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Lot 113 |
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New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish (9X1), ACM connected, horizontal pair, position 16-17, three full margins to just clear at bottom, tied by one of three strikes red PAID on 1847 folded letter from Maxwell's Exchange Office to Sandusky, Ohio, postmarked red Jan 16 "New-York/ 10 cts." c.d.s.; small sealed tear at top of cover through third PAID, otherwise fresh, clean and Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: clear 1997 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 114 |
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New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on bluish, major double transfer (9X1), position 2, large margins, fresh and Very Fine, neatly precanceled on folded cover to Providence R.I., postmarked partial red New-York/ 5 cts. c.d.s. and matching PAID in arc; few small cover stains but a choice stamp.
Estimate $400 - 600
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Lot 115 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), full to large margins, handsome deep color and early impression, tied by red grid, matching "Boston 5 Cts 17 Aug." c.d.s. on 1847 folded letter to Taunton, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 116 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large to huge margins, tied by three strikes blue Philadelphia "10" c.d.s. on folded cover to Taunton, Mass.; file fold at left, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600
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Lot 117 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample margins, tied by red grid, matching "Cumberland Md. Aug. 24" c.d.s. on 1850 folded cover to Philadelphia, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 118 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly ample margins, closer at B., fine impression ca. 1849, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York May 19" c.d.s. on folded letter which includes printed Liverpool circular for Iron Works, internal separations and small piece missing, Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 119 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), four margins, tied by blue pen and by one of two strikes red straightline "Philada. Rail Road" on folded address leaf to New York, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 120 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), horizontal pair, fresh and Fine, tied by blue grids on 1850 folded letter to Albany, N.Y. postmarked matching Buffalo c.d.s. with integral "10" rate, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600
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Lot 121 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (1b), ample to large margins except clear at TL, clear sharp impression and handsome shade from the cleaned plate, tied by red grid and matching "Boston 5 cts. 21 Feb." c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Athol Depot, Mass., Very Fine, with Ashbrook note calling this "unquestionably a Pl. 2 stamp and thus an early use," an analysis later revised by 1847 students to describe the so-called "reworked" or cleaned plate, though Ashbrook was correct to identify this as an early example.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 122 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (1b), large margins to clear at top, early sharp impression and rich color, canceled by blue grid and tied by matching "Troy N.Y. 5cts. 24 Oct." c.d.s. on 1847 folded cover to New York, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 123 |
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1847, 5¢ orange brown (1b), two singles, ample margins except right stamp slightly in at left, late impression, tied together by blue grids on small white envelope to Boston with Blood's Despatch 1c Black on Bronze (15L13) acid tied at top center, manuscript. "Paid" above it, blue "Philada. Pa. 10 Dec. 26" c.d.s., left stamp with tiny corner crease at TL, Very Fine usage.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 124 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins, including partial sheet margin at left, excellent color and impression, tied by one of two partial strikes blue Philadelphia c.d.s., used with Blood's 2¢ black on bronze (15L17), acid tied, on double rate 1848 folded letter to Pittsburgh; small vertical scissor cut in sheet margin of 10¢, well away from the design and not mentioned in certificate, cover with a minor internal tear, a Fine and very rare usage. Scott $5,000.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 125 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins, tied by two strikes of black grid on 1850 folded cover to New York, docketing indicates an Oct. 28, 1850 date and Paris, Tenn. origin, though stamp may have been canceled at Louisville, Ky. which favored black grids, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1981 Diena Certificate and 1991 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Krug
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Lot 126 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins, strong impression and gorgeous deep shade, tied by red grid with matching "Charleston S.C. 10 Aug. 9" c.d.s. on buff envelope with "Charleston Hotel" in double oval on flap, to Richmond, Va., negligible light envelope creases completely clear of any markings or the stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
THE 10¢ 1847 IS EXTREMELY RARE WITH A HOTEL MARKING.
Expertization: 1989 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 127 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large margins to touched BL, tied by red grid on 1850 folded cover to Quebec with light but readable "STEAM/BOAT" applied at Albany, red Montreal postmark at lower left, Quebec backstamp, docketing indicates New York City origin, closed cover tear at B. center, Fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 128 |
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1847, 10¢ black (2), two singles, one Fine to Very Fine with two huge margins, the other with three huge margins but in at left, both fresh and bright; tied by red grids on Beebee correspondence folded address leaf to Philadelphia postmarked matching U.S. Express Mail, Boston c.d.s.; tiny repaired nick at top edge of cover, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: clear 1984 PF Certificate.
