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Lot 1443 |
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1876 (May 17) to Pittenween, Scotland, blue envelope bearing 3¢ green (158) vertical pair, natural s.e., tied by NYFM circle of wedges cancellations, red "New York, P.O." c.d.s., Edinburgh (5.27) and Pittenween backstamps, Very Fine., only 3 recorded covers by Weiss. Weiss TR-W14a.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1444 |
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1873, 10¢ brown (161), tied by NYFM circle of wedges (Weiss TR-W15) and red "New ork Nov 12" integral c.d.s. on cover to Paris, France, red "London 24 NO 72" transit and red "PD" in oval, French Nov. 25 entry datestamp; light soiling, reduced at top from opening, Fine, this is not in the the Weiss census, which records only 5 covers with this cancellation.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1445 |
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1876 (Mar. 23) to Paris, France, envelope bearing 3¢ green (159) two singles, tied by NYFM circle of wedges cancellations, partial "New York" c.d.s. in red, blue Cherbourg (4.4.) entry c.d.s., Paris (4.4) backstamp, Fine., Weiss recorded only one example of this type, this new discovery brings the recorded total to three. Weiss TR-W16.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1446 |
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1876 (Mar. 21) to Warrington, England, folded letter bearing 5¢ Taylor (179) tied by NYFM circle of serrated wedges cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s., Warrington (4.3) backstamp; couple small faults, Fine. Weiss TR-W17.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1447 |
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1876 (Oct. 21) to Solingen, Germany, cover bearing 5¢ blue (179), well centered, tied by NYFM circle of wedges cancellation, sharp strike of "New York P.O." c.d.s. in bright red, endorsed "p S.S. Neckar", Solingen (11.4) arrival backstamp, an Extremely Fine usage. Weiss TR-W17.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 2004 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1448 |
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1872 (Jul. 12) to Paris, France, cover bearing 10¢ brown (150) tied by NYFM geometric cancellation and red "New York" c.d.s., black "GB/10c" accountancy handstamp, black Calais (7.23) entry c.d.s. with "5" décimes due handstamp, Very fine and rare killer., Weiss recorded only one example of this type, this new discovery brings the recorded total to three. Weiss TR-W18a.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2004 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1449 |
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1873 (Feb. 11) to Worms, Germany, orange envelope bearing 6¢ carmine (148) tied by full strike of NYFM circle of wedges cancellation, red "New York Paid All Direct" c.d.s., framed "Bremen Franco" (3.7) handstamp in red, German (3.8) arrival backstamp; slightly rough opening at top, Fine and very rare., Weiss recorded only three covers, two new example have been recorded including this one. Weiss TR-W19.
Estimate 300 - 400
This cancellation is the new earliest recorded use and extends the known period of use from Feb. 22 to Mar. 1, 1873. It was apparently used for only 9 days.
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Lot 1450 |
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1871, 7¢ vermilion (149), tied by two strikes of NYFM grid cancellation in red on cover to France, matching "New-York X May 4" c.d.s., red French "Estats-Unis Paq. Fr." packet c.d.s., black debit handstamp and French May 16-17 backstamps; some age spotting, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1451 |
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1871 (Jan.) to Wexford, Ireland, cover bearing 3¢ green (147) two singles, tied by unlisted NYFM bar cancellation, Wexford arrival backstamp, original enclosure datelined from the U.S. consul at Cork (but apparently mailed while traveling); taped opening tears, Fine and interesting. Weiss TR-G unlisted.
Estimate 200 - 300
This distinctive bar cancellation should be a new NYFM listing, especially if a confirming example is found.
