Sale 280

New York City Public Auction


The Ted Lockyear Collection/Justice Dept. - 1873 and 1879 Issues Used
 
 
Lot Photo Description
Lot 1719
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Justice Dept., 1873, 1¢ and 12¢ values (O25, O30), each with jumbo margins, 1¢ with bulls-eye cancel and 12¢ with circle of wedges cancel. 1¢ with tiny corner and internal creases, 12¢ with tiny corner crease. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1720
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Justice Dept., 1873, 2¢ purple (O26), bold strike of a red Washington, D.C. cross roads cancel, portion of c.d.s., large margins, crisp white paper and deep rich color. Tiny internal crease. Very Fine and striking.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1721
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), bold strike of blue three leaf clover from Chicago, Ill. A few faults. Fine appearance. Rare cancel.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1722
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), rich color with a spectacular strike of a New Orleans geometric cross, fresh and Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1723
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), three, with different New Orleans cancels. Few small faults. Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1724
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), horizontal strip of three, three strikes of bold circular grid cancel. Left stamp with trivial corner tear. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300

ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED USED JUSTICE MULTIPLES, NO BLOCKS ARE RECORDED.
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Lot 1725
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ purple (O28), bold strike of Maltese Cross, probably from New Orleans, large margins. Tiny hinge thin. Otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1726
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ purple (O28), exceptional centering and color, bold strike of negative "USA" cancel. Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1727
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ purple (O28), bold strike of mask cancel, exceptional margins. Couple trivial creases at bottom. Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1728
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ purple (O28), three, with different New Orleans cancels. Few minor faults. Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1729
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ and 30¢ values (O28, O33), each with a red cancel from Washington, D.C., 30¢ with cross roads cancel, good color contrast. F.-V.F.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1730
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Justice Dept., 1873, 12¢ purple (O30), bold strike of "OK" cancel. Faulty. Fine appearance.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1731
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Justice Dept., 1873, 12¢ purple (O30), very fine and bold strike of the blue Gin Barrel cancel of Chicago, Ill., fresh color and paper, virtually invisible small crease.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

A RARE AND PROBABLY UNIQUE CANCEL ON AN OFFICIAL.

Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1732
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Justice Dept., 1873, 12¢ and 24¢ values (O30, O32), rich colors, each with a blue "Department of Justice" favor cancel from 1877. F.-V.F.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1733
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Justice Dept., 1873, 24¢ purple (O32), bold strike of partial Annapolis, Md. c.d.s., likely a usage from the U.S. attorney based in the Maryland state capital. Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1734
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Justice Dept., 1873, 24¢ purple (O32), socked on nose strike of four rings cancel, excellent centering. Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1735
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Justice Dept., 1873, 30¢ purple (O33), bold strike of indigo oval grid cancel from Washington, D.C., rich color. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1736
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Justice Dept., 1873, 30¢ purple (O33), rich color, bold strike of a Boston style negative 18 cancel in blue, similar to Blake # 1892.
Estimate 300 - 400

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF A BOSTON STYLE NEGATIVE CANCEL IN BLUE.
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Lot 1737
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Justice Dept., 1873, 30¢ purple (O33), fine strike of a negative "M.P.O." cancellation, presumed to abbreviate Main Post Office and used in New York. Trivial light diagonal crease.
Estimate 300 - 400

ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE M.P.O. CANCEL ON AN OFFICIAL.
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Lot 1738
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Justice Dept., 1873, 90¢ purple (O34), exceptional centering, very fine strike of patent cancel, Louisville, Ky. style. Small faults. Fine appearance. Exceedingly rare cancel to be found on an Official high value.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1739
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Justice Dept., 1873, 90¢ purple (O34), fine strike of negative 5-point star within circle with outer ring cancel. Tiny thin and trivial corner crease. Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1740
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Justice Dept., 1873, 90¢ purple (O34), blue grid cancel, rich color. Small faults. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1741
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Justice Dept., 1873, 90¢ purple (O34), near perfect centering, circle of V's cancel, portion of red transit postmark at lower right, reperfed. Small crease at right. Extremely Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1742
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Justice Dept., 1873, 90¢ purple (O34), violet circle of wedges cancel, faint stitch watermark. Faint thin speck, reperfed. Otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1743
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ 12¢ 15¢ and 90¢ values (O28, O30, O31, O34), each with manuscript "X" cancel. 12¢ with small faults, 15¢ with tiny thin. Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1744
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢-10¢ 15¢-90¢ values (O27-O29, O31-O34), set with matching violet "Solicitor of the Treasury" oval favor postmarks, 30¢ has stitch watermark, 90¢ has the double plate scratch variety. 15¢ with pulled perf ending in a tiny surface scrape. F.-V.F. and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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