Sale 51: United States Postal History

Lot 2770    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, size 7 entire pre-printed for Wells Fargo use with blue "Wells Fargo & Co./Virginia City Montana/ Aug 10/ 1868" double circle datestamp and two strikes Post Office "Virginia City, Montano, Sep 20" duplex cds, Extremely Fine and rare.
Scott No. U50    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 2771    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, entire with beautiful illustrated "New Jersey R.R. & Trains Co., New York" cameo in blue showing Locomotive, cancelled by split cork and addressed to Jersey City, N.J, Very Fine.
Scott No. U50    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2772    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, size 7 entire with segmented cork cancel to Paris, France, red Calais entry cds, 11 Feb 65 and "15" handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. U50    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2773    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, unused size 7 entire with pre-printed Bamber & Co. San Francisco, parcel notification address, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott No. U50    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $65

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Lot 2774    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, type 13A, mint size 7 entire, light pencil notations on reverse, clean Very Fine and very rare. Thorp-Bartels 133M; with 1989 P.F. certificate confirming type & T-B number.
Scott No. U50 var.    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $290

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Lot 2775    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, size 7 entire turned and re-used with 3¢ 1869 tied by Lowville New York duplex to Turin, New York; original use to Lowville with cork cancel on indicia but no town postmark; some wear, still Very Fine and most unusual.
Scott No. U52    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 2776    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, entire cancelled by light cork from Chicago, Ill. to Mitchell, Mo., illustrated Saddle advertising corner card; some edgewear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. U52    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 2777    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, size 7 entire with 3¢ 1869 (114) tied by manuscript "X" and postmarked manuscript "Union, Cal/ Augt. 6^h/ 69", to Livingston, Ala., the 2¢ indicia crossed out and apparently not counted as postage; edge wear, flap missing, Fine; scarce first period Merced County town.
Scott No. U52    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 2778    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, albino impression, size 7 entire with blue "M. Lienau & Co., New York, Sep 6 1867" in shield handstamped corner card, msc addressed to Eufaula, Ala. but apparently not mailed, vertical and horizontal creases at left and bottom do not detract, a Very Fine and seldom seen Black Jack albino.
Scott No. U52 var.    Estimate $50 - 75.

Realized: $70

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Lot 2779    

Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 4, size 10 entire to Löbau, Germany, uprated with 10¢ brown & 15¢ orange (209, 189) on front and 1¢ gray blue & 2¢ red brown (206, 210) on back, all tied by New York REG ovals, postmarked New York, Dec 12, 1884, with manuscript endorsement "Str. ‘Oregon’ via England" and New York exchange office registration label, backstamped Löbau (Dec 27), Very Fine, large size 2¢ Blackjack entires are rare.
Scott No. U54    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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