Private Collection: 10 cent Postage Stamps

These 10 cent postage stamps are from letters and packages the original owner received in the mid 1950's when he lived in La Salle/Peru, Illinois.

The stamps are now in a private collection in NW Iowa.

Previous articles in the series:

Private Collection: Kodak Partytime Instant Camera

Private Collection: Kiwi Shoe Server Kit

Private Collection: 1930's Listerine Bottle

Private Collection: The New Orpheum 80th Anniversary Commemorative Merlot Bottle

Private Collection: Fat's Inagural Great Beer Ride Across Iowa Bottle

Private Collection: Odell Brewing and Boulevard Brewing Companies Silver Anniversary Bottle

Private Collection: 2012 Model A Day Lager Bottle

Private Collection: c.1961 Motorola Record Player

Private Collection: California Raisin

Private Collection: Bedtime Bert

Private Collection: Idora Beaute Container

Private Collection: Standard Bearings Bottle Top

Private Collection: Vintage J. R. Watkins Menthol Camphor Container

Private Collection: Moosehaven, Florida Anniversary Plate

Private Collection: 1960 Coronado Dog Tax

Private Collection: Barley Dog Tag

Private Collection: Glenwood Safety Patrol Badge

Private Collection: 1964 Journeyman Plumber Coin

Private Collection: 1961 Park Forest Dog License

Private Collection: Langridge Drugs Tiny Bond

Private Collection: 1970's Baby Cloth Diaper Safety Pin

Private Collection: Midge Toy Die Cast Car

Private Collection: Cub Scouts 50th Anniversary Mug

Private Collection: Vintage Monopoly Game Piece

Private Collection: Rengo Obesity Treatment Box Lid

Private Collection: Air Way Auto Compass

Private Collection: Norlund Ice Cleat

Private Collection: 1970's Hy-Vee Sugar Free Root Beer Can

Private Collection: Outers No. 444 Gunslick Gun Cleaning Solvent

Private Collection: Taber's Floex Metal Gasket Cement Bottle

Private Collection: Matchbook, Elliott Lumber and Coal

Private Collection: Matchbook, The Tiki

Private Collection: Matchbook, The Tin Cup Restaurant, El Mirador Cocktail Lounge, and Hotel Francis

Private Collection: Matchbook, Turn Style

Private Collection: Matchbook, Baker Auto Parts

Private Collection: Matchbook, Union Bank

Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Hamms Beer Can

Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Stag Beer Can

Private Collection: The Great Muppet Caper Glasses

Private Collection: Smurf Glasses, Smurfette

Private Collection: A&W Dancing Bear Glass

Private Collection: Fly Fishing Reel

Private Collection: 4th Brewing Company Beer Coasters

Private Collection: Twirling Baton

Private Collection: Pipes and Pipe Stand

Private Collection: Depression era Rittenhouse Door Chime

Private Collection: 1960's Ceramic Duck

Private Collection: Vintage Air Pump

Private Collection: Auto Strop Safety Razor

Private Collection: Hemming Reloading Service Ammunition Box

Private Collection: 1984 Chicago Cubs

Private Collection: Late 1950's, Early 1960's Tonka Allied Moving Truck

Private Collection: Schwinn American Advertisement

Private Collection: 1992 Topps Micro Baseball Cards

Private Collection: 1966 Batman Pin

Private Collection: Barilla Plus Souvenir Hacky Sack

Private Collection: Brian Duffy RAGBRAI Cartoon Cube

Private Collection: RAGBRAI Playing Cards

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XXVI, 1998

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XXXVI, 2008 Souvenir

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XXXVIII, 2010 Souvenir

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XLIV, 2006 Souvenir

Private Collection: RAGBRAI XLIII, 2015 Souvenir

Private Collection: 1985 Polish Postage Stamp

Private Collection: Bicycle Poker Chip

Private Collection: Bicycle Tournament Coin

Private Collection: 1972 Munich Olympic Games Cycling Pin

Private Collection: 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games Russian Soviet Cycling Pin

Private Collection: 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Cycling Pins, Magnet, and Coin

