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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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datestamp and duplexed target on 1c Postal card to Santa Fe, New Mexico, reverse with blue 1876 receiving datestamp, very fine, the only recorded territorial postmark from Walsenburgh, ex-Bauer
exhibit collection covering the first 60 years of Denver's history in two binders, approximately 110 covers and postcards spanning the 1860s to 1910s, we note 14 territorial covers, early statehood covers, fancy cancels, duplexes, and machine cancels, all fine to very fine and well-organized
exhibit collection in two binders containing approximately 135 covers and postcards arranged alphabetically, on pages with historical data about the various offices, primarily 20th Century but some earlier (including a few territorial), better items including Denver territorial with negative "M", earliest recorded Petersburgh, Sanatorium, and Villa Park, generally fine to very fine
exhibit collection of approximately 135 covers arranged alphabetically in two binders, mostly 20th Century but some earlier, includes notes on dates of use, postmaster, and other historical data, note a few better including early Arlington, earliest recorded Catlin, and Fort Lyon "wheel of fortune", overall fine to very fine
exhibit collection of approximately 75 covers arranged alphabetically in two binders, most mounted on pages with the years the post office was in operation, the dates of the postmark, and other information, includes short-lived offices such as Bethesda, Perry Park, Pine Grove, and Spring Valley, mostly fine to very fine, worth a close look
exhibit collection of approximately 145 covers and postcards in two binders, most of the 73 major varieties known from 38 towns in Colorado are represented, including several examples of cancellations with short lifespans and rare varieties, all fine to very fine
exhibit collection of approximately 190 covers in two binders, arranged by manufacturer including American, Barry, Columbia, Doremus, International, and Universal, wide variety of towns with an emphasis on the larger cities, some rare and short-lived varieties represented, overall a very fine and well-organized collection
approximately 64 covers and cards mostly written up on album pages, ranging from the territorial period through 20th Century fancy cancels, numerous highlights including 1898 Arkansas Valley Fair advertisement, 1888 Bee (only known postmark), 1898 Denver Mountain and Plain multicolored advertisement, 1898 Denver flag cancel, 1860s Fort Garland, 1860s Fort Sedgwick, 1920 Harbourdale, 1869 Julesburg, Las Animas possible territorial use, 1863 Mountain City, 1870 Pueblo, and 1860s Spanish Bar, mixed condition throughout but generally fine or better, worth a close look for the specialist
black oval rimless datestamp with manuscript date, "Paid 5" on 1850 folded letter to Summit, New York, very fine strike and cover, a rare marking (ASCC $1,250)
type 1 postmark on cover to Le Roy, Kansas, targets tie or cancel 1c Ultramarine, 5c Blue, and 10c Brown Banknotes, straightline registry handstamp, light wear and 1c stamp faults from placement, very fine and scarce
bold type 2 circular datestamp (missing last digit of year), matching negative "R" handstamps cancel pair of 2c and 10c Banknotes on registered legal-size cover to Moro, New Mexico, some edge wear and tears affecting stamps, very fine strike, an attractive cover, ex-Kriege
manuscript postmark with matching "10" rate on envelope to Mokelumne Hill, California, light wear and corner out, very fine marking, Washington Territory was established March 2, 1853 making this one of the earliest uses from Cowlitz