Auction 263 of 11 Aug 10

U.S. Postal History (1686-1869)

Covers By Stamp

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1686 1686.jpg na 7, 1¢ blue, type II, tied by Boston Paid pmk on small cover to Springfield, IL, previously plated as pos 58R2, with Weiss certificate . 200.00
1687 1687.jpg na 7, 1¢ blue, type II, 11, 3¢ dull red vertical pair, on U10 3¢ red entire, tied by Galveston, TX Jan 31 cds, on soiled & stained small cover to Post Hope, Upper Canada, Port Hope Fe 15 1856 cds on back, ex Hulme . 270.00
1688 1688.jpg na 9, 1¢ blue, type IV, tied by PAID h/s on buff cover to Rochford, Ill, stain & tear at top of cover, horizontal crease thru cover & stamp o/w VF, with Weiss certificate EST 65-75
1689 1689.jpg na 9, 1¢ blue, type IV, tied by unclear blue pmk on tiny cover to Andover, Mass, with hand colored embossed flower on back flap, stamp VF EST 70-80
1690 1690.jpg na 9, 1¢ blue, type IV, tied by Boston Paid cds, on 1856 printed circular from Kettell, Collins & Co, offering Railroad Iron, small piece out of right side not affecting content, with Weiss certificate . 150.00
1691 1691.jpg na 9, 1¢ blue, type IV, tied by unclear brown cancel on small cover to Providence, minor ink smears o/w fine, with Weiss certificate . 300.00
1692 1692.jpg na 9, 1¢ blue, type IV, tied by grill cancel on small cover to Nashville with small erosion hole at lower left, stamp previously plated as pos 97L1L, with Weiss certificate, Jan 1855, printed 2-page medical circular enclosed . 150.00
1693 1693.jpg na 10A, 3¢ orange brown, type II, four nice margins, blue circled grill cancel, red Calais Me Dec 3 cds, on folded letter docketed 1851, horz file fold thru stamp, addressed to Belfast, Maine . 210.00
1694 1694.jpg na 10, 3¢ orange brown, tied by Portsmouth NH Oc 9 cds, on small cover to Boston . 275.00
1695 1695.jpg na 10, 3¢ orange brown, tied by New York 4-bar cancel on folded letter to Taunton, Mass, dated Oct 2, 1851, content re fence for railroad . 275.00
1696 1696.jpg na 10A, 3¢ orange brown, four margins, tied by blue grill cancel on small cover to Carlisle, Pa, Harrisburg Dec 31 cds . 210.00
1697 1697.jpg na 10, 3¢ orange brown, tied by PAID cancel on small cover to Bath, Maine, red Boston Oct 3 cds . 275.00
1698 1698.jpg na 11, 3¢ brownish carmine shade of 1852, tied by New-York Mar 31 cds on small cover to Middletown EST 20-30
1699 1699.jpg na 11A, 3¢ dull red, four margins, circled grill cancel, on folded cover to Rockford, Il, great RED Chicago Ill Jan 16 cds, ex Rohloff, Hulme EST 15-25
1700 1700.jpg na 11A, 3¢ claret, four large margins, tied by Portsmouth NH May 21 cds on small cover to Iowa, stamp appears to be under inked or on dry paper, ex Hulme EST 15-25
1701 1701.jpg na 11, 3¢ dull red, four margins, pen cancelled on small embossed ladies cover, blue Yarmouth Me Feb 5 cds, ec Hulme EST 15-25
1702 1702.jpg na 11, 3¢ pale claret, tied by PAID cancel, red Boston cds, on small cover to Newburyport, stamps has double transfer in GENTS at bottom, ex Hulme EST 25-35
1703 1703.jpg na 11A, 3¢ bright claret, tied by UTICA NY Jul 15 cds, on small cover to Pottsville, Pa, ex Hulme EST 15-25
1704 1704.jpg na 11, 3¢ brownish carmine, bottom margin single, tied by New York Nov 10 cds, on small 1856 cover to Windsor Vt, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1705 1705.jpg na 11A, 3¢ brownish carmine, blue killer cancel, VF blue Oxford Mass Aug 3 (1855) cds on neat light yellow cover to Leicester, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1706 1706.jpg na 11A, 3¢ brownish carmine, four margins, tied by Marysville, O Mar 17 cds on folded cover to Columbus dated 1852, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1707 1707.jpg na 20, 1¢ blue, type II, tied to small patriotic cover open for display, by Newport RI cds, posted locally, crease across top of stamp o/w VF . 350.00
1708 1708.jpg na 24, 1¢ blue, type V, tied by Farmington, Maine cds, on small cover to Wilton, Maine, . 52.50
1709 1709.jpg na 25, 3¢ dull red, type I, tied by PAID in grill cancel, on small cover to Martha's Vineyard, Mass, red Boston mar 17 1859 cds . 140.00
1710 1710.jpg na 25, 3¢ dull red, type I, tied by ms Bridgeville, NY Mar 39, 1859 to Burlington, Ct . 140.00
