| Gordon Bleuler Collection - Mourning Covers |
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Lot 1778 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample margins to in at top, tied by two strikes of red grid cancel, matching "Boston 5 cts 7 Nov 7" c.d.s. on a mourning cover to Brooklyn, Conn., Very Fine and rare. Alexander does not record a mourning cover from Boston in the 1847 census.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1779 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), single tied on a mourning cover by a blue "Cincinnati, O. May 17" c.d.s. along with three singles of the 3¢ dull red (11), 10¢ treaty rate to Montreal, Canada, 1855 Montreal receiver on reverse, Fine and unusual.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1780 |
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1861, 10¢ yellow green (68), tied on a mourning cover by a light violet "Hartford, Ct. Apr 13" quartered cork duplex to Berlin, Prussia, manuscript "Via Hamburg or Bremen", red "New York Paid all Direct" and partial red Hamburg transit on front, blue receiver on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1781 |
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Stampless and local mourning covers, group of five comprising a manuscript "Way 6" to Jerusalem, Va., "New York 22 Apr 5 cts" c.d.s. on a morning cover to Hudson, acid tied Blood's 1¢ bronze (15L13) with Blood's Despatch c.d.s. for local delivery, incoming steamship mail to North Alabama with "N.Y. Steamship 10 Oct 22" handstamp, and incoming transatlantic to Chicago, Ill., red British Packet Boston handstamp and matching paid, Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1782 |
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1857-1869 issues mourning covers, group of nine including a 3¢ dull red (11) from New Haven, Ct. with a skull and crossbones wax seal, 3¢ dull red (26) with enclosure, four 3¢ rose (65) covers including a usage with a 1¢ blue (63) paying the Phil. Penny Post carrier fee, a local 2¢ brown (113) use cancelled by a New York Received duplex, and two 3¢ ultramarine (114) covers including one with a red Charlestown, Mass. c.d.s., Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1783 |
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Banknote issue mourning covers, group of eight different Banknotes issues ranging from the 2¢ to 6¢ values including a 5¢ use to France forwarded three times, various first class rate combinations, Very Fine and clean group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1784 |
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1890-1920s mourning covers, group of 11 mourning covers comprising a wide range of issues and rates ranging from the Small Banknotes to Washington-Franklins and a C4 airmail usage, better include a transatlantic forwarded cover to Bavaria, a Queen Victoria mourning wrapper, and several registered usages, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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