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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
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- The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History (150) Apply The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History filter
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tied by red "Baltimore Md. Dec 15" foreign mail duplex to 1868 cover to Rome, Italy, red "New York Br. Transit Dec 16" backstamp, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" transit, blue crayon credit and black "P.P." handstamp, Italian manuscript due, Verona transit and Rome arrival backstamps, light horizontal bend across top from heavy enclosure (still present), fine short-paid North German Union use
tied by black "Baltimore Md Jun 18" datestamp to 1866 cover to Amsterdam, "Boston Br. Pkt. 20 Jun" backstamp, carried by Cunard's Africa, July 10 London transit, Amsterdam arrival backstamp and postage due notation, red missent handstamp, fine use, 1989 Philatelic Foundation certificate
tied by red "Baltimore Md. Apr 17" foreign mail duplex to 1869 folded lettersheet to Amsterdam, red "New York Paid All Br Transit Apr 17", Amsterdam April 28 arrival backstamp, cover crease not affecting stamp, fine
tied by red "Baltimore Md. Jan 12" foreign mail duplex to 1869 cover to Oxford, England with second strike at top right, red "New York Paid All Jan 14" transit datestamp, January 25 arrival backstamp, very fine, 1989 Philatelic Foundation certificate (#203972) no longer accompanies
single used alongside 3c Rose (94), tied by "Baltimore Md Feb 9" foreign mail duplex to 1869 folded lettersheet to Palermo, Sicily, "New York Paid All Br. Transit Feb 10" also ties the stamps, French transit and Palermo arrival backstamps, very fine cover prepaying the 15c Italian Closed Mail rate in effect from April 1868 to March 1870
perforations trimmed at left before affixing, tied by red "Baltimore Md. Apr 23" foreign mail duplex to 1869 cover to Paris, France, marked as "Post Restante", red "New York Paid 6 Apr 24" transit datestamp, blue Calais transit datestamp, May 7 Paris arrival backstamp, original enclosure, fine
tied by red "Baltimore Md. May 14" foreign mail duplex to 1869 "Post Restante" cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 24 May 15" transit datestamp, carried by French Line Lafayette, May 26 Paris arrival backstamp, original enclosure, cover inconsequential wear along edges, very fine and rare use
single with red Baltimore foreign mail cancel on 1870 cover to Polle, Saxony, faint red Baltimore datestamp at top right, red "New York Paid All Direct Feb 1" datestamp, carried by HAPAG steamer Allemannia, italic "Paid All" and boxed Hamburg Franco transit, arrival backstamp, very fine use
two singles on 1871 folded lettersheet to London, each with red target and matching "Baltimore Md. May 9" foreign mail datestamp alongside, red New York transit and London May 22 Paid handstamps, very fine and attractive
tied by red "Baltimore Md. Jul 30" foreign mail duplex to 1872 cover to Bremen, Germany, carried by NGL's Weser II, red "New York Paid All Direct" transit and blue Bremen arrival backstamp, fine and scarce
tied by red "Baltimore Md. Nov 20" foreign mail duplex to mourning cover to "N. American College, Rome, Italy", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Nov 21" handstamp, Rome arrival backstamp, very fine
tied by segmented cork to 1877 printed "Freight Report" datelined Baltimore, used to Bremen, Germany, very fine and choice, ex-Albert