Auction Detail
March United States Postal History
Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History
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red datestamp (Clarke 639) with matching two-line "Paid 20" (Clarke unlisted) on folded letter to Paris, France, red Le Havre transit, "6" decimes due, fine, Clarke lists identical handstamps for 15c, 21c, 22c, and 30c, its omission demonstrates the scarcity of this handstamp
red exchange datestamp (Clarke 613) on folded letter to Wakefield, England, matching straightline "Paid", carried aboard Cunard's Asia departing New York June 14 and arriving Liverpool June 25, red Liverpool entry and Wakefield arrival backstamp the next day, very fine
red datestamp with matching two-line "Paid 21" handstamp (Clarke 572) on folded letter to Cognac, France, endorsed "pr Steamer Pacific", British and French transits, backstamped Paris and Cognac, very fine, the earliest recorded use of this handstamp
black integral rate datestamp (Clarke 605) on folded lettersheet to London, carried on Collins Line Pacific departing New York June 24 and arriving Liverpool July 5, London backstamp, side flaps and half of letter missing and repaired tear, still fine and rare with perhaps only one other example known, ex-Thompson
red datestamp with matching "Paid 30" (Clarke 586) on cover to Braunschweig, Germany, endorsed "Per Closed Prussian Mail", red "N. York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Jan 8", very fine
red datestamp with matching two-line "Paid 21" handstamp (Clarke 572) on folded letter to Cognac, France, endorsed "pr Steamer Atlantic", London and Paris transits, backstamped Cognac, very fine
red datestamp and matching "Paid 30" (Clarke 586) on cover to Gmünd, Wurttemberg, with illustrated advertising cornercard for "S. Shloss & Co. Manufacturers & Wholesale Dealers in Shirts & Collars", red "N. York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Apr 15" exchange, boxed "Aachen 29/4 Franco" and Gmünd backstamp, very fine and attractive
red datestamp on printed circular to Paris, France, red two-line "Paid 21" (Clarke 572) and date obliterated by straightline "Paid", endorsed "One printed sheet" and "Atlantic" (Collins Line), red Calais entry and Liverpool and Paris backstamps, very fine
black datestamp with matching "30" rate (Clarke 585) on folded letter to Baden, Germany, black "N. York Br. Pkt. 23 Jul 31", endorsed "per Steamer Canada" although this ship sailed from Boston so carried on another vessel, backstamped Aachen August 14 and "E.B. 16Aug. Cur III", very fine
black datestamp and matching "30" rate (Clarke 585) on cover to Künzelsau, Wurttemberg, black "N. York U.S. Pkt. 14 Oct 6" exchange, red "24/9 KrR America Uber Bremen", backstamped Frankfurt and Künzelsau, very fine
black datestamp with small "30" rate (Clarke unlisted) on cover to Backnang, Wurttemberg, black "N. York. Am. Pkt. 23 Dec 16" exchange, "P.D." handstamp erroneously applied, backstamped Backnang January 6, very fine
red datestamp with manuscript "45" rate on cover to Calcutta, East Indies, endorsed "per overland mail via Liverpool or Marseilles", carried aboard Cunard's Asia departing Boston January 2, 1856 and arriving Liverpool January 14, British January 15 transit datestamp, light wear, very fine and scarce