Auction Detail

approximately 150 items in total, all identified and accompanied by Mr. Bowman's notes, adhesives on cover including 20L2 (3), 20L3 (2), 20L4 (14, three from the Captain Atwood correspondence), 20L7 (11), 20L8 (4), 20L10 (3), 20L11 (2), 20L12 (2), 20L13, 20L14 (4), 20L16, 20L17-18 (8), 20L23 (3), 20L25, 20L35, 20L36, 20L43 (2), 20L44, 20L46, 20L47 (2), 20L53, 20L54 front, and 20L56 (4), also 41 stampless covers arranged chronologically with Bowman handstamp types identified for each, stamped envelopes including 20LU18, 20LU38 (3), and 20LU44, bank notices including 20LUX3 and 20LUX9, and more, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary holding which will provide a wonderful foundation for an advanced collection, the amount of research that has already been done by Mr. Bowman is invaluable to the student of local posts (Scott $19,000+, not counting stampless)

margins large to full, just tied by pen cancel to locally-addressed cover, bit of water staining, otherwise very fine (Scott $150)

margins huge to in at left, affixed to locally-addressed cover (small stains appear to just tie), extraneous figuring on both sides, fine and scarce (Scott $400)

large to full margins, tied by manuscript "K" cancel (for carrier John King) to locally-addressed lettersheet, 1860 docketing, very fine use (Scott $300)

margins large to grazing frameline, tied by manuscript "H", 1857 3c Dull red tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Apr 23" datestamp (also just ties carrier), cover addressed to Philadelphia, very fine, the "H" cancel indicates service by either John Hutton or John J. Halton (Scott $350)