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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.
- Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection (111) Apply Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection filter
- Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (76) Apply Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
- Main catalogue (23) Apply Main catalogue filter
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- local Issues (3) Apply local Issues filter
- Expositions (2) Apply Expositions filter
- First Day Covery (do not use) (11) Apply First Day Covery (do not use) filter
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- Stampless Covers - General (108) Apply Stampless Covers - General filter
- Transoceanic Mails (86) Apply Transoceanic Mails filter
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
mourning lettersheet franked with Great Britain 1sh Green, tied by London duplex, originally addressed to New York City, carried aboard Cunard's America departing Liverpool August 13 and arriving Boston August 27, red "Paid" and "5 cents" handstamps, forwarded to Newark, New Jersey with 1857 3c Dull red tied by August 30 New York datestamp, light wear and stamps with creases, still a fine and attractive use, ex-Baron
cover franked with 1870 10c Brown Banknote (150), black grid and matching "New Orleans La. Jun 13" datestamp, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jun 19", forwarded to Paris with Germany 1872 1gr Rose and 2gr Ultramarine Small Shield tied by Rappoltsweiler datestamps, very fine and rare mixed franking, a colorful and attractive cover
Great Britain 1d Pink stationery envelope uprated with pair of 1d Red, tied by November 27 London duplexes, originally addressed to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, carried by Inman Line's City of Brussels, red "New York Paid All Dec 10" entry datestamp, forwarded to Bradford, Massachusetts with 3c Green Banknote tied by December 11 Hanover datestamp, very fine, ex-Baron
cover franked with Great Britain 3d Rose tied by July 23, 1874 Liverpool duplex, originally addressed to Baltimore, Maryland, carried by Inman Line's City of Paris, red "New York Paid All Aug 3" entry datestamp, forwarded to Middletown, Virginia with 3c Green Banknote, August 4 Baltimore datestamp, light toning, very fine use
cover franked with 1875 5c Taylor (179), redirected back to Easton on August 27, 1886, franked with Great Britain ½d Green and two 1d Lilac paying UPU ½ oz rate, September 7 arrival backstamp, light toning and stamps small faults, fine and colorful appearance
cover franked with 1888 5c Garfield (216), redirected to New York City upon arrival in London and franked with Great Britain 2½d Jubilee, July 21 Bedford Street postmark, New York July 30 arrival backstamp, 5c stamp small faults, very fine and attractive mixed franking
cover franked with three 1890 5c Chocolate (223) with cork cancels, red "Registered Oct. 26, 1893, Station K, San Francisco Cal." four-line datestamp on cover to London, England, New York registry label ties stamps, forwarded to Brixton Hills with postage paid by pair of Great Britain 1½d Violet & green tied by "Registered North Kensington W. 13 No 93" datestamps, various New York and British backstamps, very fine and scarce, ex-Angel
folded letter franked with Great Britain 4d Pale red, tied by "Newcastle-on-Tyne My 29 62" duplex, carried by Cunard's Africa departing Liverpool May 31 and arriving Boston June 13, upon arrival black "Br. Packet 24 Boston. 13 Jun" datestamp applied for 24c due, very fine, the transatlantic rate was still 1sh when this letter was sent
folded letter franked with Great Britain 1d Red and 9d Straw, tied by "Dundee De 4 63" duplexes, carried aboard Cunard's Australasian departing Liverpool December 5 and arriving New York December 18, upon arrival "N.Y. 24 Br. Pkt Dec 4 U.S. 35 Notes" depreciated currency handstamp, two strikes of two-line "Insufficiently Stamped" handstamp, vertical file fold through 1d stamp, otherwise fine
cover front franked with 1862 24c Red lilac (70), prepaying the single-weight rate to the UK, red "New York Br. Pkt 19 Apr 17" datestamp applied initially crediting the UK with 19c for British packet paid mail, then re-weighed in New York where it was found to be over ½ ounce so black "N. York Br. Pkt 10 Apr 17" and "Short Paid" in oval handstamps were applied, carried aboard Cunard's Java departing New York April 17 and arriving Queenstown April 27, while on board struck with the very scarce "2/-" due handstamp, backstamped Hull upon arrival, stamp and front both with small faults, still fine and rare use, the 1849 Anglo-US Treaty only allowed for unpaid or fully prepaid mail, partial prepayment was ignored with such mail being treated as wholly unpaid