GREAT BRITAIN (1952) Harvest scenes: Angels* and doves* carrying basket of fruit* (apples*, pears*, oranges*, etc.). Horse* pulling hay*. Farmers dancing* and on hay ride*. Sickles*. Rake*. Pitchforks*. Bundles of wheat*. Rooster*. Flute*. Multicolor telegram (O) with accompanying envelope. First Day of use. Superb!
AVAILABLE AT $120
U.S.A. (1940) Beaver*. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 169508: "Beaver tools are workin' fools."
AVAILABLE AT $20
U.S.A. (1937) Oxen* pulling pioneer covered wagon*. Red meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 91704: "Tools for all trades since 1848."
AVAILABLE AT $15
FRANCE (1971) Hands* embroidering. Hands* making a tool*. Scale*. Deluxe sheet. Yvert No 1691. Scott No 1320. Artisans' guild.
AVAILABLE AT $20
MOROCCO (1967) Hands holding pickax*. Die proof in red signed by the engraver DANDINE. Scott No 159, Yvert No 525. Community development campaign.
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1975) Machine tools*. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 1433, Yvert No 1842.
AVAILABLE AT $20
EAST GERMANY (1969) Hand holding wrench*. Imperforate phase proof in final colors. ILO 50th anniversary. Scott No 1152, Yvert No 1210. Michel catalog 75 Euros.
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1883) Silver medal*. Postal card (O) with illustrated ad from C. S. Osborne & Co, Newark, NJ (maker of leather tools and knives) showing front and reverse of French silver medal from 1878 exposition in Paris.
AVAILABLE AT $15
TCHAD (1966) Outils préhistoriques*. Yvert No 132-5. Scott No 134-7. Séries de 4 épreuves de luxe.
AVAILABLE AT $65
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AVAILABLE AT $80
AUSTRIA (1999) Draftsman's tools*. Books*. Black proof. Austrian patent office. Scott No 1781.
AVAILABLE AT $15
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AVAILABLE AT $80