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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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mostly clear red oval handstamp on April 2, 1845 folded letter from Troy to New York City, manuscript "Collect 6¼" rate, red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, turned over to Boyd's for delivery in New York with red "Boyd's City Express Post Apr 3 9o'c" oval handstamp, extremely fine triple conjunctive use, Boyd's service is much more frequently seen on Pomeroy's covers than Hale & Co.
red oval handstamp on September 16, 1844 folded letter to New York City street address, red "Boyd's City Express Post Sep 17 9o'c" boxed handstamp, light wear, very fine conjunctive use
margins large to just in at top, red "Free" cancel, on December 17, 1844 folded letter to Frankfort, Maine (Captain Atwood correspondence), manuscript "Coll 6cts" and "By Express", red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, light wear, very fine, this cover was carried by Hale & Co. to Boston where it was handed over to Jerome & Co. for delivery to Maine, a scarce triple conjunctive use
large margins, top left corner nicked and light surface scuffs, red "Free" cancel, on December 28, 1844 folded letter to Frankfort, Maine (Captain Atwood correspondence), manuscript "By Express", red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, very fine, this cover was carried by Hale & Co. to Boston where it was handed over to Jerome & Co. for delivery to Maine, a scarce triple conjunctive use
red oval handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Albany, New York, Boyd's 1845 2c Black on bluish green (20L3, octagonal margins) tied by matching "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." boxed handstamp, red "Boyd's City Express Post Feb 24 4o'c" oval, very fine and rare, this letter was picked up by Boyd's and delivered to Hale who in turn carried the letter to Albany,
red boxed handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Philadelphia, red "Boyd's City Express Post Jun 14 4o'c" oval handstamp, very fine and attractive, a very late conjunctive use as the independent mails ended June 30, 2011 Philatelic Foundation certificate
large margins, surface faults, cancelled by red "Free" and tied by vertical file fold to June 24, 1845 folded letter from New York City to Troy, New York, endorsed "p. Hall + Co. Ex Mess" and with red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, probably handed over to Brainard's in Albany for ultimate delivery, despite stamp faults still a very fine and attractive cover, this is the latest known Boyd's conjunctive use as the independent mails were discontinued just six days later by order of the US Post Office
margins full to large (two corners slightly clipped), neat manuscript "X" cancel, on July 20, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo to New York City (street address added), red "Boyd's City Express Post July 23 9o'c" boxed handstamp, manuscript "Collect 6¼", very fine, based on this and other similar covers it appears that the Wells stamp may have been accepted by Pomeroy's for service from Buffalo to New York City, the collect notation was applied by Boyd's to indicate postage due from Pomeroy's, ex-Golden
red boxed handstamp on incoming folded letter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, datelined September 11, 1844, serviced by Wells and Pomeroy's, manuscript "Collect 1" for a combined rate of 6¼c plus 6¼c totaling 12½c (1/-), vertical file fold, a very fine conjunctive use and only one of two Wells covers known from Milwaukee
margins large to clear, slightly oxidized, manuscript "C" cancel, red "Boyd's City Express Post July 8 3o'c." boxed handstamp alongside with matching straightline "Free" on 1844 incoming folded letter to New York City, vertical file folds including one through stamp, otherwise very fine conjunctive use, a rare use of Boyd's red "Free" to indicate prepayment by the sender
margins full to grazing, manuscript cancel, on cover front only with red "Boyd's City Express Post July 28 9o'c" boxed handstamp and matching "Paid J.T.B.", very fine appearance, use of a Pomeroy's stamp other than 117L1 is rare on a Boyd's cover
margins large to full, cancelled by red "Cd." and tied by vertical file fold to July 28, 1844 folded lettersheet to New York City street address, red "Boyd's City Express Post Agst 1 9o'c" boxed handstamp with matching "Paid J.T.B." alongside, very fine appearance despite crease, ex-Golden