Sterling Stamps November 25, 2023 PUBLIC/INTERNET Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/25/2023
Railway markings on mail posted at stations, on trains, or where a route agent cancelled mail that had passed through a post office without proper cancellation. The dates cover the period of the Civil War. 379 pages with named railroads listed by state, examples of their cancelations, maps, and index. Bound in original dark blue cloth with lettering printed in gilt. Fine copy. (Est $30-40)
"Railroad Postmarks of the United States, 1861-1868", Charles L. Towle, Henry A. Meyer (1968)
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