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Lot 2075 |
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Registry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine (F1), tied by New York Sta. B oval on 2¢ postal card #UX16 sent registeredto Smolensk, Russia, postmarked magenta N.Y. Registered c.d.s. and N.Y. exchange office oval, Aug 27, 1912, with Smolensk receiver alongside, unclaimed and returned with Oct 12th N.Y. registry division receivers on reverse and 1st and 2nd notice handstamps on front, Oct 16 & 17; card has some creasing from handling but is otherwise Very Fine and a very rare usage of the 10¢ registry stamp.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2076 |
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Registry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine (F1), tied by Baltimore REG. ovals on 2¢ entire (U411) registered to Germany at treaty rate, magenta Baltimore registry postmark Dec 2, 1911, second day of use on reverse along with New York oval Dec 3, and German receiver Dec 19; VF and rare usage, only one FDC recorded to an overseas destination.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2077 |
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Registry, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine (F1), three registered covers to overseas destinations: with 2¢ #406, treaty rate Paterson, J.F. to England and returned, 1913; with 3¢ #376 on 2¢ entire #411, U.P.U. rate Shofield Barracks, Hawaii to Germany, 1913; F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2078 |
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Offices in China, 1919, 4¢ on 2¢ rose (K2), tied by U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai duplex, June 24, 1920, on picture postcard to Spain, multicolored card features three Geishas and was written (in Spanish) from Kobe, Japan; F-VF and most ususual.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2079 |
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War Dept., 1879, 10¢ rose red (O118), nicely centered single, tied by Washington, D.C. "R" oval on large Official Business registered cover, Official Business/penalty label applied at UR in lieu of postage but the registration fee had to be paid with a stamp; reduced about 1½" at R taking part of penalty label and part of address, a bit soiled, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2080 |
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1870, 24¢ purple (U99), size 21 entire sent registered from Galveston, Tex. to England via New York, Galveston c.d.s. Oct 15 (1879), backstamped N.Y. Oct 20 & 21 with Oct 30 Liverpool Registered oval on front and back, opened a bit roughly at B, F-VF, shadow at lower left indicates that a block of four 1869 stamps has been removed, British blue crayon cross ends abruptly at the shadow and a matching "4" on reverse may indicate a 4x rate, meaning it was probably a block of 2¢ #113, overpaying the rate by 2¢ (UPSS #239, $350).
Scott $140 as cut square
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Lot 2081 |
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1874, 15¢ orange (U198), size 25 entire with 5¢ #185 tied by Hoboken, N.J. duplex, May 20, 1880, sent registered to Italy via New York, backstamped N.Y. May 21 & 22, Italy June 4; insignificant toning around perfs of stamp, F-VF (UPSS #598, $300).
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2082 |
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1881, 30¢ black on blue (U208), size 7 entire with 10¢ Lindbergh #C10, registered 1929 First Flight cover from San Juan, P.R. to St. Thomas, V.I., Sept 22 San Juan and St. Thomas postmarks on reverse, then returned to sender in Winchester, Mass. via New York where a post office seal was applied and tied by N.Y. Reg'y. Div. oval Oct 7, backstamped Winchester Oct 8, red ms notation on reverse (under seal) "Arrived too late, plane left", VF and most unusual (U.P.S.S. #622, $2,000 if used in period).
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2083 |
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1887, 30¢ red brown (U336), size 25 entire sent registered from San Francisco to Boston, violet San Francisco Registry postmark, Dec 16, 1890, backstamped Boston Dec 22; reduced slightly at L, pre-use paper adherances on reverse, F-VF, 10x domestic letter rate plus 10¢ for registration (UPSS #1106, $600).
Scott $475
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Lot 2084 |
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1887, 30¢ red brown on amber (U337), size 25 entire sent registered from New York to Germany, N.Y. Station F oval cancel, magenta boxed Registry postmark, Dec 1, 1890, and Exchange Office registry label (corner missing), backstamped N.Y. Reg'y. Div. ovals, Dec 1 & 2 and Aachen Dec 13; F-VF, 4x U.P.U. rate plus 10¢ for registration (UPSS #1109, $600).
