Sale 81: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1663    

Stampless Covers, 1793-1850s, group of 70 stampless covers including some steamboat uses incl. Potomac Steamboat, Philadelphia "R" registry uses, 1793 "Boston" straightline, few good letters, couple St. Augustine Fla. Terr. uses, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $725

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Lot 1664    

Stampless Postal History, 1800s, group of over 60 covers with a variety of towns and markings, includes New York circular rate cds's, Baltimore oval "2" drop rate, red Whitehall N.Y. two-line straightline postmaster free frank, states incl. New York, Penn., North Carolina, Tenn., Virginia, etc.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1665    

Stampless Mail, 1800s, group of 9 stampless mostly from New York, includes beautiful "Troy N.Y. '2cts.'" cds on drop cover, 1816 "Buffalo 19. Feby" war rate use, "Trumansburg N.Y." black cds with ms. "1" drop letter, 1831 "Lees Ville / (.N.Y)" two-line fancy postmark with ms. dating in middle, "Clarence, Dec 3d" N.Y. ms. postmark from Niagara County (unlisted in Helbock), etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1666    

Stampless Foreign Mail including Transatlantics, 1830-1860s, group of 63 covers including 1830 use from USS Frigate "Brandywine" off Cape Henry via Norfolk Va. "Ship", 1850s Riod de Janeiro, Brazil via New York to New Bedford Mass.1852 Milwaukee Wis. to Germany, 1854 Milford Mass. to Nova Scotia, large group of 1860s Boston to France, etc.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1667    

U.S. Covers, 1850s-1900s, medium box with over 500 covers starting with the 1851 issue to the 20th century, range of material including #63 covers, #73 covers, some noted 20th Century #808 4¢ Prexie on airmail post card, 1941 Hartford Conn. to Manila "Service Suspended" use, #220c on cover, #319Fi on cover, #294 McKinley death illustrated cover unaddressed, #304 to Monaco, #304 to France with French and Italian postage dues, #234 on War Department imprint cover to India, #238 on St. Louis Stamp & Coin registered use, #617-619 FDC set used from United States Sea P.O., some 20th century fancy cancels, mint Civil War patriotics, etc.; some mixed condition.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 1668    

U.S. Transatlantic Cover Balance, 1856-1860s, balance group of 8 covers with stampless transatlantics plus one later banknote cover, includes 1856 Edinburgh, Scotland to New York with G.B. 1s green #5, 1861 Scotland to Geneva Mich. with GB 1s (SG 19) and "Detroit Am. Pkt." cds, 1861 pair of depreciate currency covers; #206 used on Hearse advertising cover, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $600

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Lot 1669    

U.S. Used Abroad including Shanghai, 1900s, group of 43 including five U.S. Postal Agency at Shanghai uses with two #319b shield uses, #374 pair to Mexico, plus a few later from U.S. Naval Purchasing Office at Shanghai or Marines at Pekin, uses from American Samoa, plus Wake Island, U.S. Ships abroad, ship uses, etc., interesting lot.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $575

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Lot 1670    

United States Collection, 1893-2000s, collection in hingeless albums and stockbooks, includes a few earlier issues like Columbians, Officials etc., most of value in face with over $1,300 counted, also includes album of souvenir cards.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1671    

United States-Canada Stampless Cross Border Mail, 1809-1864, group of 47 stampless covers with many from the Cal Hahn collection, better noted include 1848 Montreal with red "Money Letter" framed handstamp to New York, 1849 Montreal with red framed "Money Letter" and "Too Late" handstamps to New York, 1852 Montreal red cds with matching "Canada" arc and "Canada/Paid 10 Cts" two-line exchange markings to New York, 1837 Toronto to London via New York with "Paid 7 & 25" and "Too Late" straightlines, 1848 Littleton N.H. to Niagara, Canada via Buffalo with "Paid 10" rating h.s. and ms. "2" ferriage fee, 1837 Quebec, Canada to London via New York (Hahn notes EKU with no ferriage rating, paid $300), 1832 York U.C. to London with "U.S.P. Paid 25" rating h.s., 1820 Three Rivers Quebec to London, 1836 Hamilton U.C. to New York with "U.S. Post Paid" h.s. and ms. "25", etc., F.-V.F. group.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $800

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