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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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datelined folded letter with black framed "Gibraltar Paid" handstamp, red manuscript "4/-" rate, arrived Southampton January 29, carried via Cunard Line's Hibernia from Liverpool departing January 30 and arriving New York February 16, red "New York Ship Feb 17" datestamp, blue manuscript "22" rating for 20c inland postage and 2c ship fee, horizontal fold and light stains, fine
folded letter carried on the maiden return voyage of Cunard's America, departing New York May 10 and arriving Liverpool May 22, backstamped London the following day, manuscript "1/-" packet rating, fine cover from a scarce voyage
folded letter franked with two 1sh Pale green paying double-letter rate, Liverpool backstamp, carried by Cunard's Caledonia on the first retaliatory rate voyage departing June 24 and arriving New York July 8, marked "48" due upon arrival in New York under the new Retaliatory Act, right stamp reaffixed, very fine, ex-Tabeart
blue Sheffield datestamp, prepaid 1sh and carried on Cunard's Europa on its maiden voyage, departing Liverpool July 15 and arriving Boston July 27, red "Boston Ms. Ship Jul 27" and "29" handstamps for 24c transatlantic and 5c inland postage, light edge wear, fine and rare, ex-Pullin
reattached folded letter, 1sh Pale green pays packet rate while 1d Red and 2d Blue pay 3d late fee, carried on Cunard's Acadia departing Liverpool July 29 and arriving Boston August 13, red "34" retaliatory rate handstamp of Boston for 24c transatlantic and 10c inland postage, small edge faults, fine appearance, ex-Shephard
addressed to Charleston, South Carolina, manuscript "1/8" (1sh8p) rate paying postage from Belgium to US border, endorsed "Per next English Steamer from Liverpool", left Liverpool by Cunard's Hibernia October 21 and arrived Boston November 4, charged "34" upon arrival (24c 24c Transatlantic retaliatory rate plus 10c inland postage), light edge wear, a very fine and rare example of a Retaliatory Rate cover originating in Belgium
octagonal "Paid At Liverpool Oct 27 1848" handstamp, paid 1sh packet rate, carried on Cunard's America departing October 28 and arriving New York November 8, scarce red "New-York Ship 34cts. Nov 9" retaliatory rate handstamp for 24c transatlantic and 10c inland postage, few file folds, very fine appearance, any retaliatory rate mail incoming to New Orleans is rare, ex-Tickell
carried via Cunard's Hibernia departing Boston November 15 and arriving Liverpool November 27, "America Liverpool No 27 1848" backstamp and London transit, manuscript "1/6" (1s6d) debit rating, internal tears repaired with archival tape, very fine and scarce, ex-Wood
folded letter from the US Consulate in Dundee, crayon "1/2½" (for the 1sh transatlantic rate plus 2½ west coast surcharge), carried on Cunard's America to Boston, then N.Y. & San Francisco Steamship Line's Uncle Sam to Aspinwall and its Winfield Scott to San Francisco, very fine, ex-White and Shephard
indistinct California datestamp ties two 1857 10c Green, types II and III (32, 33) to 10c Green Nesbitt entire, red New York "3" credit handstamp, carried by Vanderbilt Line's Ariel departing New York July 30 and arriving Southampton August 12, London transit datestamp and Sunderland backstamp, overall toning, still fine, 30c postage prepaid the 29c west coast rate with a 1c convenience overpayment, ex-Richardson, signed Ashbrook
folded letter sent at three times the 15c unpaid French mail rate, black "Unpaid" in circle and "45" rate handstamps of San Francisco, endorsed "Steamer Via Panama", black "New York 9 Dec 5" credit handstamp, transit/arrival datestamps from Calais, Paris, Bordeaux, and Cognac, French "16" due, very fine and rare combination of markings
cover franked with 1866 15c Black (77, one toned perforation), tied by black grid to 3c Pink entire to Paris, France, purple "Philadelphia 6 Jul 7" exchange datestamp, blue Calais entry (July 19), red boxed "PD", light vertical file fold away from stamp, very fine and attractive