Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 110
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:624 Symbol: Airmail, 1923, Second Issue, 8¢ to 24¢ complete. Each on separate First Day of Issue cover all addressed locally, each tied by respective dated Washington D.C. slogan machine, 8¢ addressed to Mr. Sherer and 16¢ & 24¢ on H.F. Coleman corner cards covers; 8¢ cover reduced and 16¢ cover with edge staining at left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott Nos. C4-C6; $1,750. US$0 (Image) Scott $1,750
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:625 Symbol: Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of 3. On two First Day of Issues covers from Cleveland, O. (Midwestern Philatelic Exhibition), one is position H with blue cachet handstamp, other is position C with purple cachet on illustrated multicolored airmail cover, Very Fine. Scott Nos. C10a; $1,600. US$0 (Image) Scott $1,600
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:626 Symbol: Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete. Matched set of bottom margin singles; 65¢ & $1.30 on 1¢ Jefferson postal card and $2.60 on cover for round flight, tied by "Varick St. Sta., N.Y., May 7, 1930" duplex & machine postmarks, both with purple U.S. & red German flight cachets, card bearing circular round trip handstamp, a Very Fine pair. Scott Nos. C13-C15; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image) Est. $400-600
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Lot No:627 Symbol: Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin. F-V.F. single, tied on FDC to New York by Washington, D.C, 4/19/30 advertising machine cancel, Very Fine. Scott Nos. C14; $900. US$0 (Image) Scott $900
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Lot No:628 Symbol: Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin. Fine single, tied on FDC to Washington, D.C/. by New York, N.Y. 10/2/33 machine cancel, colorful cachet at left (Aerophilatelic Club of New York), back stamped Washington, D.C. Special Del. 10/2/33 duplex, Very Fine. Scott Nos. C18; Estimate $75 - 100. US$75-100 (Image) Est. $75-100
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Lot No:629 Symbol: Estimate; $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image) Est. $400-600
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:630 Symbol: Offices in China, 1919, 10¢ on 5¢ blue. In combination with 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ green + 6¢ on 3¢ violet, two singles (K1+K3) on registered cover to Toledo, O., all tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamps, reverse with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Dec 5, 1921" origin and various transit cds's; portion of corner card scuffed off, Very Fine. Scott Nos. K5; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image) Est. $300-400
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Lot No:631 Symbol: Carrier, 1851 (1¢) Franklin. Three large margins, clear to just in at left, uncanceled and affixed to cover addressed to "A. B. Durand, President of the Academy, New York N.Y."; stamp with a vertical crease on right side of Franklin's head, Fine appearance, a rare unused example of the Franklin Carrier stamp, with 1977 and 2013 P.F. certificates stating the stamp is genuine but declining opinion as to whether it passed through the mails. Scott Nos. LO1; $7,000 as unused single. Letter is address to the famous engraver Asher B. Durand when he was president of the National Academy of Design from 1846 to 1861 and resided at 91 Amity St. US$0 (Image) Scott $7,000 as unused single
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Lot No:632 Symbol: Estimate; $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image) Est. $200-300
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Lot No:633 Symbol: Hale & Co., 1844 (6¢) blue, horizontal pair. Full margins, tied by light red "Forwarded Through, Hale & Co.'s, Letter Office, Boston" boxed handstamps on 1844 folded letter from Boston, Mass. to New York, with "Single" endorsement crossed out below, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 75L5; $900; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image) Scott $900
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:634 Symbol: Hussey's Post, 1858, black on manila. Clear strike of handstamp and additional "Paid/G. Hussey" two-line handstamp on fresh locally addressed manila wrapper, Very Fine and choice. Scott Nos. 87LUP2; $600. Private local posts also delivered items in wrappers (identified by open ends), generally at the one cent rate before the Post Office issued stamped wrappers. US$0 (Image) Scott $600
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Lot No:635 Symbol: Wrapper, 1861, 1¢ blue on manila, die 1. Uprated with 2¢ black (73), nicely centered, tied by four-ring target cancel, matching "Port Royal, Va., 1863" cds to Gouverneur N.Y. at the 3¢ letter rate, Very Fine use at the letter rate, ex-Barkhausen (backstamp). Scott Nos. W21; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image) Est. $200-300
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Lot No:636 Symbol: Wrapper, 1874, 1¢ dark blue on manila, die 1. Cancelled by complete strike of Waterbury Ten-Petaled Leaf (Rohloff L-20) to Wolcott Ct.; tear at left, Very Fine and rare Waterbury fancy cancel. Scott Nos. W112; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image) Est. $150-200
