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Lot 1371 |
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1869, 3¢ ultramarine (114), block of four tied on 1869 cover from Buffalo N.Y. to England; postmarked Dec 31 Buffalo c.d.s. and partial Jan 1 red New York exchange office c.d.s., British receiver Jan 17; block with minor, virtually invisible flaws, otherwise fine and quite rare.
Estimate $400 - 600
Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate.
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Lot 1372 |
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1870, 15¢ orange, grilled (141), several clear grill points, used with 3¢ green (158) on cover from Portsmouth N.H. to Brownsville Vt., 3¢ straight edge at right, couple small cover stains at right, Fine.
Scott $2,100 Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: 1993 PF Certificate.
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Lot 1373 |
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1870, 3¢ green (147), two singles tied by three strikes Sun Face fancy pictorial cancels duplexed with "St. Louis Mo. Jul 25" c.d.s. on yellow cover to Quebec, Canada, backstamped Montreal and Quebec Jul. 29 1872; tiny edge tear, Very Fine. A choice cover with multiple strikes of this desirable pictorial fancy cancellation.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1374 |
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1873, 3¢ green (158), tied "New York Apr. 10" duplex on cover to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, showing additional "Short Paid" in box and pencil "Due 3", both of which have been deleted in blue pencil, reverse with an additional 3¢ tied by Apr. 12th duplex, manuscript notation on flap "Unpaid postage affixed by Geo. F. Hopper Supt. New York Post Office", first stamp partly cut away when cover opened, an important and very rare usage.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1375 |
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1893, $2 Columbian (242), nicely centered and neatly tied by Baltimore machine cancel, Jul 25, 1894, on locally addressed cover, balto office of North German Lloyd corner card; two nearly invisible vertical file folds and stamp with a small sealed tear that is equally inconsequential, otherwise Very Fine exceptionally attractive.
Scott $2,100
Expertization: clear 1995 Heinzgeorg Richter Certificate.
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Lot 1376 |
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1901, 2¢ Pan-American (295), tied by May 18, 1901 Buffalo N.Y. duplex reverse of an oversize, 6x9-inch Pan-American picture postcard depicting a bird's-eye view of the fairgrounds in the early evening by artist G. Graham, copyrited by H.G. Breed Jr., published by Cies & Co. and printed by R.H. Stp. Co.; mailed to New York City with a distribution c.d.s. dated the next day; few light bends and one heavy one in the upper right corner ending in a tear, but intact, quite rare and truly gorgeous.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 1377 |
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1917, $5 light green (480), two blocks of four and four singles, one single with "FR 9" perfin, tied by mute ovals on large (11½ x 7½ in.) Federal Reserve Bank registered envelope from Minneapolis to Duluth, Apr. 18, 1935 with an additional $4.99 paid by meter; cover opened at top and with small reduction at left, otherwise completely intact, each block with small corner fault, one single with scrape, Fine and rare usage.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 1378 |
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1917, 5¢ rose error (505), tied by neat Atlantic City N.J. machine cancel, Apr 17, 1917 on commercial cover to Brooklyn N.Y., manuscript Pat. Medicines" at lower left; lower right corner perf damaged, Fine and scarce.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 1379 |
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1921, 1¢ green & 2¢ carmine, rotary coil waste (545-546), tied by May 17, 1944 Flushing N.Y. machine cancel on cover to Los Angeles Cal., Home of the Postage Stamp corner card; small tear 1c, minor abrasions below stamps, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600
Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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