1711 1711.jpg na 25, 3¢ red, type I, Av, tied by New York cds on cover to Little Falls, NY . 140.00
1712 1712.jpg na 25, 3¢ type I, tied by Genesco NY Oct 28 dc cds on small cover to Le Roy . 140.00
1713 1713.jpg na 25, 3¢ dull red, type I, two singles tied by PAID cancel, red Boston 16 Oct cds, on cover to Rome, NY, with colorless oval embossed John Earl Jr, merchant tailor on back flap, ex-Hulme EST 150-200
1714 1714.jpg na 25, 3¢ dull red, type I, tied by RED Sparta WIS cds, on cover to Marsfield, Vt, no back flap, ex-Hulme . 140.00
1715 1715.jpg na 25, 3¢ dull red, type I, tied by Hastings M.T. nov 6 cds, on cover to Brighton, Mass, Minnesota Territory pmk, letter enclosed, ex-Hulme . 140.00
1716 1716.jpg na 26a, 3¢ dull red, type IIa, Av, tied by Geneva, NY cds on cover to Canandaigua, unfortunately the cover was used for a math calculation . 110.00
1717 1717.jpg na 26, 3¢ claret, tied by PAID cancel, small red Boston cds, Due 6 cents, on thick folded letter to New York, dated 8 June 1960, ex-Hulme EST 15-25
1718 1718.jpg na 26, 3¢ brown carmine, type III, tied by Trenton NJ cds on small cover to Pottsvile, ex-Hulme EST 10-20
1719 1719.jpg na 26, 3¢ yellow brown, type III, tied by Troy NY Paid Jul 10 1858 cds, on small cover to Albany, ex-Rust, Hulme EST 15-25
1720 1720.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, VF, tied by Reading Pa Apr 25 1859 cds on small cover to Pottsville, ex-Hulme EST 15-25
1721 1721.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, bullseye cancel, on small mourning cover to Philadelphia, New York Jan 31 1861 cds, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1722 1722.jpg na 26, 3¢ brownish carmine, type III, on very white paper, tied by New York cds on small manila cover to Philadelphia, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1723 1723.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, tied by bold blue circled 5 on small cover from Shickshinney Pa to Trumansburg, ex-Hulme EST 15-25
1724 1724.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, VF, tied by Detroit, Mich Paid cds, n small cover to Batavia, NY, stamp has Hegland Flaw 'Pendant under buttom', ex-Hulme EST 40-50
1725 1725.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by Natick, Mass Jun 20, 1858 cds on tiny embossed ladies cover to Mexico, Maine, long letter re marriage proposal ..what to do??, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1726 1726.jpg na 26, 3¢ brown carmine, type III, from plate Y, TC-417, tied by Detroit MI 3 Paid Dec 7 cds, on cover to Forest City, MN, letter enclosed dated Dec 6, 1857, ex-Hulme EST 15-25
1727 1727.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by PAID cancel on folded cover, red Boston Dec 27 1858 cds, to Salem, Mass, ex-Hulme EST 15-25
1728 1728.jpg na 26, 3¢ claret, type III, tied by Whitehall NY Jul 26 cds, on small cover to NYC with street address, ex-Hulme EST 25-35
1729 1729.jpg na 26, 3¢ claret, type III, tied by Portland Me PAID Jan 21 cds, to Farmington, cover reduced at right, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1730 1730.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by Bangor, Me Oct 27 cds, on cover to Carmel, oval Millet Langs, leather goods, adv cnr cd, ex-Hulme EST 25-35
1731 1731.jpg na 26, 3¢ brownish claret, type III, tied by Honeoye Falls, NY cds on yellow cover to North Adams, Mass, ex-Hulme EST 20-30
1732 1732.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, tied by Mobile ALA May 28 1860 cds on tiny home made cover to New Orleans, late usage, tiny piece out of stamps at right side, ex-Hulme EST 30-40
1733 1733.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, two covers with nice Philadelphia octagon cancels, dated Jul 24 & Jul 27 1861, addr to Brattleboro, VT, late usage, ex-Hulme EST 30-40
1734 1734.jpg na 26, 3¢ claret, type III, grill cancel, Philadelphia octagon cancel Feb 27, 1862, illegally used two years after being demonetized, ex-Hulme EST 30-40
1735 1735.jpg na 26, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by grill cancel, octagon Philadelphia Mar 13 1862 cancel, on cover to Hamilton Ohio, cover has horizontal bend, no back flap, illegal use more than two years after being demonetized, ex-Hulme EST 25-35
