Lot 1389
American Postal Machine Company, "Boston, Mass 89"., Rimless Type 89-NDS cancel ties 1887, 1¢ ultramarine on circular rate cover to Manchester, N.H., some edge wear, Very Fine.Scott No. 212 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $100
Lot 1390
Hansen-Krag Machine Cancel, "Washington, D.C. Sep 18, 1907", Type 2 repeater on legal size official penalty cover bearing 1902, 5¢ blue addressed to Germany that shows three complete impressions of the dial, Reutingen (9.28) backstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 304 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $210
Lot 1391
Postal Card, Type A-1 canceller, 14 oblique bars, on 1873, 1¢ postal card to Bellow Falls, Vt., this is the second day of use, Very Fine, Payne: extremely rare.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot 1392
Leavitt Machine Cancel, "Washington, D.C. Feb 1 '82", Type X1A canceller, on Department of Interior penalty cover to New Brunswick N.J., no flap, F.-V.F. and scarce.Estimate $200 - 300.
The entire was inverted and run through the machine so that the penalty clause was not canceled.
Lot 1393
Leavitt, "Boston Mass.", Type X3A, Die A with 17 bar canceler having a 6mm. channel, ties 1881, 1¢ gray blue on third class cover to Germantown Pa., fancy "Raymond's Vacation Excursions" corner card; no flap, Fine and rare, The Boston Leavitt Type X3A is known used only from September 1882.Scott No. 206 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot 1394 ()
Leavitt, "Boston Mass., Jan 10", Type X2B, clear strike ties 1879, 1¢ dark ultramarine, s.e. at right and fault, on cover to Deer Isle, Me., Amos Keyes & Co. Butter, Cheese, Eggs etc. corner card, Fine and scarce, The Boston Leavitt Type X2B Die 1 is known used from Dec. 20, 1881 to Apr. 19, 1882.Scott No. 182 Estimate $300 - 400.
Discovery of the earlier "81" date error resulted in reversing the year slug to show an inked bar in place of the year date error. This example is dated the same as the discovery example in Payne on page 246.
Realized: $300