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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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top left corner sheet margins, other margins large, slightly oxidized, cancelled by red "Cd." handstamp (impression ties through paper), additional "C" and "H" manuscript cancels, on August 8, 1844 folded letter from Albany to New York City (street address added), red "Boyd's City Express Post Aug 10 3o'c" boxed handstamp, vertical file folds away from stamp, very fine and attractive conjunctive use, ex-Hall
large margins, cancelled by red "Paid" straightline of Albany, matching "Pomeroy's Mail" two-line arc handstamp, on August 13, 1844 folded letter from Albany to New York City (street address added), red "Boyd's City Express Post Aug 14 9o'c" boxed handstamp, vertical file folds including one through stamp (pressed out), very fine conjunctive use, particularly rare with Albany "Paid", ex-Hall
red boxed handstamp on 1844 folded letter datelined Rochester, New York August 27, carried via Pomeroy's to Boyd's in New York City for delivery to street address, manuscript "Collect 6¼", vertical file fold through handstamp, otherwise very fine conjunctive use
manuscript endorsement at top of paste-up cover to New York City street address, black "Boyd's City Express Post Nov 29 9" oval and matching "Paid J.T.B", fine and scarce conjunctive Adams and Boyd's use
first scroll-type frank on 1867 3c Pink entire to New York City, manuscript "By Steamer" at lower left, blue January 10 Bamber's and Wells Fargo San Francisco handstamps, black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St." datestamp with matching "Paid", barely reduced at right, very fine and scarce
red oval handstamp on ca. 1855 cover to New York City, blue embossed cornercard for "Freeman & Co. Atlantic States Express" and advertising company backstamp, black "Boyd's City Express Post Jul 23 12" oval, backflap faults, very fine and rare with only four recorded Freeman to Boyd's covers, a wonderful cover, ex-Schwartz
printed frank on 3c Pink entire to New York City, blue "Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb 18" oval datestamp, upon arrival black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 14 1867" and "Paid" applied, reduced at right into indicia, otherwise fine and scarce conjunctive use, ex-Caspary
mostly clear strike on ca. 1854 folded cover from Honda, Colombia (then the Republic of New Granada) to General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera in New York City, manuscript "Paid", black "Boyd's City Express Post Nov 5 4" oval and matching "Paid J.T.B.", very fine, Mosquera had previously served as the President of New Granada and would later serve as the first President of the United States of Colombia, an interesting Boyd's use with a forwarding handstamp
slightly faded red handstamp on locally-addressed folded letter, red "Boyd's City Express Post July 7 12" oval alongside, letter datelined July 4, 1848, addressee's name removed, otherwise fine, the only known conjunctive use between Boyd's and Hanford's, apparently the cover was given to Hanford's in New York City on July 4 and when they were unable to deliver it they gave it to Boyd's three days later, a great local post rarity
red oval handstamp on cover with 2c Black on yellow green Boyd's stamp (20L7a), addressed to South Brooklyn, New York, stamp uncancelled with some fading and stains, cover with light stains, tear at bottom left, and slightly reduced at sides, fine appearance, one of two conjunctive uses of Boyd's and Kidder's (other with stamp removed), a great local post rarity, ex-Schwartz, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate
blue oval handstamp on legal-sized 6c Pink entire, Wells Fargo printed frank, addressed to New York City, black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St. May 25 1867" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" applied upon arrival, light wear, very fine conjunctive use
blue oval handstamp on 3c Pink entire with printed company frank to New York City, black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 2" datestamp and matching "Paid" in circle, pencil "Closed", light creases and small tears in flap, fine and scarce use