1736 1736.jpg na 65,92, 3¢ rose, 1¢ blue, F grill, tied by Rockville, CT cds on decorative WRAPPER to Harrington, Conn, the 1¢ is misperfed with a small piece out of the UR cnr . 600.++
1737 1737.jpg na 65, 3¢ rose, lot of 9 post civil war covers, incl two c/o Provost Marshall, blue Memphis; TN fancy cancel; Socked on nose New Orleans cds with double row of horizontal perfs at bottom; one is a front only EST 30-40
1738 1738.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, Av, tied by geometric cancel , New York City cds, posted locally, two vertical file folds, one thru stamp . 90.00
1739 1739.jpg na 73, 2¢ black tied by Philadelphia Post Office cancel on small drop cover . 90.00
1740 1740.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, VF stamp tied by target cancel and PAID cds on small cover to West Roxbury, Mass . 90.00
1741 1741.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by fancy cancel on small cover from New York to Carrolton, IL . 90.00
1742 1742.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by killer cancel, Boston Mass cds, to Lyndon, Vt . 90.00
1743 1743.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by killer cancel on small buff cover to Gulip, Arkansas . 90.00
1744 1744.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by target cancel & Boston Mass PAID cds, to Fort Fairfield, Maine . 90.00
1745 1745.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by Boston Mass cds & target cancel, to Attica, IN . 90.00
1746 1746.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, grill cancel, drop letter from Waynesboro, Pa . 90.00
1747 1747.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, geometric cancel on cover to Bristol, conn . 90.00
1748 1748.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by grill cancel on folded cover to Carrolton, IL printed adv letter for sale of Patent Rights by Becker & Co . 90.00
1749 1749.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, two singles tied by faint Bangor, Maine cds on cover to Lewiston, Maine . 90.++
1750 1750.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by target cancel on drop letter to No 59, May 13, 1864 letter enclosed . 90.00
1751 1751.jpg na 73,2¢ black, tied by negative 'H' cancel on drop letter from Boston, Mass, flap stain, tear at upper left away from logo . 90.00
1752 1752.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by killer cancel, Boston , Mass cds, to Tisbury, Mass . 90.00
1753 1753.jpg na 73, 2¢ black, tied by target cancel on drop letter cover to Fine, NY . 90.00
1754 1754.jpg na 92, 1¢ blue, F grill, Av, Toledo Ohio drop letter, blue cancel . 645.00
1755 1755.jpg na 93, 2¢ black, F grill, on small cover to Kentfield, NY, cover stains . 75.00
1756 1756.jpg na 112, 1¢ buff, tied by Keene NH cds & killer cancel on small local cover, stamp SE left side o/w VF . 300.00
1757 1757.jpg na 113, 2¢ brown, tied by New York City Dec 21 cds & cork cancel on tiny cover to New York . 140.00
1758 1758.jpg na 136, 3¢ green with grill, tied by New York cds on small manila cover to Hartford, Conn, boxed publisher's cnr cd EST 35-45
1759 1759.jpg na 136, 3¢ green, vertical grilled pair, on small cover from Georgetown NY to Montgomery, KY EST 40-50
1760 1760.jpg na 137, 6¢ carmine, small tear lower right, tied to small cover by blue Maltese cross, blue Chicago Dec 1 cds, addr to Indianapolis, also carrier cds on front, with Weiss certificate . 750.00
1761 1761.jpg na 146,147,150, tied by fancy cancels on legal size cover to Winterport, Maine, Boston Nov 23 cds, edge flts o/w fine EST 40-50
1762 1762.jpg na 165, 30¢ gray black tied by killer cancel on #10 yellow cover to Winterport, Maine, Philadelphia Aug 12 (1879) cds, ratty cover with stamp damaged at UR & LR, still scarce on cover . 725.00
1763 1763.jpg na 273, 10¢ green single just tied to Registered cover to Maine, violet SL New Haven, Conn / Nov 4 1897 / Red No 2828 h/s on front, violet 3-line Augusta Nov 6 1897 h/s on reverse EST 25-35
1764 1764.jpg na 820, 15¢ Buchanan, tied by oval cancel on 8½x3½ wood box top, to Albany, NY, from APO 411, lettering all burned in...very unusual! EST 70-80

Misc Covers Arranged By Year

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1765 na na Lot of 16 Censored covers, 3 from1916/1919 to Peru, Sweden & Holland, balance from 1940's incl 3 from Hawaii to US, 4 from Alaska to US, 1 each to Honolulu, England, Peru, Mexico, Germany (1939), & Switzerland EST 80-100
1766 1766.jpg na 1931, Army Air Maneuvers, two covers with different cachets in violet, addr EST 30-40
1767 1767.jpg na 1941-1943, WWII, Lot of 9 covers with Service Suspended due to the war, various markings, US to France (2), to Switzerland, Netherlands Indies, Greece, Denmark, Philippines, South Australia, + one from Canada to Japan; all on exhibit pages with extensive background information EST 150-200
1768 1768.jpg na 1955, #10 cover with red meter imprint from Orono to Winterport, Maine with violet 3-line 'TRAIN WRECK MAIL / OF FEB 11 '55 / FROM AUGUSTA, ME', EST 30-40

Airmail, Space & Related

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1769 1769.jpg na 1922, U.S. Government flight, violet 'Aeroplane Station' Springfield Ill, State Fairgrounds, Sep 23, 1922, AAMS 15 EST 35-45
1770 1770.jpg na 1940, C7, 10¢ blue paying proper airmail rate from San Diego, Jan 2, 1940, to Cuba, cover addressed to naval officer on U.S.S. Sands, This destroyer was commissioned in 1919, decommissioned in 1938 and reactivated in 1939 EST 15-25
1771 1771.jpg na 1940, C24, 30¢ dark blue paying airmail rate from Ambridge, PA Nov 16, to Yugoslavia, arriving in Bosiluevo Jan 19, 1941, endorsed 'Via Transatlantic clipper', Service to Yugoslavia was suspended from Dec 13 , 19141 to Aprl 28, 1946 EST 25-35
1772 1772.jpg na 1940, 820 & C24 paying Registered airmail rate to London, England, posted from New York Sept 5, 1940, Censor tape at left EST 25-35
1773 1773.jpg na 1941, C24, 30¢ dark blue, tied by New York Sep 18 duplex cancel, paying correct airmail rate to Denmark, Since Germany invaded Denmark on April 9, 1940, this cover went thru neutral Lisbon, Portugal and was censored in Germany EST 25-35
1774 1774.jpg na 1942, this cover franked with 30¢ C24 & 3¢ 901 paying correct 33¢ rate from New York to Algeria, mailed Feb 7, 1942, mis-sent to Miami, FL was returned to New York and correctly routed on FAM 18 to Lisbon, Portugal, then to Marseille, France, and on to Algeria; probably not censored as it was addressed to and American Diplomat EST 35-45
1775 1775.jpg na 1920, Chicago to Omaha flight, Pilot Bryan McMullen was killed when fog forced plane down striking telephone wire and burned. Some salvaged mail was sent to Chicago, then forwarded to Oakland where it received the violet 3-line 'Rec'd at Oakland / from Airplane / Wreck', AAMS #201016 . 175.00
1776 1776.jpg na 1983, Challenger Space Shuttle flight franked with $9.35 Express Mail stamps, three different cancels, with NASA folder EST 30-40
1777 na na 1983,...as above EST 30-40

Express Companies

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1778 1778.jpg na WELLS, FARGO & CO, paid imprint, violet oval WELLS, FARGO & Co, EXPRESS, MARTINEZ. h/s, on U35, 3¢ pink on buff entire, to San Francisco, vertical file fold o/w FVF EST 60-75

Fancy Cancels

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1779 1779.jpg na Marseilles, IL, Circled Triangle with Cross in center, Whitfield #788, ties 3¢ green #147, on 1871 cover to Lowell, Mass EST 25-35
1780 1780.jpg na Cortland, NY, #147 with pharmacy #3 bottle stopper cancel, Willard type 128, on small cover to Etna, NY, letter enclosed EST 25-35
1781 1781.jpg na Nantucket, Mass, double strike of fancy cds & circled star on cover to NJ repaired at upper left corner EST 20-30
1782 1782.jpg na NAPANOCH, N.Y., May 19 cds, 5-point solid STAR cancel on UX7, to Albany EST 20-30
1783 1783.jpg na ELLENVILLE, Ulster Co, N.Y. May 24 1882 cds, large "E" in wreath cancel, on UX7 to Waterloo EST 40-50

Inland Waterways

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1784 1784.jpg na 1847 folded cover, red oval STEAMER 5 h/s, docketed New York, to Providence EST 60-75
1785 1785.jpg na SHIP, 20x5.5mm h/s, on small cover from Philadelphia franked with #65, to Raymond, NH EST 30-40
1786 1786.jpg na STEAMBOAT, DUE 1, nice h/s's on tiny cover addr to Baltimore, large repaired tears & small piece out at right EST 35-45

Locals & Carriers

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1787 1787.jpg na 1844 SFL, red boxed Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co, red oval FORWARDED by HALE & CO from Boston, to New York EST 35-45
1788 1788.jpg na 15L14, acid tied on small crumpled cover to New York, franked with #11 tied by Philadelphia cancel, Blood's Dispatch Feb 1 4 PM hand stamp, ca 1857 EST 25-35

Foreign Destinations

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1789 1789.jpg na 1872, 6¢ carmine #148 with blue cancel franks small cover to London, from Philadelphia, red Philadelphia Paid All May 3 transit cds, red London My 16 72 receiving cds on front, also red B F Stevens oval forwarding agent h/s EST 65-75
1790 1790.jpg na 1878, Westchester Pa Nov 26 cds, small cover franked with 5¢ blue #179 on cover to London, red Nov 26 PAid All cds, red London PAID 9 Dec transit cds, violet double oval Brown & Shipley Dec 9 forwarding h/s EST 35-45

Back of Book Items

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1791 1791.jpg na 1916, E9, 10¢ ultramarine, tied by Boston, Mass, Back Bay Feb 26 1916 cds, tiny ladies cover to Pittsfield, Maine EST 40-50
1792 1792.jpg na O59, 3¢ green, tied to small cover front to Richmond, Va, Washington DC Dec 14 cds, blue DEPARTMENT OF STATE cnr cd . 600.00
1793 na na OXF1, green Registry Seal on Registered Package envelope, Albany, NY cds at left and faintly on seal EST 40-50

