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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1421 |
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 1857 (Oct. 6) St. Louis Mo. to London, Canada West. Buff cover with clear "St. Louis Mo. Oct 6, 1857" cds and matching "10" rating handstamp, partial "United States, 6" pence exchange oval, reverse
with Windsor (10.8) and London (10.9) arrival cds; flap torn, Very Fine, ex-Nettles.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1) |
Est. $100-150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1422 |
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 1858 (Aug. 9) New York, N.Y. to Plymouth, England. Datelined folded letter sent unpaid with "N. York Br. Pkt. '5' Aug 10" debit exchange cds to G.B., carried on Cunard Line Europa from Boston Aug.
11th, she collided with Arabia near Cape Race and put into St. John's, Newfoundland for repairs, mail and passengers were picked up at Halifax by Cunard Line Persia that arrived at Liverpool on Aug. 28th, Liverpool America
(8.28) backstamp and matching "1/-" due handstamp, Plymouth (8.29) arrival cds, F.-V.F., ex-Graham Booth.
Estimate; $250 - 350.
ONLY A FEW COVERS FROM THIS WRECK VOYAGE HAVE SURVIVED. (Image1) |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1423 |
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 1859 (Feb. 18) Camp Floyd, Utah Territory to Dublin, Ireland. Choice strike of rimless "Camp Floyd, U.T., February 18" cds and matching "Paid 3" in arc overwritten with manuscript "24" rating
at upper right on buff cover to Dublin, Ireland, New York reddish black "19" credit handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Mar. 30th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 10th, sharp strike of "America, Paid, Dublin, AP 11
1859" (Robertson P1) arrival datestamp for late mail closed bag from Liverpool; vertical file fold at left, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CAMP FLOYD UTAH TERRITORIAL
TRANSATLANTIC USE WITH A CHOICE STRIKE OF THE RIMLESS POSTMARK.
The letter likely traveled East from Camp Floyd by stage or horse via the Salt Lake City to St. Joseph route, where it then went to New York by rail. It left New York Mar.
30th on the Cunard Line "Asia", arriving at Liverpool Apr. 10th. From there, it went by rail to Holyhead, across the Irish Sea by boat, to Dublin.
(Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1424 |
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 1859 (Jun. 23) Boston, Mass. to Calcutta, India. Datelined folded letter endorsed "via Marseilles" and taken privately to New York, red "New-York, Am. Pkt., Jun 25" exchange cds and matching "Paid"
framed handstamp with pencil "21" cents rating for British open mail, carried on New York & Havre Co. Fulton from New York Jun. 25th to Southampton arriving Jul. 7th, red London (7.8) transit backstamp and manuscript
"1/-" due rating for packet to Calcutta plus French transit, carried by P&O Panther from Marseilles to Alexandria, and Nemesis from Suez to Calcutta, "Calcutta, Steam Letter, 1859 Aug 11" framed handstamp with
"8" anna due (1/-) due rating, Very Fine and choice use to India, ex-Arthur White.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
A SUPERB STRIKE OF CALCUTTA'S STEAMSHIP ARRIVAL POSTMARK. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1425 |
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 1860 (Apr. 19) St. Louis, Mo. to Frankfurt, Germany. Perfect strike of cds and red "Paid 30" oval rating handstamp for Prussian Closed mail rate on blue folded letter, red "N.York '7 Paid' Apr 25"
credit exchange cds, red "Aachen Franco 8 / 5" framed transit, Frankfurt (5.9.1860) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Nettles.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1) |
Est. $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1426 |
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 1861 (Oct. 1) New York, N.Y. to Barcelona, Spain. Folded cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) pair and 3¢ rose (65), tied by New York foreign mail black grid cancels (Kirke
60-02-01-GR), red "New York, Br. Pkt., Oct 1" exchange cds, reverse with blue "Forwarded By, Rivera & Hall, New York" double-line oval, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Boston Oct. 2nd to Queenstown arriving Oct. 12th,
red London (10.14) transit backstamp, sent in closed bag by rail from Calais to the Spanish exchange office, "Espana, Junquera, 15 Oct 61" and Barcelone (10.17) backstamps, black "4.Rs" due handstamp; opened
on three sides for display, a Very Fine exhibition use at the 5¢ British open mail rate.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1427 |
