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| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1321 |
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20L12 |
 Boyd's City Express, 1857, 2¢ brick red on white. Huge margins all around, tied by light strike of "Paid J.T.B." handstamp, additional strike adjacent and matching faint "Boyd's City Express Post Nov.
12" oval datestamp on cover to local street address, Very Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 20L12; $500; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Scott $500
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1322 |
|
20L16 |
 Boyd's City Express, 1860, 2¢ black on red. Ample to large margins, tied by "Boyd's City Post, 39 Fulton St., Jun 9, 1864" cds on yellow cover to local street address, matching blurry "Paid" in oval
handstamp, Very Fine and attractive cover.
Scott No. 20L16; $225. (Image1)
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Scott $225
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1323 |
|
20L17 |
 Boyd's City Express, 1860, 1¢ black on lilac. Large margins, tied by "Boyd's City Express Post." oval handstamp on 1862 orange cover to local street address, sharp bold strike of "Collect, 1 Cent."
two-line handstamp, "July 4, 1862" docketing at left; reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine and rare use.
Scott No. 20L17; Estimate $300 - 400.
(Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1324 |
|
34LU7 |
 California Penny Post Co., 1855-59, 7¢ vermilion. Printed cameo frank on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with "To The Penny Post Co." printed address form and list of nine cities and towns where
service was offered, blue "Monterey, Cal, Oct 18" cds origin postmark and addressed to "28 Clay Street" in San Francisco so technically a 2¢ overpayment of the Penny Post 5¢ fee for "city delivery east of Taylor and Fourth Streets",
additional docket at lower left reads "Received from H. L. Goodwin at 12 o'clock noon the 20th Oct H S", several pin holes & small internal tear affecting indicia, Very Fine and rare, ex-Chapman, Haas & Kutz, with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 34LU7; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1325 |
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40L2 |
 City Despatch Post, 1847, 2¢ black on green. Large margins, light red cancel on 1847 locally addressed folded letter, with boxed "Free" handstamp below and "City Despatch Post P.O., Apr 30, 4 O'Clock"
cds; cover staining at right, F.-V.F., with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 40L2; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1326 |
|
68L1 |
 Floyd's Penny Post, 1860 (1¢) blue. Large margins, tied by blue "Floyd's Chicago Penny Post" oval handstamp on fresh locally addressed cover, missing backflap, Very Fine.
Scott No. 68L1;
$1,000; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 68L1] |
Scott $1,000
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1327 |
|
69L2 |
 Frazer & Co., 1845-51, 2¢ black on pink. Ample to large margins, neatly tied by manuscript "2" on local cover addressed "Miss Sallie Wilson, South Side 8th, 2nd door East of Vine.", with forget-me-not
sealed on reverse, Very Fine, ex-Schenck and Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 69L2; Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
ONE OF TWO RECORDED ON COVER EXAMPLES OF THE FRAZER & CO. 2¢ BLACK ON PINK EAGLE STAMP - A GREAT
CINCINNATI LOCAL RARITY.
Hiram Frazer established Frazer & Co. in 1845 while he was a Cincinnati letter carrier. His Eagle design issues used between February 3rd of 1848 and June 30th of 1849 are considered to be carrier stamps. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 69L2] |
Est. $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1328 |
|
75L1 |
 Hale & Co., 1844 (6¢) blue. Margins ample to touching, canceled by socked-on-the-nose red "Collect Six Cents, Hale & Co." boxed handstamp on 1845 folded letter sheet to Philadelphia, Pa., red "Hale &
Co., New York" oval forwarder handstamp, Very Fine and choice, signed Frajola.
Scott No. 75L1; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1329 |
|
87L51 |
 Hussey's Post, 1873, 2¢ black. Wide margins, tied by Hussey's framed handstamp on cover to New York City street address, blue "Continental Ins. Co., New York, Oct 13, 1874" double-circle handstamp,
advertising text on reverse; reduced slightly at right, fresh and Very Fine use.
Scott No. 87L51; $500. (Image1)
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Scott $500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1330 |
|
87L67 |
 Hussey's Post, 1879, blue. Tied by violet target cancel on Home Benefit Association corner card cover to local New York City street address; corner crease, Very Fine.
Scott No. 87L67; $300. (Image1)
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Scott $300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1331 |
|
87LUP2 |
 Hussey's Post, 1858, black on manila. Clear strike of handstamp and additional "PAID/G. HUSSEY" two-line handstamp on manila wrapper to New York City, pencil "X" at top right, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 87LUP2; $600.
Private local posts also delivered items in wrappers (identified by open ends), generally at the one cent rate before the Post Office issued stamped wrappers. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 87LUP2] |
Scott $600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
United States Postage Stamps
Postmasters' Provisionals and 1847 Issue
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1332 |
( ) |
9X1e |
 New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, without signature. Position 29 showing double transfer, without gum, full even margins, rich bold color, Very Fine and attractive, a rare mint example
of the 5¢ New York Postmaster Provisional without signature in sound condition, with 1974 & 2007 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 9X1e; $3,750.
(Image1)
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Scott $3,750
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1333 |
|
10X1 |
 Providence, R.I., 1846, 5¢ gray black. Right margin single, o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), large even margins and full sheet margin, bright and fresh with strong color,
Extremely Fine to Superb, only nine to grade as such with only two higher, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF-Sup 95).
Scott No. 10X1; $350. (Image1)
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Scott $350
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1334 |
|
1P3-2P3 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown & 10¢ black, plate proofs on India. Clear to ample margins, rich deep colors, F.-V.F., a lovely matched set, each with 2020 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 1P3-2P3;
$1,500. (Image1) (Image2)
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Scott $1,500
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1335 |
o |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown. Four large margins, rich color, attractive red circular grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 1; $350. (Image1)
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Scott $350
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1336 |
o |
1 |
 1847, 5¢ red brown. Central blue grid cancel, ample to large margins, rich color, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 1; $390. (Image1)
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Scott $390
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1337 |
o |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black. Full central strike of red grid of dots cancels, clear to mostly large margins, bold color and detailed impression, Very Fine, a very rare cancellation, with 2020 P.F.
certificate.
Scott No. 2; $775. (Image1)
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Scott $775
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1338 |
o |
2 var. |
 1847, 10¢ black, double transfer (type "D"). Position 41R1, showing double transfer of left and bottom frame lines. Four large margins, lightened pen cancel, fresh and Very Fine appearance, with
1991 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 2 var.; $2,150. (Image1)
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Scott $2,150
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1339 |
o |
2 |
 1847, 10¢ black. Blue town cancel, clear to ample margins, strong color; very tiny scrape at upper right, otherwise F.-V.F., with 2011 Weiss certificate.
Scott No. 2; $825. (Image1)
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Scott $825
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1340 |
() |
4 |
 1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ black. Without gum as issued, ample to large margins, fresh with strong color, Very Fine and choice, with 2020 Crowe certificate.
Scott No. 4; $1,150. (Image1)
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Scott $1,150
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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