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Lot 1001 |
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Early American paper money, two notes: 1.) Continental Currency, Act of Sept 26, 1778, $50, signed R. Cather & J. Dundas; 2.) Massachusetts, Act of May 5, 1780, $3, signed R. Cranch, Lam. Baldwin & Thos. Walley, both uncancelled and Fine, the latter accompanied by an 1889 2-page tongue-in-cheek letter signed by U.S. Treasurer James W. Hyatt to N.Y. Senator Charles S. Baker in which Hyatt informs Baker that he will have to inform his constituent that the $3 note, with its 109 years of interest, is not and "was never redeemable by the United States". An interesting piece of historical collateral for a currency collector.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1002 |
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"York PA./Dec 26", red allegorical handstamp, mostly clear strike on 1827 folded cover to Columbia (Pa.?) manuscript "12" rate, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1003 |
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New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (9X1), full to large margins tied by blue pen stroke on 1846 folded letter to Boston, partial "NY 5 cts, 24 Nov" c.d.s. and matching PAID in arc, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1004 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large to oversize margins, Extremely Fine, 4b red square grid on envelope from New York to Cooperstown with matching "New-York Jun 9" c.d.s., blue circular Corning & Co. cameo on flap. Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1005 |
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1847, 5¢ brown (1), full to large margins, tied on 1849 folded letter to Philadelphia by neat strike blue numeral "5" in oval with matching "Baltimore Md., Oct 16" c.d.s.; light file fold through stamp, otherwise fresh and Very Fine. Very scarce cancelled with rate marking.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1006 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, mostly large to enormous margins including significant parts of adjoining stamps at bottom, fine late shade and impression showing some wear, tied by red square grids on orange buff cover to Plattsburg, N.Y., matching "New York, 13 Jan." c.d.s., manuscript "Mail" bottom left corner. Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
Expertization: signed Bloch, 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1007 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), choice large-margined single with right sheet margin tied by red square grid on 1850 folded letter from New York (May 18) via Queenston (May 20) to Toronto (May 21), manuscript "4½" (pence) applied in Queenston also ties stamp; a exquisite, Extremely Fine gem stamp on a fresh Very Fine cover.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
Provenance: Beckeman
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Lot 1008 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large to oversize margins with partial sheet margin at bottom, Extremely Fine, tied by red square grid on 1848 folded letter from New York to Portland, Me., Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1009 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), three huge margins, close to barely touching at bottom, tied by red diamond grid on 1848 folded letter from New York to Harrisburg, matching "New-York, Jan 20" c.d.s., F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1980 Friedl Certificate.
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Lot 1010 |
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1847 (1875 Reproductions), 5¢-10¢ complete (3-4), 5¢ with huge margins and a tiny thin speck, 10¢ large margins and faint pressed creases, Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance; accompanied by a choice mint banknote from "The State Bank at New Brunswick" (N.J.) printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson featuring the Washington and Franklin portraits that were the basis of the two stamps. Also includes an 1851 folded letter from New York to Albany with an engraved illustrated R., W., H. & E. letterhead.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1011 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, types I-Ib-Ib (5-5A-5A), horizontal strip of three, positions 7-9R1E, large margins virtually all around with adjacent stamps visible at bottom, clearly displaying the key bottom ornaments, slightly in at upper left left with position 8 having a light crease, beautiful plate one early printing in bright shade, tied by manuscript "X" cancellations on 1851 cover from "Buckeystown, Md. Novermber 17th" (manuscript postmark) to Johnsonville, Ohio, Very Fine.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
A RARE MULTIPLE CONTAINING THE MOST DESIRABLE POSITIONS ON PLATE ONE EARLY.
Expertization: Signed by Stanley B. Ashbrook, 2006 P.F. Certificate.
There are only six recorded horizontal strips of three on cover. The example offered here has been off the market since the 1950s when it was purchased from the Weill Brothers.
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Lot 1012 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), horizontal strip of three, position 8-10L2, large margins to in at upper left and top right with partial sheet margin at right, tied by neat "Thetford, Vt., Feb 13" c.d.s. on small pale pink envelope to Stoneham, Mass., Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: plated by Ashbrook.
