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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
margins full to clear, early impression in dark shade, tied by red grid to folded lettersheet to Boston, matching "New-York Jan 1" datestamp alongside, datelined "London 15 December 1848", carried outside the mails to New York and then by mail to Boston, very fine and attractive use, ex-Matthies, Boker, and Gross, 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate
margins full to just touching at bottom right, tied by perfect "Chicago Ill. Ju 19 1857" datestamp on cover to Macomb, Illinois, beautiful illustrated advertisement for "Prairie Farmer Works" with horse-drawn "self-raking reaper and mower", extremely fine and fresh, an outstanding illustrated cover, ex-Morton, 2012 Philatelic Foundation certificate
tied by straightline "U.S. Ship" handstamp to cover to Providence, Rhode Island, matching "Philadelphia Pa May 21 1864" datestamp, barely reduced at right, extremely fine and choice
strip of three and single tied by black grids with matching "Bangor Me Dec 28" datestamp alongside, on 1865 cover to "Hon. Elisha H. Allen, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands", very fine, Allen served as Minister Plenipotentiary from the Kingdom of Hawaii to the United States from 1856 until his death in 1883
used alongside four 1861 3c Rose (65), all tied by circle of wedges cancels to 1867 cover to Chiavari, Italy, red "New York Paid 18 Mar 9" credit datestamp, French transit and boxed "PD", Italian backstamps, stamps small faults, fine use
pair tied by blue target cancels on 1870 cover to Saint-Côme, France, red February 5 New York datestamp, numerous backstamps, cover with horizontal crease, fine
five covers including two Scott 112 drop covers; 114 on cover from Belfast, New York; 116 pair (faults) on cover from Philadelphia to Cuba; and 118 on faulty cover to France, mixed condition throughout, nevertheless a useful group
natural straightedge at right, tied by negative "8" duplexed with "New York Jun 14" datestamp on 1873 cover to Montreal, Canada at the 6c treaty rate, "Montreal Q Ju 16 73" arrival backstamp, slightly reduced at right, very fine, ex-Ainsworth
tied by clear strike of split grid (Weiss TR-G34) to 1873 cover to Hannover, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Jan 4" exchange datestamp, red Bremen framed handstamp, partial January 18 arrival backstamp, slightly reduced at left, very fine and rare cancel
tied by Sun Face fancy cancellation duplexed with "St Louis Mo Jul 26" datestamp on cover to Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Jul 27" exchange datestamp, fine, ex-Ainsworth
tied by cork cancel to 1873 cover to London, England, in "Care China Trans-Pacific Steamship Co.", "Oakland Cal. Oct 14" datestamp, red New York exchange datestamp, black "Insufficiently Paid" also ties, "6" due, November 3 London backstamp, corner fault, fine, ex-Ainsworth
tied by "Winchester Mass Oct 11" duplex to 1871 cover to Liverpool, England, red October 12 Boston transit also ties, Liverpool arrival, forwarded to Birkenhead with large "1d" handstamp, very fine, ex-Ainsworth