Lot
1182 
1893, Columbian, 3¢ green, tied by "New York, Sep 5 '93" duplex on 2¢ Columbian (U349) entire to Freetown, Sierra Leone, reverse with London (9.14) transit and Freetown (10.3) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce destination. Scott No. 232 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1183
1893, Columbian, 4¢ ultramarine, diagonal bisect, upper left half, tied by "Lakeport, N.H., Jan 25 1894" duplex with target duplex on corner card cover to Saginaw, Mich.; cover with light water staining in address panel, otherwise Very Fine and rare accepted Columbian Issue bisect use; with 2018 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 233 var. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $230
Lot
1184
1893, Columbian, 15¢ dark green, used with three 2¢ carmine (220) singles, all cancelled by cork cancels on small parcel tag to Messrs. Otis Clapp & Son in Providence R.I.; card crease slightly affects couple 2¢ Very Fine and scarce high-value Columbian Small Bank Note combo parcel tag use. Scott No. 238 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
Lot
1185 ()
1893, Columbian, 30¢ orange brown, used with 5¢ Columbian (234) block of four, all tied by partial strikes of violet "Highlandville, Mass. May 22, 1894" cds on manila package front to Otis Clapp & Son, Providence R.I.; some light creases, F.-V.F. and scarce 30¢ Columbian package use. Scott No. 239; $375 on cover Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot
1186
1898, Trans-Miss., 4¢ orange, used with 1¢ green (279), pulled corner perf, tied by "New York, N.Y., Mar 31 '99" machine cancel on cover to Sumatra, reverse with Padang (5.6) and N.I. Postal Agent, Penang (5.15) arrivals, Very Fine and rare Trans-Mississippi destination. Scott No. 287 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
1187
1898, 10¢ Trans-Miss., tied by "New York 1, 1-27, 1900" Supplementary Mail oval on cover with preprinted address to Christiansand, Norway, red "Paid, Liverpool, U.S. Packet" (2.3) transit cds, Kristiansand (2.7) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce supplementary mail use. Scott No. 290 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $425
Lot
1188
1901, Pan-American, 5¢ ultramarine & black, slightly trimmed from edge placement, tied by "Meriden, Conn, Jun 19, 1901" wavy machine cancel on 1901 cover to Freetown, Sierra Leone, red Liverpool Paid (6.28) transit cds, Freetown (7.15) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce use to Sierra Leone. Scott No. 297 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
1189
1901, Pan-American, 8¢ brown violet & black, rich color, tied by neat "Madison Square Branch, N.Y." oval cancel on 10¢ brown entire to Germany, purple "Registered, Sep 16, 1901, Madison Square Branch, New York P.O." framed backstamp, bold "C.B. Calman" oval corner card handstamp along with "Registered" and "Return Receipt" straightlines at bottom left, Apolda (9.26) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 298 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $270
Lot
1190
1901, Pan-American, 1¢ 4¢ & 8¢ Pan-Americans, each tied by "New York, A" station ovals on Amberg, Brill & Co. building illustrated ad cover to Germany, purple "Registered, Branch P.O., Station A, New York P.O." framed backstamp, New York registry label (FX-NY1a) affixed; arrival backstamps, F.-V.F. and attractive. Scott No. 294, 296, 298 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $140
Lot
1191
1925, 17¢ black, tied by oval handstamp on 1931 registered cover to the St. Saviour's Orphanage in Dublin, Ireland, New York backstamps and boxed registry handstamp on obverse, red hand drawn boxed with "Detained & returned to sender by order of the Minister for Justice, Saorstat Eireann" directive and "R.L.B. Dublin" handstamp, "Returned Letter Branch, Dublin, 18 Mr, 31" cds alongside, with original enclosure indicating 5 dollars sent for two Irish Sweepstakes tickets; light cover soiling, F.-V.F., an unusual detained and returned letter due to the illegal attempt of obtaining lottery tickets from the U.S. Scott No. 623 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $400