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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
black cork and matching "Old Point Comfort Va Jun 5" double circle datestamp on 1873 cover to James Matley of Company "F" of the 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment in Richmond, Virginia, June 14 Richmond advertised datestamp and "Returned to Writer", very fine piece of Americana, Matley was wounded at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in 1864
cancelled by full strike of fouled anchor on large locally-addressed piece, "Hebron Conn Nov 7" datestamp alongside, fine and scarce
used alongside 6c Dull pink Banknote (159), tied by two NYFM geometrics (Weiss GE-EP3) to 1875 cover to Pont-de-Vaux, France at double the 9c treaty rate plus 18c supplementary mail fee, red "New York Paid Dec 4" exchange datestamp, blue crayon "2" for double weight, Calais entry and framed "PD" handstamp, forwarded to Paris with various backstamps, very fine, a rare 30c Banknote use on supplementary mail
approximately 20 covers and various mint and used blocks and singles mostly of the 1c-10c values, mounted on old-time exhibit pages, generally fine to very fine, viewing of scans on our website is recommended
manuscript origin notation, black "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 26, 1864" double circle datestamp and matching "SHIP.12" due handstamp on cover to Ellington, Connecticut, endorsed "p 'Henry Briggam.' via San Francisco", March 22 receipt docketing, "W & Co. Japan" embossed backflap, tiny opening fault at top right, otherwise very fine, the Henry Brigham departed Yokohama January 29 and arrived San Francisco February 25, very scarce and attractive, ex-White
manuscript origin notation on cover to Ellington, Connecticut, endorsed "p. Lucy E. Ashby", with black "San Francisco Cal. Apr 10 1865" double circle datestamp and matching "SHIP.12" due handstamp, embossed "W & Co. Japan" on backflap, some light wear including small tears, still very fine, the Lucy E. Ashby arrived in San Francisco from Yokohama on April 9
incoming 1872 cover to West Boxford, Massachusetts, postmarked "Yokohama Japan Oct 23" and carried by the PMSS Japan, stamp tied by "San Francisco Cal Nov 15" datestamp and quartered cork, barely reduced at right, very fine and attractive, 1982 ISJP certificate
tied by black "X" handstamps to 3c Green entire to Tokyo, Japan, "Columbus O. Jul 6 4PM" datestamp alongside, bold magenta "Too Late" oval handstamp, San Francisco and 1880 Yokohama backstamps, very fine and scarce
used alongside 2c Brown and 3c Green (157, 158), tied by corks to 1875 cover from Brunswick, Maine to American Consul in Yokohama, Japan, endorsed "Ship 'Benj. Sewell' via San Francisco", July 23 Yokohama receiving backstamp, small piece of backflap out, very fine cover paying the short-lived 15c treaty rate to Japan
tied by quartered cork with "Washington D.C. Dec 22 8PM" datestamp to 1875 cover to Yokohama, Japan, reverse with large blue "Third Auditor's Office. Dec 22 1875" sender's handstamp and red "Yokohama Paid All Jan 29" double circle datestamp, small faults including upper left corner replaced, very fine appearance, rare example of the short-lived 15c treaty rate
cancelled by "Ship" straightline handstamp, matching "Yokohama Japan 18 Mar 1886" datestamp, addressed to Assistant Engineer aboard the USS Ossipee in Yokohama, very fine and scarce inbound ship letter, 1981 ISJP certificate
small group including "Hiogo Japan" double circle handstamp on 71, 100, and 113; "Hiogo Japan." handstamp on 158 rejoined pair; and "Yokohama Japan" datestamp on 116, 148 (2), 150, and 205, small faults such as corner creases and short perforations on a few, fine to very fine appearance, a scarce and desirable selection