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Lot 1013 |
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1¢ blue, type II, plate 3 (7 var.), wide margins to barely touching at bottom, tied by illegible town cancel with "Paid" at bottom on buff envelope to Deer Isle, Me., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 1014 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), three plate 1E singles tied by New York c.d.s.s on envelope to LeRoy, N.Y., redirected to Perry, NY with 3-margin 3¢ orange brown (10), position 95R2E tied by bright orange-red grid with matching LeRoy c.d.s. alongside; 1¢ stamps v.g.-f, cover Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1015 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), vertical strip of three (position 16/36L), large margins to just in at left, tied by blue "University of Va, Oct 25" c.d.s.s on small amber envelope to Snow Hill, Md., Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1016 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), horizontal strip of three (position 34-36L0, large margins to just touching at lower left, neat grid cancels on small envelope to Worcester, Mass. postmarked "Shrewsbury, Mass., Oct 20" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1017 |
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3¢ orange brown, five lines recut with/triangle (10 var.), position 47R0, three large margins, just in at right, tied by small Boston PAID grid on 1851 folded letter to Lincoln, Me., light "Boston, 3cts, 27 Oct" red c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1018 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), horizontal pair (position 35-36R2E), clear to large margins, gorgeous reddish orange brown color, tied by "New York, Oct (2-bars) 31" c.d.s. on cover to Stevensville, VA. with blue cameo style corner card of the New York & Boston Magnetic Telegraph Line; a little edge wear, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1019 |
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Nevada, red Wells Fargo Express oval ties 4-margin 3¢ dull red on envelope to San Francisco, red "Too Late/Sacramento" straightline handstamp; slight flap damage and minor soiling, Fine to Very Fine. Rare auxiliary marking.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1020 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), position 33L4, four margins tied by bold Cedar Rapids, Iowa c.d.s. on cover to Woodstock, Vt., redirected to Stockbridge, Vt. with a huge margined 3¢ 1857 claret (64L6) tied by blue grid with matching Woodstock c.d.s. alongside; faint horizontal corner crease affects both stamps slightly but a marvelous cover for the 3¢ specialist.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1021 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), large to oversize margins showing good bit of adjacent stamp at top, tied by "Columbia, Cal., Mar 3" c.d.s. on tan envelope to Houlton, Me.; faint vertical crease in cover, an Extremely Fine stamp on a Very Fine cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1022 |
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1851, 12¢ black (17), two Fine singles tied by Huntington Ind. c.d.s. on 1857 cover to Enniscorthy Ireland, red "19" credit handstamp and "America Liverpool Paid" exchange office c.d.s., backstamped London and Enniscorthy, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1023 |
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1851, 12¢ black, diagonal bisect (17a), two full margins, tied by "San Francisco Cal., 1 Oct" c.d.s. on folded letter to Boston, matching "Due 10" handstamp alongside, blue T.H. & J.S. Bacon sender's oval on reverse; cosmetically refolded for better display, a Very Fine appearing example of this rare bisect.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: 1947, 2005 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1024 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), 45R3 showing both inner lines recut, choice and beautifully centered, tied by Searsport, Me. c.d.s. on small cover to Goodalis Corner, Me., Very Fine. A fabulous example of this scarce type on cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1025 |
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U.S. 5¢ red brown type I, 10¢ green type II and 30¢ orange (28, 32, 38), tied on 1861 folded letter to France by "New Orleans, La. 27 Feb" c.d.s., red "New Paid York/3" exchange office c.d.s. annulled with a red grid and replaced by a similar "6" (cents) c.d.s., blue sender's handstamp, French boxed "P.D." and Mar 22 entry c.d.s., backstamped Paris-Bordeaux railway and Bordeaux c.d.s., fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY THREE-COLOR CONFEDERATE USAGE OF U.S. STAMPS ON OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENCE.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Louisiana was admitted to the Confederacy on February 4. U.S. stamps remained in use throughout the south until May 31 when their use was prohibited.
The accompanying P.F. Certificate mistakenly notes the month of the New Orleans cancel as March instead of February.
