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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.
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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
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by black grid with matching New York datestamp to cover to Ravena, Ohio, beautiful illustrated advertisement showing a farmhouse and beehive, "Pettingill, Bates & Co., 37 Park Row, New York" imprint, barely reduced at left, very fine and attractive cover
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by "Cincinnati O. May 15" double circle datestamp duplexed with grid to cover to Sandwich, Illinois, illustrated advertisement for the firm's Cincinnati branch office, small corner faults, still very fine