Boston, olive straightline with matching "15/NO" Franklin mark and manuscript "Sh 4" rating on folded letter datelined "Lisbon the 9 April 1782" to New York, N.Y., "2/-" local currency rating, F.-V.F. Blake Nos. 83. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Boston, red straightline postmark with matching "28/FE" Franklin mark and manuscript "Sh 4" rating to New York N.Y., manuscript forwarder's endorsement "Boston Febr. 24th 1785, Recd & Forwarded by your Humble Servent" on flap, F.-V.F. Blake Nos. 83. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Boston, bold complete strike of straightline postmark in brownish black and matching "30/SE" Franklin mark and manuscript "Paid 1.8" rating on 1787 folded letter to Newbury, Mass. with sender's endorsement of "Mr. Emerson, please to forward this so as to be at Newtown on Monday night", Extremely Fine, ex-Blake. Blake Nos. 85. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Boston, Mass., registry label with manuscript "1233" number, on 10¢ Columbian entire (U351) to Germany at 2¢ printed matter rate plus 8¢ registry fee, unsealed flap, bold purple "Boston, Mass. Registry Div. Nov 10 1893" double-oval datestamp and matching "3rd Class / Registered" two-line handstamp, Chemnitz (11.22) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive 3rd class use, Census No. BO-70. Scott Nos. FX-BO1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Boston, Mass., registry label with "78270" number on 1901 registered cover from Newfoundland to Germany bearing 4¢ violet (84), strip of three and single, cancelled by matching grids, partial St. Johns (10.5) origin oval, reverse with Boston (10.30), Chemnitz (11.11) and Altendorf (11.11) backstamps, Extremely Fine, Census No. BO-68. Scott Nos. FX-BO1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Boston, Mass., blank utility label with purple name handstamp and ms. "15941" number on cover to St. Johns, Newfoundland bearing 5¢ Garfield (205), rounded corner, 2¢ Bureau (279B), 1¢ & 10¢ Columbian (230, 237), all tied by strikes of "New York, Reg" registry ovals, purple "New York, N.Y., Feb 4 1906" framed postmark, reverse with purple Boston Mass. (2.5) registry transit and St. Johns (2.15) arrival cds, Very Fine, Census No. BO-67. Scott Nos. FX-BO2  Estimate $400 - 600. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED BOSTON MASS. HANDSTAMP REGISTRY LABEL USE, CURRENTLY UNLISTED IN THE SCOTT CATALOG. $0 (Image)

Boston, Mass., registry label with number "89695" handstamped below on 1906 registered 5¢ Lincoln entire to Java, Dutch Indies bearing 1¢, 2¢ Trans-Mississippi (285-286), 2¢ Pan-American (295) and 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (325), all tied by "Wilton, N.H. Aug 20" duplex, purple Wilton registered postmark, reverse with Boston (8/20) and Meester-Cornelis (9.27) backstamps; opening tears at top, F.-V.F., Census No. BO-69. Scott Nos. FX-BO1  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Boston, Mass., group of six covers with registry labels including 1893 to Germany bearing #232, 237; 1893 5¢ Columbian entire with #237 to Germany, 1898 Spanish-American War all-over patriotic to Paris, France; 1900 with #285, 289 to Switzerland, 1903 from Dominican Republic to Italy; some mixed condition, F.-V.F. Scott No. FX-BO1  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Boston Mass. Leavitt Machine Cancels, group of 4 covers and 21 postal cards with various types including better: 1876 type A-1 ties #156 on cover, 1881 Oct. type X1B double strike ties #182 on cover, 1881 Oct. type X1B ties #182 on cover, and 1882 Dec. 19 use of type X3-2B on #206 without date in dial, generally well struck, a few scarcer cancels and varieties, F.-V.F. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Boston Mass. Machine Cancels, group of 26 covers and 5 postal cards cancelled by American straightline or flag machine cancels, each collected for quality of strike, some ad covers including an all-over ad and some illustrated, a Very Fine group. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Boston Postal History, 1767-1800, group of 25 covers with mostly Boston straightline postmarks including many ship rating covers, better includes 1767 manuscript "Bo Sh" folded letter from Barbados to Newport R.I., 1772 with magenta "Boston" straightline to Bristol R.I. with additional partial strike of red Newport straightline, 1787 "Boston" straightline (BPM 86) to Philadelphia, 1794 "Boston" straightline and "Free" handstamp to Samuel Holten, Member of Congress at Philadelphia; 1797 folded letter from Coventry R.I. to Andover Mass. entering mails with partial "Hartford" two-line postmark, ms. "forwd." and "Boston" straightline, etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Boston., perfect bold complete strike of straightline postmark in brownish black with matching "7 / MA" Franklin mark and "Free" rating handstamp on 1787 folded letter from David Greene to Dudley Woodbridge at Norwich Conn., Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Blake. Blake Nos. 86. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)