Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 881    

1882, 5¢ yellow brown, tied to cover to Toungoo, Burma by Chicago, Illinois October 29, 1888 duplex postmark, corner card of "Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society", various transit and arrival backstamps including Brindisi, Sea Post Office and Rangoon, cover edge stains, F.-V.F., a rare usage.
Scott No. 205    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $35

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Lot 882    

1882, 10¢ brown, re-engraved, faulty single tied by "Washington D.C., May 21, 89" duplex cds on oversized Department of State corner card linen lined cover to Alexandria, Egypt, forwarded to Paris, France with bold "Alexandrie, 7VI, 89" cds, appropriate transit backstamps; cover edge wear, Fine.
Scott No. 209    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $475

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Lot 883    

1879, 2¢ red brown + 4¢ blue green, diagonal bisects, upper left and bottom right portions of stamps respectively, tied by "New York, Dec 12, 83" duplex postmark on "The Mail" corner card cover to philatelic publisher Dr. Mitchell in Bergen Point, N.J.; minor cover corner wear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 210+211    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $140

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Lot 884    

1883, 4¢ blue green, horizontal strip of 3 tied by violet "Topeka, Kans." registry boxed postmarks on 1884 cover to New Hampshire; slightly reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 211    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 885    

1890 Small Banknote issue covers, interesting group of 43 covers; including 2¢ on 2 1891 Treasury Dept. legal size covers from St. Paul Alaska to Ohio, both with San Francisco transits, one with "Ship 2" handstamp and other with "Ship" in circle handstamp and 10¢ collect handstamp, various foreign destinations including Belgium, Egypt, Honduras, Uruguay, Mexico, Cape of Good Hope, domestic including with 1¢ Postage Due, 3-color registered franking to Canada with fancy JIM cancels, etc., F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $950

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Lot 886    

1888, 4¢ carmine, diagonal bisect, lower left portion of stamp (s.e. at left) tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Mar 6, 90" duplex cancel on locally addressed cover; minor cover corner wear, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 215    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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Lot 887    

1890, 3¢ purple + 10¢ green, Very Fine.
Scott No. 221+226    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 888    

1893, 1¢ Columbian, Very Fine.
Scott No. 230    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 889    

1893, 6¢ + 8¢ + 15¢ Columbians, Very Fine.
Scott No. 235+236+238+U348    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $115

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Lot 890    

1893, $2 Columbian, Extremely Fine; with 1995 H. Richter certificate.
Scott No. 242    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,100

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