Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 861    

1870, 30¢ black + 10¢ brown, tied by cork cancels on an orange legal-size cover from New York to Austria; file fold in center, back flap partly missing, minor cover flaws including vert. file fold, abrasion at left & reduced at left, F.-V.F., an attractive high value franking.
Scott No. 154+150    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $650

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Lot 862    

1873, 2¢ brown, pair + 3¢ green, pair, tied by two strikes of NYFM cancel on fresh 1875 folded letter sheet to Marseilles, France, red "New York, Sep 18" cds and French entry postmark, Very Fine and attractive. Weiss No. GE-EP4.
Scott No. 157+158    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $475

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Lot 863    

1873, 3¢ green, two singles, tied by full strike of NYFM 4-bar grid cancel on cover to Berlin, Germany, red "New York, Jan 10" exchange cds and transit backstamps; right stamp with small tear at right, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce. Weiss No. TC-G6.
Scott No. 158    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 864    

1873, 6¢ dull pink, two singles tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel on an 1874 folded letter sheet to London, England; small cover erosion hole at left of stamps, otherwise F.-V.F.; with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 159    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $450

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Lot 865    

1873, 6¢ dull pink + 10¢ brown + 12¢ violet, tied by cork cancels on a cover from San Francisco via New York to Hamburg, Germany (backstamped), missing flap and small part of top edge restored, few perf faults, otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott No. 159+160+162    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 866    

1873, 6¢ dull pink + 2¢ brown + 3¢ green, lovely 3-color franking paying the registry rate on an 1874 pre-printed buff cover from Pine River, Wis. to Elgin, Ill.; 2¢ with natural s.e. at right & 3¢ w few blunt perfs, Very Fine.
Scott No. 159+157+158    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $145

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Lot 867    

1873, 7¢ orange vermilion, tied by NYFM cancel on cover to Wurttemberg, Germany, red "New York, Br, Transit, May 20" cds and receiving backstamp, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 160    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $450

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Lot 868    

1873, 10¢ brown, cork canceled with matching "Yarmouth, Mas., Mar 19" cds on cover to Yedo, Japan, manuscript "Care of U.S. Legation" endorsement and red "Yokohama, Paid All, Apr 23" cds at center, with original 1877 enclosure; cover reduced at right and stamp with tear at bottom, F.-V.F. appearance; with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 161    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $160

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Lot 869    

1873, 10¢ brown, horizontal pair, tied by "New York, Steamship, Mar 28" circular handstamp on 1875 incoming double rate sailor's cover to New Orleans, La., with lengthy original 6-page letter datelined "U.S.S. Canandaigua, Aspinwall U.S.C., March 9th, 1875"; cover with tiny edge tears, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 161    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $50

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Lot 870    

1873, 15¢ yellow orange + 3¢ green, tied by fancy geometric cancels & straight line "Registered" handstamp on a buff registered cover from Paterson, N.J. to upstate New York; reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 163+158    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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