Matthew E. Liebson
Net Price Postal History--Master List


Image
 Item
 Description
 Price

#103
 Potomac Steamboat, partial but identifable CDS (Towle G-21-a, scarcity VI) ties #11 on buff cover with some edge wear and staining, addressed to Commodore William Green aboard USS Decatur at Pensacola, Florida.  Manuscript "Ford 5" though it is unclear to where the cover was forwarded and there are no additional postmarks.  Unusual combination of waterway route agent origin and naval destination.

 $60

#104
 St. Johnsbury, Vermont Business College "stamp", 2 cents, TIED on practice cover addressed to the ficticious town of "Tawawa," Ohio.  Name at upper left is presumably the student preparing the letter and the "93" the grade received.  A few small edge tears and some slight soiling, but a rare college stamp cover.

 $250

#106
 Violet RFD No. 1 handstamp flag cancel of Fiatt, Illinois on a comic postcard.  No date, presumably delivered "up the road" by the carrier while on his route.  Some soiling; message is in pencil.  Richow scarcity VIII.

 $75

#107
 East Holden, Maine, Feb. 27, 1912 commercially produced hanstamp flag with 15 negative inset stars, though that is not very clear on this relatively lightly struck example.  Reverse of postal card is a freight arrival notice for the Maine Central Railroad Co.
 $20

#109
 Scarce WWI military flag used at St. Nazaire, France, with no numeral in the diespace; used only in July and August 1918.  Ordinary low quality envelope with military address and censor addressed to Holliston MA; flag is a bit run off at upper right.  Knights of Columbus letterhead with soldier's letter enclosed.  Scarce WWI flag; Langford's 1976 Flag Cancel Encyclopedia lists at $20.00.
 $30

#110
 Nice example of the WWI military flag with number 705 on a cleaner-than-usual cover, with unit identified in the return address and "soldier's mail" endorsement, purple censor marking.  Uncommon and cleaner than usual.
 $25

#111
 Boston involute flag, Langford #3 (P-43, dial 2), October 3, 1896.  In use just 5 weeks, a bit light across the top of the stars and dial, but an uncommon involute flag.  Some tearing to backflap.
 $20

#122
 Unattributed "business practice" school stamp (also inscribed "school postage"), rouletted, 2 cents, mikly blue, on unused and unaddressed vintage envelope.  Rare.
 $125

#125
 Allover reverse 1883 publicity cover for the Tri-State Fair at Toledo, Ohio, with state seals of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana and various text.  Slightly rough at left (as seen from reverse) from opening.  Cover bears text corner card and is standard 3-cent green stamped envelope to NY; receiver is a Tilton machine "Late Arriaval Mail Train Detention" marking.  Some soiling.
 $40

#126
 Exposition post office machine postmark from the Panama-Pacific Exposition of San Francisco; International machine.  Virtually all strikes of this marking are on postcard, unfortunately this cover uses a 2 cent Washington definitive instead of one of the exposition commemoratives.  Apparently stray pencil mark below stamp (just barely affects bottom right corner); envelope backflap has Palace Hotel crest with expo logo.  Nice example of this station machine.
 $20

#128
 1849, Washington DC, lengthy printed circular and prospectus for the National Intelligencer, red CDS with integral "Paid 3" instead of date, ASCC unlisted.  Great circular rate cover!
 $100

#129
 Pretty 1851 Census Office free frank, with black "Census Office FREE" handstamp and handwritten signature of Joseph Kennedy to East Baldwin ME, very light Washington postmark to left of address.  Original content is a printed form complaining of a deficiency in social statistics as to libraries.  Seldom seen.
 $150

#131
 Pretty June 30, 1851 Blandford MA CDS and bold "5" rate handstamp on SFL to Cannan NY with personal content, some bleaching to the blue paper and a small edge tear at top.  Last day of 1845 rates prior to July 1, 1851 rate change; though of course the 5 cent unpaid rate did not actually change between those periods.
 $100

