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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1583 |
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9L1 |
 Bayonne City Dispatch, 1883, 1¢ black. Full margins, tied by purple target handstamp on cover to Bergen Point N.J., matching "Bayonne City, Dispatch Paid, May 16, 1883" 3 line handstamp; few faint
cover tone spots, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce on cover usage, ex-Judd.
Scott Nos. 9L1; $750. (Image1)
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Scott $750
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1584 |
|
20L3 |
 Boyd's City Express, 1845, 2¢ black on bluish green. Clear to mostly large margins, canceled by red straight line "Free" handstamp on small local street addressed folded letter, tied by matching
"Paid, J.T.B." handstamp with red "Boyd's City Express Post, Nov 20" oval date stamp at top, Very Fine and choice, a very attractive usage.
Scott Nos. 20L3; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1585 |
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20L4 |
 Boyd's City Express, 1845, 2¢ black on green. Cut to shape, small cork cancel and tied by red "Paid, J.T.B." handstamp on 1845 incoming folded letter to New York, matching Boyd's City Express
Post oval date stamp, reverse with black on green Gay & Co's Express forwarding label, letter without dateline however the writer mentions "I will be in Boston soon."; cover minor edge splitting at bottom, Very Fine, a rare
express and local post usage, with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 20L4; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1586 |
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20L52 |
 Boyd's Dispatch, 1881, black on pink. Neatly tied by purple "Boyd's City Despatch, Feb 3, 1882, Paid" oval date stamp on fresh locally addressed corner card cover, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F.
certificate.
Scott Nos. 20L52; $400. (Image1)
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Scott $400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1587 |
|
40L4a |
 City Despatch Post, 1847-50, 2¢ black on green, "C" at right inverted. Roughly separated and defective, still with inverted "C" clearly visible, tied by criss-cross manuscript cancels on local street
addressed cover, Fine, this being one of two known examples of the inverted "C" variety on green paper and the unique on cover example, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 40L4a; $4,000 off cover. (Image1)
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Scott $4,000 off cover
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| 1588 |
|
60L2 |
 Dupuy & Schenck, 1846-48 (1¢) black on gray. Margins large to just into outer frameline at top left, tied by manuscript check cancel on folded letter sheet to Hampton, N.H., red "New York, 5 cts., Jun
26" cds, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 60L2; $1,000; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Scott $1,000
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1589 |
|
75L5 |
 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 $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Scott $900
Est. $250-350
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| 1590 |
|
|
 Hanford's Pony Express Post, 2 Cts. Clear strike of horse and rider oval handstamp on small folded letter sheet locally addressed, Very Fine, one of the small local post cover we have ever
encountered.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1591 |
|
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 Northern Liberties News Rooms, Sub Post Office. Type I. Circular mark, incredibly detailed perfectly impressed at bottom left on folded letter datelined "Philadelphia Mar. 14, 1836" to Reverend Alexander
McGill in Carlisle Penn., postmarked red "Phila 14 Mar." in octagonal frame, manuscript "Paid 12½" rate marking; trivial cover tear at top & some edge splits, Extremely Fine, ex-S. Brown, Gibson, Meroni & V. Morris, with 1999
P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $7,500 - 10,000.
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE NORTHERN LIBERTIES NEWS ROOM MARKING, WHICH WAS APPLIED TO MAIL HANDLED BY THE SUB POST OFFICE OPERATED BY ANDREW MCMAKIN. (Image1)
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Est. $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1592 |
|
112L1 |
 One Cent Despatch, 1856, 1¢ violet. Type I. Ample to large margins, tied by "City Despatch, Jun 23, 1856" cds with second strike alongside, on cover to Milford, Del. with manuscript "via Wilmington"
routing directive, in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by "Washington, D.C., Free, Jun 24, 1856" cds; tiny cover tear at top, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 112L1; $1,500; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Scott $1,500
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1593 |
|
113L1 |
 Overton & Co., 1844 (6¢) black on greenish. Full to large margins, canceled by radial manuscript and tied by file fold crease on April 3, 1845 folded letter from Jamaica, Long Island to New Haven
Conn., F.-V.F. and rare use, 28 covers recorded in Bowman census.
Scott Nos. 113L1; $2,250. (Image1)
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Scott $2,250
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1594 |
|
|
 Sunday School Postage (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1874, red. Group of six covers bear this red "Postage" label, most addressed to Mrs Martin (Sunday school teacher) at the Sunday School Post Office, four canceled
with blue circular "Sunday School, First City Baptist" handstamp, one pencil canceled and one (preprinted with matching enclosure) with black "Sunday School, Post Office" circular handstamp, also includes an additional off cover stamp,
F.-V.F., a very scarce group.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Christmas Seals
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1595 |
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 1908 Christmas Seal, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Provisional, rouletted. On picture post card with 1¢ blue green (300) tied by "Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Dec. 24, 1908" Christmas Eve machine postmark, to
Astoria, N.Y.; trivial card edge wear, Very Fine, a rare town provisional Christmas seal usage.
Estimate; $600 - 800. (Image1)
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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1596 |
|
WX1 |
 1907 Christmas Seal, type I. Tied by receiving cds on embossed multicolored gold trimmed Christmas post card to Clayton, Del., franked with 1¢ blue green (300) tied by "Wilimington, Del., Dec
19, 1907" machine postmark, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott Nos. WX1; $1,000; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Scott $1,000
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1597 |
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WX2 |
 1907 Christmas Seal, type II. Tied on combination with 1¢ blue green (300) on New Year post card by indistinct" Dec 31, 1907" duplex postmark, addressed to San Francisco, Cal., Very
Fine, this "Happy New Year" Christmas seal is one of the scarcest to find on cover.
Scott Nos. WX2; $1,500; Estimate $600 - 800.
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Scott $1,500
Est. $600-800
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1598 |
|
WX3i |
 1908 Christmas Seal, type I, roulette. Tied on Tuck's Greeting post card in combination with 1¢ blue green (300) by "Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec 22, 1908" machine postmark, Very Fine, a very scarce
provisional roulette issue usage.
Scott Nos. WX3i; $1,500; Estimate $600 - 800. (Image1)
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Scott $1,500
Est. $600-800
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1599 |
|
WX1//WX35 |
 Christmas Seal Exhibit Collection - "Christmas Seals the Hard Way". The mounted exhibit of Dec. 24th or 25th uses tied on either a Christmas or New Year's picture postcard, one exception being an untied
WX1 uncanceled and missing corner on card with message "…The red stamp on here is a red cross stamp sold for the benefit of a hospital for consumptives…"; better includes WX1, WX2, WX3H perf 14 booklet pane single, WX3H roulette
6¾ WX5a New Hampshire overprint, WX8, WX12, etc., an excellent, Very Fine, A remarkable exhibit collection starting with the first two seals on cover..
Scott Nos. WX1//WX35; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Nesbitt Entire Collection - California Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1600 |
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 Marysville, Cal. Jul 26. Blue cds with large fancy Star cancel on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, reduced at right, Very Fine and a scarce fancy cancel.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1601 |
|
U2 |
 Marysville, Cal., Paid By Stamps, Jan 30 (Yuba). Cds on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Grantsville, Md., uprated with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) and both tied by large grid handstamp; cover edge
wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. U2; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1602 |
|
U10 |
 Union Town, H.(umboldt) B.(ay) Cal., Feb 15 (Humboldt). Blue double circle date stamp (HUM-4880, R5) canceling on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, Cal., an Extremely Fine strike.
Scott Nos. U10; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
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