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Airmail to Offices in China Issues continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1101     K4 imageOffices in China, 1919, 8¢ on 4¢ brown. In combination with Offices in China, 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ green + 4¢ on 2¢ rose + 6¢ on 3¢ violet (K1-K3) on cover to San Francisco, Cal., all tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Jul 22, 1920" duplex postmarks, with additional Offices issues of Britain, Russia, France & Japan as well as a China ½¢ Junk issue, "Astor House, Shanghai" corner card on backflap and private chop handstamp on front, Very Fine.
Scott No. K4; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)

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Est. $250-350
Selling for...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
Local Issues
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1102       imageD.O. Blood & Co., City Despatch, 2 Cts. Circular handstamp on 1847 locally addressed folded letter, with green Blood's advertising label affixed; cover toning, Fine.
Estimate; $75 - 100. (Image1)

Est. $75-100
Selling for...$30.00
Will close during Public Auction
1103       imageD.O. Blood & Co., City Despatch, Paid. Circular handstamp on 1847 locally addressed folded letter, with pink Blood's advertising label affixed over backflap; some cover erosion slightly affecting postmark, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $75 - 100. (Image1)

Est. $75-100
Selling for...$30.00
Will close during Public Auction
1104       imageBlood's Despatch, 26 So. Sixth. 28. Circular handstamp on 1850 locally addressed printed circular; light soiling, a Very Fine and choice strike.
Estimate; $50 - 75. (Image1)

Est. $50-75
Selling for...$20.00
Will close during Public Auction
1105       imageBlood's Penny Post, Oct 4, 1858. Cds on locally addressed illustrated printed circular showing Pennsylvania Steam Sugar Refinery Scene, Very Fine.
Estimate; $30 - 40. (Image1)

Est. $30-40
Selling for...$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
1106     15L7 imageBlood & Co., 1846-47 (2¢) black. Clear margins, horizontal crease at bottom, uncancelled on 1846 folded letter to Ohio, blue "Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 20" cds with matching "10" rate handstamp; address faded, F.-V.F., with 1995 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 15L7; $750; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Scott $750
Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
1107     15L8 imageBlood & Co., 1846-47 (2¢) black. Margins touching to slightly in, manuscript canceled on cover to Howard, Pa., part strike of blue Philadelphia 5¢ integral rate cds, F.-V.F., ex-Golden, with 2021 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L8; Estimate $50 - 75. (Image1)

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Est. $50-75
Selling for...$30.00
Will close during Public Auction
1108     15L12 imageBlood & Co., 1848 (2¢) gold on black. Acid tied on locally addressed cover with Blood's Despatch, Jun 15 cds alongside; stamp with small tear and cover flaws, F.-V.F. appearance, believed to be the latest usage of this issue, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L12; $200. (Image1)

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Scott $200

Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1109     15L15 imageBlood & Co., 1853 (1¢) blue & pink on bluish. Attractive single tied by blue "Philadelphia" cds in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) four nice margins, on cover to Baltimore with Blood's Despatch company handstamp at right, local also acid tied, hint of cover toning spots, Very Fine, ex-Judd & W. Fox.
Scott No. 15L15; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1110     15L16 imageBlood & Co., 1854 (1¢) bronze on black, left sheet margin single. Acid tied, in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11), both tied by part Philadelphia, Pa. cds cover to New York, Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15L16; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1111     15L17 imageBlood & Co., 1848 (1¢) bronze on black. Margins ample to touching, acid canceled and tied by blue "Rich. & Potomac, R.R., Apr 12" cds on 1849 folded letter to Culpepper Ct. House, Va., matching "5" rate handstamp; central vertical cover tear, F.-V.F. appearance, a scarce railroad usage, with 2011 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 15L17; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1112     15L18 imageBlood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black. Single use on 13 covers; with six solo usages, four local usages one canceled by small black grid and others by small red "1" in oval handstamp, and other with additional Philadelphia octagon date stamp and matching "Free" in circle handstamp endorsed "Post -Master" (P.F. cert.), six in combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by grid with matching Philadelphia date stamp, locals tied by various handstamp/date stamps and to various destinations including Washington D.C. and Louisville, Ky., also includes stampless with hotel cameo corner card on backflap; some with small flaws, otherwise Fine to Very Fine or better.
Scott No. 15L18; Estimate $500 - 750.



