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George Wagner Collection of 20th Century Imperfs on Cover (Scott Nos. 383-611)
 
 
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Lot 2282
 
1911, 1¢ green, imperf and 2¢ carmine, imperf (383-384), pair of 1¢ plus (on reverse) single 1¢ and block of six 2¢ tied by New York REG ovals on registered cover to Rome, Italy, Extremely Fine cover from philatelic correspondence from Stanley Gibbons to Emilio Diena, 5¢ postage plus 10¢ registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2283
 
1911, 1¢ green, imperf (383), imprint single tied by Seattle Panama-Pacific slogan cancel, Dec 15, 1913, on fold-out postcard, magenta "Due (1) cents." handstamp with manuscript-cancelled 1¢ parcel post due #JQ1 added to pay the deficiency; paperclip embossing at B, otherwise Very Fine and unusual; the card is a humorous program and menu for the annual banquet of the Washington State Philatelic Society.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2284
 
1908, 1¢ green, imperf (343), tied with 1¢ perforated (374) on picture postcard from New York to Kuching, Sarawak, June 14-July 25, 1912, card is a Tuck Hudson-Fulton Expo. design, Fine and rare destination.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2285
 
1911, 2¢ carmine, imperf (384), large margins, tied by Omaha, Neb. machine cancel, Nov 13, 1911, on multicolor illustrated cover for the Krug Brewing Co. and Luxus beer, a gorgeous cover.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2286
 
1911, 1¢ green, imperf and 2¢ carmine, imperf (383-384), twelve 1¢ and two 2¢ covers including 1¢ corner block of 8 & block of 4, registered, 1911; 1¢ single on PPC to New Zealand, 1911, printed matter rate (no written message); 1¢ plate #5380 pair, 1911; 1¢ pair with 10¢ registration stamp #F1, 1913; 1¢ arrow pair with 10¢ special delivery #E7, 1915; 1¢ pair on illus. advertising cover, 1911; 1¢ pair, U.S. Marine Corps, Port Au Prince, Haiti duplex, Jan, 1924; 2¢ block of 6, registered, 1911; 2¢ block of 6 plus single, double rate registered, 1911; F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2287
 
1912, 1¢ green, imperf (408-409), 1¢ LR corner block of 4 with/plate finisher's initials and block of 4 with/plate #, plus LL corner block of 4 with/sideographer's initials and R plate #6780 block of 6, on 10¢ Columbian entire #U354 along with 2¢ Columbian #231, cancelled Clearfield, Pa. double ovals to Lake Helen, Florida, no dated markings, paper remnants on reverse where the envelope was probably adhered as an address label to a large parcel Very Fine and most unusual.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2288
 
1912, 1¢ green, imperf (408), right margin imprint and plate #5727 strip of 3, tied by Philadelphia/Point Breeze Sta. duplexes, April 12, 1918, on war rate cover to Detroit, Very Fine, an exceedingly rare sheet margin imprint from the right side of a full imprint plate (see lot #2166 for an explanation), in all likelyhood unique on cover.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 2289
 
1912, 1¢ green, imperf (408), horizontal pair, tied, along with a choice XF 10¢ Panama-Pacific (400A) by light U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China ovals on reigstered cover to New York, violet U.S. Shanghai registry c.d.s., aug 21, 1916 on reverse along New York receivers Sept 23; small scrape one #409, otherwise VF and most unusual with the 400A paying the registration fee.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2290
 
1912, 1¢ green, imperf and 2¢ carmine, imperf (408, 409), plus 1923 2¢ Imperf (575), block of four of each, cancelled Marseilles, Ill. double ovals on registered cover to Harbin, China, violet Marseilles pmks, Sept 10, 1928, along with Harbin receiver Oct. 5; minor corner crease affects #409 block, otherwise VF, double 5¢ letter rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2291
 
1912, 1¢ green, imperf (408), strip of four tied on 2¢ entire (U411) by Benton Harbor, Mich./Fairgrounds Station duplexes, July 18, 1912, XF and fresh Pioneer Airmail Flight cover IAAMC #40a, $100).
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2292
 
