Selections from the Donald Beuthel Collection of Colorado Postal History

Sale 3061

United States Postal History, including:

The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History

The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd’s City Express Post

Postal History from the Collection of Steven M. Roth Selections from the Graham Booth, FRPSL Collection of Transatlantic Mails And material from other consignors

Auction Dates

October 26, 2022

10am Eastern: The William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History (Lots 101-316)

2pm Eastern: The John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd‘s City Express Post (Lots 401-618)

October 27, 2022

10am Eastern: Postal History from the Collection of Steven M. Roth (Lots 701-869)

1pm Eastern: Selections from the Graham Booth, FRPSL Collection of Transatlantic Mails (Lots 901-999)

3pm Eastern: United States Postal History and Collections (Lots 1001-1189)

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Introduction

In this catalogue we are pleased to be able to present several collections formed by some of the most distinguished and well-respected postal historians. While not necessarily linked in terms of their contents, I feel that these collections share a level of dedication and passion among their owners that is all too rare, and as such I felt they belonged together in one place.

Introductions for both the William B. Robinson and John D. Bowman collections can be found at the start of their respective sections, and so I will not retread ground here. Instead I would like to focus on Steven M. Roth, a prolific researcher and writer whose material contained in this catalogue runs the gamut from the Revolutionary War to carrier mail. His articles in journals such as the Chronicle and Penny Post are essential to researchers (I find myself turning to his 1997 census of the local post covers of Baltimore frequently), but it is not a stretch to say that one of his greatest philatelic achievements yet may be the two-part article he published in the Collectors Club Philatelist earlier this year on East Coast stage coach mail. Many of the covers featured in the article are offered in this catalogue, and we are confident that such exemplary scholarship will result in considerable interest from the market.

Whereas I have known Mr. Roth for a number of years, I am saddened that I never had the chance to meet Graham Booth, FRPSL, in person. Having been able to view two of his exhibits at Stockholmia 2019—and especially in working so closely with his material over the past few weeks—it is readily apparent what an exceptional collector and researcher Dr. Booth was. The covers in this catalogue are merely the beginning of the material we have in our office, representing primarily duplicates and items which did not make it into his exhibit collections. Our next sale will feature significantly more material from Mr. Booth’s holdings, which we are very much looking forward to.

In the closing section of this catalogue can be found nice selections of Blood’s local post, Alaska and Colorado postal history, mail between the US and Japan, and much more. In particular the collections offered at the end of this sale, while not great in number, are of a very high quality.

In closing, I would like to thank Mr. Bowman and Mr. Roth, as well as the families of Mr. Robinson and Mr. Booth, and all our additional consignors, for allowing us to bring such interesting, attractive, and important collections to market.

Charles Epting

Colorado

In our June 2022 auction we offered manuscript postmarks from the Donald Beuthel collection. The following lots comprise the remainder of Mr. Beuthel’s collection of Colorado postal history, including several balance lots that will certainly prove interesting to the state postal history collector.

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“Via Pikes Peak Express” manuscript notation on cover franked with 1857 3c Dull red, tied by “Saint Louis Mo. Jun 13 1860” datestamp, addressed “Denver City, KT”, without backflap and top edge replaced, otherwise very fine 50

1105 6 Bent‘s Fort Col Mar 23 double circle datestamp on cover to Elmira, New York, ragged edges and stamp removed, very fine strike, the earliest of the three recorded examples of this postmark Offer

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1106 6 Byers Colo. 27 Dec datestamp with 1c Postal card to Ellsworth, Maine, message datelined “Denver Dec 26th 75”, horizontal crease, still fine, the only recorded territorial postmark from Byers, ex-Bauer 50

1107 6 Castle Rock Colo Jul 9 9-AM 1928, flag cancel ties 1c Franklin to picture postcard (Cheyenne Lodge) to Anderson, Indiana, very fine, one of just three recorded examples of this postmark, the rarest flag cancel from Colorado 75

