Lot
1473 
1869, 1¢ buff, used with 15¢ black (77), each cancelled by quartered cork cancel, "Norway Lake Minn. Sep 27" cds on 1869 cover to Sweden, endorsed North German Union, Chicago red "4 / Cents" credit handstamp, red "Hamburg, Franco, 24 10 69" framed transit, 1¢ repaired at bottom, Fine and rare combination. Scott No. 112 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1474 ()
1869, 1¢ buff, rich color, tied by blue segmented cork cancel duplexed with matching "Lexington Ky. Feb 9" cds on large piece of 1870 printed Internal Revenue Service tax notice, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Wunsch, Forster. Scott No. 112 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
1475
1869, 1¢ buff, huge jumbo showing adjacent stamp at left and s.e. at right, tied by blue "York Pa. May 19" duplex with circle of wedges on orange buff cover to local address; 1¢ pulled perf, reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and striking jumbo variety. Scott No. 112 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot
1476
1869, 1¢ buff, tied by four-ring cancel on 1870 Internal Revenue tax form, matching "Schenectady N.Y Feb 4" double-circle datestamp addressed locally, Fine and scarce use. Scott No. 112 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
1477
1869, 2¢ brown, horizontal pair, used with 15¢ Black, F. Grill (98), tied by target cancels, matching "Knodnoster Mo Oct. 25" cds on yellow 1869 cover to Athens, Greece, red New York backstamp transit, red "Bremen Franco, 9 11 69" framed transit, Athens (11.6.69) arrival backstamp; expertly restored at right, Very Fine appearance, ex-Vogel. Scott No. 113 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USE TO GREECE WITH 1868 GRILLED AND 1869 PICTORIAL COMBINATION ISSUE FRANKING.
The 15¢ Lincoln and 2¢ 1869 Pictorial Issue pair overpay the 18¢ North German Union Direct Mail rate by 1¢.
Realized: $4,500
Lot
1478
1869, 2¢ brown, tied by quartered cork duplexed with "Carrier, Dec 18" cds on light buff cover with "The Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Co" illustrated corner card showing dog to local street address, remailed to Haddonfield N.J. with 3¢ ultramarine (114) tied by chamfered fancy cancel duplexed with "Station D, Phila. Dec 20, 3" cds, Very Fine and unusual forwarded use; with 1983 and 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 113 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot
1479
1869, 3¢ ultramarine, bright shade, cancelled by numeral "10" handstamp, blue "Almond N.Y. Jul. 20 A.M." circular datestamp on United States Life Insurance Co. bright pink overall advertising cover to Towanda Pa., blue return address printed at left, Extremely Fine, colorful and very unusual fancy cancel use, ex-Coulter. Scott No. 114 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
1480
1869, 3¢ ultramarine, single and strip of three, tied by three strikes of squared six-section grid Foreign Mail cancels on 1869 cover to London, England, purple "Phil'a Paid All Aug 3" exchange office cds, red London Paid (8.14) arrival cds; strip light corner crease, Very Fine. Scott No. 114 Estimate $300 - 400.
Philadelphia was the only exchange office to use this distinctive purple cds ink on foreign mail.
Lot
1481
1869, 3¢ ultramarine, s.e. at left, tied by cork cancel, sharp strike of "Elizabethtown N. Mex. Sep. 28" cds on yellow cover to Taos N.M., Very Fine and scarce New Mexico territorial usage, ex-Forster. Scott No. 114 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot
1482
1869, 3¢ ultramarine, s.e. at right, tied by segmented cork cancel duplexed with partial "Station C, Phila., Dec" cds on orange cover with blue "Lewis Thomason & Co., Mahogany & Marble Steam Saw Mill" embossed cameo corner card to Hawkins County, East Tennessee, Dec. 23rd 1869 receipt docketing at left; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 114 Estimate $200 - 300.