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Lot 266 |
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Envelope, 1853, 3¢ red, die 1 (U1), horizontal laid paper variety, cancelled by "Postland Me. Jul 11" c.d.s. and addressed to Vinalhaven Me., original 1853 enclosure included; flap torn showing remnant of Nesbitt seal, Fine. UPSS 2a.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE FIRST POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE ON HORIZONTALLY LAID PAPER.
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
A 1937 letter from J.M. Bartels to Mr. N. Cook Sholes of Vinalhaven reads in part, "The 3c Die I 1853 was issued July 7, 1853 on horizontally-laid paper. Subsequent dies of this issue including the Die I on buff appear on diagonally laid paper." There is a July 6 usage recorded on diagonally laid paper.
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Lot 267 |
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Envelope, 1853, 3¢ red on buff, die 4 (U8), cancelled by clear strike of "Westerly R.I. Nov 19" c.d.s. and addressed to New York, endorsed "Mayton & Co., Nov 18. 1853", slight toing, Fine and scarce, the earliest documented usage of the 3¢ die 4 on buff.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 268 |
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Envelope, 1854, 3¢ red on buff, die 5 (U10), cancelled by "Buffalo N.Y. Jul 10" double-arc datestamp, addressed to New York City, pencil "Recd July 11th 1854" endorsement, torn flap, tiny repaired edge nick, Fine, the earliest documented usage of the 3¢ die 5 on buff.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 269 |
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1854-55 Nesbitt Earliest Documented Usages (U9-10, U16a, U17a), group of four comprising UPSS 17-7-22-1 (2/1/1860), 20-7-22-1 (3/29/1860), 26-7-20-1 (6/4/1857), and 27-7-20-1 (11/14/1855); some faults, all with A.P.S. certificates, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 270 |
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Envelope, 1860, 3¢ red on buff (U27), cancelled "New-York Aug 18 1860" c.d.s. and addressed to Burlington N.J., clear strike of "Burlington N.J. Sep 14 1860" double circle datestamp and "Advertised" straightline; minor edgewear and creasing, Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF ANY STAR DIE ENTIRE.
Expertization: 1999 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 271 |
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1860 1¢ & 3¢ Star Die earliest documented usages (U19, U26), group of five comprising UPSS 29-7-20u-1 (12/16/1860), 30-7-22-1 (3/9/1861), 30a-7-22u-1 (12/5/1861), 49-2-2-1 (1/7/1861), and 51a (5/26/1861); some faults, all with A.P.S. certificates, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 272 |
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Envelope, 1861, 3¢ pink (U34), U.P.S.S. (70-5-12-1) patent lines variety, cancelled by "New-York Aug 17 1860" duplex datestamp and addressed to Sullivan County N.Y., opened at right, Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
Newspaper Notice placed by New York City postmaster on August 7, 1861:
Special Notice
Post Office, New York, Aug. 7, 1861. The new style of GOVERNMENT STAMPED ENVELOPES is now ready at this office. Exchange will be made of the new style for an equivalent amount of old issue during a period of SIX DAYS from the date of this notice, after which no letters under cover of the old issue will be sent from the office.
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Lot 273 |
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1863-64 2¢ Jackson earliest documented usages, group of four comprising UPSS 108-7-24-1 (2/26/1867), 102-7-20-1 (7/24/1863), 110-7-24u-1 (2/9/1866), and 12-WIF-1 (8/31/1867), circular rate usages domestically and to Canada and England; some faults, all with 2004 A.P.S. certificates, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 274 |
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Envelope, 1865, 3¢ brown (U60), UPSS (130-21-97-1) vertical watermark, used with "Stonewall Jan 8 1869" octagon datestamp in black (Milgram 1322) addressed to New Orleans La., also includes 3¢ entire with pricing info for various paper qualities; Fine and scarce packet marking, the earliest documented use of this UPSS variety.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 275 |
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Envelope, 1870, 2¢ brown (U78), U.P.S.S. 155-6-16-2, cancelled by quartered cork showing indistinct Boston c.d.s., addressed to Morristown N.J., printed Metropolitan Railroad Co. notice dated Dec. 6, 1870, unsealed circular rate, Very Fine and rare, the earliest documented use of this UPSS type, unpriced by U.P.S.S. in used condition.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2005 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 276 |
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Envelope, 1870, 2¢ brown on amber (U79), UPSS (160-7-25-2), cancelled lightly and with indistinct New York c.d.s. addressed locally, blue "St. Nicholas Hotel. New York Sep 18 1870" oval handstamp.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF ANY REAY ENVELOPE.
Expertization: 2005 A.P.S. Certificate.
The date on this envelope predates the official October 1, 1870 issue date by about two weeks.