#133
 Hernando MS straightline, docketing provides 1841 date, outer wrapper only to Jackson MS, triple rate for under 30 miles.  Ink smear, toned stripe down center; back side badly toned.  Lousy condition but rare (ASCC $500).
 $350

#138
 1827 Cleveland OH boxed straightline handstamp, the first of several types with all capital letters and no italics, 25 cent rate to CT, personal letter, perfectly struck.  Attractive example of this marking.
 $100

#142
 1872 Upper Sandusky OH to Paris, France with 10 cent 1861 issue (Scott #68), various additional postmarks -- all on the face of the cover -- including a New York creit marking, two French markings, a London transit, and a forwarder's marking.  No backstamps, backflap removed and small bite at top from that removal.
 $100

#144
 Scarce August 1870 cover from Louisville, Ohio, star cancel and large postmark with "Stark County in dial, scarce for county name to appear in this vintage cover.
 $100

#151
 Athens, Ohio, May 1, 1827 straightline, 25 cent rate to Massachusetts.  Marking is well struck but cover is toned and has some edge wear and ink erosion.  Small piece of paper missing in the rate; the paper is only folded at lower left and is not missing, though there is a tear perhaps caused by the ink erosion.  Nice Ohio straightline.  Personal letter content; fragile due to splits along folds.
 $100

#155
 1 cent impert, Scott #314, used single on greetings postcard from Chandlersville, Ohio, January 1909.  Strange to see an imperf from a small town like this on personal mail, but here it is.  Stamp has a small "bite" at upper right corner.  Nice usage.
 $20
#159
 1893 Barnard machine cancel, Fitchburg MA, the first variety.  Scarce, with insurance company corner card and typed address, slight reduction at right.  Nice clean cover!
 $25
#160
 Experimental Barr-Fyke machine from Kansas City MO, type X-4, nice strike on cover with text corner card to Cleveland.  Light vertical bend at left.  Scarce experimental machine.
 $100
#162
 New York NY Barr-Fyke machine, 3rd class uage from 1898, clean 1 cent stamped envelope with corner card.  NYC only used Barr-Fyke for a short period -- scarce usage.
 $20
#163
 Decatur IL Barr-Fyke machine, on postal card to Quincy IL with American Service receiver.  Scarce type used only a few months at Decatur.
 $20
#164
 Early experimental Barr-Fyke usage from Washington DC on a Bureau of Pensions penalty imprint card, a bit of staining at left; Defiance address crossed out and "Sherwood" substituted, Sherwood backstamp.  Type X-11, used at DC from June through October 1897.
 $20
#167

