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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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dateline on folded letter to Boston, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate for a distance of 101-200 miles, very fine, until 1798 when a United States post office opened there Parsonsfield operated as a private subscription post office serviced by post riders paid for by its patrons
two-line black handstamp on reverse of folded letter to Philadelphia, rated "2.16" [dwt], fine, although a faint strike this is an important marking as it is the first American handstamp with an integral year date, recorded in both black and red
incoming folded letter datelined "Surinam 24 Juin 1786", addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rate for 2dwt postage and 16gr ship fee, very fine and scarce early cover from the Dutch colony of Suriname, it is not known why the Baltimore post office did not place any postal markings on this cover, although based on the 2dwt rate both New York and Boston are excluded as possible ports of entry
small straightline postmark on partial folded lettersheet to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "4.16" [dwt] rate, very fine strike and cover
small straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, matching "Paid:" handstamp with manuscript "8" [d] rate paying the postage and standard carrier fee, very fine strike and cover
straightline postmark (Kendall Type 10) on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "2.16" [dwt] rating and converted into local currency at receiving post office with manuscript "1/4" (1sh 4d), very fine strike and cover
straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "4" [dwt] rating at origin, local currency in Philadelphia expressed as "1/10" (1sh 10d, with postage adjusted per the inflation table plus the standard 2d carrier fee), very fine strike and cover
straightline postmark on folded letter to Port Tobacco, Maryland, manuscript "1" [dwt] rate converted to specie with additional manuscript "15", light file folds, extremely fine strike
straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia originating in Lisbon, Portugal, endorsed "p the Asia", turned over to the Baltimore postmaster upon arrival in the US, marked "Sh" to indicate ship carriage and rated "2.16" (2dwt postage for 100-200 miles plus 16gr ship fee), local currency equivalent of "1/4" (1sh 4d) applied in Philadelphia, very fine, the expected port of arrival for this letter should have been Philadelphia, transient ship letters through Baltimore are scarce
straightline postmark on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "2" [dwt] rate, upon arrival in Philadelphia converted to local currency (10d) plus the standard 2d carrier fee for a total of "1/" (1sh), very fine strike and cover
straightline postmark (Kendall Type 14) on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "5.8" [dwt] for double rate letter, converted into local currency with "2/8" (2sh 8d), very fine strike and cover
straightline handstamp on partial folded letter to Chester Town, Maryland, matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "6" [d] rate reflecting the 2dwt rate converted to British pounds sterling, cover light wear and toning, very fine strike, according to Siskin one of four recorded uses of this postmark in private hands, the 2dwt rate reflects the 25% reduction in rates in April 1788 (ASCC $2,000)