LO1, 1851 (1c) Dull blue on Rose, single with red star cancel on 1852 folded letter to West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1851 3c Orange brown (10A) tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Jul 8" datestamp, light vertical creases, the 3c stamp lifted and hinged back, very fine, just 18 covers with this stamp are recorded in Dr. Vernon Morris's February 2011 census (Chronicle 229) which does not include this cover, of those 18 only two also bear United States...
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Lot #30 - United States of America Carrier Stamps
7LB6, Philadelphia, PA, 1849 1c Black on Rose, portions of all four framelines, uncancelled on 1849 folded letter to New York, blue "Philada. Pa. 5 Aug 6" integral rate datestamp, letter datelined August 4, very fine and rare, Larry Lyons reports 13-14 covers in his July 2006 census (Penny Post Vol. 13, No. 3), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $500)
Lot #1634 - United States of America u.s. postal history
MARYLAND 19th CENTURY POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. approx 270 covers/ stationery/ stampless arranged alphabetically by town (no Baltimore covers), includesd Annapolis (10 including blue open-circle stampless with "Paid 3"), Bel Air/ Belair (7 including #10, drop cover with #20), Cumberland (17 including one with #10), Elkton (6 including one with #10), Frederick (14 including one with #10), Hagerstown (14), Leonardtown (2 with #10),...
Lot #1635 - United States of America u.s. postal history
BALTIMORE 19th CENTURY COVERS/ POSTMARKS COLLECTION. 65 covers/ stationery plus 23 stampless including three newspaper wrappers with "PAID" handstamp, wide range of different cancels and uses including "{Baltimore 3 Paid" date stamp, an elusive black "Balte Paid", numerous blue cds/ duplex, some auxiliary markings, machine cancels, way and drop letters, better frankings as #10 (12 including two with Dec 25 cancel), some typical postal wear...
Lot #1636 - United States of America u.s. postal history
IMPRESSIVE AIR POST COVER COLLECTION IN FIVE BINDERS. hundreds of covers almost exclusively from the 1920s and 30s, including (but not limited to) first flights, pilot signed covers, airport dedications, Lindberghiana, zeppelins, crash covers, and much more, generally fine to very fine and mostly selected for eye-appeal or historical interest, a wonderful assortment for resale or further research/expansion, additional binder of airmail...
Lot #1637 - United States of America u.s. postal history
R.P.O. and ASSORTED MOBILE POST OFFICE CANCELS COLLECTION. approximately 200 covers and postcards mostly of the late 1800s/ early 1900s (some to 1950s) in a couple of binders, includes nice sections of various St Louis cancels (33), San Francisco (1 plus some early 1900s ppc), Seattle (2), Washington DC (2), Rochester NY (5), Los Angeles (2), Baltimore area (50), Boston (6), Brooklyn (20), Chicago (30), Cincinnati/ Cleveland (5), NY City (10...
Lot #1638 - United States of America u.s. postal history
19th CENTURY BALTIMORE RAILROAD COVERS. 16 covers/stationery (5 stampless) plus a couple cancels on piece; includes some B&O RR stationery variety of cancels including straight-line, double oval "Muikirk Depot" agent handstamp, a lightly struck and rare "Duffields B&O RR" 1861 cds, scarce blue "Baltimore & Susquehanna RR" cds on 3c Nesbitt envelope, an 1865 soldier's letter with nice strike of "Monrovia B&O RR" agent marking (...
Lot #1639 - United States of America u.s. postal history
US EXPOS POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. binder of approximately 275 items, mostly slogan/machine cancels and picture postcards, note Buffalo 1901, St. Louis 1904, Portland 1905, Jamestown 1907, San Francisco 1915, and San Diego 1915 although some smaller events included as well, generally fine to very fine, ideal for continuation or resale
Lot #1640 - United States of America u.s. postal history
US FANCY CANCEL COLLECTION. approximately 270 covers and cards in a binder, mostly from the Banknote era, condition varies greatly and many strikes require a bit of imagination but we note a number of stars and Maltese crosses, Kicking Mules of Port Townsend (faulty) and Forbestown (on registry receipt), negative "UX" (Uxbridge, MA), skull and crossbones (West Gardner, MA), shield (Worcester, MA), negative "US" (Putnam, CT), sun face (St....
Lot #1641 - United States of America u.s. postal history
BALTIMORE 19th CENTURY COMMERCIAL/ ADVERTISING COVERS. 19 covers/ stationery with commercial cc or advertising design, includes Cotton factory cc with #113, a "War on the Oil Trust" imprint on cover with Dry Goods merchant cc, "F.W. & R. King/ Engineers" embossed cameo, fancy "Barnum's Hotel" cc, oval «Stoneburner & Richards" oval merchants design with #114, "Ford's Eutaw Hotel" cc and hotel image on back side, etc., usual mixed...
