Auction Detail

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

carried on Cunard's Cambria on its first retaliatory rate voyage from Boston, departing July 12 and arriving Liverpool July 24, red boxed "Colonies &c Art.13." applied in London, Paris backstamp, very fine, scarce voyage

carried under cover to New York, red "Forwarded by Howland & Aspinwall New York" oval backstamp, pencil "24" rating applied in New York, carried aboard Cunard's Cambria departing New York August 30 and arriving Liverpool September 14, red London arrival backstamp (September 15) and manuscript "1/-" due, very fine and rare

faint red "Halifax Paid Au 23 1848" origination postmark, prepaid "1/-" at Halifax, carried on Cunard's Britannia departing Halifax August 23 and arriving Boston August 26, rated "29" due on arrival (24c Retaliatory rate plus 5c inland postage), light wear and toning, still fine and scarce, the retaliatory rate applied to all foreign packets bringing mail into the US regardless of origin and so included British North America