| U.S. Postal History - 1867 Grilled Issues |
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Lot 456 |
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1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill (83), strong grill, just Fine, tied by bold circle of wedges on small 1868 cover to New Haven, Ct., matching "New-York Jan. 24" c.d.s.; Very Fine.
Scott $1,150 Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 457 |
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1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (90), horizontal pair, each with well defined grill, struck by black segmented cork cancels and tied by bold blue Calais postmark on June 1868 cover to Cadiz, Spain, overpaying the 22¢ British mail rate via France by 2¢, per Cunard steamer Java, two different New York postmarks in red, blue merchants' datestamp, bold red "8.R" due handstamp, right stamp with small corner crease, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 458 |
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1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (90), single with strong grill, used with #94 and tied by targets on small cover to Rome, Italy, redirected to Beirut, Syria, numerous transit markings front & back though postmark of origin is not readable; 3¢ with small perf faults at bottom, Fine and very scarce usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 459 |
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1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (90), Fine single tied by grid on a particularly clean cover to London, partial red "Boston/Paid" c.d.s. and bold red 1868 London arrival c.d.s., fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $500 Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 460 |
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1867, 15¢ black, E. grill (91), fresh and Very Fine, tied by bold circle of "V's" and red "New/Paid/York/Jul 2/6" datestamp on fresh 1868 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, blue Calais entry c.d.s. and matching boxed "PD," Paris transit and Bordeaux arrival backstamps, Extremely Fine.
Scott $850 Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 461 |
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1867, 12¢ black, F. grill (97), centered to left, tied by bright red grid on cover to Nottingham, England, matching "Baltimore Md. Nov 20" c.d.s. and red "New York Paid All" exchange c.d.s., clear "Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet 3 Dec 68" postmark; fresh and Very Fi ne.
Scott $325 Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 462 |
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1867, 15¢ black, F. grill (98), centered to right, tied by circle of wedges and small red "PD" in box on June 1869 cover to Paris, France, red "Boston May 25 Paid 6" exchange c.d.s. and bold blue Calais transit, no receiving postmarks; Fine usage.
Scott $350 Estimate 100 - 150
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