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Lot 505 |
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BARTON VT. SEPT. 28, neat clear strike on 1830 folded letter to Worcester Mass. headed "Stanstead Lower Canada" manuscript "Way 19¾ " at upper right, Very Fine and rare. One of two recorded.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 506 |
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BENNINGTON VT./ JULY. 29, bold strike of Type C two-line postmark with manuscript day, on ca. 1829 folded letter to the postmaster of Port Kent, N.Y. "at Burlington Vt." with large manuscript "free" in red and a smaller "Free" above it in the hand of the sender; minor math doodles, Very Fine strike. One of four recorded, and the only "Free" example.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 507 |
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BETHEL VT. MAR. 22., clear strike in blue on 1838 folded letter to New York with manuscript "Paid 18¾" at upper right, address lightened, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 508 |
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BROOKFIELD. V.T., mostly clear strike in red with manuscript "Nov. 24" date below it, on 1845 folded letter to South Orleans, Mass., manuscript "5" unpaid rate at top, lengthy contents; minor bleed through of contents at bottom edge, Fine. The only recorded example.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 509 |
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CHESTER, VT. JUN 14, well-struck type B postmark in two lines, on 1830 folded letter to a student at Middlebury College, large red manuscript "10", lengthy contents from a friend and fellow student, Very Fine. One of two recorded examples and the only one with handstamped date.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 510 |
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CHESTER, VT., neat clear strike of Type A postmark with manuscript "Jany 30" date beneath it, on 1830 folded letter with bold manuscript "6" and unusual address: "Westminster West Parish/ Vermont/ For the Post office Saxtons River Vil. Mr. Royal Earle will do a favor by forwarding this", Very Fine. One of six recorded.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 511 |
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EAST BENNINGTON VT, slightly overlapping twin strikes of Type A "slanting letters" postmark with manuscript "Aug. 1" date on 1844 folded cover from Bennington to Waterford, N.Y., manuscript "10" rate at upper right, Fine. One of four recorded . Recorded as dark blue but, in our opinion, this is black ink.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 512 |
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ENOSBURGH VT., Type C postmark, tiny letters with large "E", neat strike on Apr. 22, 1847 folded letter to West Milton, large bold manuscript "Paid 5" written, in contrast to the diminutive straightline, at upper right; cover with small stains at upper left, Fine. One of three available examples.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 513 |
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ENOSBURGH VT., Type D postmark, clear strike with bold manuscript "Nov. 22" below it and manuscript "Free/J.B. Fletcher/ P.M." at upper right on 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia, Very Fine. The finest of the five recorded examples.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 514 |
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Fayetteville, Vt. Sept. 14, bold strike on 1837 folded letter to Bennington, manuscript "10" rate in red at upper right, Very Fine. One of four recorded.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Slawson, Bingham
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Lot 515 |
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FERRISBURGH, VT. /DEC 5., neat clear strike in red, on 1850 folded letter to Tradersville, O., matching large "10" h.s. boldly struck at upper right, lengthy letter with interesting contents about travels in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes by steamer, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE AND ONE OF THE GEMS OF VERMONT STAMPLESS. FEATURED ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE ABAJIAN STRAIGHTLINE STUDY.
