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1870-79 Bank Note Issues continued...
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1601 |
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151 |
1870,
12¢ dull violet. Used with 10¢ brown (150), former tied by red "New York '12' Feb 4" credit exchange cds, latter tied by NYFM grid cancel on 1871 cover to Lima, Peru, reverse with Mar. 8th arrival
backstamp; small opening fault and some light staining, Fine, with 1960 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 151; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1602 |
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152 |
1870,
15¢ bright orange. Used with 3¢ green, grilled (147) tied by cork cancels duplexed with "Salem Mass. Jul 21" cds on cover to Argentina, red "New York '8' Jul 23" integral credit cds, carried by USBMC
Merrimack from New York Jul. 23 to Rio de Janeiro arriving Aug. 20th, blue crayon "10" cent due rating, F.-V.F. Scott No. 152; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1603 |
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153 |
1870,
24¢ purple. Large margins, tied by circle of wedges cancel on cover to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, matching "Hackensack, N.J., Mar 31" origin cds alongside, 1882 New York transit backstamps; small cover opening tear at top,
Very Fine, a very scarce 24¢ National Bank Note single franking usage to Venezuela. Scott No. 153; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1604 |
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160 |
1873,
7¢ orange vermilion. Rich color, tied by NYFM star (Weiss ST-8P11) fancy cancel on clean cover to Germany, bold "New York Br. Transit Apr 25" exchange cds, endorsed "per S.S. Main for Southampton"; small part of flap
missing, Very Fine. Scott No. 160; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
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1605 |
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160 |
1873,
7¢ orange vermilion. Horizontal pair with "No. 22" captured plate number at top, tied by two circular grids on light buff cover to Austria, matching "Bay, Mo, May 7" cds at right, red "New York Br. Transit May 12"
exchange cds, reverse with Austria (5.25) cds and 1875 docketing on back, F.-V.F. Scott No. 160; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1606 |
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161 |
1873,
10¢ brown. Horizontal pair, tied by bold strike of blue "Chicago Ill. Aug 18" duplex with six-bar grid cancel on orange cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid' Aug 21" exchange cds, Calais (9.1.75) entry
cds, framed "P.D." handstamp, Paris (9.2); small faults, Fine. Scott No. 161; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
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1607 |
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161 |
1873,
10¢ brown. Tied by large bold cross-roads cancel on cover to Italy, matching "New York Br. Transit Dec 25" transit backstamp and "Insufficiently Paid" straightline handstamp, blue crayon and manuscript ratings, Italy 30c
and 60c postage dues tied by Piacenza (1.9.1874) arrival cds, F.-V.F. Scott No. 161; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1608 |
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161 |
1873,
10¢ brown. Used with 6¢ dull rose (159), each tied by matching bold grid fancy cancel duplexed with "Raleigh N.C. Aug 25" cds on registered yellow cover to Cedar Grove N.C.; part of registry label adheres to reverse,
Very Fine. Scott No. 161; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
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1609 |
|
163 |
1873,
15¢ yellow orange. Upside down and cancelled by manuscript mark with matching manuscript "Ransom, Mich, July 19/73" postmark also upside down on registered 3¢ green entire to Worthington Minn., green crayon "3426"
registry number; reduced at left with some paper loss at top left, Fine. Scott No. 163; Estimate $500 - 750.
THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE, THE SCOTT LISTED DATE IS FOUR DAYS LATER. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
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1610 |
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189 |
1879,
15¢ red orange. Nat. s.e. at right, tied by two strikes of "N.Y. Supplementary 'Paid' Jul 28 '81" duplex on 5¢ blue entire (U177) to Havana, Cuba, endorsed "p Niagara", Havana (8.2) arrival
backstamp, Brock & Co. merchant datestamp. Scott No. 189; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1611 |
|
189 |
1879,
15¢ red orange. Radiant color, tied by perfect bold "New Haven Conn. Apr 17 85" duplex on cover to Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, New York (4.17) backstamp and red crayon "50" centimes (10¢) credit
rating, London (4.27) and Wellington backstamps; small tear, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 189; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1893 Columbian & 1895-98 Bureau Issues
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1612 |
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238 |
1893,
15¢ Columbian. Used with 2¢, 4¢, 6¢-8¢ Columbians (231, 233, 235-236), all tied by "New York Apr 14 '93" duplex on legal-size preprinted Warnier & David correspondence envelope to Paris,
France, fresh and Very Fine combination use. Scott No. 238; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1613 |
|
267b |
1895,
2¢ vermilion, type III. Well centered single tied by neat "Richmond, Va., Apr 3, 99" duplex on U.S.S. Maine and Liberty patriotic cover to South Kensington, Pa., Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 267b;
Estimate $75 - 100. (Image1) |
Est. $75-100
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1614 |
|
281 |
1898,
5¢ dark blue. Tied by blue "Oficina Postal de Ocos, May 11, 1900" octagon datestamp on 1893 10¢ Columbian entire (U351) on cover from San Francisco Cal. to Ocos, Guatemala, purple Urioste & Co. merchant oval and
"Per Steam 'Peru' " straightline, Very Fine, with 1995 Holcombe certificate. Scott No. 281; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1615 |
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285 |
1898,
Trans-Miss., 1¢ dark yellow green, vertical pair. Showing additional row of vertical and horizontal perforations across stamps, on cover to philatelic publisher D.B. Crockett in Avondale, N.J., tied by "Springfield, Mass., Oct 25,
1898" flag machine cancel, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and unusual. Scott No. 285; Estimate $75 - 100. (Image1) |
Est. $75-100
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1616 |
|
287 |
1898,
Trans-Miss., 4¢ orange. Tied by light oval cancels in combination with 1897 2¢ on 1883 4¢ entire to New York, purple Providence, R.I. straight line registry handstamp and New York receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Scott
No. 287; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1) |
Est. $100-150
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
20th Century Issues
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1617 |
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304 |
1903,
5¢ blue. Singles on two similar covers to Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan; tied by 1906 Hartford, Conn. machine cancels and theological seminary corner cards, both endorsed "via Baku, Russia", one with due handstamp in N.Y. and
different Cyrillic backstamps; cover edge wear and small stamp flaws, F.-V.F., a very rare destination. Scott No. 304; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1618 |
|
330 |
1907,
5¢ Jamestown. Top plate number "3561" and imprint strip of three, tied by "Chicago Ill" registry ovals on registered cover to Ottawa, Canada, pink "Registered, Nov 25, 1907, Englewood Station, Chicago Il." four-line
registry postmark, Very Fine and rare use. Scott No. 330; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1619 |
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342 |
1909,
$1 violet brown. In combination with 1908, 4¢ orange brown, vertical pair (334) Washington-Alaska Bank parcel tag to San Francisco, Cal., tied by indistinct cancel with red "Fairbanks, Alaska, Registered, Jul
3, 1909" cds alongside; stamp flaws, F.-V.F. appearance. Scott No. 342; $6,000 on cover; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE OF THE 1909 $1 WASHINGTON HIGH VALUE ISSUE.
In the current 2016
U.S. Scott Specialized Catalog, the 1909 $1 violet brown issue earliest documented usage is listed as July 26, 1909. (Image1) |
Scott $6,000 on cover Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1620 |
|
342 |
1909,
$1 violet brown, early parcel tag usages. Group of 5 tags, all different 2 or 3-color frankings with 1902, 10¢ and various 1908-09 definitives; from Washington-Alaska Bank to San Francisco, Cal., one tied by "Fairbanks, Alaska,
Registered, Jul 12, 1909" cds, others with mute block cancels; stamps faulty, Fine appearance, postmark example with early usage predating the current EKU in the Scott catalog. Scott No. 342; $30,000 on cover; Estimate $1,000 -
1,500. (Image1) |
Scott $30,000 on cover Est. $1,000-1,500
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