Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 516    

(North Carolina) Elizabeth City, N.C., 2 covers; greenish blue circular date stamp on 1839 folded letter to Kingston, Mass. with matching "25" rate handstamp and folded letter sheet with "Eliz.Ct., N.C., Nov 5" cds in similar greenish blue color with "12½" rate handstamp, Very Fine, a rare pair.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $350

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Lot 517    

(North Carolina) Elizabeth City, N.C., greenish blue cds with matching 175 ($1.75) rate at right, on 1839 folded letter sheet to Portland, Me., manuscript "1¾oz." weight notation; cover tears at top, F.-V.F., the only reported example bearing this rate.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $300

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Lot 518    

(North Carolina) Elizabeth City, North Carolina, bluish green postmark and matching "100" ($1.00) rate handstamps on 1839 folded cover to Kingston, Mass., manuscript "1 oz" weight notation, Very Fine, the only reported example bearing this rate.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 519    

(Mexican - American War) Camp Camargo, Mexico, Aug. 25, '46, manuscript postmark with matching 10 rate on brown folded cover to Pittsburgh, Pa., the cover was carried by hand (probably by steamer from New Orleans) and mailed at Cincinnati with red straight line "Steam" & matching "Cincinnati, O." cds, Very Fine, a rare early Mexican - American War cover undoubtedly from a member of General Zachary Taylor's army in Camargoa supply base used during Taylor's assault on Monterrey.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $350

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Lot 520    

(Ohio) Chillicothe, Sept 29th, 1803, manuscript postmark with "12½" rate on folded letter to signer of the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Huntington in Cincinnati, letter from John Trumbull, a General in the Revolutionary War, Very Fine, an early statehood usage.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 521    

(Pennsylvania) Phila-Delphia, red two line postmark on reverse of 1771 folded letter from William Mitchel to Jasper Yates at Lancaster, Pa., matching "28/Fe" Franklin mark alongside and front with manuscript "2" rate, Very Fine.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $500

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Lot 522    

(Rhode Island) Newport, full clear strike of straight line postmark and manuscript "2.16" (dwt., gr.) rate on May 10, 1799 folded letter to Philadelphia, manuscript "1/4" (shilling, pence) local currency equivalent rate at Philadelphia includes 2d for carrier delivery, Extremely Fine, ex Chambers, Siskin.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $900

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Lot 523    

(Texas) Big Spring, Tex., Jun 26, 1906, clear cds and duplex tying 1903, 2¢ carmine on illustrated cowboy lassoing steer return corner card cover, Very Fine.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $40

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Lot 524    

(Vermont) St. Albans, Vt., Feb 26, blue origin cds with matching "10" rate handstamp on 1852 cross-border folded letter to Montreal, Canada, red "U. States" arch and shield handstamp and "6d" in circle handstamp, reverse with Rouse's Point, N.Y. border crossing transit and Montreal receiver stuck in red, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $170

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Lot 525    

(Virginia) Alex. Aug 14, Alexandria, Va. straight line postmark with "8" rate on 1793 folded letter to Baltimore, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $110

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