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Philadelphia Full Rigged Ship Illustrated Postmark on Cover From China continued...

1851-1860 ISSUE continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

#94, 3c Red, "F" grill, tied to illustrated advertising cover to Lowville, N. York of the Solar Ventilation Co. showing Boyd's patent Solar Ventilator (and you thought the green movement was a recent development), stamp tied by New York duplex, an attractive and unusual cover. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

114

#114, 3c Ultramarine, tied to illustrated front and back advertising cover showing a miner at the entrance to a mine, for Bannan & Ramsey, Booksellers and Stationers of Pottsville, PA. and publishers of "The Miners' Journal", posted to Beach Haven, Pa., stamp tied by "Pottsville/PA./Dec 21" duplex, small paper erosions to cover and small edge repair at bottom, all to little affect not affecting design, stamp or markings, very fine appearance; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

114

#114, 3c Ultramarine, tied to illustrated advertising cover to Bradford, Me. of the New York Life Insurance Company, the Eastern Branch Office at Portland, Maine, illustration shows Eagle tending eaglets at nest, with original enclosure showing the same illustration, stamp tied by partial Portland, Me. duplex, very fine and attractive cover. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

114

#114, 3c Ultramarine, tied to pristine ornate allover corner card cover for the "P. & L. Many & Marshall importers & Manufactures of Builder' Hardware,/Agency of Trenton Lock Co. " of New York, the allover design forms a collar space for the stamp which is tied by a New York duplex, very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

115

#115, 6c Ultramarine, tied to attractive 1870 cover to Ireland by "Waukegan/ILL/Dec5" duplex with cut geometric cancel, U.S. and British transits, backstamped Stradbally. very fine. (Image)

$500.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

116

#116, 10c Yellow, single attractively tied to cover to Germany by both a negative "Paid" in circular shield and "Dedham/Mass./Mass/Aug 8" c.d.s., red "New York Paid All/Br. Transit/Aug 10" exchange office c.d.s. at left, backstamped Heidelberg, certificate notes that front and back have been separated and reattached though we are not convinced that it was completely separated, nevertheless very attractive; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

116

#116, 10c Yellow, horizontal strip of three neatly tied by quartered cork cancels to attractive1870 registered cover to Sternberg in the German state of Mecklinburg-Schwerin, black "Registered/Philada. PA/Mar 11" c.d.s. with red boxed "Bremen/Franco/23 3 70" and "Recommandirt" entry handstamps, backstamped, very fine and rare; an unusually choice and attractive 1869 cover; ex-Grunin. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

118

#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, single with full perfs. and fine centering, well tied to 1869 folded cover to Marseille, France by black cork cancel, red "New York/Paid 6/JuN23" and blue "Et. Unis/Serv. am Calais/6 Juil 69" French entry c.d.s which just catches the bottom left corner perf, red boxed "PD" handstamp at left, Paris transit and backstamped Marseille on reverse, normal light file folds not affecting stamp or markings, a fine usage of this scarce stamp on cover. (Image)

$1,900.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

146

#146, 2c Red brown, well centered example with rich color, tied to locally run "pumpkin" colored cover by full bold impression of negative "Jack-O-Lantern" of a Boston duplex, stamp partially obscures an official business penalty imprint of the "United States Internal Revenue, Collector's Office, 3rd District, Mass.", very fine; this adds up to trick or treat, happy Halloween; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

148, 154

#154, 30c Black horizontal pair, well centered and with deep intense black color, along with a bright 6c Carmine (#148), tied to beautiful 1873 cover to Reverend Lemuel Bissell in Ahmednuggur, India by unobtrusive circle-of-wedges cancels and the red "Boston/Paid/Apr 30" c.d.s., via Southampton with red London transit on the front, "Sea Post Office/30 5 73)" oval on reverse and backstamped on July 12th; very fine; the 66c franking pays the triple rate of the 22c British Mail rate via Southampton; ex-Krug; signed by Stanley Ashbrook. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

