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Lot 151 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine, grilled (137), very strong grill, used with 2¢ red brown, grilled (135) on registered 3¢ green (U84) entire to Indianapolis Ind., "Huron Ind. Mar 21" cds, circa 1874, Very Fine and scarce franking prepaying the 3¢ letter rate plus 8¢ registry fee.
Estimate $400 - 500
The 8¢ registry fee was valid only from January 1, 1874 to June 30, 1875.
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Lot 152 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine, grilled (137), pair and single, cancelled by donuts on registered circa 1870 cover to East Somerville Mass., "Slatersville RI May 11" dcds, large "Advertised" handstamp, stamp faults, Fine, prepaid 3¢ letter rate plus 15¢ registry fee.
Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 153 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), used in combination with 1861 10¢ green (68) and 2¢ red brown, grilled (135), cancelled by corks on registered Shaw correspondence cover to Alfred Me., "Winn Me Aug 11" cds, Fine and scarce three-color combination franking prepaying the 3¢ letter rate plus 15¢ registry fee.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 154 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), used in combination with 1868 12¢ black, F. grill (97), tied by target cancels on registered cover to West Dresden Me., Fine and scarce franking prepaying the 3¢ letter rate plus 15¢ registry fee.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 155 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), used in combination with 1869 12¢ green (117), tied by target cancels on orange registered cover to Bloom Grove, N.Y., "N. Clinton Ioa." cds; repaired lower right, Fine and scarce combination prepaying the 3¢ letter rate plus 15¢ registry fee.
Estimate $300 - 400
A RARE MIXED ISSUE FRANKING.
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Lot 156 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), used with 15¢ orange (152), cancelled together by circular grids on legal size registered cover with Austro-Hungarian Consulate c.c. to the Lighthouse Keeper at Leonardsville N.J., small "New York Registered Jun 3" rimless c.d.s., Very Fine and interesting.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 157 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), hor. pair, used with 1¢ ultramarine (156), all cancelled by "Registered" straightline h.s. in blue and tied matching by "Pittsburgh Pa Aug 4" cds on orange cover to Roxbury Mass., Very Fine, prepaid the 3¢ letter rate plus 10¢ registry fee (eff. July 1, 1875).
Estimate $200 - 300
Use of the single-line registered handstamp to cancel stamps was often done in Pittsburgh, but rarely elsewhere.
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Lot 158 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), strip of four and single, used with 2¢ vermilion (178) pair, tied by "R" cancels on manila cover to New Haven Ct., Philadelphia Pa. return address, opened at right, Fine, a scarce use at eight-times the 3¢ letter rate plus 10¢ registry fee.
Estimate $200 - 300
This cover illustrates the illegal absence of a both a sending and receiving postmark. The distinctive Philadelphia "R" cancellations were used only on registered mail.
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Lot 159 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), used with 10¢ brown (209), both cancelled by corks on package wrapper to Warren Mills Wis., purple "Registered Mar, 7, 1883. Meriden Conn." postmark and matching "4th Class" straightline, "Warren Mills Wis. Mar 18 1883" cds, some folds, Fine, a rare 4th class registry usage.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 160 |
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1879, 6¢ pink (186), used with 10¢ brown (161), both cancelled by double strike of "Registered" straightline h.s. in blue on orange cover to Philadelphia Pa., matching blue "Pittsburgh Pa. Jun 2" cds; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine, prepaid double the 3¢ letter rate plus 10¢ registry fee.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 161 |
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1879, 6¢ pink (186), used with 1¢ blue (182) and 3¢ green (184) pair, tied by geometrics and magenta "Boston Registered Aug 22 1879" sawtooth oval receiver, blue "Hartford Conn., John H. Burnham P.M., Registered, Aug 21 1879" blue dcds, illustrated c.c.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate $200 - 300
This was the start of use of magenta cancelling ink on registry mail. The Hartford Ct. postmaster dcds is quite unusual.
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Lot 162 |
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1882, 6¢ rose, re-engraved (208), horizontal pair, strong color, tied by purple "Registered, Schenectady, N.Y., Jul 1887" cogged oval postmark on registered cover to Chicago Ill., matching strike lower left with ms. "7" date, opening tear, Fine and very attractive.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 163 |
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1882, 6¢ deep brown red, re-engraved (208a), two singles, each with beautiful color, tied by large grid cancel on cover to New Haven Ct., purple "Boston, Mass. Registered Jun 10 1884" framed postmark; reduced slightly at right, clean and Very Fine, the 2¢ letter rate plus 10¢ registry fee.
Estimate $200 - 300
The red brown ¢ shade was from the late 1883-84 printing and is exceedingly scarce on cover due to small printing and rate change.
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