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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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margins mostly large with complete framelines at top and bottom, tied by red "Blood's Penny Post Nov 22 9A.M. Philada" handstamp with second clear strike at bottom on 1858 cover to Reading, Pennsylvania, 1857 3c Dull red (26, faults) tied by black Philadelphia octagon, very fine and attractive use, Morris Census #82, ex-Morris (Scott $350)
portions of all four framelines, tied by black "Blood's Penny Post May 16 2½P.M. Philada" handstamp with additional "1" in oval cancel on cover to Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1857 3c Dull red (26) tied by "Philadelphia Pa. May 16 1859" octagon, very fine and attractive use, Morris Census #190, ex-Morris (Scott $350)
three full framelines, cancelled by black scarab with matching "Blood's Penny Post Mar 7 10½A.M. Philada" company handstamp on cover to local street address, cornercard for the "Insurance Company of the State of Philadelphia", very fine and choice, Morris Census #190, ex-Morris (Scott $150)
two covers, first mostly-clear strike in black on small embossed cover to local street address, second complete strike in red on locally-addressed illustrated cover, a very fine and attractive pair
clear strike of black circular handstamp on ca. 1849 folded lettersheet to Treasury Secretary William M. Meredith in Washington, DC, blue "Philada Pa. Nov 16" datestamp and matching boxed "Free", minor edge wear, very fine and rare, ex-Knapp
perfect strike of black serrated circle handstamp on March 15, 1851 folded letter to New York City, blue integral rate Philadelphia datestamp, extremely fine and choice, ex-Gibson and Morris, 1999 Philatelic Foundation certificate
all-over purple design with Governor Morton and Colonel Cameron, addressed to Hookstown, Pennsylvania, 1861 3c Rose (65, natural straightedge at left) with target cancel, "Valparaiso Ind Apr 23 1863" datestamp alongside, just reduced at right and light edge wear, fine appearance
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue grid with partial matching Cincinnati datestamp to cover to Sunbury, Ohio, red and blue shaking hand design with waving flag and Constitution, verse below reads "We march forth unitedly, confronting all our foes; together we swear our flag to bear, wherever a free wind blows!", slightly reduced at left into design, otherwise very fine
embossed portrait with waving flag, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by Washington, DC double circle datestamp, cover addressed to Island Falls Plantation, Maine, red and blue trimmed backflaps, very fine and scarce patriotic design
spectacular all-over red and blue with Lady Liberty and American flag, Wells imprint on reverse, addressed to soldier in Washington, DC, 1861 3c Rose (65) with blue grid cancel and matching "October 22, 1861 Peoria, Illinois" datestamp alongside, slightly reduced at right, very fine and beautiful
1861 3c Rose pink (64b) tied by "Syracuse NY Dec 9 1861" datestamp to cover to Cortland, New York, caricature of a soldier with the caption "One of the 'Flowers' of the Rebel Army, provided with a pair of seven-league boots", stamp with vertical crease at right and several toned spots, very fine, only a few examples of this design recorded, 2009 Philatelic Foundation certificate
red and blue patriotic design on cover front only to Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1861 3c Rose (65, perforations cut in on two sides) tied by "Westborough Ms. Jan 3 1862" datestamp, black "Advertised" in oval and "Not Called For." handstamps, very fine appearance