Auction 33
Stamps and Postal History
1851-1873 Issues and Special Delivery
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Lot 64 |
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 1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), a lovely example tied to an 1851 folded letter by a complete rounded black grid paired with a red New Orleans c.d.s.; the ink shows through the exterior page of the folded letter meaning that the exterior page was used to write the letter, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a rare 3¢ circular rate for 1,000-1,500 miles. Scott $1,000+. Estimate $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 65 |
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1861-63, 1¢ blue + three 3¢ rose + 5¢ brown + three 10¢ green (Scott 63, 65, 68, 76), used on a triple rate cover to France (backstamped), a lovely 4-color franking, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 66 |
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1861, 3¢ rose (Scott 65), used in 1866 with a socked-on-the-nose PAID cancel plus two supplemental postal markings that tell a story; one is "ADVERTISED" in an oblong frame and the other is "UNCLAIMED" in bold, the advertised marking indicates no one came to the post office to pick this letter up so it was publicly advertised, usually in the local paper; after this the letter was still not claimed, so the post office marked it as such; cover is backstamped with "Dover, N.H.", Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 67 |
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1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), tied by a beautifully struck town cancel and a light struck black grid cancel allowing the design to show through; a lovely advertising cover from the Auburn Paper Bag Mfg. Co! Very Fine. Scott $75. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 68 |
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1873, 3¢ green, C.B.N.C. printing (Scott 158), tied by a large "checker board" fancy cancel, unusually large in size, sent from Oberlin in 1875, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 69 |
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1873, 3¢ Washington, C.B.N.C. printing (Scott 158), on a nice 1874 cover from American Association for the Advancement of Science / F. W. Putnam / Salem, Mass to William S. Vaux / Philadelphia, PA with a nice "Due 3" in a circle; a great cover from one scientist to another, Putnam was one of the earlliest anthropologists in the US and Vaux a notable mineralogist. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 70 |
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Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green (Scott E7), used in Sept. 4, 1910 on a 2¢ entire, uprated with a 2¢ Washington, from Detroit to Boston, with an interesting 'Fee Paid At …" at left, Fine to Very Fine, E7's are seldom seen on cover. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $110 |
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