| The 5¢ Blue Taylor - Used to the Americas & Europe |
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Lot 1578 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single used on reverse on cover to Bermuda with 2c vermilion (178) and tied together by quartered cork, manuscript note underneath: "Prepayment compulsory stamps affixed/ by Geo. J. Gregory Foreign Desk/ N.Y.P. Office" with light New York postmark at upper left, face with 3c green (157) cancelled by indistinct cork cancel of Bennington Centre Vt., blue crayon "4" local due marking of Hamilton, opened to show both sides, a couple of small edge tears, Fine and rare, a remarkable showpiece. Q.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1579 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), pair and two singles, arranged in T formation and tied together by "New York Nov. 15 79" c.d.s. and "24" duplex on quadruple rate folded letter to San Juan, Puerto Rico, manuscript "Steamer Bermuda "at top, postmark repeated at far right, contents indicate this contained additional enclosures; minor ink erosion, vertical file crease passes between pair, Very Fine appearance and quite scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1580 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), two singles used with 3¢ green (158), each cancelled by matching 6-bar open grid, tied on 1875 cover to St. Thomas, red New York c.d.s. and St. Thomas backstamp but redirected to Port Royal, S.C., bold "Oxford Mass. Nov. 18" c.d.s., manuscript "Via Brazil Line from Baltimore Md." which was deleted on cover's return to the U.S., May 1876 docketing at left, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1581 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single with 10c brown (161), and tied together by bold 4 bar open grid on 1878 cover to Argentina, 5¢ additionally cancelled by neat "Philadelphia Pa. Sep. 9" c.d.s., London transit at far left, Buenos Aires receiving postmark on reverse, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1582 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single tied by "Brooklyn N.Y. Aug. 27 80" duplex on white envelope to Bogota, Colombia, redirected and marked by blue crayon "10" due, then paid with Colombia 10c bistre brown (74), ample to large margins, fresh color and paper, well tied by "BOGOTA" straightline in oval at far left, neat docketing below it; cover with tear at top center skillfully repaired, Very Fine appearance, a beautiful and rare usage.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 1583 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single with wide side margins, used with 2¢ vermilion (178) and 10c brown (161), each tied by matching large target on cover to naturalist James Orton at La Paz, Bolivia, partial strike of "Poughkeepsie N.Y. Dec. 29" c.d.s. and bold red "12 New York Dec. 30" c.d.s., indistinct Peru postmark in blue on reverse; 5¢ with small toned spot, Very Fine and rare usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
In 1876 Prof. Orton began an exploration of the Great Beni River, dying on Sept. 25, 1877 at Lake Titicaca in Peru. As there is no indication of forwarding, this was most likely mailed in 1875, reaching him prior to the start of what would be his final expedition.
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Lot 1584 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single used with 15¢ yellow orange (163) and #156 on 1877 cover to Brazil, partial "Fairfield Conn. Jan. 25" c.d.s., 5¢ and 15¢ tied by cork cancels, 5¢ additionally tied by New York postmark, London transit, Rio de Janeiro receiving postmark; flap removed, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1585 |
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5¢ Taylor (179, 185), three 1879 covers, all to Lt. F.G. Hyde of the U.S. Flagship Hartford at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, includes #179 pair and #185 single from Oakland, Cal., also pair of the latter from Grass Valley, California, each with neat docketing at left, one with red London transit and clear Rio backstamp, Very Fine usages.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1586 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), pair and single, used with 2¢ vermilion (183) and tied by matching quartered cork cancels on Feb. 1879 yellow cover from Newport R.I. to Talachuano, Chile, paying the 17¢ American-British packet rate via Colon, red New York opera glass duplex with "12", large black "10", Valparaiso and Tachuano backstamps; small faults, very scarce and Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1587 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), three covers from one correspondence to Honda, Colombia, Worcester Mass. postmarks (1879), each with blue crayon "10" due, three with blue oval datestamp of Henry Hallam, a local agent; small cover faults, Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1588 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single used with 10¢ brown (161), each tied by matching quartered cork, "Newport R.I. Sep. 26" c.d.s. on pale green 1877 cover to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, addressed to George Gerard, U.S. consul there, New York, London and Falkland postmarks all on face, corner card of civil engineer Fairman Rogers at upper left; cover with mended nick at top and tear from opening, 10¢ with part of stamp torn off prior to use, 5¢ with tiny tear at left, Fine appearance, probably a unique destination in the Bank Note period.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1589 |
