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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blue integral rate handstamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to Paris, France, carried by Cunard's America departing Boston March 21 and arriving Liverpool April 3, British backstamps, red French entry and boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13", forwarded to Rome, black straightline "Franco Sarzana" and red Tuscan "P.F.", small faults, a fine and busy cover
blue handstamp with matching large "Paid 24" handstamp (Clarke 580) on folded lettersheet to Ballymena, (Northern) Ireland, large red New York "19" credit handstamp, endorsed "p Royal Mail Steamer via New York" and carried above Cunard's Canada departing New York April 4 and arriving Liverpool April 19, fine and rare, Winter records just five examples of this distinctive "Paid 24" handstamp
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon and "24" rate handstamp (Clarke 579) on folded letter to Stamford Hill, London, red "19" credit, endorsed "Pr. Steamer Canada" and carried on that ship's first eastbound voyage under the treaty rate departing New York City April 4 and arriving Liverpool April 19, very fine, scarce and early use of this handstamp
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon, not rated in Philadelphia, black "5" in circle applied in New York City, endorsed "Pr Steamer Europa from New York for Liverpool", charged "1/-" due upon arrival, fine
blue datestamp with matching "24" rate handstamp (Clarke 579) on folded letter to London, black "5" debit applied at Boston, endorsed "pr Niagara from Boston" departing April 18 and arriving Liverpool April 30, backstamped London May 1, fine, ex-Arnell
blue datestamp and matching "Paid" double oval on folded letter to Florence, Italy, endorsed "pr. steamer Hibernia to sail from Boston May 23/49", attempted to pay the British Packet rate which wouldn't go into effect until July, scarce red London "No. 23818 Detained for Postage" handstamp, French and Genoa transit and Florence backstamp, very fine and attractive
blue datestamp with matching "24" rate handstamp (Clarke 579) on turned folded letter to London, black "5" debit of Boston, carried by Cunard's Caledonia departing Boston June 6 and arriving Liverpool June 18, backstamped London the following day, folded to show Great Britain 1d Red previously used within England, fine and attractive
blue datestamp with matching "24" rate handstamp (Clarke 579) on folded letter to London, black "5" in circle debit of New York City, endorsed "p Cambria via New York" departing June 27 and arriving Liverpool July 10, backstamped London the next day, very fine
blue datestamp with matching "24" rate handstamp (Clarke 579) on folded letter to London, black "5" debit applied in Boston, endorsed "p America from Boston" departing July 4 and arriving Liverpool July 15, backstamped London the next day, fine
blue integral rate datestamp with matching "Paid" double oval on folded letter to Bischofswerda, Saxony, endorsed "Per America Str from New York", London September 4 transit backstamp, black boxed "America per England", very fine
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon on folded letter to Banbury, England, manuscript "24" rate, red "19" credit handstamp, Liverpool September 17 entry and "Paid" tombstone the next day, backstamped Banbury, fine
blue integral rate datestamp with red provisional "Paid 5" handstamp (Clarke unlisted) on folded letter to Cognac, France, endorsed "per Steamer America, Boston", red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13.", Calais entry and Cognac backstamp, very fine, rare exchange office credit handstamp