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Lot 1026 |
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10¢ yellowish green, types II & III (32,33), well centered vertical combination strip of three, positions 54-64-74R, middle stamp being Type III, tied by "New Orleans La. Apr 26 1858" c.d.s. on folded cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 21 May 4" exchange c.d.s., French (5.17) entry c.d.s. and Paris (5.18) arrival backstamp; couple trivial perf faults, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1027 |
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1860, 30¢ orange (38), well centered cancelled by a light red grid and tied by red boxed "Anchen 20 4/Franco" German entry marking on ca. 1860 cover from New York to Saxony, postmarked red "N. York Am. Pkt., 7 Paid, Apr 6" exchange office c.d.s., manuscript "per Steamer 'City of Baltimore'", backstamped Badeberg (21 and 22 April), fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1980 and 2004 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1028 |
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10¢ green pair and 5¢ brown (68, 76), average centering, tied by blue cork "V" cancels with matching "Vallejo Cal., Nov 4" on 1869 cover to the British Bark David Comme c/o British Consulate in Buenos Aires Argentina, red "15" U.S. credit handstamp, carried by U.S. ship to Rio de Janeiro, thence aboard the Aunis with fine strike of unrecorded "Etats-Unis/ Paq. Fr. J No 2" French packet octagon (unlisted by Salles); one 10¢ slightly off edge of cover, otherwise Fine and extremely rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 1029 |
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1861, 24¢ steel blue (70b), used with 30¢ orange and pair of 1¢ blue (63, 71) on 1861 cover to Lechhausen, Germany all tied by blue from Chicago grid duplexes, scarce circular "Chicago Ill. Am. Pkt/ 14 Paid" U.S. credit marking in red, red framed "Aachen/Franco" German entry marking, backstamped half-round Lechhausen (Dec 2) arrival; opened at bottom and left, minor faults affecting the 24¢ and 30¢ otherwise Very Fine and most attractive.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1030 |
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1861, 30¢ orange (71), used with 1861 3¢ rose (65) and 1863 24¢ lilac (78), all cancelled by boldly struck Sunburst New York foreign mail cancellations on 1864 folded letter to Shanghai, China, red New York (5.10) exchange c.d.s. with magenta "48" credit rating, red London (5.23) transit with matching "1d" colonial credit handstamp, blue Hong Kong (July) backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
AN EXCEPTIONAL THREE-COLOR FRANKING WITH ATTRACTIVE SUNBURST NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL CANCELLATIONS.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1031 |
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1863, 2¢ black (73), choice horizontal pair tied by two blue Cincinnati target duplexes on a neat small cover to Boston, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1032 |
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1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill (83), particularly well centered, tied by nearly complete fancy Shield cancellation (SE-PE-09) duplexed with "Pittsburgh Pa. Nov 21" c.d.s. on coyer to Uniontown, Pa., Ladies' Boot manufacturer's oval printed corner card; reduced slightly at left from opening, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ishikawa
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Lot 1033 |
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1867, 30¢ orange, F. grill (100), right straddle-pane single tied by segmented cork and "New Orleans, May 19" town cancels on 1869 folded cover to France, red "New Paid York/12" exchange office c.d.s., blue Cherbourg entry c.d.s. and red boxed "PD", sender's datestamp at upper left, backstamped Paris and Bordeaux; stamp with typical average centering on a fresh Very Fine cover.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1034 |
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1873, 1¢ ultramarine (156), used as forwarding postage on an 1877 cover from Geneva Switzerland to New York, 25c Seated Helvetia tied by Jan 1 Geneva c.d.s., redirected within New York City, "New York Paid All" receiver on reverse (Jan 13) plus boxed "D" (Jan 13) and "E" (Jan 15) branch office distribution datestamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1035 |
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1873, 10¢ brown (161), tied by NYFM cancellation (Wiess GE-EP9) on cover from New York to Havana, Cuba, on the steamer Columbus, handstamped "NA/1RL" reales due rating, Havana and recipients backstamps, both May 28, 1875, includes original letter from a New York tobacco broker, F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1036 |
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1879, 3¢ green (184), used as forwarding postage on an 1880 cover from Bern Switzerland to Philadelphia, 25c Seated Helvetia tied by Aug 23 c.d.s., redirected to Cape May N.J., 3¢ tied by Philadelphia "6" target duplex (Sep 8), Philadelphia receiver on reverse (Sep 5) plus two strikes Cape May receiver (Sep 9); small piece of flap missing, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1037 |
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Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 10¢ brown (143L7), large to oversized margins including partial upper left corner sheet margin, tied by blue "Wells Fargo & Co., Virginia City, N.T., Nov 21" oval on 3¢ entire (U35) with Wells Fargo printed frank, from the Crittenden correspondence to San Francisco. An outstanding and extremely rare cover in immaculate exhibition quality.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Expertization: photocopy of 1981 P.F. Certificate.
