Sale 25: The Autumn Sale

Lot 582    

1869, 1¢ buff. Tied by geometric cork cancel on legal size local cover with Internal Revenue Official Business imprint, rimless "Salt Lake City, Utah" postmark alongside, Very Fine, an interesting usage from Utah territory.
Scott No. 112    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $70

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Lot 583    

1869, 2¢ brown + 1¢ ultramarine Bank Note. Tied by Grinnell, Iowa duplex cancels on a small neat mourning cover to Iowa City, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 113+145    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 584    

1869, 2¢ brown. Vert. pair tied by cork cancels on a small 1870 lady's cover from Charlestown, Mass. (red double circle cds) to Lexington, Mass.,top stamps with trivial perf flaw, Very Fine.
Scott No. 113    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 585    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Pair (left stamp small defect), tied on cover to Canada with overall advertising design in gray for the "N.Y. State Agricultural College" (featuring horses), bold "U. States" handstamp & "20" rate handstamp at left indicating postage to collect, cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $290

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Lot 586    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by clearly struck negative Star of David fancy cancel on an 1870 cover to New York, with a corner card for a manufacturer of ""improved visible or ventilating wigs and toupees", cover slightly reduced at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 587    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by 1869 in circle fancy cancel on a neat cover from Nashotah, Wis. to Detroit, cover slightly reduced at top, Very Fine.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 588    

1869, 6¢ ultramarine. In combination with 1867, 24¢ lilac on 1870 cover to Geneva, Switzerland, tied by light cork cancels and "Charleston, S.C., May 6" cds, red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, May 10" exchange cds and Basel transit and receiving backstamps; 24¢ with a couple nibbed perfs at right, F.-V.F., a rare combination franking.
Scott No. 115+78    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 589    

1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Tied by cork cancels on cover to Albion, Mich., matching "Trenton, N.J." cds at left with "Dec 31st, 1869" docketing above; cover tone spots and reduced at sides, Fine, a very scarce 4 times rate usage; signed J.M. Bartels.
Scott No. 115+114    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $475

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Lot 590    

1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Cork canceled on 1870 folded letter sheet to Rotterdam, Holland, with "Insufficiently Paid" straight line and "Short Paid" boxed handstamps, manuscript "2" in blue crayon tying stamp, receiving backstamp; side portions of lettersheet missing, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce usage to Holland.
Scott No. 115    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $500

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Lot 591    

1869, 10¢ yellow. Vert. pair and single paying the triple direct mail rate and tied by grid cancels on an 1870 cover from Boston to Germany, with merchant's albino corner card, two backstamps, Very Fine, an attractive cover; with 2000 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 116    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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