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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

501

1861, 3¢ rose, two singles. On cover addressed to "James Monroe, U.S. Consul, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, S.A.", "Care of Department of State, Washington, D.C." manuscript notation, stamps tied by Oberlin, O. cds's, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 65; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $190.00
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502

1861, 3¢ rose. Tied by bold strike of "Cincinnati and Louisville Mail Route, May 6" cds on embossed Marble Works cover to Nashville Tenn., oval "Have Your Letters Directed to Your Street Number" handstamp, Very Fine, with 1992 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott Nos. 65; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
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503

1861, 3¢ rose. Canceled by segmented cork handstamp on registered cover to Boston, Mass., matching Providence, R.I. cds, "Not Called For" well struck script straight-line handstamp, light red "R" and blue "$1.50" manuscript notation, red U.S.D.L.O. Oct 5, 186(?) cds, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 65; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
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504

70b

1861, 24¢ steel blue. Rich color, tied by large Boston "Paid" in grid handstamp on 1862 cover to London, England, red "Boston Br. Pkt., 3 Paid, Feb 22" exchange cds and London entry date stamp; small sealed opening tear at top slightly affecting exchange date stamp, F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. 70b; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
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505

1861, 30¢ orange. Used with 3¢ rose, strip of three (65), tied by blue "Cincinnati O., Jan 24" cds duplexed with four-ring target cancel on 1868 cover to Örebro, Sweden, endorsed "via England", faint red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Jan" exchange cds, blue crayon "2" for double-weight, blue "Verviers Coeln Franco" (2.10) four-line transit, red crayon "fr 2" credit rating, "Sodra St. Banan" (2.18) arrival backstamp; 30¢ small faults, right 3¢ stamp with lower right corner missing, cover tear, Fine and rare double-rate cover to Sweden.
Scott Nos. 71; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
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Specialized 2¢ Black Jack Issues - Regular Usages

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

506

73, 93

1863-68, 2¢ black. 10 items showing revenue usages with one with F. grill; includes four hand written receipts, three different check usages, two printed bills of ladings including one from the New York Central Railroad (93 usage tied by handstamp), also includes a cover with 2¢ (73) + 1¢ Proprietary (R3c) combination and two off document stamps; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93; Estimate $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
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507

73, 93

1863-68, 2¢ black. Group of 18 legal and oversize cover usages; includes single (73) usage on oversized Official Business imprint cover from Philadelphia, many multiple frankings including 8 in singles and pairs from Shreveport, La. to Texas, 6 in irregular block, four vertical strips (93) on separate O.B. covers from "Helena, Montano", combination usages including block of four (73) + 1¢ (63) usage from New Braunfels, Tex., 2¢+5¢ combination (73+76) from Cincinnati, O., couple 2¢+3¢+10¢ usages including one with all F. grills, 1¢+2¢ combination including single and double rate, 2¢ pair + 3¢ with "Due 2¢" and forwarded with three 3¢ issues, etc.; condition varies, generally Fine or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $700.00
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508

73, 93

1863-68, 2¢ black. Group of 11 wrapper usages, two bearing single F. grills; mostly single franking usages from an array of towns including Mystic, Ct. with additional imprint selvage attached, Elyria, O., Lewiston, Me. (93 use), etc., also includes a double wrapper rate with 2¢ pair and a large wrapper to Washington D.C. with 2¢ + 3¢ two singles + 10¢ combination (65+68+73), generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93; Estimate $600 - 800.

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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $450.00
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509

73, 93

1863-68, 2¢ black. Group of six Valentine covers, all single frankings, one with F. grill; each with various embossed design covers and four with enclosures, two with frankings on reverse (one faulty), generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93; Estimate $500 - 750.

