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H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. Sale: 3035

United States
1857-61 Issue (18-39)

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 21
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 35

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image 35, 1857 10c Green, Type V, horizontal strip of six tied on yellow envelope addressed to "Calcutta E Indies" by Edgartown Ms. Sep. 17 (1860) cds and an unusual roller-style cancel, red New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 18 transit cds, appropriate transit and receiving backstamps with red "40" credit and London cds, ms. "1" British colonial rate marking, right stamp with a barely noticeable crease in the right margin, cover neatly opened at left, Very Fine; a wonderful franking paying the double French rate to India rnProvenance: Emerson KrugrnPhillip RustrnLeonard Kapiloffrn"Sevenoaks" (Image)

CV. 1,500

Opening US$ 3,750.00
Sold...US$ 3,750.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 16:56:43 EST
Sold For 3750


1861-66 Issue (63-78)

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 22
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 63

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image 63, 1861 1c Blue, pair tied on locally addressed cover by black geometric cancels with a red Boston Sep 18 cds alongside, address crossed out and forwarded to an address in NY City, pair of 1861 3c Rose (65, natural straight-edge at right) cancelled but not tied by similar geometric, stamps some blunted/short perfs, envelope opened at right and with tiny piece of backflap missing plus overall pencil doodling on back, Fine and scarce double-rate drop mail with forwarding (Image)

CV. 150

Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 16:58:59 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 23
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 63, 65

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image 65, 1861 3c Rose, pair and strip of three plus 1861 1c Blue (63) tied on envelope addressed to Goslar (Hannover) Germany by blue Baltimore Md Aug 27 cancels, red N York "12" Brem Pkt Paid Aug 17 credit cds, blue 3-line "America/ Uber Bremen/ Franco" handstamp, ms "Per Steamer Bremen" at top, docketing on back indicates arrival Sept 15, cover minor edge faults at bottom and slightly affecting first stamp in strip of three, otherwise Fine; a scarce combination of the 15c packet rate plus 1c carrier fee. (Image)

CV. 200

Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:00:10 EST
Sold For 650

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 24
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 68

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image 68, 1861 10c Green, strip of three plus 3c Rose, 5c Brown (65, 76) cancelled and/or tied by "Wash & NYPR/ A.M. Jul 26" cds on envelope addressed to Switzerland with printed "Consulate General of Switzerland/ Washington DC" cc, ms "per Bremen Steamer" at lower left, blue 3-line "America/ Uber Bremen/ Franco" handstamp, "16" (crossed out) and "32" debit handstamps, , backstamped Frankfurt 10/9, Gr Bad Bahnpost 11 St 65, Zurich 11 Sept 65, Romanshorn 12 IX, Kreuzingen 12 Sept, center 10c pre-affixing stamp perf faults at top, envelope some light edge soiling, Fine and attractive (Image)

CV. 250

Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:01:15 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 25
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 69

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image 69, 1861 12c Black, with 1861 3c Rose, three 10c Green (65, 68) on 1862 envelope addressed to "Francis Hall, Esq/ Yokohama-Japan/ Care of Russell & Co./ Shanghae, China", indistinct cancels with just the 3c tied by the red circular grid with accompanying Hartford Ct Sep 30 cds, 3c also tied by red Boston Br Pkt Oct 1 "40" cds, very light strike of London Oct 13 "Paid" transit cds at right edge, backstamped Boston Br Pakt Paid Oct 1, Hong Kong De 11 62, Very Fine and choice; nice three-color franking paying the 45c rate to Japan via SouthamptonrnNotations on the back indicate this cover was purchased in a Percy Doane sale of Feb 1939. (Image)

CV. 1,000

Opening US$ 6,500.00
Sold...US$ 6,500.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:02:16 EST
Sold For 6500


1857-61 Issue (18-39)

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 26
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 71

