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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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complete sheet of 100, faults including creases and reinforced tears, fine appearance, the unique sheet of this issue, one of the great Boyd's rarities
This sheet provided the basis for identifying the ten transfer types in a January 2001 Penny Post article (Vol. 9, No. 1).
reconstructed setting of ten subjects (2x5), four stamps unused and six used, mostly large to full margins, very fine, this setting was repeated 10 times to make a sheet of 100 (Scott $380)
margins large to just in at top right, tied by black "Paid" in circle to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for "China, Glass, & Earthenware", cover with tear at top and slightly reduced at left, very fine appearance, one of just three known covers (one philatelic), plus a cover front, an extremely rare and desirable cover, signed Bartels (Scott unpriced on cover)
large margins, crayon cancel, very fine and choice, one of two recorded examples of the 1874 2c black on red, both this stamp and the 2c blue on red (20L29) were produced as color trials and perhaps used postally, 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott listed but unpriced used)
large margins, light crayon cancel, small thin at top, still very fine and scarce, both this stamp and the 2c black on red (20L28) were produced as color trials and perhaps used postally, chemical changes in the pigments sometimes make it difficult to tell the two issues apart, 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott listed but unpriced used)
five trial color proofs including red on yellow, blue on yellow (corner fault), red on blue, blue on red (oxidized), and red on red (crayon cancel also seen on 20L29), all of which are present in an April 1877 presentation set of nine trial color proofs (ex-Dos Passos and Golden), additionally a blue on blue example with what may be faked "Paid" in circle cancels, despite small faults a very fine and rare group
vertical laid lines, margins clear to just touching ornaments at left, original gum, very fine and choice, the only recorded mint example of this issue, a great rarity (unlisted mint in Scott)
vertical laid lines, margins mostly full or touching, in at left, cancelled by black "Paid" in circle, very fine and rare with just a small handful of examples known (Scott listed but unpriced)
cancelled by black "Paid" in circle to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for "Railway, Machinists' and Engineers' Supplies", very fine and rare with probably fewer than six known (Scott $200)
unused single (position 9), horizontal crease with hinge reinforcement, very fine appearance, a rare error (Scott listed but unpriced)
tied by purple "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place" oval handstamp to cover to Larchmont, New York, cover with small tear at top, otherwise very fine and attractive, one of just six examples of this stamp known on cover (unpriced in Scott)
tied by faint purple "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place" oval handstamp to cover with local address, pencil "No number" and returned, very fine and choice, one of just six examples of this stamp known on cover (unpriced in Scott)