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Lot No:637 Symbol: Wrapper, 1881, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 8. Cancelled by "Philadelphia Pa." third-class oval to Germany, Landau Pfalz (10.16) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and choice. Scott Nos. W158; Estimate $300 - 400. THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE DIE 55 VERMILION WRAPPER. US$300-400 (Image) Est. $300-400
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Lot No:638 Symbol: Wrapper, 1899, 4¢ brown on manila, die 3. Large-size wrapper cancelled by "Melrose Highlands, Mass." cds without date to Port Said, Egypt, Jun. 15th arrival backstamp; turned and remailed back with label on reverse to Melrose Highlands with Egypt, 3m green tied by "Port Said, 16 VII 05" cds, Very Fine. Scott Nos. W376; Estimate $400 - 600. See website for complete images. Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (1.2MB). US$400-600 (Image) Est. $400-600
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Lot No:639 Symbol: Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff. Watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D. Card flown by unmanned balloon from Brooklyn, N.Y. and received with finder's notation "New Utrechts, L.I., This balloon arrived at Mr. Geo. Van Barent on Monday Morning at 10 Ock Oct 5th." on reverse, addressed back to balloon experimenter Willie Hill in Brooklyn with New Utrechts, N.Y. duplex cancelling and bold receiver; card nick at top right from attachment to balloon, Very Fine for this. Scott Nos. UX3; Estimate $300 - 400. In Catalog of Classic American Airposts and Aeronautica, 1784-1900 by Robert Schoendorf, he notes…"Willie Hill of Brooklyn…In these experiments unmanned balloons were release carrying 1¢ postal cards (Scott #UX3) addressed to Willie Hill, usually with the request on the reverse: "Finder of this balloon will please write on this where and when it was found and put it in the Post Office," and as an inducement to comply with this: "You may keep the balloon." Seven of such postal cards have turned up, flown in 1874 and 1875." . US$300-400 (Image) Est. $300-400
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Lot No:640 Symbol: Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff. Watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D. Three cards with illustrated ad on reverse; includes allover Gilbert & Barker Springfield Gas Machine, New York ad showing House With Air Pump in Cellar and Gas Generator in Separate Vault, to Connecticut canceled by cork handstamp, and allover black Lansdell's Portable Railway Syphon, New York ad text with red illustrated Hoses and Syphon, and "Cash Paid for Land Warrants!" advertisement showing Farming Scene, Very Fine. Scott Nos. UX3; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image) Est. $200-300
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:641 Symbol: Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff. Card addressed to Shanghai, China, canceled by bold "Richmond, Va., Jul 16" duplex postmark, San Francisco transit and purple "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, Aug 21, 90" oval date stamp, reverse with partial N.Y. transit date stamp; shallow scuff on reverse, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. UX6; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image) Est. $100-150
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:642 Symbol:P Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, die proof. Exception detailed impression unlike any plate proof or regular issue, on high quality off white card with impression clearly showing though on reverse, Extremely Fine, believed to be one of only such recorded examples, the USPCC catalog only lists a UX9 die proof with manuscript "Specimen" in red, accompanied by card with manuscript "Respectfully submitted" at bottom with suggestion of change to the printed instruction line. USPCC Nos. S7P var. Scott Nos. UX8P; Estimate $400 - 600. US$400-600 (Image) Est. $400-600
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Lot No:643 Symbol:S Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, production specimen. Two cards with black printed "Specimen" over indicia and "Specimen" in rectangular border of diagonal squares in address space; with printing in dull brown and dull red brown; few minor spots on one card, otherwise Very Fine. USPCC Nos. S7PSa $400. Scott Nos. UX8S; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image) Est. $100-150
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:644 Symbol: Postal Card, 1958, 2¢+1¢ carmine rose on buff, "General Electric". ERT-1720-2. Canceled by "Pitman, N.J., Jan 21, 1959" machine postmark and addressed locally, Very Fine, a very scarce used card. Scott Nos. UX47; $900. US$0 (Image) Scott $900
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:645 Symbol: Paid Reply Postal Card, 1893, 2¢ blue on grayish white. Reply card only. from Christiania, Norway to New York City, franked with Norway 5ö green, two singles (50) tied by 1908 Christiania cds's handstamps; creasing at left edge, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. UY2r; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image) Est. $100-150
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Sale No: 110
Lot No:646 Symbol: Official Postal Card, 1913, 1¢ black. Fresh card canceled by "Breman, Ind., Dec 1, 1914" duplex, with printed address to Third Assistant Postmaster General at Washington D.C. and form on message side, Very Fine and choice. Scott Nos. UZ1; $500. US$0 (Image) Scott $500
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