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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
full margins, used alongside 1857 3c Dull red, both tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Mar 24" datestamp to cover to Camden, Ohio, water stains and folds, fine appearance (Scott $700)
1861 3c Rose (63, perforation tip toning) tied by handstamp indicating carrier fee paid in cash, “Harrisburg Pa Dec 17 1862” double circle datestamp alongside on cover to Norristown, Pennsylvania, slightly reduced at right; second cover dated May 1, 1863 with same cancel (not tying), very fine, this marking has erroneously been stated to be a precancel in the past
large margins with full framelines at top and bottom, tied by red grid and used with 1851 3c Dull red to 1854 cover to Danboro, Pennsylvania, matching “Kensington Pa. Feb 20” datestamp, stamp with minuscule pre-application crease, very fine and attractive, one of 27 covers recorded with the Eagle Carrier used from Kensington
incoming cover with 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by “New Orleans, La Dec 18 ’62” double circle datestamp and target, neat strike of black star handstamp, very fine, it is believed that this handstamp was used to alert the carrier to the absence of a street address
green snow shovel handstamp with matching "Car.2" in oval on 1852 folded letter, red New Orleans February 12 datestamp and matching "Steam 5" in circle indicating 5c postage and 2c non-contract steamboat fee due to the vessel's captain, very fine combination of markings
green snow shovel handstamp on cover to New York City, red “New Orleans La 5 Aug 24” integral-rate handstamp, without backflap, otherwise fine, the green snow shovel was in use from late 1851 through February 1853
blue snow shovel handstamp and matching "Car.2" in oval on incoming cover, red New Orleans September 15 datestamp, black two-line "Way 5" handstamp indicating 5c due for postage and 1c due to the contract vessel's captain because there was no route agent aboard to process the cover, very fine and attractive
blue snow shovel handstamp on 1853 drop letter, faint red "Paid 1" in circle and matching December 13 datestamp, blue "Car.1" in oval handstamp indicates 1c due from the recipient for carrier service, overall toning, still rare as only five "Car.1" markings have been reported
blue circular datestamp on incoming folded letter, matching “Car.2” in oval, black “Belleville Ill. Feb 9” datestamp and numeral “5”, 1856 docketing, fine and attractive, “Car.2” handstamp indicates 2c due carrier for delivery from-the-mails
four large balanced margins, tied by red “US” in octagon handstamp to locally-addressed printed circular dated December 20, 1842, extremely fine, unusual without a circular date stamp, ex-Pope, Kapiloff, and Geissler, 1985 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,500)
margins large to ample, cancelled by red “U.S.” in octagon, matching “City Despatch Post U.S. Jan 23 9 O’Clock” datestamp at lower left, on 1843 locally-addressed folded letter, very fine and choice, signed Meyersburg (Scott $600 for tied)
full margins, tied by clear strike of red “New-York 5ct 23 Jul” integral-rate datestamp to cover to Cherry Valley, New York, matching “Paid” in arc, very fine, a choice and attractive cover (Scott $350)