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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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several hundred envelopes and cards, we note better including UPSS 2158-33 mint, 585-8 mint, 3425-46 used, 3704-23 unused, S4-TCe, S4-TCi, S4-TCza, S4-TCzd, S5-TCa, S14b2 used, S75a mint, MR1E-GBb, MR17 mint (faults) and unused, several multi-ad cards including Corn Flakes and Blue Label Chili Sauce, several stamped envelope ad collar cut squares, numerous postal card plate varieties all neatly identified, and much more, words cannot adequately capture what is in this lot so we encourage you to view photos on our website, Dr. Larry C. Parks was an extraordinary collector and this lot benefits from his many decades of research
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
approximately 800 envelopes, postal cards, and reply cards to about the mid-20th Century, majority mint with some FDCs and commercial uses, all fine to very fine
large carton with thousands of cards, better sections including Zieher cards, leather post cards, RPPCs, and more, primarily US but a bit of worldwide, generally fine to very fine, a wonderful group that could prove rewarding with a little bit of work
approximately 800 picture postcards, mix of used and mint, majority mid-20th Century but some earlier, all fine to very fine
large carton filled with binders of covers, including but not limited to RFDs, machine cancels, RPOs, illegal postal stationery cutouts, aerograms, auxiliary markings, advertising, fancy cancels including Boston numerals, and more, even note a few Confederate covers/letters, mixed condition to be anticipated but many fine to very fine or better, an extremely useful group which essentially serves as a ready-made dealer stock (or could provide many hours of entertainment for an intrepid collector)
three cover, including Scott 26 pair tied to 1860 folded legal deposition by green West Point, Kentucky datestamp, 68 on cover to the US Consul in Panama, and 70 on cover to Reading, England, all fine to very fine