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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
- The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History (216) Apply The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History filter
- Main catalogue (128) Apply Main catalogue filter
- Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection (58) Apply Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection filter
- Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (23) Apply Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
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- 19th Century General Issues (47) Apply 19th Century General Issues filter
- 20th Century General Issues (1) Apply 20th Century General Issues filter
- United States Back of the Book (1) Apply United States Back of the Book filter
- Postal Stationery (4) Apply Postal Stationery filter
- Carriers’ and Local Stamps (288) Apply Carriers’ and Local Stamps filter
- Confederate States of America (6) Apply Confederate States of America filter
- United States Postal History (300) Apply United States Postal History filter
- United States Covers by Topic (4) Apply United States Covers by Topic filter
toed by black "Paid" in circle with matching New York City datestamp, on Lehn & Fink envelope ("Depot for Salicylic Acid") with local street address, reduced at left and light staining, still fine and usual with this handstamp, only six covers with this stamp are known (unpriced in Scott)
tied by black "Paid" in circle to cover with local street address, purple "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place N.Y., Jul 19 1878", illustrated cornercard for "McMann & Russell", small faults including repaired corner, very fine appearance (Scott $450)
tied by black "Paid" in circle, purple "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place, N.Y. Nov 4, 1878" oval handstamp alongside, on illustrated importer's advertising cover to local address, minor opening tears along top edge, otherwise very fine and attractive, ex-Golden (Scott $450 for violet)
tied by black "Paid" in circle, purple "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place, N.Y. Jul 22, 1878" oval handstamp alongside, on Ives Patent Lamp Co. all-over illustrated advertising cover to local address, trivial creases, very fine, ex-Hall (Scott $450 for violet)
block of four (positions 5-6/7-8), original gum, very fine and scarce (Scott $800 as two pairs)
tied by black "Paid" in circle with purple "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place., Jul 11 1877" oval handstamp alongside on locally-addressed cover, light gum staining also ties stamp, without backflap, fine and rare, the earliest of just four known covers bearing this issue (Scott $325)
tied by black "Paid" in circle with purple "Boyd's City Dispatch, 1 Park Place., Jul 18 1877" oval handstamp alongside, on paint and varnish dealer's cornercard cover to local address, cover with trivial toning from corner mounts, very fine and rare, one of just four covers known with this issue, ex-Geisler (Scott $325)
large margins, bright color, without gum, very fine and scarce (Scott $400)
two singles, first imperforate, second perforated vertically, without gum, small faults including thins and surface scrapes, still fine appearance, unlisted in Scott in this color
margins large to full, cancelled with company oval handstamp ("1 Park Place" type) and crayon cancel, light wrinkles and oxidation, still fine and rare (Scott $500)
large margins, bright color, without gum, small creases and thin spot at top right, fine appearance, 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $450)
margins in at top and bottom, fresh color, without gum, fine appearance (Scott $450)