Lot 878
1869, 2¢ brown. Vert. pair, tied by cork cancel on cover with St. Louis, Mo. cds alongside, minor soiling & slightly reduced at right, F.-V.F.Scott No. 113 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $105
Lot 879
1869, 2¢ brown. Perfectly centered amid balanced margins and strong color, neatly tied by grid cancel on New York drop rate cover, an Extremely Fine gem.Scott No. 113 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $190
Lot 880
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by Waterbury, Conn. "Small Bee" fancy cancel with "Waterbury, Ct., Feb 7" cds alongside, on cover to Washington, Conn., cover and stamp expertly repaired at right with portions of cancel added, F.-V.F. appearance, a very rare cancel, with less than 8 known; with 2004 P.F. certificate. Rohloff No. A-14.Scott No. 114 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 881
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Cancelled by segmented geometric with "Gallipolis, O." cds al on attractive advertising cover for "Fancy & Family Flours" with illustrated design of "Diamond Mills", cover with small corner defect, Very Fine.Scott No. 114 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $125
Lot 882
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by town postmark on corner card cover to Chicago, Ill., original enclosure on embossed Abraham Lincoln bust letterhead, Very Fine (no photo).Scott No. 114 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $75
Lot 883
1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Tied by circle of wedges cancel on 1870 cover to London, England, red "Boston, Paid, Mar 11" cds and red London entry postmark, forwarded to Brazil with two strikes of red B.F. Stevens forwarding agent oval date stamps and manuscript "Rio de Janeiro, May 11, 1870" at top, small cover repair at top slightly affecting Boston postmark, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 115 Estimate $400 - 500.
Realized: $375
Lot 884
1869, 10¢ yellow. Large margin single tied by crossroad cancel on 1869 cover to Prussia, red New York & Bremen exchange date stamps, forwarded with additional addressing tying stamp, with original receipt enclosure, Very Fine.Scott No. 116 Estimate $400 - 500.
Realized: $220
Lot 885
1869, 10¢ yellowish orange. Rich color, tied by target and red New York transit cds with second strike below, on 1873 cover to Switzerland, "Constableville, N.Y., Jan 30" origin cds, stamp with faint corner crease at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 116 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
Lot 886
1869, 12¢ green. Well centered single tied by light quartered cork cancel on 1869 cover to England, "Richmond, Va., Oct 30" origin cds and red New York transit, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 117 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425