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Lot 1063 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), seven singles, two with sheet margins at left, cancelled by manuscript on cover to France, red "Saint Paul Min. Ter. 29 Mar" c.d.s, red Paris "1 Mai 62" entry c.d.s. and "16" décimes due rating handstamp, minor edge flaws and one stamp faulty, file fold through one, Fine and early cover from Minnesota Territory.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1064 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), horizontal strip of four with left sheet margin, used with 1857 3¢ dull red (26), two pairs (one faulty), all tied by "Buffalo Oct 8" c.d.s. on legal size court house cover to Franklin Pa., cover edge faults, Fine and scarce combination franking.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1065 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), block of six, margins to cutting, tied by blue Philadelphia Pa. c.d.s. on large buff court house cover to Louisville, Ky., block with some faults, Fine and scarce use.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1066 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red, New York 1853 year dates (11A), group of six singles with different July dates of 11, 13, 18, 21, 22 & 25, and two covers with July 21 and 23 dates, Chase recorded dates from July 11 to July 26 only, a Fine group of this rare N.Y.C. marking.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1067 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), three covers, each bearing a single with sheet margin showing part imprint, margins to in, faults, Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1068 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), margins to just in at right, tied by "New Orleans La. Feb 16" c.d.s. blue folded prices current (printed on both sides) to Genes (Genoa), Sardinia, reverse with "Boston Br. Pkt. Feb 23", red London (3.9) and red Genova (3.13) backstamps, Calais (3.10) transit on front with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit handstamp and manuscript "10" (décimes) due rating, the 5¢ British open mail rate via British packet, plus 10 décimes due for postage from England to Italy; small cover tear at top, still Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
AN ATTRACTIVE 5¢ 1856 ISSUE USE DURING THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD TO ITALY.
This letter was exchanged at New York City and carried on the tenth sailing during the Three Month period by Cunard Line steamer Africa, which departed from New York on February 18 and arrived into Liverpool on March 2.
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Lot 1069 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), four large margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Feb 17" c.d.s. on folded cover to Bordeaux, France, reverse with black "Boston Br. Pkt. 25 Feb." exchange office c.d.s. and red British "9 MR 1857" transit, "Angl. Amb. Calais 10 Mars. 57" entry c.d.s. with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit and "8" (décimes) due handstamps, reverse with additional "Bordeaux 10 Mars 57" arrival c.d.s.; cover faults, Fine and rare three months period usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Carried on the tenth sailing of British packet service during the Three-Months Period.
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Lot 1070 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), four margins, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 20 Apr" c.d.s. on 10¢ light green (U17a) entire to Boston, Mass., embossed wholesale druggist corner card; cover wear, Fine and scarce double rate combination.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1071 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), four large margins, tied by "East Vassalboro Me Nov 14" c.d.s. on embossed ladies envelope to San Francisco Cal., light cover staining, Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1072 |
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1851, 12¢ black (17), four margins, just close at lower right, tied by "San Francisco Nov" c.d.s. on mourning cover to Peoria, Ill., 1853 docketing on reverse; Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1073 |
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1851, 12¢ black (17), block of four, large margins at sides, just touching at top, tied by "Bristol R.I. Mar 10" c.d.s. on yellow cover to Birmingham, England, reverse with "Boston Br. Pkt. Mar 11" exchange datestamp with red "38" credit handstamp, red Liverpool Paid (3.23) transit, "Birmingham Mar 24 1857" arrival backstamp; cover refolded at left, left vertical pair creased from foldover, Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE OR SIX RECORDED 12¢ 1851 ISSUE BLOCKS USED ON COVER.
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Lot 1074 |
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1851, 12¢ black, diagonal bisect (17a), margins, tied by indistinct datestamp on buff cover to Fredericktown, Pa.; vertical crease at right through stamp, edge faults, Fine and scarce.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1075 |
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1861, 1¢ blue, types I & II (18, 20), single and pair respectively from strip of three showing double perforations, cancelled by manuscript on red, white and blue patriotic envelope to West Concord, N.H., "Caseyville, Ill." fancy c.d.s. with matching ms. "May 17. '61" date; partial flap with tiny edge tears, still Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1977 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1076 |
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1861, 1¢ blue, types II, I, II (20, 18, 20), plate 2 singles, deep rich color, tied by "Warsaw N.Y. Aug 19, 1861" c.d.s. on hotel envelope to Buffalo, N.Y., reduced at left, Fine and scarce franking.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1077 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, types Ic, III and IIIa (19b, 21, 22, 22 var.), three singles, positions 41L4 (IIIa), 51L4 (III, showing part imprint) and 47L4 (1c), cancelled by manuscript, used with 3¢ dull red "Algins La, Debr 29th" manuscript postmark on pink cover to Essex, Vt., perf toning and small edge faults, Fine and very scarce triple type combination cover.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate with Scott #19b as old 22 var.
