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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
large margins, bright color, without gum, very fine and choice in all respects (Scott $450)
large margins, fresh color, without gum, small thin, very fine appearance (Scott $450)
tied by black "Paid" in circle to locally-addressed cover, purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Oct 19 1878" oval alongside, cornercard for glass importers, pulled perf at top left, still very fine and attractive (Scott $300)
tied by black "Paid" in circle to locally-addressed cover, purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Jul 5 1878" oval alongside, reduced at left into cornercard, cover small stains and stamp minor faults, fine appearance (Scott $1,000)
perforated 11, tied by black "Paid" in circle with purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. May 1879" oval alongside on pink all-over "Gibsboro White Lead Color & Varnish Works" illustrated advertising cover, local street address, barely reduced at right, very fine and choice (Scott $200)
perforated 12, tied by purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Oct 7 1879" oval to all-over gray "Safety Lanterns" illustrated advertising cover, local street address, very fine and attractive (Scott $200)
two locally-addressed covers, both perforated 11, first with "Boyd's City Despatch No. 1 Park Place" oval in purple tying stamp, second with same handstamp in black alongside, very fine and scarce pair of covers (Scott $400)
perforated 12, tied by black "Paid" in circle to locally-addressed cover, faint purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Mar 8 1879" oval alongside, reduced at left and small tear at top, very fine appearance, the earliest recorded use of this stamp and one of just two dated covers (Scott $400)
perforated 11, tied by purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Apr 19 1879" oval, very fine and rare, the latest recorded use of this stamp and one of just two dated covers (Scott $400)
tied by purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Apr 7 1881" oval to locally-addressed cover, attractive illustrated cornercard for "Heppenheimer & Maurer Lithographers, Engravers & Printers", small repaired tear at top, very fine and attractive (Scott $300)
perforated 12, tied by purple "Boyd's City Despatch 1 Park Place Paid." circle handstamp to locally-addressed cover, very fine and fresh, ex-Middendorf (Scott $300)
perforated 12½, tied by purple "Boyd's City Dispatch 1 Park Place, N.Y. Jun 17 1880" oval to locally-addressed cover, cornercard for "Hermetically Sealed Goods", very fine and choice, the earliest known use (Scott $325)