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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.
- The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post (218) Apply The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post filter
- Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection (57) Apply Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection filter
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red circular datestamp on 1844 bootlegged incoming folded letter, manuscript “1” (indicating 1c postage due the post office of the 3c to be collected by the carrier), letter originated in Boston and was carried to New York City outside of the mails, given directly to the carrier department at the general post office (thereby avoiding full postage for the distance between Boston and New York), vertical filefolds, very fine
two strikes of black double circle handstamp tie horizontal pair of 1857 1c Blue (positions 44-45L8) to locally-addressed cover, very fine, cover placed in the drop letter box at the general post office and charged 1c drop letter postage + 1c carrier fee
bold strike of black double circle handstamp ties 1857 3c Dull red to locally-addressed cover, light wear and backflap faults, very fine strike, this cover is either 2c overpaid (if never passed through the general post office) or 1c overpaid (if charged 1c drop letter postage plus 1c carrier fee)
red double circle datestamp on 1858 printed circular, additional black octagonal “U.S. Mail 1.P.M. Delivery” handstamp, very fine, 2c paid the 1c drop letter postage plus 1c carrier fee
black double circle handstamp ties 1857 1c Blue to 1859 locally-addressed folded letter, very fine, this cover never passed through the post office but was handled only by the carrier department so drop letter postage was not charged
indistinct New York duplex, addressed to Charlottesville, Virginia, blue oval “Advertised” handstamp on reverse and manuscript “1” on front, light wear, still a fine and attractive use (Scott $400)
crisp “New-York Mar 12 1861” duplex, addressed to Bristol, Rhode Island, very fine and fresh, a choice example of the scarce compound star die envelope (Scott $400)
black circular datestamp ties 1861 1c Blue to locally-addressed cover, very fine and fresh, station markings “A” through “F” reflected the designated city post office stations while “G” reflected mail handled by the carrier department at the main post office
black debit datestamp on 1862 cover to Paris, France, franked with 1861 1c Blue (63) tied by black grid, otherwise sent entirely unpaid, carried by Cunard's Asia arriving May 4, marked "16" due in Paris, very fine and interesting use, the adhesive stamp pays the carrier fee to-the-mails as was required
mostly full margins, red star cancel, tied by vertical file fold to 1852 locally-addressed cover, very fine appearance, signed Bartels (Scott $325 for uncancelled)
full margins, tied by blue "Philada Pa. 5cts Jul 14" datestamp to cover to Rockland, Maine, manuscript "Prepaid 5", stamp small enamel chips and backflaps partially missing, fine appearance (Scott $550)
margins large to full, tied by red star and blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5cts Oct 9" handstamps to 1854 folded letter to New Hope, Pennsylvania, internal piece of lettersheet missing just affects appearance at right, otherwise very fine and attractive, ex-Perry (Scott $2,500)