1912, 1¢ green, imperf (408), block of 36 tied by Cleveland Circuit/R.P.O. (Streetcar) duplexes, Nov 15, 1915, on large part of parcel wrapper handstamped "First Class Mail" and "Special Delivery"; non-contemporaneous manuscript "Catalog $4.50" in red ink, otherwise Very Fine, the largest reported used multiple of #408 paying 13-times the 2¢ letter rate plus 10¢ for special delivery.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2293
 
1912, 2¢ carmine, imperf (409), top margin arrow pair tied by Vera Cruz, Mexico U.S. Mail Agency handstamped duplex, May 31, 1914 along with 3¢ #376 and 5¢ parcel post #Q5 tied by Vera Cruz U.S.M.A.G. flag cancel, on registered cover to Chicago, magenta along with Chicago receiver June 6; small corner crease on cover affects the Q5, otherwise a VF and exceptional franking paying the 2¢ U.S. domestic letter rate plus 10¢ registration.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2294
 
1912, 2¢ carmine, imperf (409), block of 26 tied by Cleveland Circuit/R.P.O. (Streetcar) duplexes, Nov 12, 1915, on large part of parcel wrapper, handstamped "First Class Mail" and "Special Delivery", non-contemporaneous "Catalogue $8.00" marked at B in red ink, otherwise Very Fine, the largest recorded used multiple and the highest recorded franking for a Streetcar R.P.O. paying 21-times the 2¢ letter rate plus 10¢ for special delivery.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2295
 
1912, 1¢ green, imperf and 2¢ carmine, imperf (408-409), nine 1¢ covers and four 2¢ including 1¢ pair tied Vera Cruz, Mexico flag cancel, Aug 1914; 1¢ single printed matter rate with printed advertising solicitation enclosed for The Stamp Journal, "America's Greatest Philatelic Monthly", 1912; 1¢ arrow block of 12, registered, 1918; 1¢ single on 1¢ entire, treaty rate to Germany, 1912; 1¢ "picture-framed" pair on illus. Covel Mfg. Co. advertising cover, 1913; 1¢ block of 12, special delivery, 1914; 1¢ strip of 3 with 5¢ Pan.-Pac. #399, registered to Germany, 1915, shortpaid by 7¢!?; 2¢ single to Cuba; 2¢ single on 1¢ postal card, pioneer airmail flight, Benton Harbor, Mich., July 18, 1912; 2¢ block of 24 with 2¢ #499 on large piece of 1st class parcel wrapper, 1915; F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2296
 
1916-26, seven different imperf blocks of 4 (481//631), #481-82, 484, 576-77, 611 and 631, tied, along with 10¢ map #C7, by Los Angeles ovals on legal size cacheted Zeppelin cover carried on the Los Angeles - Lakehurst leg of the 1929 Round-the-World flight (Sieger #29A), backstamped Lakehurst, F-VF, a unique Zeppelin cover and the ultimate for a collector of imperfs.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2297
 
1916, 1¢ green, imperf (481), horiz pair tied by Perrysburg, N.Y. machine cancel, Jan 12, 1929, on cover to England, forwarded to Australia with 1½d KGV added for forwarding postage and tied Jan 28, returned to send with Australian 3d Kookabura tied Mar 6; opening tear at L, Fine and unusual, the 2¢ treaty rate to England did not cover forwarding, hence the addition of the G.B. 1½d, the cover was probably delivered successfully in Australia so it had to be remailed, requiring the Australian 3d .
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2298
 
1916, 1¢ green, imperf (481), 15 stamps including a block of 8 tied by New York G.C.STA. ovals on front and back of a registered cover to Valparaiso, Chile, postmarked on reverse Sept 16, 1920, with Valparaiso receiver Oct 13, F-VF, outstanding single U.P.U. rate franking and scarce destination.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2299
 
1916, 1¢ green, imperf (481), Nine covers including block of 6 on Airship Los Angeles cover to San Juan, P.R., April 27, 1925; strip of 3 with 9¢ #509 on special delivery cover, 1923; block of 5 to Germany, 1922; vertical bisect on 1¢ entire, 1½¢ circular rate, St. Paul, Minn., 1925; single and adjacent vertical bisect, 1½¢ circular rate, Hanford, Calif., 1925; block of 4 with a 2¢ & two 5¢ Pilgrims (549, 550), registered triple rate, 1921; block of 4 with block of 4 3¢ Victory, legal size 10x rate, no year date; plate #A5914 strip of 3, 1918 war rate; F-VF.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2300
 
