Sale 110: The Fall Sale

Lot 610    

1873, 3¢ green, C.B.N.C. printing, three singles, tied by blue negative "A" cancels on cover to Linkoping, Sweden with matching "Chicago, Ill., Nov 6" origin cds below, with red "Chicago, Paid All, Ger. Transit, Nov 10" exchange cds on reverse, with original enclosure, Very Fine, a scarce Swedish-Norwegian closed mail rate usage.
Scott Nos. 158    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 611    

1873, 3¢ green, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by "London, De 12, 73" cds and barred duplex killer on incoming folded letter to Owensville, Missouri, with blue "U.S. Currency, 13" depreciated currency rating handstamp; some light soiling, F.-V.F. and unusual.
Scott Nos. 158    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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Lot 612    

1873, 3¢ green, C.B.N.C. printing, two singles, on 1870, 3¢ green corner card entire (U84) to London, England underpaying the double 6¢ rate, tied by blue "Cleveland, O., Jan 7" cds and target duplexes, red "New York, Jan 9" exchange cds and straight line "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp additional tying left stamp, red 1875 London entry backstamp and "4½" pence due handstamp applied upon arrival; left stamp with small flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 158    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 613    

1873, 6¢ brown rose, C.B.N.C. printing, horizontal pair and single, tied by duplex cork handstamps on 1874 cover to Cordova, Argentina Republic, with "Cambridge, Mass., Jan 28" origin cds at left, red "New York, 8, Feb 21" credit cds and reverse with Rio de Janeiro transit cds; some stamp flaws, otherwise Very Fine and rare.
Scott Nos. 159    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 614    

1873, 6¢ dull pink, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by full strike of N.Y.F.M. geometric handstamp on corner card cover to London, England, red "New York P.O., May 15" cds and London entry cds, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott Nos. 159    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 615    

1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, five singles, slight over lapping on 1874 cover to St. Helena, Atlantic Ocean, in combination with 1873, 3¢ green vertical pair (158), quartered cork cancels with matching "Westport, Mass., Aug 14" origin cds, red London transit and various red crayon ratings, partial receiving date stamp on face; cover reduced a bit irregularly at sides, Fine, a very scarce destination.
Scott Nos. 161    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 616    

1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by full strike of N.Y.F.M. geometric handstamp on cover to Valparaiso, Chile, with red boxed "Short Paid" handstamp below, no other postmarks, Very Fine and unusual. Weiss Nos. ST-SP11.
Scott Nos. 161    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 617    

1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by N.Y.F.M. geometric handstamp on 1874 folded letter to Puebla, Mexico, matching "New York, Dec 20" cds and "2" reales rating applied upon arrival in Veracruz, manuscript "pr City of Mexico" ship endorsement and "Via Vera Cruz" handstamp routing below, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 161    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $100

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Lot 618    

1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing, in combination with 1875, 2¢ vermilion (178) on cover to Callao, Peru, cork canceled with matching "Richmond, Me., Jun 17" origin cds alongside, red "New York, Jun 20/ 12" credit exchange postmark additionally tying 2¢, reverse with Peru, Postage Due, 1874, 10c orange (J3) tied by segmented cork handstamp; cover slightly reduced at left and 15¢ with corner nick at bottom right, F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. 163    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

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Lot 619    

1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing, gutter s.e. at left, in combination with 1870, 1¢ ultramarine, H. grill (134) on 1873 mourning cover to Sandhurst, Victoria paying the 16¢ British mail rate via Southampton, tied by "Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Jul 13" origin cds and cork duplexes, red "New York, 12, Jul 16" credit exchange cds and London transit, reverse with Melbourne entry and receiving cds's; cover with edge nick and tear at bottom, 15¢ with small tear at bottom, Fine, still this being the earliest usage of the 1873 15¢ Continental Banknote Issue.
Scott Nos. 163    Estimate $200 - 300.

The Scott catalog currently lists the earliest documented use the the 15¢ Continental Banknote as July 22, 1873. This usage predates this listing by well over a week.

Realized: $160

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