19th Century General Issues - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 13 - 19th Century General Issues 1847 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X5c red brown, four large balanced margins, postmarked with ideal strike of Burlington, Vermont c.d.s. in red (Feb 16), a beautiful stamp in all respects, extremely fine. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1847 issue |
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 Lot 25 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X12c black vertical pair, with 3c ultramarine horizontal pair, postmarked with black grid cancellations, "Wellesborough Pa / Jul / 26" double-circle c.d.s., to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 6 / Jul / 27" credit datestamp and boxed "P.P.", blue "Cherbourg" 1869 c.d.s. ties 12c pair, filing fold just clear of adhesives, a fine and desirable double-rate cover. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 20 - 19th Century General Issues 1851-56 Issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X12c gray black, horizontal strip of five, ample to large margins all around, cancelled with multiple neatly-struck Cincinnati c.d.s. in blue, trace of red cancellation at lower left, positions 2-3 with light wrinkles, not detracting from the exceptional visual appeal of this rare multiple; with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1851-56 Issue |
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 Lot 14 - 19th Century General Issues 1851-56 Issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X10c Green, Type II, horizontal pair (pos 16-17R1), large margins on three sides, just clear at right, with 1851 1c Blue, Type IV, tied to folded letter to Paris, France, by light strikes of red grid cancels "Providence RI” (23 Jul) c.d.s. alongside, manuscript endorsement "Per Steamer 'Collins Line' via New York & Liverpool," lightly-struck red “PAID” and black Calais entry c.d.s. , "8" (decimes) due mark struck in black, backstamped with British transit (6 Aug) and next-day Paris receiver, 1c stamp with colored-in surface scrapes at left in red of grid, else a fine and scarce Collins Line usage to France; with 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex Drucker Family. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1851-56 Issue |
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 Lot 26 - 19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X24c brown lilac vertical pair and 5c brown, tied to cover to Shanghai, China, with circular black grid cancels, faint red "N.York Br. Pkt Paid / SP 29" c.d.s., red "32" manuscript and "1d" red handstamped credit markings, red "London / Paid" split-ring transit, endorsed "via Marseilles" in red, partial "Hong Kong / NO 17 / 63" transit and "Shanghai / NO 24" c.d.s. backstamps, back flap mostly removed, trivial edge wrinkles, a lovely franking to a sought-after destination; signed Jakubek BPP, with his 1987 certificate. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1861-66 issue |
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 Lot 21 - 19th Century General Issues 1857-60 Issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X12c black with 3c dull red vertical pair, uprating 3c Nesbitt entire to Madrid, Spain, cancelled with neatly-struck PAID straight-lines, clear "Brunswick Me / Jul / 16 / 1860" c.d.s. also overstruck PAID, adjacent "New York Am. Pkt / Jul / 21" c.d.s. in red, endorsed "via London / Am Packet" and "By Ocean Steamers / to the care of the American Minister" in manuscript, blue Spanish "8Rs" due marking, London (2 Aug) transit and Madrid (5 Aug) c.d.s. arrival backstamps, refolded along top, just clear of perforations, a beautiful example of the 21-cent American Packet rate to Spain, with 2001 and 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificates; ex Piller, Sevenoaks. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1857-60 Issue |
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 Lot 15 - 19th Century General Issues 1857-60 Issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X3c dull red, Type II, horizontal strip of seven, positions 11R3-17R3, margins clear to large, including sheet margin at left, fresh color, cancelled with large part strikes of Greensburg c.d.s., scissor cut in margin betwee 13-14 and 15-16, else a scarce and fine multiple; backstamped Brettl BPP, Alcuri, and Jakubek. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1857-60 Issue |
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 Lot 28 - 19th Century General Issues 1867-68 Grilled Issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X1c blue, F Grill, tied to locally-addressed cover by ornate “Hinman & Titus / Dealers in / Groceries / and / Provisions / Moravia, N.Y. / Return if not called for in 10 days” commercial handstamp, a fresh and most unusual illustration of the 1c circular rate, very fine; ex Ishikawa. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1867-68 Grilled Issue |
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 Lot 22 - 19th Century General Issues 1857-60 Issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X12c black and 10c green, Type III, tied to cover to Wurttemberg by "Indianapolis Ind / Jul / 19 / 1858" c.d.s., paying the 22c rate to Germany by Hamburg Packet via Bremen, red "N. York 8 U.S. Pkt Paid / Aug / 7" exchange datestamp, blue "America / Uber Bremen / Franco" three-line transit, further endorsed "via Bremen" in manuscript at top, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and further indistinct German c.d.s. backstamps, tears to back flap and some light cover stains, a fine usage; ex Ishikawa. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1857-60 Issue |
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 Lot 17 - 19th Century General Issues 1851-56 Issue - H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X5c red brown, used with 1c blue, and 12c black, tied together by magenta grid cancels, on 1859 Election Returns cover front, postmarked with "Hartford Ct. / Mar / 26 /1859" c.d.s., to the town clerk of Roxbury, Connecticut, the 12c with pulled perf, else a fine franking and rare late use of the 1856 5c; with 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate. H. R. Harmer Inc 3070 – ERIVAN X19th Century General Issues 1851-56 Issue |
