Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
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large margins, tied by bold balloon-type "Steilacoom City W.T. Feb 21" datestamp, addressed to Wilmington, Ohio, lengthy enclosure with interesting contents about life in territorial Washington, adhesive tape residue at top, otherwise extremely fine and rare, Steilacoom was the first post office established in Washington Territory
single tied by black "Paid" in oval to cover to Keene, New Hampshire, red "Boston Mass May 15" double circle datestamp, printed "Wells, Fargo & Co. 39 & 40 Court Square, Boston" cornercard at left (similar to Haller Type A frank), very fine and scarce
single used alongside 1866 15c Black (77), each with Maltese cross cancel, on cover from Salem, Massachusetts to Zanzibar via Aden (Goodhue correspondence), red "Boston Am. Pkt. 24 Paid 31 Jul" credit datestamp, red London transit and "1d" credit handstamp, backstamped Aden and forwarded with India 8a Victoria (25), 30c stamp creased at bottom left and corner perforations separated at top left and right, very fine, an extraordinary mixed franking from this important correspondence, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
single used alongside 1c Ultramarine (145) on 1872 3c Green entire (U82) addressed to Ahmednuggur, India (Bissell correspondence), endorsed "Via Brindisi", postmarked "Jericho Centre Vt. Aug 15" and with red "New York 24 Aug 17" credit datestamp, London transit also ties 1c, Sea Post Office and Ahmednuggur backstamps, very fine cover paying the 28c rate by British Mail, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
tied by cork killer to all-over orange "Great American Tea Co." advertising cover addressed to Duncannon, Pennsylvania, 1865 calendar at left, Reagles imprint on reverse, light wear, very fine and attractive
tied by black segmented cork to brown all-over advertising cover for the "Great American Tea Company" addressed to Rolandsville, Maryland, promoting their French coffee with a portrait of Napoleon, design continues on reverse ("Put up by the Long Arm Chop"), Reagles imprint, very fine and attractive
uprated with 1861 1c Blue and 3c Rose (63, 65), tied by several strikes of blue "Indianapolis Ind Apr 24" datestamp and matching grid, addressed to Herleshausen, Germany, endorsed "per Bremen", blue three-line "America Über Bremen Franco" handstamp, very fine, an extraordinary use paying for a newspaper weighing over 4oz but less than 8c
Provenance: John David Baker (R.A. Siegel Sale 556, 1980)
tied by segmented cork to pink all-over "Great American & China Tea Co." advertising cover addressed to Kingston, Ohio, right edge of stamp and cover with tiny faults, very fine and attractive