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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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red and blue patriotic design with "The Eagle shall bear the Rattlesnake in his beak and rend him with his talons" verse and Snow & Hapgood imprint at left, black "Paris Me Jun 17" datestamp with matching grid on 1857 3c Dull red, original enclosure, reduced at right, otherwise very fine and choice
red and blue patriotic design, 1857 3c Dull red tied by black grid with "Brunswick Me Jun 24 1861" datestamp alongside, addressed to Brewer Village, Maine with red receiver the following day, manuscript "Missent", very fine
black mourning design with J.M. Whittemore & Co, Boston imprint, "Brunswick Me 5 Aug" double circle datestamp with matching grid tying 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Topham, Maine, original 1862 enclosure on patriotic letterhead, small faults along top edge including under stamp, very fine appearance, the Bischel catalogue records just two examples
double circle datestamp with matching targets tying 1861 1c Blue and three 3c Rose (63, 65) to cover to "Brockway Settlement, Magaguadavic River, Mail Way Office, New Brunswick", red exchange and backstamps including St. John and St. George, very fine and scarce use
portraits of the 1880 Republican presidential ticket on cover to Canaan, Maine, manuscript "Marion Me Apr 27" cancel alongside 3c Green Bank Note with target, original enclosure, opened a bit rough at right, otherwise very fine and attractive
crisp strike on 2c Brown Bank Note (perforation faults) on cover to Pittsfield, Maine, "Albion Me. Feb 1 1885" datestamp alongside, very fine and attractive (unlisted in Cole)
clear strike ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Stockton, Maine, "Augusta Me Jul 12" Double circle date stamp alongside, very fine (unlisted in Skinner-Eno)
nice strike ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Orange, Massachusetts, "Bangor Me Oct 15" double circle datestamp alongside, slightly reduced at right into stamp, very fine strike (Skinner-Eno PT-E 13)
two strikes tie 1c Ultramarine Bank Note to 1c Blue entire to Burlington, Maine, Bangor datestamp also ties, cover light edge wear, still a fine example of this cancel (Cole Cr-28)
18 covers with cancellations including three-leaf clover (Skinner-Eno PP-C27), eight-pointed star (Cole STX-51), "F.Y" (Cole ML-35), and more, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and attractive selection
nice strike ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Augusta, Maine, "Blue Hill Me. Feb 1" datestamp alongside, very fine and attractive (unlisted in Skinner-Eno)
bold strike in blue of the so-called "Bucksport Flag" cancel ties 1851 3c Orange Brown (10A), right sheet margin, to 1851 folded letter to Waterville, Maine, matching "Bucksport Me Oct 1" datestamp, very fine strike (Skinner-Eno SD-G 108)