**Postage Dues continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
141	,		United States - Postage Dues 1884 Isue (J15,16,17,18,20) 1884 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c and 30c red brown, blocks of four, l.h. or h.r., mostly well centered, first two with small faults (1c Upper Left stamp defective, 2c stamps with creases), others fine-v.f., cat. value $9180 (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J15,16,17,18,20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
142			United States - Postage Dues 1884 Isue (J17) 1884 cover from England to Boston, Mass., franked with 1p Victoria, tied by "754" duplex, with Stratford-on-Avon Au 13 88 departure cds alongside, paying double penalty on 1 1/2p deficiency at 2 1/2p UPU rate, with pair of 3c red brown (folded-over at top), with framed "T" in a tall hexagon shape and "LV" handstamp at right, Boston arrival pmk on back, rare usage (cat. $700 off cover), 2001 APS certificate (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J17] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
143			United States - Postage Dues 1884 Isue (J19) 1884 cover from Colombia to New York, corner card "Colon and Las Casas Mining Cos., Honda, South America", with "S.S. Delegation Bogota" endorsement, franked with pair of 5c blue, paying single 10c rate, charged double "Due 20 Cents" penalty rate for overweight letter, with pair of 10c red brown, canceled with New York "string of pearls" in violet, May 9, 1885 arrival, which represents the Earliest Known Use of the 10c red brown Postage Dues (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J19] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
144	,		United States - Postage Dues 1884 Isue (J20) 1884 30c red brown, Top Right margin strip of five, Imprint and Plate No.332, second stamp from left n.h., others h.r., fine (catalogued as singles) cat. value $1450 (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
145	O		United States - Postage Dues 1884 Isue (J21) 1884 50c red brown, blue cancel, well centered, with 2017 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $325) (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J21] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$120.00 Will close during Public Auction
146	,		United States - Postage Dues 1884 Issue (J15-28) 1884-91 1c-50c red brown, 1c-50c bright claret, complete sets, l.h. or h.r., couple of minor flaws possible, J20,26 (n.h.) with 1993 and 1997 PFCs, also two Earliest Known Use covers, all neatly displayed on exhibit pages, minor flaws noted, mostly fine or better (Image) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [United States J15-28] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$900.00 Will close during Public Auction
147			United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue 1891 two covers illustrating illegal use of Postage Dues, one franked with strip of 3x3c brown, used to pay 8c Registry Fee, another charged 8c with two each 1c and 3c, minor cover flaws, both displayed on large exhibit page (Image)	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
148			United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue (J22,23) 1891 2c bright claret, canceled by 6-ring target pmk on cover from Dupont, Mi. (Dec.22, 1891) to Boston, Mass., plus cover used in 1894 from Collegeville, Minnesota to Stearns county, Mn, franked with pair of 1c red brown, both covers illustrate illegal use of Postage Dues as postage, the former with 200 APS certificate (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J22,23] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
149			United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue (J22,24) 1891 Austrian 5kr lettersheet (opened for display), sent from Warnsdorf (3.2.94) to Hazleton, Pa, with framed "T" and New York "Due 5 Cents" assessed on arrival, with single 1c and pair of 2c bright claret, tied by target duplex, with Feb 21 arrival cds alongside, fine. The 5kr lettersheet was issued to pay for domestic delivery rate in Austria; used for overseas mail it was 2 1/2c short of the 5c UPU rate, hence a double penalty rate was assessed (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J22,24] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$140.00 Will close during Public Auction
150			United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue (J23var) 1891 cover franked with 2c carmine (Scott 220) sent from Louisville, Ky (Mar 17, 1894) to Lebanon, Ky, charged "Due 4" in ms, with 3c and diagonal half of 2c claret added at bottom and tied by cork cancels, fine, with 1990 PFC. An unusual item (while postal regulations prohibited using bisected stamps for prepayment, the use of bisected postage due stamps is unclear) (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J23var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$450.00 Will close during Public Auction
151			United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue (J24) 1891 3c bright claret, Top sheet margin Plate No. 317 horizontal pair, with double perforations, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PSE certificate (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J24] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
