Sale 88: The Sescal Sale

Lot 865    

1879, 2¢ vermilion, Diagonal Bisect used as 1¢, roughly separated bottom left half, tied across the cut by target cancel on small locally-addressed cover to Pemberton N.J.; accompanied by 1937 Scott letter to E.J. Springer indicating cover will be listed in next specialized edition; some edge wear and reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F.; with 1972 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 183b    $750.

Realized: $300

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Lot 866    

1879, 10¢ brown, without secret mark, tied by "Philadelphia, 6" registry oval on registered 5¢ Taylor (U175) entire to Montevideo, Uruguay, purple "Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 14 1882, Registered" framed postmark, purple "L.W. Durbin, Foreign Stamp Importer" corner card handstamp, Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 187    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $250

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Lot 867    

1879, 10¢ brown, with secret mark, horizontal pair, in combination with 1879, 3¢ green on cover to the U.S.S. Monongahela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3¢ tied by "Toledo, O., Apr 16" cds and cork duplex and 10¢ stamp with additional New York duplex, red New York transit, Very Fine.
Scott No. 188+184    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $90

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Lot 868    

1883, 2¢ red brown, diagonal bisects, two adjoining diagonal bisects of two different stamps applied to resemble an intact example; tied by "Mount Washington Md., May 27, 1887" duplex with target cancel on cover to East Hampton, Long Island N.Y., reverse with Baltimore (5.27) transit and; bottom half without perfs at right, F.-V.F. and unusual bisect use as postal fraud, ex-Randy Neil.
Scott No. 210 var.    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 869    

1883, 2¢ red brown, overlapping Revenue, 1862, 2¢ orange (R15) and tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Rome N.Y. Mar 3" cds on cover to Newburgh, N.Y., R15 with additional manuscript cancel, Very Fine and unusual.
Scott No. 210    Estimate $150 - 200.

The sender apparently tried to prepay the postage with a revenue stamp, the postmaster held the cover for payment.

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Lot 870    

1883, 4¢ blue green, diagonal bisect, bottom left diagonal half, tied across the cut by "New York N.Y. Nov 5, 1897" machine cancel on cover to Roxbury Mass.; stamp with trimmed bottom perfs, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Dan Curtis.
Scott No. 211 var.    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 871    

1883, 4¢ blue green, diagonal bisect, bottom right half, tied across cut by two bold strikes of "2" in barred oval duplexed with "Oakland, Cal., Jul 1, 91" cds on cover to San Francisco Cal.,Jun. 29th arrival backstamp; reduced at left, Fine and scarce bisect use; with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 211 var.    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 872    

1887, 3¢ vermilion, two horizontal pairs, on 2¢ green entire to Oldtown, Maine, canceled by "Boston, Mass, L.R." oval cancels, Very Fine.
Scott No. 214    Estimate $150 - 200.

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