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Sale 358
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Lot 501 |
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Maine Manuscript Towns, group of six different stampless FLSs with small manuscript town cancels, circa 1810-53, includes: Dresden (circ 1853), Kents Hill (1843), Lincoln (1810) Milltown (1842), North Searsmount (1846), Sullivan (1849), generally F-VF covers.
Estimate 75 - 100
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Lot 502 |
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Thetford VT, group of three stampless covers, 1815/1825, each with 37.5 x 23.5 oval with manuscript town, state and date inside, one dated 3/1/15 and rated 25-1/2 (War Rate, 17¢ + 50%); another dated 2/8/16 with PM free frank ("Thos. Hopkins, PM"); third dated 9/19/22, all Very Fine, War Rates from Vt. are scarce. ASCC Catalog $600.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 503 |
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Woodstock, VT, three elusive and attractive fancy cancels, comprised of: 3/11/20 29mm CDS "cogged" CDS with slanting letters; 1824 & 1825 FLSs with red or blue 28 x 27mm ovals (blue unlisted in ASCC), F-VF strikes and covers.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 504 |
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Early Maine "Oval" and "Double Circle" Cancels, group of four FLss, 1826-36: bold and well struck 1826 Brunswick, Me. 27 x 20mm double oval on FLS to Hallowell, Me., bold "Paid" straightline and manuscript 6 rate; 1833 and 1836 red Gardiner DCDss, one with Congressional "Free Frank", other to Boston and manuscript 18-3/4 rate; red 1836 Hampton, Me. 28 x 20mm double oval to Boston, manuscript 18-3/4 rate, all Very Fine and attractive covers.
Estimate 75 - 100
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Lot 505 |
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Saco, Me. "Boxed" Fancy Cancels, the two different varieties: 1827 with "stars" on FLS to Portland, manuscript "Paid 6"; 1829 boxed on FLS to New York, bold "Paid" handstamp and manuscript 18-3/4 rate, both well struck, Very Fine covers, ASCC $175.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 506 |
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Woodstock Vt. "Attached Rates", group of three FLss, circa 1830-34, each with different attached rate: "Free", "10 Paid" and "12-1/2 Paid", 12-1/2 rate cover to Canada with additional manuscript rate (12-1/2c), also note: two covers with "Vert." for Vt. (ASCC at $100 each), bold strikes on F-VF covers.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 507 |
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Early Maine Straightline Cancels, two different FLSs, bold and complete Calais, Me. 10/8/(30), straightline on FLS to Saco, manuscript 18-3/4 rate, Extremely Fine; red Frankfort Mills 7/11/(31) straightline with manuscript "Paid 18-3/4" on outer FLS to Boston, some light staining somewhat impacting cancel, otherwise Very Fine, ASCC $325.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 508 |
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August, Maine, Red "Horn of Plenty", extremely well struck, better than usual for this elusive fancy cancel, on 1832 FLS to Saco, manuscript "10" rate, vertical file fold well away from strike, Very Fine and impressive.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 509 |
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Milltown, Me. Red "Arc", mostly bold and well struck cancel with manuscript military franking on 1839 FLS to Augusta, couple light vertical file folds, not detracting from Very Fine cover.
Estimate 75 - 100
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Lot 510 |
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Hanover, N.H., July 1 (1851) First Day of Rate, well struck red c.d.s. with matching "Paid 3" in circle, enclosure datelined "Dartmouth College June 28, 1851," edge nicks, otherwise Fine cover, scarce first day of new 3¢ rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 511 |
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Cleveland Ohio "Money Letter", bold and well struck fancy oval on 4/27/52 fls to New York, red "Cleveland.O. 3 Paid" 4/27 c.d.s., ms "Paid, pencil "3" rate, Very Fine cover.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 512 |
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"Free-Post Office Business, D.A. Danforth, P.M., Burlington, VT.", printed frank on 1853 post office circular, Burlington Vt. 6/11/(53) CDS, light vertical file fold, Very Fine cover. ASCC Catalog $125.
Estimate 75 - 100
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