| U.S. Postal History: 1861 Issue (Scott Nos. 63-98) |
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Lot 3439 |
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1863, 2¢ black, vertical bisect, used as part of 3¢ rate (73d), right vertical half as part of horizontal pair, well tied by grid, matching "Amsterdam N.Y. Nov. 19" double circle postmark on orange cover to Mass., cover opened roughly at R., taking BR corner of full stam proof, edge mended for appearance, still Fine usage.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1955 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3440 |
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1862, 5¢ red brown (75), well centered, tied by bright red grid on 1862 folded cover to Holland via England and Belgium, clear matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Aug. 19" exchange pmk., London and Amsterdam backstamps, ms. due markings, ship instructions a t top left, fresh and Very Fine, scarce and most attractive usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3441 |
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1862, 5¢ red brown (75), rich color, tied by grid, matching "Newport R.I. Feb. 21, 1863" double circle on a fresh white envelope to New York, uncommon example of a 2c overpayment, stamp with short perf at B., o/w. Very Fine.
Scott $675
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Lot 3442 |
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1862, 5¢ red brown (75), vertical pair, fresh rich color, tied by large "Paid" in grid on May 1863 folded letter to Calcutta paying double the 5c open mail rate by British packet, London and Calcutta backstamps, no exchange postmark.; usual bleed thru of con tents from this correspondence, interesting letter includes some war content (rebel privateers at the equator, Grant at Vicksburg, etc.), Fine and scarce.
Estimate 600 - 800
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 3443 |
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1862, 5¢ red brown (75), pair and single, tied together by blue Lawrence Kans. double circle and target duplex on yellow cover to Germany, red N. York Paid Hamb. Pkt. 12 Mar. 3" exchange pmk., used 1866 on Hapag's Allemania at 15c Bremen-Hamburg rate direct; flap flaws, and small tape stain at top left, far from stamps & markings, Fine and attractive usage.
Scott $1,635
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Lot 3444 |
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1863, 5¢ brown (76), horizontal pair, teid by cogwheel cancels on yellow cover to Carlton- St. John, New Brunswick, clear "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 3, 1864" double circle, receiving pmk. on reverse, tiny drawing of flower on flap, small tear in left stam p, Fine and attractive usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3445 |
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1863, 5¢ brown (76), horizontal strip of four with nat. s.e. at left, deep shade and excellent impression, canceled by blue targets. on cover with straddle single 3c Rose (65) at left with matching target and tied by bold manuscript. "No. 7 Registered", cle ar "Rochester Ill. Jan. 29" c.d.s., left 5c with two ink spots, one of which ties strip, Fine and very scarce usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: photocopy of 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3446 |
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1863, 5¢ brown (76), three covers to different cities in France, each with single and copy of 10c green (68), Baltimore and New Orleans (2) postmarks., two with fancy cork cancels. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3447 |
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1863, 5¢ brown (76), well centered with rich bright color, used with 10c green (68) and tied by targets on 1866 folded cover to Bordeaux, France, New Orleans and red New York postmarks, red Calais also ties 10c, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 3448 |
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1863, 24¢ lilac (78), rich deep color on bright paper, exceptionally well centered, used with 10c Green (68) and each tied by matching rosette cancel on oblong cover to Cape of Good Hope, paying the 34c British mail rate via Plymouth, red London Paid pm k. also ties 10c, bold Cape.Town receiving postmark. and "1d" local charge both on face, Inman Line endorsement in corner, top flap skillfully added, Very Fine and attractive usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Hill
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Lot 3449 |
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1863, 24¢ lilac (78), single used with 3c Rose (65) pair, tied by circle of arrows on Jan. 1868 double rate folded letter to Lyon, France, ms. "pr. Str. City of Baltimore" at top, some toned spots in perfs, Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3450 |
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1863, 24¢ grayish lilac (78a), single used with 10c green (68) and tied together by light Thomaston Me. c.d.s. and cross-roads cancels on Dec. 5, 1868 cover to Callao, Peru, paying the 34c Amer. & Br. packet rate via Panama, red "24" credit and Panama Christmas Eve transit, slight cover wear, 24c with faint crease prior to use, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Gibson
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Lot 3451 |
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1863, 24¢ grayish lilac (78a), well centered, attractive color, neat target cancel and tied by faint red exchange pmk. on 1866 oblong cover to London, "Waddington N.Y. Feb. 10" c.d.s., neat docketing at L., Very Fine, scarce town.
Scott $175
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Lot 3452 |
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1862, 24¢ brown lilac (70a), two singles, one tied by black grid, other by red "38" credit and New York exchange pmk. on Apr. 1863 folded cover to London, ms. "per `Apica'" with an additional "Africa" for good measure; bottom stamp with faults, Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3453 |
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1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill (83), strong grill, tied by bold circle of wedges on small cover to Ct., matching "New York Jan. 24" (1868) c.d.s., Fine.
