large carton with several hundred covers and postcards, dating from the 1820s through late 20th Century, a good number of manuscript cancels including Kenosha and Green Bay WI, Lime Spring and Unique IA, etc., advertising covers and postcards, some philatelic material from the 1960s/70s but the older material more than makes up for it, mixed condition but much fine to very fine, worth a close inspection
Fall Postal History 2022
By: H. R. Harmer Inc
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 #302 - u.s. postal history Wisconsin Postal History
large carton filled with literature dedicated to Wisconsin postal history, including runs of the Badger Postal Historian, WPHS monographs, auction catalogues, newspaper clippings, and more, as well as some original notes and research from William B. Robinson, an ideal lot for students of the state, impossible to duplicate
Lot #303 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
dateline on folded letter to Boston, carried privately to Detroit where it entered the mails with a July 2 postmark, interesting letter from Samuel W. Hill, agent for the Quincy Mining Co. about his prospecting in the region, very fine, Copper Harbor's post office didn't open until 1860
Lot #304 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
manuscript postmark with matching "10" rate on 1846 folded letter to Mount Vernon, Ohio, vertical file fold through postmark, otherwise very fine, Eagle River's post office opened in 1845
Lot #305 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
manuscript postmark with matching "5" rate on 1846 folded letter to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, very fine, Fort Wilkins was established in 1844 and named for Secretary of War William Wilkins, in 1846 all but a single caretaker were sent to serve in the Mexican-American War
Lot #306 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
manuscript postmark on embossed ladies cover to Omena, Michigan, matching "3" rate, small faults, still fine and attractive cover from the year after this office opened
Lot #307 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
circular datestamp on large-sized cover franked with 1861 30c Orange (71) with grid cancel, addressed to New York City, very fine and scarce domestic use of the 30c stamp to pay 10-times the first class rate
Lot #308 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
manuscript postmark on 1846 cover to Woonsocket, Rhode Island and forwarded to Boston, manuscript "paid 10" crossed out and replaced with blue "5" handstamp, fine, this office's name was changed to Keweenaw Bay on November 2, 1846 and finally L'Ance in 1865, ex-Allen
Lot #309 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
dateline on folded letter carried privately to Joshua Hathaway in Green Bay, fine, letter mentions a deposit of $1,500 for lands owned by Hathaway
Lot #310 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
circular datestamp on cover to Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1851 3c Dull red with matching grid, very fine and scarce
Lot #311 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
crisp strike of circular datestamp on 3c Nesbitt entire to Pontiac, Michigan, slightly reduced at left, very fine, ex-Taylor
Lot #312 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
manuscript postmark on cover with pen-cancelled 1851 3c Dull red, addressed to Hamilton, Virginia, some staining, very fine marking, a rare cover, the "L.S." in the postmark stands for Lake Superior
Lot #313 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
perfect strike of circular datestamp ties 1857 3c Dull red to cover to Windsor, Vermont, 1861 docketing at left, extremely fine and rare, this office was only open from 1861-63
Lot #314 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
magenta circular datestamp with matching handstamped "5" on 1851 folded letter to Detroit, fine and scarce
Lot #315 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
circular datestamp on cover to South Butler, New York, 1861 3c Rose (65) with bold strike of "Paid 3" in circle, light wear and just reduced at right, otherwise very fine
Lot #316 - u.s. postal history Michigan Postal History
approximately 17 covers plus a few other documents, mostly dating from the 1850s/90s, nice variety of handstamped and manuscript markings, generally fine to very fine, worth a look for the specialist
Lot #401 - United States of America local stamps
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.
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
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