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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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magenta double circle datestamp on cover to Montreal, Canada, two strikes of matching negative star in circle fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno ST-E 10) tie 1861 10c Green (68), arrival backstamp, very fine and attractive
double circle datestamp with star in circle killer tying 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover addressed to "Lieut. B.F. Blakeslee, 16th Conn. Vols., Prisoner of War, Charleston, S.C. (Roper Hospital)", February 17, 1865 docketing, very fine, one of just 19 covers reported either to or from Roper Hospital Prison, Blakeslee was wounded at Antietam before being captured at Plymouth, North Carolina on April 20, 1864, he was paroled from Roper Hospital February 28, 1865, original enclosure from his adoptive sister Miss Lottie J. Braddock
double circle datestamp with clear strike of eight-pointed geometric killer on 3c Pink entire to Middletown, Connecticut, cover small repair at top, very fine strike (Skinner-Eno GE-R 39)
magenta double circle datestamp with matching grids tying two 1862 24c Lilac (78) to cover to Liverpool, England, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 6 Jan 7" credit, London January 18 transit and Liverpool backstamp the following day, light wear and small tear at top, fine and attractive
datestamp with duplexed three-leaf clover ties 1861 3c Rose to cover to Tolland, Connecticut, second clear strike at right, fine (unlisted in Skinner-Eno, most similar to PP-C 20)
magenta double circle datestamp on cover to Paris, France, franked with 1866 15c Black (77) with segmented cork cancel, red "New York Paid 12 Jun 13" credit datestamp, French ship octagon and boxed "PD", very fine
black datestamp with matching quartered cork tying 1868 3c Rose "D" grill (85) to cover to Orient, New York, original enclosure, stamp with natural straightedge at right and small faults, very fine appearance
black datestamp with geometric duplex ties 1861 30c Orange (71) to cover to the United States Consul at Strasburg, France, then forwarded to London, magenta Hartford datestamp at bottom right, red "New York Paid 12 May 6" credit, French and British transits, roughly opened at top, still fine, an attractive and well-travelled cover with a wealth of different markings
magenta datestamp with matching cork tying 1861 12 Black (69) to cover to Liverpool, England, beautiful illustrated cornercard for the American Emigrant Co., red "New York Paid All Apr 4" exchange and "Paid Liverpool U.s. Packet 15 Ap 68" entry, stamp with trivial tear at upper right, extremely fine and attractive, M. Hubert Judd notation on reverse and 2005 Philatelic Foundation certificate
black datestamp and matching quartered cork tie 1868 2c Black "E" grill (87) to locally-addressed cover, tax notice enclosed, very fine and fresh
black duplex ties 1869 3c Ultramarine (114) to illustrated advertising cover for Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. addressed to Lenox, Massachusetts, reverse with all-over text advertisement, small backflap tear, very fine, an attractive 1869 issue advertising cover
black datestamp on yellow cover to Norwich, Connecticut with "Singer's Sewing Machines, Geo. D. Grave, Agent" cornercard, franked with three 1868 2c Black "Z" grill (85B) tied by fancy star in circle cancels, rated as triple weight so "Due 3" handstamp applied in Hartford, original invoice enclosed for "4 rubber rings" and "2 doz. needles", very fine and rare, 2003 Philatelic Foundation certificate