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Lot 475 |
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1870, 12¢ dull violet (151), single used with 10¢ brown (150), each with matching small circle of wedges cancels, 10¢ tying, on white envelope to Callao, Peru, Boston and New York postmarks, 12¢ pulled perf at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 476 |
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1870, 24¢ purple (153), used with 3¢ green (147), quartered cork cancels and tied by one of two strikes red "New 24 York Feb 3" c.d.s. on small cover postmarked "Pottsville Pa. 1 Feb" c.d.s. to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red "London Paid" transit c.d.s. also ties 3¢ stamp, printed address to the U.S.S. Lancaster care of U.S. Consul, backstamped Rio, March 18; small repaired nick at upper right, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: clear 1982 P.F. Certificate.
The rate to Brazil by British mails via Southampton was 28¢ per ½oz. This 1¢ underpayment, however, was apparently accepted without penalty.
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Lot 477 |
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1870, 24¢ purple (153), single tied by segmented cork cancel on 3¢ green entire to New York, 3¢ with matching cancel, clear "Battle Creek Mich. Mar. 27" c.d.s., manuscript "Forwarded to Hong Kong, China British mail via Southampton" in the sender's hand, three pen strokes deleting original address (included one also tying the 24¢) and manuscript "Hong Kong/ China" in someone else's hand, clear "New York Apr. 14" c.d.s. and red Apr. 16 exchange c.d.s. with "24" credit and London transit, large "Unclaimed" written vertically at left and red crayon "1d", reverse with June 1873 Hong-Kong Marine-Sorter postmark and an additional Hong Kong postmark dated Jan. 12, 1874, original 1873 enclosure from Battle Creek sheds some light on this peculiar usage: "The news that this missive contains will probably be stale enough by the time it reaches you for I am going to try and send it around the world I think I shall succeed in my undertaking if some good American in China will have the kindness to forward it to the address which I will give in full on the last page of this sheet. If there should be such a thing as a dead-letter office in China this will probably arrive at Laramie all right" (the address Laramie City, Wyoming Terr.); entire with small opening tears at top and piece out of indicia, stamp with small corner crease, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
PROBABLY A UNIQUE USE OF THE 24¢ BANK NOTE AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED AROUND-THE-WORLD USAGES.
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Lot 478 |
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1873, 30¢ gray black (165), used with 24¢ purple (153) and tied by circles of wedges on 1875 cover from Boston to Ahmednuggur, India via Brindisi, "Boston Paid Aug 10", "London Paid 21 Au 75" with manuscript "220/2" and "2" rates all in red, backstamped Sea Post Office, Sept 3, and Ahmednuggur, Sept 16, a choice Very Fine double rate cover.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Knapp, Kaplan, Albert
As of August 1, 1875, the rate to India by British mails via Brindisi was lowered from 28¢ to 27¢ per ½oz. Thus, the example offered here is the correctly franked double rate cover.
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Lot 479 |
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1883, 2¢ red brown (210), tied by neat target cancel, perfectly struck day of issue "Hannibal, N.Y. Oct. 1 1883" double circle alongside, on yellow cover to Buffalo, N.Y. with attorney's corner card; skillfully mended at left with a new flap added, fresh Very Fine appearance, only 30-40 First Day Covers of #210 are believed to exist.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 480 |
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1888, 4¢ carmine (215), single used on registered 4¢ green entire (U258) from Galveston, Texas to Prague, Austria, additionally franked with 1¢ dull blue (219) and 6¢ brown red (224), each with matching cork smear, New York registry label, reverse with purple Galveston registry postmark dated Dec. 5, 1890, Prague receiving postmark; Very Fine and choice, a remarkable and very rare combination of stamps.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 481 |
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1888, 30¢ orange brown (217), about Fine, used with 1¢ blue (212), two 5¢ indigo (216) and (on reverse) 10¢ brown (209) on large 4¢ entire (U325) registered to Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 11, 1889, New York exchange office registry label, backstamp New York, Nov 13 and Buenos Aires (illegible "Certificado" c.d.s); file folds, one through a 5¢, and edge crumpling from thick contents; Fine and rare usage- 9-times U.P.U. rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 482 |
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1903, 2¢ carmine, type I (319), tied by Milwaukee, Wis. machine cancel, Nov 11, 1906, on postcard to La Canée, Crete, Italian La Canea handstamp at right, backstamped Kastellion and La Canea [Xania], Nov 20, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 483 |
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1908, 2¢ carmine, imperf, horizontal coil (344H), tied on cover to Germantown, Pa. by Philadelphia Penn. Square St. machine cancel, Feb 8, 1912, John Wanamaker department store corner card; minor edge toning, Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE 1908 2¢ IMPERF COIL IN THE HORIZONTAL FORMAT, THIS BEING THE ONLY COMMERCIAL USE.
Expertization: 2003 APS Certificate.
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Lot 484 |
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1911, 2¢ carmine, imperf, horizontal coil (384H), tied on cover to Waucoma, Iowa by Hudson Terminal, N.Y. machine cancel, Feb 8, 1915, stamp dealer corner card, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE ONLY RECORDED COVER OF THE 1910 2¢ IMPERF COIL IN THE HORIZONTAL FORMAT AND BY DEFAULT, THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE.
Expertization: 2003 APS Certificate.
A cover prized equally by both the coil specialist and the EDU collector.
