Lot 238 o
1863, 2¢ black, showing double transfer at bottom, unusual blue grid cancel, well centered amid large margins, Very Fine, choice.Scott No. 73 $80.
Realized: $90
Lot 239
1863, 2¢ black, canceled by manuscript 1866 year date cancel on Horace I. Gray, Card & Job Printer corner card cover to Baldwin, Maine, with 1866 Maine Board of Selectman preprinted address panel, original unused printed order form for various stationery items; cover with paper and glassine adherence, Very Fine, a similar later usage of a Gray ad cover without the Cumberland, Me. town precancel; with 2009 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 73 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $400
Lot 240
1863-67, 2¢ black, Fancy Cancels, 34 covers; various types with pictorials including Three-Leaf Clover and Shield of Cambridge, Mass., Sacramento, Cal. Shield, Top Hat, Star fancies of Waterbury, Ct., Jacksonville, Ogn., Logansport, Ind. and Mobile, Ala., letters with University of Va. "UV", geometrics including leaf types, poker hand, etc.; condition varies, F.-V.F. overall.Scott No. 73, 93 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,100
Lot 241
1863, 2¢ black, tied on locally addressed cover by red Negative Star in Circle handstamp and matching "New York City, Mar 18" cds, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 73 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $145
Lot 242
1863, 2¢ black, tied by "West Meriden, Conn. Jun 1" cds and discernible strike of Devil and Pitchfork fancy duplex on locally addressed Internal Revenue Official Business corner card cover; top portion of stamp expertly replaced, Fine appearance, still a very rare fancy cancel on a 2¢ Blackjack.Scott No. 73 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $240
Lot 243
1863, 2¢ black, tied on small locally address cover by "New York, N.Y." cds with "Station L" on outside of circular rim, Very Fine, a rare New York station postmark.Scott No. 73 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90