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
position 81L1L (triple transfer, one inverted), three large margins, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Feb 4" datestamp to locally-addressed printed 1857 circular, very fine and choice
left sheet margin single with portion of plate inscription, stain at right, tied by black "Balt & Ohio Rail Rd Dec 17" route agent datestamp to Calvert design cameo cornercard for "Kefauver & Campbell Flour and Produce Commission Merchants", design includes Masonic rule and compass, fine and very attractive
tied by blue "Balto. Paid" to 1857 folded printed circular to Short Creek, Ohio, Philatelic Foundation certificate (no longer accompanies) mentioned small corner faults but stamp has been removed and hinged into place and is sound, very fine use of this rare stamp
plate 4, tied by blue "Balto. Paid" to 1857 folded printed circular to Boston, very fine and choice
two singles tied by blue "Balto. Paid" cancels on "Open Printed Circular" imprinted cover to Philadelphia, very fine
two singles (left stamp curl over "C" variety) tied by black "Balto. Paid" handstamps to double rate 1859 prices current addressed to New York City, fine and attractive
tied by blue "Balto. Paid" to 1860 printed circular to Sarahsville, Ohio, commission merchants handstamped cachet at left, extremely fine stamp and cover
tied by black "Balto. Paid" handstamp to ca. 1860 folded lettersheet (without contents) addressed to Philadelphia, very fine
blue double circle handstamp with manuscript crayon "2" rate on 1860 folded wrapper to La Rochelle, France, orange May 15 French entry datestamp, orange 15c due, arrival backstamp, fine
vertical pair and single tied by blue "Balto. Paid" cancels to 1863 cover to Washington, DC, "Baltimore Md. Jul 4" datestamp at top right, very fine and attractive, a scarce use
tied by blue "Balto Paid" with matching "Baltimore Md. Sep 22" datestamp alongside, on 1863 cover addressed to "Mr. Elbert Corbin, General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa", barely reduced at left, very fine, Corbin (Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery) was left behind after the Battle of Gettysburg to tend to the wounded (including both Union and Confederate soldiers)
tied by "Baltimore Md Jul 14" datestamp to 1863 cover to Liverpool, England, red "New York Br. Pkt. Paid 19 Jul 15" datestamp, July 26 Liverpool arrival backstamp, very fine, 1985 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Gore