perforations trimmed at left before affixing, tied by red "Baltimore Md. Apr 23" foreign mail duplex to 1869 cover to Paris, France, marked as "Post Restante", red "New York Paid 6 Apr 24" transit datestamp, blue Calais transit datestamp, May 7 Paris arrival backstamp, original enclosure, fine
The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2
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H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 2
The March United States Postal History Sale
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Lot #4091 - u.s. postal history Maryland Postal History
tied by red "Baltimore Md. May 14" foreign mail duplex to 1869 "Post Restante" cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 24 May 15" transit datestamp, carried by French Line Lafayette, May 26 Paris arrival backstamp, original enclosure, cover inconsequential wear along edges, very fine and rare use
Lot #4092 - u.s. postal history Maryland Postal History
single with red Baltimore foreign mail cancel on 1870 cover to Polle, Saxony, faint red Baltimore datestamp at top right, red "New York Paid All Direct Feb 1" datestamp, carried by HAPAG steamer Allemannia, italic "Paid All" and boxed Hamburg Franco transit, arrival backstamp, very fine use
Lot #4093 - u.s. postal history Maryland Postal History
two singles on 1871 folded lettersheet to London, each with red target and matching "Baltimore Md. May 9" foreign mail datestamp alongside, red New York transit and London May 22 Paid handstamps, very fine and attractive
Lot #4094 - u.s. postal history Maryland Postal History
tied by red "Baltimore Md. Jul 30" foreign mail duplex to 1872 cover to Bremen, Germany, carried by NGL's Weser II, red "New York Paid All Direct" transit and blue Bremen arrival backstamp, fine and scarce
Lot #4095 - u.s. postal history Maryland Postal History
tied by red "Baltimore Md. Nov 20" foreign mail duplex to mourning cover to "N. American College, Rome, Italy", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Nov 21" handstamp, Rome arrival backstamp, very fine
Lot #4096 - u.s. postal history Maryland Postal History
tied by segmented cork to 1877 printed "Freight Report" datelined Baltimore, used to Bremen, Germany, very fine and choice, ex-Albert
Lot #4097 - u.s. postal history Maryland Postal History
straightline handstamp on partial folded letter to Chester Town, Maryland, matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "6" [d] rate reflecting the 2dwt rate converted to British pounds sterling, cover light faulty but a very fine strike, according to Siskin one of four recorded uses of this postmark in private hands, the 2dwt rate reflects the 25% reduction in rates in April 1788 (ASCC $2,000)
Lot #4098 - u.s. postal history New Hampshire Postal History
stencil marking in red with manuscript date and matching "6" rate on light pink folded letter to the Governor of New Hampshire in Keene, light filefold well away from marking, extremely fine, one of just three recorded examples of this marking, 2015 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Jarrett
Lot #4099 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
folded letter sheet addressed to Hidestown, New Jersey datelined "Philadelphia 5 June 90" and endorsed "Stage", very fine, this letter would have been carried via either the Burlington or the Bordentown stage who competed over the same route
Lot #4100 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
folded letter addressed to Hydestown, New Jersey datelined "Philadelphia 20th Sept. 1788", endorsed "p Stage", very fine, this cover was carried either by the Burlington or Bordentown stage, but as both companies used the same route and there is no indication in the letter it is impossible to tell which
Lot #4101 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
folded lettersheet addressed to Philadelphia datelined "Cumberland N Jersey July 5th 1790" and endorsed "Stage", very fine, this cover was carried via stage from Cumberland to Cooper's Ferry (present day Camden), where the stage boarded the Philadelphia stage boat for carriage across the Delaware River to Philadelphia
Lot #4102 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
folded letter to Morrisville, Pennsylvania datelined "Philadelphia April 24th 1822", endorsed "by Stage", very fine, this cover would likely have traveled directly from Morrisville to Philadelphia (a distance of just 32 miles), although no record of such a route has been found, ex-Roth
Lot #4103 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
two 1824 folded letters addressed to Mount Holly, New Jersey, originating in Philadelphia, endorsed "by stage", both very fine, several stage companies passed through Philadelphia on the route to Mount Holly, so it is not known what company carried the letters in this correspondence, ex-Roth
Lot #4104 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
approximately 115 covers and picture postcards beginning in the stampless era, wide variety of postmarks, better uses including registered, illustrated advertisements, and more, generally fine to very fine, an attractive starter collection
Lot #4105 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
black straightline handstamp with manuscript date on folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "10" rate, very fine strike and cover (ASCC $100)
Lot #4106 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
black circular datestamp on two folded letters dated April 28, 1848 and June 26, 1849, each with manuscript date and matching "V" rate handstamp, fine and scarce pair (ASCC $150 each)
Lot #4107 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
red three-line datestamp on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "10" rate, fine and scarce with only a few examples of this handstamp known (ASCC $350)
Lot #4108 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
blue embossed cornercard on ca. 1860s cover addressed to Mr. Hillings in New York City, very fine, according to Mosher "this letter was probably transported as internal express mail as Hillings was the New Jersey Express Agent in their New York City office at the time", very fine and attractive, see Bruce H. Mosher's New Jersey Private Express Companies Parts 10A-B
Lot #4109 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
18 folded letters and covers including 1814 Woodbury manuscript, 1834 "per Dover Mail", 1838 Trenton, 1843 Burlington, 1847 Woodbury manuscript, 1849 Bloomfield and Somerville, 1850 Trenton in green, 1851 Rahway and Trenton, 1852 Morris Town, and Deerfield manuscript, generally fine to very fine, an attractive and interesting group
Lot #4110 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
interesting old-time collection housed in five albums, we note items such as Flanders 1850 "Way 6", Freehold 1827 manuscript, Griggstown 1853, Lawrenceville 1853 straightline, Morristown 1832 and 1845, New Brunswick 1767 manuscript and 1834 rimless, Pennington 1846, Ramapaugh 1786 folded letter to Robert Morris in New York, Union 1850, Vincentown 1850 manuscript, Fogg's Express bootlegged letter, plus a wide variety of postmarks from larger...
Lot #4111 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
approximately 130 covers mostly franked with 1857 and 1861 3c Issues, wide variety of DPOs, fancy cancellations, some advertising and a few patriotic covers, mostly written up on old-time handmade pages, fine to very fine, untouched for some time so a lot of potential
Lot #4112 - u.s. postal history New Jersey Postal History
several hundred covers primarily from the Bank Note era through early 20th Century, includes better towns, advertising, and more, generally fine to very fine compiled by a dedicated collector over a long period of time
Lot #4113 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History
two-line datestamp on folded letter to New York City, manuscript "Free", very fine, the Van Wyck Stage line that had a monopoly on mail from Albany to New York City from 1785 to 1795, with Hudson being added as a stage stop in 1794, ex-Roth
Lot #4114 - u.s. postal history New York Postal History
black straightline datestamp on folded letter originating in Scotland and addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "1.8" rate, bit damaged after such a long journey but still fine appearance, This cover was carried to the United States from Scotland by private ship, entering the United States mails at New York. The mail from New York arrived in Philadelphia via stage every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The stages made their way to Indian Queen...
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