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1108 6 Castle Rock Colo Aug 7 2-PM 1928, flag cancel ties 1c Franklin to picture postcard (Pioneer Monument in Denver) to Aurora, Illinois, very fine, one of just three recorded examples of this postmark, the rarest flag cancel from Colorado, pictured on the front cover of the August 2014 Colorado Postal Historian 50

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1109 6 Chapin Colo Feb 5 1894 datestamp and target on 2c Green entire to New London, Connecticut, printed cornercard, fine example of this four year post office (1890-94), ex-New Offer

(Photo = 1 194)

1110 6 Chemung, Colo. Jan 17 1910 four-bar datestamp ties 1c Green to postcard to Hastings, Michigan, very fine strike, this post office only operated 1906-10 Offer

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1111 6 Crook Weld County Colorado Nov 12 1883 purple sawtooth postmark with matching grid on 2c Brown Banknote, addressed to Aledo, Illinois, very fine and attractive 50

1112 6 Deane, Colo Oct 3 1881 datestamp with duplexed star in circle ties 3c Green banknote to cover to Caruth, North Carolina, light wear, very fine strike, the only recorded postal marking from Deane (1879-84)

1113 6 Decatur Colo. Feb 22 1889 datestamp and target on 1c Postal card to Fort Collins, Colorado, filing holes and light wear, fine strike, the earliest recorded postmark from this three year office (1888-91) Offer

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1114 6 Fort Lyon, C.T. Apr 10 1863 circular datestamp with matching target tying 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Denver City and redirected to Big Thompson, Colorado, manuscript “Due 3”, very fine 50

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View of Fort Lyon

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1115 6 Fort Lyon Col. Jan 23 black datestamp with matching target tying 1868 3c Grilled issue to cover to Worcester, Massachusetts, very fine and choice, ex-Newburn 100

1116 6 Fort Lyon Colo. Feb 7 1874 octagonal postmark in black with second strike tying 3c Green Banknote to cover to Charles Town, Virginia, original enclosure, slightly reduced at left and stamp small faults, otherwise fine, only a few examples of this postmark recorded 50

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1117 6 Fort Lyon Colo. 31 1876 octagonal datestamp in purple, matching targets tie pair of 3c Green Banknotes to cover to La Crosse, Wisconsin, light wear and reduced at left, very fine strike, only a few examples of this postmark recorded 50

1118 6 Julesburg Col watery blue handstamp with matching grid on 3c Green Banknote cover to Island Pond, Vermont, original enclosure, very fine Offer

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1119 6 Kit Carson Colo. Apr 1 datestamp with matching grid on 3c Green Banknote cover to Mora, New Mexico, cornercard for “Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants”, reverse with all-over illustrated street scene advertisement, barely reduced at right, very fine and attractive 50

1120 6 Pueblo, Colo Mar 18 blue straightline ties 2c and 10c Banknotes to registered cover to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, backflap out, very fine and attractive Offer

1121 6 Rock Ridge, Colo. Jan 24 1880 magenta double circle datestamp with duplexed stock intertwined “US Mail” (Cole US-148) on 3c Green entire to St. Louis, just reduced at right, very fine, the earliest recorded example of this postmark 50

1122 6 Ruff Colo. Oct 16 1890 datestamp and target on 1c Postal card to McLeansboro, Illinois, very fine, the earliest recorded postmark from Ruff, only in operation 1889-96 Offer

1123 6 Sedalia Colo. Sep 16 datestamp and duplexed target on 1c Postal card to Denver, reverse datelined “Plum, Sept 16, 1874”, very fine, one of two recorded territorial postmarks from Sedalia (the other on a piece), ex-Bauer 50

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1124 6 Sedalia, Colo. Mar 11 1888 purple circular datestamp on cover to Buffalo Creek, Colorado, franked with 2c Green Banknote with matching target, receiving postmark at left, edge wear and stamp small nick, otherwise very fine, ex-Engert  50

