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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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crisp strike of circular datestamp on 1838 folded letter to St. Louis, Missouri, manuscript “18¾” rate, datelined “Larson’s Landing, Iowa Ty”, lengthy letter with interesting content about travels in the area, edge stain at right away from postmark and some separations along the folds, very fine strike, ex-Valentine
manuscript postmark on 1841 folded letter to Vernon, New York, matching "Paid 50" rate, very fine
manuscript postmark on incoming 1841 folded letter from Northville, New York, originally addressed to Duck Creek, Wisconsin, then forwarded to Platteville where perfect strike of red "Plateville Wisc. Sep 6" datestamp was applied, then forwarded once again to Green Bay where it was finally delivered, very fine and attractive, a well-travelled cover
manuscript postmark on 1843 folded letter to New Orleans, Louisiana, matching "25" rate, long and interesting letter about the hardships of life in territorial Wisconsin, minor stains, fine
manuscript postmark on 1845 folded letter to Joshua Hathaway in Milwaukee, matching "Free Solomon Davis, P.M." frank, very fine and scarce
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date and "10" rate on 1846 folded letter to Cortland Village, New York, vertical crease and unfolded for display, fine strike, very rare with just a few examples of this postmark recorded
manuscript postmark on folded letter to Dubuque, Iowa Territory, matching "10" rate, usual vertical file folds, very fine and rare, English Prairie was only in operation from 1838-41, ex-Risvold (ASCC $100)
manuscript postmark on 1843 folded letter to Quincy, Illinois, matching "18¾" rate, very fine and rare
manuscript postmark on 1840 folded letter to Grand River, Michigan, matching "25" rate, light toning, otherwise very fine, the earliest recorded postmark from Falls St. Croix (now St. Croix Falls), ex-Risvold
manuscript postmark on 1842 folded lettersheet to St. Peter, matching “10” rate, splitting along the folds, very fine marking, Falls of St. Croix was established in 1840 and had its name changed to Saint Croix Falls in 1867, ex-Risvold
red manuscript postmark on 1837 cover to Robert T. Lytle in Cincinnati, Ohio, matching "25" rate, small piece out at top affects postmark, otherwise fine and rare, Fort Madison only existed as part of Wisconsin Territory from 1836 until the establishment of Iowa Territory in 1838, ex-Risvold
red circular datestamp on 1839 folded lettersheet to William B. Conway in Davenport, Iowa Territory, manuscript “12” rate, very fine strike and cover, Conway served as Secretary of the Iowa Territory until his death later the same year, ex-Risvold