Sale 19: The Autumn Sale

Lot 780    

1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Vertical strip of 3, plate 2, ample margins to in at right, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 24" cds's on cover to Old Bank Easton, Pa., Very Fine; with 1978 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $240

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Lot 781    

1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Horizontal strip of 3, tied by manuscript "Walnut Hill, Ky., Sept 20" postmark on cover to Frankfort, Ky., middle stamp with faint vertical crease, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $145

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Lot 782    

1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Mostly clear margins, tied by bold blue "Milbury, Vt., Mar 1" cds on college alumni catalog (in Latin) to Windsor, Vt., Very Fine, an interesting printed matter rate (no photo).
Scott No. 7    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $36

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Lot 783    

1851, 1¢ blue, type III. Large margins to just shaving design at upper right, tied by light "Chicago, Ill., Jul 21, 1857" cds on cover to Exeter, Ill., Very Fine, a lovely on cover usage of this very scarce stamp; with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 8    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 784    

1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Position 45R4, ample margins to in at right and bottom, tied by "Dover, N.H., Feb 26" cds on local drop cover, F.-V.F., a scarce issue on cover; with 1992 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 8A    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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Lot 785    

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV + 3¢ dull red, horizontal strip of three. Tied by grid cancels and "Williamsburg, N.Y., Mar 20" cds on small 1857 cover to Sacramento, California, forwarded to Yuba City with additional 1851 3¢ dull red single tied by Sacramento City town postmark. cover with sealed tear at upper right, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 9+11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 786    

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. Position 5R1L, clear to mostly large margins, tied by New York postmark on cover to Brooklyn, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 9    Estimate $300 - 350.

Realized: $220

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Lot 787    

1851, 3¢ orange brown. A superb sheet margin copy with large margins on other sides, tied by blue grid cancels to cover to Richmond, Virginia, matching blue "Fincastle Va Mar 14" postmark, the top right corner of stamp has a tiny diagonal gum smear which is not a crease, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 788    

1851, 3¢ orange brown. Clear to large margins, tied by light blue "Columbus, Ga., Dec 26" cds on 1851 folded letter to Higganum, Conn., Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $200 - 250.

Realized: $240

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Lot 789    

1851, 3¢ orange brown. Large margins to just shaving frameline at bottom right, canceled by straight line "Paid" handstamp with matching "Hatfield, Mass., Sep 25" cds at right, light cover wrinkling, Very Fine.
Scott No. 10    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $50

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