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U.S. Postal History - 1869 Pictorial Issue
 
 
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Lot 1306

1869, 2¢ brown (113), lightly tied on cover by ultramarine cork cancel with bright Philadelphia "Carrier/x/Jun/2/6 Del" c.d.s. alongside, Very Fine stamp and cover.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1307

1869, 2¢ brown (113), pair used with 6¢ ultramarine (115) tied by cork cancels on 1869 cover to Germany, postmarked red partial "New York Paid All/Direct, Nov 30" c.d.s. with red boxed "Hamburg/12.12.69/Franco" also tying stamps, backstamped Schotten receivers, 14 Dec; stamps average, cover F.-V.F.
Estimate 400 - 600

Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1308

1869, 3¢ ultramarine (114), tied by perfectly struck open 5-point star of West Hampton, Mass. on pretty lemon cover to Springfield, Mass., sharp West Hampton c.d.s., Aug 22, 1870, at left; stamp average, cover Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1309

1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), horizontal strip of five and a single target cancelled on registered cover to Bloomington, Mo., "Oskaloosa, Pa. Jul 7" c.d.s. and manuscript "Reg. No. 17"; flap replaced, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1310

1869, 10¢ yellow (116), tied by target cancel on cover to Cardenas, Cuba postmarked "Millbridge Me., Feb. 14" c.d.s. with faint "NA" in oval; stamp about Fine, cover Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200

Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1311

1869, 12¢ green (117), tied by blue Savannah, Ga. duplex, Dec 7 (1869) on folded cover to Liverpool, red New York foreign mail c.d.s., Dec 11, and red "Paid/Liverpool/U.S. Packet" receiver, Dec 22, blue sender's oval datestamp at lower left; stamp straight edge one side, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1312

1869, 12¢ green (117), target cancel along with two 3¢ blue (114) tied on registered cover to Springville, N.Y., "Brockwayville, Pa., Jun 20" c.d.s. and manuscript "No. 38 Registered"; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine, with original enclosure datelined Blue Rock, Pa.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1313

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (118), fine centering, tied on cover by a cork cancel on an 1869 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New York Paid 3/Aug 20" c.d.s. and French transit on front and reverse, Fine first month use.
Scott $1,900
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Lot 1314

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (118), fine centering, tied on cover by cork cancel and red boxed "PD" to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 6 Apr 24" c.d.s., blue French transit on front, light cover toning, Fine first month use.
Scott $1,900 on cover
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Lot 1315

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), Fine, tied by NYFM cancel (Weiss Tr.S6) on yellow 1869 cover to France, pmked red "New Paid York, 12, Jul 10" c.d.s. with red boxed "PD" and matching French packet octagon of the same date, manuscript "pr Str. ‘Pereire’", backstamped Paris, July 20, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1316

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), choice Very Fine jumbo margined single tied by New Orleans duplex, Dec 18 (1869) on folded letter to France, red "New Paid York, 6" c.d.s. with blurred blue French entry c.d.s. and red boxed "PD", Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800

Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1317

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), tied, along with 3¢ 1869 (114), on small registered cover from New York to Point Pleasant, N.J., small "New York, Registered, Dec 11" c.d.s.; stamps with minor flaws, F.-V.F. scarce domestic use of the 15¢ 1869, unlisted in Rose census, ex-Foote.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1318

1869, 24¢ green & violet (120), used with 3¢ ultramarine (114), tied by segmented cork cancels on large part of legal size cover in which thick court documents were mailed; reduced at both ends and refolded top and bottom with sealed tear at bottom, Fine and exceedingly rare, one of only four recorded 24c 1869 covers.
Scott $4,000

Expertization: 1954 P.F. Certificate.
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