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Lot 463 |
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1869, 2¢ brown (113), single and pair tied by New York circle of wedges duplexes on orange envelope to Boston, Very Fine double rate cover.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 464 |
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1869, 3¢ ultramarine (114), selection of five (5) covers with better cancels: West Hampton, Mass. 5-point star; ultramarine South Deerfield, Ms.; red Guilford, Vt. circle of Vs; and two blue Florida towns, Jacksonville and Pilatka; clean F-VF group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 465 |
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1869, 3¢ ultramarine (114), spectacular beautifully centered jumbo tied on small cover to Sidney, Ill. by target cancel, matching bold "Princeton, Ill. Sep 16" c.d.s. alongside, fresh and Extremely Fine, a condition rarity.
Estimate 100 - 150
Provenance: Grunin
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Lot 466 |
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1869, 6¢ ultramarine (115), Fine single tied by open grid on cover to England with Astor House corner card, red "New York Mar 12" datestamp and 1870 Chippenham arrival backstamp, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 467 |
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1869, 6¢ ultramarine (115), cancelled by small circle of wedges and tied by Boston Nov 15, 1869 c.d.s. on cover to Harvey Corner, New Brunswick, St. John transit and Harvey Corner receiving postmark on reverse; Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 468 |
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1869, 10¢ yellow (116), single with natural straight edge at right, tied by small circle of wedges and "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 18" c.d.s. on cover originating in Shanghai, China, partial strike of Shanghai c.d.s., manuscript "via Pacific Mail" at top; cover slightly reduced at right, Fine & scarce.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 469 |
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1869, 10¢ yellow (116), about Fine, tied by cork cancel on 1870 cover to Paris, France, matching"Philada Pa Mar 4" c.d.s. alongside, endorsed "Via England" but apparently carried direct by French packet with clear "Etats Unis/Paq Fr H No/5 Mar 70" arrival postmark and charged "16" decimes due, Paris backstamp, Very Fine and unusual usage showing conflicting systems of weights.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
At this time the convention called for a single rate of 7½ grams for exchange offices using gram weights or 1/3rd oz (which is 10g) for local offices using ounce weights, this letter paid as a single during the no convention period, must have fallen in between 7½ and 10 grams to have been charged double the usual 8 decimes due.
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Lot 470 |
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1869, 12¢ green (117), exceptionally well centered single, tied by waffle grid on 1869 folded letter to Scotland, datelined at Chicago, red partial "New York Dec 2" transit and Edinburgh arrival backstamp, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 471 |
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1869, 12¢ green (117), tied by quartered cork cancel on May 29, 1869 cover to Newport-Monmouthshire, England, partial Ohio c.d.s., light red New York Paid All exchange postmark and London entry c.d.s., backstamped "Newport-Mon." c.d.s.; cover with small edge tears at top, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 472 |
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1869, 12¢ green (117), natural straight edge at right, affixed slightly overlapping 3¢ ultramarine (114) and tied by circle of wedges cancel on orange cover to France, "Macon City, Mo." c.d.s. alongside, red "New/Paid/York/12" exchange postmark and red 1869 French entry octagon, three backstamps, bit of flap missing, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 473 |
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1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), Fine single with rich colors, affixed slightly overlapping 3¢ green (147) and both cancelled by target on registered yellow cover to West Windfield, N.Y., clear "Millersburg, Ioa. 7 Nov" c.d.s and manuscript "Reg. No 10" at top left, fresh and Very Fine usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 474 |
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1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), cancelled by bold 7-bar open grid, matching "Metamora Ill. Aug. 2" c.d.s. on 1870 cover to Meilen, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" postmark; cover with mended nick at upper right, otherwise fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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