mostly clear red oval handstamp on April 2, 1845 folded letter from Troy to New York City, manuscript "Collect 6¼" rate, red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, turned over to Boyd's for delivery in New York with red "Boyd's City Express Post Apr 3 9o'c" oval handstamp, extremely fine triple conjunctive use, Boyd's service is much more frequently seen on Pomeroy's covers than Hale & Co.
Fall Postal History 2022
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H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022
Our Fall 2022 Postal History sale includes the John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post, the William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History, material from the collections of Steven M. Roth and Graham Booth, FRPSL, and much more.
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Lot #402 - United States of America local stamps
red oval handstamp on September 16, 1844 folded letter to New York City street address, red "Boyd's City Express Post Sep 17 9o'c" boxed handstamp, light wear, very fine conjunctive use
Lot #403 - United States of America local stamps
margins large to just in at top, red "Free" cancel, on December 17, 1844 folded letter to Frankfort, Maine (Captain Atwood correspondence), manuscript "Coll 6cts" and "By Express", red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, light wear, very fine, this cover was carried by Hale & Co. to Boston where it was handed over to Jerome & Co. for delivery to Maine, a scarce triple conjunctive use
Lot #404 - United States of America local stamps
large margins, top left corner nicked and light surface scuffs, red "Free" cancel, on December 28, 1844 folded letter to Frankfort, Maine (Captain Atwood correspondence), manuscript "By Express", red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, very fine, this cover was carried by Hale & Co. to Boston where it was handed over to Jerome & Co. for delivery to Maine, a scarce triple conjunctive use
Lot #405 - United States of America local stamps
red oval handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Albany, New York, Boyd's 1845 2c Black on bluish green (20L3, octagonal margins) tied by matching "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." boxed handstamp, red "Boyd's City Express Post Feb 24 4o'c" oval, very fine and rare, this letter was picked up by Boyd's and delivered to Hale who in turn carried the letter to Albany,
Lot #406 - United States of America local stamps
red boxed handstamp on 1845 folded letter to Philadelphia, red "Boyd's City Express Post Jun 14 4o'c" oval handstamp, very fine and attractive, a very late conjunctive use as the independent mails ended June 30, 2011 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #407 - United States of America local stamps
large margins, surface faults, cancelled by red "Free" and tied by vertical file fold to June 24, 1845 folded letter from New York City to Troy, New York, endorsed "p. Hall + Co. Ex Mess" and with red boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." handstamp, probably handed over to Brainard's in Albany for ultimate delivery, despite stamp faults still a very fine and attractive cover, this is the latest known Boyd's conjunctive use as the...
Lot #408 - United States of America local stamps
margins full to large (two corners slightly clipped), neat manuscript "X" cancel, on July 20, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo to New York City (street address added), red "Boyd's City Express Post July 23 9o'c" boxed handstamp, manuscript "Collect 6¼", very fine, based on this and other similar covers it appears that the Wells stamp may have been accepted by Pomeroy's for service from Buffalo to New York City, the collect notation was applied...
Lot #409 - United States of America local stamps
red boxed handstamp on incoming folded letter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, datelined September 11, 1844, serviced by Wells and Pomeroy's, manuscript "Collect 1" for a combined rate of 6¼c plus 6¼c totaling 12½c (1/-), vertical file fold, a very fine conjunctive use and only one of two Wells covers known from Milwaukee
Lot #410 - United States of America local stamps
margins large to clear, slightly oxidized, manuscript "C" cancel, red "Boyd's City Express Post July 8 3o'c." boxed handstamp alongside with matching straightline "Free" on 1844 incoming folded letter to New York City, vertical file folds including one through stamp, otherwise very fine conjunctive use, a rare use of Boyd's red "Free" to indicate prepayment by the sender
Lot #411 - United States of America local stamps
margins full to grazing, manuscript cancel, on cover front only with red "Boyd's City Express Post July 28 9o'c" boxed handstamp and matching "Paid J.T.B.", very fine appearance, use of a Pomeroy's stamp other than 117L1 is rare on a Boyd's cover
Lot #412 - United States of America local stamps
margins large to full, cancelled by red "Cd." and tied by vertical file fold to July 28, 1844 folded lettersheet to New York City street address, red "Boyd's City Express Post Agst 1 9o'c" boxed handstamp with matching "Paid J.T.B." alongside, very fine appearance despite crease, ex-Golden
