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Lot 1407 |
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Duplex Ellipse Postmarks, collection of over 175 covers bearing Washington D.C. duplex postmarks including many 1879-80 Indigo experimental postmarks, better include 1881 use with 2¢ vermilion, 3¢ green to Yokohama, Japan; some mixed condition, Fine to Very Fine, an interesting study into the development of standardized postmarks in Washington D.C.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1408 |
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Carrier, Local, and Circular Rates, collection of 69 covers comprising 51 Local and Carrier covers and 18 circular covers, better include 2¢ Black Jack with Local postmark, 1869 2¢ with local postmark, 1879 2¢ Banknote with violet local postmark on advertising envelope, a few local postmarks in red, and 1¢ entire with indigo duplex to England; some faults and mixed condition, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1409 |
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Stations and Substations, collection of approximately 130 covers, various stations including East Capitol, Brookland, Georgetown, Terminal, Woodbridge, several Registered substation postmarks, etc., some mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1410 |
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Congress and Senate Post Offices, collection of 48 covers bearing either Washington D.C. Congress or U.S. Senate postmarks, many different types with some duplication, better include "Congress Washington D.C." double-circle usages bearing 1869 3¢ and another bearing 2¢ Black Jack, and "Wash'n. D.C. Congress" c.d.s. on all-over House of Representatives envelope bearing 3¢ Banknote, many are House of Representatives U.S. envelopes with "Wash'n. D.C. Congress" c.d.s. bearing 3¢ Banknotes; some faults, Fine and interesting.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1411 |
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"Brookland D.C. Nov 24 1886", c.d.s. tying 2¢ bureau on The Catholic University of America corner card envelope to Notre Dame University; small cover fault, Fine and rare, one of only two recorded examples.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1412 |
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"College Hill, Dec 12", red manuscript postmark and "Free, Luther Rice, P.M." free franked folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., the letter contains a printed circular advertising the curriculum of "Columbian College in the District of Columbia" established in 1822; light overall toning, Fine and rare, one of only three recorded examples of the College Hill postmark (all are in this collection).
Estimate 200 - 300
The College Hill post office was established on 1 January 1822 with Luther Rice as postmaster closing on 30 May 1827. It was restablished on 13 Sep. 1828 and closed again on 1 Jan. 1842.
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Lot 1413 |
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"Pathfinder D.C. Apr 9 1900", c.d.s. duplexed with barred killer tying 1¢ bureau on all over advertising envelope in red for The Pathfinder Pub. Co., to Annapolis Ohio; cover fault upper right affects stamp, otherwise Very Fine and attractive, one of only six recorded examples.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1414 |
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"S. Chapin, P.M. Coll. Hill, D.C., Sept. 11", manuscript postmark and matching "Free" rating on free franked 1833 folded letter to Columbus Ohio, forwarded with "Columbus O. Sep 28" c.d.s. to Worthington Ohio; toning and soiling, Fine and rare, one of only three recorded examples of the College Hill postmark.
Estimate 200 - 300
Stephen Chapin was appointed postmaster of College Hill from 6 Jun. 1831 until 1 Jan 1842.
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Lot 1415 |
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"Takoma D.C. Feb 14 1888", c.d.s. on 1¢ postal card to Ontario, Canada, Very Fine and rare, the only recorded strike of this postmark.
Estimate 300 - 400
The Takoma post office changed its name to Takoma Park on 27 January 1888. Apparently they had not received a new postmark.
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Lot 1416 |
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"Tennallytown D.C. Aug 15", boldly struck c.d.s. with manuscript "5" in date, bearing 3¢ banknote tied by matching segmented cork cancellation on cover to Baltimore Md.; edge toning, Fine, one of only nine recorded examples.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1417 |
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"Winthrop Heights D.C. May 27 1896", perfectly struck c.d.s. on cover bearing 2¢ bureau tied by bluish segemented cancellation, to Wisner Mich., post office was established on 16 Jan 1889 and discontinued on 30 Apr 1903, few cover faults, Fine, one of only five recorded examples.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1418 |
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Independent Post Offices, collection of 31 comprising Anacostia (one), Brightwood (two, one with 1861 3¢ rose), Brookland (one from Dec 1891), College Hill (one, 1833), Georgetown (eleven, different postmarks or colors), Pathfinder (one), Takoma Park (six), Tennallytown (four including 1861 3¢), Winthrop Heights (four, each with different killer), some mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
An excellent collection with most post offices represented by less than 10 recorded examples.
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Lot 1419 |
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Congress Postal Universel, American Flag (type B27), perfect machine cancellation tying 5¢ bureau on cover to Berne Switzerland, blue "Congrès Postal Universel, de Washington" corner card, the Congress met from May 5 to June 15, this cancel was used at a postal station for the congress attendees used from May 10 to June 19, 1897, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1420 |
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Barr-Fyke (type X-7a) experimental type, March 10, 1897 cancellation on 2¢ entire to New York, N.Y., Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1421 |
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Barr-Fyke Experimentals (types X-7a, 7b, 9, 10, 11) the five different experimental types of Barr-Fyke machine cancellations used at Washington; some with toning, Fine to Very Fine, a rare and difficult group to assemble.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1422 |
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Columbia Repeater, Aug 16, 1923 machine cancellation tying 2¢ Wash. on cover to Asheville, N.C.; slight toning, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1423 |
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Leavitt Experimental Machine, Mar 3, 1882 cancellation with barred "C" on Department of Interior penalty envelope to Blainville Pa.; small edge faults, Fine and rare.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1424 |
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Leavitt (type CT-Wash) November 14, 1885 machine cancellation on 1¢ postal card to Buckeystown Md., type CT-Wash known used from November 18, 1885 to January 18, 1886, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1425 |
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Machine Cancellation Collection, collection of consisting of 334 covers from the following companies: American (149) including type E4 and three Congress Postal Universel, Barr-Fyke (51) including 10 experimentals, Barry (43), Columbia (11), Doremus (4), Krag (3) type 2s, Leavitt (28) on postcards including two experimentals, Pneumatic (4), Time-Cummings (40), Universal (1), three 1893 from Unknown mfg. with known use of only 1892 Nov. 16 to 1893 July 15, two "Late Mail" receivers, Fine to Very Fine, a nice collection.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1426 |
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District of Columbia Machine Slogan Cancellation Collection, collection comprising 707 covers and 194 pieces, approximately 130 different slogans present, a complete inventory by type accompanies, the collection is neatly sorted by type with census included of the various types contained in the Turner collection; also includes 72 precancel usages, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1427 |
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"Washington Railrd." (Towle 239-N-1), two covers in red and blue, 1847 folded letter to Baltimore with red Aug. 20 c.d.s. and matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps, second is envelopt to White Hall N.Y. with blue "5 Jun" c.d.s. with matching "Free" handstamp, Very Fine pair in the two recorded colors.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1428 |
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"Wash & Phil R.R. Oct 15" (Towle 239-O-1), c.d.s. tying 3¢ dull red (11) four margins, on 1855 folded letter from Washington D.C. to New York N.Y.; some light staining, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1429 |
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"Washington & Phila. R.R. 3 Nov" (Towle 239-P-1), c.d.s. tying 3¢ dull red (11), margins to cutting, on cover from Philadelphia Pa. to Alexandria Va., Bloods 1c bronze (15L13) acid tied, "Blood's Despatch Nov 3" datestamp, B. Reeves & Sons Mfg. of Philadelphia blue cameo corner card on flap; minor cover creasing, Fine and rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1430 |
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"Washington & Phila. R.R. 3 Nov" (Towle 239-P-1), two covers in blue and black, 1852 folded cover with blue "4 Oct" c.d.s. with matching "Free" handstamps, one obliterating a blue "5", to Washington D.C., second cover with blue "May 28" c.d.s. tying 3¢ dull red (11) margins to cutting, to Philadelphia Pa.; Very Fine, the two recorded colors.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1431 |
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"Washington Railroad" (Towle 239-X-1), four in different colors of blue, red, greenish-blue and olive green, 1849 folded letter with blue Aug. 11 c.d.s. with "10" rating handstamp to Webster Ma., 1844 folded letter with red Sep. 11 c.d.s. and ms. rating to Philadelphia Pa., 1841 folded cover with Nov. 18 c.d.s. and ms. rating to New York N.Y., and 1841 free franked folded letter to Providence R.I.; Fine to Very Fine in four differing colors.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1432 |
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"Potomac Steamboat" (Towle G-21-a), black May 25 c.d.s. tying 3¢ dull red (11) four margins to slighly cutting, on 1854 folded cover from Alexandria Va. to New York N.Y., endorsed "p mail", Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1433 |