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Lot 277 |
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1870-71 Reay Issue earliest documented usages, collection of nine different comprising 159-6-17-2 (6/9/1871), 170-7-23-2 (170-7-23-2), U82 (10/24/1870), 184-7-23-2 (2/18/1871), 186-7-26-2 (3/6/1873), 185-7-25-2 (10/10/1870), 194A-7-25-R-2 (7/11/1871), 196-7-25-2 (11/22/1870), and 203 (2/4/1871); also includes 1870 P.O. Dept. card with issue date and description of the envelopes, last missing stamp, each with 2003-2005 A.P.S. certificate; Fine and scarce assemblage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 278 |
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Envelope, 1878, 2¢ vermilion on fawn, die 6 (U152), blue N.F. seebeck advertising collar, cancelled with "New York PO Apr 2 '80" duplex datestamps and addressed locally, reverse with "New-York Rec'd Apr 2 '80" datestamp; opened at left, Very Fine, the earliest documented usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 279 |
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Envelope, 1876, 3¢ red (U218), UPSS (644-7-39-1), entire cancelled by "Centennial Phila'da Pa. Jun 10" duplex datestamp and addressed to New York City, reverse with partial New York (6.12) arrival; partial flap and small edge tear, Fine, the earliest documented usage of the red entire with a Centennial postmark.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
The Centennial postmark was used only in 1876 during the Exposition in Philadelphia. There is an example dated June 4, 1876 with Jarrett & Palmer's Special Fast Trans-Continental Train machine postmark that was last offered at a 1970 R.A. Siegel auction that is the earliest documented example of a 2¢ red envelope, but the watermark is not recorded.
Illustrated in Ken Lawrence's, "Commemorating the 1876 United States centennial," Scott Stamp Monthly, March 2005, pp. 24, fig. 5.
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Lot 280 |
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Envelope, 1876, 3¢ green (U219), entire cancelled by "Centennial Phila'da Pa. May 19" duplex datestamp and addressed to Gernmany, additional orange Philadelphia exchange datestamp and circle of wedges cancellations tie 2¢ vermilion (178) for the 5¢ UPU rate, German arrival backstamp; faults including piece of back removed; also includes UPSS 644-7-30-3) entire front cancelled by "Centennial Phila'da Pa. May 25" duplex datestamp, the earliest documented date for this UPSS var., with Centennial typewriter address to Utica N.Y., Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGES OF THE CENTENNIAL ENVELOPE ISSUE.
Expertization: 2003 & 2005 A.P.S. Certificates (respectively).
Both examples offered in this lot are discussed in Ken Lawrence's article. The May 25 date was reported by Ellis and Maisel many years ago as the earliest green envelope use. It is still the earliest with watermark 3, the May 19 is the earliest with watermark 2. The May 19 use is also the earliest Centennial entire to a destination abroad.
Illustrated (May 19) in Ken Lawrence's, "Commemorating the 1876 United States centennial," Scott Stamp Monthly, March 2005, pp. 23, fig. 4.
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Lot 281 |
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1874-86 Plimpton Issue earliest documented usages, collection of 43 different entires and wrappers comprising ten 1¢ fourteen 2¢ fifteen 3¢ one 6¢ and three 10¢ all are the earliest documented usages for either the Scott number or UPSS varieties, a range of usages can be found including circulars domestic and abroad, registered uses, etc., each with 2003-2005 A.P.S. certificate; Fine and rare assemblage.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 282 |
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Envelope, 1883, 2¢ red (U227), entire cancelled by "Bridgeport Conn. Oct 1 1883" First Day duplex datestamp and addressed to East Brimfield Mass., upon receipt forwarded with 2¢ red brown (210), deep shade, tied by "Brimfield Mass. Oct 3 1883" duplex datestamp to Great Barrington Mass., includes original part printed circular announcing dividend; paper loss at right just to indicia, opened on three sides, Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1883 2¢ ENTIRES USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
Expertization: 1998 A.P.S. Certificate.
The two cent 1883 postal stationery was automatically distributed to larger post offices prior to the October 1, 1883 effective date of the Act of March 3, 1883. The act lowered the postal rate from three cents to two cents for a prepaid letter up to one-half ounce.
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Lot 283 |
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1883-86 Plimpton earliest documented usages, collection of 69 different entires and wrappers comprising sixty-five 2¢ and four 4¢ all are the earliest documented usages for either the Scott number or UPSS varieties, a range of usages can be found including circulars used domestically and abroad to better destinations like Uruguay, registered uses, Wells Fargo, etc., each with recent A.P.S. certificate; Very Fine and rare assemblage.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 284 |
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Lettersheet, 1886, 2¢ Grant (U293), UPSS (860-O), cancelled by "New-York Aug 23 '86" duplex postmark and addressed to Annapolis Md., reverse with "Annapolis, Md. Rec'd Aug 24" c.d.s., enclosed letter is business in nature; small faults, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED COMMERCIAL FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 1886 2¢ GRANT LETTERSHEET.
Expertization: 2006 A.P.S. Certificate.
