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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
exhibit collection of approximately 190 covers in two binders, arranged by manufacturer including American, Barry, Columbia, Doremus, International, and Universal, wide variety of towns with an emphasis on the larger cities, some rare and short-lived varieties represented, overall a very fine and well-organized collection
approximately 64 covers and cards mostly written up on album pages, ranging from the territorial period through 20th Century fancy cancels, numerous highlights including 1898 Arkansas Valley Fair advertisement, 1888 Bee (only known postmark), 1898 Denver Mountain and Plain multicolored advertisement, 1898 Denver flag cancel, 1860s Fort Garland, 1860s Fort Sedgwick, 1920 Harbourdale, 1869 Julesburg, Las Animas possible territorial use, 1863 Mountain City, 1870 Pueblo, and 1860s Spanish Bar, mixed condition throughout but generally fine or better, worth a close look for the specialist
several thousand covers housed in 62 binders, arranged alphabetically by county (plus duplicates for many counties), heavy emphasis on modern (post-1950) material but plenty of earlier covers as well including DPO's, advertising, each cover mounted and written up with dates of operation for the post office, most covers fine to very fine or better, unlikely to be any great rarities but still an extraordinary amount of material which would be nearly impossible to duplicate, viewing highly recommended
black oval rimless datestamp with manuscript date, "Paid 5" on 1850 folded letter to Summit, New York, very fine strike and cover, a rare marking (ASCC $1,250)
type 1 postmark on cover to Le Roy, Kansas, targets tie or cancel 1c Ultramarine, 5c Blue, and 10c Brown Banknotes, straightline registry handstamp, light wear and 1c stamp faults from placement, very fine and scarce
bold type 2 circular datestamp (missing last digit of year), matching negative "R" handstamps cancel pair of 2c and 10c Banknotes on registered legal-size cover to Moro, New Mexico, some edge wear and tears affecting stamps, very fine strike, an attractive cover, ex-Kriege
manuscript postmark with matching "10" rate on envelope to Mokelumne Hill, California, light wear and corner out, very fine marking, Washington Territory was established March 2, 1853 making this one of the earliest uses from Cowlitz
approximately 125 folded letters and covers all selected for interest or attractiveness, many better/interesting including 1814 Christiana DE, 1846 Philadelphia PA letter to Mormons in Nauvoo IL, 1847 Little Rock IL manuscript, 1909 Longlake IL datestamp, 1880 Victoria IL county/postmaster datestamp, 1856 Manti IA manuscript, 1859 Emporia KA territorial use, 1861 Henryville KA, 1861 Gloucester MA drop letter, 1861 Fair Haven MN manuscript, 1822 Cape Girardeau MO, etc., generally fine to very fine with a few faults throughout, viewing a requirement
tied by April 24, 1930 Lakehurst, New Jersey machine cancel to cover to Brooklyn, appropriate cachets, very fine (Scott $575)
by our rough approximation about 4,000 covers ranging from the early 1920s through World War II, sorted by issue with numerous event covers interspersed chronologically, highlights too numerous to mention but the early binders alone include 551 and 576 combination (7), 555 (4 Hodgenville, Scott $350 each), 557 (8 including 3 New York), 558 (2), 559 (7 including 2 Niles), 560 (3), 561 (4), 562 (4), 563, 564 (4 Washington, 4 Caldwell, 3 Boston), 565 (3 Washington, Scott $400 each, plus Muskogee with APEX certificate, Scott $1,250), 566 (Scott $575), 567 (Scott $600), 568 (Scott $650), 569 ($800), 570 (Scott $1,500), 606, 612 (4), 614-16 (19, various cities), 617-19 (17 including Washington, Cambridge, Concord, Lexington, Boston, and Lynn), 620-21 (20), 622 (13 including two North Bend, Scott $200 each), 623 (20), 692 (2), 693 (4), 694 (4), 695 (3), 696 (2), 698 (5, Scott $300 each), 699 (Scott $350), 700 (3, Scott $300 each), 701 (Scott $400), C4, C5, C6, C7 (8), C8 (4), C9 (15), E12 (Scott $500), E13 (2, Scott $400 each), E14 (2), E15 (5), E16 (2), QE1, QE2, QE3, and QE4, better later covers including Prexies complete to the $5, variety of different cachets for each issue (including hand-painted and first cachets), generally very fine with covers selected for their eye-appeal, an incredible holding which would take ages to duplicate, ideal for continuation or resale, difficult to do this lot justice in words but we are confident the buyer will not be disappointed
5,500+ covers in four large cartons dating from the early 1940s up to the early 2000s, a large variety of cachet designs throughout, including several signed by their designers, and at least a dozen Goldberg designs, commemoratives include many each of space exploration, presidential inauguration, and notable U.S. events, a selection of World War Two patriotic covers, some 1960s first flights and airmails, 20+ express mail high-value postage first-day covers, several with multiples, vast majority of items in very fine condition and well organized chronologically, an excellent opportunity for a dealer to replenish stock, a close inspection would definitely prove worthwhile
seventeen autographs from Presidents and their families, some on cards, some on commemorative covers, definitely some auto-pen signatures but many original, signatures include Gerald R. Ford, Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Nixon, (as Julie Nixon on one and Julie Nixon Eisenhower on two) Tricia Nixon, David Eisenhower, Several signatures repeated, all very fine condition