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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1690

"Union" Civil War patriotic covers, four covers, comprising ""The War for the Union"" (Bischel-650, Walcott-357 var) with carte de visite of gentleman, "Loyal State of Pennsylvania Union" (Bischel-3339, Walcott-unlisted), "New Jersey Liberty Union" and "Union", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1691

Three embossed flag patriotic covers, comprising cover with #65 cancelled by "G(eneral). B(anks). D(ivision)./Sep.30", plus one cover each to Connecticut and Maine, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1692

Civil War patriotic holding, six patriotic covers that includes "Officer in Full Dress Uniform" (Bischel 3530, W-1886), "Lady Liberty Holding Flag" (Bischel-4096, W-2338), "The Loyal States New York" (Bischel-3274, W-1827), "The Loyal States Vermont" (Bischel-3383, W-1828), and "Tomb of Washington" (Bischel- unlisted, W-unlisted), a delightful clean group, Fine to Very Fine, ex- Boyarsky.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1693

Sanitary Fairs, twelve covers, includes "Metropolitan Fair New York" (Bischel-5718, Walcott-3083var), "Great Central Fair" (Bischel-5732, Walcott-3088), "Soldiers' and Sailors' Home" (Bischel-5772, Walcott-unlisted), "U.S. Sanitary Commission Soldier's Letter" (Bischel-5706, Walcott-3096var), also a front, Fine to Very Fine, a pleasant holding of these uncommon covers.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1694

Sanitary Fairs, three covers, includes "U.S. Christian Commission" (Bischel-5723, Walcott-3091var), "U.S. Christian Commission Soldier's Letter" (Bischel-unlisted, Walcott-unlisted), and "U.S. Christian Commission" with red & white label "In Hoc Signo Vinces" (Bischel-unlisted, Walcott-unlisted), Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

Fancy Cancels

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1695

"Advertised", 15 covers, includes "Advertised" straightline with "Not Called For" in circle to Janesville, WI; "Adv./Nov 18/1866" boxed to Philadelphia; "Adv.1/Sep 24" on cover to Lawrence, MA; "Chicago/May/29/65/Advertised" in shield to Chicago; straightline "Unclaimed" and "Advertised" to Syracuse, NY; "New Haven CT Advertised/MAR 28" in c.d.s. format to New Haven, CT; and "Advertised/1", "Not Called For" and boxed "Adv/Nov 27" to New Bedford, MA; mixed condition; all franked with #65, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1696

Auxilliary markings, 19 covers, includes straightline "Insufficiently Paid", Pointing Hand "Returned to Writer" New York, "Held For/Postage" in lozenge, "Not Called For" in arc, straightline "Missent" and "Forwarded", "Not Called For" in script, "Collected", straightline "Misdirected/to Brooklyn P.O.", "Your Letters Directed to Have/Your Street and Number" in circle, straightline "Mailed 9 PM", straightline "Missent and/Forwarded", blue "Delayed Mail Not On Time" in oval, and more; an interesting holding, all franked with #65; mixed condition, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

1697

CHICAGO SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL, 3¢ rose (#65) tied by lightly struck blue "JUN 1" marking (Piszkiewicz type A-17 without grid) on cover addressed to New York City; albino "Trimmings, Corsets & C." corner card; cover with trivial water staining at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1698

"FICTITIOUS", 3¢ rose (#65) with grid cancel and matching "LITTLE ROCK ARK MAR 16" town marking on cover addressed to New York City; straightline handstamp at center, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400

Enclosure is a request for information concerning an order from five weeks before and the reason behind the Fictitious marking . (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1699

HAVE YOUR/ LETTERS DIRECTED/ TO YOUR/ STREET & NUMBER, 3¢ rose (#65) tied by circular grid cancel on cover addressed to St. Louis; double-circle "CAPE GIRARDEAUX MO. FEB 1866" at center and large oval St. Louis postmark, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1700

MIS-SENT TO CHICAGO DIS., 3¢ red, F. grill (#94) tied by segmented cork cancel on orange cover addressed to Michigan; circular "Chicago Ill Jun 22" town cancel at center and straightline handstamp at left, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1701

Paid By Stage Driver, stampless folded letter sheet with manuscript boxed "Paid" and "By Stage Driver"; addressed to Hartford, CT, Fine to Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1702

"Stage", manuscript endorsement at left of cover franked with uncancelled 3¢ rose (#65), addressed to "Mr. Byron Cole, Siskiyou Mountain, Oregon", Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300

Byron and Rufus Cole built a stagecoach station in Siskiyou in partnership, and while Byron sold his share in 1859, evidently the station continued to exist. This is a highly unusual usage . (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1703

"Too Late", 3¢ rose (65) tied by pinwheel type cancel of San Francisco on monogramed ladies cover addressed to West Scituate Mass with large oval "TOO LATE" and manuscript "per Steamer" at lower left, a Very Fine cover.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1704

TROY, N.Y. Advertised, 3¢ rose (#65) tied by double-circle blue "ALEXANDRIA VA NOV 4 1862" town cancel on cover addressed to Troy, NY; circular postmark with "SEP 15" crossed out with a circular grid and "NOV 6" and "NOV 15" dates added, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1705

"WAY 1", 3¢ rose (#65) tied by black circular grid on cover addressed to New Orleans with two-line red postmark and matching "New Orleans" town marking; cover with horizontal file fold at bottom, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, scarce usage of this Way marking, which is normally found only on pre-Civil War covers.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1706

Blue cancels, small grouping of 17 stamps on 3 different exhibition pages all with blue cancellations, includes rosettes, grids, segmented cork cancels and cancels from Indiana PA (S-E GE-E 37), Rutland VT (S-E GE-C 160), Hartford WI (S-E ST-4P 5) and Montpelier VT (S-E GE-R 31), Very Fine, ex- Boyarsky.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1707

Blue cancels, attractive grouping of 12 singles, one vertical strip of four and one cover, all neatly mount on 2 exhibition pages (a cover has been removed from one of the pages); each stamp with a bold socked-on-the-nose or nearly socked-on-the-nose strike; mostly segmented cork cancels, but does include one cross inside circle and two cross-roads cancels; cover with matching West Lebanon NH postmark on "Provost Marshal's Office, Third District, New Hampshire" corner card, Very Fine, ex- Boyarsky.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1708

Dark blue cancel, large dark blue open five bar grid cancel (not in Skinner-Eno) ties stamp to small neat cover with matching double circle "CHICAGO Ill JAN 12 '64" postmark, addressed to Rockford Il; stamp with light toning along the right edge, otherwise Very Fine, ex- Boyarsky.
Estimate $75 - 100. (Image)

Suggested Bid $75-100
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1709

Dark blue, violet and ultramarine cancels, seven stamps, one pair on piece and one cover, neatly mounted on exhibition page with violet title, cancels showing various shades of color; three stamps with grid cancels, two with target cancels, center stamp (Scott 94) with rich deep shade, pair with Chatfield Min duplex cancel and cover with Augusta Ga "Pinwheel" cancel, Very Fine, ex- Boyarsky.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction