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United States Postal History and Confederate States continued...

1870-88 Bank Note Issues
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2349 c Image6c Carmine, I. Grill (137A). Rich color, tied by circle of V's, red "New York Jul. 31" (1872) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Wolverhampton, England, receiving backstamp, docketed at left, Very Fine, a rare example of the 6c I Grill on cover, with 2013 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $900.00
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2350 c Image6c Carmine (148). Brilliant color, used in combination with 1c Ultramarine (156) and horizontal pair of 10c Brown, 1873 Issue (161), all tied by lightly struck grid cancels, "Bardwell's Ferry, Mass. Apr 3" (1876) circular datestamp, perfect strike of red "New York 1.10 Apr 4" credit datestamp (110 centimes = 22c) on immaculate cover to Ahmednuggur, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red London Paid transit datestamp, red crayon "1" British Colonial credit, Sea Post Office and Ahmednugger arrival backstamps, right 10c stamp with inconsequential mild corner crease mentioned for accuracy

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE THREE-COLOR BANK NOTE ISSUE FRANKING ON A COVER TO INDIA.

This is one of the freshest and most attractive Bank Note Issue covers to India we have encountered. It was prepaid in accordance with the 27c rate during the GPU/UPU period (the credit in centimes replaced old U.S. currency credit markings).

Ex Ainsworth (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
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2351 c Image2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146, 147). Three 2c, used with horizontal strip of three of 2c Orange, Internal Revenue, Perforated (R15c), tied by unusual Propeller fancy cancels, "Ecorse Mich. Jan. 13" (1872) circular datestamp on yellow cover to France, New York 6c credit datestamp, red London Paid transit datestamp, French transits, left 2c Revenue and right 2c stamps with small tears, cover with a diagonal tear at right, otherwise Very Fine and very unusual, franked with 2c revenue stamps to make up the old 15c rate to France, but at this point the rate was only 10c so was accepted as fully prepaid, from a new find (see lot 2360), with 2019 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
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2352 c Image24c Purple (153). Tied by cork cancel and "New Bedford Mass. Nov. 19" (1874) circular datestamp on light green "polite size" cover to Captain David E. Allen aboard the Bark Sea Queen in care of the U.S. consul on Mahe Island in the Seychelles, red "New York Nov. 21" and London "Paid" transit datestamps, red crayon "20" credit, red crayon "1" British Colonial credit, Seychelles receiving backstamp (Jan. 11, 1875), Very Fine, a rare single franking to pay the 24c British Mail rate to the Seychelles, the Sea Queen sailed on a whaling trip from Westport in 1875 and returned in 1879 (source: http://history.vineyard.net/dukes/sailors5.htm ), ex "Andromeda", with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
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2353 c Image24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 165). 24c superbly centered with wide s.e. at right, used with two slightly overlapping 30c, tied by three strikes of circle of wedges cancel, red "Boston Paid Dec. 23" (1874) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednuggur, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red crayon "72/3" credit, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, red "3d" British Colonial credit handstamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, each stamp has a small or tiny tear, otherwise Very Fine, the 24c stamp on this cover was described in a Cyril dos Passos article as the silk paper variety, which would make it a Continental printing, but the accompanying P.F. certificates first decline opinion on the Scott number (2004) and subsequently identify the 24c stamp as No. 153 (2011), ex "Andromeda", with 2004 and 2011 P.F. certificates (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
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2354 c Image24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 165). 24c well-centered, used with 30c pair, tied by three strikes of circle of wedges cancel, dark red "Boston Paid Mar. 30" (1875) circular datestamp on Bissell correspondence cover to Ahmednuggur, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red crayon "72/3" credit, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, red "3d" British Colonial credit handstamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, small corner crease at bottom right of 30c pair, still Very Fine, a scarce high-value franking for triple 28c rate, ex "Andromeda", with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
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2355 c Image90c Carmine (155). Used in combination with pair of 6c Pink (186) and 30c Gray Black (165), all tied to 1880 courthouse cover by three strikes of "New York Jun 17 80" duplex cancels, the cover, which was an oversized legal envelope, has been refolded down to a manageable size for display, addressed "To the Clerk of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass.", small repaired tears to one 6c stamp and the 30c stamp, the 6c pair was lifted for examination and improperly replaced, cover flaws including tears and a vertical crease thru the left 6c stamp, still Fine appearance and one of the most unusual uses of any 90c Bank Note stamp on cover, the 90c National Bank Note Issue is extremely rare on cover with only a few known, this is also notable for the use of stamps from each of the three different companies -- namely the 1870 National, 1873 Continental and 1879 American Bank Note companies, ex Ainsworth, with photocopy of 1987 PF certificate. (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $650.00
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2356 c Image1c Ultramarine (156). Used with two 10c Brown (161) and 2c Vermilion (178), tied by quartered cork cancels, "Rochester N.Y. Aug. 12 11AM" circular datestamp on cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, red "New York 1.10 Sep. 27" credit datestamp (110 centimes), red 1876 London "Paid" transit also ties one 10c, light blue crayon due marking ties two stamps (called "lightened" on PFC), receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, colorful franking paying 23c rate by American Packet from New York to Rio de Janeiro and thence by British Packet to destination, this must have gone via British Packet the entire way via London instead, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
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2357 c Image2c Brown (157). Horizontal strip of four and horizontal pair, cancelled by segmented cork, "Cornwall-on-Hudson N.Y. May 25" circular datestamp on cover to Constantinople, Turkey, red "New York Paid All May 26" circular datestamp, partial strike of German Post Office in Constantinople backstamp, fresh and Fine, ex Dr. Burrows (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $180.00
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2358 c Image2c Vermilion, 3c Green, 5c Blue (158, 178, 179). 2c and 3c on intermediate paper, tied by odd-shaped segmented cork cancel, red "Boston Paid Feb. 3" (1879) circular datestamp on cover to Satara, India, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, Sea Post Office, Brindisi and Satara backstamps, 3c nicked at top (visible only upon close examination), appears Very Fine, India joined the GPU in July 1876 but the rates were double those of regular GPU members until Apr. 1, 1879, this is an unusual combination for the 10c GPU rate, ex "Andromeda" (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
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2359 c Image6c Dull Pink (159). Used with pair 1c Ultramarine and 3c Green (156, 158), cancelled or tied by targets with "North Ridgeway N.Y. Mar. 13" circular datestamp on cover to Vermillion O. with pink illustrated breeder's hen and rooster design, Geo. Resseguire of North Ridgeway proprietor and advertises "Choice Dark Brahmas and Partridge Cochins", on flap is an advertisement for the monthly magazine "Poultry World", 3c stamp with corner crease, Extremely Fine, an unusual and beautiful advertising design with a three-color Bank Note franking (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

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