 Nice 1901 ad cover from Chicago (with International machine cancel and 2ct first bureau sent to Moscow Idaho), with allover advertising offering a "century" pocket watch (manufactured for Sears, Roebuck by Seth Thomas) for only $2.70.  Plenty of text proclaiming the virtues of the watch and the price.  A bit reduced at the left of the advertising, into the watch vignette, still nice.
 $20
#169
 Nice 1896 Toledo Plow Company ad cover, with two plows shown in red with text; 2 cent first bureau (damaged), indistinct Ohio town cancel.
 $20
#172
 Nice 1860s allover ad cover of  Munn & Co. Scientific American Patent Agency; blurry NYC duplex on #65; nice vignette of a building at upper left and an office scene below.  Note addressee:  Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War.  Pencil docketing on reverse regarding original content.  Pretty!
 $50
#173
 1898 Tacoma Washington involute flag cancel, full length and clear strike, on cover sent to Battle Ground Washington, then sent to Portland OR, only to be returned to sender.  Large pointing hand from Portland, plus Battleground CDS; 2 Vancouver WA markings on back along with a Portland receiver, a Battle Ground marking, and one other CDS.  A few pinholes, including one inside the CDS of the flag, but a great usage.
 $35
#176
 Gorgeous allover ad cover from Philadelphia, probably 1886 but postmark is unclear, #210 tied with duplex, great vignette of a factory or office building, Carey Bros. & Grevemeyer, Booksellers and Wall paper manufacturers.  Note the steam engine at lower left!  Alas, no backflap.  Still lovely.
 $60
#182
 Nice 1932 registered cover with reverse advertising showing a moving truck; corner card of Wilson & Hamilton of Zanesville, OH.  Pair of 9 cent Washington Bicentennials and a #720 to Marietta OH, unclaimed and returned to sender with a Marietta pointing hand.  Scan of front on request.
 $30
#186
 Pretty 1914 ad cover from the Ridenour-Baker Grocery Company of Kansas City MO (company is identified in text on reverse), great color can logo at left, bold Kansas City Station A flag cancel, 2 cent Washington Franklin coil (#413, perf 8.5 vertical).  Lovely cover!
 $35
#188
 Interesting 1899 ad cover from Hampden, OH, with 2 cent Trans-Mississippi, for the Ohio Department of the Central Congregationalist.  Additional text at left plus allover reverse text listing the benefits to Ohio churches of the Central Congregationalist.  Some soiling but looks worse in the scan than it is.
 $20
#189
 Late 19th century ad cover, 3rd class usage with undated Greenfield OH CDS, ties 1 ct blue first bureau, corner card of the Sun Manufacturing Co., with cash register vignette.  Unsealed flap, manila paper which accounts for the color.  Nice cover.
 $25
#191
 nice COLOR ad cover, 1912, allover reverse vigentte of steamship (the new steamer Commonwealth), of the Fall River Line -- New York and Boston.  A couple of small edge tears at top and some edge roughness; cover has unclear NY duplex on a vertical pair of 1 cent Franklin stamps.   Beautiful piece!
 $50
#192
 1904 Indianapolis yellow ad cover with red corner card for the National Encampment of United Spanish War Veterans and medal vignette, #319 and International machine cancel, sent to the commander of another post.  Much scarcer than GAR covers.
 $20
#194
 Pretty purple allover reverse ad for the Mansfield Elks' Stret Fair and Trades Expo in 1899, with elk vignette, dates, and slogans; corner card shows a building vignette but no company name readily apparent; 2 cent first burea and Mansfield flag cancel.  A few edge tears at top but a pretty cover. 
$50
#201
 Embossed Civil War patriotic of General Winfield Scott and flag, slogan "brave in the field, wise in council, a true patriot, loytal to the consution & union", Washington DC postmark, congressional free frank.  Some stains from a previous mounting on reverse and most of backflap is gone.
 $40
#202
 Legal size cover, 4x first class rate, from Cincinnati to Fredrick Sta., Iowa, with 12 cent 1861 issue (Scott #69).  Target cancel on stamp, tie is questionable but stamp appears to belong on cover, some overall soiling and edge tears.
 $75

