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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2141 |
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C15 |
 Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin. Tied by "Washington D.C., Apr 19, 1930" First Day of Issue machine cancel on cachet cover, straight line "Special Delivery" hand stamp in purple below, image of
Zeppelin flying over New York at left, Very Fine and choice, a very attractive first day cover.
Scott No. C15; $1,000; Estimate $500 - 750.
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Scott $1,000
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2142 |
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C25a |
 Airmail, 1943, 6¢ Transport, booklet pane of 3. Tied on beautiful Knapp/Weigand hand painted cachet of airplane in flight with thunderbolt coming out of the clouds with 6¢ Airmail
Booklet Pane in scroll, with "Washington D.C. Mar 13, 1943" duplex, complete and unexploded, Extremely Fine, a scarce hand painted cachet cover.
Scott No. C25a; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2143 |
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 Amelia Earhart Signed Letter. Dec 18, 1933 letter on her letterhead stationery, with letter thanking fellow female aviator from Ottawa, Canada for organizing other aviators and article, Very
Fine.
Estimate; $600 - 800. (Image1)
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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Carriers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2144 |
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 Boston Carrier Dept. Delivery Markings. Red backstamp on 5 covers showing day and hour of delivery; four in ornate box and one in oval, usages including "U.S. Express Mail, N.Y." cds on 3¢ Nesbitt,
local usage and three incoming from different towns, two with #11/11A frankings, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2145 |
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 (Boston) Penny Post, Paid. Two cover each with circular three bar handstamp; one in black on 1854 local street address folded letter, with ornate box delivery handstamp on reverse, and other
in red on small local street address cover, Very Fine, very scarce.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2146 |
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 Boston, Mass., Jun 27, 1860. Red cds tying 1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24) on cover to Rockland, Me., in combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) with both stamps tied together by large
"Paid" in grid handstamp, Very Fine, this being the earliest known Boston carrier cover, signed Holcombe.
Estimate; $600 - 800.
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Est. $600-800
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| 2147 |
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 New York P.O., 1, Station, Sep 1. Socked-on-the-nose strike on well centered jumbo margin 1863, 2¢ black (73) on local cover addressed to the Observer Office; cover slightly reduced at left,
Very Fine, this station marking normally reflected a carrier fee of 1¢, however the Act of March 3, 1863 eliminated the carrier fee and set the prepaid rate for local and drop letters at 2¢.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2148 |
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24 |
 (New York) U.S. Mail Delivery. Boxed hour of delivery handstamp with station letter above, on three locally addressed covers franked with 1857, 1¢ blue, type V; two with single frankings tied
by red N.Y. carrier cds, one with "D" and other with "E" station letter, and 1¢ vertical pair tied by black N.Y. carrier cds's with station "B" letter handstamp alongside, inside cover with printed "American Sunday School Union" text; latter
with cover wear at top and partial backflap, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 24; Estimate $250 - 350.
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2149 |
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24 |
 (New York) U.S. Mail, City Delivery, 1, Apr 7. Neat strikes of cds's tying 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, vertical pair on locally addressed 1860 printed bank notice, stamps paying the drop and
delivery fees, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 24; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2150 |
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 New York, Paid City Delivery, 1ct, Nov 24. Bold cds tying 1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24) on incoming cover, initially franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by grid handstamp with
matching "Columbus, Ten., Nov 20" cds alongside, light strike of carrier cds additionally canceling, addressed to P.O. box crossed out with street address added, Very Fine, the boxholder apparently left instructions to forward mail to his
street address.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2151 |
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 Philadelphia Pa., Aug 21, 1861. Octagon datestamp on cover bearing 1861, 1¢ blue + 3¢ rose (63, 65), each tied by matching circular grid cancellations on Morton correspondence cover to
Academia Pa., prepaid 1¢ carrier to the mail carrier fee plus 3¢ domestic letter rate; some manuscript doodling; 3¢ faulty and with tying extra manuscript, Fine, ex-Fisher, Evans, "Aristocrat" & Pacetti.
Estimate; $750
- 1,000.
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 1861 1¢ ISSUE, ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS USED ON AUGUST 21ST 1861.
