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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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rimless black datestamp on folded letter to Taunton, Massachusetts, manuscript "12½" rate, straightline "Boston" transit July 21, fine, unusual with two city handstamps, ex-O'Connor
dateline on lengthy folded letter addressed to Paris, France, endorsed "by the Great Western", charged 12½ domestic postage plus 25c freight money fee paid as indicated by Hartford pointing hand, arrived Liverpool May 8 and London May 10, forwarded to Paris with red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.12", arrived Paris May 12 and marked 15 decides due, redirected to Milan via Switzerland, backstamped Milan May 17, very fine and interesting, the only freight money letter originating in Hartford, ex-Winter
circular datestamp ties 1851 1c Blue, Type IV (9) to beautiful illustrated printed circular for Phoenix Iron Works, depicting the "Screw Cutting Engine with Patent Rest", very fine, a spectacular piece
black datestamps tie three 1851 1c Blue, Type IV (9) to folded letter to Warren, Rhode Island, vertical filefolds affecting stamps, fine and scarce franking
black datestamp on folded letter to London, franked with horizontal pair 1851 12c Black (17) tied by magenta grids, red "19" credit of New York, carried on Cunard's Asia departing New York August 20 and arriving Liverpool August 31, London September 1 arrival handstamp, fine
black datestamp on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, franked with 1857 1c Blue, Type V and three 12c Black (24, 36, all with scissor-trimmed perforations) tied by magenta grids, New York "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep 1" exchange backstamp, red boxed "Aachen 14 9 Franco" transit and Russian arrival backstamp, fine and scarce use
manuscript notation on incoming cover to Hartford, illustrated propaganda design with "Per Overland Mail Stage, Via Placerville, in hope of the [railroad]" and E.B. Davidson of Sacramento imprint, text obliterated in favor of the Los Angeles route, 1857 10c Green, Type II (32) tied by July 27 Sacramento datestamp, two strikes of straightline "Advertised", docketing on reverse reads "Rec'd not until Oct. 10th", fine, scarce use of the Chorpenning Route railroad propaganda envelope after the route had ceased operations in 1858
magenta datestamp with matching grids tying pair of 1857 12c Black (36) to cover to London, stamps also tied by red "New York 19 Feb 15" credit, red London February 27 arrival, very fine and attractive
light town cancel, about fine, 2013 Weiss certificate (Scott $550)
partial town cancel, rich color, few short perforations, fine appearance, 2014 Weiss certificate (Scott $900)
blue cancel, rich color, small faults and short perfs, fine appearance, serviceable example of this scarce stamp, 2011 Weiss certificate (Scott $1,675)
very lightly canceled, rich color, pulled perforation at top, very fine appearance, 2005 APS certificate (Scott $190)