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Lot 838 |
Envelope, 1863, Nesbitt 4th Issue, 2¢ black on buff, "U.S. POSTAGE" above, "2" touches frame (Scott U46), used locally in Brighton, Ill., with a black killer cancel, Fine to Very Fine, ex-Blodgett Family Correspondence. Scott $38. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $24 |
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Lot 839 |
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ Liberty, black on buff, unwatermarked (Scott UX5), used in 1880 with 1¢ Bank Note, from San Francisco to Funchal, Madeira, with New York and London transit cancels, Fine to Very Fine, a marvelous foreign mail usage to a scarce destination. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $75 |
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Lot 840 |
Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ Liberty, black on buff, unwatermarked (Scott UX5), group of 8 with attractive ads on the reverse, including manufacturing, groceries, Winchester rifles, amusements, magazine, stoves, woolens etc. Two covers with light creases, others are Fine to Very Fine. Marked retail prices come to $460. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $100 |
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Lot 841 |
Postal Card, 1881, 1¢ Liberty, black on buff (Scott UX7), group of 6, each with ads on the reverse, including sewing machines, seeds, carriages and agricultural tools. Most are with duplex cancels but one is with an early Chicago machine cancel. An attractive lot for the collector or dealer, generally Fine to Very Fine. Marked retail prices come to $350. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 842 |
Postal Card, 1894, 1¢ Jefferson, black on buff (Scott UX12), group of 8, each with ads on the reverse, including stationery, adding machine, carriages, staves & hoops, wholesale lumber and tools. One card is a bit creased, all others are Fine to Very Fine. Marked retail prices come to $465. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 843 |
Postal Card, 1907, 1¢ McKinley, black on buff (Scott UX19), group of 3 cards with illustrated ads, including one for the Red Cross, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 844 |
Envelopes, 1875-1948, 17 different entires to foreign destinations, mainly 5¢ rates but note a 1¢ wrapper to Java (!) and a 2¢ unsealed to Prussia. Destinations including Austria, Belgium, China, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and 4 to Turkey in the 1890-1904 period, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $100 |
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