Trans-Atlantic Maritime Mail

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1794 1794.jpg na 1784, folded cover, ms Ship) 12 16, double rate coming into Boston, to Charleston, per 'The Dolphine, Capt G Bobson', docketed Cadiz, Lynch & Merrill inside EST 200-300
1795 1795.jpg na 1806, SFL, Norfolk, Va to London, England, hand carried to England, 'forward per Captain Moor of the ship Planter', SL red FALMOUTH receiving h/s, ms 2/9 rate to London EST 100-125
1796 1796.jpg na 1825 folded cover, from London, England, to Petersburg, Va, ms 39½ rate, red New York Feb 4 transit h/s, red SHIP, EST 75-100
1797 1797.jpg na 1826, folded cover, from England, to Petersburg Va, red SHIP h/s, ms 20 3/4 rate, ms Osgood' at lower left EST 75-100
1798 1798.jpg na 1826 folded cover, from London, to Petersburg, Va, ms 39½ rate, red SHIP h/s, red New York Oct 14 transit cds, ms 'p Florida' EST 75-100
1799 1799.jpg na 1826, lot of 8 folded covers from England, each with red New York receiving cds dated from Apr 1 thru Dec 13, each with red SHIP h/s, all addr to Petersburg, Va, various ms rates, each with different ms ship marking incl Columbia, Manchester, Richard, Panthen, York, Pacifica, New York and Byrnes, some light staining o/w fine lot EST 450-500
1800 1800.jpg na 1830 folded cover, docketed Liverpool, May 20, ms 'Tally ho', red SHIP h/s, red Norfolk 7 Jul receiving cds, ms '27' rate, addr to Petersburg, Va EST 75-100
1801 1801.jpg na 1833 SFL, from Liverpool, Oct 1, to Lowell, red Boston Nov 14 cds, red SHIP h/s, ms 20 rate EST 35-45
1802 1802.jpg na 1837 SFL, Price Current of Produce, printed 10x16 size, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, dated Jan 16th, arrived on ship 'Potomac' , red Norfolk, Mar 5 cds, red SHIP h/s, $1.02 rate for 1 ounce, addr to New York EST 100-125
1803 1803.jpg na 1840 SFL, from Havana Cuba, to Boston, red 30mm New-York SHIP Dec 10 transit cds, early used of this marking, ms 'Angelina', EST 60-75
1804 1804.jpg na 1848 SFL, Grayama, Puerto Rico, to Boston, letter dated Oct 2, blue Philadelphia Pa Oct 31 transit cds, blue circled '12' rate, small SHIP h/s at top EST 30-40
1805 1805.jpg na 1848 SFL, from Bremen, Germany, to Petersburg, Va, red New York 10cts cds, red oval Rodewald Brothers forwarding agent h/s, long business letter EST 75-100
1806 1806.jpg na 1855, SFL, from Liverpool, England, green Liverpool Sp 7 1855 transit cds, rate 6 Cents, New York. Sep 20, '48', receiving cds, addr to Richmond, Va EST 90-100
1807 1807.jpg na 1882, small yellow cover franked with GB #82, plate 22, tied by Limerick FE 9 82 cds, to Winterport, Maine, underpaid, neat New York eyeglass DUE 10 Feb 20 h/s, two J4, 5¢ brown postage due stamps added to pay for double the deficit, one stamp overlaps the bottom and thus has a small crease, o/w a very pretty cover! EST 75-100

Railroad Cancels

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1808 1808.jpg na Chicago IL W.D.STA Jun 30 blue cds & circled 'W' cancel tying #207 to small yellow cover to Decatur, cover creased at lower right, light soiling EST 40-50
1809 1809.jpg na ST.ALB & BOSTON NIGHT R.P.O., Mar 3 cds, on small cover to Franklin Falls, NH, letter enclosed headed Enfield, NH EST 25-35

Registered

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1810 1810.jpg na 114,163, 3¢ ultramarine 15¢ orange, tied by Bucyrus O Dec 23 cds, on small cover to Decatur, Ill, ms Reg No 18, ca 1874, some soiling . 350.00
1811 1811.jpg na 1894, Registered cover ranked with 220 & 236, from New Milford, Conn, Jul 19, to Utica, NY, 5-line h/s in RED includes 'Geo W Richmond, Postmaster', very unusual rmarking EST 40-50

Forwarding Agents

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1812 1812.jpg na 1885, Mercersburg, Pa cds on small cover to London, violet oval UNITED STATES DESPATCH AGENT / B F STEVENS / LONDON / 18 NOV 85 h/s at UL, New York & London transit cds's on reverse EST 35-45

Naval & Related

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1813 1813.jpg na U.S..S GRIMES, 2 covers, 1st with Tokyo Occupation Aug 30, 1945 cancel, 2nd with Nagasaki -Japan cachet dated Sep 23, 1945 EST 50-75

County and Postmaster Cancels

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1814 1814.jpg na ELLENVILE, Ulster Co, N.&. Nov 20 1882 cds on cover to Kingston, bold "E" in wreath cancel, cover torn at UL EST 40-50
1815 1815.jpg na ELLENVILLE, Ulster Co, N.Y. Feb 9 1882, cds on UX5, 'E' in wreath cancel, to Monticello EST 40-50
1816 1816.jpg na WALLKILL, Ulster Co, N.Y. Jul 1 1882 cds & target cancel on UX7, to Newburgh, NY EST 30-40
1817 1817.jpg na FISKDALE, Apr 26 1882 Worcester Co MASS cds & killer ties 3¢ green Washington issue on yellow cover to Brookfield, Mass EST 40-50

Free Franks

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1818 1818.jpg na EZRA B FRENCH, 2nd Auditor from Maine, free frank on official Treasury Department cover posted from Washington DC Nov 10 85 EST 30-40

