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Lot 1529 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), position 29L3, clear to oversize margins, tied by partial large "PAID" grid on local cover postmarked light strike red Boston c.d.s.; Very Fine stamp, Fine cover.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 1530 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), vertical pair with full right sheet margin, position 50/70L2, neatly pen-cancelled and tied by light strike "East German, N.Y., Aug 27" c.d.s. on embossed ladies envelope to Sandown, N.H., Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1531 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), three 3-4 margin singles tied by New York "3-bar" c.d.s.s Mar 28, 1852, on cover to Detroit; stamps F-VF, cover Very Fine with enclosure.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1532 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), position 93L1L, Fine, used with a 4-margin 3¢ #11, tied by Sacramento City, Cal. c.d.s. on 6¢ entire (U14), to Pittstown, N.J.; reduced just a bit at left, Fine and unusual franking.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1533 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), vertical pair, cut to shape with truncated corners, used with 3c dull red (11), in at two places, tied together by "Alton Ill./Jun 5" c.d.s. on 1856 envelope to Germany "14/N. York U.S. Pkt./ Jun 14 " c.d.s., "24/9 KrR America über Bremen" handstamp in red backstamped Frankfurt (July 3), rated "33" (décimes) and "33/2", light soiling, unusual usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
Under Bremen Treaty Mail the cover was handled as unpaid mail since part prepayment of postage was not accepted.
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Lot 1534 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), four singles plus three on folded letter and one a cover with printed enclosure announcing the appointment of an agent for the sale of Indian vegetable saccharine powder to physicians, a few small faults but most are four margin, attractive examples.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1535 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), four margins including portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, cancelled by majenta circled grid on 1851 datelined folded letter, matching "Clinton Ms. Oct 21" c.d.s. and "Paid" handstamp; taped letter slit at bottom right, Very Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1536 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), three large margins including wide sheet margin at top, just touching frame at upper left, tied by nicely contrasting blue circled grid on blue envelope, endorsed "Immediately!", matching blue "Malone N.Y. Jul 12" c.d.s., part of 1851 enclosed letter; Very Fine and choice first month usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1537 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), 3+ margins, tied by blue "WAY/6" in circle on folded cover to Lynchburg, Va., docked Aug 28, 1851. Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
Expertization: shade identified by W.F. Amonette.
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Lot 1538 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), vertical pair, position 58/68R1i, nearly four margins, neat blue grid cancels, on Hardware & Carriage Trimmings advertising cover postmarked "La Fayette, Ill., Dec 30" c.d.s. (1851) to Logansport, Ind., Very Fine and most attractive.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1539 |
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Via Nicaragua./ Ahead of the mails./ Leland, blue truncated box handstamp, bearing 3¢ dull red (11) bottom margin pair, in at top, dry print, tied by "STEAM/SHIP" handstamp on buff cover to Portsmouth, R.I.; cover internally reinforced with similiar paper, Fine appearance. George Leland, later a partner with John McCombe in an express company, was originally a letter bag operator who copied the Vanderbilt slogan and handstamp format for his own local San Francisco service.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1540 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), horizontal strip of three and single, margins to slightly in, pretty 1853 shade, tied by multiple strikes of black grid with matching "New Bedford Ms. Jul 19" c.d.s. on folded letter (1st page missing) to San Francisco, fresh and Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1541 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), full margins except slightly cut in at right, tied by large "Paid" grid on folded letter from Boston to Halifax, Nova Scotia, "5" handstamp in black and manuscript "Arabia", "U. States Halifax Au 26 1859" exchange office marking on reverse; Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Knapp
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Lot 1542 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), ample margins except slightly cut in at bottom, tied by large "Paid" grid on folded letter from Boston to Halifax, Nova Scotia, "5" handstamp and manuscript "per Europa", partial "U. States Halifax (??) 1858" Exchange Office backstamp; two light vertical file folds with minor toned spots, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1543 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type I (13), horizontal pair, ample to huge margins except just in at bottom left of right stamp, used with 1¢ blue Type IV (9), ample to large margins, tied by blue grids on 1856 cover to Noroy-Le-Bourg, France, via England by American packet, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Oct 11" exchange c.d.s. and black Havre "Paq. Ama." datestamp applied only to mail conveyed to Southampton by the Bremen line, "16" décimes double rate collection, fancy merchant's oval on face, blue "Vermillionville La. Sep. 25" origin c.d.s. on reverse along with Paris transit and receiving datestamp of Noroy-Le-Bourg; stamps with lightened pen cancels, 1¢ with tiny repaired nick at top center, Fine and attractive usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: "Patrick Henry"
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Lot 1544 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), large margins to slightly in, tied by Canadian target cancels on embossed lady's envelope fully paid from Canada to East Thetford, Vt. large blue "6" and matching "Canada" in arc, bold "Barnston C.E. MR 31 1856" postmark, backstamped Stanstead L.C. exchange office c.d.s., manuscript "Via Derby Line" (Vermont, U.S. exchange office) at upper left, Fine usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1545 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), position 10R with with full sheet margin and guide line at right and partial sheet margin at top, just in at bottom, tied by neat San Francisco c.d.s. on cover to Newburyport, Mass., manuscript "per Str Golden Age", Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1546 |
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1851, 12¢ black (17), two singles, margins to slightly in, canceled by red grids on July 1857 folded letter to England, manuscript "Prepaid" written above stamps, red "New-York Am. Pkt. '3' Jul. 11" exchange c.d.s., very long, closely written letter; right stamp with trivial corner crease, Fine.
