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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1181     99 image1867, 24¢ gray lilac, F. grill. Well centered within balanced margins, tiny perf hole tear, tied by grid cancel, red "New York, Paid All, Apr 4" exchange cds on 1868 R. Merrill & Sons Nautical Instruments fancy corner light buff cover to London, England, red London Paid (4.15.68) arrival cds; bit of flap missing, Very Fine and scarce 24¢ F grill use, with clear 2022 P.S.A.G. certificate.
Scott No. 99; $2,500. (Image1)

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Scott $2,500

Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1182     112 image1869, 1¢ buff. Natural s.e. at right, tied by full strike of fancy Geometric cancel duplexed with "Georgetown, D.C. Apr 5" cds on local drop cover; cover missing backflap, an Extremely Fine strike of this rare fancy cancel, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 112; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1183     113c image1869, 2¢ brown, bisected. Right half in combination with 2¢ brown (113) single, both tied by manuscript cancels, matching "Numlock Pa., July 5th" postmark on light buff cover from the H.B. Shaw correspondence to Alfred, Me.; cover with some ms. notations lightened and minor edge strengthening, Very Fine appearance, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 113c; $6,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE BISECT USE OF THE 1869 2¢ PICTORIAL ISSUE. (Image1)

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Scott $6,000

Selling for...$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1184     116 image1869, 10¢ yellow. Radiant color, tied by quartered cork, matching "East Eden Me. Aug 1" cds on 1870 cover to Lucerne, Switzerland, endorsed "Via England" at top left, red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Aug 3" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Cuba departing Aug. 3rd to Queenstown arriving Aug. 12th, sent via France to Basel where "30" centimes emergency surcharge assessed, Zurich (8.19.1870) backstamp; part of flap missing, Very Fine.
Scott No. 116; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A RARE USE OF THIS SPECIAL EMERGENCY FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR RATE.

After France declared war on July 19th 1870, German forces entered the French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, using their Baden territory as a staging area for troops and supplies. The mass of German activity in Baden obstructed the normal mail route via Ostende and Aachen to Basel. Switzerland organized an alternative temporary route, westbound across France to England. The closed bags went from the Basel exchange office northwest through Paris, crossing the Channel to England from the French port of Calais. The temporary Swiss rate for this emergency service was 80c per 15 grams, 30c (as due rated "30" in red crayon) higher than the 50c rate by the treaty mandated German-Belgian route. As a result, United States mail was surcharged "30" centimes. (Image1)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1185     119 image1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II. Used with two 2¢ brown (113) singles, each tied by small circular cork cancel duplexed with "New Orleans La. Nov 12" cds on blue 1869 folded letter to Milan, Italy, blue "Weissenbach & Klumpp, New Orleans" merchant double-oval, red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Oct Nov 18" exchange cds, Milano (12.1.69) arrival backstamps; light file fold toning, Very Fine and attractive 1869 issue use to Italy, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 119; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1186     150 image1870, 10¢ brown, N.B.N.C. printing. Small tear, tied by cross roads cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal. Apr 4" cds on inbound yellow cover from Peru to San Francisco Cal., bearing Peru 1d green (14) tied by roller cancel, matching "Lima, 25 Feb" origin cds, and Great Britain 9d straw (A43) tied by Panama "C35" barred oval, matching partial "Panama, Mar 5, 72" transit cds, San Francisco "Steam, Panama" oval indicating origin of inbound steamship, 1872 receipt docketing on reverse; partial flap and tiny edge tear at top, Very Fine.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE TRIPLE-COUNTRY MIXED FRANKING USE FROM PERU VIA PANAMA TO THE UNITED STATES.