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image 71, 1861 30c Orange, spectacular single franking cover to Schaan Liechtestein, tied by Wabash, Ind Sep 26 '65 target duplex, red N York Am Pkt Sep 30 "7 Paid" credit date stamp, boxed "Aachen 3 10/ Franco" transit date stamp, backstamped Bregenz (Austria) 14/10, Vaduz 15 Okt, Very Fine in every respect; Liechtenstein is not only one of the most desirable of destinations but to have it also addressed to a town other than Vaduz is almost unheard of and, in addition, it would have to be a highlight of any Indiana postal history collectionrn Provenance: Henry Gibson (Image)

CV. 400

Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:03:34 EST
Sold For 3000


1873-75 Continental Bank Note (156-66, 178-79)

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 27
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 156

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image 156, 1873 1c Ultramarine, tied by a circle of wedges cancel on an envelope with "The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company/ 191 Fulton St - New York" logo at the left and a smaller design for "Thea Nectar" (Chinese tea) below the stamp, addressed to Fordsville, Pa, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 75

Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:04:07 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 28
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 158

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image 158, 1873 3c Green, tied by New York Mar 11 duplex on an envelope with "The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company/ 35 & 37 Vesey St - New York" logo at the left and a smaller design for "Thea Nectar" (Chinese tea) below the stamp, addressed to Gloucester Mass, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 75

Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:05:08 EST
Sold For 75


1893 Columbian Exposition Issue (230-245)

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 29
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 241

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image 241, 1893 $1 Columbian, tied by New York registry double oval cancel on 5c Columbian envelope (U350) addressed to Dresden Germany (forwarded to Wolkenstein), add'l "New York N.Y. Reg. Div. 8-17 1893" double oval datestamp at bottom with accompanying New York exchange office "City" exchange label # 79072, backstamped Dresden and Wolkenstein, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $1,800)rnSearing Census #42; Classics Society Census #63 (Image)

CV. 300

Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:06:27 EST
Sold For 750


1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition Issue (285-293)

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 30
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 292

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image 292, 1898 $1 Black, well centered single tied on envelope addressed to Ocean City NJ by Philadelphia Jun 24 1898 machine cancel (date of issue was the previous week), backstamped Ocean City the following day, Very Fine and choice (Scott $4,500)rnProvenance: Christopher Gruys (Image)

CV. 1,500

Opening US$ 4,250.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:08:26 EST
Sold For 4500

Carriers and Locals
Carriers Stamps

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 31
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 1LB1

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image 1LB1, Baltimore, Maryland 1850-55 1c Red on bluish, left margin single (position 5 from pane of ten) tied by clear numeral "1" in circle to small locally-addressed cover with nice strike of March 29 Baltimore cds at left, toned spot on cover not affecting stamp, Extremely Fine, particularly rare tied by drop-rate marking, letter was dropped at Baltimore PO and given to carrier department for city delivery (Scott $1,000)rnThe addressee, Wm. F. Frick, is listed in the Matchett's Baltimore directory for 1851 as the "attorney and commissioner of deeds for Penn, Mass, Missouri"rnProvenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1069, 1957)rnDavid Golden (R.A. Siegel Sale 817, 1999) (Image)

CV. 350

Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:09:49 EST
Sold For 850

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 32
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 4LB15

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image 4LB15, 1851 Kingman's City Post (Charleston, SC) 2c Black on bluish, vertical pair (double rate?) uncancelled on large part of a wrapper with Charleston SC street address, few vertical file folds and some small foxing spots not affecting stamps, Very Fine and rare; the Siegel census records just 15 examples of this stamp including only two pairs "CEC" (C.E. Chapman) handstamp adjacent to stamps, 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificaternProvenance: C.E. ChapmanrnAlfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1071, 1957)rnJohn R. Boker, Jr. (Image)

CV. 1,000

Opening US$ 2,200.00
Sold...US$ 2,200.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:11:05 EST
Sold For 2200

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 33
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 7LB12

