1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), three margins, with manuscript cancel, used on cover from Sandusky, O to Crawfordsville, with "Try" wafer seal on flap, the only one we've seen, very rare, Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800.
Auction #702 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Auction #702 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
a Flagship sale with over 2200 lots, featuring:
- U.S. and Possessions, including the Finesse Collection of Trans-Mississippi Postal History, the Kalman Collection of Confederate States Covers and the Hayden B. Goldberg Collection of U.S. Essays, Proofs and Stamps
- British Commonwealth, including the L. Stephen Brace Collection of British Commonwealth and British North America
- Europe and Colonies, including the Hayden B. Goldberg Collection of Germany, Offices and Colonies
- Other Worldwide
- The Stanley J. Richmond Holdings Part IV
- Selections from Robert L. Markovits
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Lot #735 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
Lot #736 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), with sheet margin at right and bottom, ample margins top and left, tied by blue Philadelphia PA c.d.s., on cover addressed to Wilmington DE; stamp has small tear at upper left corner, otherwise Very Fine, with 2005 A.P.E.X. certificate.
Scott $475.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #737 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four large margins with pen cancel, just tied by indistinct blue c.d.s., on folded letter sheet addressed to Mohawk Village NY, business note; two vertical file folds, one touching stamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $475.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #738 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), with three ample margins, in at top cancelled by red grid with matching "Newark NY Aug 1" c.d.s., on large piece addressed to Rochester NY, lovely shade, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $475.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #739 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), with four ample margins pen cancelled, with blue Princeton NJ cds and matching boxed "10" rate, addressed to New Orleans LA, PF certificate states that the stamp is not original to the cover and the pen cancel is counterfeit, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #740 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1855, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 14), impressive example with generous margins all around neatly tied on 1857 cover to Chandlerville, Illinois by light California town cancellation, Extremely Fine.
Scott $200.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #741 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (Scott 22), tied to 1¢ circular cover with town postmark, stamp has deep rich color, Very Fine, with 1993 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $550.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #742 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (Scott 26), on small cover with green grid cancel with matching Winchendon, Mas. postmark, cover is opened neatly at right, Very Fine.
Scott $159.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #743 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1860, 5¢ brown, type II (Scott 30A), used with 1¢ (24) paying double rate and tied by New York cds to folded letter sheet addressed to Philadelphia PA, with contents, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #744 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1859, 12¢ black, plate III (Scott 36B), used with 3¢ (26) cancelled by red circular grids, with matching "Hartford CT/Apr/19/1861" and New York Apr 20 6" on cover addressed to Paris France, Paris receiver, forwarded to Malaya, blue "4R" debit, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #745 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), cancelled by red grid with 5¢ (30A) & 10¢ (35) and matching 'New York Paid/Jan/22/36" on 1861 cover, addressed to Paris France, attractive usage, Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #746 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), horizontal strip of three, canceled by two strikes of "Paid" handstamp, on double rate cover to Barnesville Ohio with "Johnson Ranch Cal. Feb. 5" double line Collin postmark, S/R 7; cover with minor wear, strip with a few age freckles, still Fine, rare west coast use of the Black Jack and an uncommon late usage of this style Collin marking. This Sutter County office became Wheatland in 1866., Fine to Very...
Lot #747 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), cancelled by blue fancy cancel with matching c.d.s., on drop letter, scarce usage, Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #748 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), tied on folded bootlegged drop letter date lined Saint Catherines Brazil, carried to Boston where it was put in the mails, addressed to South Boston MA, with contents, rare usage, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #749 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1862, 5¢ red brown (Scott 75), tied to cover by fancy black grid cancel with matching Noblestown, PA. postmark, cover is opened and reduced at bottom, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $725.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #750 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (Scott 119), used with two 2¢ (114) tied by cork cancels, with New Orleans LA c.d.s. on outer letter sheet, addressed to Milan Italy, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800 - 1,200.
Lot #751 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1875, 2¢ vermilion, bisected (Scott 178b), tied on large part of cover by four ring target cancel with 1875 Washington ME cds, addressed to Washington ME, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $750.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #752 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1847-1875 Issues
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ to 5¢ (Scott 285//288), 1¢ (285) pair, two 2¢ (286) pairs, two 4¢ (287) and 5¢ (288) cancelled by targets on reverse of registered cover to Victoria Australia, San Francisco registry label, blue Registered Return Receipt Demanded; wax seal on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #753 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ to 10¢ (Scott 285-290), tied by 1898 Yonkers NY c.d.s., on registered cover addressed to Munchen Germany, with New York registry label, violet straight line "Registered/Return Receipt"; light vertical bend between 8¢ & 5¢ values, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #754 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ dark yellow green (Scott 285), tied by Louisville KY to small box, addressed to Spartanburg SC, box was used to redeem coupons, thus falling under the one cent per ounce fourth class rate, scarce usage, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #755 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ dark yellow green (Scott 285), turned cover, originally posted with 1¢ tied on U348 by 1900 Palmer IL duplex addressed to Butler IL, tuned and posted with 1¢ imprint & plate # pair addressed to Osborne KS, scarce late usage of turned cover, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #756 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ dark yellow green (Scott 285), used with 10¢ special delivery (E5) tied by 1899 Brooklyn NY duplexes, with violet "Offered At Address '1/14/99' At '8:30 p' M/Cause Of Non-Delivery 'Closed'", with Special Delivery label on reverse explaining post office regulation, addressed to New York City NY, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #757 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ dark yellow green (Scott 285), imprint & plate # pair tied to registered U348 plus 279 (10) addressed to Montevideo Uruguay, with New York & Uruguay registry labels, opened on three sides for display, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #758 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ dark yellow green (Scott 285), two covers, the first has 1¢ (246) on U353 with 285 imprint and plate # pair, with five more 285 imprint & plate # pairs on reverse paying the registry fee and triple first class rate, tied by 1899 Baton Rouge LA duplexes, addressed to San Francisco CA, opened on three sides for display, pictured on page 48 of Neil's book, the second cover has 285 imprint & plate # pair tied...
Lot #759 - 07: U.S. Postal History by Issue 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 2¢ copper red (Scott 286), two, used with two 2¢ (267) tied by 1898 Boston MA flag cancels, addressed to Paris France, two France J30 assessed and forwarded to Belgium, Belgium J6 assessed and returned to U.S., assessed pair J39, with tape at right "Returned Letter Office London" and "Dead Letter Office F.D." handstamp, scarce as such, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750.
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