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Est. $500-750
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510

73, 87, 93

1863-68, 2¢ black. Group of 20 covers bearing various New York City duplex cancels and includes four F. grill and an E. grill usage; nice array of, various geometrics includes four different in red, five in blue including double rate F. grill usage (postmark believed to be a double strike of bee cancel but is a rosette), others in black including a five point star in circle and another with F. grill docketed "Feb 1/68" (EKU?); some small flaws, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 87, 93; Estimate $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $575.00
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511

1863, 2¢ black, horizontal pair. S.e. and guttermark in margin, in combination with 1862, 24¢ red lilac (70) in cover to Dresden, Saxony, tied by Buffalo, N.Y. cds and patent target duplexes, red "N. York Am. Pkt., 7 Paid, Apr 1" exchange cds and blue Aachen boxed transit date stamp, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
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512

1863, 2¢ black, horizontal pair. In combination with 1866, 15¢ black (77) paying the 19¢ NGU closed mail rate to Genoa, Italy, canceled by circle of wedges handstamp and tied by matching "Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan 2" origin cds, red "New York, Direct, Paid All, Jan 8" cds additionally tying 15¢, red Bremen transit and "5" in circle rate handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps; some light edge wear, Very Fine, ex-Dr. Burrows.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $475.00
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513

1863, 2¢ black. In combination with 1861, 3¢ rose, pair and two singles + 10¢ green (65+68) on 1865 cover to Yorkshire, England, all canceled by grid handstamps with red "Milltown, Me., Jan 26" origin cds at lower right, clear strike of "Portland, Me., Am. Pkt., 3, Jan 28" exchange cds, sent by British mails on Allen Line steamer Moravian, transit backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Dr. Rorke & Faust.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
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514

1863, 2¢ black. Showing dramatic vertical mis-perforation with scissor separation at right, in combination 1861, 3¢ rose + 10¢ green (65+68) on cover to Paris, France, tied by circle of wedges cancel with red "Boston, Paid 12, Nov 6" exchange and Calais transit cds's additionally tying stamps, receiving backstamp; cover missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine and unusual.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
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515

1863, 2¢ black, horizontal strip of five. Tied by target handstamp with matching light "Farmington, Mo., Dec 20" origin cds additionally tying on cover to Hamilton, Canada, receiving backstamp; cover with partial backflap and sealed cover opening tears at left, F.-V.F., a rare multiple usage of the 2¢ Blackjack issue, ex-H. Allen.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $375.00
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516

1863, 2¢ black. In combination with 1861, 3¢ rose, two singles + 10¢ green (65+68) overlapping on overpaid cover Nassau, New Providence (Bahamas), tied by manuscript "Oak Hill Station, Febr 26, 1861" postmark, blue manuscript 4 rating; couple stamp flaws, F.-V.F., with 1999 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
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517

1863, 2¢ black. Group of five covers and two off cover singles showing perforation oddities; includes double perfs with two single usages showing double perfs at top and at left, one on publishing ad cover promoting Civil War titles, also vertical strip of three on partial cover showing horizontal rows of double perfs, and off cover single showing double perfs at sides, and dramatic mis-perfs including bottom margin single on cover with horizontal mis-registration, pair on cover from San Francisco with similar mis-perf and a scissor cut off cover single with vertical mis-perf, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $230.00
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518

1863, 2¢ black. Tied by "Canandaigua, N.Y., May 24" cds and target duplex forwarding on large part of newspaper from England to Indiana, initially franked with G.B. 1p red tied by London grid, partial "Too Late, Eveng. Dispatch" boxed backstamp, some light staining, F.-V.F., an unusual forwarded dual country franking combination.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
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519

1863, 2¢ black, two singles. In combination with 1862, 24¢ grayish lilac (70a) each tied by circle of wedges on cover with preprinted address to Furth, Bavaria, red "N. York Br. Pkt., 7 Paid, Jan 11" exchange cds, magenta manuscript "Cuba" steamer endorsement and blue boxed Aachen transit date stamp, Furth arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)

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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $350.00
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520

1863, 2¢ black, two singles. In combination with 1861, 10¢ yellow green + 1863, 5¢ brown (68+76 on 1866 cover to Olten, Switzerland, all corked canceled with matching "Herman, Mo., Jun 20" origin cds, red straight line "Paid" and manuscript "19" rate at top, red "5" in circle credit handstamp and light New York exchange cds, Hamburg transit and receiving backstamps; few stamp flaws and cover missing bottom flap, adhesives with couple minor flaws, bottom flap missing, F.-V.F., a very scarce combination making up the 19¢ Bremen-Hamburg rate to Switzerland, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 73; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)

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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $400.00
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