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Lot 129 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia (6), pos. 93R4, large margins at sides, in at bottom, sharp impression, tied by two strikes of "Chicago Ill. Jul. 16, 1857" c.d.s. on unsealed cover to Exeter, Ill., printed "Daily Commercial Letter" encl., fresh & Fine.
Scott $17,500
Expertization: 2002 APEX Certificate.
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Lot 130 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ic (6b), pos. 83L4, large margins top & left, close at B. and just touched TR, rich color, well tied by large "Paid" in grid on 1858 drop notice from the Merchants & Miners' Transportation Co. with vignette of steamship, red "Boston Mass. 13 Jan." c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1990 PF Certificate.
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Lot 131 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, types II, IIIa (7, 8A), vertical strip of 3, types II-IIIa-II, pos. 71/81/91L1E, each stamp showing inverted transfer, first two showing double transfer, last showing triple transfer, margins all around except barely at bottom center, tied by single pen stroke on reverse of small embossed ladies envelope to N.C., manuscript. "Ft. Browder Ala. May 23" postmark; strip with creasing between stamps (partly scissors separation between 71 & 81), bottom stamp with three tiny scrapes, Fine, a remarkable franking.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Expertization: Ashbrook annotations.
Provenance: Cunliffe
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Lot 132 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), full to large margins, tied by Springfield, Mass c.d.s. on folded announcement of Western Bank stockholders meeting; cover with slight internal faults, otherwise Very Fine and attractive.
Scott $1,300
Expertization: 2007 PF Certificate notes small corner crease on stamp, of which we see no trace.
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Lot 133 |
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"Via Nicaragua / Ahead of the Mails.", two-line handstamp in red tying 1851 3¢ dull red (11) vertical pair with right sheet margin, and also tied upon arrival with "New-York, Ship, Nov 29" c.d.s. on buff cover to Strong, Me.; endorsed "Via Nicaragua"; Very Fine and choice.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: 1972 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Haas
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Lot 134 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), ample to large margins, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar 1 1857" c.d.s. on blue folded cover to Marseilles France, partial "New-York Br. Pkt." exchange office c.d.s., red Liverpool "30 MR 1857" backstamp, "Angl. Amb. Calais 30 Mars 57" entry c.d.s. with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit and "8" (décimes) due handstamps, reverse with French transits, paper loss from ink erosion in address, Very Fine and choice, Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 84, no. 27.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,000
A HANDSOME AND SCARCE USAGE DURING THE THREE-MONTHS PERIOD.
Provenance: Gore, Haas, Mayer
Carried on the thirteenth sailing of British packet service during the Three-Months Period.
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Lot 135 |
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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. on folded prices current (printed on both sides) to Gènes (Genoa), Sardinia, reverse with "Boston Br. Pkt. Feb 23", red London (3.9) and red Genoa (3.13) backstamps, Calais (3.10) transit on front with framed "G B / 1F 60C" debit handstamp and manuscript "10" (décimes) due rating; small cover tear at top, still Very Fine. The 5¢ British open mail rate via British packet, plus 10 décimes due for postage from England to Italy.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
AN ATTRACTIVE 5¢ 1856 ISSUE USE DURING THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD TO ITALY.
On January 1, 1857, a new postal treaty between Great Britain and France went into effect reducing the French due charges on mail transiting through Britain. On April 1, 1857, a new treaty between the United States and France went into effect standardizing rates between the two countries at 15¢ per ¼ ounce. The period between these two rate changes is referred to as the "Three Months Period." Only sixteen British and seven American packets carrying mail for France and beyond departed during this period. 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 at Liverpool on March 2.
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Lot 136 |
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1851, 12¢ black (17), block of four, large margins at sides, just touching at top, tied by two of three strikes "Bristol R.I. Mar 10" c.d.s. on cover to Birmingham, England, red "38" credit handstamp and "America Paid Liverpool" (3.23) transit c.d.s., reverse with "Boston Br. Pkt. Mar 11" exchange datestamp and "Birmingham Mar 24 1857" arrival c.d.s.; cover refolded at left with left vertical pair creased (and showing tiny abrasion) from where it was originally folded over the edge of the envelope, Fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE OR SIX RECORDED 12¢ 1851 ISSUE BLOCKS USED ON COVER.
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Lot 137 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type IV and type III (34, 33), combination pair, position 65-66L, tied by light Boston PAID grids on 1858 folded letter to Havana, Cuba, postmarked red Boston and New York c.d.s.s with blue "NA" and black "2" handstamps, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate.
