GS181A - 1935 Mystic Farley Follies Stamp Album Pages - Mystic Stamp Company
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Farley memorial expedition stamp Designed and executed by the art department of the Salt House Press, Baltimore. Maryland 1935.
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Farley memorial expedition stamp Designed and executed by the art department of the Salt House Press, Baltimore. Maryland 1935.
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Farley memorial expedition stamp Designed and executed by the art department of the Salt House Press, Baltimore. Maryland 1935.
Farley memorial expedition stamp Designed and executed by the art department of the Salt House Press, Baltimore. Maryland 1935.
