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July 2023
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- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail (729) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail filter
- Erivan Collection of Western Postal History (329) 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 Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (118) Apply The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
- The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History (104) Apply The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History filter
oval datestamp with matching "The Central Overland And California & Pike's Peak Express Company, St. Joseph. Mo. Dec 7" oval on cover to Millville, Missouri, entered the mails with "Saint Joseph Mo Dec 8" double circle datestamp tying 3c Dull red (26), few toned spots, very fine and scarce
dateless oval on backflap of 3c Red Nesbitt entire prepaid express fees, addressed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, black "The Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company, Denver City K.T. Jan 2" and green "The Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company, St. Joseph, Mo. Feb 8" ovals, entered the mails with "Saint Joseph Mo. Feb 7" double circle datestamp, very fine and rare
green oval handstamp on cover to Central City, Colorado, "Marshalltown Ioa Mar 15" datestamp, express handstamp ties pink "Only Through Express, Direct Your Letters Care C.O.C.&P.P. Express, St. Joseph, Mo., or Leavenworth, K.T." label, at left beardless Abraham Lincoln portrait, ex-Jessup
oval handstamp on cover to Glenwood, Iowa, red and blue seven-star waving flag patriotic design at left, entered the mails with green "St. Joseph Mo Jun 1" datestamps tying 3c Dull red (26), small repairs along left edge, very fine, an extraordinary and attractive use
purple three-line handstamp ties two 10c Brown (faults) to legal-sized cover to Freiberg, Germany, second strike at left, New York registry label, some wear owing to large size and long journey, fine appearance
Type 4 datestamp with target tying 2c Brown to pink all-over adverting cover for the "Wisconsin Live Stock Co. of Arizona", addressed to Yaphank, New York, trivial wear to stamp and cover, very fine and attractive
Type 1 datestamp on 2c Red entire to New London, Missouri, uprated with 10c Brown for registry service, two-line red "Big Bug. A.T. Redister'd #" Type 1A handstamp and manuscript "2", just reduced at right into indicia, otherwise very fine, the unique example of this territorial registry marking, one of the greatest rarities of Arizona postal history
Type 3 duplex ties 3c Green to mourning cover to Baltimore, Maryland, small tears along top edge, very fine appearance
Type 2 datestamp alongside 3c Green tied by grid cancel to cover to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, framed "Due 3" handstamp with 3c Postage due also tied, edges worn, still fine appearance
Type 3 duplex ties 5c Columbian to cover to Truro, England, August 12 receiving backstamp, very fine and scarce international use, just eight examples of this postmark recorded
Type 4 double circle datestamp duplexed with star on 2c Brown entire to Prescott, Arizona Territory, backstamped Phoenix (Type 11) and Prescott (Type 16), light wear, still very fine
Type 3 datestamp on 2c Grant lettersheet to San Diego, California, very fine strike and cover, one of just two recorded examples of this postmark (the other a cut square), a great Arizona Territory rarity