This cover was featured on the cover of the October 1981 Frajola auction of the famous Crittenden correspondence. It includes the original enclosure, a letter from Alexander P. Crittenden to his wife Clara.
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Lot 1038 |
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Mobile, Ala., 1861, 5¢ blue, line through "O" of "Post" (58X2 var.), four margins, tied by "Mobile Ala Nov 13 1861" c.d.s. on yellow Hoy correspondence cover to New Orleans, La., reduced slight at left from opening, clean and Very Fine.
Scott $1,800
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Brown
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Lot 1039 |
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1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing (7), two singles, each with four margins, tied by neat blue "Dublin Va Oct 6" on captured Union Eagle and Shield patriotic cover to Dickensonville, Va., Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A BEAUTIFUL CAPTURED UNION PATRIOTIC IN CHOICE CONDITION.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1040 |
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1863, 10¢ blue, "frame lines" (10), attractive deep shade, showing almost four complete frame lines except small portion missing at foot, showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, neatly tied by "Milledgeville Ga. Jul 20" c.d.s on and adversity envelope made from a county petition document, addressed to Mount Zion, Ga., Extremely Fine.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
A GEM USAGE BEARING THE RARE 10¢ FRAME LINE ISSUE.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Caspary, Dupuy, Myerson
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Lot 1041 |
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1863, 10¢ blue (12), bottom left corner single with four large to huge margins, tied by boldly struck "Due 6" circled handstamp on 1864 Prisoner of War cover from Camp Sorghum, Ga. to Biddeford, Me., endorsed from "Capt. S.H. Pilsbury, Prisoner of War", examiner's signature "Ex, Lieu Williams, 32 Ga" on reverse, "Old Point Comfort Va Dec 16" c.d.s., Very Fine, an unusual usage with the Confederate postage cancelled by the Union due handstamp.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
Camp Sorghum was established in early October 1864 and due to a lack of any real security, prisoners weremoved in late December to Camp Asylum in Columbia. The examiner was a guard at Camp Sorghum from November to December 1864. The letter entered the Union mails at Point Comfort with the Confederate postage uncancelled, thereby using the Union due handstamp to do so.
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Lot 1042 |
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Titantic Facing Slip, United States government imprinted facing slip with "Washington D.C./From Sea Post Letters" imprint at top and clear "Transatlantic.Post Office 7/Ap. 10 (19)12" postmark, plus clear "O.S. Woody" and "TITANIC" straightline hand stamps beneath, small light stains from contact with sea water, Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Titantic Facing Slip, United States government imprinted facing slip with "Chicago (D) Ill./From Sea Post 4 Letters" imprint at top and clear "Transatlantic.Post Office 7/Ap. 10 (19)12" postmark, plus clear "O.S. Woody" and "TITANIC" straightline hand stamps beneath, some light staining from contact with sea water, negligible light crease at bottom, Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 1044 |
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The Polynesian, 1840-41, Vol. 1, No 1-52, the first 52 issues of a weekly tabloid size newspaper published in Honolulu by one James Jackson Jarves, each issue contains four pages of news, poetry, ship sailings & arrivals and advertising. Additionally, tipped into issue No. 12 is an etching of "The appearance of the three hills formed by the late eruption, on the coast of Nanawale…July 9th, 1840". Bound between heavy cardboard with leather spine and hinges; binding split with front cover loose and there is some light toning, as would be expected, but altogether in remarkably good condition for a 165-year old newspaper. A rare and fascinating document for anyone with an interest in Hawaiian history.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
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