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Lot 114 |
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![]() 1852, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type I (Scott 11), used on 1853 cover from New York to Virginia, with unusual "PAID / American Bible Union / N.Y." handstamp, Fine to Very Fine, probably a forwarder's usage. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $100 |
Lot 115 |
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![]() 1851, 12¢ Washington, gray black (Scott 17), used with a pair of #11 on a restored court documents (legal-szie) cover, Very Good, an unusual domestic usage of the 12¢, with 1989 A.P.S. certificate. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $100 |
Lot 116 |
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![]() 1861, 1¢ Franklin, blue (Scott 63), horizontal pair tied by town cancels on an 1862 Massachusetts legal-size cover. Vertical file fold in the center, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 117 |
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![]() 1861, 3¢ Washington, rose, on cover from Helena, Montana Territory (Scott 65), stamp was torn prior to affixing it to the envelope, with 1868 enclosure included, Fine to Very Fine overall, an attractive territorial usage. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $40 |
Lot 118 |
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![]() 1863, 2¢ Jackson, black, used on a lovely embossed Valentine cover (Scott 73), a Fine example tied by lightly struck Syracuse N.Y. postmark, with the 2¢ paying the local drop rate. The cover is unusually nice, with a magnificent fold-out multicolor back, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 119 |
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![]() 1869, 3¢ Locomotive (Scott 114), used on a pair of covers, one tied by a premium red cancel from Sherburne Falls, MA, includes content, Very Fine. Scott $63. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 120 |
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![]() 1870, cover to India, franked with 10¢ Jefferson, H. grill (two) + 24¢ Scott without grill, N.B.N.C. printings (Scott 139, 153), used to make the 22¢ British Mail double rate to India via Southampton. Cork cancels tie the stamps, transit cancels include red Boston and red London PAIDs, with SEA POST and Ahmednuggar backstamps. The two 10¢ stamps are different shades (the left 10¢ has a tear at bottom and was lifted and replaced). Postmarks are clear and distinct although the cover is slightly toned. Overall quite attractive and very scarce, Fine to Very Fine, a lovely item from the Bissell correspondence, with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,100 ++. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 121 |
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![]() 1873, 3¢ Washington and 6¢ Lincoln, C.B.N.C. printing, on a lovely embossed Valentine cover to France (Scott 158, 159), tied by New York Foreign Mail cancels, this is the 9¢ rate via French Mail, valid only Aug. 1874 to Jan. 1876. Backstamps include New York (in red) and several French. Detailed original letter in French accompanies. The 6¢ with a corner nick at top right, overall a Fine to Very Fine cover. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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