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image 7LB12, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1850 1c Blue, affixed but not tied on ladies envelope addressed to Philadelphia, light strike of red "Star" cancel, ms "Pd 3" above stamp plus "Frederica Ea/ 16 Mch" at upper left, stamp clear to full Margins, envelope a central light aging spot, a genuine stamp which, unfortunately, did not originate on this cover (Scott $275 for used stamp) (Image)

CV. 100

Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:12:36 EST
Sold For 850

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 34
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 7LB14

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image 7LB14, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1855 1c Blue on buff, single affixed to 1850 folded letter addressed to Baltimore on which it did not originate, blue May 26 Philadelphia cds, stamp with remarkably bold impression of the design and attractive margins, small scissor cut at bottom right clear of the design, Very Fine and exceptionally attractive stamp, 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $5,000 for off cover single)rnThe history of Carriers Stamps in Philadelphia is incredibly interesting and well-documented by Scott Trepel in The 1851 Issue of United States Stamps: A Sesquicentennial Retrospective (2006, Part VI). After using the typeset issues (7LB1-9) from 1850 to early 1851, Philadelphia began using the lithographed issues (7LB11-13) and the federal Franklin and Eagle issues (LO1-2) concurrently. From early 1853 onward only the Eagle issue is known used, until a cluster of covers appears in 1856 using what can only be called a "provisional" handstamped issue (7LB14/18), presumably stemming from a shortage of LO2.rnProvenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1070, 1957)rnAmbassador J. William Middendorf, II (Frajola Net Price Sale 4, 1990)rnEdgar Kuphal (R.A. Siegel Sale 925, 2006) (Image)

CV. 1,000

Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:14:02 EST
Sold For 1400

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 35
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 8LB3

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image 8LB3, St. Louis, Missouri, 1857 2c Blue, single tied on locally addressed envelope by boxed "1 ct" (3 strikes; cancel used to mark "drop" letters) with another strike alongside, ms "Valentine" at upper left, cover crease at top, despite the stamp being "creased, torn and repaired" it is a Fine appearing cover and a great rarity as only five examples, a single and four on cover, are recorded; 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $55,000)rnElliot Perry speculated (Pat Paragraphs, reprint, pp. 263-64) the stamp's design was a cross between the 1c 1851 issue (frame) and the obverse side of the 3-cent silver piece (vignette), commonly known as a "fish scale", issued in 1852.rnProvenance: Ambassador J. William Middendorf, II (Frajola Net Price Sale 4, 1990)rn (Image)

CV. 7,500

Opening US$ 7,000.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:14:56 EST
Sold For 0


Local Stamps

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 36
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 12L2

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image 12L2, Fresno, CA, Bicycle Mail Route, 1894 25c Green, Spelling error corrected, well margined single tied along with 1890 2c Carmine (220, natural straight-edge) by Fresno Jul 15 1894 cds on yellow cover to Fresno, backstamped with Jul 15 1894 purple "Victor Bicycle Messenger Service" Fresno office datestamp with bicycle illustration, reduced slightly at left, Very Fine, (Scott $2,000) rnIn July of 1894 a nationwide rail strike against the Pullman Co. involving 250,000 union members severed mail communication between San Francisco and its neighbors to the east. That was until an ??enterprising citizen?? of Fresno, Arthur C Banta, the local agent for the Victor Bicycle Co, organized a team of 8 bike messengers to ride in stages, to do what the rail cars wouldn??t, and deliver mail. The cost was a $0.25 stamp. Approximately 380 letters were delivered before the post disbanded on July 18, 1894 after Federal troops broke the strike. rnBanta intended that his friends in Fresno would have the opportunity to acquire bicycle post covers as souvenirs. He prepared and mailed a quantity of these souvenirs, all of which were posted in the Fresno Post Office on three days - July 10 at 4:30PM, July 12 at 8:30PM and July 15 at 4:30PM (as this cover is postmarked). (Image)

CV. 750

Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:15:30 EST
Sold For 1000

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 37
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 29L1