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Lot 138 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), position 74L, recut at top, fresh and nicely centered, F-VF, tied on clean cover to Placerville Cal. by one of two strikes neat Bath Me. c.d.s., Extremely Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 139 |
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10¢ Green type V (35), block of six, horizontal strip of three, two pairs and a single, on large cloth-lined envelope to New York with 1¢ blue type Va (24 var. two) tied by multiple strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 26" c.d.s., large manuscript "Via Panama" at top; one 10¢ in block with small scrape and the 10¢ single with a small tear, cover with some expert restoration at edges (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Kramer
This is a 14-times rate cover with an additional 2¢ which could only be a ship fee and would indicate the cover originated outside San Francisco—Hawaii being the most likely point of origin.
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Lot 140 |
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1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink (64a), fresh and well centered, used with a 3¢ rose pink (64b) on cover from Boston to Kennebunkport Me., each stamp canceled by oblong-boxed PAID with the pigeon blood tied by a red Sep 20 Boston c.d.s.; minor toning around stamps.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: identified and signed by Ashbrook with a 1973 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Brown, Haas
The cover has been stored away from light for many years, allowing this pigeon blood to have retained its full color.
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Lot 141 |
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1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink (64a), pair and single, used with 1¢ ultramarine (63), all tied by matching "Paid" straightlines on 1861 folded letter to Montreal, Canada, red "Boston Mass. Sep 16" c.d.s. ties 3¢ pair and single, "United States" Canadian exchange office handstamp, Montreal (9.17) backstamp; left two stamps with some toned perfs, pre-use tear in right 3¢, Fine. Scott $15,000 for a single on cover.
Scott $15,000 as singles Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
A RARE AND DESIRABLE MULTIPLE USE OF THE 1861 3¢ PIGEON BLOOD PINK.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 142 |
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1861, 3¢ rose (65), tied by May 5, 1864 Phila. Pa. target duplex on Great Central Sanitary Fair cover, design in yellow-brown with Office of the Committee on Labor, Income & Revenue imprint, fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
Expertization: 1999 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 143 |
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1863, 2¢ black (73), single with natural straight edge, used with 10¢ green & 2¢ F. grill (68, 94) on red-bordered envelope from San Francisco to Paris France, stamps tied by bold matching cork cancels, clear Aug 18 San Francisco c.d.s., manuscript "Overland" in corner, red "New Paid York/6/Sep 1" exchange office c.d.s. and blue Sept. 13 Calais entry postmark; opened at top, Very Fine usage.
Estimate $500 - 750
Provenance: Kramer
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Lot 144 |
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1869, 2¢ brown, bisected (113c), diagonal bisect with attached single tied by blue four-ring cancellations on cover to Canfield, O., matching "Granger O May 17" c.d.s.; cover opened roughly at right (affecting right stamp) and foxing, Fine and scarce.
Scott $6,000
Expertization: 1988 PF Certificate.
Provenance: "Lafayette"
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Lot 145 |
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1869, 3¢ ultramarine (114), tied by split cork cancellation duplexed with "Utica N.Y. Jun 8" c.d.s. on Leeds Patent envelope to Cooperstown, N.Y.; upper left corner cover replaced, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1869 USAGES ON A LEEDS PATENT ENVELOPE, THIS BEING THE LATEST RECORDED USE OF A LEEDS ENVELOPE.
Expertization: 1968 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Wunsch
The Leeds Patent envelope was designed for a stamp to be placed over the lattice section and adhere to the letter inside the envelope. When the letter was removed, so would the stamp. There were about ten marketing advantages listed for using the Leeds envelopes, including positive identification of the letter mailing date if the cover was ever lost. The envelopes were only distributed from 1861-1865. See lot 50 for the other 1869 Leeds envelope usage from the Gilbert correspondence.
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Lot 146 |
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Attorneys' Advertising Covers, group of five, 1860s-1880s, three are for specific legal practices including that of Edwards Pierrepont, who would later become U.S. Attorney General and another enclosing a printed circular and an a 2-color business card; the others are for publishers to the legal profession; F.-V.F.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 147 |
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1870, 24¢ purple (153), single used with two 10¢ brown (150), each canceled by matching corks (10¢ tied) duplexed with "Portchester N.Y. Nov 18" c.d.s. on an 1870 Davis correspondence envelope to Lima, Peru, red "New York 'Paid 24' Nov 19" exchange office c.d.s., blue crayon "2", Lima backstamp (10 Dec); fresh and Very Fine. Double the 22¢ rate per ½oz. by American and British mails.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1870 24¢ UNGRILLED AND AN OUSTANDING USAGE FROM THE DAVIS CORRESPONDENCE.
Expertization: 2000 APS Certificate.
