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United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

Telegraph Company Stamps continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1866 og ImageCalifornia State Telegraph Co., 1874, Blue & Salmon, Black Number (5T7). Unused (no gum), serial no. 124, wide margins, Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 675.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1867 og ImageCalifornia State Telegraph Co., 1875, Brown & Green, Black Number (5T8). Part original gum, h.r., serial no. 103, Fine (Image)

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 $ 575.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1868 og ImageCity & Suburban Telegraph Co., 1c-3c Black, Se-Tenant Strip (6T1-6T3). Strip of four with 1c-1c-2c-3c denominations, without gum as issued, full to large margin except touching at right, crisp impression, a couple light creases (as always) and small tear at top of second 1c

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE SE-TENANT STRIP OF ALL THREE VALUES OF THE CITY & SUBURBAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY ISSUE.

The City & Suburban, organized in 1855, was the first private telegraph company in the world to issue stamps. It was not profitable and its line was leased to Henry Bentley (of Bentley's Dispatch). Bentley experimented with a system of message depositories, for which these stamps were intended. The concept quickly failed and the stamps went unused for the most part. The Economist Stamp Company acquired a complete sheet of 60 stamps and divided it into strips and singles. The rows comprise 2-1-1-1-2-3 cent denominations, creating se-tenant multiples, which are quite rare.

Ex Lilly (where acquired by the collector). With 1949 P.F. certificate submitted by Lilly himself. Scott Retail as 1c-2c-3c strip plus additional 1c (Image)

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 $ 4,750.00

SOLD for $12,000.00
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1869 og ImageCity & Suburban Telegraph Co., 1c-3c Black, Se-Tenant Strip (6T1-6T3). Strip of all three values, without gum as issued, full to ample margins all around, sharp impression, two light vertical creases affecting the 1c and 2c stamps

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE SE-TENANT STRIP OF ALL THREE VALUES OF THE CITY & SUBURBAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY ISSUE.

As the preceding lot notes, se-tenant multiples come from one sheet of 60 that was cut into singles and se-tenant strips, making strips of all three values exceedingly rare. (Image)

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 $ 3,900.00

SOLD for $9,000.00
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1870 og ImageCity & Suburban Telegraph Co., 1c-3c Black (6T1-6T3). Without gum as issued, 1c with three margins, in at left, other two cut to shape, small faults, a desirable set of these rare telegraph stamps (Image)

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 $ 3,100.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
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1871 og ImageCity & Suburban Telegraph Co., 2c Black (6T2). Without gum as issued, large margins to just barely touching, sharp impression, small crease at bottom, Very Fine appearance (Image)

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 $ 1,300.00

SOLD for $750.00
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1872 ngbl ImageColusa, Lake & Mendocino Telegraph Co., 1876, 5c Black (7T1). Complete pane of ten, "P.L.W." handstamp in blue, unused (no gum), Pos. 1 with sealed tear at top, faint stain affects three stamps in the top row

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE FULL PANE OF THE COLUSA, LAKE & MENDOCINO FIVE-CENT TELEGRAPH STAMP. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF TELEGRAPH STAMP COLLECTING.

The Colusa, Lake & Mendocino was incorporated in 1875, with 260 miles of line extended through the counties of Colusa, Lake, Mendocino and Napa. Three stamps were issued for prepayment -- 5c, 10c and 25c. Only one example each of the 10c and 25c is known, and the 5c is very scarce. This unique pane of ten is an important Telegraph stamp rarity.

Ex Lilly (where acquired by the collector) (Image)

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 $ 13,500.00

SOLD for $22,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1873 og ImageColusa, Lake & Mendocino Telegraph Co., 1876, 5c Black (7T1). With "P.L.W." handstamp in blue, horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., crisp impression on fresh paper, tiny thin speck on right stamp, Fine-Very Fine, a very scarce multiple (Image)

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 $ 2,600.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
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1874 ogbl Commercial Union Telegraph Co., 25c Yellow, 25c Green (8T1, 8T2, 8T2a). Two normal stamps in panes of four, plus the Green imperforate vertically in a pane of four, original gum, lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine, the imperforate between is not listed as a pane and catalogued as two pairs

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 $ 430.00

SOLD for $130.00
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1875 ogbl ImageMutual Union Company, Blue and Carmine Franks (9T1-9T2). Both in a pane of four, Blue no gum, Carmine original gum and lightly hinged, brilliant colors, Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 450.00

SOLD for $130.00
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1876 og ImageNorth American Telegraph Co., 1899, Violet (10T1). Original gum, h.r., serial no. 1138, Very Fine (Image)

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 $ 325.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

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