| U.S. 1882-88 5¢ Garfield Postal History |
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Lot 1153 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), single of each, tied together by "N.Y. Supplementary Apr. 21 `88" duplexes on cover to Germany, #205 with faint corner crease, cover slightly reduced at left (well clear of any text), still Very Fine, rare combination usage of both Garfield stamps.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1154 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), both colors used together, tied by New York station "K" ovals, along with a 2¢ green (213) on a 2¢ entire (U314) registered to Troy, N.Y., violet boxed station K registry postmark, Apr 16, 1888; minor perforation toning, Fine and scarce combination usage of the two colors.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1155 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), both colors used together and tied by New York station "C" ovals, along with a pair of 2¢ green (213) on legal size registered cover to Hartford, Conn., violet boxed station C registry postmark, March 23, 1888, Hartford receiver, March 24, on reverse, F-VF. A very early usage of the 5¢ indigo and the earliest known combination use of the two.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1156 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), used with 30¢ full black (190) tied together by "New York Apr. 4 '87" duplex on intact cloth-lined envelope to Germany paying a seven times rate, printed address and hand-written label; 30¢ with tiny corner crease, still Very Fine, very scarce & most exhibitable on this size envelope.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1157 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), used with horizontal pairs of both the 90¢ purple (218) and the 30¢ orange brown (217), tied together on large blue cloth-lined piece by Jan. 29, 1890 New York registry ovals, enough of address remains to show destination was Germany; 5¢ with small faults, 90¢ Very Fine. A colorful and unique usage.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1158 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), single of each on unusual 6 x 4 7/8 in. gray envelope from Philadelphia to Austria paying a triple rate with addition of #211 and #212, Apr. 1888; few tiny tears at top, still Very Fine, handsome mixed Garfield combination usage, one of only a few known.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1159 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), used with pair 2¢ green (213) and pair and single 3¢ vermilion (214), on Dec. 1887 registered 3¢ entire (U306) to Germany, stamps tied by New York ovals with 3¢ pair additionally tied by purple registry datestamp; part of corner card erased (few tiny erosion spots), otherwise Very Fine, colorful & scarce, early use of the 3¢ vermilion.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1160 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), paying forwarding postage from Salem, Mass. to England on an 1890 cover originally franked with a 2¢ lake (219D) tied by New York, N.Y. duplex, June 7, the Garfield is tied by a June 9 Salem duplex, backstamped London, June 19, Funk & Wagnalls corner card; F-VF.
Estimate 150 - 200
SCARCE COMBINATION OF A MIXED ISSUE FRANKING AND OVERSEAS FORWARDING.
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Lot 1161 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), single on remarkable seven color franking on quadruple 1890 registered cover to Germany, additionally paid with #213, #214, #215 pair & single, #212, #219D (2) & #221, each with matching cork smear, "Roselle N.J. May 22" c.d.s. partly in manuscript, N.Y. registry label, appropriate backstamps; few small edge tears, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1162 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single on around the world postcard from Magdeburg, Germany, additionally franked with stamps from Brazil, Canada, France and Germany, in addition to postmarks from Chile and three different China datestamps incl. German Customs and British P.O., postmarked May 1888-Jan. 1889, the 5¢ Garfield postmarked San Francisco; the 10pf card with the usual wear and stamps with small faults, still Fine, appealing and scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1163 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), horizontal pair, tied by cork cancels, matching "Columbus Pa. Feb. 7" c.d.s. on quintuple rate special delivery cover additionally franked with 10¢ blue (E1), all-over text on reverse for the Equitable Aid Union; cover opened irregularly at R., small crease in right stamp, Fine, a seldom seen combination- less than five examples reported.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1164 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), strip of four tied by Matteson, Kans. duplex on registered cover to New York, three Post Office seals (OX5) tied by purple handstamps in New York including "Received at New York PO (Reg. Div.) in bad condition" "7/23/88 NY D" station backstamp, Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1165 |
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1890, 3¢ purple (221), single, used with #212, #215 and #216 on 2¢ green entire to Wellington, New Zealand, each with matching target, "Paterson N.J. Feb. 28, 1890" c.d.s., San Francisco transit and Wellington receiving postmark on back; few perfs with toned spots and cover with slight edge wear, still Very Fine, a wonderful five color combination usage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1166 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single tied by "Springfield Ill. Oct. 17, `87" duplex on cover to Germany with ad collar for watches in orange brown, matching illustrated corner card with small vignette of factory, text at lower left in blue, slightly reduced at right, well clear of collar, Very Fine, striking usage.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1167 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), three covers and one front all with illustrated advertising and all to overseas destinations, designs include all over Chalice (supplementary mail use to Switzerland), monkeys (front), New Bedford Whaling and a full-rigged steamer; nice group with a few small faults, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1168 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), tied by cork cancel, matching "Milford Mass. Mar. 18, 1889" c.d.s. on all-over multicolor advertising envelope for Lincoln House, to Julenhorst, Germany, appropriate backstamps, Very Fine, eye-catching usage.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1169 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), tied by Boston ovals, along with a pair of 2¢ green (213) on an oversized (11½ x 7¾) advertising cover for White's Celebrated Elementary Methods for teaching musical instruments, addressed to Stowe, Vt.; minor edge wear, as one would expect on a cover of this size, a Very Fine and spectacular advertising cover. 9¢ was for an 18 oz. booklet at 1¢ per 2 oz.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1170 |
