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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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red circular datestamp on ca. 1851 cover to George W. Lawe (Indian subagent for the Menominees) in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, franked with 1851 3c Orange brown (pen cancel), bit of extraneous figuring, fine and attractive, the only example of this cancel on a cover with an adhesive stamp, ex-Chase and Grant
circular datestamp with matching "5" in circle rate handstamp, on 1852 folded letter to "A. Botkin's Assembly" in Madison, very fine, a late use of this postmark four years after statehood
two-line straightline handstamp on 1855 cover to Chambly, Quebec, manuscript “Paid 10”, faint red exchange handstamp, small nick at left, very fine strike and cover
datestamp on cover front only to Salonica, Turkey (now Thessaloniki, Greece), franked with 1851 3c Dull red with black grid, marked "Paid 21", endorsed "Care of Henry Hill, Esq., Mission House, Boston" who added the notation "The 21c postage mentioned below should not have been paid at Green Bay, & so I have informed the Postmaster there", numerous faults to both stamp and cover, still an extraordinary destination and use
circular datestamp ties 1857 3c Dull red to beautifully illustrated advertising cover for the "Northern Wisconsin Law, Land and Collection Office", eagle motif at center, addressed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, very fine and choice, ex-Albright
double circle datestamp, matching black grid ties 1857 3c Dull red to cover to Madison, Wisconsin, spectacular red and blue American flag with canon patriotic design with "American House, Green Bay, Wis. by Richard J. Bogart" imprint, light wear and slightly reduced at right, still very fine and extremely attractive, one of the most impressive patriotic covers from Wisconsin, ex-Van Vlissingen
manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 3" rate on cover to Oberlin, Ohio, very fine and rare, this office only operated 1848-62
blue oval handstamp with manuscript date on ca. 1852 cover to Clayton, New York, matching “Paid 3” rate, very fine and rare, ex-Valentine (ASCC $250)
three-line straightline postmark on cover to North Yarmouth, Maine, matching "Paid" in circle, cover light wear including small nick at bottom left, fine and rare, Woodward was postmaster from 1854-58 and 1860-61
circular datestamp ties 1857 10c Green (33) to cover to Sacramento, California, fine and scarce
circular datestamp ties 1847 5c Brown (1, additional pen stroke also ties) to 1851 cover to Columbus, Wisconsin, forwarded to Portage City with April 26 Columbus datestamp and manuscript "For'd 5", vertical file fold just affects right edge of stamp, otherwise very fine and rare use, this is the only recorded 5c cover from Kenosha which received 1,200 stamps, ex-Van Vlissingen
circular datestamp on cover to Traverse City, Michigan, 1861 3c Rose (65) with black grid, lyrics to the traditional Irish song "Robin Adair" at left (Howells imprint), just reduced at right, otherwise very fine, scarce Civil War-era design