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Lot 1464 |
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1848 (Apr. 10) "Camp near Arispa's Mill, Mexico to Portsmouth, Va., envelope with datelined letter endorsed "From the Army" and "Via New Orleans", entered the mails with blue "Brazos St. Jago/Texas/Apl 20" c.d.s. and matching "10" rating, a fine Mexican War usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
Letter from E.T. Balmire states that the news of peace has made a considerable change in the behavior of the citizens of Saltillo towards Americans. They are now quite sociable and friendly, "the very best feeling exists between us and the pretty senoritas".
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Lot 1465 |
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1850 (Jun. 26) Scrantonia, Pa. to Plaintown, N.J., folded letter datelined "Lackanana Iron Works" bearing red fancy "Scan/tonia, Pa, June 26" datestamp in shape of iron rail, matching "Free" handstamp, letter written and signed by "S.J. Scranton", Very Fine and choice fancy stampless marking.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Grunin
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Lot 1466 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), clear to large margins, tied by manuscript "X" cancel, blue "Baltimore & Phila. Railroad Jan. 24" route agent's c.d.s. on large part of blue folded letter to West Haverford Pa., Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1467 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), large margins, lightly tied by neat red grid cancel on cover to Honesdale, Pa., postmarked clear red New York c.d.s.; light file fold not affecting stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1468 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), two singles, both with four large margins, tied by manuscript on folded printed form to Columbus, Ohio, blue "Baltimore Md Jul 22" origin c.d.s. struck twice, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1469 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (1b), full margins to just in a bit at left, minuscule tear at bottom, tied by blue grid, matching "Cleveland O. Feb 12" c.d.s. on cover to Mansfield, Ohio, slight cover stains and creases, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1470 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large to close margins, tied by squared grid cancellation on cover to New Orleans, La., matching red "New-York Mar. 24" c.d.s. in red; some toning around stamp, cover fold at right, Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1471 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), position 86R2, large margins, tied by neat "Boston 2 Apr Paid" c.d.s. on orange envelope to Nelson, N.H., with printed prices current of domestic spirits, Extremely Fine stamp and cover.
Estimate 150 - 200
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1472 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), position 69L5E, dot in lower right diamond block tied by New York town cancel on folded letter to New Bedford, Mass., intense color, choice Very Fine, content is a bill for duty and freight on four cases of Harpoon guns received from Liverpool via New York and shipped to New Bedford via "Scho. Cornelia" Aug. 30, 1851.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1473 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), position 18L1E, full margins to just in at top, on 1851 folded letter to New York, cancelled small Boston PAID grid in red with matching Boston c.d.s., Jul. 25 (1851) with integral "3" rate, fresh and Extremely Fine. Dr. Chase has noted "much rarer than the carmine-brown" on the reverse.
Estimate 150 - 200
Provenance: Chase
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Lot 1474 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), position 41R1E with left inter-pane margin and centerline, clear margins tied by light blue grid on 1851 folded letter from Lowell, Ms. to Chillicothe, O., clear matching Lowell c.d.s. (Jul. 12) with integral "3 cts Paid", Extremely Fine. Letter is ALS from James C. Ayer, of patent medicine fame, regarding an order for his "Cherry Pectoral" medicine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1475 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), position 10R1L with full corner sheet margin, tied by light Washington, D.C. c.d.s. on cover to Baltimore, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1476 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), position 61L3 with full left sheet margin and part imprint, tied by large St. Louis on cover to Springwater, N.Y., Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1477 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), two covers bearing centerline margin singles: 51R5L (plated by Chase), Lyndon, Vt. to Croydon Flatt, N.H. and 41R3, manuscript "Paid" cancel and "Shirley Mills" (Me.) postmark to Foxcroft, Me.; each stamp with slight creasing, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1478 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), position 1R8 with inter-pane margin and centerline tied by neat "Addison Point, Me., Dec 15" c.d.s. on orange invisible to Seal Cove, Me., Extremely Fine. An outstanding positional copy from a scarce plate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1479 