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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
210		1c Blue (63). Used with three 3c Rose (65), tied by "15" in circle handstamps, red "Boston Mass. Sep. 27" double-circle datestamp on Furniture and Uphulstory Dealer's blue cameo corner card cover to Prince Edward Island, Sep. 27, 1862 receiving backstamp, 1c with crease and one 3c with tear, Very Fine use to a scarce destination, ex Emerson and Blake (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
211		3c Rose (65). Tied by grid cancel, "Utica N.Y. Jul. 28, 186?" double-circle datestamp on Stephen Sherwood Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff blue cameo corner card cover to Schuyler Lake N.Y., illustration of Indian maiden, Eaves imprint, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
212		3c Rose (65). Cancelled by target, "Newark O." double-circle datestamp on Blandy's Newark Machine Works overall illustrated advertising cover showing a steam engine, addressed to Morrisdale Pa., Very Fine and attractive (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
213		30c Orange (71). Vibrant color, used with 15c Black (77), tied by grid cancels, "Salem Mass. Jul. 19" circular datestamp on blue cover with printed address to Zanzibar, East Coast of Africa, printed route directive "Via Marseilles" and "Care Adumally Sultanally, Esq., Merchant, Aden, Arabia", red "Boston Am. Pkt. 24 Paid 20 Jul." (1866) credit datestamp, red London Paid transit, red crayon "1" British Colonial credit, Aden receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at left, part of address strengthened, Very Fine appearance, an attractive cover from the Goodhue correspondence, the 15c and 30c stamps pay the 45c British Mail via Marseilles rate for a letter up to a half-ounce, the addressee, Albert P. Goodhue, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts, he is probably related to Benjamin Goodhue, who served in the state senate from 1784-89 and then as Massachusetts representative in the first U.S. congress, Benjamin was a commercial merchant instrumental in establishing many of this country's revenue laws, and his son, Jonathan, was a prominent commercial merchant, ex Gibson, No. 7 in census published in Chronicle 234 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
214		30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by target and small "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 20" circular datestamp on 1866 overall illustrated cover to Geneva, Switzerland, advertisement for Kline's Emporium and mentioning postage stamps, red "N.York Br. Pkt. Paid Mar. ?" circular datestamp, red "12" credit handstamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE USE OF AN EARLY STAMP DEALER'S ADVERTISING COVER TO SWITZERLAND. According to research by the late Steven R. Belasco, Kline's Emporium was run by John W. Klein (spelling differs from how it is printed on the cover). Under the name A.C. Klein, he published the first stamp catalogue in the United States in 1862. Ex "Sevenoaks" and Belasco (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
215		2c Black (73). Well-centered, tied by New York 4-point Star in Circle fancy cancel on "The Great American Tea Company" overall illustrated advertising cover showing Chinese tortures to Hurly N.Y., Reagles & Co. imprint, Very Fine, a striking advertising cover, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
216		2c Black (73). Tied by 4-point Star in Circle fancy cancel, "New York City Aug. 16" circular datestamp on hand-crafted Union Patriotic cover with glued-on eagle, American flags and small cut-out busts, addressed locally, Very Fine, extremely unusual, with 2007 A.P.S. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
217		2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65) and 10c Green (68), two singles of each, tied by crossroads cancels, "New Orleans Jan. 5" circular datestamp on 1868 legal-size cover to Natchez Miss., right 10c stamp with defective corner, couple other minor stamp flaws, Fine and appearing and colorful franking for 10-times the 3c rate, ex Russo, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
218		2c Black (73). Horizontal pair used with two singles of 3c Rose (65), tied by blue "Paid" straightline cancel, red "No Andover Depot, Mass. Feb. 16, 1867" double-line circular datestamp on Wool Machinery and Card Clothing corner card cover to Lanark, Canada West, Feb. 21 receiving backstamp, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
219		2c Black, Vertical Half Used as 1c (73d). Right half with an additional full stamp at left, tied by indistinct blue cancel, matching "Sugar Run Pa. Feb. 12" double-circle datestamp on cover to Laporte Pa., 1866 docketing at left, original contents accompany, full stamp with crease and cover with small nick at bottom right, Fine and scarce, signed by Bartels in 1937 and with 1980 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,000.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
220		24c Lilac (78). Horizontal strip of three, deep shade, tied by target cancels and "San Jose Cal. Dec. 31, '64" double-circle datestamp on cover to Bombay, India, sender's directive "Via Marseilles" and apparently franked to pay the double (72c) rate for Bremen-Hamburg mail via Marseilles, red crayon "Paid 72" crossed out with magenta pen and matching "24" credit, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Jan. 20" circular datestamp, red London transit, "1" British colonial credit, red Bombay receiving backstamp (Mar. 14) VERY FINE AND RARE. AN OUTSTANDING USE OF A STRIP OF THREE OF THE 1861 24-CENT LILAC ON A COVER FROM CALIFORNIA TO BOMBAY VIA NEW YORK AND LONDON. The 24c credit and New York datestamp indicate that despite the sender's payment and directive, the cover was sent by American packet via London. Ex "Patrick Henry" collection. With 2012 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $6,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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