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Lot 102 |
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1890, 1¢ dull blue (219), used with 2¢ green (213) and 2¢ carmine (220), tied by "Syracuse, N.Y. Feb 27 '90" duplexes on cover to Switzerland, forwarded internally, various Swiss backstamps, printed return corner card of the famous postal history collector John F. Seybold, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 1¢ DULL BLUE.
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 103 |
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1890, 2¢ carmine (220), lightly tied by four-ring cancellation on cover to Brownsville Tenn., matching "Oates Tenn. Mar 11 1890" c.d.s., "Brownsville, Tenn. Rec'd Mar 12" backstamp, cover and stamp damaged at right from opening, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 2¢ CARMINE.
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 104 |
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1890, 2¢ carmine, cap on left "2" variety (220a), used with 10¢ special delivery (E2), tied by "Minneapolis, Minn. Sep 9 '92" duplexes on legal size cover to Duluth Minn., Sep. 10 filing handstamp at center, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 2¢ CARMINE WITH CAP ON LEFT "2" VARIETY.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 105 |
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1890, 2¢ carmine, cap on both "2's" variety (220c), tied by "Vineland N.J. Jul 7 1892" duplex on cover to Bucks County Pa., Philadelphia Pa. (7.7.1892) transit backstamp; reduced at left, envelope flaw at bottom, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 2¢ CARMINE WITH CAP ON BOTH "2'S" VARIETY.
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 106 |
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1890, 3¢ purple (221), single, used with 1¢ ultramarine (212), 4¢ carmine (215) and 5¢ indigo (216), each cancelled with matching target on 2¢ green entire to Wellington, New Zealand, matching "Paterson N.J. Feb. 28 1890" c.d.s., reverse with San Francisco (3.5) and Wellington (4.1) datestamps; few perfs with toned spots and cover with slight edge wear, still Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A WONDERFUL FIVE-COLOR, FIVE-DENOMINATION USAGE TO AN UNUSUAL DESTINATION, THIS BEING THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 3¢ PURPLE.
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 107 |
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1890, 6¢ brown red (224), horizontal pair, used with 1¢ ultramarine (219), tied by "New York K" station 3rd class ovals on registered 2¢ green entire (U313) to Hamburg, Germany, reverse with purple "Registered/May 8 1890/Branch K/New York, P.O." framed four-line handstamp and main N.Y. post office (5.9) ovals, large manuscript "5" rating, Hamburg (5.21) arrival backstamp; Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 6¢ BROWN RED AND THE 2¢ GREEN ENTIRE.
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 108 |
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1893, 8¢ lilac (225), single, used with 1¢ Columbian (230) vertical pair and 3¢ Columbian (232), tied by "New York G" station 3rd class oval cancellations on registered 10¢ Columbian entire to Germany, reverse with purple "Registered/May 4 1893/Station G/New York P.O." framed four-line handstamp and main N.Y. post office (5.4, 5.5) ovals, New York registry label affixed, Muenchen (5.15) arrival backstamp; edge tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 8¢ LILAC.
Expertization: 2005 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 109 |
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1890, 15¢ indigo (227), single, used with 1¢ ultramarine (212) strip of three on reverse, tied by cork cancellations on registered 2¢ green on blue entire (U321) to Baden, Germany, "Alice Tex. May 15 1890" c.d.s., New York "City" label and "New York. N.Y. Reg'y Div. 5 - 23 1890" oval backstamp, Karlsruhe (6.4) arrival backstamp; Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 15¢ INDIGO.
Expertization: 2005 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 110 |
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1890, 30¢ black (228), single tied by cork cancellation on registered cover to South Creek N.C., purple "Registered, Apr 14 1890, Charleston, S.C." three-line handstamp; light cover creases, reduced at left, Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1890 30¢ BLACK.
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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