1867, 3¢ rose, A. grill. Strong allover grill impression, tied by neat "Cleveland, O., Oct 1" cds and grid duplex on cover to Orville, O., with original 1867 billhead notice; stamp with upper left corner nick showing the difficulty of separation of this issue, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive and very scarce early usage.
Scott No. 79; $2,000. Scott $2,000
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Scott $2,000

1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill. Tied by circle of wedges cancel on ad corner card cover to Harrisburg, Ind., matching Rochester, N.Y. cds alongside, with original enclosure; barest cover reduction at left, Very Fine, with 2014 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 83; $1,300. Scott $1,300
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Scott $1,300

1867, 10¢ yellow green, F. grill. Well centered, tied on 1870 cover to Germany by neat grid cancel and red "Hamburg, Franco" boxed date stamp, red "Pawtucket, R.I." cds and matching straight line "Paid" handstamp, red "New York Paid All/Direct" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 96; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1867, 15¢ black, F. grill. Tied by circle of six wedges (NYFM 68-8) cancel on light buff cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 6' Oct 20" exchange cds; no flap, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 98; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1867, 15¢ black, F. grill. vertical pair, tied by NYFM circular grid cancels on 1869 cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Dec 22" exchange cds, blue Calais (1.3) entry cds with matching small boxed "PD" handstamp; reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 98; $600 as off-cover pair; Estimate $150 - 200. Scott $600 as off-cover pair
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Scott $600 as off-cover pair
Est. $15