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Lot 485 |
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1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), singles tied by Columbus, Ohio duplexes, May 13 (1922?), on Special Delivery cover to Forkton, Ky.; opened at right slightly damaging one stamp, a Fine, properly franked and very rare usage.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THIS IS NO DOUBT, ONE OF THE LARGEST RECORDED USAGES OF A #449.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 486 |
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1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), well centered and Very Fine; tied on cover by neat Minneapolis machine cancel, Jan 6, 1916, bank corner card, flap missing, otherwise Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $1,350 Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 487 |
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1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), fresh and Fine tied on mourning cover by "New Haven, Conn. Westvilla Sta. Mar 18, 1916" duplex; F-VF and rare, includes enclosure.
Scott $1,350 Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 488 |
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1917, 50¢ light violet (477), used with straight edge violet black (478) and a strip of three $5 green (480) along with 1¢, 2¢, 5¢ and 10¢ perforation 11 on large piece of a registered parcel wrapper postmarked magenta "New York (Foreign Branch) N.Y. Registered Aug 31 1917", each stamp tied by "Foreign Station U.S.A. N.Y." double oval; closed tear and corner creases, none affecting stamps, one $5 with straight edge, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE UNWATERMARKED 50¢ PERF. 10 (IT IS ALSO ONE OF TWO EARLIEST "ON COVER" USES OF THE $1- SEE NEXT LOT).
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Lot 489 |
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1916, $1 violet black (478), used with a $2 blue (479) and a strip of three $5 (480) along with a 2¢ and 10¢ perf. 11, on large piece of registered parcel wrapper postmarked Aug 31, 1917 as the preceding lot; sealed tear in piece not affecting stamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE OTHER KNOWN "ON COVER" USE OF THE UNWATERMARKED $1 PERF. 10.
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Lot 490 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499e), booklet pane of 6. Tied by 2¢ on 3¢ entire (U446) by "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai China Jul 31" 1920 duplexes, sent Special Delivery to Fort Washington, Md., Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 491 |
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1917 High Value Franklins (510/518), group of nine registered parcel tags to and/or from various Federal Reserve Banks, includes two $1 (518) as part of $2.26 postage; five 50¢ (517) with a 4¢; a 50¢ with a 30¢ and a 4¢; two 30¢ with a 6¢; three 10¢ with an 8¢, all with "FRB/SL" perfin (Federal Reserve Bank, Salt Lake); etc., few faults, generally Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 492 |
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1929, 1¢ Kans. (658), tied with pair of 2¢ flat plate (554), by Delphos, Kans. c.d.s., Dec 20, 1930, on cover to Bilaspur, India, Delphos hotel corner card, Bilaspur receiver, Jan 20, 1931, on front, Janjgir transit c.d.s., Jan 9, on reverse, Fine-Very Fine, a rare overseas commercial use of the Kansas-Nebraska issue.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 493 |
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1929, 1¢ Kans. and 5¢, 6¢ Nebr. (658, 674, 675), used with a 5¢ Ericsson (628), tied by circles of wedges and by North Platte, Nebr. double oval on small registered cover to Council Bluffs, Iowa, backstamped Council Bluffs, June 18, 1931, no North Platte datestamp, Very Fine, scarce, properly franked mixed issue registered cover, 2¢ letter rate plus 15¢ for registration.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 494 |
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1929, 1¢ (3) and 9¢ Kans. (658, 667), tied by Newton, Kans. duplexes, May 17, 1930 on special delivery cover to Lawrence, Kansas., Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 495 |
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1929, 1½¢ Kans. (659), block of six used with pair of ½¢ Hale (551) and a 2¢ Fallen Timbers (680) on special delivery cover to Newton, Kansas, Nov 11, 1929, Newton, Kans., Newton receiver on reverse, Very Fine, scarce properly franked usage.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 496 |
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1929, 2¢ and 10¢ Kans. (660, 668), tied by mute double ovals on legal size registered cover from Hutchinson to Lyons, Kans., postmarked on reverse by Hutchinson registry c.d.s.s, Aug 26, 1929 and by Lyons receiver the next day, handstamped violet "Return Receipt Requested. Fee Paid."; file fold not affecting stamps, Fine and rare usage, triple letter rate of 2¢ plus 15¢ for registration and 3¢ for return receipt.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 497 |
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1929, 5¢ Kans. (663), pair used with 2¢ flat plate (554) tied by Leavenworth, Kans. duplexes, Aug 12, 1929, on special delivery cover to Santa Fe, N.M., dry goods dealer corner card, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 498 |
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1929, 9¢ Kans. and 1¢ Nebr. (667, 669), tied on 3¢ entire (U436) cancelled Bradford, Kans., Sep 28, 1933, sent special delivery to Detroit, three different R.P.O. c.d.s. and Detroit receiver on reverse, bank corner card, Very Fine, very scarce mixed issue commercial usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
Provenance: Seacrest
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Lot 499 |
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1929, 1½¢ Nebr. used as postage dues (670), on a matching pair of 1¢ postal cards (UY7r) with two-sided illustrated advertising for concrete mixers sent by the Sheldon Mfg. Co., Nehawka, Nebr., Aug 16, 1930 to clients in Seattle, Wash. and Modesto, Cal., both were undeliverable and were returned to sender at the 3rd class printed circular rate of 1½¢, one is marked "Postage Due 1½ cent" the other "1 cent", the 1½¢ Nebr. was applied on arrival in Nehawka, a Very Fine and rare pair of cards.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 500 |
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1956, $5 Hamilton (1053), used with a pair of 2¢ Wright (1280) from a booklet pane, tied by magenta Stamford, Ct. c.d.s.s, Sept 12, 1978, on registered airmail cover to Germany, Very Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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