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"Potomac Steamboat" (Towle G-21-a), red Dec. 3 c.d.s. tying Blood's 1¢ bronze (15L13) on embossed ladies envelope to Port Conway Va., red "5" rating handstamp; some staining, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1434 |
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"Potomac Postal Cars" (Towle 305-V-1), clear strike of Jul 23 c.d.s. with five-ring cancellation tying 3¢ ultramarine (114) on 1869 orange-yellow cover to New York N.Y., original Peterburg Va. enclosure; tiny edge tear, Very Fine and attractive, Ex: Wunsch.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1435 |
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Steamboats, five covers comprising four bearing "Potomac Steamboat" (Towle G-21-a) in red and black with stampless and 1851 3¢ frankings, and one bearing "Potomac Postal Cars" (Towle 305-V-1) with 1869 3¢ franking, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1436 |
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Mobile Post Offices, collection of 90 covers, 1840s-1900s, various postmarks including "Washington Railroad" (239-X-1, seven) in blue, red and black, "Wash. & N.Y. P.R. Wa. Car" (238-E-4) on 1869 3¢ "Local Agent D.C.", various wagons (24 covers), etc., Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1437 |
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3¢ Agriculture (O3), cancelled by "Washington D.C." duplex cancellation on cover to Brookville Md., printed Department of Agriculture corner card; some manuscript smudging, no flap and reduced slightly at top, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1438 |
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3¢ Executive (O12), cancelled by leaf cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jul 6" c.d.s. on cover to Imlaystown N.J., blue Executive Mansion corner card, pencil "July 6/77" docketing; opened at right, Very Fine, a rare fancy cancellation on an Executive cover.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1439 |
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Interior Dept., 1873, 3¢ vermilion (O17), tied by Palmer & Clark machine cancellation with "Washington D.C. Nov 22" c.d.s. on small cover to Virginia Ill., blue gothic lettered Smithsonian Institution corner card; no flap, Extremely Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED OFFICIAL COVERS BEARING THE WASHINGTON D.C. PALMER & CLARK MACHINE CANCELLATION.
The Palmer & Clark machine cancellations were used during a short time period, approximately from April 1876 to January 1877. They are known used from Albany, Poughkeepsie, and Washington D.C. The other recorded official cover is dated Dec. 30 bearing a 6¢ Treasury on a legal size cover (Ex: Markovits, lot 3189).
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Lot 1440 |
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Interior Dept., 1873, 3¢ vermilion (O17), tied by cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C." c.d.s. on cover to Boston Mass., Smithsonian Institution corner card depicted small bust of James Smithson and gothic writing; opened at right, Very Fine, the only reported example of this attractive corner card.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1441 |
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Interior Dept., 1873, 3¢ vermilion (O17), horizontal pair, tied by cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Dec 14" c.d.s. on cover to London England, Smithsonian Institution corner card depicting a large bust of James Smithson, red "New York P.O. Dec 19" exchange office c.d.s., red London 1876 entry c.d.s.; small opening nick at top, Very Fine and extremely attractive, 1¢ convenience overpayment of the 5¢ G.P.U. rate.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL USAGE TO ENGLAND.
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Lot 1442 |
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6¢ & 1¢ Interior Dept. (O18, O15), single 6¢ used with 1¢ left sheet margin strip of four, tied by "Washington D.C. Reg" cancellations on package label front with Dept. of the Interior penalty imprint and "Printed Matter." printed endorsement, purple "Registered Feb. 17 1883 Washington D.C." three-line postmark; small faults, Fine, the penalty imprint covers the domestic postage while the 10¢ supplemental postage is required for the registry fee.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1443 |
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12¢ 10¢ & 3¢ Interior (O20, O19, O17), single and pair of 12¢ used with 3¢ and 10¢ singles tied by matching cut cork cancellations on package label affixed to large envelope to New Haven Ct., "Washington D.C. Sep 19" c.d.s., label signed by clerk certifying that package contained public documents, some faults, Fine and unique franking.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The special 3rd class rate for public documents was 10¢ per document effective July 4, 1874. This envelope was likely tied to a package containing five books with the 49¢ in postage being a 1¢ underpayment of five-times the 10¢ rate.
