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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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cover franked with three 1855 10c Green (35) tied by Yreka dates taps, carried via Panama to New York, then to Southampton on September 7, red "London Paid Se 7" arrival datestamp, cover and stamps with small faults, still very fine appearance, cover overpays the 29c rate by 1c, ex-Starnes
indistinct California datestamp ties two 1857 10c Green, types II and III (32, 33) to 10c Green Nesbitt entire, red New York "3" credit handstamp, carried by Vanderbilt Line's Ariel departing New York July 30 and arriving Southampton August 12, London transit datestamp and Sunderland backstamp, overall toning, still fine, 30c postage prepaid the 29c west coast rate with a 1c convenience overpayment, ex-Richardson, signed Ashbrook
red "San Francisco 30 Paid Jan 5 1860" datestamp on large envelope, red "New York Br Pkt 7 Paid Feb 1" transit datestamp, carried aboard Cunard's Africa to Liverpool, Aachen transit and Neumark backstamp, very fine, rare use of the "30 Paid" handstamp for Prussian Closed Mail rather than double the 15c rate to France
folded lettersheet sent at the unpaid 15c treaty rate, black "15" rate handstamp of San Francisco, endorsed "By Overland Mail" (Central Overland stagecoach to St. Louis), "New York 3 Aug 5" transit datestamp, carried on Cunard's Asia departing Boston August 6 and arriving Queenstown August 16, Calais transit and Mauzé backstamp, very fine, ex-Needs
franked with 1863 5c Brown and strip of four 10c Green (76, 68) tied by San Francisco targets, paying the 45c triple rate under the 1857 convention, carried overland to New York where it received a red "New York Paid 36 Nov 21" datestamp, carried via Cunard's Cuba departing Boston November 22 and arriving Queenstown December 1, Calais and Paris transit and Bordeaux arrival datestamps, very fine
folded letter sent at three times the 15c unpaid French mail rate, black "Unpaid" in circle and "45" rate handstamps of San Francisco, endorsed "Steamer Via Panama", black "New York 9 Dec 5" credit handstamp, transit/arrival datestamps from Calais, Paris, Bordeaux, and Cognac, French "16" due, very fine and rare combination of markings
black March 27 St. Louis datestamp on folded letter, black "N. York Am. Pkt 21 Mar 31" credit datestamp, carried aboard the Inman Line's City of Washington which lost her propeller early in the voyage but proceeded by wind, the ship lost her rudder on April 12 and this cover was transferred to the Galway Line's Propontis in the mid-Atlantic, backstamped Cork April 27 where large "1s-" due handstamp was applied (twice the 6d rate), very fine and interesting delayed cover, ex-Feldman
cover franked with 1866 15c Black (77, one toned perforation), tied by black grid to 3c Pink entire to Paris, France, purple "Philadelphia 6 Jul 7" exchange datestamp, blue Calais entry (July 19), red boxed "PD", light vertical file fold away from stamp, very fine and attractive
mourning cover franked with Great Britain 6d Lilac, tied by "Birkenhead No 14 68" duplex, magenta "San Francisco Paid All" exchange datestamp, Pacific Insurance company backstamp, very fine use
cover franked with 1861 12 Black (69), faint "Silver Mountain Cal. Mar 9" double circle datestamp, endorsed "Via Steamer", red "New York Paid All Mar 30" transit, carried aboard Cunard's Siberia arriving Queenstown April 11, red "London Paid 12 Ap 69" datestamp ties adhesive, original contents, small faults along top edge, very fine use from a rare origin, ex-Needs
blue cover franked with three Great Britain 6d Lilac, tied by "Liverpool 14 Oc 69" duplexes, magenta "San Francisco Paid All Oct 31" arrival datestamp, minor discoloration, very fine
franked with 1869 10c Yellow (116), quartered cork cancel, red New York "6" credit handstamp, red "PD" in oval, London and Calais transit datestamps, stamp lifted and thinned and with tiny hole in bottom right of "1", very fine appearance, this cover pays a phantom 10c rate to France per 7½ grams, known to the post office but not the general public, 2004 Philatelic Foundation certificate