Sale 1232 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30-31 March, 2021
Category — 1868 Grilled Issue thru 1869 Pictorial Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1628
3c Red, F. Grill (94). Horizontal pair, cancelled by quartered cork with "Cambridge Mass. Apr. 3" circular datestamp on cover to Antigonish, Nova Scotia with "We fight it out on this line!" Grant campaign design (Milgram UG-21), Antigonish backstamp, some minor soiling, stamps with small perf flaws from placement near edge, cover missing backflap and small edge tear at top left, still Fine and desirable design, very rare used to another country
E. 200-300
600
1629
1c Buff (112). Perfs trimmed at top and right, tied by quartered cork and "Greensboro Ala. Dec. 24" duplex datestamp on American Tontine Life and Savings Insurance Company printed pamphlet, no address but presumably delivered locally, the Greensboro agents are listed on back, Very Fine, although insurance companies were large bulk mailers, surviving examples of their booklets sent by third-class mail are scarce, this 1c 1869 usage is rare, ex Juhring, Cipolla and Coulter (who was an insurance man himself and greatly prized this 1869 use)
E. 750-1,000
500
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1c Buff (112). Tied by bold target cancel, "Schenectady N.Y. Feb. 7" (1870) double-circle datestamp on folded printed United States Internal Revenue tax notice to local addressee, Very Fine
E. 200-300
130
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1c Buff (112). Tied by segmented cork cancel on dry goods commission business folded circular to New York City address, circular dated April 1, 1869 -- which is the date of Earliest Documented Use of the 1c 1869 Pictorial -- though circulars were sometimes mailed after they were dated so the EDU status cannot be determined, still Very Fine and desirable
E. 300-400
150
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1c Buff (112). Vertical pair, cancelled by cork and tied by Philadelphia "Carrier Apr. 26 2PM" circular datestamp on yellow Robert Freeman & Co. Furniture and Mattress dealer corner card cover addressed locally, top stamp with a couple of short perfs, cover with tiny repaired edge nick at bottom, still fresh and Very Fine, an attractive use
E. 300-400
275
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1c Buff (112). Vertical pair, tied by blue Three-Leaf Clover cancels and by matching "Covington Ky. Jan. 20" circular datestamp on buff cover to Keene Ky., Very Fine and extremely rare cancel, the only example recorded on the 1869 Pictorial Issue
E. 400-500
375
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1c Buff (112). Horizontal strip of three, tied by target cancels with matching "Hanover N.H. Dec. 4" double-circle datestamp on New Hampshire College of Agriculture corner card cover to Boscawen N.H., left stamp few short perfs at left, sealed tear at right does not affect stamps, otherwise Very Fine
E. 300-400
275
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1c Buff (112). Tied by target cancel, used with 2c Black, F Grill (93), similarly tied on cover locally addressed to Grinnell Iowa and forwarded to North Danville Vt., light strike of "Grinnell Ioa. Jul. ?" circular datestamp, minor edge soiling, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, this was mailed with the 1c stamp for local delivery in Grinnell and then the 2c was added to make up the 3c domestic rate for forwarding to North Danville, ex Krug and Eubanks, 1960, 1980 and 2003 P.F. certificates no longer accompany
E. 400-500
0
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1c Buff (112). Used with 2c Brown and 3c Ultramarine (113, 114), tied by blue target cancels with matching "Sharon Springs N.Y. Aug. 4" circular datestamp on cover to San Jose Cal., 2c with internal tear and 1c and 3c with a few perfs affected from placement near edge, cover with edge tears at right, otherwise Very Fine, a collector would have to search long and hard to find a cover with only the first three values of the 1869 Pictorial Issue
E. 200-300
350
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Used with 1c Buff and 2c Brown (112, 113), 1c with straight edge at right, tied by small segmented cork cancels with "Castle Rock Minn. Jul. 1" circular datestamp on blue registered cover to Adams Iowa, 1869 docketing at bottom, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine three-color registered franking
E. 500-750
600
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1c Buff (112). Used with 2c Red Brown (146), tied by quartered cork cancel, "Poplar Ridge N.Y. Sep. 13" circular datestamp on small cover with printed address label carried by dove, to Litchfield O., faint stain, Very Fine, attractive mixed-issue franking, ex Mack
E. 300-400
200
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1c Buff (112). Horizontal pair, small piece torn out of right-hand stamp, tied by cork cancels and "Houlton Me. Feb. 11" circular datestamp on pictorial Valentine cover to Woodstock, New Brunswick, handstamped "Paid 2" applied at Houlton for ferriage rate to Canadian post office near border, "Woodstock N.B. Fe 11 1870" receiving backstamp, back of cover with similar illustration to the front -- depicting a cherub carrying a letterVERY FINE COVER DESPITE THE STAMP FAULT. A RARE USE OF THE ONE-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ON A 2-CENT FERRIAGE RATE COVER TO CANADA. PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE WITH THE VALENTINE ILLUSTRATIONS.
The 2c ferriage rate was applied to mail between U.S. and Canadian post offices located along the same contiguous border. Ex Coulter
E. 3,000-4,000
2,100
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1c Buff (112). Used with 5c Brown (76), tied by square grid cancels, "Hoosick N-Y Apr. 24" (1871) circular datestamp on small cover to Cambridge, England, 5c also tied by red New York transit, part of receiving backstamp visible, backflap partly removed, sealed tear at top, still Very Fine, extremely unusual combination for the 6c rate, ex Mack
E. 400-500
250
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10c Yellow (116). Natural straight tedge at right, used with 1c Buff (112) and 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by grid cancels, "Council Bluffs Ioa. Oct. 25" (1869) circular datestamp on buff cover to Lund, Sweden, 1c also tied by red boxed "Hamburg Franco" handstamp, scarce type of red "4 Cents" handstamp applied at Chicago foreign-mail office for service beyond North German Union, receiving backstamp, carried on the HAPAG Allemannia, slightly reduced at bottom and missing small part of bottom flap, 10c tear and crease at upper right and some soiling, otherwise Fine, a colorful franking paying the 14c NGU Direct rate to Sweden, Michael Laurence records only two covers to Sweden with the 1c-3c-10c combination, Ex Dr. Heimburger
E. 1,000-1,500
2,300
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1c Buff (112). Balance of 30 domestic covers, many are mounted on well-designed and annotated pages from a one-frame exhibit, others are loose, wonderful range of items and rates with mixed frankings, multiples, strips of three, corner cards and a couple illustrated, mostly in choice condition with just a few typical flaws to be found, overall a Very Fine balance, ex Mack, see our website PDF for a complete scan
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E. 4,000-5,000
2,300
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