Sale 106: The Stanley Piller Inventory of United States

Lot 258    

1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing, used with 3¢ green (147), tied by cork cancels duplexed with partial "Salem, Mass., Dec 22" cds on 1874 cover to Cordova, Argentina, bold "New-York '8' Dec 23" credit exchange cds, Argentina blue crayon "10" reales inland postage due, 1874 receipt docketing on reverse; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine; with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 163    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 259    

1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing, corner flaw, used with 2¢ brown (157) and 10¢ brown (161), tied by cork cancels and reddish "Boston, Mass. Dec 8" exchange, on 1875 cover to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good hope, red crayon "110", red London Paid transit and red crayon "1" pence Colonial credit, Cape Town (1.21) arrival cds; reduced slightly at left, light overall toning, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 163    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 260    

1875, 2¢ vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing, horizontal bisect, top half, tied by quartered cork cancel duplexed with "Uniontown Pa. Dec 29" cds on local drop cover, copper and sheet iron ware manufacturer corner card; roughly reduced at right and some light soiling, Fine and rare, Only 3 Recorded Horizontal Bisects; with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 178b    $850.

Realized: $250

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Lot 261    

1879, 15¢ red orange, A.B.N.C. printing, well centered jumbo, tied by "New York, Reg" oval, purple "Registered, Feb 26, 1884, New York P.O." three-line registry postmark to Russia, New York "City" exchange label affixed, attempted delivery and returned, "Dead Letter Office" (6.13) triangle backstamp; light soiling and edge wear, F.-V.F. and scarce registered use to Russia.
Scott No. 189    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 262    

1883, 2¢ red brown, foreign destination uses, group of 6 covers comprising Russia, Bermuda (2) Guatemala, Denmark and Jamaica with a variety of frankings mostly with 1¢ #206 and 2¢ entires; some faults, F.-V.F. group.
Scott No. 210    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 263    

1883, 2¢ red brown, two used on 1¢ blue wrapper, first to Finland, second from New York to Paris, France and forwarded to Constantinople, Turkey, Very Fine and scarce wrapper uses.
Scott No. 210    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 264    

1883, 2¢ red brown, tied by "Berkeley Springs, W.Va., 5 Aug 1884" duplex as remailing postage on incoming folded letter from France bearing France 25c yellow tied by "Paris, Rue Cambon, 25 Juil 84" cds to Baltimore Md., forwarded several times, purple "Forwarded, Balto, Md. Aug 4, 1884" cds also ties 25c, Very Fine.
Scott No. 210    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 265    

1883, 2¢ red brown, single and pair, latter with s.e. at left, canceled by corks duplexed with "Annapolis Md. Jan 6" cds on cover to Lieut. C.L. Sperry, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Quinnebaug care of B.F. Stevens, London, forwarded with "United States, Despatch Agent, 19 Jan 85, London" oval handstamp and matching "Villefranche, Sur Mer, France" directional handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 210    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 266    

1883, 2¢ red brown, trimmed at bottom, partial target cancel, matching "O'Fallon's Neb. Aug 2, 1886" cds on 1¢ postal card (UX8) to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, bold "St. Thomas, 23/8, 1886" arrival cds; upper right corner flaws, Fine and scarce destination.
Scott No. 210    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 267    

1883, 4¢ blue green, tied by "New York, Nov 8, 88" duplexes on 2¢ Grant (U293) Lettersheet to Germany, endorsed "per SS Eider" at bottom left; no tabs, F.-V.F. and scarce 4¢ use on Grant lettersheet.
Scott No. 211    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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