Lot
1827 
1883, 2¢ red brown. Deep rich first printing color, tied by "N.Y. Supplementary, Oct 6, 83" duplex postmarks on 1879, 2¢ blue postal entire to Paris, France, blue Paris, Oct 17 cds additionally tying stamp; light card crease and slight staining at bottom, F.-V.F., a scarce supplementary mail usage and the 6th day of usage of the 2¢ red brown. Scott No. 210+UX6 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
Lot
1828
1895, 3¢ purple. Natural s.e. at right, tied by Newburyport, Mass. duplex postmark on oversized illustrated bordered corner card envelope to Boston, Mass. paying the special 2nd class 3¢ rate for printed materials, Very Fine. Scott No. 268 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $70
Lot
1829
1896, 50¢+8¢+10¢ First Bureau Issues. With pair of #275, s.e. on left stamp, on registered large size cover to Switzerland, oval registry cancels plus label, cover damaged away from stamps, Fine. Scott No. 272+273+275 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $125
Lot
1830
1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. In combination with 1897, 5¢ dark blue on registered 5¢ Columbian entire to Germany, tied by oval handstamps with purple "New York, Dec 1, 1898" registry boxed date stamp and registry etiquette, Very Fine. Scott No. 289+281+U350 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $65
Lot
1831
1901, 10¢ Pan-American. In combination with 5¢ + 1¢ pair & single, all pen cancelled, on registered usage to Switzerland, purple "St. Louis Jun 11, 1901" registry postmark, appropriate backstamps, advertising corner card, stamps with few toned perfs, F.-V.F. and attractive. Scott No. 299+297+295 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $350
Lot
1832
1903, 10¢ pale red brown. Tied by straight line "Postage Due" handstamp on 1904 incoming Inca Mining Co. corner card cover from Carabaya, Peru to Concord N.H., franked with Peru 2c black & red, pair + 5c blue tied by Carabaya postmarks, N.Y. 10cts due handstamp and receiving backstamp; cover with clipped corner, F.-V.F., a very scarce provisional postage due usage. Scott No. 307 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $140
Lot
1833
1915, 10¢ Panama-Pacific, perf 10, Earliest Known Usage. Natural s.e. at left, in combination with 1912, 1¢ green, imperf, vertical pair tied by New York registry oval handstamp on Nassau Stamp Co. corner card cover to Milford, Conn., reverse with violet "New York, 8-13" oval date stamps and "Milford, Conn., Aug 14, 1915" receiving postmark confirming the year date of usage; cover with a few small tears and clipped corner, otherwise Very Fine, a remarkable earliest known usage of the 1915, 10¢ Pan-Pacific, Perf 10 issue, two weeks earlier than the current earliest usage of April 27, 1915; with 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 404 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $2,900
Lot
1834
1914, 10¢ orange yellow. In combination with 1917-19, 1¢ green, three singles on registered corner card cover to Seattle Wash., tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China" registry oval handstamp, purple "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Registered Jun. 18, 1918", San Francisco and receiving backstamps, censor label at left, Very Fine. Scott No. 433+498 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $230
Lot
1835
1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane single. Natural s.e. at bottom, small corner crease, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service, No. 2, Aug 29, 1917" duplex postmark on picture post card to Clifton Station, Va. forwarded to Washington, D.C., purple censor handstamp; light card edge toning and corner wear, F.-V.F., a rare single usage of the 1¢ A.E.F. booklet pane stamp from the scarcer first shipment of A.E.F. panes; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 498f Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot
1836
1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet pane single. Tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service, No. 7, Oct 10, 1917" duplex postmark on perforated letter card to Adamsville, O., purple A.E.F. censor handstamp, enclosure with some interesting content; cover with corner nick at lower left, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive example of the rare 2¢ A.E.F. booklet stamp on cover; with 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 499f Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $325