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Lot 1199 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), seven covers to Canada including Nova Scotia, various treaty rates including double 3¢ double 2¢ and registered mail, some minor cover faults, Fine lot.
Estimate 400 - 600
The United States and Canada had a special treaty in place that extended U.S. domestic mail rates to Canada and vice versa.
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Lot 1200 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two covers to Newfoundland at the single U.P.U. rate of 5¢ first tied by Baltimore, MD duplex Aug 13, 1883, to U.S. Ship Yantic, Care of Consul, second tied by Chittenanco, N.Y. May 13, 1887 duplex to St. Johns, redirected to New York, magenta company receiver on front, stamp with minor faults, otherwise Very Fine pair.
Estimate 300 - 400
Newfoundland joined the U.P.U. as a separate entity in 1879, and was not a Canadian province until 1949.
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Lot 1201 |
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1882, 5¢ brown (205), tied by quartered cork, matching "Tottenville N.Y. Apr. 7, 1884" c.d.s. on cover to St. Johns, Antigua, New York and Antigua backstamps, lengthy original enclosure; cover with small toned spot at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1202 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two singles, tied by "Boston Mas. Nov. 14 `83" duplex on double rate cover to Nassau, Bahamas, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1203 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), tied by 1890 Washington machine cancel on Official Business entire from the U.S. Fish Commission to Barbados, reverse with "Ship Letter" oval datestamp, original enclosure; stamp with tiny toned spot at lower right, still Very Fine, unusual usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1204 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two singles on multiple rate Supplementary Mail cover to Havana, Cuba, additionally franked with four copies of 10¢ brown (209) at top, tied by 1888 postmarks; cover bit reduced at left, one 5¢ with tiny tear, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1205 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied on 10¢ entire (U189) by violet "Red D Line of S.S./New York", Aug 4, 1883 postmark to Curaçao, manuscript per S.S. Philadelphia, and large blue crayon 25; Fine with cover faults at upper right.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1206 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), posted on board the steamer Laguna to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), stamp cancelled by blue Santo Domingo postmark upon arrival, Jan 30, 1889, Very Fine and scarce destination.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1207 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), two covers, each with a single 5¢ paying the single U.P.U. to Port au Prince, Haiti, first (205) tied by "Lowell, Mass Jul 3 1884" duplex with a belt buckle corner card to J.C. Ayer Co. July 16, 1884 Cap-Haitien receiver on front; second cover (216) tied by Jun 15, 1889 N.Y. duplex to printing supply advertising cover, Haiti receiver on reverse, minor glue spot on front, Very Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1208 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), West Indies Destinations, ten different covers to Bermuda, Curacao, Cuba, Haiti and Barbados, nice group, some mixed condition, overall Very Fine lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1209 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), single tied by Philadelphia Pa. 1890 duplex on advertising cover for commission brokers to Argentina with illustration of steam ship, N.Y., Buenos Aires and Alberti backstamps; cover with minor soiling at bottom left, still Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1210 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), posted by indistinct North Carolina postmark, transited New Orleans and tied by May 5, 1890 duplex at the single 5¢ U.P.U. rate to Buenos Aires, Argentina, forwarded to Asuncion, Paraguay and finally San Pedro, Paraguay, marked boxed "2" (centavos due) for local delivery, New York, Argentina and Paraguay postmarks on front and reverse, stamp has corner nick, still Fine and rare destination.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1211 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), tied by "Saint Albans, Vt. Jan 5 '90" duplex on cover to Port La Plata, South America (Argentina), addressed to "Barque Carrier Dove of St. Johns N.B." care of British Consul, redirected to St. Johns, New Brunswick, and eventually RTS, at least 11 different backstamps include Buenos Aires, La Plata, etc.; small cover tear, most unusual.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1212 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), horizontal pair, tied by twice struck Philadelphia 1887 duplex on double rate cover to Potosi, Bolivia, c/o "The Royal Silver Mines," boxed corner card for machine tools & steam hammers, New York transit on reverse along with April 1887 receiving note; right stamp with tiny corner crease, cover with two corner nicks at bottom, Fine and rare destination.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1213 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), vertical pair tied by Washington D.C. Oct. 24, 1886 duplex on cover to U.S. Consul Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, via R.M.S. Tagus (manuscript docketing "per Tagus"), backstamps include New York and Rio de Janeiro, some edge wear and slight tears, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1214 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), single, natural s.e. at left, tied by "Mobile Ala. Aug. 9" c.d.s. on 1889 cover to Georgetown, British Guiana, blue c.c. for hotel, Georgetown receiving c.d.s. struck twice, docketing at left, Fine and rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY KNOWN USAGE OF THE 5¢ GARFIELD TO BRITISH GUIANA.
