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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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manuscript postmark and "18½" rate on 1819 folded letter to Albany, New York, black "Quebec Paid" handstamp with manuscript "1/-" rate, March 30 Quebec origin datestamp on reverse, file fold, fine use showing winter routing of mail, ex-Johnstone and Fitzgerald, illustrated in Postal History of Vermont
manuscript marking on 1833 folded letter from Canton, New York, applied in St. Albans, Vermont (where the letter was addressed), vertical filefolds, very fine, the only recorded steamboat marking from St. Albans, carried across Lake Champlain by the steamer MacDonough
dateline on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "22" [d] rate representing the 300-400 mile rate in local currency (plus the standard 2d carrier fee), very fine
four full margins, magenta pen cancel in the same color as the signature, red "New-York Jul 27" datestamp and matching arced "Paid" on folded letter to Utica, New York, stamp with tiny tear at bottom, very fine, USPCS Census #20605, 2004 Philatelic Foundation certificate no longer accompanies (Scott $550)
margins large to full, red grid and matching "Lebanon N.H. Jul 15" datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Franklin, New Hampshire, very fine, USPCS Census #4977, 1988 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Sampson (Scott $425)
large margins, tied by red grid to 1851 cover to Madison Court House, Virginia, matching "New Orleans La. Apr 3" datestamp, embossed backflap, very fine, USPCS Census #1838, 1974 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,000)
fancy framed black carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of cover postmarked "N Swansy, Ms Mch 17", 1851 3c Dull red (11) with pen cancel, few repaired tears and light wear, otherwise fine, this marking is much rarer in black than it is red, ex-Roth
fancy framed red carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of embossed ladies cover, 1851 3c Dull red tied by “Stonington Conn. Jun 27” datestamp, small faults to backflap barely affect handstamp, very fine and attractive, ex-Roth
fancy framed red carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of cover from Gardiner, Maine, 1851 3c Dull red (11A) with blue grid cancel and matching datestamp alongside, very fine and choice example of this attractive handstamp, ex-Roth
fancy framed red carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of 1854 folded lettersheet, 1851 3c Dull red (position 54L1L) postmarked "Cambridge Mass May 12", manuscript "Penny Post", vertical crease, very fine, ex-Roth
red Boston fancy framed carrier backstamp on folded letter originating in Matanzas, Cuba, datelined March 20, 1856, endorsed "Empire City", black "Steamship 10" handstamp and red "Forwarded by Dot. Spalding & Co. Havana" backstamp, light toning and interior faults, fine appearance, scarce combination steamship and carrier cover, ex-Bowman
full margins, pen cancel, used on cover to Lowell, Massachusetts with 1851 3c Dull red (11) tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Sep 29" datestamp, cover faults including piece out at upper left, still a fine to-the-mails use, ex-Roth (Scott $300)