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5¢ Taylor (179, 185), four singles on three covers, all to Mexico, includes choice N.Y. double rate 1878 to Mexico City; 1882 single from N.Y. to Laguna with purple "City of Puebla. Campeche". 1881 from Matamoras to Guanajuato and postmarked Brownsville Tex., Very Fine lot.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1590 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), horizontal pair, used with single 3¢ green (158) and tied together by "New-York Mar. 31" c.d.s. & "5" barred oval duplex on 1877 cover to Greytown, Nicaragua, red pencil "8" due mark, Colon transit ties pair; 3¢ torn at upper left and pair with corner nick, otherwise fresh, Fine and rare combination of stamps. Although paying a double rate, the 3¢ was unnecessary.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1591 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single used with 1¢ ultramarine (156), paying the 6¢ private ship letter rate on cover to the U.S. Pensacola at Panama, stamps tied by quartered cork cancels, matching "Burlington N.J. Dec. 2" c.d.s., manuscript "Per P.M. Str. `Acapulco'" at upper left, black and red New York postmarks with latter deleted in blue pencil, 5¢ with small faults, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1592 |
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5¢ Taylor, 15¢ red orange (185, 189), singles, tied together by two strikes of "New-York Feb. 20 82" c.d.s. and "1" duplex on four times rate folded letter to Lima, Peru, purple handstamp "Str. City of Para" struck at top, Lima backstamp; 15¢ with tiny tear at top, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
Expertization: 1988 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1593 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single used with 2¢ vermilion (179) and 10c brown (161), tied together by "New-York Jan. 23" and "5" duplex struck 3 times on cover to Callao, Peru, red New York Jan. 31 c.d.s., reverse with Peru, 5¢ vermilion (J3) pair, tied by segmented cork cancel; 2¢ and 5¢ each with small corner crease, Very Fine appearance, color and scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1594 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single tied by quartered cork, used with 2¢ vermilion (178) and 10c brown (161) on undated cover to Callao, Peru, "Beverly Mass. Jan. 19" c.d.s and red New York postmark, reverse with Peru, 10c orange (J3a) tied by cork cancel, Boston c.d.s. opposite it; 2¢ with corner nick and postage due torn opening and mended, Fine usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1595 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single used from Salem N.J. and tied by Philadelphia Mar. 1, 1883 c.d.s. on green cover to Uruguay, corner card of the County Clerk's office, London and Montevideo backstamps; stamp with tiny corner crease, Very Fine usage, attractive and rare.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1596 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single used with #184 and two copies of 10¢ brown (188), tied together by cork cancels on undated cover to Uruguay showing a 1¢ overpayment of the 27¢ British mail rate, mostly clear "Bethlehem Pa. Nov. 5" double circle, manuscript "via Southampton"; cover with minor soiling, 10¢ stamps with small faults, otherwise Fine, very scarce usage. A pencil "Dec. 22, 1880" is written on the flap- if this is accurate, then the writer overpaid by 23¢ as the U.P.U. rate came into effect in July of that year.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1597 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single with straightedge at left, well tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 29, 1883" c.d.s. & "2" duplex on Postal Service entire to Brussels, Belgium, receiving postmark on reverse, Very Fine and scarce use of the 5¢ with this envelope.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1598 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single used from San Francisco on "round-the-world" Belgium 10c postal card that ended up in Liege, Belgium, additionally franked with France 25¢ black on red (93), uncancelled, also Hong Kong #8 and #10 tied by bold "S1" cancels, various markings incl. bold Shanghai Local Post c.d.s., also consulate handstamps incl. Port Said, Egypt in addition to notes and instructions; faulty but colorful.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1599 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single tied by "Cincinnati O. Sep. 13" duplex on 1881 cover to Larnaca, Cyprus, sm. "Via London & Brindisi", bold Constantinople transit, receiving postmark on reverse, Very Fine, exceptionally rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1600 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single tied by 3-bar grid in blue, matching "Webster City Ioa. Sep. 17" c.d.s. on undated orange cover to Denmark, no transit markings, Aalborg receiving postmark on reverse, Very Fine usage, very scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1601 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single tied by neat cross-roads cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 17" c.d.s. on 1880 cover to Stockholm, Sweden, readdressed to Grimsby, England, printed Bible quote along top in frame, "Christ said: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God", appropriate backstamps; cover with trivial ink soiling in address, still Very Fine, rare use of this propaganda envelope.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1602 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single just tied by cork cancel, matching "Camden N.J. Mar. 17 12 M." c.d.s. on cover to W.M. Rossetti addressed in the hand of poet Walt Whitman with his personal 4-line handstamp in purple at lower left, large bold address, without flap, Fine and desirable. Wm. Michael Rossetti, the brother of poet Dante Rossetti, was an art critic and editor who oversaw an edition of Whitman's poems published in England.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1603 |
