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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.
- The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post (218) Apply The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post filter
- The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History (216) Apply The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History filter
- Main catalogue (179) Apply Main catalogue filter
- Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection (169) Apply Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection filter
- Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (99) Apply Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
- Advertising Covers Lots and Collections (1) Apply Advertising Covers Lots and Collections filter
- Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic (4) Apply Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic filter
- Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers (8) Apply Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers filter
- Convention and Inauguration Covers (3) Apply Convention and Inauguration Covers filter
- Postcards and Trade Cards (1) Apply Postcards and Trade Cards filter
- TOPICAL COLLECTIONS (1) Apply TOPICAL COLLECTIONS filter
- U.S. "Crash" Covers (3) Apply U.S. "Crash" Covers filter
- U.S. Airmail and Flight Covers Lots and Collections (3) Apply U.S. Airmail and Flight Covers Lots and Collections filter
- U.S. Zeppelin Flights (1) Apply U.S. Zeppelin Flights filter
- UNITED STATES PICTURE POSTCARDS (1) Apply UNITED STATES PICTURE POSTCARDS filter
- UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS (2) Apply UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS filter
- United States of America (651) Apply United States of America filter
- Washington-Franklin Issues (1) Apply Washington-Franklin Issues filter
- Not Used (211) Apply Not Used filter
dateline on folded letter addressed to "Mecklenburg County, Virginia, near Delony's Tavern", carried privately out-of-the-mails, some splitting along the folds, very fine
folded lettersheet addressed to "Major Hamtramck, Commaning Officer, Fort Vincennes", endorsed "Express" and carried outside of the mails, aged at right and trivial ink erosion, very fine early use, Jean François Hamtramck was the commanding officer at Fort Vincennes from 1787 to 1792, military express mail was fairly common during the Revolutionary War and again during the War of 1812 but is rare during peacetime
dateline on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate for a distance of 101-200 miles, very fine, until 1798 when a United States post office opened there Parsonsfield operated as a private subscription post office serviced by post riders paid for by its patrons
two-line black handstamp on reverse of folded letter to Philadelphia, rated "2.16" [dwt], fine, although a faint strike this is an important marking as it is the first American handstamp with an integral year date, recorded in both black and red
incoming folded letter datelined "Surinam 24 Juin 1786", addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rate for 2dwt postage and 16gr ship fee, very fine and scarce early cover from the Dutch colony of Suriname, it is not known why the Baltimore post office did not place any postal markings on this cover, although based on the 2dwt rate both New York and Boston are excluded as possible ports of entry
small straightline postmark on partial folded lettersheet to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "4.16" [dwt] rate, very fine strike and cover
small straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, matching "Paid:" handstamp with manuscript "8" [d] rate paying the postage and standard carrier fee, very fine strike and cover
straightline postmark (Kendall Type 10) on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rating and converted into local currency at receiving post office with manuscript "1/4" (1sh 4d), very fine strike and cover
straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "4" [dwt] rating at origin, local currency in Philadelphia expressed as "1/10" (1sh 10d, with postage adjusted per the inflation table plus the standard 2d carrier fee), very fine strike and cover
straightline postmark on folded letter to Port Tobacco, Maryland, manuscript "1" [dwt] rate converted to specie with additional manuscript "15", light file folds, extremely fine strike
straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia originating in Lisbon, Portugal, endorsed "p the Asia", turned over to the Baltimore postmaster upon arrival in the US, marked "Sh" to indicate ship carriage and rated "2.16" (2dwt postage for 100-200 miles plus 16gr ship fee), local currency equivalent of "1/4" (1sh 4d) applied in Philadelphia, very fine, the expected port of arrival for this letter should have been Philadelphia, transient ship letters through Baltimore are scarce
straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate, upon arrival in Philadelphia converted to local currency (10d) plus the standard 2d carrier fee for a total of "1/" (1sh), very fine strike and cover