Lot #1642 - United States of America u.s. postal history
ILLUSTRATED COVER COLLECTION. approximately 130 items in a binder, most ranging from about the 1880s/1930s but a few earlier/more modern, many envelopes with matching illustrated enclosures, note topics such as automobiles, guns, machinery, hotels, beer, and railroads, some mixed condition to be expected but many interesting and appealing covers to be found, worth a close inspection
Lot #1643 - United States of America u.s. postal history
US POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION WITH CALIFORNIA EMPHASIS. large carton with six binders of US covers, mostly California (with one binder of Pasadena-area postcards), additionally binders of other material such a philatelic dealer mail, mixed condition throughout but detailed inspection could prove fruitful
Lot #1644 - United States of America u.s. postal history
TRANSPORTATION MARKINGS ON POSTAL CARDS. approximately 160 postal cards with various RPO, route agent, street car, HPO, transfer clerk, and wagon trip cancels, as well as numerous railway and express notice cards, mostly late-19th century through the first few decades of the 20th century, generally fine to very fine or better, an interesting collection
Lot #1645 - United States of America u.s. postal history
POSTAL HISTORY AND POSTAL STATIONERY CORNUCOPIA. large carton filled with cover albums including (in no particular order): postal cards with mailers permit postmarks, modern mint entires, 1c Huguenot Walloon perforated bisect on cover, early-20th century used entires, picture postcards, UX7 mint, UPSS 3340-43 unused (CV $40), binder of printing freaks including miscuts and albinos, advertising covers, and much more, the majority appears to be...
Lot #1646 - United States of America u.s. postal history
US POSSESSIONS AND PENALTY MAIL POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. begins with a mixture of mint and used postal stationery from the Canal Zone and Danish West Indies followed by a selection of US penalty mail and other miscellany, approximately 145 pieces in total, fine to very fine, an interesting and eclectic group
Lot #1647 - United States of America u.s. postal history
US PENALTY MAIL COLLECTION. approximately 90 items in a binder, including various departments including Treasury, Interior, Post Office, and War, overprinted US stationery, two embossed penalty essays (Thorpe E600), registered packet receipts, post office stamp announcement cards, etc., some mixed condition but generally fine or better
Lot #1648 - United States of America u.s. postal history
COVERS ASSORTMENT. to early 1900s with majority 19th century, 16 stampless covers and 37 covers/ stationery, note some machine and fancy cancels, among the stampless some manuscript town markings, an 1810 folded letter sheet to Fairfield Va with notation "Shd there be a post office at Fairfield Va the P.M. will please frwrd this to the same", also an 1830 free frank cover of Ezekiel Chambers (US Senator from Maryland, 1826-34), etc., usual...
Lot #1649 - United States of America u.s. postal history
US POSTAL STATIONERY AND COVER ACCUMULATION + BONUS. large carton, includes two albums of modern postal stationery FDCs (plus shoebox of other FDCs), album of older mint US stationery, additionally album of UN stamps and stationery (including mint 38 sheet), specialized collection of mint Machins, and more, viewing recommended
Lot #1650 - United States of America u.s. postal history
MASSIVE MODERN COVER ACCUMULATION. large box filled with 1,000's of primarily US covers, nearly all post-1950 with many commemorative frankings, foreign destinations, some postal stationery, FDCs, etc (really a little bit of everything), fine to very fine, viewing recommended, a nice opportunity for the modern postal historian or dealer with the potential for close inspection to pay off
Lot #3101 - United States of America Carrier Stamps
24, 1857 1c Blue, Type V, used alongside 1857 3c Dull red (26), both tied by large black "Paid" in grid with red "Boston Mass Nov 17" double-rim datestamp alongside, 1860 docketing on reverse, vertical file folds, very fine carrier use
Lot #3102 - United States of America Carrier Stamps
Brooklyn, N.Y. Apr 26 circular datestamp ties 1851 1c Blue, Type IV (9) to locally-addressed cover, "1 Cent" straightline overstruck by grid, very fine and attractive, signed Ashbrook
Lot #3103 - United States of America Carrier Stamps
24, 1857 1c Blue, Type V, horizontal pair tied by black "U.S. Mail City Delivery" carrier datestamp to folded cover to New York City street address, very fine, scarce marking in black
Lot #3104 - United States of America Carrier Stamps
24, 1857 1c Blue, Type V, position 76L8 tied by red "U.S. Mail City Delivery" datestamp to cover to New York City street address, backflap faults, very fine and choice
Lot #3105 - United States of America Carrier Stamps
24, 1857 1c Blue, Type V, position 50R9 used alongside 1857 3c Dull red (26, faults) to cover to Washington, DC, both tied by "New York Jun 14 1861" duplex, very fine carrier use
Lot #3106 - United States of America Carrier Stamps
26, 1857 3c Dull red, Type III, alongside 1861 1c Blue (63), tied by "New York Sep 27" datestamps to 1861 cover to North Buffalo, New York, same datestamp with year date on reverse, very fine and attractive demonetized use of 3c accepted in New York, ex-Boker
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