Auction Detail

approximately 150 items in total, all identified and accompanied by Mr. Bowman's notes, adhesives on cover including 20L2 (3), 20L3 (2), 20L4 (14, three from the Captain Atwood correspondence), 20L7 (11), 20L8 (4), 20L10 (3), 20L11 (2), 20L12 (2), 20L13, 20L14 (4), 20L16, 20L17-18 (8), 20L23 (3), 20L25, 20L35, 20L36, 20L43 (2), 20L44, 20L46, 20L47 (2), 20L53, 20L54 front, and 20L56 (4), also 41 stampless covers arranged chronologically with Bowman handstamp types identified for each, stamped envelopes including 20LU18, 20LU38 (3), and 20LU44, bank notices including 20LUX3 and 20LUX9, and more, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary holding which will provide a wonderful foundation for an advanced collection, the amount of research that has already been done by Mr. Bowman is invaluable to the student of local posts (Scott $19,000+, not counting stampless)

margins huge to touching with left sheet margin and portion of adjacent stamp at top, affixed but not cancelled on locally-addressed cover, light wear, very fine (Scott $150)

margins large to touching, tied by pencil to locally-addressed cover, 1857 docketing at top left, very fine (Scott $300)

margins full to grazing, tied by pencil cancel alongside 1857 3c Dull red tired by blue "Baltimore Md. Mar 5" datestamp, embossed corner card for "Dealer in Guano, Grain & Seeds", 1858 docketing, very fine and attractive, ex-Emerson (Scott $350)

margins large to grazing at top, used alongside 1857 3c Dull red on cover to Rockford, Illinois, both tied by blue "Baltimore Md. May 23" datestamp, very fine and fresh (Scott $350)