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Lot 1444 |
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15¢ & 3¢ Interior (O21, O17), tied by matching cut cork cancellations duplexed with "Washington D.C. Dec 12" c.d.s. on large envelope to New York N.Y., printed U.S. Patent Office corner card, docketing in manuscript and red crayon notating patent information; toning, Fine, six-times the 3¢ first class letter rate.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1445 |
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Interior Dept., 1879, 2¢ vermilion (O97), tied by perfectly struck "Washington D.C. Feb 10, 1882" c.d.s. duplexed with "2" in circle cancellation on local legal size cover, ornate "Architect's Office, U.S. Capitol" corner card, reverse with violet "Carrier" c.d.s.; small stamp and cover faults, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1446 |
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1879, 10¢ Interior (O100), tied by bold "Washington D.C. Reg" oval cancellation on Dept. of the Interior penalty envelope, two registry numbers, reverse with "Received May 16 1883 Chicago Ill." handstamp; edge tears and reduced slightly at left, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1447 |
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1¢ Justice (O25), tied by quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jul 31" c.d.s. on cover to Clarksbug W.V., red Dept. of Justice seal corner card, signed by clerk certifying printed matter, accompanied by 24 July 1873 printed enclosure; rough opening and paper loss at left, Fine and very rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED 1¢ JUSTICE USAGE.
The Lockyear collection contained a 6 August 1873 usage of the 1¢ Justice on a circular that was listed as the previous earliest documented usage (see Alan Campbell's article in Chronicle 187, Aug. 2000). This new discovery from the Turner collection was unknown to the author or other official collectors.
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Lot 1448 |
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3¢ Justice (O27), tied by "Washington D.C. Jan 25" c.d.s. and cork cancellation on cover to the Chief of Police in San Francisco Cal., printed "Metropolitan Police, D.C." corner card, reverse with carrier backstamp; couple faults including no flap, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF JUSTICE STAMPS USED FROM THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.
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Lot 1449 |
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3¢ Justice (O27), tied by violet quartered cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Oct 3 1878" c.d.s. on cover to Clarksburg W.V., Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury corner card, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1450 |
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6¢ Justice (O28), tied by cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Sep 18" c.d.s. on cover to Clarksburg W.V., Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury corner card, some toning, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1451 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 12¢ purple (O30), cancelled by quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jun 28" c.d.s. on legal size envelope to Clarksburg W.V., red Department of Justice seal corner card, cover faults, Fine, one of only 12 recorded 12¢ Justice covers.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1452 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ ultramarine (O37), tied by grid cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Nov 5" c.d.s. on cover to East Fairfield Ohio, blue Naval Observation oval handstamp; reduced at left and toning, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1453 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 6¢ ultramarine (O38), cancelled on cover by violet quartered killer duplexed with "Washington D.C. Aug. 30" c.d.s. on cover to Delphi Ind., printed Nautical Almanac Office corner card; tiny edge nick and reduced from opening at right, Very Fine, attractive postmark.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Ackerman
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Lot 1454 |
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Post Office Dept., 1873, 3¢ black (O49), tied by fishtail "3" cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Mar 26 1883" c.d.s. on mourning envelope to Branford Ct., original black edged enclosure announcing the death of Timothy Howe, the Postmaster General, some faults, Fine and scarce with enclosure.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1455 |
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1873, 12¢ Post Office (O52), tied by segmented cork cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Nov 20" c.d.s. on yellow Post Office Department envelope to Clinton N.Y.; reduced at ends, Fine to Very Fine and scarce, the quadruple domestic rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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State Dept., 1873, 2¢ dark green (O58), large margins, tied by fishtail "3" cancellation duplexed with "Washington D.C. Dec 4 1883" c.d.s. on Department of State envelope to Muscatine Iowa; some edge toning, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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