Sale 127: The December Sale

Lot 2041    

1863, 2¢ black, well centered with large margins, neat segmented cancel on cover postmarked Lebanon, Ten. cds alongside, addressed to Concord, East Tennessee, Extremely Fine stamp on extremely fine cover.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2042    

1862, 5¢ dark red brown, rich dark true shade, tied by neat circular grid handstamp on 1862 folded letter sheet to Madrid, Spain, red "N. York Br. Pkt., Paid, Jun 18" exchange cds and blue "8rs" due handstamp, reverse with red "London, Jl 28, 62" transit, entry and receiving backstamps; sheet with left side flap missing, Very Fine; with 2023 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 75 var.    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2043    

1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill, strong clear grill impression, tied by "New York, Dec 29" octagon date stamp and grid duplex on cover to military surgeon in New Orleans, La.; stamp with a few tiny perf creases at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce on cover usage; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 83; $1,300 on cover    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2044    

1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill, in combination with 1868, 2¢ black, F. grill (93) slightly overlapping on fresh cover to Alfred, Me., tied together by unusual large target handstamp with matching "Mound City, Kan." cds, Very Fine; with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 92    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2045    

1867, 15¢ black, F. grill, nicely centered with deep color, tied by "New Orleans, La., Aug 11" cds and grid duplex on 1869 folded letter to Sebastopol, France, red "New York, Paid 3, Aug 17" exchange cds additionally tying stamp, cover forwarded to Paris with France 20c blue (26) tied by dotted star handstamp at lower left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 98    Estimate $300 - 400.



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Realized: $475

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Lot 2046    

1869, 2¢ brown, natural s.e. at right, tied by split square cork cancel duplexed with "Carrier, Mar 24, 1 Del" cds to local Philadelphia street address, forwarded to different city street address with additional 2¢ brown (113) tied by cork cancel duplexed with Philadelphia Mar. 24th cds, "W.F. Potts, Son & Co., Iron Merchants" oval corner card, Very Fine and scarce intracity carrier forwarding use.
Scott No. 113    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2047    

1869, 2¢ brown, tied by Philadelphia "Carrier, Dec 18" cds and quartered cork duplex on illustrated Insurance & Safe Deposit company corner card cover to local address, forwarded to Haddonfield, N.J. with 1869, 3¢ ultramarine (114) tied by "Station E., Phila., Dec 20" cds and cork duplex; some cover edge wear and light central file fold, Very Fine and unusual use; with 1983 & 2002 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 113    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $270

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Lot 2048    

1882, 5¢ yellow brown, four singles, tied by oval "Boston, Mass." oval handstamp on 1884 commercial corner card cover to Paris, France, "Boston, Paid, Sep 26" cds and manuscript "per Steamer, Alaska" ship endorsement at top, blue receiving postmark, Very Fine.
Scott No. 205    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $30

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