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5¢ Taylor, cracked plate (179 var.), single on bright fresh paper, small plate crack at bottom, through "5" and extending into oval, tied by unobtrusive blue cork, matching "Providence R.I. May 27" c.d.s. on 1877 cover to England, red London Paid at left, Very Fine and choice, very scarce on cover.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1604 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), tied by "New-York May 8 N." c.d.s. and "5" duplex on ad cover to England with all-over illustration and design for Willcox & Gibbs sewing machines, in gray, red London Paid postmark. at bottom; stamp lightly creased before use, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1605 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single with wide bottom margin, cancelled by quartered cork in dark blue, matching "Washington D.C. Dec. 7, 1879" c.d.s. on cover to Finland, manuscript "Via. St. Petersburg" at top, bold "ANK 26 12" in box, New York, Russian and Finnish postmarks on reverse; cover with some small tears from opening, Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1606 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), horizontal pair, tied by indistinct New York foreign mail cancels on 2¢ vermilion entire (U142) to Finland, reverse with 3¢ green (158) tied by matching cancel, red "New York Registered Jan. 18" (1876) c.d.s. with label at lower right, flap with return address of H.F. Seebeck, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1607 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), tied by "Bos. Sp'g'fd. & N.Y./R.P.O.", duplex Apr 1 [1878] on cover to Paris, France, sent care of Drexel, Harjes & Co., who have applied their dated handstamp, Apr 16, and redirected the cover to its addressee within Paris, French entry markings on reverse. Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
A VERY RARE R.P.O. COVER TO AN OVERSEAS DESTINATION.
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Lot 1608 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), two covers, 1878-79, first to France, redirected to Austria from Abington Pa. with France 25¢ ultramarine (81), other to England from Amsterdam, N.Y. and redirected to Paris with G.B. 1p red (33), Brown & Shipley oval on reverse, Very Fine usages.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1609 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single, used with 3¢ green (158) and tied together by bold double strikes of NYFM cancel GE-EP4 on Jan. 8, 1876 cover to Paris, France, red New York and blue Paq. Fr. Brest postmarks each tie stamp; cover with small mended tear at top and closed spindle hole in third line of address, Very Fine appearance and most unusual combination of stamps- the 5¢ G.P.U. rate had just come into effect, eliminating the 9¢ French mail rate. The only rate this would have paid was double the 4¢ open mail rate by American packet via England, made obsolete 15 months earlier. It is most likely an early misinterpretation of the G.P.U. rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1610 |
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5¢ Taylor Covers to France, seven different, includes 1878 San Francisco to astronomer Geo. Davidson at the International Exposition in Paris with purple Yale Postal Bureau handstamp applied at Expo., #185 on 5¢ entire with N.Y. Supplementary Paid postmarks., etc., Fine-Very Fine lot.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1611 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single and block of four, on orange registered cover to Bavaria, "Prairietown Ills. Jan. 26-80" manuscript postmark at upper right, stamps tied by bold pen strokes, German registry label pasted over upper right stamp; block originally folded over cover's edge at bottom, lifted for appearance and reinforced with matching orange envelope paper, Fine appearance, on-cover blocks of the 5¢ Taylor are very scarce.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1612 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single tied by "New-York Oct. 27" c.d.s. and "2" duplex on cover to Saxony with ^Pacific Stage & Express Co. printed "Paid" with stage coach vignette; stamp with light crease at upper left, Fine and appealing philatelic usage.