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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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slightly faded red manuscript postmark with matching "25" rate on 1836 folded letter to Utica, New York, fine postmark from the year after Milwaukee's post office opened
manuscript drop letter rate on 1845 folded letter to Joshua Hathaway, datelined "Green Lake, Sept 20th", very fine and attractive, scarce territorial drop letter, ex-Valentine
manuscript postmark on small folded letter to Washington, DC, endorsed “Free H.S. Austin P.M.”, letter datelined “Montrose (formerly Fort Des Moines)”, very fine, the unique postmark from Montrose while a part of Wisconsin Territory, the first Fort Des Moines existed from 1834-37 before becoming the town of Montrose, which was home to many early Latter Day Saints members
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 10" rate on 1847 cover to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, light wear along the folds, fine, one of the earliest covers from Neenah, ex-Van Vlissingen
manuscript postmark in blue with matching “25” rate on 1844 folded letter to Coventry, Connecticut, light wear, very fine marking, the earliest recorded postmark from New Diggings, ex-Valentine
bold strike of straightline postmark with manuscript date on 1845 folded letter to Cumberland Center, Maine, manuscript “10” rate, lengthy letter with interesting contents about pioneer life, extremely fine strike, ex-Risvold
black straightline town mark with manuscript date, matching “10” in circle rate handstamp on 1846 folded letter to New York City, from Reverend John Lewis regarding church business, very fine and rare, ex-Risvold
italic town mark in arc with manuscript date, “10” in circle rate handstamp, on 1847 folded letter to Derby Line, Vermont, light wear and bleaching, fine and rare, ex-Van Vlissingen and Valentine
italic town mark in arc with manuscript date, “10” in circle rate handstamp, on 1847 folded letter to New York City, very fine and rare, ex-Risvold
endorsement on December 5, 1836 letter privately carried from Madison to Green Bay, written by Alexander J. Irwin to his wife, small tears, otherwise very fine, Irwin writes "An opportunity occurs of sending a letter by Charles Green who has been appointed a special messenger to proceed to Green Bay...Charles Green will be returning in a few days ad you will have an opportunity of writing by him", ex-Van Vlissingen
manuscript postmark on 1848 folded letter to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, matching "Paid 10" rate, letter datelined "1st Dec 1847" requesting a medical journal, fine and scarce territorial use
three-line datestamp with manuscript “25” rate on 1836 folded letter to St. Louis, Missouri, written by noted fur trader Joseph Rolette, very fine, the only known strike of this postmark in private hands and one of the great rarities of Wisconsin Territory postal history, ex-Wagner, Van Vlissingen, and Risvold