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15, 1855 10c Green, Type III, four exceptionally large and well balanced margins, very light cds, barest trace of faint corner crease, Extremely Fine appearing. (Scott $150).
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12, 1856 5c Red brown, most margins clear of design (octagonally cut prior to usage), tied on on outer FLS to France by New Orleans 7/28/(56) cds, red New York 8/6 transit, handstamped accountancy rate, ms. notation "Per British Steamer", red London 8/16/56 transit backstamp, appropriate Frech receiver and transits, cover with major splitting and separation along some filefolds, still Fine cover, 2000 APS and 2012 PSE certificates. (Scott $1,650).
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11, 1853, 3c Dull red, Type I, horizontal pair, tight margins to touching across top left stamp, full o.g., hinged, Fine, bright and fresh. 2017 PSE certificate. (Scott ($650).
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15, 1855 10c Green, Type III, stamp with margins to barely touching, tied on cover to San Jose, Cal. by attractive Danville, NY cds, exceptionally clean and Very Fine cover; 1982 SPA certificate. (Scott $200).
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12, 1856 5c Red brown, vertical strip of three, ample margins to just clearing at bottom left, parts of adjacent stamps at right, tied on FLS to France by multiple New Orleans 6/20/(57) cds, additional contemporary pen mark ties central stamp, red New York 7/6 "Paid 12" transit, appropriate French receiver and backstamps, Very Fine cover. 2016 PF certificate. (Scott $5,750).
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11A, 1853, 3c Dull red, Type II, block of 4,pos. 41-2, 51-2R3, ample margins to barely in at bottom, bottom left single with slightly irregular margin, attractive grid cancels, Fine. 2016 PSE certificate. (Scott $1,000).
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14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, exceptionally fresh and bright single with mostly large and well balanced margins tied on cover to "Hon. J.W. Denver" Washington, DC by light San Francisco Cal. cds, couple small cover margin nicks across top and partial backflap from slightly rough opening, cover appears to be expertly cleaned, otherwise Very Fine and attractive cover. (Scott $200).rnAround the time of this letter, California pioneer James W. Denver had just ended a term in the U.S. Congress, and would soon be appointed Governor of «bloody» Kansas Territory (which included the future Territory of Colorado, where a new city would be named in his honor).
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"National Hotel, George Seeley, New York", blue ornate embossed corner card on cover to Temple, NH, 3c (11A), four margins, tied by Bridgeport, Ct. 10/5 cds, Extremely Fine
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12, 1856 5c Red brown, extremely fresh with large and well balanced margins, light town cancel, Extremely Fine. (Scott $700).
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5A, 1851 1c Blue Type Ib, pos. 4R1E, bright fresh early color, clear margins to barely touching or barely in at bottom left, shows type extremely well, trace of light red town cancel, unusual to find without faults. 2016 PSE Graded certificate, F-VF 75, Used. (SMQ $6,500).
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