United States and C.S.A. Postal History continued...

**1870-90 Bank Note Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3962		2c Red Brown, Half Used as 1c (146a). Bottom left diagonal half, tied across the cut by quartered cork, "Slatington Pa. Feb. 1?" circular datestamp on orange cover with The Lehigh Slate Company corner card and used locally, barely reduced at right, Very Fine and unusual drop rate usage, with 1975 Jakubek certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
3963		1c Ultramarine, 12c Dull Violet, 15c Bright Orange (145, 151, 152). Bright colors, tied by quartered corks, small "Boston Mass. Apr. 20" circular datestamp on 1871 cover addressed to Schooner Enterprise at Para, Brazil, red "New York 24 Apr. 22" circular datestamp, red London transit also ties 1c, neat Pernambuco backstamp, blue crayon "240" for Brazil reis collect, expertly repaired along top edge where roughly opened, stamps with minor flaws, still Very Fine, carried on the NGL's Rhein, scarce usage paying the 28c rate via Southampton, it was much less expensive (and faster) to send it via American Packet from N.Y., which was only 15c, ex Starnes (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
3964		15c Bright Orange (152). Rich color, choice centering, tied by cork cancel on 3c Green entire to Charlottesville Va., neat "Baltimore Md. May 22" circular datestamp and "Registered" handstamp, with label at left for homeopathic physician, with original 1872-dated contents, barely reduced at right, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
3965		15c Bright Orange (152). Horizontal strip of five, tied by quartered corks, "Jacksonport Ark. Oct. ?" circular datestamp on reduced oversize cover to Little Rock Ark., 1870 docketing at left, one stamp with rounded corner, otherwise Very Fine, impressive and rare domestic franking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
3966		90c Carmine (155). Used with 30c Black (154) and 6c Dull Pink (159), cancelled by blue targets and also by matching "Cincinnati O. Oct. 31" circular datestamp on reduced courthouse cover to St. Louis Mo., Feb. 1874 docketing, 90c stamp faded, some slight overall wear VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT AND 90-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY UNGRILLED ISSUE ON A COVER. ONLY THREE EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT ARE REPORTED ON COVER, AND THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO DOMESTIC USAGES. The only example to a foreign destination known to us was offered in our 1974 auction of the Braus collection. It bears a single 90c with a 15c Orange (152) used by the Consolidation Coal Co. to Rio de Janeiro. The other domestic usage is illustrated in Linn's U.S. Stamp Facts and is also from Cincinnati on a courthouse cover used with a 12c to St. Louis. With 2010 P.F. certificate. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3967		10c Brown (161). Cancelled by circle of wedges, "U.S. Postal Ag'cy, Shanghai, Dec. 29" circular datestamp on cover to Salisbury N.C., also with "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 1" double-circle datestamp, slightly reduced, some soiling, still Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3968		5c Blue (179, 185). One cover of each, first used from San Francisco to Sweden, second used from Exeter N.H. to Foochow, China with red "Too Late" oval handstamp, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3969		5c Blue (185). Tied by target and by "Lowell Mass. Dec. 18 4PM" circular datestamp on cover to Yokohama, Japan, red oval "Too Late" handstamp at lower left, New York, San Francisco and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, a pretty cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3970		5c Blue (179). Horizontal pair, tied by elaborate New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel, red "New York Paid Mar. 11 Sup." Type E Supplementary Mail circular datestamp on cover to Cologne, Germany, endorsed "closed mail via England" at upper left, Very Fine, attractive Supplementary Mail cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
3971		2c Vermilion (183). Tied by "New York (Sta.) A May 23 3:30 PM" (1883) duplex cancel on locally addressed cover with drawing of Brooklyn Bridge postmarked the afternoon before the bridge opened, ms. frame for stamp, addressed to an employee of E. Ridley & Sons Dept. Store on Grand St., stamp with creased perfs from placement near edge, missing part of top flap, still Fine and rare, ex Knapp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3972		5c Blue (179). Three, used with 1c Ultramarine (156) and four 10c Brown (161), the 5c and 10c overlapping, tied by corks, red "New York Nov. 7" circular datestamp on 1877 cover to Tamatave, Madagascar, endorsed "Via London and Marseilles", red London transit also ties 1c, receiving backstamp, various red crayon rates, right 10c slightly affected from placement near edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, an impressive franking paying double 28c rate by British Mail, while many nations joined the G.P.U. in 1875, Madagascar did not for nearly two decades (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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