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Lot 999 |
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Post Office Dept., 1873, 2¢ black (O48), bold strike of N.Y.F.M. type GE-EP3 cancellation, corner fault at upper right, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1000 |
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Post Office Dept., 1873, 6¢ black (O50), bold strike of violet "Diamond Rubber" in a diamond cancellation. Small corner crease at lower left. Scarce cancellation.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1001 |
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Post Office Dept., 1873, 15¢ black (O53), clear strike of N.Y.F.M. type GE-EP3 cancellation, Fine, Ex-Weiss.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1002 |
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Post Office Dept., 1879, 3¢ black (O108), well centered in jumbo margins, cancelled by negative "75" in a rectangle. Couple small faults. Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1003 |
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Post Office postmarks, group of four comprising 15¢ with a blue Boston M.O.B. c.d.s., 15¢ with Blue Cincinnati c.d.s., 15¢ with blue Chicago reciever, and a 12¢ with a purple "Mail Service" postmark. Small faults. F.-V.F. appearance.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1004 |
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Post Office Color Cancels, group of sixteen with color comprising red, blue, purple, and violet, various designs include blue boxed geometric, purple star, and purple cross. Minor faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1005 |
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Post Office Cancellations, selection of 27 different cancellations, better include 2¢ with a plate scratch and Chicago blue, 2¢ with triple star, 3¢ with blue lined star, 12¢ with N.Y.P.O. ellipse, 15¢ jumbo with blue Chicago patent, and various others. Few minor faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1006 |
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Post Office Cancels, group of sixty-two different cancels with a large variety including colors of red, blue, violet, and purple, various geometrics, pictorials including stars and leaves. Small faults. Fine and interesting group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1007 |
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State Dept., 1873, 3¢ 6¢ and 10¢ values (O59, O60, O62), all canceled by blue Dept. of State favor cancels, additional 10¢ canceled by red boxed "received" favor cancel. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1008 |
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State Dept., 1873, 90¢ dark green (O67), cancelled by Washington, D.C. duplex with fishtail "6" in three circles, portion of c.d.s. at left, deep rich color. Single nibbed perf. Otherwise F.-V.F. and fresh.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1009 |
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State Dept. cancellations, selection of seven comprising one 3¢ 10¢ and 12¢ two 7¢ and 30¢ stamps, cancellations comprise four numerals, incised star, Washington third-class oval, and a blue favor, few small faults, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1010 |
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State Dept. cancels in red, 1¢ 7¢ 10¢ 12¢ and 24¢ with red cancels. Few faults. F.-V.F. appearance.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1011 |
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State Dept. cancels in violet, 1¢-10¢ 24¢-90¢ (O57-O62, O65-O67) all cancelled by the Washington, D.C. violet quartered duplex with the exception of the 24¢ that is cancelled by a violet cork. Couple small faults. Otherwise F.-V.F. Difficult group to assemble.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1012 |
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State Dept. cancels, group of 28 stamps ranging from the 1¢ to 15¢ plus two 30¢ range of cancels from Washington, D.C. including fishtails, numerals in three rings, indigos, and third class ovals, New York cancels include a negative "4" and various barred ellipses. Minor faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1013 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), bold strike of circled three-leaf clover, Fine and scarce pictoral cancellation.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1014 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), very fine strike of negative "H" in a heart cancellation, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1015 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), fancy "pumpkin face" cancel. Fine. Very Fine strike.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1016 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), cancelled by a bold strike of a Chicago blue positive star in geometric wreath. Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1017 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), bold partial strike of the Pekin, Ill. blue teapot cancellation (Cole type Pi-24), Fine, exceptional pictoral cancellation of the highest order.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1018 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 3¢ brown (O74), used block of four. Vivid color, blue grid cancels of Chicago, Ill. or Savannah, Geo. Lower right stamp with trivial pressed crease, natural straight edge at right. Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1019 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ brown (O75), used block of eight. Geometric box within square cancels. Trivial edge faults at bottom. Fine. Very attractive and rare large multiple.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1020 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 6¢ 10¢ 12¢ 30¢ & 90¢ values (O75, O77-78, O81-82), used blocks of four. 6¢ cancelled by geometric grids, 10¢ by corks, 12¢ pen cancels, 30¢ & 90¢ with roller-type cancels. Few small faults. Generally F.-V.F.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1021 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 12¢ brown (O78), cancelled by green cork of Owensboro, K.Y., Very Fine, green cancellations are scarce on official stamps.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1022 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 15¢ brown (O79), partial strike of N.Y.F.M. type ST-4P1 cancellation, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1023 |
