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July 2023
United States Postal History
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- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail (728) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail filter
- Erivan Collection of Western Postal History (229) Apply Erivan Collection of Western Postal History filter
- The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History (127) Apply The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History filter
- The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History (104) Apply The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History filter
- The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (103) Apply The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
Type 1 double circle datestamp on 2c Brown entire with Maltese cross alongside, addressed to El Paso, Texas, cornercard of the "Eddy & Bissell Live Stock Company" in Seven Rivers, New Mexico, very fine, the unique example of this postmark
Type 1 fancy framed handstamp with matching star in circe tying 2c Brown to cover to Boston, illustrated "Short Horn Cattle Co. Of New Mexico" cornercard, small faults including repaired left corners, very fine appearance, the only recorded example of this handstamp, particularly desirable on such a handsome advertising cover
Type 2 datestamp with target on 2c Green entire to Providence, Rhode Island, very fine, the earliest recorded use of this postmark
Type 3 datestamp on registered cover to Mora, New Mexico, franked with 2c Brown and pair of 5c Yellow brown all tied by targets, manuscript "Reg 51/51", cornercard for dealer in general merchandise (enclosure with matching letterhead), slightly reduced at right into perforations, very fine
Type 3 double rim datestamp duplexed with Maltese cross on 2c Brown entire to Albuquerque, backstamped December 19 and forwarded to Las Vegas, New Mexico, very fine, the unique example of this marking
Provenance: Wade Shipley (R.A. Siegel Sale 803, 1998)
Type 1 datestamp with matching target tying 2c Brown Bank Note to cover to New Haven, Connecticut, very fine, the unique cover from Perico (a 16-month office)
Type 1 double rim datestamp with matching target tying 2c Brown Bank Note to yellow cover to Flushing, New York, printed red cornercard for "Headquarters, Republican Central Committee, Territory of New Mexico", stamp with crease, otherwise very fine and attractive
Provenance: Wade Shipley (R.A. Siegel Sale 803, 1998)
Type 1 datestamp with matching target on cover to Boston, very fine, the latest recorded use of this handstamp
Provenance: Wade Shipley (R.A. Siegel Sale 803, 1998)
Type 1 purple sawtooth double circle datestamp with duplexed target trying 2c Brown Bank Note to cover to Mora, New Mexico, corner card for "J.Y. Lujan, Manufacturer of Lumber and Shingles", small nicks along top edge, very fine strike
Type 3 double circle datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" and "3" handstamps on 1852 cover to Philadelphia, light bleaching, very fine and rare, this device was only used from March to August of 1852
Type 11 double circle datestamp with matching grid cancel on 3c Star die entire to North Bloomfield, Ohio, trivial reduction at right, couple insignificant age spots, very fine strike of this scarce early device which was only used in 1860 and 1861
Type 9 datestamp on 3c Red star die entire to Saint Louis, Missouri, 1861 docketing at left, very fine, the latest known use of this datestamp