Scott $1,150
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Lot 3454 |
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1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill (83), single with strong grill, canceled by fancy cork, matching Boston c.d.s., on bright yellow cover, blind embossed attorney's c.c.; stamp with small tear and corner crease, fresh and Fine appearance.
Scott $1,150
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3455 |
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1867, 2¢ black, E. grill (87), single used with #88, each canceled by matching grid, on cover to Nassau, Bahamas, partial "Keesville N.Y. Jun. 15" c.d.s., blue crayon due mark; cover with small tears at top and some discoloration not affecting stamps, s till Fine, very scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3456 |
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1867, 3¢ rose, E. grill (88), horizontal pair, each with prominent grill, tied by circle of wedges and "Burlington Vt. Apr. 28" c.d.s. on 1868 cover to Brome, Canada, Montreal and Swartsburgh backstamps, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3457 |
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1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (90), horizontal pair, each with well defined grill, struck by black segmented cork cancels and tied by bold blue Calais pmk. on June 1868 Gomez cover to Spain, overpaying the 22c Br. mail rate via France by 2c, per Cunard steamer Java, two different New York postmarks in red, blue merchant's datestamp, bold red "8.R" due hs, right stamp with small corner crease. Very Fine usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 3458 |
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1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), horizontal pair, very well centered with remarkably rich color and bright paper, tied by cork cancels on Ithaca N.Y. drop cover, partly struck c.d.s., pair Extremely Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3459 |
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1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (93), tied by fancy circle of Vs on illustrated gun cover for Farr & Alford's American Cased Shot, to New Brunswick, lithographed vignette of gentlemen hunters and dog with obligatory bird in mouth, additional blind embossed ad on flap for guns, pistols, ammunition, etc.; cover with tiny toned spot at top left, Very Fine and rare, probably the finest Black Jack gun cover extant.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3460 |
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1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (93), well centered, used with 3¢ green (147) and 10¢ brown (150), tied by blue targets and Cherbourg transit on 1872 yellow cover to France, blue "Spanish Ranch Cal. May 13" c.d.s. at left, red New York transit, twice struck "5" decimes due handstamp, no backstamps, cover with small tear at top from opening (also affecting 2¢ which has a minute tear at top left), Very Fine usage, gorgeous appearance. This paid the old 15¢ French mail rate which expired Dec. 31, 1869, and was overpaid by 5¢.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3461 |
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1867, 2¢ black, F. grill, vertical bisect, used as part of 3¢ rate (93a), right vertical half, well tied by target, used with #93 single, also tied by matching target, on orange cover to Huntington, Pa., no town postmark; cover bit reduced at L. (well clear of address), neat and Fine.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1977 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Worthington
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Lot 3462 |
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1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (93, 112), tied together by target, matching brownish black "Capioma Kans. Nov. 29" c.d.s. on orange yellow cover to Atkinson, Ills., Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3463 |
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1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill (95), vertical pair, clear grill, tied by partial "Delavan Wis. Dec. 8" double circle and target duplex on undated cover to Berlin, Prussia, red New York exchange pmk. at far right, blue Dec. 29 receiving pmk.; slightly reduced at top, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3464 |
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1867, 12¢ black, F. grill (97), centered to L., unusually sharp impression and bright shade, tied by red grid of Baltimore and red New York exchange c.d.s. on Nov. 1868 white envelope to Nottingham, England, clear Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet pmk., Very Fi ne usage.
Scott $325
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Lot 3465 |
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1867, 15¢ black, F. grill (98), centered to R., clear grill, tied by blue target, matching "St. Augustine Fla. Mar. 29" c.d.s. on small 1869 cover to France, forwarded to Belgium with France 30c Brown (34) tied by dotted star, Fr. Paq. octagon and Munro e & Co. forwarder's oval, Very Fine usage, particularly desirable from Florida.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3466 |
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1867, 15¢ black, F. grill, split grill (98), single used with 3c Ultramarine (114), each with matching pen cancel, on registered cover to St. Albans Bay, Vt., clear "Greenland N.H. Dec. 15" c.d.s. and ms. "Registered" in corner; cover tear, 15c with small corner crease, Fine appearance.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3467 |
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1867, 15¢ black, F. grill (98), single used with 3c ultramarine (114) each with matching target, 3c tied, on registered cover to Alfred, Maine, partial "Cambridgeboro Pa. Jan. 19" c.d.s. at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3468 |
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1867, 15¢ black, F. grill (98), centered to R., tied by circle of wedges and small red "PD" in box on June 1869 cover to Paris, red Boston exchange pmk. and bold blue Calais transit, no receiving pmk., Fine usage.
Scott $350
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