1916, 2¢ carmine, type I, imperf (482), diagonal bisect in pair with normal, tied by Delavan, Wis. flag cancel, Nov 13, 1917, on cover to Dayton, O.; Very Fine, the bisect was apparently accepted as 1¢ to make up the 3¢ war rate.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2301
 
1917, 3¢ violet, type I, imperf (483), tied on yellow cover by New York machine cancel, Nov 8, 1917, Very Fine war rate cover and the earliest documented use of the 3¢ type I imperf (earlier usages are recorded for the 3¢ type I with Schermack type II perfs).
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2302
 
1917, 3¢ violet, type I, imperf (483), horizontal pair tied, with 10¢ green special delivery #E7, on First Flight cover Philadelphia to New York, July 15, 1918, backstamped New York with light strike violet N.Y. special delivery "Fee claimed…" handstamp on front, VF and most unusual franking, first day of the 16¢ airmail rate which included special delivery treatment and for which the 16¢ Jenny #C2 was specifically intended.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2303
 
1916, 3¢ violet, type II, imperf (484), sheet margin block of 6 cancelled Richmond, Va. ovals on registered cover to Germany, no dated Richmond postmark but backstamped New York transit ovals March 7, 1924 on reverse along with Hamburg receiver Mar 17, F-VF, double U.P.U. rate.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2304
 
1916-17, 2¢ & 3¢ Imperfs (482, 483, 484), six covers and a large piece: 2¢ on 3¢ entire to Japan, 1922; 2¢ on legal size 2¢ entire with pair of 1¢ postage dues, 1932; 2¢ with diagonal bisect of 6¢ #506, local N.Y.C. usage, April 1919; 3¢ #383 single war rate, 1918; 3¢ #384 single tied Sept 1, 1919; 3¢ #384 corner block with/plate finisher's initials & pair on registered cover, 1928; generally F-VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2305
 
1919, 1¢ green, Offset imperf (531), block of 4 and pair tied with 6¢ Jenny #C1 by Cincinnati ovals, on registered cover to England, postmarked on reverse June 20, 1920, New York transit ovals June 11 and red British receiver June 22; reduced somewhat at L, F-VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2306
 
1918, 2¢ carmine rose, Offset imperf, type IV (532), vertical pair tied by Philadelphia Airmail Slogan cancel, Feb 26, 1926, on cover to Grand Rapids, Mich., large illustrated corner card for Hotel Adelphia, an XF double-rate cover.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2307
 
1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), large margins, tied by Boston slogan cancel (Citizen's Military Training Camps), all periods represented 23, 1924, on cover to Worcester, Mass.; reduced a bit at top, XF.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2308
 
1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), large margins, neatly tied by Grand Central Sta., N.Y. machine cancel, Mar 24, 1923, on brown cover to Mare Island, Calif., Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200

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Lot 2309
 
1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), tied by neat Benton Harbor, Mich. machine cancel, Feb 28, 1921, on pretty Washington, D.C. stamp dealer's illustrated return envelope, VF.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2310
 
1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type Va (534), horizontal pair tied, along with 6¢ Jenny #C1, by violet AIR MAIL SERVICE/CHICAGO. duplex hss, Nov 29, 1920 on 2¢ entire #4448, sent special delivery to Madison, Wis., violet special delivery "FEE CLAIMED…" handstamp, Madison backstamp, F-VF, 2¢ postage plus 10¢ for special delivery.There was no special airmail rate; mail was sent by air on a space-available basis but air service was not guaranteed.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2311
 
1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type Va (534), pair tied, along with 6¢ Jenny #C1, on 2¢ revalued entire #U448, on airmail special delivery cover from St. Paul, Minn. to Chicago, St. Paul duplex, Nov 29, 1920, tied C1, magenta St. Paul Air Mail d.s. at lower left, backstamped Chicago special delivery duplex Nov 30; tiny cover tear at T, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2312
 
1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type Va (534), block of 12 tied, with strip of four 1¢ #481, by violet Stockton, N.Y. roller cancels on 2¢ entire #U397 to Oberlin, O., apparently was attached by gum on flap to a large parcel paying 30¢ parcel post rate for a 3-zone package weighing 13 lbs.; abrasions on B four stamps of block, otherwise a Very Fine and rare franking and the largest known usage of the 2¢ type Va offset.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2313
 