Scott $820
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1547 |
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1855 (c.) Saint Augustine Fla. to Hudson, N.Y. (U10), c.d.s. on 1854 3¢ red on buff (U10) entire endorsed "Via Charleston", with hand-colored valentine rhyme enclosure; envelope with upper right tear, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1548 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), plate 11 single with dramatic double transfer (Neinken page 484, fig. 22A4-20), tied with a 3¢ (#26) on a small local Boston cover postmarked red c.d.s., opening tears at top affect the 3¢ otherwise Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1549 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), horizontal strip of three, positions 41-43R8, position 41 with curl in "E", full guide line at left, tied by blue "Plano, Ill., Nov 10", 1859 c.d.s.s on cover to Denver City, Kansas Territory; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1550 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), strips of five, three, and a single tied by New York c.d.s.s on legal size cover to Seguin, Texas; several stamps damaged, but a Fine and very rare make-up of the 3-times rate.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1551 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24 var.), tied by blue "Taunton, Ms., Apr 21" c.d.s. on cover to Attleboro, Mass., Very Fine.
Scott $300
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Lot 1552 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type II and two 3¢ dull red (24, 26), two singles, 1¢ with partial imprint, on 3¢ entire (U10) from Berlin Pa. to Richmond Hill, Canada West, one of each tied by two strikes handstamped "10", other 3¢ and the 3¢ entire cancelled by "Paid 3" in circle, postmarked bold "Berlin, Pa., Sep 3" c.d.s.; cover reduced slightly at left with restoration at corners, an unusual and most attractive usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1553 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), vertical pair tied, with 3¢ type II (#26), by Ashboro C.H., N.C. c.d.s.s on 1858 legal cover to Vevay, Ind., the bottom stamp of the pair appears to be imperf at the right and had to be torn out of the sheet by the user, opened roughly at left, otherwise Fine and most unusual.
Estimate 100 - 150
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate stating perfs trimmed at right but margin is too wide.
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Lot 1554 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), major double transfer: line through "Postage" and "Three Cents", position 87R15, small corner crease, tied by neat blue Bridport, Vt. double-lined c.d.s. on cover to Orwell, Vt.; small piece at top of cover repaired with part of original flap, otherwise Very Fine and quite rare on cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1555 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34, 33), positions 3-4R, combination type horizontal pair with large margin at top showing the recutting, tied by grid cancellations on 1858 folded letter to Havana, Cuba, red "Boston Mass. May 2" origin c.d.s., red "New-York May 3" transit, partial blue Havana May 10 backstamp, blue "NA" and black "2" due handstamps, edge wear and toning, type IV with tiny corner crease upper left, Fine and rare.
Scott $2,700 as used pair
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Lot 1556 |
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), tied by neat 5-point star on cover to Boston, clear "Downieville, Cal., Aug 1, 1859" c.d.s., fresh and Very Fine. 1982 P.F. Cert.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1557 |
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), tied by blue "Burlington Vt. Mar. 16, 1861" c.d.s. on white envelope postmarked "Montreal, L.C. MR 13, 1861", large manuscript "10", indicating this was treated by Canadian authorities as unpaid, but stamp cancelled at Burlington where the "10" was crossed out; cover expertly repaired, Very Fine appearing.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1558 |
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1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36b), horizontal pair. Two singles, one with straightedge, tied by red grid cancels on small 1860 cover to England, red "New 19 York, Dec 11" c.d.s. and red "London-W., Paid, A12, De 24 60" receiver, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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