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LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

621

206

1881, 1¢ gray blue, block of 88, strip of 6 and strip of 3. All manuscript canceled on oversize linen lined cover (block on reverse) to "The Collector of the Port, New York" with printed "From United States Consulate General, Shanghai, China", lower left with "Fifty two Invoices" docketing, reverse with light "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai" oval date stamp and three strikes of red "San Francisco, Cal., Paid All, Mar 10" transit cds's, circular "3-10-88" receiving handstamp tying block; cover chipping and wear, stamps with usual flaws and some separation in block mostly due to Consulate wax seals with possible stamp removed from cover between strips, F.-V.F. for this.
Scott Nos. 206; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A TRULY IMPRESSIVE 1881 1¢ BANKNOTE ISSUE FRANKING FROM UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.

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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

622

206

1881, 1¢ gray blue. Small flaws, cork canceled on cover to Canastota, N.Y. with red Prof. Carl Myers illustrated Balloon advertising corner card, "Mohawk, N.Y., Apr 17" postmark, Very Fine, a lovely cover from this pioneer balloonist, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott Nos. 206; Estimate $300 - 400.

Carl Myers in the late 1880's created the Balloon Farm, a Victorian mansion on a hill south of Frankfort overlooking the Mohawk Valley. It housed one of the most successful private experiments in early aeronautics ever launched. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

623

505

1917, 5¢ rose color error, perf 11. Bottom stamp in vertical pair with normal 1917, 2¢ rose (499) uprating on 2¢ red legal size entire to Keokuk, Iowa with Bank corner card, tied by "Horton, Kans., Dec 4, 1917" cds and barr killer duplex; entire flaws including small tears and some toning, F.-V.F., a scarce commercial and se-tenant usage.
Scott Nos. 505; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

Back-of-the-Book Issues

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

624

C4-C6

Airmail, 1923, Second Issue, 8¢ to 24¢ complete. Each on separate First Day of Issue cover all addressed locally, each tied by respective dated Washington D.C. slogan machine, 8¢ addressed to Mr. Sherer and 16¢ & 24¢ on H.F. Coleman corner cards covers; 8¢ cover reduced and 16¢ cover with edge staining at left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. C4-C6; $1,750. (Image1)

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Scott $1,750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

625

C10a

Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of 3. On two First Day of Issues covers from Cleveland, O. (Midwestern Philatelic Exhibition), one is position H with blue cachet handstamp, other is position C with purple cachet on illustrated multicolored airmail cover, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. C10a; $1,600. (Image1)

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Scott $1,600

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

626

C13-C15

Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete. Matched set of bottom margin singles; 65¢ & $1.30 on 1¢ Jefferson postal card and $2.60 on cover for round flight, tied by "Varick St. Sta., N.Y., May 7, 1930" duplex & machine postmarks, both with purple U.S. & red German flight cachets, card bearing circular round trip handstamp, a Very Fine pair.
Scott Nos. C13-C15; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

627

C14

Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin. F-V.F. single, tied on FDC to New York by Washington, D.C, 4/19/30 advertising machine cancel, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. C14; $900. (Image1)

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Scott $900

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

628

C18

Airmail, 1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin. Fine single, tied on FDC to Washington, D.C/. by New York, N.Y. 10/2/33 machine cancel, colorful cachet at left (Aerophilatelic Club of New York), back stamped Washington, D.C. Special Del. 10/2/33 duplex, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. C18; Estimate $75 - 100. (Image1)

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Est. $75-100
SOLD for $110.00
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629

U.S. Postal Sta., Shanghai, China, Rec'd, Apr 29, 05. Cds's tying 1902-03, 1¢-10¢ definitive issues (300, 302-307, 319) on photo side of post card (colored Shanghai Hongkew Market view) addressed to the Quartermaster aboard the S.M.S. Kaiserin Elisabeth in Shanghai, front additionally franked with 1902, 1¢ green (300) tied by Shanghai cds, "Kaiserin Elisabeth, 5/5" receiving cds, Very Fine, a wonderful eight color franking on a Shanghai post card to a German cruiser.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

630

Offices in China, 1919, 10¢ on 5¢ blue. In combination with 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ green + 6¢ on 3¢ violet, two singles (K1+K3) on registered cover to Toledo, O., all tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, R.D." oval handstamps, reverse with "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Dec 5, 1921" origin and various transit cds's; portion of corner card scuffed off, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. K5; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

631

LO1

Carrier, 1851 (1¢) Franklin. Three large margins, clear to just in at left, uncanceled and affixed to cover addressed to "A. B. Durand, President of the Academy, New York N.Y."; stamp with a vertical crease on right side of Franklin's head, Fine appearance, a rare unused example of the Franklin Carrier stamp, with 1977 and 2013 P.F. certificates stating the stamp is genuine but declining opinion as to whether it passed through the mails.
Scott Nos. LO1; $7,000 as unused single.