California

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1819 1819.jpg na Marysville Oct 19 Paid By Stamps cds, most unusual! addr to Ill, on U16a, 10¢ pale green entire with blue grid cancel, ca 1858 EST 100-125
1820 1820.jpg na Yreka Apr 15 1858 Cal cds, BISSON fancy cancel, on U16a 10¢ pale green entire, to Eastchester, NY EST 125-150

Connecticut

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1821 1821.jpg na Round Hill, Dec 7 cds, on U58 entire, Fairfield county DPO, 1836-1900 EST 50-75

District of Columbia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1822 1822.jpg na 1878, 3¢ green issue tied by WASH'N C.C., MAY 21 , CONGRESS cds, violet dc U.S. SENATE P.O. MAY 21, 1878 cds at left, on small cover to Medford, Mass EST 30-40

Massachusetts

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1823 1823.jpg na BOSTON MAY 11 1886 machine cancel on small cover to Canada, embossed colorless cnr cd for William Reas & sons, GUNS, letterhead enclosed EST 25-35
1824 1824.jpg na WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, Sep 28 1887, oval pmk, DPO 1881-1905, on cover to Hartford, Conn EST 25-35
1825 1825.jpg na Cottage City, Aug 19, 1902 cs on 2¢ Washington, on cover to Fitchburg, DPO 1880-1907, formerly Vineyard Grove & Oak Bluff EST 10-20
1826 1826.jpg na Riverside, Jun 25 1902 cds, Franklin county DPO 1872-1907, on cover to Warwick, RI EST 15-25

New Hampshire

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1827 1827.jpg na NELSON, ms cancel on small cover franked with 3¢ red #26, to Newport, DPO 1817-1934, EST 15-25
1828 1828.jpg na ms Nelson NH Apr 21, small cover franked with pen cancelled #26, to Newport, DPO 1817-1934 EST 15-25

New Mexico

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1829 1829.jpg na New Mexico, two DPO's: Fort Craig, 1855-1879, rarity 7, Fort Union, 1851-1891, rarity 4, each on ratty U58 entire EST 100-125

New York

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1830 na na 1866/1921, lot of 26 coves & cards with small town Ulster County pmks, from Allaben to West Park, incl DPO's: Fly Mountain, Shady, Shawamgunk, also note Accork mourning cover, ms Connelly, Marlboro with illustrated letterhead, Kingston with overall publicity text ad on back, etc EST 75-100
1831 1831.jpg na HOPEWELL, 1885, two covers with violet cds, to different towns in New York, DPO, Ontario Co, pop 72 in 1908, (1823-1904). EST 20-30
1832 1832.jpg na 1890, violet straight line PORTLAND Dec 18 1890 NEW YORK, h/s , violet circled star cancel on 3¢ green bank note issue, on local cover EST 35-45
1833 na na Lot of 32 Ulster County pmks, all on post cards, most pre-1920, mostly small towns, DPO's incl Alligerville, Awasting, Brinewater, Bronn Station, Kyserike, Ladletor, New Salem, Patankunk, Ulsterville, & Whiteport EST 150-200

South Carolina

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1834 1834.jpg na BEAUFORT S.C. nov 12 1863 dc cds, franked with #65 tied by target cancel, the stamp mostly covers printed 'Official Business' imprint, addr to Albert Vanderer, 66 NYS Vols, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Washington, DC EST 50-60

Vermont

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1835 na na Lot of 78 Special Events, mostly 1980's-90's, incl State Fairs, Exhibitions, Anniversary's, etc, incl Champex, Wecopex, Verpex, etc EST 75-100

