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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 large to grazing, tied by black "Paid J.T.B." with second strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Mar 27 12" oval on locally-addressed cover, 1857 dated letter enclosed, stamp with small faults, very fine appearance, the earliest known use of the ninth issue Boyd's stamp
large margins, tied by two strikes of black "Paid J.T.B." with matching "Boyd's City Express Post Ma 27 12" on 1857 locally-addressed cover, "Madison Square Post Office" oval handstamp at top right with Cornwall's name removed (after Bentley assumed operations of the post), stamp with imperceptible tear at top, very fine appearance, this stamp does not have the "serrated perforations" listed in Scott but rather rough perforations similar to those produced by sewing machine on other issues, ex-Schwartz, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate
horizontal pair, margins large except one stamp with clipped corner, cancelled by black "Paid J.T.B." with second strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Apr 5 9" oval on cover local street address, very fine, one of two recorded used pairs of the ninth Boyd's issue, writing on front may be docketing or it may represent a return message to the sender
upper right margin vertical pair tied by several strikes of black "Paid J.T.B." to cover to local street address, September 23, 1857 docketing on reverse, stamps with scissor cut between and small creases and faults, still very fine appearance, one of two recorded used pairs of the ninth Boyd's issue, the reason for two stamps is unknown but may be due to weight or distance
large margins, tied by black "Paid J.T.B." handstamp to January 1860 issue of the American Medical Gazette (front cover only), second strike alongside and matching "Boyd's City Express Post Jan 9 12" oval, light wear, very fine and attractive use
large margins, tied by black "Paid J.T.B." with second clear strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post May 5 9" oval on locally-addressed 1860 cover, embossed cornercard for American Bible Society, original enclosure, very fine, the latest known use of this issue
margins large to just in at top, tied by faint black "Paid J.T.B." with second strike alongside, matching "Boyd's City Express Post Jun 11 4" oval on 1860 cover to local street address, very fine and choice, the earliest known use according to Henry Abt, this stamp was in use for only about three months before Boyd's ceased operations (Scott $400)
margins mostly full to large, small corner crease, tied by several strikes of black "Paid J.T.B." with matching "Boyd's City Express Post Jun 16 9" oval to 1860 folded letter to local address, tear at top center affecting Boyd's handstamp, fine appearance, the only recorded example of the "1 Cents" error on cover (Scott $450)
die cut, tied by several strikes of black "Paid J.T.B." with matching "Boyd's City Express Post Jul 16 9" oval on cover front only to local street address, light staining, otherwise fine, one of two known covers with die cut tenth issue stamps, this stamp was in use for just three months
large margins, small surface faults, cork cancel, on cover to Hudson, New York with 1857 3c Dull red (26) tied by "New-York Jul 19 1860" datestamp, manuscript "6 paid" and "3" at top, cover small piece out at bottom left, very fine to-the-mails use, the latest recorded Boyd's cover before the company closed for business on July 27, 2014 Philatelic Foundation certificate
large margins, tied by black "Paid J.T.B." handstamp to August 1860 issue of the American Medical Gazette (front cover only), second strike alongside and matching "Boyd's City Express" oval, light wear, very fine and attractive use, this stamp was in use only three months, this journal demonstrates that during 1860 Boyd's had reduced rates for periodicals as well as letters
announcing the reopening of Boyd's on December 24, 1860 under the ownership of the Blackhams, includes a table of delivery times and list of rates, vertical crease, very fine and rare, a wonderful piece of collateral material, illustrated in Abt's series about Boyd's, ex-Hale