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), position 71R1L with left inter-pane margin and centerline, tied by blue grid on cover to Elmira, N.Y., blue Milwaukee postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1480 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), vertical pair, position 28/38L2L, three lines and two lines recut with triangle, four margins, tied by "New-York, Ship, Dec 2" c.d.s. on cover to Boston, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1481 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11), position 2L3, Fine, cancelled green grid with matching Amsterdam, N.Y. c.d.s. on embossed ladies envelope to Spraker Basin, N.Y., Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1482 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red (11) (27 Mar) Missionary letter from missionary stationed at Mosul (Iraq), visiting Diarbekir (near Syrian border) for a meeting. Blue tissue cover carried in Mission Pouch from Constantinople to Albion, NY, New-York, VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1483 |
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3¢ Experimental orange brown (11 var.), position 91R1L in inter-pane margin and centerline, full margins to just touched at lower right, tied on envelope to Montpelier, Vt. by "Charlestown, Ms., Jul 9" c.d.s.; light toning, otherwise Very Fine. Color and position verified on reverse by Dr. Amonette.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1484 |
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3¢ Experimental orange brown (11 var.), position 91R1L with partial inter-pane margin at left, large margins, the Providence, R.I. c.d.s. on folded cover to Philadelphia, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1485 |
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3¢ claret (11 var.), tied by "Bradford, Vt. Mar 24" c.d.s. on yellow John C. Fremont campaign cover to Fair Haven, Ct., flag label did not originate, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1486 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), position 74L1, large margins including portion of stamp at top, just touching at bottom, tied by "Walden N.Y. May 1" c.d.s. and additional manuscript on cover to San Francisco, Cal.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 1487 |
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1¢ blue, type V, 3¢ dull red, type II (24, 26 [3]), singles, all cancelled by matching manuscript and 1¢ lightly by red "Ud States/6d" arc exchange handstamp on cover to Dunville, Canada, manuscript "Sept 8, 1857" postmark, Dunnville (9.9) backstamp, repaired tear, edge wear, small stamp faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1488 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), on cover from Bloomfield, CT to Rocky Hill, CT. F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 250
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Lot 1489 |
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3¢ 1852-57 (11, 26), five choice covers: #11 (3), Hampden Corners, ME. to Seal Cove, Me.; small mourning cover Newburgh, Ohio to Norwich, Ct.; rich carmine brown Newbury, Vt. to Reeds Ferry, N.H.; #26 (2), small Civil War patriotic Woodbury, Ct. to Southbury, Ct. and East Corinth, Me. to Seal Cove, Me.; fresh Very Fine-Extremely Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1490 |
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3¢ 1851-61 Townmarks of Educational Institutions, six stamps and six covers comprising blue "University of Va." c.d.s. on #11 (two, one with centerline) and #26, "Randolph Macon College, VA." c.d.s. on #11 (2), College of St. James, Md." tying #26 on cover, olive green "Oakland College, Miss." on four covers with #11 (one tying stamp, others with usual manuscript cancels), and blue "University of Virginia, VA" double circle on cover with #26; neatly mounted and written-up, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1491 |
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1861, 3¢ pink (64), tied by red "Boston Mass Sep 17" double-circle d.s. and framed "Paid" handstamp on "Bromfield House embossed corner card envelope to Henniker, N.H., embossing faults, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1492 |
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1866 (Nov. 28) Decatur, Ind. to Germany, yellow envelope bearing 10¢ green (68) and 5¢ brown (76) tied by grid cancellations, additional ms. on 10¢ Decatur (Baker type O7) c.d.s., red "New York/Paid 12" (12.1) exhange c.d.s., blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" handstamp, Frankfurt (12.16) and Gleishorbach (12.17) backstamps, Very Fine and scarce town origin c.d.s.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1493 |
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1868 to Shelburne, N.S., pasteback bearing 10¢ E. grill (89) pair and 3¢ F. grill (94) two singles, tied by cork cancellations, Shelburne (7.10) 1868 backstamp, staining, reduced at left, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1494 |
