Sale 92: The Summer Sale

Lot 1327    

1873, 10¢ brown, horizontal pair, rich color, tied by cork cancels duplexed with "Trenton N.J., Nov 28" cds on 1877 cover to Gaboon River, West Africa, blue Cherbourg (12.11.77) transit, partial Gabon arrival backstamp, original enclosure accompanies; sealed cover tear, Very Fine appearing and scarce use at double the 10¢ GPU transitional rate, ex-Gabriel.
Scott No. 161    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1328    

1873, 10¢ brown, horizontal pair with part selvage at top and part captured imprint and plate no. tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric (Weiss GE-EP5) duplexed with "New York, Apr 28" on 1875 tobacco and commission merchant's corner card cover to Havana, Cuba, endorsed "pr S.S. City of New York", Havana (5.4) arrival backstamp and bold "2" reales due handstamp, blue "S. Corte-Real" company receiving backstamp, with original enclosures, some edgewear, few toned perfs, Fine and scarce double rate with partial captured plate number and imprint, ex-Kirke.
Scott No. 161    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1329    

1873, 10¢ brown, pair, used with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by radial cancels duplexed with "Pikesville Md., Dec 3" cds on cover to USS Hartford at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red London Paid 1877 transit cds, Rio de Janeiro (1.16) arrival cds; partial flap, a Very Fine use.
Scott No. 161    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1330    

1873, 15¢ yellow orange, used with 2¢ vermilion (178) and 10¢ brown (161), all tied by quartered cork cancels duplexed with "North Chile, N.Y. Nov. 17" cds 1876 tissue paper cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, bold "New York '1.10' Nov 11" exchange credit cds, London "Paid" (11.21.76) transit cds, partial Buenos Aires arrival backstamp and blue crayon "10" reales inland postage due rating, original datelined enclosure; docketing at left and small edge flaws at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 163    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1331    

1875, 2¢ vermilion, Diagonal Bisect used as 1¢, bottom right half, tied across the cut by blue target cancel on small locally-addressed cover to Taneytown Md., accompanied by original Taneytown Feb. 22, 1879 datelined enclosure, fresh and Very Fine bisect use; with 1959 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 178b    $750.

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Lot 1332    

1875, 5¢ blue, used with 3¢ green (184), each tied by Negative "A" in Octagon strike duplexed with "Waterbury Conn., Jan 19" cds on 3¢ green entire to Montevideo, Uruguay, red "New York, Feb 5" exchange cds and red crayon "30" centimes credit (6¢), Uruguay "20" in circle due rating handstamp for inland postage; reverse with Listas (3.13) and Buenos Aires (3.14.80) transits; perf toning, otherwise Very Fine and scarce Waterbury use at the rare 11¢ treaty rate to Uruguay.
Scott No. 179    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1333    

1879, 2¢ vermilion, Diagonal Bisect used as 1¢, lower left diagonal half, tied across cut by circular segmented grid cancel duplexed with "High Bridge N.J. Dec 31" cds on cream local drop cover to local attorney; reduced at left and some edge wear at bottom, Very Fine.
Scott No. 183b    $750.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1334    

1879, 15¢ red orange, in combination with 1882, 10¢ brown (209) and 1881, 1¢ gray blue + 1883, 2¢ red brown (206+210) on reverse of 1864, 2¢ black entire (U54) to Lobau, Germany, all tied by New York, Reg. oval handstamps with matching "New York, N.Y., 12-17, 1894" oval date stamp and registry etiquette, reverse wit receiving postmark; cover opened at sides for display, Very Fine.
Scott No. 189    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 1335    

1882, 10¢ brown, re-engraved, tied by circular grid cancel duplexed with "Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., May 11" cds on cover to Tamatave, Madagascar, "Estranger, Marseilles, 24 Mai 83" transit backstamp, sent by French packet of Ligne Line T of the Messageries Maritimes to Tamatave; no flap and small opening flaws at top, otherwise Very Fine and rare use at double the 5¢ UPU rate.
Scott No. 209    Estimate $500 - 750.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BANK NOTE ISSUE USE TO TAMATAVE, MADAGASCAR.

There are only four recorded Bank Note usages to Madagascar, which are the earliest examples of United States mail to this remote destination. They comprise:
1. 1877 Nov. 6, Dobbs Ferry N.Y. to Tamatave, ex-Vogel
2. 1878 Jul. 11, Unadilla N.Y. to Tamatave, ex-M. Brown
3. 1883 May 11, Dobbs Ferry N.Y. to Tamatave, the cover offered here.
4. 1883 Jul. 6, New York N.Y. to Tamatave, ex-Gallagher, Gabriel.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 1336    

1882, 10¢ brown, re-engraved, in combination with 1888, 5¢ indigo (216), corked canceled on illustrated "Henry A. Reuss, Stamp Importer" corner card cover showing Hawaiian stamp, to Leipzig, Germany, violet "Paris, Texas, Registered, Aug, 9, 1888" date stamp and N.Y. registry etiquette, N.Y. transit backstamp; trivial tiny cover tear at left, Very Fine and choice, an attractive usage.
Scott No. 209    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $450

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