Sale 25: The Autumn Sale
U.S. Postal History: 1857 Issue
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| Lot 519 |  |
1857, 1¢ blue, type IV, position 43R1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, tied by "Detroit, Mich., Oct 13" cds on locally addressed cover, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 23; Estimate $1,000-1,500. |
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| Lot 520 | |
1857, 3¢ dull red, type II, three singles, each pen cancelled and some additionally postmarked, used on a yellow, twice-forwarded cover from and to Massachusetts, Very Fine, an unusual item. Scott No. 26; Estimate $400-600. |
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| Realized $350 | ||
| Lot 521 | |
1857, 3¢ dull red, type II, two singles, one pen cancelled (small nicks at right), other with blue Cincinnati postmark, used on a cover (with interesting contents) from West Haverford to Cincinnati & forwarded back again, F.-V.F. Scott No. 26; Estimate $100-150. |
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| Lot 522 | |
1858, 5¢ brick red, type I + 10¢ green, type V, tied two strikes of red "Paid" in circle with matching "Providence, R.I." cds on 1860 cover to France, Extremely Fine, a lovely item, signed Ashbrook. Scott No. 27+35; Estimate $1,000-1,500. |
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| Realized $1,050 | ||
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| Lot 523 | |
1858, 5¢ brick red, type I + 10¢ green, type V, tied by "Kankakee Depot, Ill." cds on an 1860 cover to France, with red New York and numerous French transit cancels; the cover was carried by the Cunard steamer "Asia", Very Fine, the 5¢ brick red is very scarce on cover. Scott No. 27+35; Estimate $1,000-1,500. |
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| Lot 524 | |
1857, 5¢ red brown, type I + three 10¢ green, type II, used to make the 35¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate on a buff cover from Economy, Ind. to Switzerland, with red boxed Aachen Franco and three backstamps, minor cover repairs, 10¢ strip with blunt perfs at top & 5¢ with blunt perfs at right, stamps with some minor perf aging, particularly on the 5¢, Very Fine, a very attractive usage, with 1993 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 28+32; Estimate $500-750. |
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| Realized $450 | ||
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| Lot 525 | |
1859, 5¢ brown, type I, two singles (right stamp with tiny defect), tied by bold "Oroville, Cal./Aug. 3, 1859" cds on cover to New Hampshire, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a scarce usage of the 10¢ trans-continental rate paid with two 5¢ values. Scott No. 29; Estimate $500-750. |
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| Realized $375 | ||
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| Lot 526 | |
1860, 5¢ brown, type II, horizontal pair, tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 20" cds on cover to South Norwalk, Conn., endorsed "via Steamer" at top; cover reduced at left and light edge wear, Very Fine. Scott No. 30A; Estimate $300-400. |
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| Realized $400 | ||
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| Lot 527 | |
1857, 10¢ green, types II-III-II, vert. strip of 3 tied by New Orleans cds's on a blue 1859 folded letter to Nantes, France, with red "New York" transit cancel, two French transit cancels and two French backstamps, cover refolded at left, Very Fine, a handsome cover. Scott No. 32+33+32; Estimate $500-750. |
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| Realized $450 | ||
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| Lot 528 | |
1857, 10¢ green, type II, three singles tied by "San Francisco" cds's on a buff Prussian Closed Mail cover to Austria, with red New York and Aachen transit cancels and Vienna backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 32; Estimate $300-400. |
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| Realized $250 | ||
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