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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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folded letter with red "New-York 5cts. 16 Dec" datestamp and "Paid" in arc, missed the December 16 sailing of the Britannia from Boston so carried by Cunard's Hibernia on the line's first departure from New York, departing January 2 and arriving Liverpool January 16, "America/Liverpool Ja 16 1848" transit and Newcastle arrival backstamps, cover faults, fine appearance, ex-Biales and Boettger
datelined folded letter with black framed "Gibraltar Paid" handstamp, red manuscript "4/-" rate, arrived Southampton January 29, carried via Cunard Line's Hibernia from Liverpool departing January 30 and arriving New York February 16, red "New York Ship Feb 17" datestamp, blue manuscript "22" rating for 20c inland postage and 2c ship fee, horizontal fold and light stains, fine
folded letter posted unpaid and sent to London, marked with red framed "Return'd for Postage" on reverse and returned to Bristol, 1sh packet fee paid when reposted in Bristol, carried by Cunard's Hibernia departing Liverpool May 13 and arriving New York May 27, red "6" in circle applied upon arrival, very fine and attractive, ex-Winter
folded letter carried on the maiden return voyage of Cunard's America, departing New York May 10 and arriving Liverpool May 22, backstamped London the following day, manuscript "1/-" packet rating, fine cover from a scarce voyage
folded letter with blue "Philada Pa. 5cts Jun 19" and framed "Paid" prepaying 5c inland postage to New York, endorsed "per Herman Steamer" (an American packet), but since transatlantic postage was not prepaid the New York post office sent via Cunard's Acadia as an unpaid ship letter, arrived Liverpool July 5 and rated "1/-" due, very fine, ex-Barwis
folded letter franked with two 1sh Pale green paying double-letter rate, Liverpool backstamp, carried by Cunard's Caledonia on the first retaliatory rate voyage departing June 24 and arriving New York July 8, marked "48" due upon arrival in New York under the new Retaliatory Act, right stamp reaffixed, very fine, ex-Tabeart
carried on Cunard's Cambria on its first retaliatory rate voyage from Boston, departing July 12 and arriving Liverpool July 24, red boxed "Colonies &c Art.13." applied in London, Paris backstamp, very fine, scarce voyage
blue Sheffield datestamp, prepaid 1sh and carried on Cunard's Europa on its maiden voyage, departing Liverpool July 15 and arriving Boston July 27, red "Boston Ms. Ship Jul 27" and "29" handstamps for 24c transatlantic and 5c inland postage, light edge wear, fine and rare, ex-Pullin
red straightline "Paid", carried by Cunard's Niagara departing Boston July 26 and arriving Liverpool August 6, red London backstamp and matching boxed "Colonies &c Art.13.", French entry datestamp and manuscript due marking, very fine retaliatory rate cover
reattached folded letter, 1sh Pale green pays packet rate while 1d Red and 2d Blue pay 3d late fee, carried on Cunard's Acadia departing Liverpool July 29 and arriving Boston August 13, red "34" retaliatory rate handstamp of Boston for 24c transatlantic and 10c inland postage, small edge faults, fine appearance, ex-Shephard
carried under cover to New York, red "Forwarded by Howland & Aspinwall New York" oval backstamp, pencil "24" rating applied in New York, carried aboard Cunard's Cambria departing New York August 30 and arriving Liverpool September 14, red London arrival backstamp (September 15) and manuscript "1/-" due, very fine and rare
mailed to London via Marseilles, arrived September 1 and paid ½d upon receipt, forwarded to New Orleans and carried via Cunard's Europa departing Liverpool September 2 and arriving New York September 14, red "New York Ship Sep 14 34cts." for 24c Transatlantic retaliatory rate and 10c inland postage, very fine and scarce