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Lot 1734 |
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1791 (Dec. 14) Philadelphia Pa. to Lancaster Pa., folded cover with Philadelphia dateline bearing "14 DE" Franklin mark and manuscript "1.8" rating, endorsed "P Post", additional "7d. postage to pay" local currency rating, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1735 |
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1834 (Jul. 23) Consulate U.S.A. Halifax to Philadelphia Pa., folded circular carried by ship to Philadelphia, entered the mails with red "Phila 20 Dec" double octagon datestamp and matching full rigged ship handstamp and "6" octagon rating, contents mention sailing vessels clearing port without producing an invoice of cargos, and also includes a printed list of 18 consular agents from various ports of British North America; some wear along central fold, still Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1736 |
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1845 (Jul. 1) Philadelphia Pa., First Day of New Rate, clearly struck c.d.s. in blue with matching rimmed "5" rate handstamp on folded letter to New York N.Y., Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1737 |
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Philadelphia Stampless Postal History, group of 19 covers including 1852 transatlantic to London with "Phila 24 Cts. Paid" handstamp, 1855 circular to Selinsgrove Pa. with "Philadelphia 2" circled handstamp (Ex-Gibson), 1856 circular to Tarentum Pa. with "Paid 1ct" circled handstamp (Ex-Gibson), 1839 folded letter to Hagerstown with "75" rating, 1805 folded letter from Martinique with "6" in circle of dots rating handstamp, and large 4½ x 7¼" ornate valentine with "Philada Pa 10cts Feb" integral rate c.d.s.; few faults, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1738 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four margins to slightly into design at upper left, bright shade, tied by blue "Philada Pa. '5cts' Feb 5" on 1848 folded cover to Providence R.I., Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1739 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), two singles, each with margins to just touching frame line, tued by blue "Philadelphia Pa. '10' Apr 12" integral rate c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to New Orleans La., additional strike of c.d.s. at right, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1740 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large to huge margins including frame line of adjacent stamp at bottom, tied by multiple strikes of blue "Philada Pa. '10cts' Apr 29" c.d.s. on 1848 folded cover to Wetumpka Ala.; stamp repaired upper right, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1741 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), four margins, tied by blue grid cancellation on buff cover to Hopkinsvill Ky., matching blue "Philada Pa" c.d.s., manuscript "paid" notation; stamp with slight corner wear, toning, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1742 |
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Philadelphia Patriotic covers, two, first with Gen Scott and Gov. Banks caricature mailed from Philadelphia with 1857 3¢ and H.E. Paine Col. 4th Regiment portrait design mailed from Philadelphia with 1865 3¢ rose; couple small faults, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1743 |
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Jefferson Davis Going and Returning from War, grey-blue patriotic design with imprint above and below, design when inverted depicts Jefferson Davis as the head of a mule, J.G. Wells imprint, bearing 3¢ rose (65) strip of three tied by two strikes of "Philadelphia Pa. Jul 15 1862" c.d.s. to Buffalo N.Y., Fine and attractive design.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1744 |
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Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 29, 1862, c.d.s. ties 5¢ buff (67) along with 1¢ blue, 3¢ rose (63, 65), on large piece of handwritten sheet music showing complete song "Be Kind", addressed to Bridgeton N.J.; stamp faults, Fine and interesting usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1745 |
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15¢ brown & blue, type II, 3¢ ultramarine (119, 114), cancelled together by corks with matching "Registered Phila. P. Jan 17" c.d.s. on orange cover to Limerick Square Pa.; small part of post office registry label adheres to reverse; small edge repair at top and reduced slightly at left, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1746 |
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1875, 2¢ vermilion (178), tied by "Centennial Phila'da Pa. Nov 14" duplex c.d.s. on cover to local address, forwarded locally, blue "The Century for Woman, International Exhibition" corner card; light toning, Fine.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1747 |
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Postmaster General Souvenir Card, card issued by the Postmaster General for the 100th anniversary of postal service at Philadelphia, reverse pictures an early locomotive and mail car, postmarked with rare Leavitt type B-PHL (3) Sep. 15, 1887 machine cancellations, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1748 |
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"Passenger Train, Philad, Jan. 19", oval handstamp on stampless cover to Harrisburg Pa., original 1865 enclosure datelined at Philadelphia, Very Fine and rare marking.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1749 |
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Philadelphia Hotels, two stampless covers, first 1847 bearing blue "Philada. Pa. '5cts' Jun 17" c.d.s. intregal rate datestamp and framed "Jones Hotel, Philadelphia" backstamp; second bearing blue "Philada. Pa. '5cts' Jan 1" c.d.s. intregal rate datestamp with matching framed "Paid" handstamp, framed "Columbia House, Philadelphia" backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1750 |
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Philadelphia Hotel Handstamps, two covers, first is 1849 folded letter bearing red "United States Hotel" rectangle handstamp on flap of letter to Urbana Ohio, second is folded cover with "Washington House" rectangular handstamp on flap, front with red "Philada Railroad" straightline and "New-York '10cts' 10 Aug" postmarks; Very Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1751 |
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1887 (May 27) Philadelphia Pa. to Germantown Pa., envelope bearing attempted use of a single 5¢ Jefferson cut-out from a fractional currency note tied by bold "Philadelphia, Pa. May 27 87" duplex, manuscript box address at upper left, "Held for Postage" handstamp, same day Germantown receiving mark on reverse; note with preuse crease, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Gough
Twenty years earlier this cover may have gotten through the mails, but the out of period design was destined to be caught.
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Lot 1752 |
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Post Office Phila. Pa. Station G, Apr. 21 1864 c.d.s. tying 2¢ black (73) on orange cover to Philadelphia Pa., additional strike repeated at right, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1753 |
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Germantown Collection 1806-1890s, collection of 38 covers mostly from Germantown with a variety of postmarks, cancellations, and frankings including 1806 "Germantown" manuscript postmark, 1835 "Germantown Pa. Dec 21" with manuscript date, 1843 red "Germantown Pa. Apr 27", 1844 red "Germantown Pa. Nov 30" postmaster free frank, 1854 stampless to England, 1861 Aug 29 use bearing 3¢ rose pink (64b), 1876 "Centennial Phila'da Pa" use to Germantown and received with purple "Philada Pa 'G'" receiver, and 1887 light blue all-over advertising cover for Chelten Avenue Steam Grits Mills, also includes a printed 1870s circa map of the Germantown township; Fine to Very Fine, an interesting collection of this Philadelphia neighborhood and postal station.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Germantown was first settled in 1683 by immigrants from the Rhine Valley. In 1681 William Penn published a broadside in German to recruit settlers for his new colony. The first group to respond, Mennonites from Krefeld, Germany, arrived in Philadelphia on the 'Concord' in October 1683. Germantown was incorporated in 1691. Germantown proper, and the adjacent German Township, were incorporated into the City of Philadelphia in 1854. The Germantown post office became station "G" of Philadelphia.
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