Letter is address to the famous engraver Asher B. Durand when he was president of the National Academy of Design from 1846 to 1861 and resided at 91 Amity St. (Image1)

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Scott $7,000 as unused single

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

632

Hale & Co., From Baltimore (Forwarded By). Two perfect strikes of red oval handstamp on front and reverse of fresh folded letter to Philadelphia, Pa., with matching "Collect, Six Cents For Hale & Co." handstamp, letter with "Baltimore, 5 mo. 7th, 1845" Quaker dateline, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

633

75L5

Hale & Co., 1844 (6¢) blue, horizontal pair. Full margins, tied by light red "Forwarded Through, Hale & Co.'s, Letter Office, Boston" boxed handstamps on 1844 folded letter from Boston, Mass. to New York, with "Single" endorsement crossed out below, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 75L5; $900; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Scott $900
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

634

87LUP2

Hussey's Post, 1858, black on manila. Clear strike of handstamp and additional "Paid/G. Hussey" two-line handstamp on fresh locally addressed manila wrapper, Very Fine and choice.
Scott Nos. 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)

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Scott $600

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

635

W21

Wrapper, 1861, 1¢ blue on manila, die 1. Uprated with 2¢ black (73), nicely centered, tied by four-ring target cancel, matching "Port Royal, Va., 1863" cds to Gouverneur N.Y. at the 3¢ letter rate, Very Fine use at the letter rate, ex-Barkhausen (backstamp).
Scott Nos. W21; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

636

W112

Wrapper, 1874, 1¢ dark blue on manila, die 1. Cancelled by complete strike of Waterbury Ten-Petaled Leaf (Rohloff L-20) to Wolcott Ct.; tear at left, Very Fine and rare Waterbury fancy cancel.
Scott Nos. W112; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

637

W158

Wrapper, 1881, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 8. Cancelled by "Philadelphia Pa." third-class oval to Germany, Landau Pfalz (10.16) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Scott Nos. W158; Estimate $300 - 400.

THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE DIE 55 VERMILION WRAPPER. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

638

W376

Wrapper, 1899, 4¢ brown on manila, die 3. Large-size wrapper cancelled by "Melrose Highlands, Mass." cds without date to Port Said, Egypt, Jun. 15th arrival backstamp; turned and remailed back with label on reverse to Melrose Highlands with Egypt, 3m green tied by "Port Said, 16 VII 05" cds, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. W376; Estimate $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
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639

UX3

Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff. Watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D. Card flown by unmanned balloon from Brooklyn, N.Y. and received with finder's notation "New Utrechts, L.I., This balloon arrived at Mr. Geo. Van Barent on Monday Morning at 10 Ock Oct 5th." on reverse, addressed back to balloon experimenter Willie Hill in Brooklyn with New Utrechts, N.Y. duplex cancelling and bold receiver; card nick at top right from attachment to balloon, Very Fine for this.
Scott Nos. UX3; Estimate $300 - 400.

In Catalog of Classic American Airposts and Aeronautica, 1784-1900 by Robert Schoendorf, he notes…"Willie Hill of Brooklyn…In these experiments unmanned balloons were release carrying 1¢ postal cards (Scott #UX3) addressed to Willie Hill, usually with the request on the reverse: "Finder of this balloon will please write on this where and when it was found and put it in the Post Office," and as an inducement to comply with this: "You may keep the balloon." Seven of such postal cards have turned up, flown in 1874 and 1875." . (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $140.00
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640

UX3

Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff. Watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D. Three cards with illustrated ad on reverse; includes allover Gilbert & Barker Springfield Gas Machine, New York ad showing House With Air Pump in Cellar and Gas Generator in Separate Vault, to Connecticut canceled by cork handstamp, and allover black Lansdell's Portable Railway Syphon, New York ad text with red illustrated Hoses and Syphon, and "Cash Paid for Land Warrants!" advertisement showing Farming Scene, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. UX3; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction