Auction Detail
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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blue snow shovel handstamp and matching "Car.2" in oval on incoming cover, red New Orleans September 15 datestamp, black two-line "Way 5" handstamp indicating 5c due for postage and 1c due to the contract vessel's captain because there was no route agent aboard to process the cover, very fine and attractive
blue snow shovel handstamp on 1853 drop letter, faint red "Paid 1" in circle and matching December 13 datestamp, blue "Car.1" in oval handstamp indicates 1c due from the recipient for carrier service, overall toning, still rare as only five "Car.1" markings have been reported
approximately 75 covers many of which are written up on exhibit pages, adhesives including LO2 on cover with 26 from Washington (untied), LO2 tied on local Cincinnati cover, 1LB2, 1LB8, 1LB9, 3LB2 (2), 6LB5, and 6LB10 (faults), as well as various markings including a New Orleans blue snow shovel and "Car.2" in oval, New York red "City Despatch Post" circle, Philadelphia black "U.S. Penny Mail" octagon, also covers from Richmond and St. Louis, a huge variety of uses including from-the-mails, to-the-mails, drop letters, etc., some faults to be expected but mostly fine or better, an extraordinary foundational collection for someone looking to learn more about carrier service in the mid-19th Century, Mr. Roth's accompanying notes take away a lot of the guesswork and provide a fantastic starting point for further research, we highly recommend viewing scans of the entire collection on our website