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Postage Dues (#2)

Item # Description Price Picture
3928 #J1, 3 copies, tied by two strikes of West Medway, MASS, FEB 3, 1881, postmarks with DUE 3 in circle on cover from Boston. Cover slightly reduced at right, edge faults, dues with small faults. Scarce. $25
3756 #J39, VF light Chicago, IL oval killer, on VF 1904 cover from Austria bearing VF pair of Austrian 10 heller stamps, fine strike of New York DUE 2 CENTS binocular marking.  Pretty. $20
3578 #J83 vertical precancelled pair on back of 1936 registered cover from Guayaquil, Ecuador, dues paying customs service. Magenta boxed SUPPOSED LIABLE FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS DUTIES (crossed out), violet U.S. CUSTOMS FREE DUTY I.N. PORT OF NEW YORK, and violet COLLECT 10c POSTAGE DUE FOR CUSTOMS SERVICE.  (Apparently there was confusion regarding customs duty on this cover.)  The Ecuadorian stamps are #348 pair, #C39 pair, #PT7, overprint variety (Tobacco stamp), and #A126, overprint variety (Telegraph stamp).  A colorful cover with interesting and scarce use of dues. $25

3442 #J3, VF, tied by blue star killer on intact 1880 #184 cover from New York City to Redwood, Jefferson County, NY. Cover bears DUE N.Y. 3 CENTS in circle.  The star killer is duplexed to a very lightly struck Redwood postmark, where the J3 was applied.  Minor toning at UR, small corner fault at LL.  An extremely scarce fancy cancel tying due on cover. $85 n3442.jpg (90803 bytes)
3237 (a)

3238 (b)

The following two covers are from a single correspondence.  Although priced individually, they may be acquired as a pair for reduced price.

3237: #J1, XF sound strip of 3, tied by triple strike of octagonal STRAUSSTOWN PA postmark and 7-bar oval killer, with VF #207, tied by VF strike of scarce numeral 5 barrel-type Washington, DC fishtail on cover, DUE 3 hand stamp.

3238: #J3, F-VF sound pair, tied by violet 1882 STRAUSSTOWN, PA postmark and 7-bar oval killer, #207, Washington, DC numeral 2 killer, and DUE 6 in circle on slightly faulty pension attorney envelope.

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3241 #J19, VF, strong perfs around, minor toning on a few perf tips, cancelled by a VF strike blue New York City PO in barred double oval killer, particularly scarce on a high value due.  Pretty stamp. $25

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