Private Collection: Marineland Pennant

Private Collection: Chicago Cubs 1984 N.L. East Division Champions Pennant

Private Collection: Iowa Cubs Pennant

Private Collection: Orpheum Theater Grand Re-Opening Ticket

Private Collection: USS Arizona Memorial Theater and Ferry Admission Pass

Private Collection: The Plaza Inn Token

Private Collection: Sears Centennial Coin

Private Collection: Softball

Private Collection: Antique Garden Cultivator

Private Collection: U.S. Mailbox Bank

Private Collection: Lincoln-Kennedy Penny
Private Collection: 1975 Iowa State Fair Snoopy Souvenir
Private Collection: Iowa State Capitol Building Copper Roof Material
Private Collection: Drafting Board
Private Collection: Baking Pans
Private Collection: Solar Milk Can
Private Collection: Oil Can
Private Collection: Vintage Water Can
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Hand Wood Planes
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Hand Drills
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Rugol Coping Saw
Private Collection: Vintage/Antique Mitre Box Saw
Private Collection: 1930's to 1940's Marlin Firearms Ranger .22 Caliber Model 36 s-l-lr Rifle
Private Collection: Nash 1960's Nash Sidewalk Surfboard
Private Collection: Norge Wringer/Press Machine
Private Collection: Hiawatha Bicycle Chain Guard
Private Collection: Antique Tool
Private Collection: Aladdin's Castle Token Container's
Private Collection: Aladdin's Castle Token Wrist Pouches
Private Collection: The Automatic Recording Safe Company, LaSalle State Bank, Savings Bank
Private Collection: 1950's Stanhome Ashtray
Private Collection: Vintage Grooming Kit

Private Collection: Vintage Crosby Square Shoe Horn

Private Collection: Matchbook, Navy

Private Collection: Matchbook, LaSalle National Bank

Private Collection: Matchbook, Daniel's Motel

Private Collection: Matchbook, Hunt's Tomato Sauce

Private Collection: Matchbox, Germany Best Western

Private Collection: Matchbox, Logan's Roadhouse

Private Collection: Matchbook, Edward Alflen & Son Inc. Chrysler Dealer

Private Collection: Matchbook, LaSalle Office Supply & Equipment 

Private Collection: Matchbook, Work at Home Mason Shoe Sales Business

Private Collection: Matchbook, Kenmore Stamp Co.

Private Collection: Matchbook, Academy for Home Study

Private Collection: Matchbook, Winston Cigarettes

Private Collection: Matchbook, King Edward Cigarillos

Private Collection: Matchbook, Hamm's Beer

Private Collection: Matchbook, Spring Valley City Bank

Private Collection: Matchbook, Tri-City Hardware & Furniture Co.

Private Collection: Matchbook, Prairie Meadows

Private Collection: Matchbook, L&M Cigarettes

Private Collection: Matchbook, The Hair Loft

Private Collection: Matchbook, Life Insurance Policy
Private Collection: Matchbook, Eureka Saving's and Loa
Private Collection: Matchbook, POW's & MIA's
Private Collection: Matchbook, Hildenbrand's Truck Plaza
Private Collection: Matchbook, Old Timepieces
Private Collection: Matchbook, Peru Motor Company
Private Collection: Burger King Happy Meal Frisbee
Private Collection: 1920's to 1930's Catcher Mitt
Private Collection: Garden Shears
Private Collection: Fleming Bottle & Jug Cutter Kit
Private Collection: 1979 Iowa License Plate
Private Collection: Chamber's Co Belt Buckle
Private Collection: Imperial Hatchet
Private Collection: Tri-Clover Wrench
Private Collection: Kearney Squeezon
Private Collection: First Baseman's Mitt
Private Collection: Matchbook, Kentucky Fried Chicken
Private Collection: Matchbook, Tri-City Hardware
Private Collection: Matchbook, Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Private Collection: Matchbook, First Savings and Loan
Private Collection: Matchbook, True Cigarettes
Private Collection: Matchbook, Decker's Hump Hill's Shoat Rings
Private Collection: New/Old Stock, Eagle Nail It Insulated Staples
Private Collection: New/Old Stock, New/Old Stock, Skotch Wood Joiners
Private Collection: Girl's Roller Skates with Case

Private Collection: Receipts, Piggly Wiggly
Private Collection: Receipts, La Salle Super Market
Private Collection: 1970's/1980's Toy Cap Gun
Private Collection: 1960's The "White Christmas" Tree Stand
Private Collection: Key, W. A. Young, Inc.
Private Collection: Ceramic, Black Steam Locomotive Bookends
Private Collection: 1960's to 1980's Toy Cap Gun
Private Collection: Blank Park Zoo Night Eyes '91 Pin
Private Collection: Des Moines YMCA KODA Day Camp Bag
Private Collection: Tomy Mini Arcade Cosmic Clash Game
Private Collection: Growler, Henry McKenna Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Private Collection: Keys, Detex Watchclock Corporation
Private Collection: Watch, Westclox Scepter Shock Resistant Pocket Watch
Private Collection: Lighter, Champ, Austria
Private Collection: Norton Sharpening Stone Box
Private Collection: Private Collection: William J. Burns Detective Agency Business Card
Private Collection: Starrett Micrometer
Private Collection: French Customs Stamp/Label
Private Collection: 20 cent Postage Stamps
Private Collection: 4 cent and 4 1/2 cent Postage Stamps