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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double circle datestamp with matching target tying 1861 3c Rose (65) to red and blue Liberty and flag patriotic envelope to New Haven, Connecticut, "No Fellowship with Traitors" verse, endorsed "in haste" and "Written as they were about to leave Hartford for the South", fine and attractive
double circle datestamp and matching targets tie 1861 3c Rose, 5c Buff, and 10c Green (65, 67, 68) to "Blank Election Returns, 1862" legal-sized envelope to Branford, Connecticut, light edge wear, very fine and colorful domestic cover paying six times the 3c letter rate
black double circle handstamp with matching target tying 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Roxbury, Massachusetts, red and blue "Maintain the Government" patriotic design with flags and rifles, "Alfred S. Robinson, Hartford." imprint at left, very fine and attractive
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magenta datestamp on cover to Kanagawa, Japan, endorsed "Care of Messrs. Olyphant & Co., Hong Kong, China", franked with 1861 5c Buff, 10c Green, and 30c Orange (67, 68, 71) each with matching grid, red "New York Paid Jul 26" exchange handstamp, carried aboard Cunard's Persia to Southampton, August 8 London transit and by British packet to Hong Kong where it was backstamped October 6, certificate mentions 5c perforation faults and 10c and 30c each with a short perforation which are of little consequence to the overall beautiful appearance of this cover, very fine three color franking with the 5c Buff, ex-Ishikawa, 2018 Philatelic Foundation certificate
double circle datestamp with matching target on cover with 1861 3c Rose (65) to East Greenwich, Rhode Island, red and blue "Stand by the Flag" patriotic design of a soldier, very fine and fresh, the cover's addressee, Reverend Bernice D. Ames, was Secretary of Field Organization for the United States Christian Commission
black double circle datestamp with magenta "P.O. Business Free" arced handstamp on cover to Rocky Hill, Connecticut, very fine and rare
magenta double circle datestamp with matching grid tying 1862 24c Brown lilac (70a) to cover to London, England, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid Sep 16" credit, carried aboard Cunard's Africa, red "London EC Paid Sp 26 63" arrival, missing backflap, otherwise very fine and attractive
double circle datestamp duplexed with target ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to "Chester H. Riley O.S., Co. A, 7th Reg. Conn. Volunteers, Prisoner of War at Belle Island, Virginia", endorsed "By Flag of Truce Boat to Richmond" and "Care of Gen. Meredith, Fortress Monroe", light wear including fold through stamp, very fine appearance, one of just eight covers recorded by Harrison to or from Belle Island Prison, ex-Walske
Belle Island Prison was open from June 1862 through October 1864. Whereas Richmond's Libby Prison was intended for officers, Belle Island held noncommissioned officers and privates. Sergeant Chester H. Riley was captured July 11, 1863 in the attack on Fort Wagner, South Carolina and died as a prisoner on February 29, 1864 in Richmond.
26 covers, mostly with the 1861 3c Rose (65) but a couple of stationery entires plus a 2c Black Jack and 1869 3c Ultramarine, cancellations include the letter "H", "US", stars, grids, a pumpkin, and more, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
47 covers including red "Paid 15" handstamp (only known example), 1851 1c Blue on printed circular, 1855 10c Green on cover to California, early City Fire Insurance Company cornercard, 1859 stampless cover to London, Senator James Dixon free frank, "Held for Postage" handstamp, two Adams Express Co. labels, and more, generally fine to very fine and interesting
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folded printed circular dated July 1, 1864, franked with 1863 2c Black (73) tied by star in circle fancy cancel, addressed to Westport, Massachusetts, very fine and attractive
double circle datestamp on cover to Hartland, Vermont franked with 1857 1c Blue, Type V and 1863 2c Black (24, 73), charged double the deficiency (2c) for attempted use of old stamp as indicated by faint "2" handstamp, reposted from Hartland back to Hartford on July 29 with 1861 3c Rose (65), 1c stamp small faults, very fine, a colorful and interesting use