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Sale 285
The Peter DuPuy Collection
of the U.S. 30 Cent Orange and 90 Cent Blue of 1861
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Lot 102 |
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1867 (May 20) Memphis, Tenn. to Oxford, Miss., duplex c.d.s. with quartered cork tying 30¢ orange (71) and 3¢ rose (65) with selvage on yellow legal size cover, court case docketing, reverse with "filed & opened 3 June 1867"; stamps each with single pulled perf, reduced slightly at ends; Fine and scarce domestic usage; eleven-times the 3¢ domestic letter rate.
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Lot 103 |
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1862 (c.) San Francisco to Boston, via Wells Fargo, large blue "Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco Feb. 11" double-circle datestamp tying 30¢ orange (71) on large refolded wrapper to Boston, Mass., endorsed "Flying Eagle" on flap, forwarded out of mails from San Francisco to New York, entered U.S. mails with "New York Mar. 7" double circle duplex; 30¢ with single short perf, Very Fine usage.
RARE WELLS FARGO OUT OF THE MAILS USAGE.
Provenance: Paliafito
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Lot 104 |
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1866 (May 4) Revenue Usage, dated $543.18 check from Philadelphia bearing 30¢ orange (71) cancelled by manuscript and used in lieu of a revenue stamp, Very Fine, scarce usage.
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Lot 105 |
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1866 (May 21) Revenue Usage, dated $604.12 check from Philadelphia bearing 30¢ orange (71) used with 5¢ brown (76), straight edge at right, cancelled by manuscript and used as revenues, Fine, scarce usage.
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Lot 106 |
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1867 (Dec. 20) Revenue Usage, handwritten receipt of payment bearing 30¢ orange (71) tied by 1867 manuscript and used in lieu of a revenue stamp; light stamp crease, Fine, scarce usage.
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