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Lot 1215 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by bold "Chicago Ill. Aug 27" duplex on 1885 advertising cover to Serena, Chile, redirected to Marquesa, attractive corner card in bluish black showing mining machinery factory with usual details of horse-drawn wagons, American flag and pollution darkening the skies, New York and Chile backstamps, discreet docketing at lower left; stamp with small crease at top, still Very Fine and handsome.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1216 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), tied by New Orleans Mar 18, '89 duplex on cover to U.S. Consul in San José Costa Rica, manuscript per S.S. Stroma, magenta backstamp, cover reduced slightly at top, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1217 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), horizontal pair, tied by bold cork cancels and "Oakland Cal. Jan. 31" c.d.s. on undated cover to Guatemala, San Francisco transit on back; cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine & scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1218 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single tied by bold "Lineas Postales Maritimas/ EUM" small double circle in dark purple, on 1886 folded cover to Laguna, Mexico, beautiful strike of "Vapor Manhattan Jun. 3, 1886" double circle at top center; stamp with vertical file crease, Very Fine appearance, seldom seen use of ship and Maritime Postal Line markings with the 5¢ Garfield.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1219 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), six covers all with a single 5¢ to Mexico at the treaty rate, four are overland routes crossing the border at Laredo, Tx. or Benson, Ariz., two moved by steamer from New York including a mourning cover to Panal and a wrapper to Vera Cruz with a purple Str. City of Alexandria handstamp, F-VF group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1220 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two singles, tied by matching cork cancels and San Francisco c.d.s. on double rate Sept. 1883 cover to Rivas, Nicaragua, printed address with bold ms. routing instructions, reverse with blue Rivas double circle receiving postmark; cover slightly reduced at R., Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1221 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single with nat. s.e., small smudge cancel, matching "Asbury Park N.J. Aug. 9, 1887" c.d.s. on cover to a naval surgeon at Panama, U.S. of Colombia, short paid double rate with "U.S. Charge to Collect 10 Cents" handstamp, "T 25" due handstamp, reverse with Colombia 5¢ blue on bluish (130) vertical pair used as postage due and tied by Panama c.d.s., forwarded to the U.S.S. Mohican en route to Hawaii and postmarked Honolulu in November, then redirected to the mainland, reverse with San Francisco transit and Washington D.C. receiving postmark; cover with opening tear at right edge, small wax seal stain at center, Fine and rare, can be exhibited with bottom flap opened out to show Colombian pair.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1222 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single tied by "Baltimore Md. Sep. 16, 1886" duplex on cover to Tacna, Peru, with additional instructions, "For F.A. Canfield, Potosi, Bolivia" written at lower left, reverse with Arica and Tacna Chile backstamps; cover with faint edge toning at sides and two tiny tears at top, otherwise fresh appearance, Fine, an instructive and unusual usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
The sender preferred to send this to Tacna to avoid the 17¢ rate, unaware that Bolivia had recently joined the UPU. The sender was also confused about the status of Tacna. Part of Peru until its occupation by Chilean troops in 1883, Tacna was not returned to Peru until 1929. A war had broken out in 1879 over a territorial dispute among Chile, Peru and Bolivia regarding ownership of the Atacama Desert. The desert region had given Bolivia its only outlet to the Pacific, but until the discovery of rich nitrate deposits, no one had disputed this. Bolivia was too weak to resist, but Chile and Peru fought a three year war that ended with the capture of Lima.
