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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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blue manuscript postmark on ca. 1865 cover to Allegany, New York, 1861 3c Rose (65) with matching pen cancel, cover with "To An Old Friend" poem (Howells imprint), very fine and attractive
manuscript postmark on "The Washington Grape" patriotic cover depicting Jefferson Davis as a fox, franked with 1861 3c Rose (65, faults) with pen cancel, light wear and toning, still a fine and rare use of this attractive design, ex-Thayer and Van Vlissingen
four covers and a card, including four year-dated fancy cancels: 1868 3c Grilled issue with "1869" in circle (Skinner-Eno ND-Y 15), 3c Pink entire with "1870" in circle (Skinner-Eno ND-Y 16), and 3c Green entires with "1871" and "1872" in circles (Cole YD 17 and YD19), plus postal card with advertisement for "Nashotah Mission" on reverse, all fine to very fine and attractive
manuscript postmark on 1849 folded lettersheet to New York City, “Paid 10” rate, very fine, one of just two covers recorded from this short-lived Buffalo County office (1848-1850)
two-line straightline handstamp with manuscript date, applied as receiving backstamp on folded letter with integral address leaf from Strasbourg, France, August 16 origin datestamp, endorsed "Steamer via Liverpool", "Br. Packet Boston Sep 5" exchange office datestamp applied upon arrival in the US, manuscript "5" due for postage to Wisconsin, cover edge wear and splitting along the folds, very fine strike, the unique example of the New Glaurus straightline and one of the gems of the Robinson Collection, ex-Risvold
datestamp on 1865 cover to Leamington, England, red and blue "The Union For Ever" star-in-shield patriotic design, two 1861 12c Black singles with black targets, red "Boston Br. Pkt 19 Paid Feb 1" datestamp and Leamington arrival backstamp, stamps and cover with faults, still fine appearing and rare transatlantic patriotic use, ex-Van Vlissingen
manuscript postmark with "Paid 3" rate on cover to Columbus, Wisconsin, very fine, one of two recorded manuscripts from Orange (1859-84)
perfect strike of large oval postmark (Cole VL-52) ties 1c Ultramarine Banknote pair to wrapper to Kent, England, light wear, extremely fine, one of Wisconsin's most striking fancy cancels
manuscript postmark ties 1861 3c Rose (65, stains) to patriotic cover to Orion, Wisconsin, blue "A Loyal State, Wisconsin" design with state shield, light wear, very fine appearance, ex-Van Vlissingen
manuscript postmark within two hand-drawn faces, franked with 1851 3c Dull red with manuscript cancel on ca. 1856 cover to Cassville, Wisconsin, extremely fine, a wonderful and whimsical fancy manuscript cancel
manuscript postmark on cover to New Haven, Connecticut, matching "10" rate, 1850 docketing, very fine, the earliest recorded cover from Portage City and the only manuscript marking
circular datestamp on purple "Protect the Union" patriotic cover with Washington on horseback (Reagles imprint), franked "Free G.R. Fray P.M.", addressed to Columbus, Wisconsin, light toning, fine and attractive