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1613 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), horizontal pair, used with 3¢ green (207) on 1882 registered wrapper to Dresden, Saxony, manuscript "Registered. Third Class Matter." written at upper right, violet and purple New York registry postmarks front and back, German registry label, Dresden receiving postmark; 3¢ with small crease, still Very Fine, colorful and uncommon usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1614 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), single tied by quartered cork and red New York transit on yellow cover to Germany with clear "Centennial Phila'da Pa. Jun. 15" c.d.s., Heidelberg arrival handstamped on back, Very Fine exposition usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1615 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), tied by Macon Ga. c.d.s. and target on August 1, 1881 cover to Sonneberg, Germany, remailed on Aug. 20th back to Macon with Germany 10pf pair tied by bold Coburg postmarks, postmarks indicate this was back in Georgia on Sept. 5th, 5¢ with small tear, German pair lightly creased before use, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1616 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single tied by cork cancel, matching Richmond Va. c.d.s. on Apr. 1880 cover to Gibraltar, receiving c.d.s. on face, Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1617 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), two 1878 covers to a Thos. M. Osborne, each with single, first from Auburn, N.Y. Apr. 9th to Paris, France, redirected "c/o Messrs. Archbold Johnston & Power" to Gibraltar (receiving c.d.s. struck on face), other from Quincy Ill. Apr. 10th, also to Paris and readdressed to Madrid (c.d.s. ties stamp), then to the Hotel Washington Irving in Granada, Very Fine usages.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1618 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), natural straightedge at right, tied by 1884 Washington duplex on Division of Dead Letters penalty envelope to Budapest, Hungary, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1619 |
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5¢ Taylor (179, 185), six covers to Italy, each with single, all different destinations and usages including Shipley printed forwarding label, Baring Bros. redirected from London to Germany then forwarded to Milan, and B.F. Stevens redirected from London to Messina, each fresh, attractive usages, Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1620 |
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5¢ Taylor (179, 185), each on cover to Norway, first undated from New York with barred "5" duplex, other from New Haven Ct., 1880, and tied by fancy circle of wedges and blue "Brown, Shipley & Co. London" double oval and readdressed to Bergen; last with small cover tear, Very Fine and scarce pair, rare with the forwarder's handstamp tying the 5¢.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1621 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), tied by purple target and matching indistinct R.P.O. postmark on 1878 tissue paper cover to Portugal, red London Paid transit, boxed "Nao Reclamada" at center, neat Lisbon receiving postmark on reverse; some edge wear and stamp with minor perf toning, Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1622 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single cancelled by segmented cork cancel and tied by indistinct transit postmark on 1881 cover to "Polish Russland""Rawa City Village Ossa" with blue crayon line beneath destination, mostly clear "Sharpsburgh Pa. Nov." c.d.s., reverse with several backstamps, Very Fine, very rare usage of the 5¢ Taylor.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1623 |
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5¢ Taylor (179, 185), three covers, each with single, to Russia, first used 1877 from New Orleans with stamp tied by fancy Leaf cancel and addressed to Moscow; second is 1878 from Philadelphia to England, then forwarded by Brown & Shipley with printed label, "Care Thomson, Bonar & Co. St. Petersburg,"; last is 1880 cloth-lined envelope from Camden N.J. with different style printed label c/o Thomson, Bonar; all with clear strikes of markings, each with original contents, a fresh and Very Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1624 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), two covers to Nicolaefsk, Eastern Siberia, one is single from San Francisco in 1880 with printed address, other on 3¢ entire with #183 from Maltsberger, Tenn., edge faults, single 5c with corner nick, otherwise Fine pair.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1625 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single tied by bold segmented cork cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 3 7 PM" c.d.s. on 1881 cover to Nicolaefsk, Eastern Siberia, manuscript "Via St. Petersburg Russia" at upper left, multiple backstamps; stamp with some gum toning in margins, Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1626 |
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5¢ Taylor (179), two covers to Spain, one with single from New York to Zaragoza, 1878, with large fancy handstamped P.O. box oval, other used Feb. 1876 with single #158 from Boston to Iviza and tied together by bold red New York c.d.s., the overpayment, like other covers in this collection, most likely a misinterpretation of the 5¢ G.P.U., Very Fine usages.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1627 |
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5¢ Taylor (185), single cancelled and tied by two strikes of "PM/ London/ 22 De/ 82" c.d.s. on cover with printed address to England, readdressed with label to Seville, Spain, reverse with red London postmark. and purple Brown, Shipley oval, indistinct Spanish marking, tiny Dec. 27th receiving note at lower left; stamp with small tear at top, Very Fine appearance, a remarkable usage. Devoid of U.S. postmarks, without sailing instructions and the stamp uncancelled, it is likely this cover was prepared for mailing in the states, but then carried privately and handed over to Brown, Shipley, who placed it in the British mail system, which treated the cover as fully paid.
Estimate 150 - 200
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