152	,		United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue (J25) 1891 5c bright claret, Plate No.318 strips of four, five and seven, first one l.h., strip of five n.h., last one without gum, fine (catalogued as 16 hinged singles) cat. value $1600 (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J25] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$280.00 Will close during Public Auction
153	O,		United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue (J27) 1891 30c bright claret, block of eight (4x2), used, short perfs at top, fine and scarce multiple (APS certificate 113004 no longer accompanies) (catalogued as used singles, unpriced as blocks of four) cat. value $1800 (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J27] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
154			United States - Postage Dues 1891 Issue (J28) 1891 large cover used in 1902 from Ecuador to San Francisco, franked with two each 5c and 10c (Scott 147,148), prepaying 30c letter rate for 1 1/2 ounces at the UPU rate plus surtax. The total weight of this cover was 5 ounces, resulting in a 35c deficiency, which was doubled to 70c, paid with one 50c bright claret and 2x10c small numeral Postage Dues, blue Guayaquil "T" in circle hs, also "US Charge to Collect" with "70" penciled along "Cents" at right, minor cover faults, with arrival (Mar 8, 1902) pmk on back. There are fewer than five (!) 50c bright claret Postage Due stamps known on cover (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J28] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$450.00 Will close during Public Auction
155			United States - Postage Dues 1894-95 Issues 1894 (6 Nov) cover from New York to Switzerland, franked with single 2c carmine, charged 15cts Postage Due on arrival, with 3x5c green & red numerals, cover re-addressed and forwarded to France, where 30c postage due was added, paying the double penalty rate, cover unclaimed and returned to the United States, where 3c Postage Due was added, still unclaimed and finally, after one year of travel, sent to Dead Letter Office, various transit markings on back, minor faults, well travelled cover (Image) Get Market Data for [United States 6 Nov] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
156			United States - Postage Dues 1894-95 Issues (J33) 1895 3c deep claret, Top and Bottom Plate No.70, Imprint strips of three, hinged in selvage, stamps n.h., also a Plate No.70 single, h.r., v.g.-fine (catalogued as singles) cat. value $3650 (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J33] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$230.00 Will close during Public Auction
157	,		United States - Postage Dues 1895-97 Issues (J38,39) 1895 1c deep claret, 2c deep claret, large Plate Study, dozens of Plate No. Imprint strips of three and Plate No. Imprint Blocks of six (some larger), mostly displayed on exhibit pages, different positions, plate numbers, various shades, mixed condition, many n.h., mostly fine or better, high catalogue value (Image) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (All Images) Get Market Data for [United States J38,39] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$900.00 Will close during Public Auction
158	S		United States - Postage Dues 1895-97 Issues (J38-40,32-44S) 1895 1c-3c, 10c-50c handstamped "Specimen" in dull purple, six different, h.r., fine-v.f., cat. value $510 (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J38-40,32-44S] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$180.00 Will close during Public Auction
159			United States - Postage Dues 1895-97 Issues (J39var) 1895 2c deep claret, vertical half used as 1c, with vertical overprint "Due 1 cent", tied on arrival by Jefferson, Iowa Oct 13 1895 cds on cover originating from Chicago, where it was franked with 1c blue (Scott 264), tied by Oct 11 Flag cancel, subsequently forwarded from Waucoma Iowa, with violet "Postage Due" and "Forwarded" handstamps, Waucoma and Jefferson arrival pmks on back, Postage Due stamp with stains and surface scrape, with 1985 PFC. In the fall of 1895, the post office in Jefferson, Iowa ran out of 1c Postage Due stamps. The Jefferson postmaster created a small number of bisected 2c stamps as 1c, each overprinted "Due 1 cent". Only 13 such covers are known (Image) Get Market Data for [United States J39var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$450.00 Will close during Public Auction
160	, ,		United States - Postage Dues 1895-97 Issues (J40) 1895 3c claret, Top and Bottom Plate No.1631, 1787 blocks of six, additional blocks, strips of three, Plate No. singles, some n.h., mostly fine and attractive Plate No. study group, all mounted and written-up on exhibit pages, cat. value $7025 (Image) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [United States J40] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Current Opening Price...$450.00 Will close during Public Auction

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