There are five recorded usages of the 1861 1¢ blue on August 21, 1861 used from Philadelphia, Pa. and
Pittsburgh, Pa. This cover was discussed in Don L. Evans "The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67" on pages 153-154. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2152 |
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 (Philadelphia) U.S.P.O. Despatch, Pre-Paid, One Cent. Oval handstamp on three locally addressed covers; in black canceling 1851, 1¢ blue, type IV (9) on cover, two strikes on another cover, and
strike in red on 1855 folded letter with red "Philadelphia, Pa." cds with "Paid" handstamp over strike, F.-V.F. or better, former ex-Neinken.
Estimate; $250 - 350.
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Est. $250-350
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| 2153 |
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24 |
 (Philadelphia) U.S.P.O. Dispatch, Phila., May 18, 8 A.M. Octagon date stamp on incoming street addressed cover franked with 1860, 1¢ blue, type V canceled by grid handstamp, red "Kensington,
Pa., May 15" origin cds, Very Fine and choice, a scarce from the mails local delivery usage, with 1997 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 24; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
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| 2154 |
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63 |
 (Philadelphia) Philada Pa. Post Office Aug 27 1863. Two strikes of cds (Clark 106) with one tying 1861, 1¢ blue, horizontal pair on unsealed cover with local street address, prepaid 2¢ for
carrier local rate; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine, ex-Wagshal & Pacetti.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $260.00
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| 2155 |
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63 |
 (Philadelphia) U.S. Penny Mail, Phila. Pa, E, Jul 14. Two strikes of octagonal postmark tying 1861, 1¢ blue, horizontal pair on small lady's cover to local street address, prepaid at the
2¢ local carrier rate, 1863 manuscript docketing at left; flap replaced, Very Fine, ex-Emerson & Pacetti. Skinner-Eno No. PM-CR 16.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2156 |
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 (Philadelphia) U.S. Penny Mail, Phila. Pa., Apr 11. Octagon date stamp on cover to Germantown, Pa., franked with 1861, 1¢ blue tied by bold "Philadelphia, Pa., Apr 10, 1862" cds, matching "Due
2" handstamp; cover with minor soiling, corner nick at top left and missing most of backflap, F.-V.F., this is the earliest reported use of the U.S. Penny Mail carrier marking, illustrated in Evan's 1¢ Franklin (page 480),
ex-Meyersburg & Golden.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Although addressed to Germantown, a suburb of Philadelphia, there was no carrier service to Germantown. The "Due 2" is to make up the 3¢ rate between post offices. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
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| 2157 |
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63 |
 (Philadelphia) U.S. Penny Mail, Phila. Pa., Oct 29. Octagon date stamp struck twice one tying 1861, 1¢ blue on local street address cover, with "Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail Road
Co." corner card; horizontal crease at top affecting stamp, Very Fine appearance, illustrated in Evan's 1¢ Franklin (page 180).
Scott No. 63; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Locals - American Letter Mail to Boyd's
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2158 |
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 American Letter Mail Co. Cover Group. Of 7 folded letters; includes #5L1 usage tied by manuscript, others stampless all with 6¼¢ collect box handstamp, one with circular company handstamp and
manuscript "Hale's Express" notation, one with three-line handstamp, and three with company oval handstamp, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
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| 2159 |
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5L1 |
 American Letter Mail Co., 1844, 5¢ black, thin paper (2nd printing). Four large margins, tied by unusually clear strike of red oval of stars cancel on light gray folded letter datelined "Boston
28th Feby 1844" and addressed to New York, endorsed "P.M." at top left for private mail, Very Fine.
Scott No. 5L1; Estimate $400 - 600.
This letter discusses the price of Cuban molasses and its sale to the distillers. It does not
mention the third leg of this trade - African Slaves. This triangular trade involved rum produced in Boston from Cuban molasses being shipped to the west coast of Africa and exchanged for slaves, who were then taken to Cuba and traded for molasses,
which was taken back to Boston to be distilled into more rum. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
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| 2160 |
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5L1 |
 American Letter Mail Co., 1844, 5¢ black, thin paper (2nd printing). Clear to large margins, tied by red oval of stars cancel on folded letter datelined "Boston March 13, 1844" and addressed to
New York, Very Fine, ex-Emerson.
Scott No. 5L1; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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