Scott $475
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Lot 2085 |
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1887, 30¢ chocolate on amber (U337b), size 21 entire sent registered from New York to Germany, N.Y. Station A oval cancel, magenta boxed Registry postmark, April 30, 1890, and Exchange Office registry label, backstamped N.Y. Reg'y. Div. ovals, April 30 & May 1 and Dresden May 11; F-VF, 4x U.P.U. rate plus 10¢ for registration (UPSS #1108b, $600).
Scott $475
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Lot 2086 |
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Postal Service, 1877, black (UO14), size 21 entire sent registered from Washington, D.C. to Germany via New York, violet Washington REGISTERED postmark, Aug 17, 1886 and N.Y. Exchange Office registry label on front, backstamped N.Y. Aug 18 and Bremen Aug 31, Dead Letter Office corner card, F-VF, very scarce overseas usage.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2087 |
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Carnivals, "7 wonders of the World-the seven Sutherland Sisters- Hair 7 feet long, 4 inches thick", marvelous all-over design in red and blue, 2¢ #210 tied by bold Boston Sta. F duplex, Dec 20, 1883, XF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2088 |
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(Cigars), Charles Denby cigars with a marvelous multicolor illustration of a turkey striding down a "boardwalk" of 5¢ cigars; #319 tied by 1908 Toledo, O. machine cancel on cover to Burgoon, O. (backstamped), reduced a bit at R, VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2089 |
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(Cigars), Ben Hur cigars with a multicolor illustration of a female driving a chariot being pulled by four white horses; #319 tied by 1908 Hartford, Conn. machine cancel on cover to N. Granby, Conn. (backstamped), VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2090 |
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(Cigars), Flor de Franklin cigars with a multicolor illustration of Ben Franklin flying his kite, on the back is a multicolor ad for Judge Day Havana cigars, #370 tied on local Binghampton, N.Y. cover, a choice extremely fine cover.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2091 |
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(Cigars), Flor de Franklin cigars with a multicolor illustration, similar to previous but larger, of Ben Franklin flying his kite, back similar to previous; #375 tied by 1911 Springfield, O. machine cancel on cover to Bainbridge, O. (backstamped), reduced a bit at R, VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2092 |
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Engravings, marvelous all-over design on bister-brown by Brown & Pulverman, "Electrotypes of Wood Engravings", 2¢ #210 tied by New York "22" duplex, April 1, 1887, violet handstamp "Jno G. Greenleaf, successor to" (Mr. Greenleaf had apparently bought out Brown & Pulverman), XF and choice.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2093 |
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Fairs and Carnivals, 1898 Reading, Pa. Sesqui-Centennial, all-over design in gray, featuring Indians, an Angel, a steam locomotive, etc., 2¢ #279B tied by Reading flag cancel March '99, XF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2094 |
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Fairs and Carnivals, 1912 Syracuse, N.Y., Ka-Noo-No Karnival & State Fair, 1912, gorgeous patriotic all-over design in red and blue featuring George Washington, 2¢ #406 tied by Syracuse machine cancel Sept 3, 1912, XF and choice.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2095 |
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(Frogs, Fairs), 1903 Ohio Centennial, Toledo, large illustration of frog on a lily pad in green, red & black, back is all-over Toledo site info, #285 tied by Toledo oval, F-VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2096 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type II, #26 tied by Atlantic City, N.J. c.d.s. on advertising cover with large illustration of the United States Hotel with train in foreground, reduced a bit at R, very fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2097 |
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Medicine, fabulous Seabury & Johnson multicolor all-over design with 2¢ Columbian #231 tied by New York machine cancel, Feb 20, 1894, an XF example of this classic design.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2098 |
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Roxbury Mass. Feb. 16, Roxbury Mass. Feb. 16, red c.d.s. and matching "5" in irregular circle, on lettersheet to Nashua, N.H., "A Painter once, a genius- oh! of course-/ Wrote underneath his masterpiece `A horse'/ but should you paint your portrai t with a glass,/ You need not write beneath it, `here's an ass,'" etc., with effective multicolor portrait of the artist, imprint of T.W. Strong (No. 23 in the series), penciled "1850", Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2099 |
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Confederacy, 1901 Pan-American Exposition, simulated stamp and Buffalo Exposition machine cancel printed on an envelope along with the address "To The Mistress of the house", reduced a bit at L, F-VF and rare. These envelopes contained advertising material and were distributed door-to-door like hand bills. Bomar recorded only seven examples (B01-13A).
Estimate 400 - 500
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