Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 851    

1870, 3¢ green, grilled, horizontal pair, tied by two strikes of NYFM crossroad cancel on 1870 cover to Aberdeen, Scotland, partial red New York exchange cds and red London entry postmark, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a very scarce NYFM cancel. Weiss No. TR-C3.
Scott No. 136    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $900

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Lot 852    

1870, 3¢ green, horizontal pair used with cork cancels on an 1872 buff cover from San Francisco, "Overland" via New York to France (overpaid by 2¢), with numerous transit and backstamps, minor cover edge wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 147    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $145

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Lot 853    

1870, 6¢ carmine, tied by beautiful ornate New York Foreign Mail cancel on an 1874 cover to London, England, part of address strengthened, Very Fine, A beauty.
Scott No. 148    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 854    

1870, 6¢ carmine, s.e. at right, tied by NYFM cancel on 1871 cover to Castletown, Ireland, additionally tied by red New York exchange cds, receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 148    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $230

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Lot 855    

1870, 6¢ carmine + 3¢ green, two each, tied by fancy grid cancels on a registered 1871 cover from Olathe, Kans. to Ohio, 6¢ pair defective, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 148+147    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $95

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Lot 856 ()   

1870, 10¢ brown, tied to cover front only in combination with Fiji Times Express 1 shilling, laid batonne paper, by San Francisco October 6 (1871) duplex postmark, additional San Francisco Steamship postmark of the same date, carried by the Wonga Wonga (under charter to Hall's Line) that departed Fiji on September 11 and arrived at San Francisco, via Hawaii, on October 6, 1871, some minor faults, Very Fine and rare, the only reported example of the 1sh on cover and the only combination cover with U.S. stamp, ex-Seybold, Lagerloef, Purves, Robertson and Mayer; 1987 R.P.S. cert. (which is now missing) states, "genuine as far as one can say for an incomplete cover".
Scott No. 150    Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.

Realized: $9,000

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Lot 857    

1870, 10¢ brown, tied by full strike of NYFM grid cancel on cover to Volterra, Italy, red "New York Paid All, Br, Transit, Jul 8" cds and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a very scarce NYFM cancel on cover. Weiss No. TR-G30.
Scott No. 150    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $675

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Lot 858    

1870, 1¢ ultramarine (x2) + 2¢ red brown + 3¢ green (x2) + 12¢ dull violet, tied by target cancels with Parker, KY cds on an 1874 cover to Peru (22¢ rate); couple minor perf faults and part of back missing, otherwise F.-V.F., a very scarce combination.
Scott No. 151+145+146+147    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $600

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Lot 859    

1870, 3¢ green + 24¢ purple + 30¢ black, tied by Paterson, N.J. duplex cancels on a legal-size registered cover to Richmond, Va., with accounting at left, F.-V.F., quite attractive and a scarce combination.
Scott No. 154    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 860    

1870, 2¢ red brown + 12¢ dull violet + 30¢ black, used with grid cancels on a double rate cover from Oakland, Cal. to Lima, Peru; slightly reduced at left and address partly eradicated, minor perf staining, otherwise F.-V.F., handsome and a scarce usage; with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 154+146+151    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $600

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