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Lot 1223 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two singles arranged vertically, tied by bold "Washington D.C. Nov. 26 `86" duplex on double rate cover to Montevideo, Uruguay, manuscript via Royal Mail Steamer from Southampton, England at top, readdressed to Maldonado; accompanying this is a 2nd cover to Brazil, also double rate with stamps in vert. format, readdressed back to Washington with numerous transits including. 3 different Rio de Janeiro postmarks, same correspondence, latter cover with minor flaws, still a Very Fine exhibit pair.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1224 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), South & Central American Destinations, six covers and one front to Brazil, Costa Rico, Panama, Chile and Argentina one postmarked "Pacific Mail Steamship Company" in purple to U.S.S. Mohican c/o U.S. Consul General Panama; nice group with some mixed condition, F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1225 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by "Giddings, Tex. Feb 20 1883" duplex, along with 2¢ vermilion (83), a 3¢ entire to Debreczen, Austria-Hungary, double U.P.U. rate, some edge wear, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Gallagher
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Lot 1226 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), pair and single on triple rate cover to Fayal, Azores, stamps tied by purple stars and matching "Washington Heights Ill. De. 31, 1889" double circle, Lisbon transit; few small edge tears, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1227 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), six singles tied by N.Y. Supplementary Mail duplex Feb 17, 1887 paying the triple U.P.U. rate doubled for the supplementary fee to Bavaria, manuscript "Per Str. Adriatic", top right stamp some minor faults due to corner placement, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1228 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), two singles, used with #209 and #217 on large size Dept. of State envelope to Belgium, Washington Feb. 21, 1889 duplexes paying ten times U.P.U. rate, usual cloth-lined cover wear, small creasing in stamps, Fine appearance.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Gallagher
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Lot 1229 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), single of each, on separate covers to Bulgaria, first to Sistov from Derry, N.H., 1886, other to Sophia, with blind embossed doctor's c.c., from Boston, 1888, first stamp with two pulled perfs, F-VF pair, rare destination.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 5¢ GARFIELD COVER TO BULGARIA.
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Lot 1230 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single with light target cancel, matching "West Tisbury Mass. Jul. 30, 1883" c.d.s. on cover to Canary Islands, addressed to someone aboard the whaling bark Swallow, Boston and Liverpool transits, Teneriffe receiving c.d.s., manuscript "Answered" at top; cover with small faults, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY KNOWN 5¢ GARFIELD COVER TO THE CANARY ISLANDS.
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Lot 1231 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), well tied by bold "Philadelphia Pa. Paid Jun. 4, 1884" duplex on blue cover to Corsica, blue Paris entry postmark. on face, receiving postmark. on back; cover with small erosion spot at far left, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
THE ONLY KNOWN 5¢ GARFIELD COVER TO CORSICA.
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Lot 1232 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), single used with 10¢ brown (209), each tied by matching cork cancels, both tied by purple straightline Milwaukee Registered datestamp on 1888 cover to Agram, Croatia, Milwaukee station c.d.s., New York registry label at left, reverse with New York oval and Zagreb entry postmark, cover very slightly reduced at left, still Very Fine, a beautiful and important usage.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 5¢ GARFIELD COVER TO CROATIA.
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Lot 1233 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), single tied by purple target, matching "Rauchtown Penn. Mar. 25, 1891" c.d.s. on cover to Larnaca, Cyprus, forwarded to Laibach, Austria (now in Croatia), then Krainburg, and then redirected to Angelica, N.Y, various backstamps including Alexandria Egypt, with Larnaca postmarks front & back, outstanding usage, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 5¢ GARFIELD COVER TO CYPRUS.
