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**Bank Note and Later Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2798		6c Carmine, 30c Black (137, 148). 30c horizontal pair, tied by circle of wedges, light strike of red New York Paid circular datestamp also ties stamps on pre-printed Bissell correspondence cover to Ahmednuggur, India, printed "Via Southampton" directive, crayon "54/3" credit to Great Britain for triple 22c rate (18c credit per rate), red crayon "3" British colonial credit, red 1871 London transit, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, trivial edgewear, 6c stamp with natural pre-printing crease, Very Fine triple-rate cover from the Bissell correspondence, with 2009 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
2799		10c Brown (150). Used with 1c Ultramarine (145), cancelled by Star in Circle fancy cancels, "St. Louis Mo. Apr. 17" (1872) circular datestamp on all-over Mutual Life Insurance illustrated registered cover to Milton, Canada, manuscript registry nos., receiving backstamps, Very Fine, 3c treaty rate to Canada plus 8c registry fee, unusual and attractive with advertising (Missouri "Bears" Coat of Arms) and fancy cancel, ex Andromeda (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2800		2c Brown (157). Tied by unusual Shield in circle fancy cancel on yellow all-over "The Kaballah of the Egyptians" illustrated cover to Philadelphia, stamp with pulled perf at left and rounded corner at bottom right, barely reduced at left, Fine, beautiful design, ex Gabriel, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2801		3c Green (158). Beautiful centering with wide and balanced margins, intense color, tied by unusual segmented cork cancel, "Memphis Tenn. Jun. 19 10AM" circular datestamp on Hair Growth Tonic illustrated advertising cover to New York, red "Millinery" handstamp at lower left, blue Hartung & Co. receiving datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine stamp and cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 150-200 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
2802		Bank Note Issue Covers (162, 184). Two covers, first No. 162 used with No. 157, tied by multiple strikes of Star in Circle, "Petersburg Va. Aug. 1" circular datestamp (likely 1874), on registered cover to Forkland Va., some faults and backflap partly missing, otherwise Fine and rare use which likely pays the 8c registry fee plus double the 3c letter rate, second franked with No. 184, pen-cancelled and tied by target, manuscript "Childers Station CN 4-3-79" postmark and "Official Business" on cover to Tahlequah C.N., crossed out and forwarded to Fort Gibson C.N., opened roughly at right but stamp and writing unaffected, couple small stains, Fine and scarce cover showing markings or addresses of three different Cherokee Nation locations (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2803		3c Green (158). Pair and two singles, tied by cork cancels, "Morristown N.J. Oct. 29" circular datestamp on Davis correspondence cover to Lima, Peru, back with Peru 10c Orange, Postage Due (J3), tied by 1873 Lima datestamp, docketing on front indicates this was carried back to the U.S. in 1878, stamps and cover with faults, part of backflap missing, still Fine appearance, an unusual 22c rate cover with a combination of U.S. and Peru stamps, the latter has the same vignette of the S.S. Adriatic used on the 12c 1869, making it of great interest and value to the 12c 1869 specialist (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
2804		2c Vermilion (178). Vivid color (slightly oxidized), cancelled by quartered cork on 3c Green Centennial entire (U219), same cancel with "Centennial Philada. Pa. May 26 12M" circular datestamp, addressed to Birmingham, England, with mechanical typewriter, red Philadelphia and 1876 London transits, receiving backstamp, minor edgewear, Very Fine and desirable, the typewriter was introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition and this is a very early use of a device that would soon become ubiquitous (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
2805		5c Indigo (216). Tied by "Louisville Ky. Apr. 8, 1889" duplex cancel on cover to Goree, Senegambia, West Coast of Africa, with leaf and tobacco company corner card, "T 25 Centimes" deficiency handstamp, various backstamps incl. New York, London and Paris, receipt docketing, slightly reduced at right and small cover tear at right, still Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2806		2c Carmine (220). Centered to right, tied by "New-York Feb. 2 1PM 92" duplex cancel on Seabury & Johnson multicolored advertising cover to Boston, depicting medallions and a factory scene, Very Fine, the epitome of Gilded Age patent medicine advertising (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
2807		5c Chocolate (223). Cancelled by grid, mostly clear strike of purple *"U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai * 26 Jun. 1891" oval datestamp on cover to West Somerville Mass., second perfect strike of purple Shanghai oval on back along with San Francisco and receiving backstamps, stamp with trivial perf flaw, otherwise Very Fine (Image)** Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2808		5c Chocolate (223). Rich color, tied by grid and clear strike of purple *"U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai * 18 Dec. 1891" oval datestamp on cover to West Somerville Mass., San Francisco and receiving backstamps, Very Fine (Image)** Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction

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