| U.S. Postal History: Postal Markings & Fancey Cancels |
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Lot 1868 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), Plate 2E, ample to large margins, intense color, tied by blue grids, matching clear "Lowell Ms. 3cts. Paid Oct. 2" c.d.s. on white envelope to N.H.; stamp with tiny closed tear, Extremely Fine appearance.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1869 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), large margins to touching at T., pale shade, cancelled by grid, matching " Minnesota Mine Mich./ Ontonagon Co. 15 Aug. 1857" Zevely balloon-style pmk. on envelope to Illinois; cover with small opening tear at top center, oth erwise Very Fine, very scarce county postmark.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1870 |
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1854, 3¢ red on buff, die 5, bold strike on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to Cherokee Station, Ala., mathcing "Canton Mi. Feb. 14" c.d.s. at left; Valentine enclosure (which may or may not originate), XF.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1871 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), large to huge margins incl. R. sheet margin, just shaving frameline at BL, tied by "Old Mines Mo. Jul. 7" c.d.s. in brown, on 1856 folded letter to St. Genevieve, docketing at R., Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1872 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), full to large margins, tied by mostly bold "Chanceville N.J. Dec. 28" arc-style postmark. on cover to Royalton Academy, Vt., light "Paid" handstamp, manuscript. "22" sequence # at TR, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1873 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), margins all around, tied by fancy open grid of tiny dashed lines struck twice, on buff cover to N.C. with red "Union N.J. Sep. 13" c.d.s. with ornaments, Very Fine, scarce town marking and a rare cancel, the latter unlisted in Simpson/Alexander.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1874 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), two singles, large margins to barely in, arranged vertically and tied together by "New-York Jul. 20" Ocean Mail postmark on buff envelope to San Francisco box #, pmk. repeated at L.; light edge wear, Fine, attractively struck markings.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1875 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), cancelled nearly complete strike New York "Devil's Mask" (Skinner-Eno PH-M 14) on yellow cover to Glenwood, Pa., reduced just a bit at L, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1876 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), right sheet margin single, margins to slightly in other sides, tied by clear "Poplar Ridge/ N.Y. AUG. 18" arc & straightline postmark on buff cover to R.I., original Quaker-dated 1857 enclosure, Fine and rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1877 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (63), VF, tied by one of two strikes "U.S.PENNY MAIL" Philadelphia Carrier octagon, Oct 9 (1862), on folded fire insurance expiration notice, re Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. corner card, fresh and extremely fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1878 |
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1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine (11), ample to large margins, canceled by mostly bold "FREE" handstamp, matching "Swanzey N.H. Spr. 11" c.d.s. on white envelope to Mass., Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1879 |
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Way Covers, four different, includes #10 with Brown red "Way/ 5" and #11s with blue Way, red "Way/ 1" and underlined Way in black, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1880 |
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1921, 1¢ green, rotary coil waste (543), tied by nice strike Cuervo, Texas "running chicken" machine cancel, Sept 20, 1922, on advertising postcard for Lee's Family Supplies, F-VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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