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Lot 1874 |
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$2.60 and 65¢ Graf Zeppelins (C15, C13), tied by New York mcanc (28 Apr.) on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Friedrichshafen - Lakehurst, backstamped green Lakehurst Zeppelin receiver (31 May), signed by Dr. Hugo Eckener, F-VF. Michel 66Gc.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1875 |
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$2.60 and two 65¢ Graf Zeppelins (C15, C13), tied by New York duplex cancels (29 Apr.) and by U.S. flight cachet on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen with purple round-trip cachet, backstamped Friedrichshafen (6 June), F-VF. Michel 68Gc.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1876 |
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$1.30 and $2.60 Graf Zeppelins (C14-C15), tied by New York duplex cancels (7 May) on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen with purple round-trip cachet, backstamped Friedrichshafen (6 June), Very Fine. Michel 68Gc.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1877 |
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1889 (Sept. 27) cover from London to New York (Oct. 5), bearing 1d and 2½d cancelled by Lombard Street duplex and on reverse Postage Due 3c (J17) horizontal pair tied by neatly struck "New York/P.O." oval handstamp, showing "U.S. Charge/To Collect", "6 cents", and octagonal "T" handstamp; cover opened a little roughly at top without affecting the stamps. Because of the reduction of the domestic postal rate from 3¢ to 2¢ in 1883 and the large quantities of the previous 3¢ still on hand, only a small printing was made of the 3¢ 1884 stamps; approximately ten covers, all from New York, have been found.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1878 |
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1895 (Jan.) cover from Boston to Aurora, N.Y. (Jan. 19-22), posted unfranked, marked "Due 1 Cent" in blue with 1¢ (219) tied by "Boston/G" oval handstamp and Postage Due 30¢ bright claret (J27) and 5¢ bright claret (J25) indistinctly cancelled, showing large pointing hand of Aurora office "Returned to Writer Unclaimed" and additionally marked "Due 35¢" in blue pencil, presumably representing all mail returned to the United Society of Christian Endeavor of Boston, the return to sender charge on printed matter mail (a stack of 35 such covers being returned), cover with two small edge tears, Fine and rare, only eight covers reported for all three colors of the Bank Note 30¢ Dues, the claret printing being the most elusive.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1879 |
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1919, 2¢-10¢ 14¢-16¢ surcharges (K1-K5, K7-K8), singles tied by "U.S. Postal Agency * Shanghai, China" double oval cancellations on registered cover to Cleveland Ohio, purple "Registered" straightline handstamps and "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Aug 10 1922" backstamp, various transits on reverse; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive franking.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1880 |
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U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China: 1¢ deep green (279), tied by blue "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Aug 8 1901" double-circle datestamp on picture postcard to Germany depicting a fort at Taku, used with stamps of each of the post offices operating in Shanghai comprising the Russian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Hong Kong, and German Post Offices with each stamp tied by their respective country's datestamp, Very Fine, a colorful philatelic souvenir.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Drucker
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Lot 1881 |
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1¢ Interior (O15), horizontal strip of three tied by quartered cork cancels duplex with "Washington D.C. Nov 14" c.d.s. on cover to Cambridge, Mass., unusual small Smithsonian Institution label as corner card, fresh and Very Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1882 |
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1¢ & 2¢ Interior (O15-O16), tied by violet "Springfield Mo Apr 26" target duplex on pretty lemon cover to Long Lane, Mo., Springfield U.S. Land Office corner card, manuscript markings indicate non-delivery and return to Springfield on June 1, fresh and Extremely Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1883 |
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3¢ Interior (O17), tied by Indigo "Washington D.C. 1879 Jul 10" barred oval duplex on cover with illustrated corner card of the "U.S. Geologic & Geographic Survey of the Territories", addressed to "Mearus House, Near West Point", N.Y., magenta West Point Jul. 11 duplex applied for forwarding to Highland Falls, N.Y., Very Fine and attractive, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1884 |
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3¢ Navy (O37), tied by fancy violet 4-point star duplexed with "Georgetown D.C. Sep 28" c.d.s on cover to Capt. W.A.T. Maddux, Asst Qtr. Master, U.S. Marine Corps, Philadelphia, docketed 1878 "from sister about…" that can be erased for better appearance, Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Markovits
This cover is noteworthy for three reasons: first, this is the only recorded use of Navy stamps from Georgetown; second, Capt. Maddux apparently illegally supplied his sister with Navy stamps for her personal use; and finally, the cover is an example of the trials being conducted by the Georgetown post office along with the Washington D.C. with this distinctive violet cancelling ink in 1878 and early 1879.
