Sale 73: The March Sale

Lot 1054    

Animas City, Colorado, Aug 10, 1882 (La Plata), violet oval date stamp tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Durango, additionally canceled by purple smudge; cover reduced at right slightly into stamp, otherwise Very Fine, ex-D. New, Bauer.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1055    

Antelope Springs, Colo., Oct 30. (Hinsdale), clear violet cds on cover to Lake City, Col., franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by matching target handstamps, blue 1877 bank handstamp, Very Fine, a choice strike.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $725

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Lot 1056    

Aurora, Colo., Mar 5, 1883 (Ouray), full sharp cds and target handstamp canceling on 1¢ postal card to Montrose, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1057    

Big Sandy, Colo., May 19, 1883 (El Paso), sharp cds and faint target handstamp canceling on 3¢ green entire to Colorado Springs, with illustrated Gates Live Stock Co. ad corner card showing Big Horn Sheep; partial backflap, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1058    

Blackburn, Colo., Jul 8, 1883 (Custer), large cds and matching grid handstamp canceling on 3¢ green entire to Silver Cliff; trivial opening nicks at right edge, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1059    

Blackburn, Colo., Oct 23, 1886 (Custer), bold cds and matching target canceling on 2¢ red entire to Wallingford, Ct., receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, an exceptional strike.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1060    

Boonville Colo, April 8th, 1878 (Pueblo), manuscript postmark on fresh cover to Petra, Mo., franked with manuscript canceled 3¢ Banknote, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1061    

Breckinridge C.T., 16th May, 1861 (Summit), manuscript territorial postmark with matching "Paid 3cts" and additional "Paid" reiteration on cover to Kensington, Ct.; slight cover reduction at right, F.-V.F., the earliest recorded manuscript postmark in the "Breckinridge" spelling.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1062    

Brookside, Colo., Nov 17, 1897 (Fremont), bold cds on fresh registered cover to Maine, franked with 5¢ bureau, two singles canceled by target handstamps with postmark tying, purple registry handstamp at bottom left, Very Fine and choice, the only reported example of this type cancel and one of two reported covers from this small coal mining town.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1063    

Burrows Park, Colo., Jul 29, 1879 (Hinsdale), violet cds with cork handstamp canceling on 1¢ postal card to Lake City, message datelined from Animas Fork; few light card tone bands, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $140

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