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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
cornercard on cover from New York City to London, England, franked with pair of 2c Black (73) and pair of 10c Green (68), all tied cork cancels, pink all-over advertising on reverse for Idaho and Nevada silver and California and Canada gold, small repairs throughout, exploded for display, very fine appearance, a striking mining advertising cover
exploded to show all-over design on reverse from the DeLery Gold Mining Company, franked with pair 2c Black and pair 10c Green, addressed to London, England
cover from New York City to Quebec, Canada, franked with two 2c Black (73) and pair of 3c Rose (65), all tied by December 20 datestamps, brown all-over advertising on reverse for Idaho and Nevada silver and California and Canada gold, small repairs along left edge and vertical crease through one stamp, exploded for display, very fine appearance, a striking mining advertising cover
exploded to show all-over advertising design from the Delery Mining Company on reverse of cover to Quebec, Canada, Franked with pair 3c Rose and two 2c Black,
manuscript postmark on canvas pouch addressed to Lisbon, Maine, franked with two strips of five 3c Dull red and two strips of five 10c Green, each with neat pen cancel, small faults to be expected, an extraordinary postal relic, this pouch would have been sewn around a metal cigarette box containing gold nuggets circa 1855, the postage of $1.30 would pay for 6½ ounces (at a rate of 10c per half-ounce
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red oval handstamp (Thomas ADA-101o) on 1853 folded letter to San Francisco, endorsed "Pr Adams & Co Express" at lower left, very fine and attractive
black boxed handstamp (BRT-100) on 3c Green entire to Pioche, Nevada, blue "Treasure City Nev. Nov 3" datestamp, "25" in handstamp crossed out and replaced with manuscript "10", just reduced at right, very fine, virtually nothing is known about Berthouds Mule Team Express aside from the three covers recorded with this handstamp
printed frank on 2c Green entire to Asti, California, purple straightline handstamp, staining along left edge, fine, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad ran this express service over their lines throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
red oval handstamp on folded cover to Montgomery, Texas, manuscript "25" express charge, red "Houston Txs. May 7" datestamp and matching "V" rate, lightest traces of toning, very fine and rare, this cover probably originated in California and was carried by Dodge & Co. via Panama to Houston where it entered the mails, Scott Prior's article in Western Express (Vol. 69, No. 1) details the history of this express company and the seven surviving covers, 1981 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Edwards
black oval handstamp (EVW-102a) with large double oval "Paid" (EVW-200c) at center, on 3c Nesbitt entire to Rabbit Creek, California, faint November 1858 docketing, light wear and small repairs, still fine, the only recorded example of this Marysville handstamp
black printed frank (Thomas EVW-008) on 10c Green entire to Alexandersville, Ohio, entered the mails with "Gibsonville Cal. Jan 14" datestamp, trivial aging spots, very fine and scarce
black printed frank (FRA-001) on 10c Green Nesbitt entire to Greenwich, New York, "Virginia City Utah Aug 10" datestamp, small repairs, very fine appearance, as Francis & Co's Express only operated within California it is unlikely any express service was performed
black oval handstamp (Thomas FRM-102b) on 3c Nesbitt entire with printed red scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine
blue oval handstamp (FRM-102c) on 3c Nesbitt entire with red printed scroll frank, addressed to San Francisco, very fine and scarce