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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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manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on 1846 folded letter to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, very fine, Fort Wilkins was established in 1844 and named for Secretary of War William Wilkins, in 1846 all but a single caretaker were sent to serve in the Mexican-American War
manuscript postmark on embossed ladies cover to Omena, Michigan, matching "3" rate, small faults, still fine and attractive cover from the year after this office opened
circular datestamp on large-sized cover franked with 1861 30c Orange (71) with grid cancel, addressed to New York City, very fine and scarce domestic use of the 30c stamp to pay 10-times the first class rate
manuscript postmark on 1846 cover to Woonsocket, Rhode Island and forwarded to Boston, manuscript "paid 10" crossed out and replaced with blue "5" handstamp, fine, this office's name was changed to Keweenaw Bay on November 2, 1846 and finally L'Ance in 1865, ex-Allen
dateline on folded letter carried privately to Joshua Hathaway in Green Bay, fine, letter mentions a deposit of $1,500 for lands owned by Hathaway
circular datestamp on cover to Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1851 3c Dull red with matching grid, very fine and scarce
crisp strike of circular datestamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to Pontiac, Michigan, slightly reduced at left, very fine, ex-Taylor
manuscript postmark on cover with pen-cancelled 1851 3c Dull red, addressed to Hamilton, Virginia, some staining, very fine marking, a rare cover, the "L.S." in the postmark stands for Lake Superior
perfect strike of circular datestamp ties 1857 3c Dull red to cover to Windsor, Vermont, 1861 docketing at left, extremely fine and rare, this office was only open from 1861-63
magenta circular datestamp with matching handstamped "5" on 1851 folded letter to Detroit, fine and scarce
circular datestamp on cover to South Butler, New York, 1861 3c Rose (65) with bold strike of "Paid 3" in circle, light wear and just reduced at right, otherwise very fine
approximately 17 covers plus a few other documents, mostly dating from the 1850s/90s, nice variety of handstamped and manuscript markings, generally fine to very fine, worth a look for the specialist