156

#156, 1c Ultramarine, paying the 1c unsealed circular rate and tied to an impressive illustrated all-over front Fireworks advertising cover by black grid cancels, posted to Brookline, N.H., the advertising shows an elaborate Eagle, Flags and Shield design for the "Detwiller Street & Co./Manufactures & Importers of/Excelsior Fireworks," very fine; a lovely cover from this scarce and popular collecting area; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

156, 158-59, U

#159, 6c Dull pink along with 1c Ultramarine and 3c Green (#156, 158) tied to 3c Green on amber postal entire (#U164) registered to Forest City, Iowa by blue targets, matching "Uncle Sam/Cal./April 27, 1876" c.d.s. with ms. date, stamps are affixed over a Wells, Fargo and Co. printed frank, very fine four-color franking; this Uncle Sam post office operated from 1858-1882 and with this 1876 usage makes a marvelous Centennial cover. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

184

#184, 3c Green, tied to lovely yellow envelope with oval elaborate embossed cameo corner card advertisement of the J.D. Gilmor & Co. Bakery by bold "New York/Sep 22" duplex with circular negative numeral "10" killer, very fine; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction

185, 182, U111a

#185, 5c Blue along with four well centered 1c Dark ultramarine singles (#182) tied to fresh 1c Light blue on orange postal entire (U111a) to La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, stamps tied by two strikes of "New York/Dec 29 79" duplex with numeral "5" in oval grid plus four strikes of the numeral grid, backstamped, very fine; a beautiful three color stamp arrangement. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction

206

#206, 1c Gray blue, tied to locally run cover with intricately drawn scene in bright red, green and yellow of two birds flying toward red flowers, stamp tied by "Chicago Recd./Oct 22 1884" c.d.s., very fine and exceptionally pretty cover; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $65.00
Will close during Public Auction

207

#207, 3c Green, tied to 1882 allover front illustrated Gun advertising cover of Maitby, Curtiss & Co, Hardware Manufactures of New York, one of the companies they represent is the Norwich Falls Pistol Co., manufactures of Revolvers, one of which is illustrated, also a Capewell's Giant Nail Puller is also illustrated, posted to Watertown, Conn. with stamp tied by New York,/May 24/82" duplex, very fine early gun cover; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

210

#210, 2c Red brown, tied to illustrated Fireworks advertising cover by "Philadelphia, PA/Jun 1, 86" duplex, posted to Walnut P.O., Pa. and backstamped Patterson, Pa. design shows three different types of rockets and a rocket pinwheel for the "George Miller & Sons/General Agents for the/Excelsior Fireworks" in Philadelphia, very fine; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

210

#210, 2c Red brown, tied by numeral "10" with "Bristol/VT./May 5, 1886" c.d.s. at left, to attractive reddish pink all-over Coffin and Casket advertising cover for "Bristol Manufacturing Co./Bristol Vermont," cover has imprint of "Maynard, Gough & Co., Printers. Worcester, Mass.," includes an enclosure on company letterhead asking why a check has bounced, very fine; an attractive and scarce cover; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

210, U178

#210, 2c Red brown, six singles tied to 5c Blue on amber postal entire (#U178) by "New Orleans/LA/Jul 16, 1884" duplex with numeral "2" in oval grid, the oval grid used to cancel all the stamps, posted to Liverpool, England and forwarded to London with all the appropriate transits and backstamps, small corner flaw to the bottom left stamp, a very fine usage; this 17c franking is a 2c overpayment of the three times 5c U.P.U foreign rate; a most unusual cover. (Image)

Est. $200-300

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

100

219

#219, 1c Dull blue, well centered jumbo single tied to allover front red, white and blue cover in patriotic flag type design to Wady Petra, Ill. by "Buffalo, N.Y./1893" machine cancel, a circular rate cover with the interesting early message "To Postmaster./If party addressed is out of/business, please deliver/to successor," backstamped, very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction