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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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all-over purple design with Governor Morton and Colonel Cameron, addressed to Hookstown, Pennsylvania, 1861 3c Rose (65, natural straightedge at left) with target cancel, "Valparaiso Ind Apr 23 1863" datestamp alongside, just reduced at right and light edge wear, fine appearance
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue grid with partial matching Cincinnati datestamp to cover to Sunbury, Ohio, red and blue shaking hand design with waving flag and Constitution, verse below reads "We march forth unitedly, confronting all our foes; together we swear our flag to bear, wherever a free wind blows!", slightly reduced at left into design, otherwise very fine
embossed portrait with waving flag, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by Washington, DC double circle datestamp, cover addressed to Island Falls Plantation, Maine, red and blue trimmed backflaps, very fine and scarce patriotic design
spectacular all-over red and blue with Lady Liberty and American flag, Wells imprint on reverse, addressed to soldier in Washington, DC, 1861 3c Rose (65) with blue grid cancel and matching "October 22, 1861 Peoria, Illinois" datestamp alongside, slightly reduced at right, very fine and beautiful
1861 3c Rose pink (64b) tied by "Syracuse NY Dec 9 1861" datestamp to cover to Cortland, New York, caricature of a soldier with the caption "One of the 'Flowers' of the Rebel Army, provided with a pair of seven-league boots", stamp with vertical crease at right and several toned spots, very fine, only a few examples of this design recorded, 2009 Philatelic Foundation certificate
red and blue patriotic design on cover front only to Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1861 3c Rose (65, perforations cut in on two sides) tied by "Westborough Ms. Jan 3 1862" datestamp, black "Advertised" in oval and "Not Called For." handstamps, very fine appearance
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by quartered circle cancel to cover to Cincinnati, matching "Buckhannon Va. Oct 10" datestamp, on red and blue all-over "The Union Forever, Secured and Defended" patriotic design with Colonial soldier and Zouave, stamp and cover small faults, very fine appearance
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue target duplexed with Cumberland, Maine datestamp to cover to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, just reduced at left and stamp tiny faults, very fine