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
- 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
36 cards to about the 1890s with a variety of cancellations including negative letters and numbers, generally fine to very fine, an attractive and diverse selection
black datestamp on 1787 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia, very fine, Messrs. Inslip & Cumming held the contract to carry mail between Philadelphia and Baltimore, ex-Roth
bold straightline postmark on 1790 folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "2" (dwt) rate with "1/" local currency equivalent, very fine and choice
straightline postmark on 1790 folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "6" (dwt) rate and "2/8" local currency equivalent, very fine
straightline postmark (Type 13) with matching "Paid" on 1791 folded letter to New York City, manuscript "1¼ oz" weight and "18.16" (18dwt, 16gr) rate, very fine, ex-Knapp
straightline postmark (Type 14) on 1792 folded letter to Providence, Rhode Island, manuscript "3.8" (3dwt, 8gr) rate, very fine
straightline postmark (Type 17) in watery purple with manuscript "15" (c) rate on 1793 folded letter to New York City, very fine, ex-Knapp
straightline postmark (Type 17) in deep watery purple with manuscript "50" (c) double rate on 1795 folded letter to Consul for Spain in Boston, very fine
straightline postmark (Type 17) with manuscript "12½" (c) rate on 1797 folded letter to Philadelphia, very fine
blue straightline handstamp between bars, matching "Baltimore Md. Apr 28" datestamp and "Free" on ca. 1850 folded lettersheet to "A.O. Dayton, Esq., Fourth Auditor, Washington, DC," very fine example of this rare navy forwarder's marking
plate 2, margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Balto. Paid" to unsealed cover to Academia, Pennsylvania, very fine and choice, signed Ashbrook
position 20L1L, tied by blue "Balto. Paid" to 1856 printed circular to Clarksburg, (West) Virginia, very fine, ex-Emerson