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Lot 1885 |
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3¢ Navy (O37), tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Philadelphia Pa. Jun 8" c.d.s. on small cover to Washington, D.C., scarce blue handstamped "U.S. Marine Corps, As't. Qr. Master's Office" dated corner card, red "Carrier Jun 9" backstamp; top edge faults with small corner crease slightly affecting stamp, Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1886 |
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2¢ State (O58), exceptionally fresh horizontal pair tied by violet quartered cork cancel duplexed with "Washington D.C. Oct 19 1878"c.d.s. on small Department of State envelope to New York, N.Y., backstamped N.Y. receiver and station "H" with Department of State wax seal on flap, Very Fine, 1¢ overpayment of the 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Provenance: Ackerman, Knapp, Waud
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Lot 1887 |
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7¢ and 3¢ Treasury (O76, O74), tied by cork cancels duplexed with "Washington D.C. Nov 24" c.d.s. on small cover to London, England, red "London Paid 8 De 77" receiver, blue Treasury Dept. imprint on flap; small tear at top, slightly reduced at left, stamps have minor perforation faults (3¢ is a natural straight edge), Fine, double the 5¢ U.P.U. rate to England.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF TWO RECORDED USAGES OF THE 7¢ ON FOREIGN MAIL.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
Amazingly not one cover has survived showing the Prussian closed mail rate for which the 7¢ official stamps were intended.
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Lot 1888 |
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War Dept., 1879, 2¢ rose red (O115), horizontal pair, tied by bold negative 5-point star cancel duplexed with "W. St. Louis Stat. Mo. May 29" c.d.s. on small cover to Carthage, Mo., addressed in the hand of William Tecumseh Sherman, famed Civil War general and one of President Grant's Secretaries of War, Sherman's printed return address is at upper left; minor ink smears in the address, Very Fine, single 2¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1889 |
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1¢ 2¢ 4¢ 10¢ Battleship Documentaries used as postage (R163-164, R166, R168), small group of six covers, 1898-1902, each bearing Battleship revenues used as postage, include pair of the 1¢ on cover, three covers with singles of the 2¢ one double-weight 4¢ cover, and registered corner card cover with the 10¢ paying the registry fee and 2¢ regular issue paying the postage; couple small faults, Fine to Very Fine, an interesting group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1890 |
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New York, N.Y., 1¢ black on buff (6LB11), three singles, includes mourning envelope with 4-margin copy cancelled by blue pen, 3-margin copy tied in corner by New York c.d.s. on cover, also front to Washington with 3-margin pen cancelled copy; Fine lot.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1891 |
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Withdrawn
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Lot 1892 |
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U.S. City Despatch Post, Feb 4, Fine strike of red c.d.s. on inbound 1843 folded letter from Albany, N.Y. to New York, N.Y., manuscript "1", Very Fine and rare inbound usage, illustrated in Patton.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1893 |
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Swart's City Dispatch Post, 1849-53 (1¢) red (136L9), large margins, tied by star in circle on cover to Sing Sing, N.Y. with 3c dull red (11), large margins to touching, tied by "New-York Jan. 18" c.d.s., local with light vert. crease from contents incorrectly described in 1993 P.F. Cert. as a file fold, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 200 - 300
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