Sale 55: United States Postal History

Lot 1826    

1851-1857 3¢ Forwarding and Auxiliary Balance, balance mounted on exhibit pages comprising 12 covers with a variety of different markings and usages, including a triple-forwarding from Lexington Va. via Charlottesville, circa 1853 turned usage from Woodstock Ct. to Hartford where advertised and forward h.s. applied with 4¢ due to Northampton, 1852 use with blue New York "Adv 1ct" h.s., couple "Missent" and one NYC "Held for Postage" straightline use, a couple 6¢ transcontinental forwarded covers, etc., some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11/11A    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1827    

1851-1860s Balance of Consignment Including Civil War Related, group of six items comprising: two illustrated multicolor Magnus song sheets of Prisoner's Hope and Cross Readings, 1862 Adjutant Gen. printed orders, Fort Delaware use by guard force, 1851 3¢ and 12¢ quintuple rate use from Columbus to Cadiz Oh. (faulty), and 1922-23 GAR Magazine, Fine group.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $145

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Lot 1828    

1851-1880 U.S. Covers, selection of 75 items, cancels include black, blue, red, etc., a few registered, some geometric, few better shades, lots of small towns, somewhat mixed condition, please inspect.
Estimate    $350 - 500.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1829    

1851-57 Issue Study Collection, collection of mostly covers and some stamps, includes potential machine affixed imperfs with some dramatic miscuts, a group of #26 covers with potential snow machine affixed, couple #25 covers, #26 imperf and perfed straddle lines, some positional pieces and some fake perf/imperfs, etc., Fine, an interesting study.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1830    

1852-57, 3¢ Issue Cover Group, over 50 covers on pages in binder; mostly advertising covers including illustrated and cameo, also a section of unusual town cancels including a socked-on-the-nose oval in circle handstamp from Appleton, Wis. on #11, auxiliary markings, etc.; condition mixed, useful group.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1831    

1857-1860 10¢ Covers, 4 items, two franked with imperf 10¢ & two franked with perf 10¢, 1 #14 sent from Shasta, Cal. to Ware, Mass., condition mixed, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 1832    

1857-1860 3¢ Covers, selection of 37 items, with #25/26A franking, most #26's, some great miscellaneous town cancels, shades & colored cancels, few DPO, Texas towns, condition about average.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

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Lot 1833    

1859-1861 1¢ Covers, selection of 11 items,one with 3¢ added, one with strip of 3; different cancels & usages, condition above the average, please inspect.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

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Lot 1834    

1861-1865 United States Covers, selection of over 100 items, franked with 8 black jacks, a few 1¢ values, otherwise 3¢ rose, lots of Civil War connections including address, great variety of town cancels, some color, condition above the norm, please inspect.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1835    

1863-68, 2¢ Black Jack Covers, group of seven covers comprising single frankings mostly at circular rates including some advertising, #87 used from Boston (cat $200), #87 cancelled by blue circular grid cancel, and #73 corner selvage single used on wrapper; some faults, Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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