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image 29L1, Cincinnati, OH, Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, 1852 1c Black, single tied at upper right corner of brown envelope by strike of "City Post" with star circular handstamp with a similar "City Post/ A.J.M. Browne" circular handstamp at lower left, 3c Brownich carmine (11A) tied in upper left corner by lightly struck blue Cincinnati cds, addressed to New Marrion, Ind., stamps margins to cutting, cover with some edge faults and open three sides, Fine and scarce use as Lyons records just 33 1c Browne & Co covers, this being cover no 7; signed on back by Robson Lowe, 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,750)rnIllustrated in "The Penny Post", Vol 12, No 3, page 19rnProvenance; Robson Lowe Sale, March 1, 1973rn (Image)

CV. 400

Opening US$ 725.00
Sold...US$ 725.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:16:27 EST
Sold For 725

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 38
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 29L2

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image 29L2, Cincinnati, OH, Browne & Co.'s City Post Office, 1852 2c Black, top margin single tied on an undated folded letter sheet addressed to Philadelphia, tied by a non-contemporary purple cancel (described as a "15" in March 1973 Robson Lowe sale), , adjacent bold Cincinnati O. Jul 5 "5" integral rate cds in blue, small ms "Paid" at lower left, stamp margins to cutting and with corner crease at lower right (not mentioned in cert), Fine appearance, a scarce genuine use; the Lyons census records only 15 2c Browne & Co frankings and just six with the integral "5" date stamp, this being cover no 2; signed Sloane "genuine and in my opinion used on this cover" and 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $5,750 for single tied by handstamp)rnProvenance: Frank Hollowbush (Image)

CV. 500

Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:17:11 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 39
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 40L4

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image 40L4, New York, NY, City Despatch Post 1847(?) 2c Black on green glazed, single cancelled by red framed "Free" handstamp with an additional strike alongside on 1850 folded letter locally addressed to "Hon Wm Wright 129 Maiden Lane", red "City Despatch NY Apr 20" (1850) cds, stamp clear to wide margins and some vertical creases as often, cover central vertical fold, Fine use, only about 12-15 covers franked with this issue known; signed Sloane "original and used on this cover" and ms comment on front of the letter "Very late, near end of Post's existence", 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $600 for single not tied on cover) (Image)

CV. 200

Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:18:03 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 3035
Lot No: 40
Symbol: img s
Cat No: 47L1

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image 47L1, City One Cent Dispatch, Baltimore, Maryland, stamp with enormous margin at right, portion of adjacent stamp at top, just in at left, tied by red "10" with matching red "Steam" alongside, June 4 Baltimore, Maryland cds (1851 year from docketing), addressed to New York City, contents datelined June 3, 1851 in Norfolk, Virginia, vertical file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine, unique on- or off-cover, one of the most enigmatic and mysterious of all local adhesives issued in the history of this nation, being offered publicly for the first time in over six decades (listed in Scott but not priced)rnThe most thorough discussion of this cover comes in the form of Denwood N. Kelly, Jr.'s series of articles in the Collectors Club Philatelist on the "Private Posts in Baltimore 1844-1860 (March-December, 1971). It was Mr. Kelly's belief that "there is a good possibility that the stamp was issued by a private post operating in Norfolk and that it was used, typically, to transport the letter to the bay steamer which then carried it up the Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore, at which point the letter entered the U.S. Mail and went on to New York by train." However, by his own admission, a thorough search of Norfolk newspapers did not turn up advertisements for any such service. In lieu of any contemporaneous evidence one way or the other, we must agree with Mr. Kelly's assessment that the "odds are at least even that this was a Norfolk local stamp." At the very least, this cover is a tantalizing reminder of the local posts which undoubtedly existed but left behind no physical traces.rnProvenance: Count Philipp von Ferrary (Gilbert Sale 10, 1924)rnHenry C. Needham (Private transaction)rnAlfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 1069, 1957) (Image)

CV. 5,000

Opening US$ 22,000.00
Sold...US$ 22,000.00


Closed..Aug-07-2020, 17:20:52 EST
Sold For 22000

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