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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 (179) Apply Main catalogue filter
- Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection (169) Apply Postal History from the Steven M. Roth Collection filter
- Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (99) Apply Selections from the Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
- Advertising Covers Lots and Collections (1) Apply Advertising Covers Lots and Collections filter
- Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic (4) Apply Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic filter
- Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers (8) Apply Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers filter
- Convention and Inauguration Covers (3) Apply Convention and Inauguration Covers filter
- Postcards and Trade Cards (1) Apply Postcards and Trade Cards filter
- TOPICAL COLLECTIONS (1) Apply TOPICAL COLLECTIONS filter
- U.S. "Crash" Covers (3) Apply U.S. "Crash" Covers filter
- U.S. Airmail and Flight Covers Lots and Collections (3) Apply U.S. Airmail and Flight Covers Lots and Collections filter
- U.S. Zeppelin Flights (1) Apply U.S. Zeppelin Flights filter
- UNITED STATES PICTURE POSTCARDS (1) Apply UNITED STATES PICTURE POSTCARDS filter
- UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS (2) Apply UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS filter
- United States of America (651) Apply United States of America filter
- Washington-Franklin Issues (1) Apply Washington-Franklin Issues filter
- Not Used (211) Apply Not Used filter
four-line purple handstamp on legal-sized cover, very fine, AM 13 flight crashed into a mountain killing all seven aboard
approximately 1,500 covers, mostly first flights or airshow commemorative covers, appears to be some better early flights and pilot autographs, huge variety of different cachets and frankings, close inspection is bound to prove fruitful
used alongside 4c Chocolate, tied by Canton, Ohio February 12, 1909 first day flag cancel to cover to Midvale, Ohio, reduced at left and adhesive residue on reverse, very fine appearance (Scott $500)
two covers, first tied by May 1, 1923 Niles, Ohio first day machine cancel to cover to Youngstown, Ohio, second May 1, 1923 Washington, DC first day duplex to locally-addressed cover, very fine and scarce pair (Scott $460)
tied to 1c Green stamped envelope by January 15, 1923 Washington, DC first day machine cancel to New York City, very fine (Scott $190)
three covers each with complete set, tied by May 1 first day Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mayport, Florida; and Albany, New York handstamps respectively, very fine trio of items (Scott $450)
May 29, 1948 Madison machine cancel, hand-painted Dorothy Knapp cachet, barest trace of toning along top, very fine and attractive
tied alongside 2c Vermont by Washington, DC November 29 1927 first day duplex, second strike alongside, addressed to New York, very fine and scarce ($130)
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
picture postcard of Wilson with March 4, 1917 Washington, DC machine cancel, message reads "We arrived here last eve. to see the great parade tomorrow...", light postal wear, very fine and scarce
red and blue "Hoover and Curtis" portrait design, 2c Valley Force postmarked "East Pembroke N.Y. Nov 6 P.M. 1928" (election night), very fine