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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
- United States Postal History (110) Apply United States Postal History filter
used alongside 10c Alexander Graham Bell (893), tied by January 10, 1941 New York City machine channel to cover to Devon, England and forwarded to York, censor tape at left, very fine, 30c pays three times the 10c half-ounce airmail rate to England
tied by Ypsilanti, Michigan October 10, 1944 machine cancel to 6c Orange airmail envelope to Lancashire, England, very fine, 30c pays triple the 10c per half-ounce rate
used alongside 15c Prexie (820), tied by August 31, 1944 Pago Pago, Samoa datestamp to cover to Kansas City, Missouri, American Samoa censor handstamp at top left, very fine cover paying the 40c airmail rate from Samoa to the United States
strip of three tied by January 30, 1948 New York City duplexes to cover to Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, very fine and attractive use paying triple the 25c airmail rate to Africa
single used alongside pair of 1955 50c Susan B. Anthony (1051) on September 26, 1958 registered cover from Lackawanna, New York to Aden, Arabia, proper backstamps, very fine, $1.25 pays triple the 25c per half-ounce airmail rate to Aden plus 50c registry fee
horizontal pair tied by July 5, 1941 New Orleans, Louisiana duplex to legal-sized cover to Wellington, New Zealand, very fine cover, $2 pays quadruple the 50c airmail rate to New Zealand (up to 2 oz)
single used alongside horizontal strip of three 20c Green (C9) tied by roller cancel to cover to Honolulu, Hawaii, January 3, 1942 San Francisco datestamp alongside, censor handstamp at bottom left, very fine, $1.60 pays eight times the 20c half-ounce rate to Hawaii (up to 4 oz)
tied by "New York, N.Y. Sta. P. Jan 21 1947" duplex to cover to Shanghai, China paying quadruple the 25c rate to Asia (up to 2 oz), small tape stains, otherwise very fine and scarce solo use of the $1 Prexie
two vertical strips of three and one pair used alongside 15c and 20c Prexies (820, 825), tied by mute ovals to registered bank tag from Litchfield, Illinois to St. Louis Missouri, very fine
pair used alongside 10c, 50c, and $1 Prexies on parcel tag from sailor in San Francisco to Worcester, Massachusetts, light creasing, fine appearance
fancy framed black carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of cover postmarked "N Swansy, Ms Mch 17", 1851 3c Dull red (11) with pen cancel, few repaired tears and light wear, otherwise fine, this marking is much rarer in black than it is red, ex-Roth
fancy framed red carrier delivery handstamp on reverse of embossed ladies cover, 1851 3c Dull red tied by “Stonington Conn. Jun 27” datestamp, small faults to backflap barely affect handstamp, very fine and attractive, ex-Roth