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1851-57
Issues, Covers (#1)
| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 4806 |
#26, fine, sound tied on VF intact
cover by VF blue BALTIMORE, MD straight line STEAMBOAT
and matching SEP 1 postmark, with blue DUE 2 cnt inbound ship
rate hand stamp. Very minor cover toning at corners from
mounting. Attractive. |
SOLD |
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| 4678 |
#11, cut just in at left, tied on fine,
intact cover by
VF, rare SHABBONA GROVE, ILL JULY 29 scroll fancy postmark.
This postmark is much scarcer than the well known Shabbona Grove shield
DeKalb County postmark from around the same period and is more
commonly found on stampless envelopes. This fancy
cancellation item is missing from most important collections of the
3 cent 1851 issue. It is listed in Simpson's as a rarity 9
(out of 10) cancellation. A wonderful and exhibit quality 1851
issue cover! |
SOLD |
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| 4694 |
# 11A pair, fine, tied by VF strike of
NEW YORK SHIP, JAN 24 postmark on cover to Bridgeport, CT.
Stamps are plated 75-76R2L. Scarce postmark. |
SOLD |
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| 4687 |
#10A, three full margins, barely in at top
left, manuscript cancel, on fine intact FLS with red MARIETTA,
O., JAN 12 (1852) postmark. Stamp has 2 single lines recut at
UL and LR triangles, plated 50R2E. Nice stamp and position. |
$75 |
 |
| 4523 |
#11, fine left margin copy with partial
inscription capture, tied by ADRIAN, Mich. postmark on fine
intact cover East Brooklyn, NY, redirected to Williamsburgh, bearing
a VF strike of MISSENT TO BROOKLYN, N.Y. Scarce early
auxiliary marking. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4587 |
#10A, light orange brown, VF 4 margin
copy with tiny nick at UL corner, plated 49L1E, canceled by
lightly struck blue grid killer, not tied, on fine intact small
cover with VF+ red CLEVELAND, O 3 PAID, JUL 23 (1851) postmark. |
$100 |
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| 4648 |
#10A, fine, light grid killer, on fine
intact cover with XF strike of red SANDERSVILLE, Ga. postmark
(Washington County, 1800-), to Boston. Pretty cover. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4646 |
#11A, F+ bottom, full margin copy, tied by
an XF SOTN strike of large multi-ring (at least 9) killer on
fine, intact cover, small edge faults, with VF EAST BROOKFIELD,
MASS (Worcester County, 1833-). postmark. Wonderful. |
$150 |
 |
| 4416 |
#10, fine, fresh and sound, 3 clear
margins, touching at right, just tied by red circular grid killer
(Skinner-Eno SD-G 71) with matching red U.S. EXPRESS MAIL N.
YORK, N.Y., AUG 1 (1851) postmark (Skinner-Eno PM-RR 5, Remele
U1-d) on VF FLS (no content) to Boston. Black manuscript PAID.
(HCS) |
SOLD |
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| 4417 |
#11A, VF position 91 sheet margin copy,
sound, bearing an XF SOTN strike of crude hand-carved numeral 5
obsolete rate mark use as killer with BORDENTOWN, NJ postmark on
F-VF FLS to Detroit, MI. Letter dated September 8, 1852.
(HCS) |
SOLD |
 |
| 4242 |
#26, F+, tied by VF+ strike of FREE in
lozenge obsolete rate marking on fine, intact cover with VF
strike of double ring BRUNSWICK, ME, JUL 10 postmark. Cover
docketed 1861. Scarce marking, similar to Skinner-Eno PM-FR 8. |
$75 |
 |
| 4003 |
#11a, F+, tied by XF strike of blue
fancy geometric killer composed of 11 short wedges around
central dot (similar to Simpson's killer #215) on F-VF intact cover
with red BALLSTON, NY postmark. Scarce fancy on issue. |
$250 |
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| 3774 |
#11, F+, tied by VF strike of NEW YORK
& PHILA R.R. postmark (Remele N15-b, relatively scarce), on F-VF
intact cover to Philadelphia. Attractive railroad cover. |
$85 |
 |
| 3714 |
#26, fine, left margin copy with
partial imprint, canceled by VF SOTN strike of blue outline
5 point star with two VF matching strikes of DANVERS CENTRE, MASS
postmarks (Essex County DPO, 1855-1900, Helbock 5 scarcity),
XF intact cover. Nice. |
SOLD |
 |
| 3045 |
#11, fine, bearing a VF strike of FREE rate
marking, stamp not tied. Cover mailed to Tunkhannock, PA. Sender neatly penned a pointing hand
"Via Montrose Depot" at left. Prior owner notes cover to be from Montrose, PA, AUG 1, 1856. |
$50 |
 |
| 2389 |
#10, fine copy, just in at left, tied by green Mt. Washington, KY postmark on fine FLS dated DEC 29, 1851, small tear at top. Stamp has been plated as A-relief and is most likely 72R1L.
A very scarce on-cover color cancellation and attractive piece of
Kentucky postal history. |
$200 |
 |
| 2463 |
#26, fine, tied by old numeral 5 rating mark used as killer on VF unreduced cover, indistinct New Jersey postmark. |
$25 |
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| 2361 |
# 26, F-VF, tied by a VF strike of balloon IRWINTON, GA postmark on unreduced amber cover to Thomasville, GA. Small cover faults.
An attractive early Georgia (Wilkinson County) usage from a small post office. |
$30 |
 |
| 3285 |
#24, F-VF+ sound copy with VF
impression, tied by SOTN strike of black BOSTON AUG 30, 1859 PAID postmark on VF, fresh, unreduced envelope to Vermont. Pretty cover. |
SOLD
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| 639 |
#24, VF, tied on F-VF unreduced unsealed circular by Jan. 21, 1858 New York City CDS.
Clean example of this usage. |
$35 |
 |
| 1100 |
#11, cut in at top but otherwise large margins, tied by an
XF strike of Elizabeth, NJ balloon postmark on a VF small cover. An
early use from this post office (established 1855) and a nice Union
county, New Jersey postal history item. |
$30
|
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| 1171 |
#26, VF, tied by VF strike of PAID cancellation (thick serifed letters) and VF matching strike of Salem, OH postmark on VF
unreduced canary cover. |
$24 |
 |
| 32 |
#11, SOTN arched PAID 3
cancel of Ipswich, MA, (similar to Skinner-Eno PM-PNc 7) on VF
cover, red CDS. Stamp is plated position 69L1L. |
$30 |
 |
| 167 |
#26, fine copy tied by VF strike of "PAID
3" in circle on VF cover from Collamer, NY, (similar to
Skinner-Eno PM-PNc 21). Scarce use on 1857 issue. |
$30 |
 |
| 863 |
#11, just in on bottom, blue grid cancellation ties, F-VF matching
ALBY. & BUFFALO R.R. postmark (Remele A-2-b, Towle 114-D-2) on fine unreduced yellow cover to Mohawk, NY.
Nice railroad PH cover. |
$75 |
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