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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1861 3c Rose (63, perforation tip toning) tied by handstamp indicating carrier fee paid in cash, "Harrisburg Pa Dec 17 1862" double circle datestamp alongside on cover to Norristown, Pennsylvania, slightly reduced at right; second cover dated May 1, 1863 with same cancel (not tying), very fine, this marking has erroneously been stated to be a precancel in the past, ex-Roth
red datestamp on incoming folded letter from London to New York City street address, dated April 3, 1843, endorsed "Britannia", fine and scarce incoming transatlantic letter with carrier service
red handstamp with matching large "3" on August 25, 1845 folded lettersheet to local street address, fine and scarce, ex-Bowman
red handstamp with matching "2" on West Philadelphia Rail Road Company printed notice, 1846 docketing, splits along the folds and small tear, still fine, ex-Kuphal and Bowman
red handstamp with matching small "3" on small cover docketed August 10, 1847, small faults, fine and scarce, ex-Bowman
margins large to full, tied by red star and blue "Philadelphia Pa. 5cts Oct 9" handstamps to 1854 folded letter to New Hope, Pennsylvania, internal piece of lettersheet missing just affects appearance at right, otherwise very fine and attractive, ex-Perry and Roth (Scott $2,500)
six covers including eagle with "Love One Another" banner and border of states in stars, ship with "Our Army and Navy Forever!" verse, shaking hands with "The Constitution", "19th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers", soldier with flag and "Onward, Right Onward!" verse, and Mr. Hart and flag with "We will Stand by our Country's Flag Now and Forever" verse, small faults, generally fine and attractive
approximately 25 covers and cards related to the Spanish American War, mostly sent from Savannah, Georgia on Camp Cuba Libra stationery, wonderful patriotic designs and interesting historical content throughout, generally fine to very fine and interesting
expansive collection documenting the postal history of Operation Crossroads, which consisted of a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted in mid-1946, replete with better items including Joint Task Force 1 cachets, hand-drawn cartoon by Grant Powers (official artist for Operation Crossroads), earliest and latest recorded dates of Branch Number 13746, several covers from Kwajalein Base, November 1946 cover with typed "Joint Crossroads Committee" return address, one of 30 covers flown on the F-13 with Major George Birdsong on Test Baker Day, official card of participation and dog tag from a member of Landing Craft Infantry USS LCI 1067, inbound cover to doctor on the U.S.S. Panamint, April 1946 cover celebrating the broadcast of Jack Benny's Radio Show from the U.S.S. Saratoga, Japanese Battleship Nagato covers, cover carried on B-29 "Dave's Dream" the day of the Able test and signed by nine of the 14 people on board, and much more, plus ancillary material including newspapers detailing the bomb tests, nearly all mounted on exhibit pages with detailed descriptions, very fine, an extraordinary collection for the World War II-era postal historian which could easily be reworked into another exhibit or incorporated into an existing collection, careful viewing a necessity
small group of 12 covers including 1 on large piece with blue "Eastern R.R." datestamp, 1LB9 tied to 3c entire (faults), 15L18 untied on cover with 26, 15c Orange Bank Note on 5c entire with New York Supplementary Mail cancels, 8c and 15c Columbians on registered cover to Prague, Spanish American War patriotic to England, and more, some faults but generally fine or better
group of about 25 covers including three 1901 Pan American advertising covers (one with label tied), five covers with First Bureau plate number strips, C18 on flight cover, and more, plus a small group of 2c Battleship revenues on checks, mixed condition but mostly fine or better, an eclectic group that requires a close look
mint block of fours, very fine and choice, the Kansas City roulettes were created by Postmaster W.N. Collins by using a dressmaker's tracing wheel