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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
1113     15L18 imageBlood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black. Large margin to in at right, canceled by red "1" in oval handstamp on cover to Iowa City, in combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) both tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Feb 25, 1859" octagon date stamp, "Blood's Despatch, Feb 25, 1859" cds at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 15L18; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)

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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
1114     15LU5 imageBlood & Co., envelope, 1848-60, red on white. Locally addressed (and partially crossed out), canceled by "Blood's Despatch, June 4, 1855" cds, F.-V.F., ex-Chapman.
Scott No. 15LU5; Estimate $40 - 60. (Image1)

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Est. $40-60
Selling for...$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
1115     15LU6A imageBlood & Co., envelope, 1848-60, red on buff. Locally addressed entire canceled by "Blood's Despatch May 10, 1856" cds, Very Fine, a scarce buff entire, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 15LU6A; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
1116     15LU7 imageBlood & Co., envelope, 1848-60, red on white, laid paper. Locally addressed entire with "Blood's Penny Post, Jan 1, 1858" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 15LU7; Estimate $40 - 60. (Image1)

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Est. $40-60
Selling for...$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
1117       imageClipperton Island, 1895, 1¢-$1.00 Clipperton Island complete set. Ten values, tied by purple three-ring cancels, entered mails with partial purple "San Francisco, Cal. Reg. Div., Mar 23, 1896" cds, additionally franked with 5¢ Bureau + 3¢ Columbian issues (270+232) tied by "San Francisco" registry ovals on legal-size 10¢ Columbian entire with F.M. Petersen & Co. corner card to Altona, Germany, New York transit oval backstamp and "New York" exchange label affixed over three stamps, Altona arrival backstamp; some wear and light soiling, vertical crease at center between stamps, F.-V.F., only 200 sets produced and the only cover bearing the Columbian-Clipperton Island issue combination.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

A COLORFUL AND RARE COVER WITH AN ENTIRE SET OF THE CLIPPERTON ISLAND STAMPS USED TO GERMANY, THIS NOW BEING THE THIRD COMPLETE SET ON COVER RECORDED.

The Clipperton Island stamps where produced in March 1895 in San Francisco by the local agents of the Oceanic Phosphate Co. that was operating an important guano recovery operation on Clipperton Island, an atoll in the Eastern Pacific Ocean about 1,800 miles from San Francisco. They were intend for employee mail from the island and there were about 150-200 miners there at the time of issue. (Image1)

Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$725.00
Will close during Public Auction
1118       image(Gahagan & Howe) City, G. & H. Express, 423 Washn. St. S.E. Cor., Sansome St. Sharp bold blue oval handstamp on stampless envelope for local San Francisco delivery, red "F. Boilleau, San Francisco" company sender's handstamp; repaired cover nick at top and light edge wear, otherwise Very Fine, a lovely example of this short lived company which delivered mail locally in San Francisco.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
1119       imageStait's Despatch, 48 So. 3rd St., Paid. Red circular handstamp on locally addressed printed circular, inside with additional strike of handstamp and a black on yellow W. Stait label calling for contributions to the Cheap Postage Committee, circular calling for recognition to Barnabas Bates and asking for support to the Cheap Postage movement, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Barnabas Bates, who served as New York's assistant postmaster between 1833-36, later began working for the New York Democratic Party and the Equal Rights Party. He served as an advocate for reduced postal rates, which made public communication possible for a greater number of people. In the 1850's, Bates adopted the Elihu Blurritt practice of using illustrated envelopes to further his reform proposals for America. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
1120     112L1 imageOne Cent Despatch, 1856, 1¢ violet. Type II. Clear to large margins, tied by "City Despatch, Jul 3, 1856" cds with second strike at right on cover to Milford, Del., in combination with 1851 3¢ dull red (11) tied by "Washington, D.C., Jul 3, 1856" cds; stamp with portion of bottom margin added, Very Fine appearance, a lovely combination usage, with 2024 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 112L1; $1,500; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Scott $1,500
Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

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