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Juneau Alaska Apr. 11, 1890, clear c.d.s. on cover to Salem Mass. with #213 canceled by matching target, redirected to London England with 5¢ indigo (216) tied by Salem Mass. c.d.s., appropriate backstamps, neat 1890 docketing at left, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1171 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), pair cancelled by targets on 2¢ entire from Durant, Indian Territory to Boston, MA. paying the single 2¢ domestic rate plus 10¢ registry fee, magenta Boston Reg. Div. receiver on reverse; stamps have some minor perforation damage from edge placement, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1172 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), pair cancelled by targets on 2¢ entire from Pawhuska, Ind. Ter. to Elm Springs, Arkansas, manuscript "From… Osage Agcy, I.T.", registered; reduced slightly at right, right stamp with minor fault at bottom, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1173 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by "Rock Creek, Wyo. (Terr.), C.D. Clay, P.M. Dec 31, 1884" duplex on legal size Dept of Interior U.S. Geological Survey penalty envelope, addressed to Prof. O.C. Marsh, Yale College; manuscript "Account for Dec Material on Hand, List of Boxes 1-17"; Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Marsh, a famed paleontologist, was head of Yale's Peabody Museum. He and E.D. Cope waged what were referred to as the "Great Bone Wars" in the late 19th century, each continually topping the other with their constant discoveries of dinosaur remains. He is responsible for naming the Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus and Triceratops fossils. The "boxes 1-17" referred to in Marsh's docketing, no doubt refers to 17 boxes of dinosaur bones.
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Lot 1174 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), territorial mail, group of four covers: Walhalla, Dakota 12/5/83 to England; Rock Springs, Wyoming 9/21/87 registered to Galveston, Texas; Lehigh, Ind. T. 1/9/88 to England; and Savanna, Ind. T. to Austria; nice group with some minor faults, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1175 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by blue Wells Fargo, San Francisco Sep 1 oval on a 2¢ entire to Louisville, KY, printed Wells, Fargo & Co. frank, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1176 |
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1882, 5¢ gray brown, unofficial bisect (205 var.), upper right diagonal half, well tied by bold "New York Dec. 23 `83" duplex on double rate large size cover used locally, reduced at left but well clear of address so as to appear to be a normal size envelope; small cover tear at R. edge, Very Fine appearance, probably unique. A note from a previous owner argues that a shortage of 2¢ & 4¢ stamps resulted in such usages; whatever the explanation, it was accepted as payment.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1972 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1177 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single on three different pieces helping to make up multiples of the 1¢ fourth class rate, includes: single tied by New York 1885 oval on mailing tag for "Samples of Wooden Boxes"; single with #182 on small wrapper paying sextuple rate on wrapper for package of razor blades (Toledo O.); single with #209, #212 & 213 on mailing tag for laces, handkerchiefs & novelties (Chicago) presumably weighing 18 ozs., latter stamps with some perf toning and 1¢ creased, Fine trio, a difficult group to assemble.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1178 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), two covers, each with R.P.O. postmark to Scandinavia, first 5¢ yellow brown tied by Buffalo and New York R.P.O., Sep 7, 1886 duplex to Denmark, second cover has a single 5¢ indigo tied by "N.Y. & CHI R.P.O. Jan 5 TR6" duplex to Christiania, Norway; F-VF pair, uncommon pair of R.P.O. usages to Scandinavia.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1179 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), Registered Domestic Mail, 12 different covers with various frankings including a 30¢ (190) with 2¢ (2), 5¢ court house cover; pair 5¢ and a 4¢ (211); and 3¢ (214), 5¢ (216) and six 2¢ (212) to Michigan, mixed condition, otherwise F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1180 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by "Brooklyn N.y. Jul. 9, 1887" duplex on cover to London, redirected to Leipzig, clear strike of "TOO LATE" straightline, Very Fine, choice strike of this scarce auxiliary marking.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1181 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), nine covers, each with different fancy cancellations including intertwined U.S., Cleveland, OH masonic compass, geometric square on registered cover, Blairstown, NJ monogram, Bancor, Wis. masonic compass to Switzerland, and wheel of fortune, F-VF group.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1182 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), Forwarded Mail and Auxiliary markings, 26 covers, better forwarded covers include two 5¢ usages to France redirected to Algeria, 5¢ indigo to Bavaria forwarded to St. Petersburg, Russia, 5¢ yellow brown to Buenos Aires forwarded to London, England; various forwarders, etc., Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1183 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), four covers, each with B.F. Stevens Despatch forwarding oval and "Care of the United States Consul" handstamp forwarding marks to Piraeus, Greece; Alexandria, Egypt; Marseilles, France; and Lisbon, Portugal, various transit marks on each including unusual "Detroit Direct" postmark on two, some faults, F-VF group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1184 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), Registered Foreign Mail, ten different covers with various frankings including 30¢ (190), 15¢ 5¢ to Rome, Italy; other destinations include Germany, Java, England and Austria-Hungary, two other to Italy.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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