Sale 110: The Fall Sale

Lot 506

1863-68, 2¢ black, 10 items showing revenue usages with one with F. grill; includes four hand written receipts, three different check usages, two printed bills of ladings including one from the New York Central Railroad (93 usage tied by handstamp), also includes a cover with 2¢ (73) + 1¢ Proprietary (R3c) combination and two off document stamps; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Realized: $350

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Lot 507    

1863-68, 2¢ black, group of 18 legal and oversize cover usages; includes single (73) usage on oversized Official Business imprint cover from Philadelphia, many multiple frankings including 8 in singles and pairs from Shreveport, La. to Texas, 6 in irregular block, four vertical strips (93) on separate O.B. covers from "Helena, Montano", combination usages including block of four (73) + 1¢ (63) usage from New Braunfels, Tex., 2¢+5¢ combination (73+76) from Cincinnati, O., couple 2¢+3¢+10¢ usages including one with all F. grills, 1¢+2¢ combination including single and double rate, 2¢ pair + 3¢ with "Due 2¢" and forwarded with three 3¢ issues, etc.; condition varies, generally Fine or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $700

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Lot 508    

1863-68, 2¢ black, group of 11 wrapper usages, two bearing single F. grills; mostly single franking usages from an array of towns including Mystic, Ct. with additional imprint selvage attached, Elyria, O., Lewiston, Me. (93 use), etc., also includes a double wrapper rate with 2¢ pair and a large wrapper to Washington D.C. with 2¢ + 3¢ two singles + 10¢ combination (65+68+73), generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93    Estimate $600 - 800.

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Realized: $450

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Lot 509    

1863-68, 2¢ black, group of six Valentine covers, all single frankings, one with F. grill; each with various embossed design covers and four with enclosures, two with frankings on reverse (one faulty), generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 93    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Lot 510    

1863-68, 2¢ black, group of 20 covers bearing various New York City duplex cancels and includes four F. grill and an E. grill usage; nice array of, various geometrics includes four different in red, five in blue including double rate F. grill usage (postmark believed to be a double strike of bee cancel but is a rosette), others in black including a five point star in circle and another with F. grill docketed "Feb 1/68" (EKU?); some small flaws, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Scott Nos. 73, 87, 93    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Realized: $575

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Lot 511    

1863, 2¢ black, horizontal pair, s.e. and guttermark in margin, in combination with 1862, 24¢ red lilac (70) in cover to Dresden, Saxony, tied by Buffalo, N.Y. cds and patent target duplexes, red "N. York Am. Pkt., 7 Paid, Apr 1" exchange cds and blue Aachen boxed transit date stamp, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 512    

1863, 2¢ black, horizontal pair, in combination with 1866, 15¢ black (77) paying the 19¢ NGU closed mail rate to Genoa, Italy, canceled by circle of wedges handstamp and tied by matching "Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan 2" origin cds, red "New York, Direct, Paid All, Jan 8" cds additionally tying 15¢, red Bremen transit and "5" in circle rate handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps; some light edge wear, Very Fine, ex-Dr. Burrows.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 513    

1863, 2¢ black, in combination with 1861, 3¢ rose, pair and two singles + 10¢ green (65+68) on 1865 cover to Yorkshire, England, all canceled by grid handstamps with red "Milltown, Me., Jan 26" origin cds at lower right, clear strike of "Portland, Me., Am. Pkt., 3, Jan 28" exchange cds, sent by British mails on Allen Line steamer Moravian, transit backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Dr. Rorke & Faust.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 514    

1863, 2¢ black, showing dramatic vertical mis-perforation with scissor separation at right, in combination 1861, 3¢ rose + 10¢ green (65+68) on cover to Paris, France, tied by circle of wedges cancel with red "Boston, Paid 12, Nov 6" exchange and Calais transit cds's additionally tying stamps, receiving backstamp; cover missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine and unusual.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $200

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Lot 515    

1863, 2¢ black, horizontal strip of five, tied by target handstamp with matching light "Farmington, Mo., Dec 20" origin cds additionally tying on cover to Hamilton, Canada, receiving backstamp; cover with partial backflap and sealed cover opening tears at left, F.-V.F., a rare multiple usage of the 2¢ Blackjack issue, ex-H. Allen.
Scott Nos. 73    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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