1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VI (534A), horizontal strip of five, cut to frameline top & bottom, tied by Benton Harbor, Mich. duplexes, June 9, 1921, on cover to Sweden, forwarded within Sweden, illegible Swedish backstamp June 20, VF double-rate cover overpaid by 2¢ (5¢ for 1st oz., 3¢ each add'l).
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2314
 
1918, 3¢ violet, Offset imperf (535), horizontal pair tied by Newark, N.J. machine cancel, Dec 17, 1918, on censored cover to England, censor tape "Opened by Censor 1944" at left, buff colored "Winged Letters" illustrated corner card of A.C. Roessler with Roessler's name erased, Very Fine example of a double treaty rate cover with 1¢ per ounce war-time surcharge.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2315
 
1918, 3¢ violet, Offset imperf (535), block of four along with a pair of 1¢ imperf #481, cancelled Baltimore, Md. ovals on registered cover to Birmingham, England, magenta straight line "REGISTRED" and "A.R." in oval, postmarked on reverse Oct 14, 1922 with N.Y. transit ovals Oct 16 and Birmingham receiver Oct 25; return address erased, F-VF and unusual double 2¢ treaty rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2316
 
1918, 3¢ violet, Offset imperf (535), vertical pair tied by Key West, Fla. duplexes, Nov 1, 1920 on 2¢ entire #U448 First Flight usage to Havana, Cuba, violet handstamped violet flight cachet reads "FIRST TRIP/NOV.-1-1920/U.S.-CUBA/AIR MAIL", backstamped Havana the same day, VF (AAMC F4-1).
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2317
 
1918, 3¢ violet, Offset imperf (535), block of five tied on registered cover from Detroit to Riga Latvia, violet Detroit registry postmark onr everse, Dec 24, 1921, along with New York transit ovals, Dec 28, and Riga receiver Jan 13, 1922; choice VF properly paid cover with 5¢ for postage and 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2318
 
1918-20 Offset Issue Imperf (531/535), nine covers: 1¢ on Salvador message/reply card, stamp dealer's promotional mailing, July 30, 1919; 1¢ pair to Canada, Oct 1919; 1¢ block of 4 with 1¢ #498 to Italy, Oct 1919; 2¢ type Va single airmail St. Paul to Wash., D.C., 1920; 2¢ type Va pair, double domestic rate, 1920; 2¢ type Va pair with #C1 on 2¢/3¢ entire, airmail special delivery St. Paul to Chicago, 1920; 3¢ single war rate, 1918; 3¢ pair, airmail, N.Y.-Phila., Dec 17, 1918, Roessler printed address; 3¢ single with 3¢ #483 on S.S. Manhattan maiden voyage cover, Aug 10, 1932, stamps tied by cachet, U.S. German Seapost cancel ties block of 4 Germany #B43; all F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2319
 
1923, 1¢ green, imperf and 2¢ carmine, imperf (575, 577), block of 4 of each cancelled by light Washington D.C. ovals on registered cover to Los Angeles, postmarked on reverse April 12, 1923, Los Angeles receiver April 17, boxed REGISTERED postmark on front faded, F-VF, the earliest documented use of the 2¢ imperf of the 4th Bureau issue.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2320
 
1923, 1¢ green, imperf (575), horizontal strip of 4 tied by Quincy, Mass. machine cancel, May 16, 1928, on cover to England and forwarded to Spain, London forwarding c.d.s. May 26; Very Fine and rare usage. Double-weight letter at 2x the British treaty rate and forwarded to Spain, with no additional postage due, under the postal treaty with Spain. Had there been no postal treaty with Spain, there would have been 4¢ due to make up the normal U.P.U. double rate.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 2321
 
1923, 1¢ green, imperf (575), five commercial covers comprising two pairs paying single domestic rate (one forwarded), and three double rate: one with corner block of 4; one with single plus a 1½¢ pair (unclaimed/returned); and one with a pair, shortpaid by 2¢ with two 1¢ dues #J61 applied to pay the deficiency; F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2322
 
1923, 1¢ green, imperf (575), horizontal pair tied, along with 2¢ #583 and 13¢ #622, by incomplete Providence, R.I. ovals on registered cover to England, postmarked on reverse Mar 8, 1926, with New York transit ovals Mar 9, only British marking is the customary blue pencil cross on front and back indicating registered mail, Very Fine and most unusual franking, 2¢ treaty rate plus 15¢ for registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2323
 
