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Auction 75

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United States

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 422		1800's, a group of printer's samples from the American Bank Note Co., featuring historical scenes and figures which were presented to banks for printing on their checks or other paper money; there are 37 unique samples in various sizes, some are even numbered housed in a stock book; a neat little lot in remarkable condition which has all been imaged, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 423		1851, 1¢ Franklin, blue, type II (Scott 7), plate 2, a lovely example with margins all around including parts of the next stamp at top, neatly tied by by Boston PAID cancel on a clean and attractive Massachusetts cover, stamp and cover are both Very Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 424		1857, cover from Dedham, Mass. to Quebec, Canada, with a lovely multicolor franking by 1852, 1¢ blue, imperf. (#9) + two 1857, 3¢ dull red, perforated (#25), on an 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire (#U10); reverse shows a QUEBEC LC SP 28 1857 backstamp. Some mounting stains on back, Fine to Very Fine and attractive overall, with 2024 Crowe certificate. Scott $480 ++. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 425		1858, Advertising cover: Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, a lovely embossed corner card on a cover from Hartford to New Bedford, Mass., franked with 3¢ (#26). Slightly reduced at right, Very Fine overall. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 426		c. 1860, Patriotic cover: John C. Fremont (Weiss JF-24. Walcott L-530), franked by an 1857 3¢ (#11A, torn at the right edge), used on a Massachusetts cover, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 427		1861, Fancy cancel: Albany, N.Y. negative "US" (Skinner-Eno PT-US 25), neat strike on a 3¢ (#65) on cover to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. A tiny cover corner tear at bottom right and slightly reduced at left, a Very Fine strike on a Fine to Very Fine cover. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 428		c. 1861, Fancy cancel: Hopkinton, Mass. Elaborate Star in Circle (Skinner-Eno unlisted), a lovely strike tying a 3¢ (#65) on a neat cover to Worcester, Mass., Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 429		1861, Fancy cancel: Newark, O. Union Shield (Skinner-Eno PS-ST 41), clear strike in blue of a duplex cancel ties a 3¢ (#65) on an Ohio cover, a Very Fine strike on a Fine cover. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 430		1861, Fancy cancel: Putnam, Ct. Elaborate Geometric, tying a 3¢ (#65) on a neat cover to Canterbury, Ct., Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $100
Lot 431		c. 1861, Patriotic cover: Flag and Cannon (Weiss F-R-402. Walcott L-2757 var.), patriotic cover, patriotic cover, endorsed "Soldiers Letter", but charged "DUE 3", with a St. Louis postmark, and sent to Illinois. An unusual usage, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 432		c. 1861, Patriotic cover: Fortress Monroe (Weiss SC-NB 28. Walcott 766), a lovely all-over design, with franking by 3¢ (#26, huge margins), used to New Bedford, Mass., Very Fine, ex-Wolcott, where it was described (page 87) as "a superb cover, in blue". Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $475
Lot 433		1862, cover from Boston to London, England, franked with a Fine 24¢ steel blue (#70b), with London receiver below, no backstamp. A few sealed cover tears at top, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $1,300. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 434		1862, folded letter sheet from New York to Madrid, Spain, franked with a Fine 5¢ dark red brown (#75 var., a premium shade), tied by a neat grid cancel, with London and two Spanish backstamps. File fold in the center, Fine to Very Fine overall, with 2023 P.F. certificate, a nice usage of this premium shade. Scott catalog value is $1000 off cover, the regular #75 has a 65% premium on cover over the off-cover value (which would suggest $1650). Estimate $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 435		1891, Gun cover: the Heikes Hand Protector Co., an attractive black & white design on a neat cover from Ohio to New Hampshire (backstamped), Very Fine. Estimate $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 436		1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a 2¢ Plimpton entire (#U311), used from Omaha to Kansas (backstamped), with Exposition handstamps in red front and back, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 437		1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition postal cards, a lovely set of 10 in good unused condition, EX 89-98, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 438		1942-44, a group of 7 Japanese Relocation Center covers, from 7 different centers, all but one to Heart Mountain, Wyoming. A few flaws, generally Fine to Very Fine, unusual items from a sad period in our history. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $130
Lot 439		1949-53, a selection of approximately 100 covers to Dean Acheson, the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, from all over the world, with a wide variety of frankings, foreign and domestic. An interesting lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. A small selection has been imaged. Estimate $75 - 100 Acheson was Secretary of State under Truman, and had helped frame the Marshall Plan and NATO. The lot is accompanied by a lengthy biographical article about Atcheson . View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 440		1940, Famous Americans complete on FDC's (Scott 859-893), set of 35 unique covers, plus 25 extras; a few imaged to give a flavor of the lot, overall Fine to Very Fine. Scott $200 ++. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 441		Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin set complete on 3 FDC's (Scott C13-C15), the 65¢ and $1.30 are on post cards, the $2.60 on cover; all flown on the 1930 South America Flight, with all proper postmarks and cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,900. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 442		Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (Scott C13), well centered, used on a flown post card for the 1930 South America Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, with all proper postmarks and cachets (no backstamp), Very Fine. Scott $190. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $110
Lot 443		Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C14), nicely centered, used with 5¢ regular issue (perfin) on a 1¢ post card, carried on the 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, with all proper postmarks and cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $390. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $160
Lot 444		Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15), used on a flown cover for the 1930 Zeppelin South America Flight, with all proper postmarks and cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $220

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