H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. Sale

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3063

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Hartford Ct. 19 Apr [ca. 1846], red datestamp and matching pointing hand "Paid" on small intact newspaper wrapper to Oxford, Massachusetts, pencil "1" rate for newspapers over 30 miles, very fine and scarce (Image 1)

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:07 AM

3064

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N.Y.&B. Telegraph, Hartford, Conn. April 19, 1847, red boxed handstamp on folded letter to Harwinton, Connecticut, entered the mails with red "Hartford Ct. Apr 19" datestamp, manuscript "5" rate, pencil mathematical figuring on reverse and inside, light file folds, very fine strike and cover, only two or three handstamps are known from the Hartford office of the New York and Boston Magnetic Telegraph Association, American Stampless Cover Catalogue #34, rarity 8, illustrated Vol. 3, page 27, ex-Born (Image 1)

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:08 AM

3065

Hartford Ct. Sep 12 [1847], blue datestamp on folded letter to Norwich, Connecticut franked with 1847 5c Red brown (1), large margins and attractive early "Chocolate" shade, tied by bold strike of blue "5" stampless rate handstamp with second strike alongside, matching pointing hand "Paid", certificate mentions scoring line which is barely detectable, very fine, one of only nine 1847 issue covers from Hartford with blue postmarks, a beautiful cover with a stellar provenance showing the transitional period between pre-stamp rate handstamps and the issuance of adhesive stamps, ex-Kapiloff, Boker, and Gross, 1974 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image 1)

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SOLD for $2,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:09 AM

3066

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Hartford 1847 "Blue Period" Postal History Collection, 19 covers and folded letters from Hartford's short-lived "blue period" during which postmaster Normand Lyman switched from the city's usual magenta ink to blue, includes the earliest blue ink postmark (May 24, 1847) and continues through December of that same year, handstamps include "5" and "10" numerals, pointing hand "Paid", and "Steam", generally fine to very fine, an interesting study of this seven month period (Image 1)

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SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:10 AM

3067

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Hartford Ct. Jul 17 [1848], magenta datestamp ties 1847 5c Brown (1) to folded letter to Plattsburgh, New York, early deep shade, margins huge to ample with bottom right corner margin, matching "Paid" with pointing hand and numeral "5" handstamps, very fine and attractive, one of the earliest uses of a federal adhesive from Hartford (Image 1)

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SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:11 AM

3068

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Hartford Ct. 5 30 Dec [1848], red integral rate datestamp and matching pointing hand "Paid" on folded letter to "Rev. Eli Smith, Beirut, Syria", endorsed "Care of Rev. R. Anderson, D.D., Mis'y House Pemb(erton) Sq., Boston", carried outside the mails to Beirut, disinfection slits for cholera on front and back, very fine and rare, Reverend Eli Smith was a lifelong missionary best known for translating the Bible into Arabic (Image 1)

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SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:11 AM

3069

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Hartford Ct. 5 15 Aug [1849], magenta integral rate datestamp on folded letter to Norwich, Connecticut, 1847 5c Red brown (1), margins large to clear, tied by matching grid, stamp appears to show evidence of a removed pen cancel prior to use, very fine and attractive, (Image 1)

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SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:12 AM

3070

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Hartford Ct. Sep 11 [ca. 1849], red datestamp on cover to Brockport, New York, franked with horizontal pair of 1847 5c Dark brown (1a), large margins and pen cancel, large red "10" rate handstamp and matching pointing hand "Paid", very fine and attractive, one of just eight pairs of the 1847 5c issue known from Hartford, 1976 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)

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SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:13 AM

3071

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Hartford Conn. 10 Dec [ca. 1849], two strikes of magenta datestamp tie 1847 5c Red brown (1) to folded lettersheet to New York City, deep early shade, margins large to clear at top, matching "Paid" with pointing hand, very fine, an attractive use of this stampless marking with an adhesive, ex-Mirsky (Image 1)

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Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:13 AM

