Sale 81: The Sescal Sale

Lot 459 o   

8-Point Star in Circle, bold strike ties 6¢ dull pink (159), light crease, Very Fine and scarce strike on pair, Illustrated in Weiss on page 166., ex-Ainsworth.
Weiss No. ST-8P3    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $110

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Lot 460 o   

Circle of Diamonds, bold strike on 12¢ dull violet (151), well centered, Very Fine and choice; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Weiss No. TR-W8    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 461 o   

Circle of Segmented Wedges, clear strike on 7¢ orange vermilion (160), well centered within large margins, intense shade, Extremely Fine and choice; with 2002 P.S.E. certificate.
Weiss No. TR-W25    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $260

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Lot 462 o   

Circular Geometric, clear partial strike on 15¢ bright orange (152), radiant color on bright paper, Very Fine and rare strike on the 15¢ value.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Only one on-cover example is recorded with very few off cover examples known.

Realized: $190

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Lot 463    

Circular Geometric, cancels 2¢ vermilion (W155) wrapper from New York N.Y. to Rotterdam, Netherlands at the 2¢ printed matter rate, endorsed "pr City of Montreal", reverse with Rotterdam (5.7.78) arrival cds, Very Fine and rare, ex-Kirke.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Weiss recorded only one other example of this cancel, a partial strike on a April 30th 1878 circular to Mexico.

Realized: $900

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Lot 464 o   

Circular Geometric, three strikes on 3¢ green (158) strip of three, Very Fine and rare multiple use, Illustrated in Weiss's NYFM book on page 52.; with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Weiss No. GE-C4    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 465 o   

Circular Geometric, three strikes on 6¢ dull pink (159) block of four; corner crease top left, Fine and rare NYFM block.
Weiss No. GE-C7    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 466 o   

Circular Geometric, bold strike on 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), rich colors, wide margins, Very Fine, ex-Koppersmith; with 1988 and 2002 P.F. certificates.
Weiss No. GE-EN2    Estimate $200 - 300.

A RARE 1870S NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL CANCEL ON A 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

Realized: $100

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Lot 467 o   

Circular Geometric, two complete strikes tying 2¢ vermilion (178), two overlapping singles + 6¢ dull pink (159) on piece, left 2¢ with natural s.e. at left, Very Fine and choice, illustrated in Weiss (page 117); with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Weiss No. GE-EP4    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 468 o   

Circular Geometric, full strike on 24¢ purple (153), wide margins, couple perf creases at top, a Very Fine and choice strike, illustrated in Van Vlissingen & Waud on page 46.
Weiss No. GE-S6    Estimate $400 - 600.

THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RAREST NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL CANCELLATIONS.

Only one on cover example is recorded with very few off cover examples known. This is one of the highlights of the Kirke NYFM off-cover collection.

Realized: $350

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