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
dateline on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "22" [d] rate representing the 300-400 mile rate in local currency (plus the standard 2d carrier fee), very fine
four full margins, magenta pen cancel in the same color as the signature, red "New-York Jul 27" datestamp and matching arced "Paid" on folded letter to Utica, New York, stamp with tiny tear at bottom, very fine, USPCS Census #20605, 2004 Philatelic Foundation certificate no longer accompanies (Scott $550)
left sheet margin single with pen cancel on 1849 folded letter to Valparaiso, Indiana, La Porte datestamp at left, cover with some toning, fine, 2014 Weiss certificate (Scott $425)
margins large to full, red grid and matching "Lebanon N.H. Jul 15" datestamp on 1850 folded letter to Franklin, New Hampshire, very fine, USPCS Census #4977, 1988 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Sampson (Scott $425)
large margins, tied by red grid to 1851 cover to Madison Court House, Virginia, matching "New Orleans La. Apr 3" datestamp, embossed backflap, very fine, USPCS Census #1838, 1974 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,000)
two singles tied by April 3, 1947 Savannah, Georgia machine cancel to cover to Genoa, Italy, purple "Insufficient Postage for Air Mail" handstamp, very fine and attractive
tied by December 13, 1946 New York City datestamp to illustrated Christmas cover to Kidderminster, England, originally enclosed a small calendar, very fine solo use paying the 2 oz international surface rate (Scott $75)
two singles tied by mute ovals to 1944 locally-addressed registered cover, backstamped Philadelphia November 17, very fine cover, 28c overpays by 1c the 2c local delivery rate plus 25c registry with indemnity from $5.01 to $50
tied by New York City May 1, 1956 machine cancel to aerogram to Stockholm, Sweden, very fine and choice, an attractive 15c solo use
single tied by February 12, 1939 Lincoln, California duplex to hand-drawn airmail special delivery cover to Albany, Oregon and forwarded to Modesto, California, very fine commemorative cover for Lincoln's birthday
used alongside 6c Prexie (811) tied by mute oval cancels to 1946 registered cover from Albion to Albany, New York, December 7 backstamp, very fine cover paying first class postage and registry
tied by mute ovals to 1943 locally-addressed registered return receipt cover, backstamped Philadelphia June 24, very fine solo use paying the 2c local delivery rate, 15c registry, and 3c return receipt fee (Scott $100 in italics)