Lot #413 - United States of America local stamps
top left corner sheet margins, other margins large, slightly oxidized, cancelled by red "Cd." handstamp (impression ties through paper), additional "C" and "H" manuscript cancels, on August 8, 1844 folded letter from Albany to New York City (street address added), red "Boyd's City Express Post Aug 10 3o'c" boxed handstamp, vertical file folds away from stamp, very fine and attractive conjunctive use, ex-Hall
Lot #414 - United States of America local stamps
large margins, cancelled by red "Paid" straightline of Albany, matching "Pomeroy's Mail" two-line arc handstamp, on August 13, 1844 folded letter from Albany to New York City (street address added), red "Boyd's City Express Post Aug 14 9o'c" boxed handstamp, vertical file folds including one through stamp (pressed out), very fine conjunctive use, particularly rare with Albany "Paid", ex-Hall
Lot #415 - United States of America local stamps
red boxed handstamp on 1844 folded letter datelined Rochester, New York August 27, carried via Pomeroy's to Boyd's in New York City for delivery to street address, manuscript "Collect 6¼", vertical file fold through handstamp, otherwise very fine conjunctive use
Lot #416 - United States of America local stamps
manuscript endorsement at top of paste-up cover to New York City street address, black "Boyd's City Express Post Nov 29 9" oval and matching "Paid J.T.B", fine and scarce conjunctive Adams and Boyd's use
Lot #417 - United States of America local stamps
first scroll-type frank on 1867 3c Pink entire to New York City, manuscript "By Steamer" at lower left, blue January 10 Bamber's and Wells Fargo San Francisco handstamps, black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St." datestamp with matching "Paid", barely reduced at right, very fine and scarce
Lot #418 - United States of America local stamps
red oval handstamp on ca. 1855 cover to New York City, blue embossed cornercard for "Freeman & Co. Atlantic States Express" and advertising company backstamp, black "Boyd's City Express Post Jul 23 12" oval, backflap faults, very fine and rare with only four recorded Freeman to Boyd's covers, a wonderful cover, ex-Schwartz
Lot #419 - United States of America local stamps
printed frank on 3c Pink entire to New York City, blue "Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb 18" oval datestamp, upon arrival black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 14 1867" and "Paid" applied, reduced at right into indicia, otherwise fine and scarce conjunctive use, ex-Caspary
Lot #420 - United States of America local stamps
mostly clear strike on ca. 1854 folded cover from Honda, Colombia (then the Republic of New Granada) to General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera in New York City, manuscript "Paid", black "Boyd's City Express Post Nov 5 4" oval and matching "Paid J.T.B.", very fine, Mosquera had previously served as the President of New Granada and would later serve as the first President of the United States of Colombia, an interesting Boyd's use with a forwarding...
Lot #421 - United States of America local stamps
slightly faded red handstamp on locally-addressed folded letter, red "Boyd's City Express Post July 7 12" oval alongside, letter datelined July 4, 1848, addressee's name removed, otherwise fine, the only known conjunctive use between Boyd's and Hanford's, apparently the cover was given to Hanford's in New York City on July 4 and when they were unable to deliver it they gave it to Boyd's three days later, a great local post rarity
Lot #422 - United States of America local stamps
red oval handstamp on cover with 2c Black on yellow green Boyd's stamp (20L7a), addressed to South Brooklyn, New York, stamp uncancelled with some fading and stains, cover with light stains, tear at bottom left, and slightly reduced at sides, fine appearance, one of two conjunctive uses of Boyd's and Kidder's (other with stamp removed), a great local post rarity, ex-Schwartz, 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #423 - United States of America local stamps
blue oval handstamp on legal-sized 6c Pink entire, Wells Fargo printed frank, addressed to New York City, black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St. May 25 1867" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" applied upon arrival, light wear, very fine conjunctive use
Lot #424 - United States of America local stamps
blue oval handstamp on 3c Pink entire with printed company frank to New York City, black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 2" datestamp and matching "Paid" in circle, pencil "Closed", light creases and small tears in flap, fine and scarce use
Lot #425 - United States of America local stamps
blue oval on 3c Pink entire to New York City, blue handstamped "Banks & Co San Francisco" cornercard, endorsed "per Steamer", and carried aboard the PMSS steamer Golden Age, black "Boyd's Dispatch 39 Fulton St. Mar 5 1867" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" applied upon arrival in New York, roughly reduced at right just into indicia, otherwise very fine and attractive
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