The triple-country franking prepays the Peruvian 1d inland rate, overpaid the 6d British rate from Peru to Panama, and the U.S. 10¢ inbound steamship rate from Panama to San Francisco. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. $3,000-4,000
Selling for...$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1187     163 image1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing. Radiant color, used with 10¢ brown (161), tied by "Compass" Masonic fancy cancel duplexed with "Syracuse N.Y. Feb 15" cds to Moradabad, India, endorsed "Via Brindisi" at lower left, bold red "New York '24' Feb 17" credit handstamp, red London Paid (3.1.75) transit cds and red crayon "1" pence colonial credit, reverse with Sea Post Office (3.12) transit and Moradabad (3.28) arrival cds; 15¢ couple tiny flaws, Very Fine and attractive use to India.
Scott No. 163; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1188     178 image1875, 2¢ vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing. horizontal pair, each stamp canceled by Glen Allen printed star used on large oversized buff cover from Cussons, May & Sheppard in Glen Allen Va. with red "Printed Matter Only." printed endorsement at upper right, flap unsealed, pencil "Bill Heads" content docketing; some edge wear with corner fault, slight perf toning at bottom, Very Fine.
Scott No. 178; Estimate $500 - 750.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 2¢ VERMILION GLEN ALLEN VA. PRECANCELED USAGES.

There is one other example of this oversized Cussons, May & Sheppard mailing to the same addressee Mr. C.M. Russell in Wilmington, Vt. bearing 1¢ blue #156 single and 2¢ vermilion #178 pair. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1189     210 image1883, 2¢ red brown. Well centered, distinctive rich first-printing shade, tied by brownish "Cummington Mass. Oct 1, 1883" first day cds, additional strike adjacent on cover to Hartford Conn., Very Fine and choice first day cover, with 1982 AFDCS certicate.
Scott No. 210; $2,000. (Image1)

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Scott $2,000

Selling for...$600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1190     210 image1883, 2¢ red brown. Tied by "New York, U.S.A. 9-1, 1886" double-oval foreign mail datestamp on wrapper to Beirut, Syria, wrapper turned and addressed to Kalamazoo, Mich. bearing Turkey 1886, 10ps green on pale green, horizontal pair tied by Beyrouth cds, Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 210; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A REMARKABLE TURNED WRAPPER USAGE TO AND FROM BEIRUT, SYRIA. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1191     211 var. image1883, 4¢ blue green, horizontal bisect. Top half, tied by "Portland Me. Sep 5" duplex on Preble House, Portland Me. hotel corner card cover to Boston Mass., Sep. 5th arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce horizontal bisect use.
Scott No. 211 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$170.00
Will close during Public Auction
1192     421 image1914, 50¢ violet, S.L. watermark, perf. 12. Beautiful centering and bright fresh color, tied by "Auburn N.Y. Feb 10, 1935" machine cancel on European size cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 19th arrival backstamp, Very Fine, late but appropriate use of this scarce 50¢ Franklin, ex-Siskin, Dr. Martin.
Scott No. 421; $2,000. (Image1)

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Scott $2,000

Selling for...$475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1193     573 image1923, $5 America. Top arrow and double plate numbers F14326/F14327 block of eight, also center line block of four and block of four with blue plate no. F14326, canceled by blind ovals on oversize registered cover to Downers Grove Ill., also used with 5¢ and 10¢ stamps, purple "Chicago Ill. Registered Feb. 11, 1937" backstamp, couple of perf separations, Very Fine.
Scott No. 573; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE USE OF CENTERLINE AND PLATE BLOCKS ON THE SAME COVER. (Image1)

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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1194     J32 var., J35 var. imagePostage Due, 2¢ & 10¢ deep claret, bisects, 2¢ bottom half of horizontal bisect, 10¢ bottom left half of diagonal bisect. Tied by "Brooklyn, N.Y., Rec'd, Dec 17, 95" cds on short paid cover to Swansea, England originally bearing 2¢ red (279Bc) tied by "Brooklyn N.Y., Nov 2, 95" duplex, New York "T" "15 Centimes, N.Y." duplex handstamp, Swansea (11.13) arrival backstamp, Swansea (11.15) and "R.L.B., Bristol" (11.16) transits, "Returned Lr. Office, London" (11.18) backstamp, large "3d, F.B. A." handstamp for 6¢ due, large purple hand "Dead Letter Office, Washington D.C., Returned To Writer, Collect '6' Cts" handstamp; small edge tears and wear, contemporary return address abrasion, a Very Fine and exceptional use.
Scott No. J32 var., J35 var.; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED TWO-VALUE POSTAGE DUE BISECT COVER.

