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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
multicolored "Man of the Hour" cachet, pairs of ½c Nathan Hale and 2c Norse-American tied by March 4, 1929 Washington, DC duplexes, very fine and scarce
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
highlighted by approximately 140 Columbian Exposition postal cards, many identified by UPSS number, mix of mint and used, a very useful selection; additionally better material from other expos including U218 and U219 used with typewritten addresses from the Centennial Exposition (11 and 28 recorded, respectively), 1900 Texas State Fair Barry machine cancel, 1901 Buffalo postcard with October 26 Bomar BO1-19 cancel, and much more, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary lot for the specialist
impressive holding of cards identified by Bomar number, including 8 1898 Trans-Mississippi expo cards (including EX90, 91, 93, 94, 95, and 98, UPSS $70 each), 1901 Pan-American (11), 1904 St. Louis (155), 1905 Lewis and Clark (140), 1907 Jamestown (261), 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific (37), 1915 Panama-California (22), and 1915 Panama-Pacific (79), better including 1904 hold-to-light cards, Fortress Monroe April 26 first day of 1907 Jamestown Expo, etc., all priced at approximately $3-15 retail with some higher, some light wear but mostly fine to very fine, a wonderful holding ripe for further research or breakdown for individual sale
several hundred envelopes and cards, we note better including UPSS 2158-33 mint, 585-8 mint, 3425-46 used, 3704-23 unused, S4-TCe, S4-TCi, S4-TCza, S4-TCzd, S5-TCa, S14b2 used, S75a mint, MR1E-GBb, MR17 mint (faults) and unused, several multi-ad cards including Corn Flakes and Blue Label Chili Sauce, several stamped envelope ad collar cut squares, numerous postal card plate varieties all neatly identified, and much more, words cannot adequately capture what is in this lot so we encourage you to view photos on our website, Dr. Larry C. Parks was an extraordinary collector and this lot benefits from his many decades of research
approximately 190 cards, mix of mint and used, most major manufacturers represented including American Souvenir Card Co., Livingston, Rost, Kropp, Kreh, etc., subjects including Great White Fleet, New York, Chicago, Washington DC, White Mountains, Spanish American War, and many others, an incredible collection which would be difficult to replicate, generally fine to very fine, viewing recommended
approximately 125 pioneer postcards from the turn of the 20th Century, mostly used with many uprated to foreign destinations, additionally a few mint multi-advertisement cards (Blue Label, Corn Flakes, etc.), majority fine to very fine, an attractive and useful group
roughly 1,000 cards housed in nine binders plus loose material, ranging from about the 1880s through the mid-20th Century, we note several binders of "salesman will call" cards, Valentines, and Christmas cards although the vast majority are printed advertising cards, mix of government postal cards and adhesive stamps, an incredible variety of different designs represented, many marked at retail from a few dollars to well over $100, generally fine to very fine, whether preparing a collection/exhibit of early advertising cards or looking for an ideal dealer stock this lot is simply incomparable and would take a lifetime to duplicate, viewing images on our website is essential to fully get a sense of what is included
group of 16 cards including 1883 Butte City, Montana; 1884 Aberdeen, Dakota Territory; 1891 Cordes, Arizona registered packet receipt; 1901 San Francisco to Pahala, Hawaii (Honolulu and Pahala backstamps); and 1902 Fort Worth to Apache, Oklahoma Territory (arrival backstamp), to name a few, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and useful group
approximately 44 cards selected for cancellations or messages, we note Mattapoisett, MA negative "76" cancellation, several Boston negatives, "Damaged by cancelling machine" auxiliary markings, advertisements for everything from corsets to caskets, and more, some postal wear but generally fine to very fine, worth a close inspection
11 cards plus one incoming to Olympia, Washington from Russia, includes 1896 card to Haarlem and forwarded to Paris, 1915 card to Cologne, 1916 card to Milan returned to Chicago, and 1938 card to Basutoland, wide variety of auxiliary and postal markings, some postal wear but generally a fine to very fine group
approximately 800 envelopes, postal cards, and reply cards to about the mid-20th Century, majority mint with some FDCs and commercial uses, all fine to very fine