3072

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Hartford Ct. Jun 2 [ca. 1850], magenta datestamp with matching grids tying 1847 10c Black vertical bisect (2b) to mourning cover to Brooklyn, Connecticut, very fine, the only legitimate 1847 10c bisect from Hartford (a second example listed by Alexander was proven fake) and the only 1847 10c bisect on a mourning cover, an extraordinary and beautiful cover, ex-Rust, Hawley, Boker, and Gross, 1987 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)

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SOLD for $6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:15 AM

3073

Hartford Ct. Oct 29 [1850] magenta datestamp with two strikes of matching numeral "10" tying 1847 10c Black (2, position 40R), margins full to clear, to folded letter to Marietta, Ohio, vertical filefold clear of the stamp and markings, fine, one of just three recorded covers from Hartford with an entire 1847 10c stamp, 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Ackerman (Image 1)

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SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:16 AM

3074

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Hartford Ct. Jul 1 [1851], red first day of issue datestamp on cover with 1851 3c Orange brown, Type I (10, position 1R1E), margins clear to grazing at left, tied by black grid, addressed to Uxbridge, Massachusetts, small corner stain lightly cleaned, very fine and choice, a gem first day cover of the 1851 3c issue, Wilson Hulme recorded 43 July 1 covers for this issue, of the four from Hartford this is the only example with the stamp tied, ex-Simpson, Shaughnessy, Baker, and Wagshal, 1978 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)

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SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:17 AM

3075

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Hartford Ct. Dec 22 [1851], black datestamp and matching "10" rate on cover to Guines, Cuba, additional manuscript "Paid 10 cents, Charge N.W.", sailed aboard the United States Mail Steamship Company's El Dorado from New York, arrived Havana January 2, blue "NA" for North American mail and "1" inland rate handstamp, backstamped Guines January 3, very fine and attractive (Image 1)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:17 AM

3076

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Hartford Stampless Covers 1845-1851, 30 covers with a wide variety of different markings in magenta and red, we note manuscript "3" over "5" integral rate datestamp, manuscript "6" way letter rate, red straightline "Free" and "Forwarded", "10" handstamp rerated to "5", and more, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and attractive group of covers sent after the postal reform but before the mandated use of adhesives (Image 1)

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SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:18 AM

3077

Hartford Ct Feb 20 [ca. 1853], datestamps tie pair of 1851 3c Orange brown, Type I (10) to Valentine (Image 1)

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SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:20 AM

3078

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Hartford Ct May 4 [ca. 1853], circular datestamp ties 1851 1c Blue, Type IV (9) to beautiful illustrated printed circular for Phoenix Iron Works, depicting the "Screw Cutting Engine with Patent Rest", very fine, a spectacular piece (Image 1)

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SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:20 AM

3079

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Hartford Ct Sep 7 [1853], black datestamps tie three 1851 1c Blue, Type IV (9) to folded letter to Warren, Rhode Island, vertical filefolds affecting stamps, fine and scarce franking (Image 1)

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SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:21 AM

3080

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P.H. & Fishkill R.R. Nov 8 [ca. 1853], black datestamp ties 1851 3c Dull red (11A) to cover to New York City, very fine and scarce, the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad was formed by a merger in 1849 (Towle 54-B-1) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:21 AM

3081

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Hartford Ct. Jan 15 [ca. 1854], black datestamps tie irregular block of three 1852 3c Dull red, Type II (11A) to cover to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, very fine triple rate cover (Image 1)

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SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:21 AM

3082

Hartford Ct. Mar 3 [1854], black datestamp with red arced "Paid 6" handstamp on large folded letter to "Rev. Milton Badger, D.D., Bible House, Astor Place, New York", vertical filefold, otherwise very fine, contains the annual report of the Connecticut Missionary Society from Reverend Horace Hooker (a descendent of Thomas Hooker), one of two recorded examples of this "Paid 6" handstamp (Image 1)

SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-29, 11:22 AM