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 1867 (Jun. 13) Bowensburgh, Ill. to Dublin, Ireland. Orange cover bearing 10¢ green (68) vertical pair, guideline s.e. at right, tied by target cancels, matching "Bowensburgh, Ill. Jun 13" cds,
partial "Boston Br. Pkt. '5' Jun 18" exchange cds with matching "Short Paid" framed handstamp and sent as an unpaid letter, carried on Cunard Line Cuba departing Boston Jun. 19th to Queenstown arriving Jun. 27th, Dublin
(6.28) arrival cds and "1/-" due handstamp; small backflap fault., Very Fine and attractive example of short paid treatment under the 1848 treaty.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
The 1848 treaty did not allow
part-paid letters, and stipulated that they would be treated as unpaid. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1428 |
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 1867 (Jul. 26) Urknaa, Sweden to Lafayette, Ind. Gray cover with "Urknaa, 26/7" origin cds, blue manuscript "Via Prussia & Ostende" and "2½" rating, black "Aachen, 3/8, Cts." cds and
framed "Aus Schweden / per Stralsund" handstamp, additional blue manuscript "5" debit rating on reverse, carried by Inman Line City of Paris from Liverpool Aug. 7th to New York arriving Aug. 17th, black "New.York,
Am. Packet., Aug 17" cds, F.-V.F., A rare use of the "Aus Schweden" framed handstamp on incoming U.S.-Prussian treaty mail.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1429 |
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 1839-68 Transatlantic Balance. Group of 15 covers; includes 1839 Boston, Mass. to Oporto, Portugal private ship letter showing red "Forwarded Through, Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office, N-York"
oval backstamp, 1845 Gibraltar to Richmond Va. sent privately to London where it entered mails, 1846 New York to Oporto, Portugal private ship letter, 1848 Zante, Ionian Islands to Boston, Mass. (ex-Winter), 1850 New York to Edinburgh,
Scotland carried on Cunard Line Hibernia from Boston, 1853 Cincinnati Oh. to Blamont, France use by American Service direct, 1856 California to London, England, 1857 Genoa, Italy to Salem Ma. carried privately to England with red "Forwarded By,
Baring Bros. & Co., Liverpool" forwarding agent cachet (Rowe rarity 3), 1864 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to Portland Me., 1864 New York to Edinburgh, Scotland carried on Cunard Line Asia from Boston (ex-Hugh Feldman), 1868 New Orleans
La. to Le Havre, France franked with 15¢ black (77) vertical pair, 1846 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to London, England endorsed "Express Packet", 1873 Miragoane, Haiti to Le Havre, France and 1865 Ponce, Puerto Rico to London, England
carried on the RMSP Seine from St. Thomas, generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1430 |
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 1844 (Jul. 1) New York N.Y. to Manchester, England. Group of 13 covers; with 1844 N.Y. to England by Cunard Line Arabia, 1847 Liverpool to Boston, Mass. by Cunard Line Cambria (ex-Winter), 1849
Liverpool to Petersburg, Va. by Cunard Line America (only example seen with the "SHIP" handstamp on a letter carried under the postal convention, ex-Winter), 1850 Liverpool to New York carried on the maiden voyage of Cunard Line
Asia, 1856-1875 group of three printed circulars bearing G.B. 1d red solo frankings, 1860 Madison Wis. to Stockport, England with scarce Detroit exchange office use, 1861 London to New York closed-bag treatment via Portland, 1867 depreciated
currency use, etc., generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1431 |
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 1871, 1887 Solar Eclipse Expeditions. Two covers, first bearing 2¢ red brown (146) tied by Boston duplex on local cover endorsed "The Solar Eclipse in India, Print Copy", second cover bearing 2¢ green
(213) cancelled by cork cancel duplexed with "Amherst Mass., Apr 30, 1888" cds on cover with printed "American Eclipse Expedition to Japan, 1887" framed corner card to Washington D.C., Very Fine and scarce pair of eclipse
expedition covers.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Fancy Cancellations
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1432 |
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 "1" of South Woodstock Vt. Bold strike of large purple cancel, matching "South Woodstock Vt., Nov 7" cds on 1¢ black (UX5) postal card to Heartland Vt., 1878 message, slight overall toning, Very
Fine and scarce cancel, The South Woodstock "1" is scarcer than the "3".