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Treasury Dept., 1873, 15¢ brown (O79), used block of four. Four strikes of large negative "A" cancels. Small faults include a small sealed tear. Otherwise F.-V.F. Rare used block with an attractive cancel.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1024 |
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Treasury Dept. star cancels, group of six stamps with various star cancels comprising a 1¢ with the San Francisco postive star in wreath, 2¢ with large hollow star in circle, 6¢ with small six-pointed star in circle, 15¢ with lined star, 15¢ with double lined star, and a 90¢ with double lined star. Couple trivial faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1025 |
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Treasury Dept. town cancels, group of eight comprising a 1¢ with a R.P.O. agent c.d.s., 1¢ with blue Rockland, Me 1883 c.d.s., a 2¢ with a blue St. Louis & S.E. R.R. Greenbrier station double oval, a 10¢ with St. Louis 3rd class marking, 12¢ with purple Greensboro c.d.s., a 15¢ with blue Cincinatti c.d.s., a 30¢ with blue registry numerals, and a 90¢ with N.Y. registered station "E" c.d.s. Few trivial faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1026 |
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Treasury Dept. cancels, group of ten better cancels comprising a three leaf clover on a 24¢ a three leaf clover in a circle, leaf, positive "5" in circle, positive "OK" from Beliot, Okla., N.Y. positive "2" in circle, Brooklyn negative "B" in geometric on 7¢ negative "E" in circle, and the double Tau marking of Savannah, Geo. Few tiny faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1027 |
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Treasury Dept. color cancels, group of twenty stamps including values up to the 90¢ with various color cancels in red, purple, violet, and blues. Few trivial faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1028 |
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Treasury Dept. cancellations, selection of 49 with all-different cancellations of various designs, better include intertwined "U.S.", several New Orleans geometrics, triple star, Washington, D.C. snowflakes, colors, a couple varieties (2¢ plate scratch, 3¢ double perf.), etc., few small faults, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1029 |
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Treasury Dept. cancels, large group of 119 Treasury stamps ranging to the 90¢ value, wide variety of cancels including geometrics, stars, barred ellipses, and colors. Trivial faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1030 |
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War Dept., 1873, 2¢ rose (O84), bold strike of New York foreign mail "15" oval cancellation, very fine centering, slightly irregular perfs at top, Very Fine appearance, following the geometric period, the New York "15" cancellation was used by the foreign mail department on circulars and other third-class matter.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1031 |
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War Dept., 1873, 30¢ rose (O92), very fine strike of mask cancellation. Large tear. F.-V.F. appearance.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1032 |
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War Dept., 1879, 3¢ rose red (O116), bold strike of shoe fly cancellation. Couple minor faults. Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1033 |
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War Dept. New Orleans cancellations, selection of ten different New Orleans cancellations including many Very Fine strikes. Few faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1034 |
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War Dept. color cancels, group of 13 with colors in red, various blues, and violet, better includes 1¢ with red, 90¢ with Washington D.C. violet, and 7¢ with blue. Minor faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1035 |
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War Dept. numeral and letter cancels, group of 12 cancels comprising two N.Y. negative numerals ("2" & "4") on a 7¢ and 3¢ five N.Y barred ellipses on values up to the 90¢ two Washington fishtail numerals, two N.Y. station "A" cancels on a 7¢ and 90¢ and a 90¢ with a Philadelphia "10" in three rings. Minor faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1036 |
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War Dept. town cancels, group of 16 cancels with various town c.d.s. postmarks or 3rd class ovals, better include better include St. Augustine, Fla, Sante Fe, N.M., Port Huron, Mich., Pelham, N.Y., and Port Townsend, Wash. Terr. Some minor faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1037 |
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War Dept. cancellations, selection of 64 different cancellations on various denominations up to the 90¢ better include Jefferson Barracks "U.S." on a 1¢ strip of three, blue heart in a circle, blue "US", bottle stopper "4", blue reverse "75", Pittsburgh "RKN", and 6¢ on a piece with Vancouver, Wash. c.d.s. Few faults. F.-V.F. group with many exceptional strikes.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1038 |
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War Dept. cancellations, group of 162 stamps with a wide variety of cancellations including a shield on a 6¢ #3 bottle stopper, various geometrics, and color cancels, also included is a used 30¢ block of four with minor faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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