Lot 1049
1869, 1¢ buff, canceled by 7-point star cancel and just tied by "Yonkers, N.Y., Jul 3" cds on locally addressed unsealed cover, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno No. ST-7P 3.Scott No. 112 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 1050
1869, 1¢ buff, horizontal strip of three, attractive centering, corked canceled and tied by "Platte City, Mo., Dec 27" cds on corner card cover to Philadelphia, Pa.; small cover tear at top and right stamp with light corner crease, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 112 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot 1051
1869, 1¢ buff, well centered, tied by "Suffield, Con., Aug 10" cds and waffle grid on locally addressed bank corner card cover, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 112 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot 1052
1869, 1¢ buff, 2¢ brown, small flaws, tied by two bold strikes of brown target cancels on cover addressed in purple to Athens, Ga., matching sharp strike of brown "Cross Keys Ga. Oct 23" cds; minor staining mostly on back, F.-V.F., A rare 1869 use with brown canceling ink.Scott No. 112, 113 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 1053
1869, 2¢ brown, wide margins and deep color, tied by perfect strike of blue "Cincinnati, O., Aug 11" cds and target duplex postmark on fresh unsealed cover to Springfield, Extremely Fine, a gem drop cover; with 1996 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 113 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot 1054
1869, 2¢ brown, perfectly centered amid balanced margins and strong color, neatly tied by grid cancel on New York drop rate cover, an Extremely Fine gem.Scott No. 113 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot 1055
1869, 2¢ brown, nat. s.e. at left and light corner crease, tied by partial "Paid" straightline cancel on blue "Upper Blue Lick Water" advertising cover from Maysville Ky. to Abbeville Ga.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 113 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 1056
1869, 2¢ brown, vertical pair, tied by two strikes of "Jenkin's Mills Neb." cds on yellow buff cover to Kans., additional clear strike of cds at left without date slugs, Very Fine and scarce factory town cds.Scott No. 113 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 1057
1869, 2¢ brown, on two third class covers; one a wrapper tied by grid handstamp, to South Groton, Mass., other on partial printed circular to Louisville, Ky. tied by cork handstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 113 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $55
Lot 1058
1869, 2¢ brown, used with 1¢ blue (63), jumbo with nat. s.e. at left, tied by quartered corks duplexed with "Columbus Wis. Aug 27" cds on yellow 1869 cover to Waukesha Wisc., original enclosure accompanies; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.Scott No. 113 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $110