Lot 1241
1869, 1¢ buff, strip of three. Tied by grid cancels on mourning cover to Winchendon, Mass., faint "Windsor Locks, Ct." cds, Very Fine; with 1991 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 112 Estimate $200 - 250.
Realized: $325
Lot 1242
1869, 1¢ buff. Tied in combination on cover with 1870-71 2¢ Bank Note by New York cds & rosette cancels to Massachusetts, F.-V.F.; with 1984 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 112+146 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $45
Lot 1243
1869, 1¢ buff. In combination with 1870-71 2¢ Bank Note (manuscript cancelled) on 1871 cover to Texas with manuscript "Berne, O." postmark at bottom left, some docketing at right, F.-V.F.; with 1984 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 112+146 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $50
Lot 1244
1869, 2¢ brown, horizontal pair. Tied by "Brookline, Mass., Jul 13" cds and quarter cork duplexes on small cover paying the British open mail rate to Paris, France, "GB/40c" accountancy handstamp and red London and receiving backstamps; partial backflap, Very Fine, a scarce usage.Scott No. 113 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $375
Lot 1245
1869, 2¢ brown. Two singles, tied by segmented grid & "Chicago, Ill." cds on cover to New York, F.-V.F.Scott No. 113 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $45
Lot 1246
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. A block of 4 + a block of 9 tied on legal size cover by Elizabethtown, N.J. cds & cork cancels, cover carried legal documents paying the 13 x 3¢ rate, some faults as would be expected, Fine.Scott No. 114 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $240
Lot 1247
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. 5 singles tied by circle-of-wedges cancels on a small 1869 cover to France, with red New York and blue French transit cancels, F.-V.F., a scarce make up of the 15¢ French mail rate.Scott No. 114 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $105
Lot 1248
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. block of four, tied by cork cancel on large cover to Valparaiso, Indiana, faint unidentifiable cds, and blue Clerk's Office handstamps; cover reduced and tears, Fine.Scott No. 114 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $70
Lot 1249
1869, 3¢ ultramarine, two vertical pairs. Cork canceled and tied to small cover to Dublin, Ireland, matching "Chicago, Ill., Jul 17" cds at center, red London transit cds and "H&K Pact., Au 2, 1866" cds on reverse; slight perf wear from cover overlap, F.-V.F.Scott No. 114 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $75
Lot 1250
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Postmarked with cork on cover with Boston cds alongside with wonderful & challenging rebus advertisement (with translation) for the Carrier House on reverse, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 114 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120