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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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faint red "Halifax Paid Au 23 1848" origination postmark, prepaid "1/-" at Halifax, carried on Cunard's Britannia departing Halifax August 23 and arriving Boston August 26, rated "29" due on arrival (24c Retaliatory rate plus 5c inland postage), light wear and toning, still fine and scarce, the retaliatory rate applied to all foreign packets bringing mail into the US regardless of origin and so included British North America
black New Orleans datestamp and matching "Paid" with "34" rate handstamp, carried by Cunard's Niagara departing New York September 13 and arriving Liverpool September 25, red London transit backstamp (September 26) and manuscript "1/8" debit rating to Holland, reverse with rare red "Eng. Corresp. Over 's Hage." two-line handstamp, small part of address enhanced, otherwise very fine
black "S.T.P.A. Bremen. 12/9" origination postmark and matching "Franco", manuscript "1/6" (1sh6d) credit marking to Great Britain, departed Liverpool September 16 via Cunard's America and arrived New York September 29, red "New York Ship Sep 30 34cts." for 24c Transatlantic retaliatory rate and 10c inland postage, very fine and extremely rare, ex-Winter
folded letter prepaid 1sh, carried from Liverpool via Cunard's Britannia on her penultimate westbound voyage, departing September 30 and arriving New York October 17, red "New York Ship 34 Oct 17" handstamp for 24c ocean passage and 10c inland postage to Mobile (a total retaliatory rate of 34c), received October 25, missing backflap and light overall toning, still fine
addressed to Charleston, South Carolina, manuscript "1/8" (1sh8p) rate paying postage from Belgium to US border, endorsed "Per next English Steamer from Liverpool", left Liverpool by Cunard's Hibernia October 21 and arrived Boston November 4, charged "34" upon arrival (24c 24c Transatlantic retaliatory rate plus 10c inland postage), light edge wear, a very fine and rare example of a Retaliatory Rate cover originating in Belgium
octagonal "Paid At Liverpool Oct 27 1848" handstamp, paid 1sh packet rate, carried on Cunard's America departing October 28 and arriving New York November 8, scarce red "New-York Ship 34cts. Nov 9" retaliatory rate handstamp for 24c transatlantic and 10c inland postage, few file folds, very fine appearance, any retaliatory rate mail incoming to New Orleans is rare, ex-Tickell
carried via Cunard's Hibernia departing Boston November 15 and arriving Liverpool November 27, "America Liverpool No 27 1848" backstamp and London transit, manuscript "1/6" (1s6d) debit rating, internal tears repaired with archival tape, very fine and scarce, ex-Wood
folded letter carried on Cunard's America on its final retaliatory rate voyage, departing New York November 22 and arriving Liverpool December 4, London boxed "Colonies &c Art.13." transit handstamp, Boulogne transit and Cognac backstamp, very fine
folded letter carried on Cunard's Acacia on its final voyage (and third retaliatory rate voyage), departing Boston November 29 and arriving Liverpool December 12, red boxed "Colonies &c Art.13.", various backstamps including Liverpool and Cognac, very fine
partial folded letter from missionary in Persia with disinfection slits, originally addressed to Monson, Massachusetts, carried privately to Edinburgh where it entered the mails with red "Paid at Edinh. Dec 22 1848" split ring datestamp and manuscript "1/" rating, London and Liverpool backstamps, carried by Cunard's America departing Liverpool December 30 and arriving Boston January 12, red "Boston Ship Jan 12" entry datestamp and matching "7" rate handstamp for inland postage plus 2c ship fee, red "Monson Ms. Jan 15" datestamp, forwarded to Palmer with manuscript "12" due rating, very fine and attractive, a rare forwarded and disinfected restored rate cover
privately carried to England and paid "1/", carried on Cunard's Niagara on its only restored rate voyage, departed Liverpool January 27 and arrived Boston February 11, red "Boston Ms. Ship Feb 12" and "12" for 10c inland postage and 2c ship letter fee, cover faults including tear at top, still fine and scarce origin, ex-Boettger
privately carried to Boston, travelled via Cunard's America on its only restored rate voyage, departed Boston January 24 and arrived in Liverpool February 4, London February 5 transit and French receivers, letter regarding fish business, very fine and scarce