Lot Details

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

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 3088
Date: 03/29/2023 - 17:00

Connecticut Postal History

black datestamp on cover to Shanghai, China, franked with 1857 3c Dull red and 10c Green Type III horizontal strip of three (26, 33) all tied by magenta grids, endorsed "Overland mail via Southampton, England", red "28" crayon credit, March 17 New York exchange backstamp, carried aboard Cunard's Europa arriving Liverpool March 29, London transit the following day, Shanghai arrival backstamp May 22, 3c stamp scissor-cut perforations at top and bottom, a very fine and colorful cover, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certificate

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Starting Price: $300
Hammer Price: $850