#203
 1927 College of Wooster Bulletin, a newsletter, mailed from Wooster to Canada, with a 2 cent 4th-bureau coil.  The bulletin was entered in the US as second-class mail.  Although the first-class rate was 2 cents to Canada in 1927, it is also possible that this is indeed 2nd class to Canada.  Either way, still a very interesting usage.
 $50
#211
 1838 Randolph Massachusetts GREEN CDS with ATTACHED handstamp 25 cent rate, also manuscript rate at upper right, to Louisville KY.  Short letter content, strongly struck rate marking, mostly clear CDS.  Scarce, especially in green.  Two toned file folds, including one that catches the right edge of the postmark. 
$40
#212
 Nice combination of #210 and #211 (the 2 cent red brown and the 4 cent blue green banknotes) on a legal size penalty imprint cover.  Imprint is crossed out, stamps applied because the item was on personal, not government, business; triple rate.  Indistinct CDS, probably MO based on docketing.  Apparently carried depositions (with docketing to that effect and with court address).  Some roughness at right and at upper left, though toning at right isn't as bad as scan shows.  Scarce combination. 
$20
#217
 Scarce 1905 Muskogee, Indian Territory doremus machine with "Ind. T." abbreviation, used only in 1905 and possibly early 1906, on a United States Indian Service penalty cover, to Okmulgee, with backstamp.  Rough condition, with reduction at right, edge wear and toning, but a scarce machine cancel.
 $20
#225
 Chester, Texas, purple Type 1, #3 Doane on stamped envelope, "8" inverted in both year and day, UNLISTED Doane cancel.  Lovely!
 $40
#227
 Nice incoming stampless from Germany to Green Bay, Wisconsin, bold Hamburg Packet marking and a weaker New York City "US Notes" Hamburg Packet 15/22 marking; Mainz and Bremen markings on reverse.  Cover is toned and soiled and with a small bite at upper right and water stain at lower left.  No year dates but mid 1860s.
 $50
#229
 FDC of the Hawaii overprint issues (Scott 647-648) in combination on a legal size penalty cover from the PO Department Division of stamps, addressed to East Cleveland OH, some pencil markings at lower left, overfrank of airmail rate.  Unfortunately the 2 cent stamp has been damaged (upper left corner).
 $20
#231
 1811 Petersham MA manuscript stampless, no date, postmaster free frank to Worcester, a bit of spotting but still nice looking, short letter content.
 $35
#235
 Gone postal?  M.O. Business penalty envelope, legal size, from Boston with 1898 flag ancel to Greenville, New Hampshire.  The Greenville PM struck the cover 8 times with his receiver -- and then for good measure 11 more times on the reverse!  A few wrinklikes and markings from what may have been rubber bands, but a most interesting item nonetheless.
 $20
#238
 large size ad cover from Bamford PA, with type 3/2 Doane cancel, advertising cover for Hoffman Homestand Farm, with COLOR image of a farmer sowing seed.  Doanes on ad covers are very, very hard to find.  A bit of toning on this brown cover, and some trimming at top (backflap missing).
 $30
#240
 Pretty 1809 Groton, MA manuscript stampless with postmaster free frank to Worcester.  Clean cover, no file folds, short letter content
 $40
#242
 Ladies' size stamples cover, Steamship 10 marking (probably originating from Cuba), incoming to Boston, 1863, with "thimble" Boston receiver.  A bit rough at left, but still a cute little thing.
 $20
#243
 Unusual 1864 incoming ship letter received at New York and sent on to Boston, New York double circle marking, "due 6" for unpaid ship letter in manuscript.  Reverse has bold "received at Boston" marking; a left of roughness at left.
 $25
#247
 Pretty early 1850s Baltimore "drop" rate stampless, clear blue CDS and red "2" handstamp on a buff envelope, clearly handwritten address with street address notation at lower left.  Nice cover, unfortunately no content.
 $35
#248 Nice clean 1848 North Marshfield, Masachusetts manuscript, quaker dating, 5 cent rate, to Bridgewater, long personal letter between women.  Beautiful example of a Quaker postmark!
 $30
#249 1841 "attached rate" handstamp from Greenwich, NY; "G" poorly struck, with 10 cent rate to Albany.  One page of mundane letter content, a few small edge tears at bottom; light file fold.  Pretty example of this type of device and scarce pre-1845 rate handstamp.
 $35
#250 1833 South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, manuscript with QUAKER DATE, 18 3/4 rate marking, to Augusta, Maine.  Short business-oriented letter content; two file folds which affect the markings; still nice early Quaker.
 $25
#252 May 1853 circular, Baltimore MD, regarding dissolution of a dry goods commission business, sent to Richmond, with "PAID 1" in arc in blue; light file folds, attractive circular rate item.
 $35
