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June 2023
"Erivan" Collection Part IX and Canal Zone Stamps and Covers
Our June sales include Part IX of the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History and a catalogue of Canal Zone stamps and covers featuring the collections of James W. Crumpacker and Paul F. Ammons.
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four mostly large margins, tied by magenta grid to cover to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, blue "Buffalo N.Y. Dec 20" (1847) oval datestamp with fleurons, very fine and attractive early shade and impression, USPCS Census #5554 (Scott $425)
Provenance: Sidney A. Hessel (H.R. Harmer Sale 2343, 1976)
four huge margins, tied by red "New-York Jan 8" datestamp and matching grid to partial 1850 folded lettersheet to Hartford, Connecticut, manuscript "Paid", vertical filefold, very fine stamp
ample margins, tied by black grid to cover to Flushing, New York, red "Boston 10 Cts. 19 Feb" datestamp used in error and corrected with large black "5" handstamp, very fine and unusual, USPCS Census #3574
four large margins, tied by blue cancel to illustrated C. W. Carpenter & Co. Chemical Warehouse folded lettersheet to New Orleans, matching ""Philada. Pa. 10cts Jul 5" datestamp alongside, small sealed tear at top and horizontal filefold, otherwise very fine and attractive
margins ample to clear, tied by red grid to 1849 folded letter to Cleveland, Ohio, matching "New-York May 17" datestamp, very fine, USPCS Census #8195