Provenance: Albert, Fosdyke, "Aristocrat"
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Lot 148 |
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1881, 1¢ gray blue, re-engraved (206), tied by Louisville Ky. oval on a small novelty advertising mailer for Piper-Heidsieck champagne-flavored plug tobacco from the National Tobacco Works, all-over design features a large dog looking over a fence at a small boy; Extremely Fine and rare.
Estimate $400 - 500
Provenance: Gabriel
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Lot 149 |
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1895, $1 black, type I (276), tied by neat target cancel on cover postmarked Feb 6, 1900 Virginia Cal. c.d.s., to local address; F-VF stamp on a Very Fine philatelic cover. Scott $2,250.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1994 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 150 |
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1898, $1 Trans-Miss. (292), tied by mute oval cancels on registered cover from New York to Vienna Austria, postmarked magenta New York c.d.s.s on reverse, Oct 21, 1935, Vienna receiver on front, Aug 31; stamp F-VF, small repaired nick at top of cover, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $4,000 for a contemporary usage.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 151 |
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1901, 2¢ Pan-American (295), tied by Milwaukee Wis. May 1, 1901 7:30 PM First Day machine cancel on Patton Paint Co. corner card, typed address to Towanda Pa., backstamped May 3, neatly opened at left, Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 152 |
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1916, 5¢ carmine error (467), well centered with a couple short perfs, tied by Allentown, Pa. machine cancel on a Shoe advertising cover, two P.O. seals (OX17) applied at top, handstamped "Not in Directory", manuscript opened by "Dr. A.D. Preston" (cover addressed to a Dr. H.E. Preston); Fine to Very Fine and rare.
Scott $5,000 ++
NO DOUBT A UNIQUE USAGE OF THE PERF. 10 5¢ ERROR ON A COMMERCIAL COVER IN COMBINATION WITH POST OFFICE SEALS.
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Lot 153 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin complete (C13-C15), tied by partial May New York duplex handstamps dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown roundtrip Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen, 65c Fine, others Very Fine, as is the card which is a real photo card showing an aerial view of Manhattan.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 154 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin complete (C13-C15), tied on matching set of Washington, D.C. First Day Covers with neat ink address, stamps and covers are Very Fine. Scott $3,500.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 155 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 2¢ purple (O26), tied on locally addressed cover by "Chicago, Ill Jan 12" duplex with cut cork cancel, U.S. Attorney's Office, Chicago corner card; stamp torn at right, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
ONE OF ONLY NINE RECORDED 2¢ JUSTICE COVERS.
Provenance: Lockyear
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Lot 156 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), tied on 1875 cover by "Washington, D.C. Aug 7" duplex with cork cancel to Attorney General Edwards Pierrepont in New York, N.Y., fancy "Department of Justice" corner card; stamp with a couple nibbed perfs, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750
Provenance: Lockyear
Edwards Pierrepont was Attorney General under President Grant from April, 1875 to May, 1876 and was then appointed U.S. minister to Great Britain.
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Lot 157 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), tied on cover by "Washington, D.C. Jan 10" duplex with bisected cork cancel to New Orleans La., 1876 docketing, Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury corner card.
Scott $575
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Lot 158 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple (O27), tied on cover by incomplete Washington, D.C. duplex with fancy cork cancel to Port Gibson Miss., Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury corner card; top flap and small piece of front missing, light water stains, Fine.
Scott $575
Provenance: Lockyear
Edwards Pierrepont was Attorney General under President Grant from April, 1875 to May, 1876 and was then appointed U.S. minister to Great Britain.
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Lot 159 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ purple (O28), tied on cover with crimson Dept. of Justice Seal corner card by partial "Washington, D.C. Mar 16" duplex with quartered cork cancel on legal size cover to Columbus, Ind., undeliverable and marked "Returned" with "Columbus, Ind. Mar 30" skull & crossbones duplex; minor edge toning, stamp with small corner crease; a Fine double rate usage.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Shumsky, Markovits, Lockyear
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Lot 160 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 6¢ purple (O28), tied on cover by the violet "Washington, D.C. Jun 24, 1878" duplex with quartered cork cancel on legal size cover to Clarksburg, W.V., Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury corner card, manuscript docketing "Act of Congress"; backflap missing, minor edge wear, slight gum toning around stamp, Fine.
Scott $1,200
Provenance: Ehrenberg, Lockyear
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Lot 161 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 15¢ purple (O31), on legal size cover postmarked "Washington, D.C. Oct 17" duplex with segmented cork cancel to the U.S. District Court, Clarksburg W.Va.; reduced very slightly at left, stamp with nibbled perfs at bottom; otherwise a Very Fine and rare five-times rate usage.
Scott $1,250
ONE OF ONLY EIGHT RECORDED 15¢ JUSTICE COVERS.
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