1861-66 issue - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 1039 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Saleapproximately 2,100 stamps primarily arranged by cancellation type, mostly ungrilled but a few grilled stamps interspersed, note multiplies including strips and blocks up to eight, pre-printing folds, double perforation varieties, colored cancellations (including green, orange, ultramarine, violet, etc), fancy cancellations such as anchors, stars, shields, and letters/numbers, "Paid" handstamps, and much more, the vast majority of cancellations fall into the target and grid families but a close inspection will undoubtedly find many Skinner-Eno listed designs, some mixed condition but most cancellations fine to very fine or better, simply an extraordinary collection which would take ages to duplicate, for the student of 1860s cancellations this lot is an ideal research project in the making, view scans to appreciate H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 1045 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Saleincludes 1c (17 including five red cancels and four blue cancels), 10c (4 including one red cancel), 24c (four including two red cancels and one blue cancel), and 30c (three including two red cancels), few additional stamps not counted, small faults but generally fine to very fine, an attractive group (Scott $3,255) H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 1040 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Saleapproximately 94 covers, better items throughout including advertising for "Dodge, Stevenson & Co. Ohio Mower" and "A.F. Croskey Distiller of Alcohol, Pure Spirts & Whiskies", fancy cancels including Jersey Shore star in circle and New Bedford cogwheel, hotel cornercards including Astor House (New York), Delavan House (Albany), and Charleston Hotel, hand-illustrated horse-drawn coach, colored envelopes including magenta, cover front only with 1c and 24c stamps to Germany, mourning covers, Western Maryland Railroad cover, and much more, small faults to be expected but overall a wonderful group for further research or resale H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 1046 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale132 stamps selected for interesting or eye-catching cancels, note a number of leaves, stars, wedges, and grids, inanition to a large number of red and blue cancels (and even a few that appear to be magenta), some faults to be expected but mostly fine to very fine, with such a wide array of cancels this is a lot that needs to be viewed to be appreciated, very difficult to duplicate in such quantity H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 1041 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Saleused with circle of wedges cancel, well-centered with large margins, very fine sound example of this stamp, 2021 PSE certificate (Scott $625) H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 1042 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc January General Salecork cancel, bright and fresh color, short perforation at right, very fine and attractive, 1981 Philatelic Foundation and 2017 PSE certificates (Scott $625) H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 19 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIIIsingle used alongside 1c Ultramarine (145) on 1872 3c Green entire (U82) addressed to Ahmednuggur, India (Bissell correspondence), endorsed "Via Brindisi", postmarked "Jericho Centre Vt. Aug 15" and with red "New York 24 Aug 17" credit datestamp, London transit also ties 1c, Sea Post Office and Ahmednuggur backstamps, very fine cover paying the 28c rate by British Mail, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIII19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 20 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIIItied by cork killer to all-over orange "Great American Tea Co." advertising cover addressed to Duncannon, Pennsylvania, 1865 calendar at left, Reagles imprint on reverse, light wear, very fine and attractive H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIII19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 21 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIIItied by black segmented cork to brown all-over advertising cover for the "Great American Tea Company" addressed to Rolandsville, Maryland, promoting their French coffee with a portrait of Napoleon, design continues on reverse ("Put up by the Long Arm Chop"), Reagles imprint, very fine and attractive H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIII19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 12 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIIIlarge margins, tied by bold balloon-type "Steilacoom City W.T. Feb 21" datestamp, addressed to Wilmington, Ohio, lengthy enclosure with interesting contents about life in territorial Washington, adhesive tape residue at top, otherwise extremely fine and rare, Steilacoom was the first post office established in Washington Territory H. R. Harmer Inc "Erivan" Collection Part VIII19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
