Sale 55: United States Postal History

Lot 1816    

1800s Stampless Postal History and Ephemera Balance, balance of collection including New York July 3rd 1851 "Paid 1ct." printed circular, 1851 Newport R.I. postmaster qtrly. box holder invoice, 1852 Greenville Me. with "52" embedded yeardate, four 1837-52 crossborder covers Canada to U.S., 1850 Brazos St. Jago Texas use, 1765 Newport receipt, 1742 Boston letter, 1863 Mobile CSA use with boxed "Paid 5" h.s., 1807 letter datelined "White River", 1833 "New Harmony Ia." folded letter and 1814 "Louisville Ky" folded letter, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 1817    

1801-1900s U.S. Postal History Balance, balance including 46 covers and postal card including 16 stampless covers and 30 stamped covers; includes 1803 Fort Trumbell military free use to Philadelphia, 1834 Detroit Mich. Terr., #294 on handpainted wood cover to Mexico, four 1911 post cards to Madagascar, #148 cover to Germany, #112 solo use, #68 New York to Cuba; also includes mint U.S. 19th century postal stationery collection; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1818    

1835-1913 Foreign Destinations, including couple stampless, group of mainly family correspondence to Europe, newsy letters, to London, Paris, Constantinople, Madrid, etc; interesting selection, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $125

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Lot 1819    

1840-1860 U.S. Forwarded Covers, selection of 8 covers, most stampless, generally forwarded, couple flaws on stamps, some interesting markings, somewhat mixed condition, needs closer evaluation.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1820    

1847-1900's United States Collection Balance, small collection balance comprising stamps and covers including #1 on cover, #3P4 proof, #10A blue cancel on piece, #15 four margins on piece, #17 pair with red cancels on piece, and also includes faulty Hawaii #20 used, etc.; some faults, Fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1821    

1850's #10/11a Covers, 3¢ imperfs, 26 items, with shades & cancels, mostly #11's, one with vertical & horizontal pairs, condition above the normal, please inspect carefully.
Scott No. 10/11A    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1822    

1850s-1860s Stamped Postal History Balance, group of over 30 covers including some better: #9 on printed 1853 circular mentioning immigrant labor; #24, 26 use Charlestown Mass. to Hornitos Cal., #9 on wrapper with red "Circular Paid." h.s., #65 (2) on Carson City Nev. cover to Ohio, #35 Placerville Cal. to Newburyport, #26 Leavenworth City K.T. use and two others from other K.T. towns, #35 to Panama, #35 on cover to Yokohama but not tied, #U10 Minneapolis M.T. use with some good content and #U10 used from Omaha City N.T. accompanied by two Omaha City banknotes, etc.; some mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1823    

1850s-1870s Classic U.S. Postal History, better group of 68 covers including #33 (strip of three, single), 35 pair used on legal size cover from Fond du Lac Wis. to Stockton Cal. with pfc; #36 block, #26 (2) on legal size cover; #65, 69 to France, #65, 68 pair on registered legal size cover; #65, 75 on legal size domestic cover, #138 two singles on Ill. legal size cover to Wurttemberg; #187 pair on legal size 1881 cover to France, includes patriotics, carrier uses, transatlantic uses, etc.; some mixed condition, well worth inspection, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1824    

1850s-1900's United States Cover Stock, stock of 439 covers with many destined for Europe and particularly Switzerland, an array of issues and frankings including Stampless, Bank Notes, Bureaus, Columbians, Washington-Franklins, Prexies, etc., includes registered mail and some with New York exchange labels, a 1933 supplementary mail use, etc.; also includes an additional approx. 100 unsleeved covers; all are sleeved and generally clean, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 1825    

1851 1¢ Imperforate Covers, 12 covers, franked with #7 & #9 various types of 1¢, some showing plate positions, some with large margins, one on circular to Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, another with bold Knoxville, Te. cds and 3 pen cancelled examples; somewhat mixed condition, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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