1869, 1¢ buff. Canceled by 7-point star cancel and just tied by "Yonkers, N.Y., Jul 3" cds on locally addressed unsealed cover, Very Fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno No. ST-7P 3.
Scott No. 112; Estimate $300 - 400.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1049 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
Lot #1050 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 1¢ buff, horizontal strip of three. Attractive centering, corked canceled and tied by "Platte City, Mo., Dec 27" cds on corner card cover to Philadelphia, Pa.; small cover tear at top and right stamp with light corner crease, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 112; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1051 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 1¢ buff. Well centered, tied by "Suffield, Con., Aug 10" cds and waffle grid on locally addressed bank corner card cover, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 112; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1052 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 1¢ buff, 2¢ brown. Small flaws, tied by two bold strikes of brown target cancels on cover addressed in purple to Athens, Ga., matching sharp strike of brown "Cross Keys Ga. Oct 23" cds; minor staining mostly on back, F.-V.F., A rare 1869 use with brown canceling ink.
Scott No. 112, 113; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1053 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown. Wide margins and deep color, tied by perfect strike of blue "Cincinnati, O., Aug 11" cds and target duplex postmark on fresh unsealed cover to Springfield, Extremely Fine, a gem drop cover, with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1054 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown. Perfectly centered amid balanced margins and strong color, neatly tied by grid cancel on New York drop rate cover, an Extremely Fine gem.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1055 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown. Nat. s.e. at left and light corner crease, tied by partial "Paid" straightline cancel on blue "Upper Blue Lick Water" advertising cover from Maysville Ky. to Abbeville Ga.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1056 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown. Vertical pair, tied by two strikes of "Jenkin's Mills Neb." cds on yellow buff cover to Kans., additional clear strike of cds at left without date slugs, Very Fine and scarce factory town cds.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1057 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown. On two third class covers; one a wrapper tied by grid handstamp, to South Groton, Mass., other on partial printed circular to Louisville, Ky. tied by cork handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1058 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown. Used with 1¢ blue (63), jumbo with nat. s.e. at left, tied by quartered corks duplexed with "Columbus Wis. Aug 27" cds on yellow 1869 cover to Waukesha Wisc., original enclosure accompanies; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot #1059 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 2¢ brown, vertically bisected. Right half on combination with 1869, 2¢ brown on cover to Alfred, Me., tied by manuscript cancels with matching "Numlock, Pa., July 5th" postmark; cover with some manuscript notations at bottom left lightened, otherwise Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 113c+113; $6,000; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE BISECT USAGE OF THE 1869 2¢...
Lot #1060 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Couple perf flaws, tied by green cork cancel duplexed with "Murfreesborough Tenn. Feb. 7" cds on cover to Clarksville Tex., Very Fine and attractive, ex-Haas.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A REMARKABLY RARE EXAMPLE OF RICH TRUE GREEN CANCELLING INK.
Lot #1061 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Cancelled by grid duplexed with "Nashville Tenn. Jan 1" cds on all-over State of Tennessee shaded ad cover for the Comptroller's Office to Greenville Tenn.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1062 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by target cancel on illustrated A.P. Routt & Co. ad cover depicting iron shovel plow, "Gordonsville Va. Apr 23" origin cds, addressed to Alexandria Va., reverse shows southern corn planter illustration; no backflap, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1063 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by quartered cork cancel with matching New Bedford, Mass. cds alongside, on floral embossed cover to Westport Point, matching valentine enclosure with laced embossed allegorical figures, Very Fine.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1064 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by blue "Savannah Ga. May 14" duplex on small cover to Randolph Vt., matching "Steamboat" and "Due 3" straightlines; small corner tears at top, F.-V.F., a colorful usage.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1065 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Bright color, tied by grid cancel on small mourning cover to London, England, "Hoosick, N.Y., Dec 30" origin cds and red New York transit, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely overseas usage, ex Krug.
Scott No. 115; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1066 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Light corner crease, tied by blue circle of wedges cancel duplexed with "Savannah Ga. Apr 24" cds on blue folded cover to Liverpool, England, endorsed "Per Russia from N.Y." at top right, red "New York Apr 27" exchange cds, red "Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet 9 MY 70" arrival cds; horizontal fold, Very Fine, An attractive color cancel use.
Scott No. 115; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1067 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Choice centering and margins, quartered cork canceled and tied by "Cambridge, Mass., Apr 1" cds on 1870 tissue paper cover to London, England, red Boston exchange and London entry cds's; some sealed backflap tears, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 115; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1068 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Large margins, tied by "Philad'a, Pa., Sep 10" cds and cork duplex on double rate cover to Otter Creek, N.C.; cover reduced at left, Very Fine, a scarce double rate domestic usage, ex Gibson.
Scott No. 115; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1069 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 6¢ ultramarine. Tied by negative star handstamp on small 1870 cover to Montreal, Canada, matching "Hartford, Ct., Nov 18" cds alongside, receiving backstamp; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 115; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1070 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 10¢ yellow. Exceptional centering amid large oversized margins, tied by light circle of wedges cancel on 1870 cover to Bordeaux, France, additionally tied by blue French entry cds and red "New York, Mar 29" cds below, "8" decimes due handstamp and transit backstamps; tears in backflap, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice on cover usage, with photocopy of P.F. certificate search record.
Scott No. 116;...
Lot #1071 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 12¢ green. Vertical pair, rich color, lightly affected by fold, tied by blue cork cancels duplexed with "Savannah Ga. Dec 15" cds on blue folded cover from the Wilson correspondence to Liverpool, England, endorsed "p. City of Brooklyn" at top left, red "New York Dec 18" exchange cds, red "Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet 28 DE 69" arrival cds; horizontal file fold, Very Fine, An attractive color cancel use, ex-Mack....
Lot #1072 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 12¢ green. Well centered, tied by two strikes of NYFM circle of wedges cancel on cover with red ornate printed corner card from New York to London, England, red "New York Paid All, Jul 14" exchange cds, red London Jul. 24 arrival cds; light edgewear, Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott No. 117; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1073 - united states postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 12¢ green. In combination with 1869 3¢ ultramarine, two singles tied by target cancels & indistinct town marking on a registered cover to Ohio; slightly reduced at left and one 3¢ with light stain, Very Fine, a most unusual make up of the registry rate, which is normally found with the 3¢ + 15¢ denominations.
Scott No. 117+112; Estimate $300 - 400.
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