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1873 (May 17) New Orleans, La. to Waldsee, Germany, registered legal size envelope bearing 7¢ vermilion, grilled (138) and 15¢ orange (152) cancelled by matching corks, New Orleans c.d.s., red "New York Registered" (5.21) c.d.s., red crayon "2", carried on NGL America to Bremen, fancy framed "Recomandirt." handstamp, Waldsee (6.5) backstamp; file folds and reduced at left, Fine and attractive, two times the 7¢ N.G.U. rate plus the scarce 8¢ registry fee.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1495 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), dark shade, tied by geomtric cancellation duplexed with "New Orleans La. May 17" c.d.s. on folded cover to England, red "London Paid 5 JU 71" arrival c.d.s., blue N.O. 1871 merchants cachet; stamp tiny tear, Very Fine and clean.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1496 |
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1872 (c.) New Orleans, La. to Germany, long envelope bearing 2¢ red brown (146) pair and 24¢ purple (153) tied by cork cancellations duplexed with New Orleans c.d.s., carried on NGL Hansa to Bremen, red "New York Br. Transit" (5.14) transit, German (5.28) arrival c.d.s.; soiling and bottom edge faults, Fine, four times the 7¢ N.G.U. rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1497 |
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2¢ brown, 3¢ green (157, 158), horizontal pairs, tied by circle of wedges on cover to Pairs, France, red "Boston Paid Sep 15" origin c.d.s., black French Sep. 28 entry c.d.s. with boxed "P.D." handstamp and "Paris Sep. 28" arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1498 |
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1887 (Jan. 18) London, England to Wilderness, Va. mixed franking, registered envelope bearing G.B. 1d (pair) and 2½d single tied by "E.C./3." grids along with U.S. 2¢ red brown (210) by same London grids, red "London Registered" oval c.d.s. and black "R" registry handstamp, New York (1.29) registry backstamp; reduced at right, Very Fine, an extremely unusual use of a banknote issue from London.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1499 |
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1891 (Mar. 17) Cleveland, Ohio to Brunswick, Germany, registered blue envelope bearing 5¢ Indigo (216) block of four with three pairs and three singles, tied by Cleveland ovals, purple three-line Cleveland registry postmark, New York exchang elabel, reverse with New York (3.19) and Brunswick (4.1) datestamps; reduced slightly at left, minor edge toning, Fine and scarce usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1500 |
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1888, 30¢ orange brown (217), horizontal pair, used with 15¢ orange (189), s.e., and 10¢ brown (209), all tied by "New York Reg" ovals on large blue piece to Berlin, Germany, New York exchange label affixed, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2004 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1501 |
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1893 (Jul. 18) Decatur, Ill. to Tamatave, Madgascar, 2¢ entire cancelled by Decatur duplex marked due with "T" taxe handstamp, London (7.27), Marseille (7.29) and Tamatave (8.29) backstamps, forwarded to Hamburg via Indian Ocean Paquebot "Ligne T/Paq. Fr. No. 3" (9.17) c.d.s., returned to sender with purple handstamp (Due 16¢) and D.L.O. (10.20) backstamp, small faults, Fine, an exceptionally rare destination.
Estimate 300 - 400
The 10¢ treaty rate was in effect to Madasgascar at this time, the letter was short paid 8¢ and marked due 16¢ for double the deficiency.
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Lot 1502 |
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1893 (Dec. 25) New York, N.Y. to Freetown, Sierra Leone, unsealed 2¢ Columbian entire (U349) cancelled by New York duplex, Sierra Leone (1.26) arrival datestamp, Fine and rare destination, the 2¢ unsealed circular rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1503 |
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1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), natural straight edge at right, tied by Boston, Mass, Mar 11, 1920 machine cancel on cover to Homer, Mich, opened at top, cover light edge staining and light wrinkle, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 1504 |
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3¢ dark violet, imperf horizontally (502c), vertical pair, tied on cover by Grand Haven, Mich. flag cancel May 7, 1922, cover reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine and rare on cover. Exceedingly rare on cover.
Scott $1,500
Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1505 |
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1917, 5¢ rose error (505), tied by Albian, Mich. duplex cancel Oct. 24, 1917 on cover to New York, N.Y., light vertical folds not affecting stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $2,250
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE NON-PHILATELIC USAGE.
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Lot 1506 |
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1917, 2¢ carmine, DL watermark (519), tied by New York duplex Oct. 19, 1917 on cover to Camp Dix, N.J. Fine and scarce.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1507 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), used with #518, 570 and 649, tied by New York oval and Aug. 6, 1929 slogan machine cancel on Graf Zeppelin round-the-world flight cover to Montclair, N.J., $2 couple nibbed perfs, Very Fine, a rare usage of the $2 orange red & black on a flown Zeppelin cover.
Scott $2,000 for $2 on cover
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