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Lot 1452 |
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1870 (May 21) to London, England, orange cover bearing 6¢ carmine (148) tied by pefect strike of fancy NYFM grid cancellation, red New York c.d.s., London Paid (6.1) datestamp, Very fine and choice. Weiss TR unlisted.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1453 |
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1872 (Oct. 5) to St. Gratien, France, cover bearing 10¢ brown, grilled (139) tied by full strike of NYFM geometric grid cancellation, red "New York/Paid 6" exchange datestamp, red London Paid (10.15) transit and oval "PD" handstamp, blue Calais (10.16) entry c.d.s., St. Gratien backstamp; small stamp faults and edge tears, still a Very Fine grilled usage. Weiss TR unlisted.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1454 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), tied by NYFM fancy grid cancellation on cover to Dublin, Ireland, partial red New York c.d.s., "Dublin AU 1 70" backstamp; some soiling, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1455 |
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NYFM traditional cancellations, group of 28 covers and one piece, a good range of frankings and cancellations comprising TR-S2, TR-C1 (5 covers and one front in variations), TR-G14, TR-G17, TR-G30, TR-G31, TR-G32, TR-G36, TR-G37, TR-G41c, TR-W1a, TR-W4b, TR-W5, TR-W11a, TR-W12, TR-W12a, TR-W13, TR-W14, TR-W14a, TR-W17 (four), TR-M4; some faults, many with certificates, Fine to Very Fine with many rare cancellations.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
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Lot 1456 |
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1870s (c.) to Mérida, Mexico, folded cover bearing 10¢ brown (150) and 30¢ black (154) tied by red "New York, Oct 19" c.d.s., endorsed "pr "City of México", Mexican "8" handstamp rating; small cover faults including two holes and no top flap, Fine and rare use without NYFM killer.
Estimate 300 - 400
New York foreign mail covers with the red datestamp canceling the stamps are rare, and particularly so when franked with high value banknotes.
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Lot 1457 |
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NYFM miscellaneous cancellations, group of five covers comprising RE-L4 in worn state to Switzerland, RE-LF3 to London (Ex Vlissingen-Waud, Ainsworth), red "New York/Paid 6" exchange datestamp used as killer on large piece (Ex-Weiss), and two covers with unidentified NYFM cancellations, a Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1458 |
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1874 (c.) to Charleston, S.C., circular bearing 1¢ ultramarine (145) tied by very fine strike of N.Y. circular mail three-leaf clover cancellation, New York corner card, Fine. Weiss RE-S6.
Estimate 100 - 200
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Lot 1459 |
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NY domestic cancellations, group of 8 covers and entires comprising foreign mail look-a-likes of GE-EN1, ST-8P10, ST-MP1, RE-S6 three-leaf clover, TR-C5, and TR-G25, several paying circular rates, four with certificates, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1460 |
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NYFM cancellations on Postal Cards, group of eight UX3 or UX5 postal cards uprated with 1¢ or 2¢ frankings, comprising GE-C4A to Switzerland, GE-EP3 to Switzerland, GE-EP3 to Germany, GE-EP4 to England, GE-EP4 to Germany, ST-8P6 to Germany, and two ST-MP3 to Germany with 1¢ and 2¢ stamps; some faults, generally Fine strikes.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1461 |
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NYFM supplementary cancellations, group of 19 different in several types and on a range of values up to the 90¢ comprising GE-EP8 24¢ GE-EP11 6¢ 12¢ and 24¢ ST-4P1 2¢ and 3¢ ST-8P1, ST-8P11 24¢ GE-EN4 24¢ GE-C5 6¢ GE-C7 6¢ 24¢ and 90¢ GE-C9a 3¢ ST-MP1, ST-MP3 24¢ and 90¢ TR-C1a 24¢ and TR-S4 24¢; some stamps defective, many with recent certificates, Fine to Very Fine strikes.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1462 |
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New York Foreign Mails, collection of 51 stamps bearing mostly Very Fine strikes of various NYFMs in red and black, values up to 90¢ including twelve 90¢ four 30¢ eight 24¢ five 15¢ four 12¢ and nine 7¢ many well centered, also includes two non-NYFM cancels, few faults, an exceptional collection.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 1463 |
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NYFM cancellations, an extraordinary collection of over 205 stamps (some pairs) with different cancellations on a range of values up to the 90¢ mostly clear strikes of a wide variety of fancier types including a few red supplementaries, condition and centering of stamps varies with many better, about half accompanied by recent certificate, overall Fine to Very Fine, This collection provides a stunning nucleus for further expansion with many scarce types present.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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