Sale 55: United States Postal History

Lot 1579    

2¢ Brown, tied by quartered cork handstamp on 1869 printed prices current to Puebla, Mexico, manuscript "p Cleopatra" ship and "Via Vera Cruz" routing endorsements, "½" reales inland rate handstamp, Very Fine, an attractive and scarce printed matter rate usage to Mexico.
Scott No. 113    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1580    

2¢ Brown, on two third class covers; one a wrapper tied by grid handstamp, to South Groton, Mass., other on partial printed circular to Louisville, Ky. tied by cork handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 113    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1581    

3¢ Ultramarine, cancelled by green cork cancel on cover to West Waterford Vt., match clear strike of "Whitefield N.H. May 3" cds; couple filing holes, Very Fine, ex-Foote; with 2009 Weiss photo certificate.
Scott No. 114    $422.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1582    

6¢ Ultramarine, cancelled by target cancel, "Frankfort N.Y. Apr 27" cds adjacent on orange buff cover to Little Falls N.Y. at double the 3¢ letter rate, Very Fine.
Scott No. 115    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 1583    

15¢ Brown & Blue, Type I, small faults, tied by NYFM flying clothespins (Weiss TR-C7) on 1872 cover to Bonn, Prussia, partial red New York Jan. 24 exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Guion Line Wisconsin from New York Jan. 24th to Queenstown arriving Feb. 3rd, Bonn (2.6) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F., an interesting late use, 1¢ convenience overpayment of double 7¢ the NGU closed mail rate.
Scott No. 118    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1584    

15¢ Brown & Blue, Type II, pair mostly separated, used with 1870, 2¢ red brown, grilled, small tear, tied by two strikes of quartered cork on small piece; with 1994 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 119    $655.

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Lot 1585    

1¢ Buff, Re-Issue, rich color, tied by negative "K" in split circle duplexed with "Boston Mass. Apr. 6 4PM" cds on blue Mulready facsimile advertising cover of E. A. Holton, a Boston stamp dealer, addressed to Norman K. Mason in Providence R.I., Very Fine; with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 123    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A RARE AND DESIRABLE USE OF THE 1¢ 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE ON A MULREADY FACSIMILE STAMP DEALER'S ILLUSTRATED COVER.

Only seven covers bearing this issue are recorded, including one with a slightly different Mulready facsimile design sent from the same sender.

Realized: $2,200

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