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1870-75 Bank Note Issues continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1161 |
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160 |
 1873, 7¢ orange vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing. Used with 3¢ green (158), each tied by quartered cork, matching rimless "Philadelphia Pa., Jan 19" cds on cover to Basel, Switzerland,
Basel arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 160; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1162 |
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160 |
 1873, 7¢ orange vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing. Used with 2¢ brown (157), each tied by fancy NYFM star geometric cancels, red "New York, Paid, Dec 9" exchange cds on 1874 cover to
Paris, France at the 9¢ treaty rate, Calais (12.21.74) entry cds and matching "P.D." handstamp, Paris (12.21) arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at top and bit of flap missing, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 160; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1163 |
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161 |
 1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing. Horizontal pair, used with 1¢ ultramarine (156) and 3¢ green (158), two singles all cancelled or tied by matching quartered corks with
"Westport Mass. Jan 24" cds adjacent on cover to St. Helena, reddish "Boston, Paid, Jan 24" exchange cds and red crayon "110" (22¢) credit to G.B., indistinct red London transit cds and red "11d" credit handstamp; some edgewear, some
toned spots affect few stamps, Very Fine appearance, ex Mercedes, Fine appearance, attractive franking to a rare destination, ex-Mercedes, C. Long.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1164 |
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161 |
 1873, 10¢ brown. Used with 1¢ ultramarine (156), each cancelled by quartered cork duplexed with partial Middleborough Mass. cds on purple Washburn correspondence cover to
Constantinople, Turkey, red "New York, Paid All, Jun 9" exchange cds, red crayon "4" credit, "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt, 28 6" arrival backstamp; partial flap, Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $200 -
300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1165 |
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161 |
 1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing. Used with 6¢ dull pink (159), nat. s.e. at right, each with heavy dark red cork cancel duplexed with partial "Trenton, N.J. May 28" cds on 1875 cover
to Gaboon River, Lower Guinea, West Africa, red "New York '12' May 29" credit exchange cds, red London Paid (6.8) transit cds; docketed received Oct. 1st on reverse; stamps slight affected from edge placement, F.-V.F. and rare use to Gaboon
River.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1166 |
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163 |
 1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing. Used with 3¢ green (147), tied by quartered cork cancels duplexed with "Brooklyn N.y., Aug 22" cds on pink salmon envelope to Buenos Ayres,
Argentina, sharp red "New-York '8' Aug 23" credit exchange cds, Argentine blue crayon due rating; 15¢ faults at right, right cover edge repaired, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 163; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1167 |
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163 |
 1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing. Used with 1¢ ultramarine (156) and 12¢ blackish purple (162), each tied by cork cancels duplex with partial N.Y. town cds on 1875
cover to U.S.S. "Monongaheha" at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the 28¢ British mail rate via GB, red "New York '24' Jan 13" credit exchange cds, red London Paid (1.25) transit cds, Rio de Janeiro (2.15) arrival backstamp and blue crayon "240"
reis due; cover restored at right edge, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 163; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1168 |
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163 |
 1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing. Nicely centered, bright and fresh, tied by "New Haven, Conn. Nov 1" cds duplex on light blue Landfear correspondence cover to Cape of Good Hope,
sharp red "New York, Nov 2, 78" exchange duplex with "50" centimes credit handstamp, red London Paid (11.12) transit cds and "Cape Town, Cape Colony, DE 7 '78" arrival cds; some cover tears, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 163; Estimate
$150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1169 |
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165 |
 1873, 30¢ gray black. Used with 2¢ vermilion (178) horizontal pair, cancelled by cork duplexed "New Bedford, Mass. Feb 23" cds on gray Capt. George W. Allen correspondence cover to
Talcahuano, Chile, red "New York '24' Mar 1" credit exchange cds, Valparaiso (3.31.77) arrival backstamp; 2¢ stamp flaws from edge placement, otherwise Very Fine and rare use to Chile at double the 17¢ British Mail rate, with
clear 1984 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 165; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1170 |
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178b |
 1875, 2¢ vermilion, diagonal bisect used as 1¢. Bottom right half, tied across the cut by blue target cancel on small locally-addressed cover to Taneytown Md., accompanied by original Taneytown
Feb. 22, 1879 datelined enclosure, fresh and Very Fine bisect use, with 1959 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 178b; $750. (Image1)
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Scott $750
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1171 |
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179 |
 1875, 5¢ blue. Used with 3¢ green (184), each tied by Negative "A" in Octagon strike duplexed with "Waterbury Conn., Jan 19" cds on 3¢ green entire to Montevideo, Uruguay, red
"New York, Feb 5" exchange cds and red crayon "30" centimes credit (6¢), Uruguay "20" in circle due rating handstamp for inland postage; reverse with Listas (3.13) and Buenos Aires (3.14.80) transits; perf toning, otherwise Very Fine and
scarce Waterbury use at the rare 11¢ treaty rate to Uruguay.
Scott No. 179; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1879-88 Bank Note Issues
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1172 |
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185 |
 1879, 5¢ blue, A.B.N.C. printing. block of six each cancelled by quartered cork and tied by purple "Registered, Dec 27, 1881, New York P.O." three-line postmark on reverse of cover to
Brione, Switzerland prepaid at four-times the 5¢ UPU rate plus 10¢ registry fee, reverse with Basel (1.9) and Locarno (1.10) transits, Very Fine and rare use of block on small cover.
Scott No. 185; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1173 |
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189 |
 1879, 15¢ red orange. Tied by "New York, Reg." registry oval, purple "New York N.Y., Jan. 21, 1890" purple two-line postmark on registered cover to Honduras, ms. endorsement "Via New Orleans,
Porto Cortez and Tegucigalpa" (Honduras) at bottom left, New Orleans transit cds and Blank Registry utility label (FX-NO4, cat. $525) and other appropriate markings, cover was undeliverable and struck with a dizzying array of backstamps,
finally returned and ending up in Dead Letter Office more than two years later, cover opened on three sides for display, Very Fine and rare use.
Scott No. 189; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED BANK NOTE REGISTERED
USES TO HONDURAS, THIS BEING THE ONLY BEARING THE 15¢ VALUE. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1174 |
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189 |
 1879, 15¢ red orange. Used with two 3¢ green (184) singles and 6¢ pink (186), all tied by cork cancels, matching "Bangor Me., Jan 17" cds on 1881 cover to St. Helena,
black New York "F.D." (1.29) exchange backstamp and matching "N.Y./T" in circle handstamp, blue crayon "2" for double-weight, red London (2.9.81) transit backstamp and black crayon "2/8" 2s8d due rating; paper loss at right, Fine and scarce
short-paid use to St. Helena.
Scott No. 189; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1175 |
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205 |
 1882, 5¢ yellow brown. Cancelled by cork duplexed with partial "Derry N.H., Jan 10" cds on 1887 cover to Sistov, Bulgaria, blue Jan. 16th arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. and rare early use to
Bulgaria, The only recorded 5¢ #205 use to Bulgaria.
Scott No. 205; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1176 |
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205 |
 1882, 5¢ yellow brown. Tied by bluish black "Hailey, Idaho, Apr 13, 1885" duplex on 2¢ red brown entire to Chile, reverse with New York (4.18) transit and May 25th arrival
backstamp, forwarded internally upon arrival; some docketing, Very Fine and scarce Idaho Territorial use.
Scott No. 205; Estimate $150 - 200.
(Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1177 |
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210 |
 1883, 2¢ red brown. Deep first printing shade, tied by quartered cork cancel duplexed with "Milwaukee Wis. S.S.Sta. Oct 22, 6AM" datestamp on 3¢ green on blue entire to Eyrarbakka,
Iceland, reverse with Copenhagen (11.5.83) transit and Reykyavik (11.23) receiving backstamp; slightly reduced at left, Fine and rare first-month use to Iceland, an exceptional 19th century destination, ex-Gallagher, Andromeda.
Scott No. 210; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1178 |
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210 |
 1883, 2¢ red brown. Cancelled by partial circular grid cancel duplexed with indistinct "Pembina, Dak." cds on 1885 cover addressed to Private R. K. Allan, C. Company, 90th Battalion, North
West Territory, Winnipeg (5.15.85) transit backstamp; soiling and reduced at right with small edge repairs, Fine and rare use from Red River Settlement to North West Territory.
Scott No. 210; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1179 |
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212 |
 1887, 1¢ ultramarine. Used with two 2¢ green (213) singles, tied by cork cancels and "Albuquerque N.M. Oct 2, 1888" cds on brown cover to Reykjavik, Iceland, "Reykjavik 30/11" cds
struck four times including three tying the stamps, returned unclaimed with "Rebuts" and purple Dead Letter Office "D.L.O., Minor Division, Postage Stamp" tombstone handstamp, reverse with transits and two strikes of pink Iceland unclaimed
handstamps; stamps flaws from edge placement, Fine and rare Bank Note Issue use to Iceland, ex-Gabriel (Angel).
Scott No. 212; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND EARLY UNITED STATES USE TO ICELAND, PARTICULARLY
DESIRABLE FROM THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1180 |
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214 |
 1887, 3¢ vermilion. Used with 1¢ blue (212) pair, 4¢ green (211), 5¢ Indigo (216) and 6¢ rose (208), all canceled by matching circular grids, purple
"Registered, May 28 1888, Savannah, Ga." three-line postmark on registered cover to Banja Luka, Bosnia, New York (5.31) transit backstamp and New York registry exchange label affixed, Banjaluka (6.14) arrival backstamp, some manuscript
smudges, Very Fine and rare destination, Prepaid 20¢ for double the 5¢ UPU rate plus 10¢ registry fee.
Scott No. 214; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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