Sale 259

Harbour Auction


U.S. Postal History: Flat Plate Imperf Coil on Cover
 
 
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Lot 2022
 
1908, 1¢ green, imperf, horizontal coil (343H), tied by 1910 Detroit machine cancel on oversize advertising postcard for Grabowsky Power Wagon (early trucks), Fine and attractive.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2023
 
1909, 5¢ blue, imperf, vertical coil (347V), pair tied by Chicago machine and handstamp duplex cancels, May 21, 1918, on cover to the Covel Mfg. Col, Benton Harbor, Mich, VF and very rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2024
 
1911, 1¢ green, imperf, vertical coil (383V), pair tied by Indianapolis machine cancel, Feb 17, 1920, on cover to Switzerland, sender's instruction "via England" in unsuccessful attempt to pay the 2¢ treaty rate, rated 80 centimes due by the N.Y. exchange office with blus manuscript. "30" and 30¢ Swiss postage due applied, on arrival in Zurich, and cancelled Mar 9; insignificant vertical file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2025
 
1912, 2¢ carmine, vertical coil (409V), strip of 4 tied, along with 10¢ special delivery #E8, by Poplar Bluff, Mo. duplexes, Oct 8, 1912 on legal size advertising cover featuring a 3-color "Dalton" adding machine; wrinkled edges casued by thick contents (upper corners reinforced with brown tape prior to mailing); Fine and very scrace franking.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2026
 
1912, 2¢ carmine, vertical coil (409V), pair, line pair and paste-up pair, tied by Craigsville, N.Y. c.d.s.s., Jan 29, 1919, on registered cover to Latrobe, Pa, backstamped Latrobe Jan 30, handstamped stamp dealer's corner card; opened a bit irregularly at R, F-VF and exceptioanl franking, 2¢ postage plus 10¢ registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2027
 
1912, 2¢ carmine, vertical coil (409V), tied on legal size cover by Austin, Tex. machine cancel, June 14, 1912, F-VF, the earliest documented use of the stamp, the listingitem in the 2003 Scott catalogue.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

Expertization: 2000 APS Certificate.
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Lot 2028
 
Imperf Coils on cover, ten covers comprising #344V (3), 384V (4) including strip of 6 on registered cover (one stamp partly missing), and 409V (3), F-VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2029
 
1908-1912 Imperf Coils (343//482), 42 covers or cards franked with 1¢ or 2¢ imperfs classified by Wagner as imperf coils, some may be regular imperfs; F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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