Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue and 1875 Re-Issue (Scott 112-133)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1573
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
350
1574
2c Brown (113). Horizontal pair, scissor-separated at left, cancelled by two partly clear strikes of "Paid" straightline, "South Berwick Me." circular datestamp on illustrated "King of the Earlies, The 'Fifty Dollar' Potato" cover to Milton Mills N.H., cover with light creasing and couple corner nicks, otherwise Very Fine, a striking Spud design and scarce with the 2c 1869 Issue pair, with 2009 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
325
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2c Brown (113). Centered to bottom, tied by quartered cork and by "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 10" circular datestamp on folded part-printed bankruptcy notice to local addressee, two bold strikes of "Returned to Writer" axe-style handstamp, also with Nov. 22 San Francisco circular datestamp, Fine, unusual, ex Lehman
E. 200-300
375
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2c Brown (113). Tied by rosette and also by "New York City Received Nov. 21 6:45 AM" circular datestamp on blue folded letter from St. Thomas D.W.I. datelined "St. Thomas 13 Nov. 1869" to New York, bold strike of blue "David E. Pierre St. Thomas" forwarder's backstamp, carried on the North America which departed St. Thomas Nov. 14 and arrived in New York on Nov. 20 but carried outside of the mails, some splitting along folds and some wear, otherwise Very Fine, unusual use, entered the mails in New York where treated as a drop rate use, with 1996 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
750
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3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by pen cancels and "Portland Me. Aug. 20" circular datestamp on cover to Leeds Me., with illustrated scene "Hassan's First Good Fortune", ambiguous as to its meaning, but may refer to Hassan Sabbah, an 11th Century founder of an Islamic branch called Ismaelites, Very Fine, a very unusual cover
E. 300-400
225
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3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by segmented cork cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 8" circular datestamp, also tied by "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, San Bernadino" oval handstamp struck twice on front and once on back of buff cover to Placerville Cal., Very Fine and extremely rare, carried by express from San Bernadino to San Francisco where it entered the mails to Placerville, the use of the 3c stamp instead of an embossed entire was illegal, with 1979 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
375
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3c Ultramarine (114). Canceled by bold large blue "B" handstamp (Skinner-Eno LS-B11) and tied by matching "Belvidere Ill. Apr. 1" circular datestamp on small neat cover to White Creek N.Y., backflap tears and stamp with negligible perf toning, Extremely Fine strike of this fancy cancel, ex Foote and Wunsch
E. 300-400
0
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3c Ultramarine, Insurance Advertising Covers (114). 53 covers, most accumulated by famed 1869 Issue collector Elliott H. Coulter (an insurance agent for entertainers), wonderful variety of firms, cancels and designs incl. illustrated corner cards, some with very elaborate allegorical images, overall mixed condition with some Very Fine, many are quite attractive
E. 1,500-2,000
1,400
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6c Ultramarine (115). Cancelled by cork with "Cambridge Mass. Feb. 4" circular datestamp on tissue-paper cover to Comm. Walker, U.S. Frigate Sabine, London, England, red "Boston Paid Feb. 4" transit, red "London Paid" transit, red "United States Despatch Agent, B.F. Stevens, London, Feb. 18, 1870" oval handstamp, receipt docketing "Naples Febry. 23, 1870" at upper left, stamp with tiny corner crease top left, still fresh and Very Fine
E. 300-400
375
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10c Yellow (116). Intense shade, tied by "N. York Steamship Apr. 21" (1870) circular datestamp on blue folded cover from St. Thomas D.W.I. to New York, clear "St. Thomas 14/4 1870" circular datestamp, carried on the North America to New York, light file fold well away from stamp, stamp with light diagonal crease at lower right, Very Fine appearance
E. 1,000-1,500
1,400
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10c Yellow (116). Vibrant color, tied by circle of wedges cancel, "New-York Sep. 21" circular datestamp on blue folded letter from St. Thomas D.W.I. to New York, datelined "St. Thomas 13th Sept. 1869", carried on the Merrimack to New York, Very Fine, unusual, this cancel was normally used on outbound mail
E. 500-750
375
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10c Yellow (116). Tied by bold circle of wedges cancel, "Milwaukee Wis. Jul. 5" (1870) circular datestamp on buff cover to Hannover, Germany, red "Chicago Paid All Direct Jul. 7" and "Gronau 22/7" backstamps, red boxed "Bremen Franco" datestamp dated Jul. 21, 1870, Very Fine, this cover was carried on the NGL's Main, departing New York on Jul. 9 and arriving in Southampton on Jul. 19 -- the day the Franco-Prussian War was declared, which effectively closed down the route -- this is one of a few known 1869 Pictorial covers prepaid at the 7c NGU rate (overpaid 3c) prior to disruption of the service due to war, see Laurence book on the 10c 1869 Issue and article in PRA 1982 Register (pp. 8-9) for a discussion of the 7c NGU pre-war covers including mention of this cover, ex Juhring and Coulter
E. 400-500
0
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10c Yellow (116). Tied by pretty circle of wedges cancel, "Rossville N.Y. Apr. 5" (1870) circular datestamp on buff cover to Hannover, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Apr. 7" and "Bremen Franco" transit datestamps, Ottendorf receiving backstamp, Very Fine, ex Coulter
E. 300-400
225
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10c Yellow (116). Rich shade, tied by circle of wedges cancel, "Dubuque Ioa. Nov. 19" (1869) circular datestamp on orange-buff cover to Corback, Prussia, red "New York Paid All Direct Nov. 21" and "Hamburg Franco" transit datestamps, sender's route instructions "Via Hamburg or Bremen", slight edgewear, otherwise Very Fine, ex Coulter
E. 300-400
350
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12c Green (117). Tied by Cross in Heart fancy cancel with duplex "Guilford Ct. May 16" (1870) circular datestamp on small cover to Gothenberg, Sweden, red "4" credit, red "Franco" framed handstamp and "1-1/2 Wf." NGU credit handstamp, original letter enclosure, backflap removed, Very Fine, an extremely attractive and scarce 1869 Pictorial cover to Sweden, the 4c credit indicates that the New York exchange office forgave the 2c underpayment of the 14c NGU rate via Hamburg, ex Coulter and Rose
E. 1,000-1,500
750
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Tied by target cancel on registered 3c Pink entire (U59), "Claremont Minn. Aug. 20" circular datestamp, manuscript registry no. at top, 1870 pencil docketing on back, Fine
E. 400-500
275
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Cancelled by cork on registered 3c Green entire with "Conneautville Pa. Apr. 1" circular datestamp to Pierpoint O., slightly reduced at right, ms. registry no. at top left, Very Fine
E. 300-400
325
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Tied by quartered cork cancel, "Buffalo N.Y. Nov. 25" circular datestamp on 1869 cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 12 Nov. 27" transit circular datestamp, appropriate French transits, some soiling and edge flaws, still Fine
E. 300-400
225
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1c Buff, 1880 Re-Issue (133). Horizontal pair, perfectly centered, right stamp faulty at right from placement over edge of cover, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 6 11 AM 1891" machine cancel on small cover to C. F. Rothfuchs (stamp dealer) in New York City, receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine apart from minor stamp flaw, very rare, ex Juhring, Sheriff and Martin
E. 1,000-1,500
750
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