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Lot 516 |
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HINESBURG VT. AP 19, mostly clear Type A postmark with manuscript date and large "6" rate on 1832 folded letter to Milton, Fine. The only recorded example. Also included is a Type B postmark in red with manuscript "5" rate, lightly struck on a folded letter from the 1840s. One of 3 recorded copies, and not listed in Abajian.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 517 |
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JOHNSON.VT., clear strike with manuscript "Jany 11" below it, on 1829 folded cover to New Haven, Ct., manuscript "18¾ " written over "12½ " rate at upper right, considerable math doodles on face, otherwise fresh, Fine. The only recorded example.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 518 |
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MARSHFIELD, VT./ AUG. 1, clear strike in blue with matching "PAID" and "3" on 1851 folded letter to New York, Very Fine, The earliest of only four known and the only one from 1851.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 519 |
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Mechanicsville Vt., mostly clear postmark with manuscript "Sept. 3" below it, on 1841 folded letter to Foxborough, Mass., Very Fine. One of three recorded; although from a known correspondence, this only recently surfaced (2010) on eBay.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 520 |
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Morrisville, Vt., neatly struck postmark with tiny letter, manuscript "Feby 27" below it, on 1847 folded letter to New York manuscript "5" rate, light toning at sides does not affect marking, which is Very Fine. One of four recorded morrisvilles, and the only one in blue.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 521 |
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NEWBURY VT., three examples, in black, green and red, fine or better strikes on folded letters dated 1837, 1838 and 1839 respectively; the green example with a few tiny tears at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 522 |
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N. Bennington, Vt. Sept. 9., perfectly struck in 2 lines, on 1840 folded letter with manuscript "free Wm. E. Hawks PM" at upper right, to Racine, WT, with lengthy contents incl. local news and election results, tiny edge wear at top, still Very Fine and a rare destination. The only recorded example.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 523 |
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PLAINFIELD. VT/ NOV. 14 1851, well struck in 2 lines, in blue, with ms. change in date, matching "PAID" struck at angle (as always) and "3" h.s. on folded letter to Danville, Vt., contents headed "East Montpelier"; few small toned spots at bottom edge, still Very Fine and attractive. Seven examples of the Type B postmark are recorded, though two have not been seen for several decades.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 524 |
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POSTMILLS VT, twice struck Type A postmark with red manuscript "Nov. 28" below the second strike, matching "6" rate on 1842 folded letter to Chelsea, Vt., Very Fine. The finest of five recorded.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 525 |
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SHARON. VT., Type A postmark in dark brown with manuscript "Oct. 27" date, on ca. 1830 folded letter to Sutton, Mass. with manuscript "12½ " rate, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 526 |
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SHARON. VT., Type A postmark in red, manuscript "Dec. 8" below it, on 1832 folded letter to Grafton, N.H., manuscript "10" rate at upper right, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 527 |
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SHARON. VT., Type A postmark in bold dark brown, with manuscript "Dec. 2" date below, on 1828 folded letter to New York, manuscript "Paid 18¾ ", Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 528 |
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STRAFFORD.VT. JAN 5, boldly struck Type D postmark with second lighter strike below it, on 1839 folded letter to Hartland, manuscript "Paid 6" rate, tiny manuscript mark in each "5" of date appears to be contemporary, Very Fine. The only recorded example.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 529 |
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STRAFFORD VT. JUNE 4, clear strike of Type E postmark and manuscript day, on 1841 folded letter to Ann Arbor Mich., manuscript "25" rate, letter datelined "East Hanover June 1", Very Fine. One of four recorded copie examples. Also included is a small 1829 folded letter with manuscript Strafford postmark and manuscript "Way 13½ ", from Sharon to St. Albans.
Estimate 500 - 600
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Lot 530 |
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VERGENNES VT/ Oct. 4, boxed postmark on 1831 folded letter to Washington D.C., manuscript "On Public Service" at top, datelined "Champlain Arsenal, Vergennes Vt.," toning along file folds, otherwise Fine. Also included are two other Vergennes covers, an 1829 large red oval, and a manuscript postmark on a 1810 cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 531 |
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WAITSFIELD. VT. AUG 19, lightly struck postmark in red on 1840 folded letter to Rowe, Mass., manuscript "12½" rate, scattered toned spots, Fine. One of four available examples.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 532 |
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WEST BRATTLEBORO, VT. AUG. 24, neatly applied postmark with manuscript date on 1834 folded letter to Pittsfield, N.H., manuscript "12½ " rate; scattered minor tone spots, still Very Fine. The earliest of the five recorded examples.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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