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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 exchange datestamp (Clarke 631) on cover to Cintrey, France, 1863 5c Brown and 1861 10c Green (76, 68) tied by "Leconte's Mills Pa. Aug 27" double circle datestamp with second strike alongside, red Havre octagon and boxed "PD", Paris and Cintrey backstamps, fine
black exchange datestamp (Clarke 621) on folded letter to Barbezieux, France, endorsed "pr Steamer from New York", Paris transit and Barbezieux arrival backstamps, very fine
black exchange datestamp (Clarke 620) on cover to Phalsbourg, France, carried by Cunard's Scotia from New York, scarce blue "États-Unis Serv. Brit. Calais 8 Dec 67" showing British service, very fine
black datestamp on incoming cover from Cape Town, South Africa via London, manuscript "Forwarded by Tho. Murray, 12 Copthall Court, London E.C.", London December 18 transit, carried by Inman's City of London, original enclosure, very fine, the latest known use of this handstamp
black datestamp (Clarke 667) on incoming folded letter from Bremen dated February 7, 1868, carried on NGL's Hansa departing February 8 and arriving New York February 23, light filefolds, fine and scarce, the earliest known use of the "19 U.S. Notes" handstamp
purple exchange datestamp (Clarke 632) on cover to Cintrey, France, franked with 1866 15c Black (77) tied by foreign mail cancel, black "Leconte's Mills Pa. Mar 7" double circle datestamp, blue Calais entry and red boxed "PD", Cintrey backstamp, fine
black datestamp (Clarke unlisted, similar to 668) on incoming cover from Zurich, Switzerland dated March 21, 1868, French transit, very fine
black datestamp (Clarke 658) on cover to Mettingen, Germany, carried by NGL Line's Deutschland, blue "6" silbergroschen due, backstamped Bremen and Mettingen, very fine and rare, this postmark was only used on mail sent under the NGU Convention which went into effect January 1, 1868
purple exchange datestamp (Clarke 632) on folded letter to Paris, France, 1866 15c Black (77) tied by black foreign mail cancel, blue Calais entry and boxed "P.D.", several French backstamps, fine, 2012 Philatelic Foundation certificate
blue datestamp (Clarke 655) on folded letter to Cognac, France, endorsed "pr Str. Samaria from New York March 3/69" (Cunard), Calais entry and Paris and Cognac backstamps, very fine and scarce
purple exchange datestamp (Clarke 657) on cover with 1868 10c Green, "E" grill (89), blue grid cancel, on cover to Braunschweig, Germany, endorsed "Per Steamer Saxonia via Hamburg", red boxed "Hamburg 19 4 69 Franco", very fine, ex-Barwis
purple exchange datestamp (Clarke 657) on cover to Straussfurt, Prussia, 1868 10c Green, "E" grill tied by black grid, endorsed "per Steamer via Hamburg or Bremen", red boxed "Hamburg Franco" transit, small tears at top from opening, otherwise very fine and scarce, ex-Barwis