Sale 113: The Valentine Sale

Lot 1148    

1867, 3¢ red, F. grill, wide margins, tied by neat "New Haven, Ct., Feb 15" cds & circle of wedges duplex on floral embossed bordered Valentine cover to Falls Village, Ct., with original pierced lace Valentine with multicolored embellishments, inside with lithograph lady and gentlemen scene and hand written sentiment; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 94    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 1149    

1869, 2¢ brown, tied by "New York City, Received, Feb 18" cds and cork duplex on locally addressed embossed floral bordered Valentine cover, with pierced illustrated Valentine with Lady and Gentleman allegories and mirrored centered (not cracked), inside with printed 4-line poem; partial cover backflap, Very Fine.
Scott No. 113    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1150    

1869, 2¢ brown, large margins and choice centering, canceled by light cork and just tied by "Baltimore, Md., Feb 14" Valentine's Day cds on locally addressed drop cover, with colorful pieced laced Valentine with Cupid allegories and central forget-me-not, Very Fine.
Scott No. 113    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1151    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine, single each on two Oregon State Valentines; one on cover tied by target with matching "Jefferson, Oreg., Feb 14" Valentine's Day cds, other an embossed Valentine cover to Salem with partial Oregon Valentine's Day cds, both with Valentine enclosures, Very Fine.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1152    

1869, 3¢ ultramarine, tied by "Utica, N.Y., Feb 15" cds and segmented cork duplex on beautiful ornate floral bordered Valentine cover to Trenton, N.Y., with intricate illustrated pieced lace Valentine showing various reclining figures amid pastoral bordering with various colored embellishments; cover with some trivial faint tone spots, Very Fine.
Scott No. 114    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 1153    

1870, 3¢ green, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by "Fayetteville, N.Y., Oct 31" duplex postmark on large enamel Valentine cover with ornate bronze floral and address panel scroll design bearing multicolored floral design, reverse with similar ornate bronze design; couple small edge tears at top, otherwise Very Fine, quite unusual and very attractive.
Scott No. 147    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1154    

1873, 1¢ ultramarine, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by indistinct cds on locally addressed multicolored illustrated printed Valentine cover showing Lady & Gentleman Kissing Cupid's Hands; small cover nick repair at upper right, otherwise Very Fine, a wonderful illustrated Valentine design.
Scott No. 156    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1155    

1881, 1¢ gray blue, tied by "Plymouth, New York, Feb 13, 1883" on reverse of embossed bordered Valentine cover to Hemlock Lake, N.Y., with manuscript "(Due 2 cents)" on front and 1879, 1¢ Postage Due, vertical pair (J1) on reverse canceled by target handstamps, "Livonia Station, Feb 14" Valentine's Day octagon transit date stamp and next day receiving postmark, matching embossed Valentine with 4-line verse inside; top 1¢ due torn from cover opening, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 206    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $280

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