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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
pair tied by blue target cancels on 1870 cover to Saint-Côme, France, red February 5 New York datestamp, numerous backstamps, cover with horizontal crease, fine
five covers including two Scott 112 drop covers; 114 on cover from Belfast, New York; 116 pair (faults) on cover from Philadelphia to Cuba; and 118 on faulty cover to France, mixed condition throughout, nevertheless a useful group
natural straightedge at right, tied by negative "8" duplexed with "New York Jun 14" datestamp on 1873 cover to Montreal, Canada at the 6c treaty rate, "Montreal Q Ju 16 73" arrival backstamp, slightly reduced at right, very fine, ex-Ainsworth
tied by clear strike of split grid (Weiss TR-G34) to 1873 cover to Hannover, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Jan 4" exchange datestamp, red Bremen framed handstamp, partial January 18 arrival backstamp, slightly reduced at left, very fine and rare cancel
tied by Sun Face fancy cancellation duplexed with "St Louis Mo Jul 26" datestamp on cover to Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Jul 27" exchange datestamp, fine, ex-Ainsworth
tied by cork cancel to 1873 cover to London, England, in "Care China Trans-Pacific Steamship Co.", "Oakland Cal. Oct 14" datestamp, red New York exchange datestamp, black "Insufficiently Paid" also ties, "6" due, November 3 London backstamp, corner fault, fine, ex-Ainsworth
tied by "Winchester Mass Oct 11" duplex to 1871 cover to Liverpool, England, red October 12 Boston transit also ties, Liverpool arrival, forwarded to Birkenhead with large "1d" handstamp, very fine, ex-Ainsworth
used alongside 2c Brown Banknote (146), tied by NYFM negative "10" (Weiss RE-N6) on 1873 cover to St. Gallenkappel, Switzerland at the 8c Swiss Closed Mail rate, matching "New York Nov 3" datestamp, red "New York Paid All Via Hamburg Nov 6" exchange datestamp, arrival backstamps, very fine, the only example of this cancel on a NYFM cover, illustrated in Weiss (page 227), ex-Ainsworth
two singles used alongside 2c Brown Banknote (146), tied by NYFM grids (Weiss TR-G22) to 1877 cover to Paris, France at the 10c rate (4c overpaid), red "New York Paid 6 May 6" exchange datestamp, endorsed "Via England" and with red London transit, Calais May 18 entry handstamp, very fine, the only recorded example of this NYFM cancel, illustrated in Weiss (page 333), ex-Ainsworth
cover with 3c Green Banknote (147) tied by "Westborough Mass Sep 17" duplex on cover to Burlington, Vermont, forwarded with 6c Carmine tied by "Burlington Vt Sep 19" duplex at 6c treaty rate to Montreal, Canada, very fine and interesting use
tied by blue Chicago duplex with circle of wedges to 1871 cover to Liverpool, England, red "New York Feb 11" transit also ties, "February 22 Liverpool arrival, forwarded by "Brown, Shipley & Co. Liverpool" oval to New York City with Great Britain 3d Rose tied by February 23 Liverpool duplex, very fine and colorful, ex-Ainsworth
tied to legal-sized cover to Chatsworth, Illinois by blue four bar grid with matching "Chicago Ill. Dec 17" datestamp alongside, very fine and scarce double-weight cover with a Chicago blue cancel