collectors. Covers prepared specifically to be of interest to collectors are known as Philatelic Covers.

• More adventuresome to find commercial cover that fits a topical collection.
• Air of authenticity

Corner Cards are the return address appearing in the upper left corner of a cover. After the mid-19 th century, envelopes began to be imprinted with advertising for various goods and services.

Patriotic Covers feature a patriotic motif, by way of text or illustration or both. They developed during the American Civil War and were used by friends of both sides of the conflict.

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