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1851 Issue

Lots 1206-1215 Lots 1216-1220

Lot 1206    

1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Ample to large margins, tied by St. Louis boxed "1ct" handstamp on fresh locally addressed cover, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $600

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Lot 1207    

1851, 1¢ blue, type II, horizontal strip of 3. Position 85-87L1E, VF, ample margins to barely touching, manuscript canceled on 1853 folded letter sheet with red Shawneetown Ill. cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 7    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1208    

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal pair. Margins large to just in at top, tied by "New Orleans, La., Mar 3" cds on printed circular to Augsbourg, Germany, receiving backstamp.
Scott No. 9    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1209    

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. In combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red, vertical pair and single on small cover to Earleton Place, Canada West, tied by two strikes of "Utica, N.Y., Sep 11" cds, red "United States, Paid 6d" two-line exchange handstamp, Canadian transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 9+11A    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1210    

1856, 5¢ red brown, vertical pair. Scissor cut between stamps partially separating, large margins to just in at top, tied by grid handstamps on cover to San Francisco, Cal., red "Westfield, Mass., Apr 19, 1858" cds with matching "Paid" & "10" rate handstamps; cover a bit reduced at right, Very Fine and rare, one of a few 5¢ pairs known on a cover to California, ex Kapiloff; with 1999 Holcombe certificate.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 1211    

1856, 5¢ red brown. Margins ample to touching, corners clipped, tied by "New Orleans, La. Jul 28" cds on 1856 folded letter sheet to Bordeaux, France, red New York exchange cds and "13" decimes due handstamp; cover separated at folds, Fine; with 2000 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 12    $1,700.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1212    

1855, 10¢ green, types II-III-I, vertical strip of three. Margins large to into design at bottom, tied by "Washington D.C., Jul 20, 1857" cds's on folded letter sheet to Mexico City, Mexico, manuscript "Returned for postage, due 10cts" endorsement cross out at bottom and additional 1855, 10¢ green, type II single canceled at left, light oval Vera Cruz entry date stamp and "12" inland rate handstamp, Very Fine, a rare quadruple rate usage to Mexico; with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13,14,15    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 1213    

1855, 10¢ green, type II. Full even margins and rich color, tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Nov 5" cds on 1853, 10¢ Nesbitt entire to Boston, Mass. with embossed merchant corner card, Extremely Fine, a choice double rate usage.
Scott No. 14+U17    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1214    

1855, 10¢ green, types II-III-II, vertical strip of three. Large margins to touching at bottom left, tied by "Richmond, Va., Dec 8, 1856" cds's on folded letter to Harzgerode, Germany, Prussian closed mail with red Aachen boxed date stamp and red "New York, 7 Paid, Dec 10" exchange cds, Very Fine, a very attractive and scarce combination multiple on cover.
Scott No. 14-15    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1215    

1855, 10¢ green, type II, horizontal pair. Positions 77-78L, in combination with 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV + 1851, 3¢ dull red on 1856 cover to Liverpool, England, all tied by two strikes of "Portsmouth, N.H., Dec 9" cds, red "19" credit handstamp and Liverpool entry cds additionally tying, reverse with "Boston, Br. Pkt, Dec 9" exchange cds, Very Fine and choice, a lovely three-color franking to England.
Scott No. 14+9+11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,800

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Lots 1206-1215 Lots 1216-1220

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