1870, 6¢ carmine, H. grill. Nicely centered, tied by waffle grid handstamp on 1871 cover to London, England, matching "Cold Springs, N.Y., Aug 4" cds alongside, red New York transit and London entry postmarks, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 137; $500; Estimate $200 - 300. Scott $500
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Scott $500
Est. $200-300

1870, 10¢ brown, split H. grill, two singles. Canceled by segmented grid handstamps on 1871 cover to Finisterre, France, reverse with red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" exchange backstamp and 12 credit handstamp, red London transit and Calais entry cds; stamps lifted to confirm grill and placed back, Very Fine, a scarce properly prepaid double 10¢ Phantom rate usage to France bearing the 1870 10¢ grill issue, with 1982 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 139 var.; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1870, 1¢ ultramarine, I. grill. Clear grill impression, s.e. at left, tied by blue "Middletown, Del., Aug 9" cds and quartered cork duplex on local drop cover; cover file fold, F.-V.F., a scarce 1¢ I. grill use.
Scott No. 134A; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1871, 7¢ vermilion, split I. grill. Strong grill impression slightly split showing at top and bottom, tied by light "Duluth, Minn., May 12" cds and cork duplex on cover to Rottenburg, Germany, red New York exchange cds and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a very scarce on cover usage of the 1870 7¢ I. grill issue, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 138A var.; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1870, 2¢ red brown, diagonal bisect. Bottom right half in pair with 2¢ single, tied by blue "Whitehouse, New Jersey, Sep 19, 1871" double-circle datestamp on cover to Saybrook Ill.; reduced slightly at left, light cover soiling, F.-V.F. and attractive, ex-Malpass, Fosdyke, with 1956 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 146a; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

1870, 6¢ carmine. Well centered strip of three, tied by neat circle of wedes, matching "South Groveland Mass. Feb 22" cds (DPO S/R 6) on cover addressed in purple ink to Milton Mills N.H., manuscript "Reg Letter, No.8" also in purple ink; reduced at right, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 148; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1871, 7¢ vermilion, two singles. Left stamp s.e. at right and slightly overlapping on 1872 cover to Tubingen, Germany, tied by grid handstamps with matching "Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec 26" cds alongside, bold New York exchange cds and receiving backstamp; cover tears including one to left of stamps, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 149; Estimate $75 - 100. Est. $75-100 (Image)

Est. $75-100

1870, 10¢ brown. Tone perf, tied by "West Meriden, Ct. Feb. 19" cds duplex on 1873 cover to Aspinwall, Columbia, black "New York, Feb 20" exchange cds, docketed as received Feb. 28th 1873 at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1870, 10¢ brown, two singles. Tied by target handstamps on 1873 cover to the U.S.S. Kansas in care of the U.S, Consul in Aspinwall, Columbia, matching "Oxford, Mass., Apr 8" origin cds, New York transit cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1870, 12¢ dull violet. S.e. in at right, in combination with 1870, 2¢ red brown on 1872 registered corner card cover to Konigslutter, Germany, red "New York, Registered, Sep 25" cds, red boxed Bremen transit date stamp and "Recomandirt" box handstamp, receiving backstamp; minor edge toning at top, Very Fine.
Scott No. 151+146; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1870, 15¢ bright orange. In combination with 1870, 6¢ carmine on registered cover to Michigan, canceled by "Tecumseh, Mich, Oct 23" cds and target duplex; cover with slightly rough opening at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 152+148; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1870, 24¢ purple. Used with 2¢ brown (157) and 30¢ gray black (165), tied by strikes of circle of wedges cancels on cover to Ahmednagar, India at double the 28¢ British Mail rate via Brindisi, red Boston foreign mail cds and red crayon "48 / 2" credit to G.B., red "London Paid" transit cds and matching "2d" colonial credit handstamp, reverse with Sea Post Office and Ahmednagar arrival cds, Very Fine, an attractive Bissell correspondence use to India bearing a three-color franking prepaying double the 28¢ British mail rate via Brindisi, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 153; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1870, 30¢ black. In combination with 1870, 10¢ brown slightly overlapping on 1871 folded letter to Merida, Mexico, all tied by "N. York, Steamship, Jan 10" cds, bold "7" rate handstamp; stamps with small flaws, F.-V.F., a scarce four times the 10¢ packet rate to Mexico.
Scott No. 154+150; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1870, 30¢ black, two singles. S.e.'s at left, tied by light crossroads cancels on legal size cover to Melbourne, Australia, red "San Francisco, Cal., Paid, Jun 21" cds and receiving backstamp; right stamp with faults, Fine appearance, with 1996 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 154; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1873, 2¢ brown. Canceled by neat circle of wedges handstamp on local drop bankruptcy notice, matching New Orleans, La. cds alongside and circular "Have Your Mail Directed To Street & Number" handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 157; Estimate $75 - 100. Est. $75-100 (Image)

Est. $75-100

1873, 3¢ green. On 1870 3¢ green entire to London, England, tied by neat crossroads cancels with matching "Syracuse, N.Y., Jul 17" cds alongside, red N.Y. exchange and 1873 London entry postmark, Very Fine, the Earliest Documented Usage of the 1873 3¢ Banknote Issue, with 1993 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 158; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1873, 7¢ orange vermilion, horizontal strip of three and single. Canceled by blue cork handstamps on cover to the S.S. Kearsarge in care of the U.S. Consul in Yokohama, Japan, matching "Portsmouth, N.H., Aug 7" origin cds alongside, red New York transit and "Per P.M.S.S. Co." endorsement; small cover corner repair and missing backflap, Very Fine appearance, with 1994 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 160; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1873, 30¢ gray black, four singles. In combination with 1873, 3¢ green, two horizontal strips of three and two singles arranged in block form on oversized wrapper to Wisbeach, England, all tied by light segmented cork cancels, red "Boston, Paid, Jul 24" cds alongside, reverse with partial receiving backstamp; cover edge wear and tears, F.-V.F., a rare high value franking usage.
Scott No. 165; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1875, 2¢ vermilion, Diagonal Bisect used as 1¢. Bottom right half, tied across the cut by blue target cancel on small locally-addressed cover to Taneytown Md., accompanied by original Taneytown Feb. 22, 1879 datelined enclosure, fresh and Very Fine bisect use, with 1959 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 178b; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

1875, 5¢ blue. In combination with 1879, 1¢ dark ultramarine, two singles + 2¢ vermilion, two singles + 3¢ green + 6¢ pink on 1880 cover to Weimar, Germany, all tied by segmented corks handstamps with matching "Watertown, Wis., Aug 5" cds's, reverse with receiving postmark; 1¢ at right with margin flaws and strong cover reduction at right, F.-V.F., a rare five color franking with most issues of the American Banknote Co.
Scott No. 179+182-184+186; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1879, 2¢ vermilion, Diagonal Bisect used as 1¢. Roughly separated bottom left half, tied across the cut by target cancel on small locally-addressed cover to Pemberton N.J.; accompanied by 1937 Scott letter to E.J. Springer indicating cover will be listed in next specialized edition; some edge wear and reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F., with 1972 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 183b; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

1879, 10¢ brown, without secret mark. Tied by "Philadelphia, 6" registry oval on registered 5¢ Taylor (U175) entire to Montevideo, Uruguay, purple "Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 14 1882, Registered" framed postmark, purple "L.W. Durbin, Foreign Stamp Importer" corner card handstamp, Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 187; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1879, 10¢ brown, with secret mark, horizontal pair. In combination with 1879, 3¢ green on cover to the U.S.S. Monongahela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3¢ tied by "Toledo, O., Apr 16" cds and cork duplex and 10¢ stamp with additional New York duplex, red New York transit, Very Fine.
Scott No. 188+184; Estimate $75 - 100. Est. $75-100 (Image)

Est. $75-100

1883, 2¢ red brown, diagonal bisects. Two adjoining diagonal bisects of two different stamps applied to resemble an intact example; tied by "Mount Washington Md., May 27, 1887" duplex with target cancel on cover to East Hampton, Long Island N.Y., reverse with Baltimore (5.27) transit and; bottom half without perfs at right, F.-V.F. and unusual bisect use as postal fraud, ex-Randy Neil.
Scott No. 210 var.; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1883, 2¢ red brown. Overlapping Revenue, 1862, 2¢ orange (R15) and tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Rome N.Y. Mar 3" cds on cover to Newburgh, N.Y., R15 with additional manuscript cancel, Very Fine and unusual.
Scott No. 210; Estimate $150 - 200.

The sender apparently tried to prepay the postage with a revenue stamp, the postmaster held the cover for payment. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200