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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
full margins, pen cancel, used on cover to Lowell, Massachusetts with 1851 3c Dull red (11) tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Sep 29" datestamp, cover faults including piece out at upper left, still a fine to-the-mails use (Scott $300)
full margins, used alongside 1857 3c Dull red, both tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Mar 24" datestamp to cover to Camden, Ohio, water stains and folds, fine appearance (Scott $700)
1861 3c Rose (63, perforation tip toning) tied by handstamp indicating carrier fee paid in cash, “Harrisburg Pa Dec 17 1862” double circle datestamp alongside on cover to Norristown, Pennsylvania, slightly reduced at right; second cover dated May 1, 1863 with same cancel (not tying), very fine, this marking has erroneously been stated to be a precancel in the past
large margins with full framelines at top and bottom, tied by red grid and used with 1851 3c Dull red to 1854 cover to Danboro, Pennsylvania, matching “Kensington Pa. Feb 20” datestamp, stamp with minuscule pre-application crease, very fine and attractive, one of 27 covers recorded with the Eagle Carrier used from Kensington
incoming cover with 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by “New Orleans, La Dec 18 ’62” double circle datestamp and target, neat strike of black star handstamp, very fine, it is believed that this handstamp was used to alert the carrier to the absence of a street address
green snow shovel handstamp on cover to New York City, red “New Orleans La 5 Aug 24” integral-rate handstamp, without backflap, otherwise fine, the green snow shovel was in use from late 1851 through February 1853
blue circular datestamp on incoming folded letter, matching “Car.2” in oval, black “Belleville Ill. Feb 9” datestamp and numeral “5”, 1856 docketing, fine and attractive, “Car.2” handstamp indicates 2c due carrier for delivery from-the-mails
four large balanced margins, tied by red “US” in octagon handstamp to locally-addressed printed circular dated December 20, 1842, extremely fine, unusual without a circular date stamp, ex-Pope, Kapiloff, and Geissler, 1985 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,500)
margins large to ample, cancelled by red “U.S.” in octagon, matching “City Despatch Post U.S. Jan 23 9 O’Clock” datestamp at lower left, on 1843 locally-addressed folded letter, very fine and choice, signed Meyersburg (Scott $600 for tied)
full margins, tied by clear strike of red “New-York 5ct 23 Jul” integral-rate datestamp to cover to Cherry Valley, New York, matching “Paid” in arc, very fine, a choice and attractive cover (Scott $350)
three margins including sheet margin at top, in at bottom, tied by red “New-York 5cts” integral-rate datestamp to cover to New Canaan, Connecticut, fine use (Scott $350)
four full margins, pencil stroke cancel, on 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia, red "New York 5cts Sep 9" handstamp, stamp diagonal creases at bottom right, otherwise fine, 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificate (Scott $100)