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July 2023
United States Postal History
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large margins, tied by blue "Adams & Co. San Francisco" double circle datestamp to folded letter datelined "Guatemala 15 July 1853", red framed "Via Nicaragua Ahead of the Mails" handstamp, addressed to "Messr. James Bell & Co. in San Francisco, California",
2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate
blue oval Pony and rider handstamp with matching boxed "Paid" handstamp on locally-addressed cover, very fine and choice, ex-Meroni
red design with Zeus sitting on globe on yellow envelope (ASCC 268), blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Austin, N.T. Jul 11" oval, small tear, otherwise very fine
red design with Zeus sitting on globe on yellow envelope (ASCC 268), addressed to Chrysopolis, Missouri, "Aurora Nev. Oct 24" datestamp with matching grid tying 3c Rose (65), right edge replaced, very fine appearance
illustrated steamship directive with "Geo. H. Bell, Stationery, 153 Montgomery St. San Francisco" imprint, 10c Green (35) tied by "Folsom City Cal Apr 1861" double circle datestamp to cover to Oswego, New York, very fine and attractive
directive on 6c Green Nesbitt entire to New Bedford, Massachusetts, two strikes of "Due 6" straightline handstamp, "Nov. 8, 1854" docketing and so probably carried by steamer Cortes from San Francisco, very fine and unusual
datestamp on 10c Green Nesbitt entire to Galveston, Texas, endorsed "Via Tehuatepec", carried by PMSS's J.L. Stephens to Acapulco and then by LTC's Habana from Minatitlan to New Orleans, left edge repaired, very fine appearance
black datestamp on folded lettersheet to Angouleme, France, manuscript "Overland via Los Angeles" directive, crayon "30" rate and black "New York 24 Aug 18" datestamp, Havre transit and various backstamps including Paris and Angouleme, "16" due handstamp, very fine and rare double rate transatlantic cover carried via the Butterfield Route
two-line wavy handstamp on cover with 10c Green (32) tied by indistinct "Santa Clara Cal." datestamp, addressed to Mr. Frederic Brimblecom in Ogle County, Illinois, light edge wear, very fine strike and cover, the only recorded example of this marking, an extraordinary Overland Mail cover, illustrated in Letters of Gold (page 248)
black six-horse stagecoach illustrated directive with "Published by J.E. Hamlin, Nevada" imprint on cover to Mukwonago, Wisconsin, "Nevada City Cal. Feb 8 1860" datestamp with matching "Paid 10" in circle, light edge wear, very fine and rare, ex-Jessup and Haas
four horse stagecoach printed directive on cover to Hanover, New Hampshire, franked with pen-cancelled 10c Green (35) and entering the mails with manuscript "Woodside Cal Sep 24" postmark, very fine and choice, 1988 Philatelic Foundation Certificate
blue four-horse stagecoach design with "Overland Via Los Angeles U.S. Mail" directive on yellow cover to Rockford, Illinois, franked with imperforate 3c Dull red horizontal pair (11) and perforated 1c Blue and 3c Rose (24, 25), all tied by blue "Petaluma Cal. Apr 25" double circle datestamps, expertly cleaned and pressed, very fine, a colorful and unusual franking, ex-Haas and Piller