1923, 1¢ green, imperf (575), bottom margin plate #16569 block of six tied, along with a single and a 5¢ Beacon airmail #C11, by Norwich, Conn. duplexes, Jan 9, 1929, on airmail cover to Cuba, backstamped Havana Jan 13, slight opening tears at upper left, F-VF, marvelous franking of double the 6¢ airmail rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2324
 
1925, 1½¢ yellow brown, imperf (576), horizontal pair tied, along with two 10¢ maps #C7, by neat Hartford, Conn. ovals on registered cover to Tangiers, Morocco, postmarked on reverse March 31, 1926, backstamped New York exchange ovals April 1 and Tangiers April 13, minor corner bends, F-VF, 2x the U.P.U. rate plus 15¢ for registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2325
 
1925, 1½¢ yellow brown, imperf (576), vertical pair tied, along with 2¢ #577 and 10¢ Lindbergh #C10 on 5¢ arimail entire #UC1 by Brooklyn, N.Y. duplexes, Aug 13, 1930, on S.S. Europa catapult cover to Norway, four different Norweigian bss, F-VF and rare destination for a catapult cover. This flight, on Aug 19 (AAMC #26) was not provided with a special cachet and is very scarce, even to Germany.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2326
 
1923, 2¢ carmine, imperf (577), block of six cancelled, along with block of four 2¢ Edison #654, by Pawtucket, R.I. ovals on registered cover to Basrah, Iraq, postmarked Pawutcket on reverse Sept 7, 1929, VF, 5¢ U.P.U. postage plus 15¢ for registration.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2327
 
1923, 2¢ carmine, imperf (577), horiz pair, along with strip of three 2¢ Sesqui. #627 paying the special delivery fee on an incoming cross-border cover from Sonora, Mexico, Mexico postage paid by 2c & 8c #634, 666, all tied by Sonora duplex cancels June 14, 1928; two vertical file folds and rounded LL corner, otherwise F-VF and most unusual.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2328
 
1923-26 4th Bureau Issue Imperfs (575-577, 631), 18 covers: three 1¢ philatelic usages including two blocks of 4; ten 1½¢ including four commercial usages, arrow & center line blocks on two small covers, and an FDC; six 2¢ four commerical single usages, a Marine Corps Exp. Forces/Nicaragua usage, and a single with 1¢ #632 on 2¢ entire, triple weight airmail shortpaid by 10¢ with five 2¢ dues #J61 and Official Seal #OX18 applied over opening at R; F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2329
 
1923, 1¢-3¢ imperfs complete (575-577), eight covers to Foreign destinations: 1¢ with 2¢ pair to Latvia, 1923; 1¢ pair on 3¢ entire to Italy, 1923; 1½¢ block of 9 with ½¢ #551 on 1¢ entire registered to England, 1925; 1½¢ block of 4 to England, 1925; 1½¢ single with 2¢ Edison coil pair #656 and 15¢ Map single #C8 on "Bremen" catapult cover to Germany, July 27, 1929; 1½¢ strip of 3 with ½¢ #551, U.P.U. rate to Germany, 1925; 2¢ pair with 1¢ imperf single #481 to Latvia, 1923; 2¢ block of 4, double U.P.U. rate to France forwarded to Spain, 1925; F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2330
 
1923, 2¢ Harding, imperf (611), tied by Detroit slogan cancel, Jan 21, 1921, on PPC to Dorpat, Estonia, Tartu receivers Feb 6, redirected to Tallinn (receiver Feb 7), manuscript incription "Is died" and marked for return to sender, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 2331
 
1923, 2¢ Harding, imperf (611), corner margin single with plate finisher's initials tied by one of two strikes Ehrenseld, Pa. duplex, May 26, 1924, on Amundsen Trans-Polar Flight promotional card to Norway, the second strike of the cancel ties a 3¢ Victory #537, which was applied when the local mail clerk apparently refused to accept the special 2¢ rate for these cards, and insisted that the 5¢ U.P.U. rate be paid, backstamped New York May 27, Kristiania June 14; 5O & 25O Norwegian stamps tied by Kings Bay c.d.s. June 8, 1925 for return to U.S., Very Fine and highly unusual.
Estimate 150 - 200
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