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1869 Issues, Covers (#1)

Item # Description Price Picture
5501 #114, fair-fine, tied by VF blue MAUMEE CITY, O. postmark (DPO Lucas County, 1838-75) with bold SOTN matching blue letter M killer on VF, small, intact cover, tiny fault at bottom right corner. Very pretty.

SOLD

5433 #114, fine, tied by bright green PAID 3 in circle rate mark killer with HENNIKER, N.H., AUG 18 postmark (Hillsboro Cty, 1811-) on cover with small reduction at right affecting the killer. A rare color killer on this issue. (Provenance, Siegel 2/54.)

SOLD

5291 #114, fine, tied by VF strike of fancy shell-like New York City killer on tissue FLS to New Orleans, blue merchant oval date FEB 22. 1870. Letter mentions shipment of anisette from Bordeaux via Steamer Mississippi. $35
5228 #114, VF, sound, tied by XF strike of negative letter N killer with NASHUA, NH JUL 30 postmark on small lady's cover, tiny reduction at right, tear at BR, insect damage on reverse. Nevertheless, attractive. Ex-Beane. $75
5065 #114, fine, wide margin SE at R, horizontally split grill variety, tied by grid killer with VF strike of SOUTH PASS CITY, WY. T. (Wyoming Territory) postmark on VF intact cover. Scarce early territorial usage. $150
4846 #114, F+, sound, bearing a superb SOTN strike of small Maltese cross killer with XF strike of BLOOMINGTON, IL postmark on VF cover, tiny reduction at right, mailed to Mason City, IL. Attractive. $35
4398 #112, fine, tied by grid killer on fine, intact drop rate cover addressed City. Indistinct partial FLINT (Michigan) postmark. Minor cover toning at left, stamp with small fault at bottom right. $50
4290 #114, average, SE, canceled by red grid killer with superb matching red strike of SOUTH DEERFIELD, MS postmark on VF, fresh lady's cover (embossed letter F on flap) neatly opened at right. A great looking cover. $75
4295 #114, fine, SE at bottom, tied by XF strike of dark blue LEOMINSTER, MA "stovepipe" fancy circle of hollow wedges killer (S-E GE-C 7), with postmark on VF small lady's cover, neatly opened left. $50
4113 #115, fine, tiny faults, tied by CAMBRIDGE, MASS cork killer on unreduced tissue paper cover to Cmdr. J. G. Walker, U.S. Frigate Sabine at England, forwarded to Naples, Italy.  Cover bears an XF red B.F. Stevens FEB 2, 1870 double oval.  Quite attractive.

SOLD

4083 #118, fine, tiny faults, tied by XF strike of NYFM killer (Weiss TR-C7) on unreduced cover to Germany via Closed Mail on Steamer Wisconsin (Guion Line).  Cover is circa 1871-72 based upon known dates of use of this killer.  Most probably, based upon Augsburg, Prussia 2/6 back stamp (back image), the letter was carried on the January 24, 1872 sailing of Wisconsin from New York arriving in Queenstown February 3. Patched cover tear from opening at bottom affects address.  A rare on cover NYFM usage on 1869 issue. SOLD
4088 #114, VF+, tied by XF strike of fancy blunt 4-segment propeller killer of FORT MADISON, IOWA on VF intact cover with blue hand stamp NOV 12, 1869 dated corner advertisement for steam saw and shingle miller. $30
3997 #116 and #113, both fine, tied by small circle of wedges killer and AURORA, IL postmark on small unreduced cover to Scotland, Glasgow JAN 5, 1870 receiving on reverse. Small tear at top.  Cover is listed in 1869 Issue Census. Scarce combination of stamps to pay the double 6 cent treaty rate. SOLD
4016 #114, fine, tied by an XF strike of 8-branch rosette fancy killer with matching RICHMOND, NY, OCT 16 (1869) postmark on VF, fresh, intact canary cover to NYC, content. $45
3771 #114, fine, SE, tied by XF strike of fancy 16-wedge starburst killer with fine strike of CALLAGHAN'S, VA postmark (DPO Alleghany county, 1804-1919) on fine cover, half inch reduction at left. Virginia PH. SOLD
3575 #113, fine, cancelled by an XF strike of obsolete numeral 10 rating stamp used as a killer on fine cover, tiny reduction and small repair at UL. Stamp is "tied" by foxing of a couple perfs. Cortland, NY printed bankruptcy enclosure dated DEC 12, 1869.  Eye-catching and quite unusual. SOLD n3575.jpg (44200 bytes)
3450 #114, VF, tied by bold PAID with matching LINCOLN, MASS double circle postmark on VF intact cover, opened at right. Cover forwarded from Dorchester to Bolton, MA. Pretty cover. $75 n3450.jpg (43680 bytes)
3363 #114, fine, tied on F-VF intact cover by VF strike of LOUISVILLE, Ky, DEC 22 postmark and fancy leaf killer (Skinner-Eno PP-L 32). $35 n3363.jpg (44564 bytes)
3155 #114, fine, SE, tied by VF strike of heart fancy killer of PALMYRA, NY (Skinner-Eno PH-H 12) on VF, fresh small lady's cover, original letter included. $85 n3155.jpg (12869 bytes)
3071 #114, fine, tied by VF strike of scarce unusual PAID killer of CLAYTON, NY (Skinner-Eno PM-PE 7) on fine canary cover with Hubbard House hotel advertisement. Cover has small reduction at right, affecting nothing, and contains original letter.  Scarce and attractive. $75 n3071.jpg (24404 bytes)
2700 #114, fine, SE, tied by RED cork killer with matching ABBOTT VILLAGE, ME postmark on fine, unreduced cover mailed to Oquawka, IL. Scarce colored killer on this issue. $50 n2700.jpg (14870 bytes)
495 #114, fine, barely tied by a SOTN quartered cork in circle geometric fancy killer of San Francisco, CA on a VF unreduced and fresh small cover.  Neat. $30 n495.jpg (15865 bytes)
734 #114, fine tied by target cancellation of Braintree, MA on clean F-VF unreduced cover with attractive red script letter M corner card (Morrison & Sons). A pretty contrast of colors. $25 n734.jpg (21793 bytes)
       
       
 

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