Auction Detail
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.
- (-) Remove The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post filter The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post
huge margins, tied by black "Paid J.T.B." with second strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Jun 24 4" oval on 1856 folded letter to local street address, very fine, the earliest recorded use of the eighth issue brick red stamp, the brick red and orange stamps were is use for only a few months each in 1856 (Scott $500)
margins clear to just in, tied by black "N.York Am. Pkt. 23 Aug 16" integral rate datestamp to cover to Untersteinach, Bavaria, sent unpaid via Prussian Closed Mail and marked 45kr postage due upon arrival in Aachen, several backstamps, bottom right corner and backflap out, despite faults a rare Boyd's use to a foreign destination
die cut stamp tied by "New-York Nov 17" datestamp to 1856 cover to Greenfield Hill, Connecticut, black "Held For Postage" handstamp suggests cover was deposited at post office collection box and held until November 21, when a 3c stamp (since removed) was purchased and applied by the sender, fine and interesting use
large to huge margins, on 1856 cover to Garnavillo, Iowa franked with 1851 3c Dull red (11), tied by "New-York Nov 21" datestamp, cornercard for the Bull's Head Hotel (which may have had a collection box and sold Boyd's stamps to guests), Boyd's stamp tied by recipient's docketing, very fine and attractive to-the-mails use (Scott $500)
horizontal pair (plate B, positions 16-17), huge margins all around, full original gum, extremely fine and choice, the only recorded multiple of this issue
unused single (plate B, position 6), bright color and huge margins, reverse with portions of two stamps (plate B, positions 6 and 11), trivial internal crease, very fine and extremely rare with just three known examples of this attractive error (Scott listed but unpriced)
die cut, tied by black "Paid J.T.B." two-line handstamp with second strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post May 14 9o'c" oval, on 1856 cover to local street address, light wear and tiny edge nick, fine and scarce, the earliest recorded example of the eighth issue dull orange stamp (Scott $400)
enormous margins, cancelled by black "Paid J.T.B." with second strike alongside, "Boyd's City Express Post Jul 10.2" oval on locally-addressed 1856 cover, embossed advertisement for "Frothingham & Newell & Co. Boots and Shoes" on backflap, very fine and attractive (Scott $400)
die cut stamp tied by black cork, on cover with 1851 3c Dull red (11) addressed to Cape May, New Jersey, August 2, 1856 New York City datestamp, very fine and attractive to-the-mails use
margins huge full at top, tied by black "Paid J.T.B." with second strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Sep 22.12" oval on locally-addressed 1856 cover, embossed cornercard for commission merchant, light wear and wrinkles, fine use (Scott $400)
full margins, tied by black "Boyd's City Dispatch 39 Fulton St. May 2 1866" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" on locally-addressed cover, stamp light oxidation, still fine and attractive, the earliest recorded use of the 1866 2c issue on cover, the plate from the 1855-56 stamps was used by the Blackhams to prepare new 2c stamps in 1866 (Scott $250)
complete sheet of 100, mostly original gum, small faults mostly confined to the edges, fine appearance, the unique intact sheet, also accompanied by mint sheet of 20L15 which was hurriedly modified from the same plate