Sale 21: The Autumn Sale

Lot 780    

1870, 1¢ ultramarine, grilled + 1¢ ultramarine, without grill. Tied by light grid cancels on local drop rate cover, "New York, P.O., Jul 17" cds alongside and additional city cds on reverse, left 1¢ with perfs slightly overlapping cover at top, otherwise Very Fine, a very unusual mixed 1¢ National Banknote issue usage, illustrated in Brookman.
Scott No. 134+145    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $105

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Lot 781    

1870, 1¢ ultramarine, grilled + 3¢ green. Vertical pair (1¢ with s.e. at right) tied by light target cancels on cover to Germany, matching New Hampshire postmark at left and red N.Y. exchange cds additionally tying 1¢, Very Fine.
Scott No. 134+147    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 782    

1870, 3¢ green. Horizontal pair canceled by crossroad handstamps on 1872 cover to Fontainebleau, France, "San Francisco, Cal., Mar 9" origin cds, red New York exchange and "10" decimes due handstamp, tiny margin tears in bottom of left stamp, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 147    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 783    

1870, 6¢ carmine. Tied by "Great Falls, N.H., Feb 20" cds and grid on 1872 cover to England, red N.Y. and London transit cds's and red B.F. Stevens forwarder cachet, Very Fine.
Scott No. 148    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 784    

1871, 7¢ vermilion + 3¢ green. Tied by San Francisco, Cal. duplex postmarks on 1874 folded letter sheet to France paying the 9¢ French mail rate (1¢ over payment), partial blue French entry and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 149+147    Estimate $200 - 250.

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Lot 785    

1870, 10¢ brown. Blunt perfs at bottom left, tied by blue "Cleveland, O." duplex postmark on 1873 illustrated hotel corner card cover to Gand, Belgium, red New York exchange and receiving backstamp, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 150    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $125

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Lot 786    

1870, 15¢ bright orange + 3¢ green. Tied by cork cancels on fancy cupid & scroll address panel cover to Alfred, Maine, paying single rate plus registry fee, light "Port Washington, O., Jul 30" cds at left and "Reg 15" registry number at top, Very Fine; with 1994 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 152+147    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 787    

1873, 3¢ green. Horizontal strip of three and pair cork canceled on fresh 1878 cover to Wellington, Cape Colony, Africa, "Springfield, Mass., Aug 23" origin cds at left, red New York and London transit date stamps and Capetown postmark tying pair, cover reduced at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 158    Estimate $250 - 350.

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Lot 788    

1873, 3¢ green. Two horizontal pairs, lightly canceled on cover to Stockholm, Sweden, red "Chicago, Ill., Aug 27, 4" exchange cds and boxed Hamburg transit tying stamps, "1½Wf." accountancy handstamp alongside and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 158    Estimate $250 - 350.

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Lot 789    

1873, 6¢ dull pink, horizontal pair + 2¢ vermilion, pair and two singles. Tied by New York duplex cancels on 1878 corner card cover to London, England, forwarding address label tied by "Munroe & Co." forwarder handstamp, slight cover wear and 2¢ with nick, Fine.
Scott No. 159+178    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $240

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