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Lot 1078 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), plate 4, strip of three, positions 58-60L4, tied by "Lansing Iowa" c.d.s. on cover to East Weymouth, Mass.; left stamp with tear, middle with rust stain, Fine and exceptionally rare plate 4 strip that is unpriced by Scott.
Scott $3,750 as off-cover singles
Expertization: plated by Ashbrook.
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Lot 1079 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), plate 2, vertical strip of three with characteristic deep rich color, tied by two strikes of "Lewistown Pa. May 1" c.d.s. on cover to Bellfonte, Pa., tiny edge tear, a Very Fine use.
Scott $1,050 as off-cover
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Lot 1080 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), plate 2, two including strip of four (pos. 10, 20, 30, 50R2), strip of three (pos. 50, 60, 70R4) and three singles tied by "Oroville Cal. Nov 3 1868" c.d.s. on 10¢ entire (U16) to Baltimore, Md.; corner repairs, Fine and very rare franking for double the 10¢ rate.
Scott $3,300 as off-cover
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Lot 1081 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), tied by "Ogdensburgh, N.Y. Apr 2 1861" c.d.s. on orange cover to Shrewsbury, N.Y., stamp with tiny stain spot, a Very Fine usage.
Scott $600
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Lot 1082 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), two covers locally addressed bearing horizontal pairs, first well centered, tied by two strikes of red "Paid, U.S. Mail Ciy Delivery '1' Mar 31" datestamps, black framed "U.S. Mail Despatch" handstamp; second with pair cancelled by single strike of "Paid, U.S. Mail Ciy Delivery '2' Aug 17" datestamp and same black framed handstamp, a Very Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1083 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), two circular rate covers, each bearing single with imprint plate capture in left and right margins, Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1084 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), three covers, each with stamp capturing part of right side imprint, two on circular rate envelopes (one stamp faulty), and one strip of three with right stamp showing imprint (toned), Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1085 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V, "curl in hair" variety (24, 24 var.), vertical pair, position. 24-34R5, latter is curl in hair variety, tied by "New Orleans La. Jul 2" c.d.s. on printed circular to Marseilles, France, red French entry c.d.s. and rating handstamp, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1086 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), horizontal pair, tied by New York c.d.s. on circular for "New York Fashion 1857, published by Adolph Muller", handpainted in watercolor, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1087 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), strip of three, positions 8-10R8, cancelled by double-oval "New London N.H. Jul 14" datestamp on cover to Sanbornton Bridge, N.H., couple tone spots, still Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1088 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), single and pair, tied by two strikes of "Leavenworth City K.T. Apr 21 1859" on cover to Princeton, Ky., Very Fine and choice Kansas Territory usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1089 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), horizontal block of eight with left part imprint and plate number "8 P.", plus two singles including one with straddle line, tied on reverse of cover by "San Francisco Cal. Feb 21 1861" c.d.s. to New York, N.Y., Fine and very scarce franking for the 10¢ rate.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1090 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), five singles, cancelled by manuscript strokes on 1857 folded letter to Hallowell, Me., matching ms. "Dresden Mills Oct 12" postmark, file fold through left stamp; Fine and scarce franking.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1091 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), two strips of three used with 3¢ rose (26), all tied by "Kingston, N.Y. Aug 30" c.d.s. on legal sized cover to Albany, N.Y.; couple edge tears, a very rare combination usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1092 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), horizontal strip of seven, scissor trimmed, tied by four strikes of "Princeton N.J. Sep 28" c.d.s. on buff cover to Paris, France, red "Short Paid" handstamp, black New York (9.6) debit c.d.s. and French "16" décimes h.s., Paris (10.13) arrival backstamp, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1093 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type II (25A), tied by "Leavenworth City K.T. Jan 4 1858" territorial c.d.s. on cover to Wilmington, Del., reverse with Wilmington receiving c.d.s.; light wax seal stain at center, a Fine and scarce use of the 1857 3¢ type II from Kansas Territory.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1094 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), small perf flaws, tied by "Stoneham Mass. Mar 13 1860" fancy scroll c.d.s. on orange cover to Oak Grove, Wis., endorsed received Mar. 17, reduced slightly at right, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1095 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), tied by bold 6-bar grid on orange cover to Watertown, N.Y., postmarked mostly clear fancy shield "Sharbona Grove, Dekalb Co. Illinois, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1096 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), tied by target cancellation, then "Due 3" boldly struck on stamp and adjacent on cover addressed to Pittsburgh, Pa., a Fine attempted use of old stamp not recognized.