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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
red printed scroll frank (Thomas PAU-001) on 3c Pink entire to Silver City, Idaho Territory, blue "Pacific Union Ex Co. Golconda Nov 24" double circle datestamp, 1869 docketing, original enclosure, tiny tear at top, very fine and attractive
black frank (RAU-006) on 3c Green entire to Sacramento City, California, "Schellbourne Nev. Aug 27" datestamp, reduced at right slightly into indicia, otherwise very fine, just six examples recorded in Thomas
green printed frank (RIV-001) on 2c Green entire to San Francisco, "River Express Co. Stockton Cal. Feb 1 1895" pink oval handstamp (RIV-101), very fine and attractive
black ribbon frank (TRA-007) on 3c Red Star die entire to Lafayette, Oregon, blue oval "Tracy & Co's Express Walla Walla" handstamp (TRA-101) and "Tracy & Co. Portland Apr 27" double circle (TRA-100), very fine
perfect strike of circular handstamp with negative horse and ride (WHN-100) on December 16, 1854 cover from South Bainbridge, New York to French Corral, California, manuscript "10" rate and faint manuscript "1$" express charge, trivial corner wear, extremely fine and attractive, one of just two recorded examples of this handstamp (both from the Pollard correspondence), an extraordinary Western express rarity, illustrated in Nathan (page 237)
manuscript notation on 3c Pink entire to Carson City, Nevada, black Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank at top, original enclosure dated July 29, 1867 from San Francisco, very fine, illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold, ex-Haas
blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Nevada, California, black woodblock frank, affixed to black construction paper, very fine appearance
blue double circle datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Roseburg, Umpqua River, Oregon, endorsed "Via Yreka & Jacksonville", black "Jacksonville Ore. Feb 19" darestamp, 1860 docketing at lower left, fine
blue oval handstamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, black printed frank at top, backflap faults and corner nick, otherwise very fine
blue oval handstamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, black printed frank at top, black construction paper adhered to reverse, otherwise very fine
blue oval handstamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, black printed frank at top, black construction paper adhered to reverse, otherwise very fine
blue oval handstamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, black printed frank at top, black construction paper adhered to reverse, otherwise very fine