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Fall Postal History 2022
Our Fall 2022 Postal History sale includes the John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post, the William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History, material from the collections of Steven M. Roth and Graham Booth, FRPSL, and much more.
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approximately 125 folded letters and covers all selected for interest or attractiveness, many better/interesting including 1814 Christiana DE, 1846 Philadelphia PA letter to Mormons in Nauvoo IL, 1847 Little Rock IL manuscript, 1909 Longlake IL datestamp, 1880 Victoria IL county/postmaster datestamp, 1856 Manti IA manuscript, 1859 Emporia KA territorial use, 1861 Henryville KA, 1861 Gloucester MA drop letter, 1861 Fair Haven MN manuscript, 1822 Cape Girardeau MO, etc., generally fine to very fine with a few faults throughout, viewing a requirement
tied by April 24, 1930 Lakehurst, New Jersey machine cancel to cover to Brooklyn, appropriate cachets, very fine (Scott $575)
by our rough approximation about 4,000 covers ranging from the early 1920s through World War II, sorted by issue with numerous event covers interspersed chronologically, highlights too numerous to mention but the early binders alone include 551 and 576 combination (7), 555 (4 Hodgenville, Scott $350 each), 557 (8 including 3 New York), 558 (2), 559 (7 including 2 Niles), 560 (3), 561 (4), 562 (4), 563, 564 (4 Washington, 4 Caldwell, 3 Boston), 565 (3 Washington, Scott $400 each, plus Muskogee with APEX certificate, Scott $1,250), 566 (Scott $575), 567 (Scott $600), 568 (Scott $650), 569 ($800), 570 (Scott $1,500), 606, 612 (4), 614-16 (19, various cities), 617-19 (17 including Washington, Cambridge, Concord, Lexington, Boston, and Lynn), 620-21 (20), 622 (13 including two North Bend, Scott $200 each), 623 (20), 692 (2), 693 (4), 694 (4), 695 (3), 696 (2), 698 (5, Scott $300 each), 699 (Scott $350), 700 (3, Scott $300 each), 701 (Scott $400), C4, C5, C6, C7 (8), C8 (4), C9 (15), E12 (Scott $500), E13 (2, Scott $400 each), E14 (2), E15 (5), E16 (2), QE1, QE2, QE3, and QE4, better later covers including Prexies complete to the $5, variety of different cachets for each issue (including hand-painted and first cachets), generally very fine with covers selected for their eye-appeal, an incredible holding which would take ages to duplicate, ideal for continuation or resale, difficult to do this lot justice in words but we are confident the buyer will not be disappointed
5,500+ covers in four large cartons dating from the early 1940s up to the early 2000s, a large variety of cachet designs throughout, including several signed by their designers, and at least a dozen Goldberg designs, commemoratives include many each of space exploration, presidential inauguration, and notable U.S. events, a selection of World War Two patriotic covers, some 1960s first flights and airmails, 20+ express mail high-value postage first-day covers, several with multiples, vast majority of items in very fine condition and well organized chronologically, an excellent opportunity for a dealer to replenish stock, a close inspection would definitely prove worthwhile
seventeen autographs from Presidents and their families, some on cards, some on commemorative covers, definitely some auto-pen signatures but many original, signatures include Gerald R. Ford, Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Nixon, (as Julie Nixon on one and Julie Nixon Eisenhower on two) Tricia Nixon, David Eisenhower, Several signatures repeated, all very fine condition
highlighted by approximately 140 Columbian Exposition postal cards, many identified by UPSS number, mix of mint and used, a very useful selection; additionally better material from other expos including U218 and U219 used with typewritten addresses from the Centennial Exposition (11 and 28 recorded, respectively), 1900 Texas State Fair Barry machine cancel, 1901 Buffalo postcard with October 26 Bomar BO1-19 cancel, and much more, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary lot for the specialist
approximately 190 cards, mix of mint and used, most major manufacturers represented including American Souvenir Card Co., Livingston, Rost, Kropp, Kreh, etc., subjects including Great White Fleet, New York, Chicago, Washington DC, White Mountains, Spanish American War, and many others, an incredible collection which would be difficult to replicate, generally fine to very fine, viewing recommended
approximately 125 pioneer postcards from the turn of the 20th Century, mostly used with many uprated to foreign destinations, additionally a few mint multi-advertisement cards (Blue Label, Corn Flakes, etc.), majority fine to very fine, an attractive and useful group
roughly 1,000 cards housed in nine binders plus loose material, ranging from about the 1880s through the mid-20th Century, we note several binders of "salesman will call" cards, Valentines, and Christmas cards although the vast majority are printed advertising cards, mix of government postal cards and adhesive stamps, an incredible variety of different designs represented, many marked at retail from a few dollars to well over $100, generally fine to very fine, whether preparing a collection/exhibit of early advertising cards or looking for an ideal dealer stock this lot is simply incomparable and would take a lifetime to duplicate, viewing images on our website is essential to fully get a sense of what is included
group of 16 cards including 1883 Butte City, Montana; 1884 Aberdeen, Dakota Territory; 1891 Cordes, Arizona registered packet receipt; 1901 San Francisco to Pahala, Hawaii (Honolulu and Pahala backstamps); and 1902 Fort Worth to Apache, Oklahoma Territory (arrival backstamp), to name a few, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and useful group
approximately 44 cards selected for cancellations or messages, we note Mattapoisett, MA negative "76" cancellation, several Boston negatives, "Damaged by cancelling machine" auxiliary markings, advertisements for everything from corsets to caskets, and more, some postal wear but generally fine to very fine, worth a close inspection
11 cards plus one incoming to Olympia, Washington from Russia, includes 1896 card to Haarlem and forwarded to Paris, 1915 card to Cologne, 1916 card to Milan returned to Chicago, and 1938 card to Basutoland, wide variety of auxiliary and postal markings, some postal wear but generally a fine to very fine group