#254 Nice TRAVELING POSTMASTER FRANK; buff cover (no letter content), pencil docketing of 1850, Utica blue oval, well struck, with free frank of the postmaster of Wimurt, New York (Herkimer Cty.  1839-40,  1844-57, and 1874-1919).   Interesting item from this  presumably scarce small post office; traveling franks are scarce as well.
 $30
#256 New York to Boston ship letter, no year date but presumably early 1840s and in any event 1844 or earlier; 18 3/4 cent rate, red Boston CDS and "steam" marking; New York letter dateline (1 page nicely written letter between female friends).  nice coastal steamer marking.
 $20
#259 Jamaica Plain, undated CDS and manuscript "1" on drop rate cover, no contents, presumably mid 1850s.  Small edge tear at top, stops short of CDS.  Some back flap damage from opening.
 $25
#260 Charleston SC, 1844 letter to New York, red CDS and bold "25" rate handstamp, 2 file folds (one of which impacts postmark), typical business content; nice example of a pre-1845 rate reduction rate handstamp.
 $25
#261 1871 free frank of Frederick Watts as Commissioner of Agriculture, signed frank on part-printed cover with Washington CDS, original signed letter included on department letterhead; some backflap damage from opening; ASCC $50.
 $40
#262 Shopworn New York stampless, pencil docketing on reverse suggests 1850 date; 10 cent paid rate (integral rate CDS and handstamp paid and manuscript paid markings), to Auburn NY, with 2 cent advertised fee reflected in manuscript at upper right.  Extensive toning and staining but scarce advertised cover.  No content.
 $20
#264 1839 Lynchburg VA, sent within VA at the 12 1/2 cent rate, nice blue postmark with large fleuron at bottom, a bit of toning and file fold but still nice; ASCC $25.
 $20
#268
 Martinsburg VA (now WV), 1841 double-lined oval, 5 cent rate, from the Hagerstown correspondence. Clean vertical file fold does not affect markings, short letter content.   ASCC $75.
 $50
#269
 Pretty 1898 ad cover, Deer Park Training Kennels, Deer Park, TX.  2 cent first bureau with CDS and target killer, nice corner card showing "The Texas Sport", apparently at stud at this kennel, with pretty vignette of the dog.  Slight reduction at left.
 $30
#270
 April 1899, pair of 5 cent Trans-Mississippi (#288) pay double UPU rate from Worcester MA to Germany.  Left stamp is SE at left, Worcester flag cancel.  "We hold a vaster emire than has been" written on the back flap; also a German receiver and a New York Barry machine marking as a transit.
 $60
#271
 Interesting pair of stampless covers from Richmond VA to Mount Airy VA.  The first is 1845, with Richmond CDS, a nice Pittsylvania CH CDS, manuscript "Fwd", and 18 3/4 rate marking.  The second is to the same individual, but as postmaster in 1848.  Red Richmond CDS with 5 in circle; rate marking crossed out and "free" substituted.  Both have short letter content and horizonal file folds.  Pittsylvania CH is a DPO; 1794-1876; the CDS is $50.00 in the ASCC.   Mount Airy is also a DPO.  An interesting pair. 
$50
#274
 Beautiful 1894 registered cover with pair of  6 cent small banknotes (#224), both tied with New York registry ovals, assorted other markings, preprinted cover to noted stamp dealer Hiram Deats; Nassau Stamp Co. on back flap.  Stamps are just clear of perfs at bottom but have beautiful color and impression.  A very pretty cover and a nice usage to pay this rate.
 $40
#276
 Unusual 1913 ad cover from Grafton MA, showing J. Frank Donahue, a dealer in cattle, horses, carriages and harness.  Rather than his goods, Mr. Donahue elected to show "himself".  Addressed to the John Deere Co. at Syracuse; also unusual is the Grafton Cummins machine cancel; seldom seen on interesting advertising covers. 
$20
#278
 #26 from Charleston SC,  as Independent State usage -- after secession but before the elimination of postal service between north and south.  Charleston DCDS of March 1, 1861, stamp with circular grid killer just barely tied.  Clean vertical file fold, outer cover only with docketing.  Secession occurred on December 20, 1860.
 $125
#280
 Humphreyville CT (New Haven Cty., 1812-1855, Helbock rarity 5), stampless from 1851, mailed to London via Southampton, then apparently remailed via French mails to BEIRUT SYRIA, with Calais marking.  Second London marking on reverse but no indication of arrival at Beirut.  paid 24 cents at upper left covered postage to England; endorsement at upper right is a name and address to which the letter was sent care of.  He apparently remailed to the original addressee, and added the via Marseilles and French Packet endorsement; 13 decimes postage due on receipt.  Contents are a personal letter between sisters.  Some staining but a beautiful, rare usage.  Good luck finding another one!
 $300


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