United States Postal History continued...
1870-1890 Bank Note Co. Issues
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2652 |
 |
155 |
 1870, 90¢ carmine, without grill, N.B.N.C. printing. Used with a 12¢ dull violet (151), the two tied by neat blue grids on a large part of an 1873 (docketing on reverse) legal document sent from Cincinnati to
St. Louis with a perfectly struck blue "Cincinnati Oct 1" target duplex postmark; reduced neatly at both ends, the 90¢ with a small, light crease at upper right, otherwise Very Fine. ex-Newbury, with 1995 P.F.
certificate.
Scott No. 155; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A STUNNING USAGE AND ONE OF THE VERY RARE 90¢ BANK NOTES ON COVER. (Image1)
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Est. $3,000-4,000
Selling for...$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2653 |
|
165 |
 1873, 30¢ gray black, C.B.N.C. printing. Natural s.e. at left, used with 1879, 2¢ vermilion, two singles (183), tied by matching cork cancels and purple "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 17 1881, Registered."
four-line postmark on court house cover to Los Angeles, Cal., clerk case docketing on face, reverse with three large green seals; some edgewear and right 2¢ light crease, Fine and rare high-value use, correctly prepaid for eight-times the
3¢ first class rate plus 10¢ registry fee, with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 165; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2654 |
|
178 |
 1875, 2¢ vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing, horizontal pair. In combination with 1879, 1¢ gray blue (182) on cover addressed to U.S. Navy Ensign aboard the U.S.C.G. Survey Steamer "Hassler" near Smith's Ranch,
Cal. off the coast in "Bodega Bay", all tied by grid handstamps with matching "San Francisco, Cal., Nov 12" cds alongside; cover reduced at right into 1¢, Fine, the "Hassler", a United States Coast Survey schooner, was the first
iron-hulled steamship used in the service of the U.S. Coast Survey.
Scott No. 178; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2655 |
|
205 |
 1882, 5¢ yellow brown, four singles. Tied by oval "Boston, Mass." oval handstamp on 1884 commercial corner card cover to Paris, France, "Boston, Paid, Sep 26" cds and manuscript "per Steamer, Alaska" ship
endorsement at top, blue receiving postmark, Very Fine.
Scott No. 205; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2656 |
|
210 |
 1883, 2¢ red brown. Tied by neat violet "Oxford, Maine, Oct 1, 1883" First Day of Issue cds and target duplex on cover to Brunswick, Me.; stamp with short perf at right not mentioned in certificate,
still Very Fine, a very attractive first day usage of the 1883 2¢ Banknote issue, with 2021 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 210; $2,000.
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Scott $2,000
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2657 |
|
211 var. |
 1883, 4¢ blue green, diagonal bisect. Bottom right half, tied across cut by two bold strikes of "2" in barred oval duplexed with "Oakland, Cal., Jul 1, 91" cds on cover to San Francisco Cal., June 29th arrival
backstamp; reduced at left, Fine and scarce bisect use, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 211 var.; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2658 |
|
211 var. |
 1883, 4¢ blue green, diagonal bisect. Bottom left half, tied across the cut by "New York, N.Y., Nov 5, 1897" machine cancel on cover to Roxbury Mass.; stamp with some trimmed bottom perfs, Very Fine and
scarce, ex-Dan Curtis.
Scott No. 211 var.; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2659 |
|
215 var. |
 1888, 4¢ carmine, diagonal bisect. Tied by bold strike of "San Francisco, Cal., Mar 14 '93" duplex on cover to Oakland Cal., light stain and cover aging affects stamp, Fine and scarce bisect use.
Scott
No. 215 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2660 |
|
222 var. |
 1890, 4¢ dark brown, diagonal bisect. Upper right portion of stamp tied by "Wayne, Pa., Feb 14" cds and cork duplex on local drop cover, Very Fine, a Valentine's Day usage.
