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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
- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History (486) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History filter
- The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History (192) Apply The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History filter
- Main catalogue (155) Apply Main catalogue filter
- The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History (150) Apply The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History filter
- United States Postal History (110) Apply United States Postal History filter
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to London, manuscript "30" freight money steam rate, originally endorsed "pr Boston Steamer" but redirected "pr Great Western via NYork", backstamped "21 No 1845 Liverpool Ship" and London arrival the following day,
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded lettersheet from the Danish Consulate (wax seal on reverse) to Foreign Secretary in Copenhagen, Denmark care of Danish Consul General, London, manuscript "30" rate, endorsed "pr Steamer Caledonia via Boston", London and Altona transits, very fine and scarce
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to Cognac, France, manuscript "30" freight money steam rate, endorsed "Per the Steamer Great Western", backstamped "11 Jy 1846 Liverpool Ship", red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13.", Boulogne transit and Cognac backstamp, very fine
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to Cognac, France, manuscript "30" freight money steam rate, endorsed "Per the Great Western", backstamped straightline "Ship Letter", red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13" and Boulogne transit, Cognac backstamp, fine
blue integral rate datestamp and matching "Paid" double octagon on folded letter to Mülhausen, Germany, French transit and black boxed "America per Havre.", fine and scarce
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon on folded letter to London, manuscript "29" retaliatory rate, endorsed "Steamer Washington" (Ocean Line), March 8 arrival backstamp, fine
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon and "29" retaliatory rate handstamp (Clarke 583) on folded lettersheet to London, endorsed "Hibernia via New York", departing New York August 2 and arriving Liverpool August 15, fine, this was the first retaliatory sailing of the Hibernia
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon on folded letter to Basel, Switzerland, manuscript "29" retaliatory rate, carried on the maiden voyage of Cunard's Europa departing New York August 9 and arriving Liverpool August 20, red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13", Toulouse transit and Basel backstamp, fine
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon on folded letter to London, manuscript "34" retaliatory rate, endorsed "Europa from Boston" and carried on the maiden voyage eastbound voyage of Cunard's Europa, August 20 arrival backstamp small faults, still fine and scarce
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon and "29" retaliatory rate handstamp (Clarke 583) on folded letter to Lyon, France, carried by Cunard's America departing New York August 16 and arriving Liverpool August 30, red French entry and boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13.", backstamped Lyon, fine
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" in double octagon and "29" retaliatory rate handstamp (Clarke 583) on folded lettersheet to Newport, England, endorsed "Per Steamer Cambria" departing New York December 6 and arriving Liverpool December 20, black "1/-" handstamp and "America/Liverpool De 21 1848" backstamp, fine retaliatory rate cover
blue datestamp with matching "Paid" double octagon and "29" retaliatory rate handstamp (Clarke 583) on folded letter to Cognac, France, carried on the maiden eastbound voyage of Cunard's Canada departing New York December 20 and arriving Liverpool January 3, French entry and red boxed "Colonies &c.Art.13.", Paris and Cognac backstamps, very fine