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Lot 219 |
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New Brunswick 1851, 3d dark red (1a), pair, wonderful color with large margins on three sides, left stamp touched on one side, dividing scratch in margin between pair and right stamp crossed by filing fold which just cracks the surface, tied by oval grid on folded letter to New York, showing "New Brunswick/VR 1851" c.d.s. in blue and straight line "Paid" handstamp in red adjacent, backstamped "St. John N.B./NO 27 1851", Very Fine and early use of the three pence stamp. SG 2.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 220 |
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New Brunswick 1851, 3d dark red (1a), and 6d olive yellow (2, SG4), both touched on one or two sides, cancelled "26" in oval grid and tied by manuscript "Ford 3" on 1856 envelope from Shediac to Ophir, California redirected to Sacramento, with origin and St. John N.B. (Feb 22) transit c.d.s. on reverse, while the front side shows "New Brunswick" double arc handstamp in blue, "Mount Ophir Cal." (Apr. 7) and "Ophirville/Cal." (11 Apr.) c.d.s. both in red with manuscript "Missent" endorsement, Fine, rare and appealing. SG 2.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO COVERS RECORDED TO CALIFORNIA, BOTH PAYING THE NINE PENCE RATE.
Provenance: Wellburn, Koh
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Lot 221 |
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New Brunswick 1851, 6d olive yellow (2), strong color on strikingly blued paper, large to ample margins, tied by "8" in grid in blue, on exquisite lady's envelope to Kennibunk Port, Me., showing on reverse matching "Chatham N.B./SE 8 1855" and "St. John New Brunswick" double arc datestamp, Extremely Fine and choice. SG 4.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
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Lot 222 |
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New Brunswick 1851, 6d olive yellow (2), with mainly large margins, centrally cancelled by straight line "Paid" handstamp in red on pretty embossed envelope to Philadelphia showing "Province of New Brunswick" circular handstamp and "Express Mail/St. John/Feb 16" c.d.s. (applied on board the steamboat) both in red, Extremely Fine and wonderful cover. SG 4.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: Chapman, Dale-Lichtenstein, Weill Brothers
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Lot 223 |
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New Brunswick 1851, 6d olive yellow (2), with large to ample margins all round except touched at right corner, tied by straight line "Paid" handstamp in red and showing matching "Colonial Express Mail" on 1856 envelope to Vergennes, Vt., "St. John, N.B./Dec 8 "c.d.s. adjacent, with "Favor's Express/Steamer Admiral/Dec 1856" c.d.s. in red on reverse, Very Fine and scarce usage. SG 4.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Colonel Favor had an annual grant to carry the mail from St. John to Boston via Eastport and Portland. The U.S. permitted the mail to be carried free in closed bags over the Montreal-Portland railway.
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Lot 224 |
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New Brunswick 1851, 1s bright red violet (3), warm color and characteristic wooly impression, large even margins, tied by oval grid and "Express Mail/St. John/Jul. 27" c.d.s. (with another sharp strike repeated at lower left of cover) on 1853 folded letter sheet to New York "p. 'Admiral'" showing handstruck Paid and "20" in red adjacent, backstamped "St. John New Brunswick" (July 27), addressee's name excised and neatly rewritten (the "20" handstamp therefore also partly painted in), the stamp is Extremely Fine and the cover of great visual appeal, an outstanding cross border single franking paying the double rate. SG 5.
Estimate 8,000 - 10,000
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
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Lot 225 |
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New Brunswick 1851, 1s dull violet, diagonal bisect (4a), rich full color and sharp impression, large to enormous margins showing portion of adjoining stamp, ideally tied by crisply struck "8" in blue oval grid, on 1858 folded letter to Boston, with matching "Chatham N.B./MA 19 1858" double arc origin datestamp and "St. John New Brunswick" transit c.d.s. (Mar. 21) on reverse, the cover slightly refolded at top and small portions of inside trimmed off for appearance sake, Very Fine usage. SG 6a.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE BISECTED 1/- PAYING THE SIX PENCE RATE TO THE U.S.A., IRREFUTABLY ONE OF THE FINEST EXTANT.
Expertization: 1980 Friedl Certificate (photocopy).
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
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Lot 226 |
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New Brunswick 1860, 1¢ brown violet (6a), tied by barred oval grid on printed circular (side flaps missing) to Philadelphia, Fine. SG 7.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 227 |
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New Brunswick 1860, 10¢ vermilion (9), tied by circular grid on 1862 folded letter sheet from St. John to Kennebunkport, Maine, red "Eastport, Me." c.d.s. (June 5) and partly struck straight line "Steamboat", sent via steamer New Brunswick, docketing indicates mailing from St. John on June 4, Very Fine. SG 17.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 228 |
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New Brunswick 1860, 5¢ yellow green and 10¢ green (8, 9), tied by oval grids on 1863 cover from Indiantown, N.B. to San Francisco, Calif., Indiantown and St. John postmarks on reverse, both Oct 3, Very Fine. SG 14.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO SUCH COVERS RECORDED.
The 5¢ and 10¢ stamps paid the 1860 15¢ rate to the western U.S.
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Lot 229 |
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New Brunswick 1860, 10¢ vermilion (9), tied by oval grid on 1866 cover from Woodstock, N.B. to Rainier, Oregon, Woodstock c.d.s. (April 30) on reverse; light water stain at left, Fine. SG 17.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED COVER TO OREGON PRIOR TO CONFEDERATION.
Expertization: 1988 V.G. Greene certificate.
This cover shows the 1864 rate change requiring only 10¢ to the U.S., regardless of distance.
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Lot 230 |
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New Brunswick 1860, 17¢ black (11), tied by barred oval grid on 1866 folded letter sheet to Liverpool via "St. Stephen N.B." (Feb 16), showing "St. John New Brunswick" origin c.d.s. (Feb. 14, on reverse) and "Paid/Liverpool/Br. Packet/4 MR 66" c.d.s. in red, light horizontal filing fold at top crosses stamp, Very Fine. SG 19.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A RARE SINGLE FRANKING ILLUSTRATING THE 17 CENTS PACKET RATE THROUGH A U.S. PORT.
Expertization: 1956 R.P.S. and 1990 V.G. Greene Philatelic Research Foundation Certificates.
Provenance: Argenti
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Lot 231 |
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New Brunswick Registered letter wrapper receipt, black on green, partly printed formular folded letter to the Postmaster of Presque Isle, Me. via Grand Falls N.B. exchange office (Aug. 15), showing "Upper St. Bazil N.B./15 Aug 70" circular unframed origin datestamp with date inserted by hand, while the inside shows "Presque Isle Me./Aug 19" receiving c.d.s. applied by the postmaster in the allotted space, scarce throwback to the Provincial period, with many postmasters in the Maritime Provinces continuing to use these into the Confederation period until these were outlawed in 1875.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Harrison
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