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Lot 1234 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two singles on double rate Supplementary Mail cover to England with 10¢ brown (209), all stamps tied by three strikes of Nov. 10, 1883 N.Y. Supplementary postmarks; two small opening tears at top, still Very Fine, attractive usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1235 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), two covers, each with a single Garfield to England reposted with Great Britain 1d (89), one forwarded from Hotel Victoria, London to "Agents and Steam Ship Servia"; slight corner reduction at right, nice pair, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1236 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), two singles on separate covers to England, each forwarded internally with British postage including 1890 cover with ½d pair and single 1d on 1888 cover, San Francisco and Syracuse origins respectively, Very Fine usages.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1237 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by clear "Salt Lake City Utah T. Jul. 11, 1885" c.d.s. on cover to Abo, Finland, New York transit on reverse, boxed due handstamp on face, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1238 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two unusual postage due usages to France: one Keeneville, N.Y. to Paris, June 30, 1884, rated due 5¢ in New York, 10c and 40c French dues added on arrival, then forwarded to Interlaken, Switzerland, again rated manuscript 50 centimes due with 50c Swiss dues tied at Interlaken, part of flap missing; second is a cover front only from Kitrell, N.C. to England and forwarded to France with 12 French postage dues overlapped at upper left; a Fine and interesting pair.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1239 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), canceled by cork obliterator and tied by "New Brunswick N.J. Feb. 13" c.d.s. on 1885 cover to Athens, Greece, various backstamps; cover with small opening tear at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1240 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), well tied by "Boston Mass. Dec. 28 `88" duplex on cover to Athens, Greece, to a student "at Am. Archaeological School", 1889 Athens receiving pmk., Very Fine usage, rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1241 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single canceled by barred oval, clear "Lawrence Kan. Aug. 16, 1887" c.d.s. alongside, on cover to the U.S. Consulate at "Reikiavik", Iceland, from a Lawrence stamp dealer, reverse with various postmarks including Dead Letter Office triangle, in addition to "Ubekjendt. inconnu" label, due marking and three different return handstamps on face; some edge wear and small opening tear at lower right, Fine, one of the rarest destinations in any period of 19th century philately.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1242 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), horizontal strip of three, tied by "Akron O. Dec. 20" postmarks and cork cancels on legal size 1883 cover to Vaduz, Liechtenstein, corner card for Office of Probate Judge, Jan. 8, 1884 Vaduz receiving postmark on reverse; cover with large sealed tear at lower left, right stamp with tiny tear at top, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE ONLY REPORTED 5¢ GARFIELD COVER TO LIECHTENSTEIN.
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Lot 1243 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), single used with 10¢ brown (209) on registered 1886 cover to Diekirch, Luxembourg from Decorah, Iowa, stamps tied by c.d.s. and quartered cork cancel struck twice, six-line corner card for monuments, fossil granite and Italian marble, New York registry label and red London transit, reverse with Luxembourg entry and receiving postmarks; stamps with tiny perf flaws from placement near edge, still an exceptional usage, Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 5¢ GARFIELD COVER TO LUXEMBOURG.
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Lot 1244 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), two covers to Portugal, first is a reduced legal size cover with two singles tied by Sing, Sing, N.Y. duplex to U.S. Legation, Lisbon, with Lisbon 1887 receiver on reverse; second cover has a pair tied by a Litchfield, Conn. May 18, 1885 duplex to U.S.S. Saratoga Fayal, Azores, cover faults include a repair at top and a slight reduction at right; Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1245 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), singles on two 1888 covers, each to St. Petersburg, Russia, tied by Brooklyn N.Y. and Adams Basin N.Y. postmarks, latter a short paid double rate with various due markings on face, each with blue St. Petersburg backstamp, excellent exhibition pair, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1246 |
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1882-88, 5¢ yellow brown, 5¢ indigo (205, 216), Scandinavian Destinations, eight covers including seven singles and one pair used to Norway, Sweden and Denmark, all with different postmarks including a Wis. M.O.B. and various receivers, some small cover faults on a few, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1247 |
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1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by bold "New York Feb. 9 `83" duplex on cover to France, readdressed to Algeria and then Malta, numerous backstamps incl. Munroe & Co. oval forwarder's datestamp; minor edge wear, still Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1248 |
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1888, 5¢ indigo (216), tied by May 23, 1890 New York duplex on cover to Algeria, bold Paris transit postmark and reverse with receiving c.d.s., banker's corner card; stamp with trivial toned spot in right margin, still fresh, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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