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1125 6 Toledo Colo. Apr 24 1888 double rim circular datestamp duplexed with wheel of fortune ties 2c Green Banknote (toned perforations) to cover to Decatur City, Iowa, additionally the same device used as a receiver on a September 24, 1887 (earliest known use), both fine 50

1126 6 Walsenburgh Col. Feb 1 datestamp and duplexed target on 1c Postal card to Santa Fe, New Mexico, reverse with blue 1876 receiving datestamp, very fine, the only recorded territorial postmark from Walsenburgh, ex-Bauer 50

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1127 6 Early Denver Postal History Collection, exhibit collection covering the first 60 years of Denver‘s history in two binders, approximately 110 covers and postcards spanning the 1860s to 1910s, we note 14 territorial covers, early statehood covers, fancy cancels, duplexes, and machine cancels, all fine to very fine and well-organized 100

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Denver Metropolitan Area Independent Post Offices Collection, exhibit collection in two binders containing approximately 135 covers and postcards arranged alphabetically, on pages with historical data about the various offices, primarily 20th Century but some earlier (including a few territorial), better items including Denver territorial with negative “M”, earliest recorded Petersburgh, Sanatorium, and Villa Park, generally fine to very fine (Photo = 1 www)

Bent County Postmark Collection, exhibit collection of approximately 135 covers arranged alphabetically in two binders, mostly 20th Century but some earlier, includes notes on dates of use, postmaster, and other historical data, note a few better including early Arlington, earliest recorded Catlin, and Fort Lyon “wheel of fortune”, overall fine to very fine (Photo = 1 www)

Douglas County Postmark Collection, exhibit collection of approximately 75 covers arranged alphabetically in two binders, most mounted on pages with the years the post office was in operation, the dates of the postmark, and other information, includes short-lived offices such as Bethesda, Perry Park, Pine Grove, and Spring Valley, mostly fine to very fine, worth a close look (Photo = 1 www)

Colorado Manuscript Cancel Balance, eight covers and cards including 1867 Bear Canyon with enclosure, ca. 1877 Fort Collins, 1867 Fort Lyon, 1871 Grant, 1877 Greenhorn, 1877 Higbee, 1872 Littleton, and 1908 New Fort Lyon postcard, some faults to be expected, most markings fine or better, attractive and useful group (Photo = 1www)

Colorado Flag Cancel Collection, exhibit collection of approximately 145 covers and postcards in two binders, most of the 73 major varieties known from 38 towns in Colorado are represented, including several examples of cancellations with short lifespans and rare varieties, all fine to very fine(Photo = 1 www)

Colorado Machine Cancels to 1930, exhibit collection of approximately 190 covers in two binders, arranged by manufacturer including American, Barry, Columbia, Doremus, International, and Universal, wide variety of towns with an emphasis on the larger cities, some rare and short-lived varieties represented, overall a very fi ne and well-organized collection (Photo = 1www)

Better Colorado Postal History Group, approximately 64 covers and cards mostly written up on album pages, ranging from the territorial period through 20th Century fancy cancels, numerous highlights including  1898 Arkansas Valley Fair advertisement, 1888 Bee (only known postmark), 1898 Denver Mountain and Plain multicolored advertisement, 1898 Denver fl ag cancel, 1860s Fort Garland, 1860s Fort Sedgwick, 1920 Harbourdale, 1869 Julesburg, Las Animas possible territorial use, 1863 Mountain City, 1870 Pueblo, and 1860s Spanish Bar, mixed condition throughout but generally fine or better, worth a close look for the specialist (Photo = 1www)

Balance of the Don Beuthel Collection of Colorado Postal History, several thousand covers housed in 62 binders, arranged alphabetically by county (plus duplicates for many counties), heavy emphasis on modern (post-1950) material but plenty of earlier covers as well including DPO‘s, advertising, each cover mounted and written up with dates of operation for the post office, most covers fine to very fine or better, unlikely to be any great rarities but still an extraordinary amount of material which would be nearly impossible to duplicate, viewing highly recommended (Photo = 1www)