Sale 58: The Winter Sale

Lot 1638    

Blood & Co., 1843 (3¢) black on grayish, medium paper, red "3" cancellation, ample to large margins, small tear and creases at bottom, manuscript 1843 which appears to be contemporary, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 15L3    $750.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1639 o   

Bouton's City Dispatch Post, 1848, 2¢ black on gray blue, red "Paid Bouton" and New York town cancels, large margins, Extremely Fine, rarely encountered with both local and New York post office cancels; with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 18L2    $250.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1640 P   

California Penny Post Co., 1855, 3¢ red brown, trial color, proof on card, full even margins, horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, very rare, one of two examples recorded; with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 34L1ATC    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1641 P   

City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ black on grayish, posthumous 1892 die proof showing large crack across die and head of Vulcan at left, on white laid paper, light bend not affecting design, Very Fine.
Scott No. 40L1P    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $135

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Lot 1642 ()   

Faunce's Penny Post, 1885 (1¢) black on red, without gum, adherences of another Faunce's issue on reverse, Very Fine; with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 152L1    $325.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1643    

Gahagan & Howe City Express, 1849-70, 5¢ light blue, clear to shaving framelines, couple minute edge tears at top and tiny thin, Fine appearance, very rare with only a few unused examples known.
Scott No. 70L1    $1,200.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1644 ()   

Humboldt Express, 1863, 25¢ brown, without gum, margins large to into framelines at left center, corner crease and thin, Fine appearance, still a very presentable mint example of this scarce express issue; with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 86L1    $1,750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1645 o   

Humboldt Express, 1863, 25¢ brown, blue Langton's oval handstamp and manuscript cancels, margins ample to just shaving frameline, thins, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. 86L1    $1,250.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1646    

Hussey's Post, 1877, black, full well balanced margins, faint internal crease of little consequence, otherwise Very Fine, still probably the finest of this rare and grossly undercataloged provisional issue; with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 87L55    $175.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1647    

Hussey's Post, 1877, black, ample margins, tiny tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce; with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 87L56    $350.

Realized: $280

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