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1) |
Est. $100-150
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1433 |
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 "3" of South Woodstock Vt. Two covers, one with large bold "3" in purple ties 3¢ green (184), matching "South Woodstock Vt. Feb 6" cds to Galesville Wisc., second with large bold "3" in
black ties 3¢ green (207), fancy purple "South Woodstock, Vermont, May 27 1881" double-circle postmark on cover to Rockport Me., small edge tear and partial flap, Very Fine and scarce pair in both known colors.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1434 |
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PO-Wt 6 |
 Axe Head. Bold strike ties 3¢ dull red (11A), rich color, three margins, matching "Collinsville Ct. Apr 2" cds to Patterson N.Y.; reduced slightly at right into address, Very Fine, ex-Judge
Fay, with 1992 P.F. certificate.
Skinner-Eno No. PO-Wt 6; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE COLLINSVILLE AXE HEAD FANCY CANCEL ON THE 1851 ISSUE, AND THE EARLIEST RECORDED STRIKE OF THIS CANCEL.
Reference: The Three Collinsville Axes, W.J. Duffney. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1435 |
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PA-Bt 1 |
 Bat. Bold strike on fresh 3¢ rose (65), matching "Hingham Ms. Feb 16" cds on clean cover to Boston Mass., Very Fine and choice strike of the Hingham Bat.
Skinner-Eno No. PA-Bt 1; Estimate
$300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1436 |
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PH-F 40 |
 Devil & Pitchfork. Clear strike duplexed with "West Meriden Conn. Jun 6" cds on 3¢ pink (U58) entire to Providence R.I., docketed from O.H. Platt, June 5th 1866" at left, a Very Fine strike of this
desirable fancy cancel.
Skinner-Eno No. PH-F 40; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1437 |
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 Grid. Large oval grid cancel ties 3¢ dull red (11A) horizontal pair, large margins to touched, oval "Weaverville Cal." postmark with magenta "Feby 6" dating on light blue cover to Elizabethtown
Ky., Very Fine, ex-Clifford, Haas.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
This large oval grid cancel is rather unusual as it was designed to cancel a pair of stamps. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1438 |
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PC-16 |
 "I Cure U, Trademark". Remarkably sharp strike of this rare precancel on 2¢ green (213), used on cover with "Harshaville Pa., Dec 28, 1887" cds to Beaver Pa.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and
interesting cancel, an outstanding strike.
Cole No. PC-16; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED ON COVER EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE PRECANCEL.
(Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1439 |
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 Keyhole. Bold strikes on 6¢ carmine (148) and 15¢ bright orange (152), each with rich color, small faults, Very Fine and choice strikes.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
There is only one
recorded cover bearing the Pottsville Pa. "Keyhole" cancel dated August 1st 1871 to Spain. The cancels are always struck carefully to avoid the vignette profiles, which of course, was the intention in the design of the cancel. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1440 |
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unlisted |
 "Kid". Three strike of negative fancy cancel duplexed with partial "Virginia City, Aug 28" cds on cover to Auburn N.Y.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and remarkable fancy cancel, with 1998 A.P.S.
certificate.
Cole No. unlisted; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH THIS VIRGINIA CITY BILLY THE "KID" FANCY CANCEL.
Billy the Kid (1859-1881), born Henry McCarty, was an American Old West
gunfighter who participated in New Mexico's Lincoln County War. He is known to have killed eight men. After murdering a blacksmith during an altercation in August 1877, Bonney became a wanted man in Arizona Territory and returned to New Mexico,
where he joined a group of cattle rustlers. He became a well-known figure in the region when he joined the Regulators and took part in the Lincoln County War. In April 1878, the Regulators killed three men, including Lincoln County Sheriff William J.
Brady and one of his deputies. Bonney's notoriety grew in December 1880 when the Las Vegas Gazette in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and The Sun in New York City carried stories about his crimes. Sheriff Pat Garrett captured Bonney later that month. In
April 1881, Bonney was tried and convicted of the murder of Brady, and was sentenced to hang in May of that year. He escaped from jail on April 28, 1881, killing two sheriff's deputies in the process and evading capture for more than two months.
Garrett shot and killed Bonney at Fort Sumner on July 14, 1881. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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