Virginia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1836 1836.jpg na Norfolk, Va Se 14 63 dc cds with 4-ring cancel tying 3¢ rose #65 on small yellow cover to New London, Conn, ms note at top 'New London P.O./ There is another letter / at this Office upon which / is due 6¢. J.W.Eggleston/ P.M.', some stains EST 65-75
1837 1837.jpg na ms Federal Hill, Va, Office Business, July 3rd, addr to Third Assistant Postmaster General, Washington DC, multicolored Federal label attached at upper left, used as stamp? EST 25-35
1838 1838.jpg na ACCOMACH C H Jul 14 30mm cds on 3¢ red U10 entire, to Petersburgh EST 25-35
1839 na na ms Amherst C H Va / 28th Nov on U10 entire to Staunton EST 25-35
1840 na na ms Ballsville, Va / March 21st 1857, on U10 entire, to Richmonjd EST 25-35
1841 na na ms Bergers Store Va / 23th March 1858, on U10 entire with ms '3' cancel, to Floyd Buff, Va EST 25-35
1842 na na ms Brownsburg, Dec 4th, on U10 entire, Rockbridge Co, to Chalk Level, Va EST 20-30
1843 na na ms Callahan Va Aug 8 1859, on U10 entire, to Earleysville, Va EST 25-35
1844 na na ms Carters Bridge Va, on U10 entire, Albemarle Co, to Charlottesville EST 35-45
1845 1845.jpg na ms Cascade Va, May 10th, (Pittsylvania Co), on U10 entire, to Wake Forest, NC EST 30-40
1846 na na ms Cedar Point, Va, Jany 11 1859,(Page Co), on U10 entire, to Washington, Va EST 25-35
1847 na na ms Chula Va, Oct 2 58, on soiled U10 entire, to Richmond EST 25-35
1848 na na ms Clines Mill, Va, March 26, 1857, large ms '3', (Augusta Co), on U10 entire, to Greenville, Va EST 20-30
1849 1849.jpg na ms Coals Mouth Va, April 24th, ms '3' cancel on U10 entire to Falmouth, Va, now West Virginia EST 50-60
1850 na na ms Covington , July 1, on U1 entire, to Bath C.H., Va EST 25-35
1851 1851.jpg na COALS MOUTH Va ' Dec 14th ms pmk, on 3¢ red entire U10, addr to Falmouth EST 50-60
1852 na na ms Cub Creek, Sept 11, on U10 entire, to White Sulphur Springs, VA, docketed at left 16 Sep 56 EST 20-30
1853 na na ms Davis Mills Va, June 28, (Dedford Co), on U10 entire, to Col Stokes, Prince Edward C H, Va EST 25-35
1854 na na ms Estillville Va, November 11th, (Scott Co0, on U10 entire, to Abingdon,Va EST 25-35
1855 na na ms Fairfield Va, July 29, on U10 entire, to Sprng Hill, Va EST 20-30
1856 1856.jpg na ms Fairfield Va, July 26, on U10 entire, to Staunton, Va EST 20-30
1857 na na ms Fancy Hill, Va, Oct 10, on U10 entire, to Washington, Va EST 20-30
1858 na na FISHERVILLE Va, Jan 14, red 30mm cds, pen cancel on U10 entire, to Columbus, Ohio EST 15-25
1859 na na FLOYD C H, Va, Oct 13, 30mm cds, on U10 entire, to Lacy Sprngs, Va EST 25-35
1860 na na GREENVILLE Va, May 2, 30mm cds, on U10 entire, to Lenan, NC, vis Richmond EST 15-25
1861 na na GREENSWOOD DEPOT, Va, Apr 11, 36mm cds, on U10 entire, to Cardsville, va EST 25-35
1862 na na ms THOROUGHFARE Va, July 17th, (Prince William Co), on U10 entire, to Point Pleasant, Pa, EST 20-30
1863 1863.jpg na TREVILIAN'S DEPOT Va, 28mm cds on U10 entire, to Madison C H, Va EST 30-40
1864 na na ms Twynans Store, Va, April 21st, (Spotsylvania Co), on U10 entire, Fredericksburg EST 30-40
1865 1865.jpg na WAYNESBORO Va, Oct 2, blue 30mm cds on U10 entire, to Greensville, Va EST 20-30

Misc Large Lots

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1866 na na Lot of 72 small covers to Richmond, Va from various Va towns, franked with: 735a(1),750a(19),751a(52 all with pairs), value of stamps off-paper: . 223.80
1867 na na Misc lot of 350+ covers, mostly 1950-60's # postal stationery, 3¢-5¢ issues, + about 30 1940's-60's covers with military addresses, + about 25 personal mail EST 20-30
1868 na na Consignor balance, 31 items incl 19th adv, & misc, a few 20th C, somem post & postal cards, Maine scenic souvenir booklet ca 1936, 1845 & 1865 town voting results, 1943 Camp Anz airmail, ++ EST 60-75
1869 na na Lot of over 80 covers, 19th century to modern, some special events, airmail, */o postal stationery, 2 old but ratty Telegraph covers, a few FDC's, etc EST 75-100