The Foreign Division of the DLO returned this refused short paid foreign addressed letter to the addressee. Underpaid 3¢ of 5¢ rate (due) 15 centimes (3¢) applied at New York City. Per UPU practice letter due "3 pence" (6¢) per the "3" due handstamp in England. Refused and returned to the US, OLD applied "Return to Sender, Collect 6 cts." for short paid letter to be collected when delivered. Bisected due stamps applied in Brooklyn indicating amount of postage due. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
Carriers and Locals
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1195       imageU.S.P.O. Despatch, Pre-Paid, One Cent. Clear strike of red oval handstamp on fresh buff cover with embossed "Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co." flap oval addressed to local Philadelphia street address, with original 1855 life insurance circular, Very Fine and choice, ex-West, Gibson, Lilly, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

References: Illustrated in Ashbrook 1¢ 1851-57, Vol. 2, p. 202, fig. 46 ss. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1196     LO2 imageCarrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle. Large margins to clear at left, deep rich color, bold red star cancel, used with 3¢ dull red (11A), four margins, tied together by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Feb 12" cds on small cover to New York City street address, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Gibson, Mandel.
Scott No. LO2; $500. (Image1)

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Scott $500

Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1197     9L1 imageBayonne City Dispatch, 1883, 1¢ black. Full margins, tied by purple target handstamp, matching "Bayonne City, Dispatch, May 16, 1883" three-line datestamp on cover to Bergen Point N.J.; top edge tear, otherwise Very Fine and scarce on cover use, with clear 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9L1; $750. (Image1)

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Scott $750

Selling for...$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1198     34LU1 imageCalifornia Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 2¢ black on buff. Printed frank with instructions for users and additional "Circular" at top right, reverse with partial "HELD FOR POSTAGE" in large block letters and "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 23" cds, bearing four uncanceled 3¢ dull red (11A) singles, addressed to the Postmaster, Mt. Ophir, Mariposa Co. Cal.; docketed "Recd 17 Oct 1855" at left; some wear and wrinkles with light left corner stains, right 3¢ moved to show imprint, Fine, with 1976 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 34LU1; $9,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PENNY POST 2¢ FRANK AND 3¢ 1851 ISSUE, THIS BEING THE ONLY RECORDED 2¢ FRANK WITH THE "CIRCULAR" IMPRINT.

This inter-city express and local post operated for about one year in 1855 and 1856. Examples of its 2¢ printed envelopes that paid the rate for delivery to the post office are extremely rare (six reported in Lyons census in July 2005 Penny Post). In this instance, it appears that the letter was placed in the San Francisco post office without a 3¢ stamp as required on inter-city Penny Post mail. The post office marked the letter "Held for Postage".

References: Illustrated in "California Penny Post Co." by Larry Lyons, The Penny Post, July 2005, p. 20. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images)

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Scott $9,000

Selling for...$3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1199     40L1 imageCity Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ black on grayish. Large margins showing outer framelines at top & bottom, tied by red boxed "Free" handstamp, matching "City Despatch Post, N.Y., Jul 6, 1 O'Clock" cds alongside on 1842 folded letter addressed to local New York City street address, Very Fine Greig's City Despatch Post use, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 40L1; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1200     87L38 imageHussey's Post, 1865, 2¢ blue. Large margins to clear at top, tied by "2 Ct. Paid Hussey 50 Wm. St., Mar 7" circular datestamp (PMC-e) on United States Life Insurance Co. pink lithographed advertising cover to local New York City street address, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Hall, Mayo.
Scott No. 87L38; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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