Scott No. 222 var.; Estimate
$200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2661 |
|
222 var. |
 1890, 4¢ dark brown, diagonal bisect. Lower left portion of stamp tied by "Wayne, Pa., Nov 3" cds and cork duplex on local drop cover; cover file fold, Very Fine, an unauthorized yet tolerated usage, with
2020 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 222 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2662 |
|
222 var. |
 1890, 4¢ dark brown, diagonal bisect. Upper right portion of stamp tied by Boston, Mass. machine postmark on cover to Newton, Mass., two different "Held For Postage" handstamps with two other Boston postmarks at
left, franked again with 1890, 2¢ carmine (220, s.e. at top) tied by cork handstamp; some toning at right edge affecting bisect, F.-V.F., with 2020 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 222 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2663 |
|
226 var. |
 1890, 10¢ green, diagonal bisect. Upper right portion of stamp tied by "New York, Dec 2, 92" duplex postmark on cover to Freetown, Sierra Leone, reverse with London transit and receiving cds's, Very
Fine, an unauthorized yet tolerated usage, with 2020 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 226 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1893-1929 Issues
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 2664 |
|
242 |
 1893, $2 Columbian. Tied on 1894 philatelic cover used locally, tied by light "San Francisco Aug 6 1894" machine cancel leave design visible, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 242; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2665 |
|
276 |
 1895, $1 black, type I, D.L. watermark. Well centered, tied by target handstamp on locally addressed cover, matching "Virginia, Cal., Feb 6, 1900" cds target cancel on a clean and attractive 1900 local cover, Very
Fine, a very rare on cover usage, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate (which states it is "philatelic").
Scott No. 276; Estimate $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2666 |
() |
294-299 |
 1901, Pan-Americans complete on First Day cover front. Tied by light registry ovals with purple "Sub-Sta. No. 37, Wash. D.C., Registered, May 1, 1901" double-circle datestamp on an apparent cover to Munich, Germany;
New York registry label (No. 19449); central vertical file fold and back of envelope skillfully added (hence no German receiver or other transit markings), lovely Extremely Fine appearance, a handsome example of a very rare First
Day Cover.
Scott No. 294-299; $30,000 for full cover.
There are now a total of eight similar used from Washington D.C. having the same stamp configuration with New York registry exchange label numbers in the range (19447, 19449, 19452,
19457, 19458, 19465, 19468, 19474), including six to Germany, one to Finland and one to Switzerland. (Image1)
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Scott $30,000 for full cover
Selling for...$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2667 |
|
294-299 |
 1901, Pan-Americans complete, Used in Samoa to Fiji. The complete set tied by Pago-Pago cds's, Dec 11, 1901, on a registered cover to Suva, Fiji; backstamped Apia, Samoa on Dec 20; 4¢, 8¢ &
10¢ each with straight edge on one side, cover with a vertical file fold at left end, not affecting stamps, Very Fine and rare. Quite possibly unique!
Scott No. 294-299; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN OUTSTANDING USAGE AND ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT PAN-AM COVERS. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2668 |
|
294-299 |
 1901, Pan-Americans. Attractive lot of 5 covers, four covers are all from the same correspondence to Hungary including full set on 2nd Day Cover to Hungary, two large covers with multiple values (one with
complete set), plus fifth cover with lovely multicolor Expo design with matching letterhead franked with 2¢ Pan-Am, generally Very Fine.
Scott No. 294-299; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Complete images:
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2669 |
|
294-299 |
 1901, 1¢-10¢ Pan-Americans. The complete set on a legal size registered cover from Hecker, Ill. to Leipzig, Germany, Jun 5, 1901; stamps tied—along with pairs of the 1/8-cent & 3/8-cent
Battleship Documentary stamps—by purple Hecker M.O.B. c.d.s.s on a 2¢ entire with a New York exchange office registry label and a Jun 7 New York backstamp (no German receiver), Very Fine.
Scott No. 294-299; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2670 |
|
294 |
 1901, 1¢ Pan-American. Trivial corner crease, tied by "Buffalo, N.Y., Jun 01" machine exposition cancel (date slug removed) on oversized multicolored illustrated Wagner Typewriter Co. exposition cover
showing a wonderful lithographed View of Niagara Falls, addressed (by typewriter) to Aurora, Ill., minor cover soiling and small puncture at right side of cover, otherwise Very Fine, considered to be one of the most spectacular
Exposition covers ever produced.
Scott No. 294; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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