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1869 3¢ Pictorial Issue including Special Color Cancellation Collection

Lots 1549-1558 Lots 1559-1568 Lots 1569-1578 Lots 1579-1587

Lot 1579    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine, five singles, each tied by segmented cork cancel on cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 3' Sep 14" exchange cds, blue Cherbourg (9.2.68) cds and matching small boxed "PD"; reduced slightly at left, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1580    

3¢ Ultramarine - blue railroad post office usages, group of three covers, each with single 3¢ and blue cds, first tied by sharp blue "Chicago & Dunn. R.P.O." duplex on pink Julien House corner card cover from South Side Belvidere Ill. to Dundee N.Y.; second tied by blue "Chicago & Quincy R.P.O. Mar 21" duplex on Chas. E. Baldwin Druggist & Apothecary corner card cover from Galesburg Ill. to Watesford N.Y., reverse with all-over billboard ad; and last tied by "P. & B. R.P.O. Apr 22" cds (697-E-1) on G.H. Schimpff Druggist corner card cover from Elmwood Ill. to Baxter Springs Ks.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1581    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine - blue cancels, group of 12 covers with blue cancels including "B" of Barre Mass., "V" fancy cancel of Vallejo Cal., "M" of Maumee City O., "Paid" of Stockbridge Mass., Maltese Cross of Mount Vernon O., some geometrics and grids, Galesburg Ill. use on H. Holcolmb illustrated hair wig corner card cover showing woman, etc.; some faults.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1582    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine - blue star cancels, group of 4 covers, each with single cancelled by blue star cancel comprising Shelbyville Tenn. 5-Point star, North Bennington Vt. incised Six-Point Star, Newport N.H. incised Six-Point Star, and Freeport Ills. Five Point Star; some flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1583    

1969, 3¢ ultramarine - brown cancels, group of 4 covers bearing #114 singles from towns comprising Danvers Mass., Trinity College N.C. on illustrated ad cover for the College (PFC), Ballsville Va. and Spring Valley Va.; some faults, F.-V.F., a scarce group with true brown cancels.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Lot 1584    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine - green color cancels, group of 7 covers and 1 front including two covers and a front from Owego N.Y. with true bright green strikes, bluish green from Cornish Flat N.H., green from Emporia Kans., dark Green and Black mixed use from Burlington Vt. with Vermont Episcopal Institute illustrated corner card, green from Bardstown Ky. (1 of 2 Known with PFC), and blackish green strike from East Troy Wis. with what appears to be an insect (PFC); some faults, F.-V.F., high catalog value.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Lot 1585    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine - orange cancels, group of 3 covers comprising "Saxtons River Vt. Jan 21" orange cds with matching grid cancel tying #114 on cover to Amherst Mass., second use from Saxton with mixed orange and blue cds strike with orange grid and blue grids canceling #114 on cover to Strafford, and last is "Wauseon O. Mar 22" cds duplexed with grid cancel to East Corinth Me. (ex-Knapp with lot label); latter two small fault, F.-V.F., an exceptionally rare group with true orange cancels.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $700

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Lot 1586    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine - red cancels, striking group of 6 covers bearing #114 comprising Bedford Mass. with vivid target cancel, South Deerfield Ms. with red split grid cancel, Carlisle Pa. with quartered red cork, Martinsburgh N.Y. with quartered cork, Wenona Station Ill. with quartered cork, and paint red Chariton Ioa. duplex with circle of wedges; some flaws, F.-V.F., an eye arresting group.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1587    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine - violet, purple, magenta cancels, group of 4 covers comprising #114 tied by purple five-ring target from Primrose Ioa., #114 tied by small purple geometric on fancy envelope from Troy Mills Iowa (APS cert), #114 tied by magenta four-rings duplexed with Galion O. cds, and #114 tied by violet four-rings duplexed with Gettysburg Pa. cds; couple small flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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