From the 1887 Postmaster General Report, "The issue of letter sheet envelopes was begun on the 18th day of August, the order of that day on the contractors calling for the 1,000,000 to be distributed among twenty-seven of the pricipal post-offices of the country. The first delivery was made to the New York office on August 23; the dates of delivery to the other offices ranging from the 23d to the 30th of August." (p. 675).
The first day of delivery was also announced in the Empire State Philatelist, "The letter sheet envelopes mentioned last month, were issued in this city on the 23d ult." (p. 69)
The two other recorded August 23, 1886 usages comprise a Cincinnati use reported by L.S. Fisher in First Days, and a New York City usage that Konwiser wrote about in 1939. Both have not been seen in by current specialists and were clearly philatelic in nature.
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Lot 285 |
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1887-94 Plimpton and Morgan earliest documented usages, collection of 60 different entires and wrappers comprising eleven 1¢ thirty-three 2¢ seven 4¢ and nine 5¢ all are the earliest documented usages for either the Scott number or UPSS varieties, a range of usages can be found including circulars used domestically and abroad, some better destinations include Uruguay, Wells Fargo, etc., each with recent A.P.S. certificate; Very Fine and rare assemblage.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 286 |
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1893 Columbian Issue earliest documented usages, collection of 29 all different entires in various sizes and denominations comprising nine 1¢ thirteen 2¢ five 3¢ and two 10¢ entires, includes a number of different usages including 1¢ entire to Brazil, registered usages to Germany with various Columbian stamps, etc., each with recent A.P.S. certificate; Very Fine, a superb offering of this popular stationery issue.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition series of commorative stamps was supplemented by an issue of postal stationery. Four denominations were prepared but were not released until after the stamp issue. According to Maisel, the issue was released on March 18, 1893. March usages are highly valued by collectors, the consignor has searched over 40 years and has only four examples in his collection including a March 20 use from New York City that may in fact be the first day of release.
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1899 Plimpton and Morgan earliest documented usages, collection of 36 different entires and wrappers comprising seven 1¢ twenty-three 2¢ three 4¢ and three 5¢ all are the earliest documented usages for either the Scott number or UPSS varieties, range of sizes including 4¢ U371 and U375 in size 25, a range of usages can be found including circulars used domestically and abroad, some better destinations include Greece, etc., few small faults, each with recent A.P.S. certificate; Very Fine and rare assemblage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 288 |
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Envelope, 1932, 2¢ Washington Bicentennial, die 2 (U525a), cancelled by "Easton Pa. May 17 1932" machine cancellation, addressed to Jersey City N.J., Lafayette College Centennial cachet, Very Fine, the earliest documented usage of this scarce Bicentennial entire.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S Certificate.
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Lot 289 |
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Postal Savings, 1911, 2¢ carmine (UO72), cancelled by "Cohoes, N.Y. Jan 6 1911" duplex c.d.s., addressed to New York N.Y., Post Office Department official corner card, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE OFFICIAL 1911 2¢ CARMINE ENTIRE.
Expertization: 1977 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Salkind
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Lot 290 |
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U.S. Official earliest documented entires, group of five comprising PD19-7-29-2 (?/29/1875), PD20-7-30-2 (1/14/1878), WD94-7-31-5 (5/31/1884), WD92-7-30-2 (11/3/1878) and OM2-23-106-16 (7/29/1912), few faults, all with recent A.P.S. certificates, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 291 |
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Phillipines 2¢ carmine entire (U8), U.P.S.S. 12-10-54-13, bearing Phil. 3¢ purple (215) tied by "Mil. Sta. No. 3, Philippine Islands. Iloilo Dec 4 1899" duplex postmark, addressed to St. Gallen, Switzerland, reverse with St. Gallen (1.8) arrival datestamp; minor faults, Fine, the earliest documented use.
Estimate 200 - 300
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U.S. Possession earliest documented entires, group of four entires and wrappers comprising Cuba UPSS 1-10-54-12 (4/24/1899) and Philippines W1 (4/7/1900), and Puerto Rico 3 (6/16/1899) and 13-10-54-13 (5/9/1901), couple small faults, all with recent A.P.S. certificates, Fine and scarce group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 293 |
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Misc. earliest documented entires, group of four comprising U409 (9/3/1907), UPSS 1767-10-57-17 (1/5/1912), 3696a-23-115-50 (10/24/1987), and UC6 25-13-78-39 (8/5/1944), all with recent A.P.S. certificates, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 294 |
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1873 Postal Card Announcement, original Post Office Department circular to Postmasters describing the first postal card issue of May 1, 1873; minor edge and fold flaws, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 295 |
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Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff (UX1), UPSS (S1b) with watermark inverted and reversed, cancelled by "St. Louis Mo. Jun 16" duplex datestamp, addressed to Taylorville Ills., 1873 message side; minor edge wear, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE UPSS VARIETY.
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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