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1097 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), two covers with green postmarks on orange envelopes, first with bold strike of "Hardwick Mas. Mar 6" to South Woodstock Vt., second with "Taunton Ms. Jun 25" c.d.s to Roxbury, Mass., first stamp with minor perf flaws, a Very Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1098 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), cancelled by grid on buff envelope to Shippensburg, Pa., endorsed "Missent", "Philadelphia Pa Dec 22 1858" datestamp, large Oil Lamps cameo corner card, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1099 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), tied by "U.S. Mail Packet Natchez" oval handstamp on datelined "New Orleans 24 April 1858" folded letter to St. Joseph La., also double oval route handstamp, stamp perf flaws, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1100 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), stamp with extra wide margins capturing part of imprint and plate "No. 26", tied by "New York Aug 25" c.d.s. on orange cover to Dunville, Vt., red merchants cameo corner card, endorsed 1860, reduced slightly at right, light file folds, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1101 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), vertical strip of five, tied by Galveston datestamps on front panel only to Montich, France, red New York (12.17) and Havre (12.31) transits, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1102 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), block of six, tied by grid cancellations on cover to Le Roy, N.Y., matching indistinct "Belmont N.Y. Feb 8" c.d.s., reused cover with inside bearing 3¢ dull red (26) strip of three (faulty) tied by grid cancellations on cover to Belmont, N.Y., matching "Ellicottville N.Y. Jan 15" c.d.s., opened out for display, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1103 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), vertical block of 8, positions 24-25/54-55R20, tied by manuscript on reverse of cover to London, England, "Frankfort Ky Oct 25" origin c.d.s., red "3" credit h.s., endorsed "Rec'd Nov 24th 1859", Fine and scarce use of large block on small cover.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1104 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), four covers used with local or carrier stamps comprising 145L1, two 15L14 tied by handstamps, and 1LB8 tied by c.d.s., also a 15L18 with replaced stamp, some faults, a Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1105 |
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1857, 10¢ green, types II & III (32, 33), combination block of four, positions 6-7, 16-17L, tied by "Hannibal Mo. Apr 12 1858" (missing stamp) on cover to France, black "New York Apr 17" exchange datestamp and red "Short Paid" framed handstamp; various ratings, including red manuscript in France as 6-times rate at 42 grams, scissor trimmed perfs at top, Fine and rare combination multiple.
Scott $3,500 as off-cover block
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Lot 1106 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type III (33), strip of four, used with 1¢ blue, type V (24), two singles, and 3¢ dull red (26), all cancelled by red N.Y. foreign mail grids on Heard correspondence folded letter to Shanghai, China via London (10.4) and Hong Kong (11.24), red "New-York Sep 21" origin d.s. ties 1¢ and London Paid ties strip, magenta "40" credit; some light perf toning, cover with bleach spots, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A REMARKABLE THREE-COLOR FRANKING PREPAYING THE 45¢ TREATY RATE BY BRITISH MAILS TO SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Provenance: Caspary
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Lot 1107 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), position 55L, well centered, tied by large Boston PAID grid on 1858 cover to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, postmarked red "Boston, Ms., 10 cts." and faint Canadian "United/ 6d/ Paid", two backstamps including Prince Edward Island; stamp has three slightly short perfs, otherwise Very Fine. A very scarce combination of stamp and destination.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2008 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1108 |
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), straddle line single, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Nov 20 1860" c.d.s. on all-over illustrated Hotel International advertising cover to Farmer, N.Y.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1109 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, 3¢ dull red and 10¢ green (24, 26, 35), two 1¢ singles, plate 91R9, three color franking tied by grid cancellations and "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 8 1859" datestamp on cover front to Greensboro, N.C.; stamp faults, Fine, noted as second earliest use of the 1¢ from plate 9.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1110 |
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1857, 12¢ black, plate I (36), centered to right showing capture part imprint, mixed issue combination franking with 3¢ dull red (26), straddle line, tied by blue "Greensborough N.C. Dec 18" c.d.s. on cover to Nashville N.C., reduced at left, Very Fine and unusual mixed issue combination franking.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1111 |
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1857, 12¢ black, plate I (36), used with 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "New Orleans May 13 1859" c.d.s. on folded cover to Nantes, France, red "New York 'Paid 3' May 21" exchange c.d.s. and French entry also tie stamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design (62B), tied on canon and flag patriotic cover to Silver Creek, Canada West by Marion, Mich c.d.s., Nov 25 (1861), red oblong boxed "U.S. PAID 10", four different Canadian backstamps; reduced somewhat at top, stamp with one pulled perf, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $3,000
Expertization: 1991 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Matthies
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