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New York City substantial stampless cover accumulation of 238 covers ranging from Colonial to the 1860's in sleeves and loose, priced (a long time ago) and unpriced filling a box, strength lies in straight line handstamps, clam shell datestamps and ship mail, we sorted through it and found Co
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New-York/May 6/Paid 1 Quarter, clear postmark of buff cover to New Hope, N.Y., fresh and very fine; a surprisingly uncommon cancellation; a system was developed by the N.Y.P.O., where large firms were able to pay for their mailings on a quarterly basis, a deposit was paid, and debited each ti
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N. York & Phila. R.R. Apr 16 datestamp on buff cover to New Orleans with matching "10" rate handstamp, forwarded to Cotile, La. with large red oval "Steamer/Fashion" inland waterway name of boat handstamp and "10" due, very fine; a most unusual railroad/steamboat combination usage.
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#9X1, New York, N.Y., 5c Black Postmaster Provisional, signed ACM connected, pos. 17, uncancelled, oversized even margins all around, tied by vertical file fold to 1847 folded letter docketed by recipient on 5 February (Quaker date) to Philadelphia, blue "N Y" handstamp, very fine usage; the
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#1, 5c Red brown, four ample to mostly large margins, strong color and impression, tied by red 17-bar grid to 1849 folded letter to Kingston, N.Y., matching "Hudson River Mail/N.Y./Aug 13" postmark at left, cover slightly toned, still very fine and rare; there are only thirte
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#1, 5c Red brown, single with large to huge margins all around, including showing the frame line from the adjacent stamp at top, good color and fine impression, tied by square grid to immaculate 1851 Hudson River R.R. Office folded letter to Albany, well struck red "New-York/12 Mar" c.d.s. al
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#2, 10c Black, ample to large margins all around, rich color and fine impression, tied by red square grid to 1848 folded letter to Bangor, Maine, red "New-York/Dec 12" c.d.s. at top right, very fine.
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Forwarded/Via/Nicaragua/From/Noisy Carriers Publishing Hall/San Francisco, particularly well struck blue boxed handstamp on buff cover to Brunswick, Maine, entered the mails with horizontal pair 3c Dull red, Ty. I (#11) tied by "New-York/Ship/Jan 9" postmark, very fine; a choice strike of thi
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Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails, blue boxed handstamp on buff cover to Oakdale, Pa., additionally struck with mostly clear blue oval "Stmr. Sierra Nevada/Via Nicaragua/Advance of the Mails" handstamp, entered the mails with horizontal pair 3c Dull red (#11) tied by "New-York/Ship/May 9" post
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#11, 3c Dull red, clear to large margins all around, tied to 3c Red on buff entire (#U2) to Sacramento, Cal. by "New York/Mar 6" (1854) Ocean Mail postmark, grocers' colorless embossed corner card at upper left, cover with a bit of toning mostly at left, fine usage; on this date the S.S. O
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#11, 3c Dull red, margins to cutting, small corner nick at upper right, tied by beautifully struck blue "Chesterfield, N.H./Feb 22" datestamp to black on buff all-over intemperance cover published by Charles Spear of Boston, 1853 docket on verso, very fine and attractive.
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#9, 14, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, 10c Green, Ty. II, single of former and horizontal pair of latter, huge margins to cutting, grid cancels, on 1856 folded letter to Paris, red "New Orleans/Jul 4" c.d.s., red "New York/Am. Packet/Jul 14" exchange office postmark, Le Havre entry backstamp and rated "16"
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#25, 35, 1c Blue, Ty. V and 10c Green, Ty. V, former a single and latter a left interpane margin horizontal pair, tied by open grid cancels to 1861 Augustine Heard correspondence folded letter to Hong Kong, endorsed "City of Baltimore," red "New York A. Pkt./Feb 23" exchange office pos
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#26, 3c Dull red, Ty. III, two singles with natural s.e. at left, tied by separate clear strikes of small "New-York/Ship/Jan 27" c.d.s. to bluish cover to Billerica, Mass., c.d.s. repeated at lower right, endorsed "Mail via England" which was crossed out and replaced with "from U.S. Brig Dolp
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#27, 35, 5c Brick red, Ty. I and #35, 10c Green, Ty. V, nicely centered singles of each, 10c with small tear at base, tied by red "Paid" in circle to oblong cover to France, entered the mails with red "Providence, R.I./Nov 4, 1859" c.d.s., bold red "New York/Paid 3/Nov 5" exchange office hand
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#29, 5c Brown, Ty. I, nicely centered vertical strip of three, tied by three strikes of "New Orleans, La./Jun 28, 1860" datestamp to cover to Paris, red "New York/Paid 3/Jun 30" transit, violet Havre entry postmark also ties the stamps, red boxed "PD" and Paris arrival backstamp, very fine an
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#22, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, Plate 11, tied along with horizontal strip of three 3c Rose pink (#64b), small faults from placement at cover edge not noted on the certificate, by "New York/Sep 12, 1861" datestamp to waving flag patriotic cover to San Francisco, cover with a bit of foreign mat
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#26, 3c Dull red, Ty. III, tied by "New-York/Jul 1" c.d.s. to a Berlin & Jones hand colored patriotic cover to Brownington, Vermont, cover with trivial small water stain in the address, very fine and handsome; patriotic covers used from New York City are surprisingly rare as it has been estim
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Southern Chivalry caricature patriotic cover franked by Thomas Jefferson Barr (U.S. Representative from New York's 4th District), frank cancelled by bold "New York/Jul 18, 1861/Free" datestamp, fresh and very fine; a very difficult design to find used.
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Adams Express Company/Great Eastern/Western & Southern/Express Forwarders./New-York. nicely struck large blue oval handstamp on 3c Red on buff entire (#U27) cancelled by New York duplex postmark, carried North to South thru the Lines to Athens, Tenn., fresh and extremely fine; 1996 PF
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#U28, 1c Blue + 3c Red entire, cancelled by double circle "New York/Jun 6" (1861) duplex postmark and addressed to "Gen: Alfred Beckley of Virginia, Prisoner of War at, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio," very fine; a very early POW usage, hence no Examination notations.
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#63, 65, 78, 1c Blue, 3c Rose and 24c Lilac, cancelled by targets on 1866 folded letter to Switzerland, red "N. York Br. Pkt./Paid/Jul 25" exchange office postmark, red "12" credit handstamp, blue boxed "Aachen 5 8/Franco" and ms. "f2" (silbergroschens) shows the postage had been paid beyond
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#65, 3c Rose, light vertical crease at right and lightly toned perfs. at top, cancelled by nicely struck Bird on Nest, fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno #PA-B9), matching small "New York/Apr 12" c.d.s. along side, on buff advertising cover for Market Fire Insurance Co. to Middletown, N.J., ver
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#65, 3c Rose, well centered single tied by "New York/May 1" c.d.s. and a beautiful bold strike of matching Waving Flag fancy cancellation (Skinner-Eno #PT-F1) on cover to Washington, D.C., Carrier backstamp, fresh and extremely fine.
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#65, 78, 3c Rose and 24c Lilac, three of former and single of latter, two 3c stamps with faults from placement at cover edge, ms. stroke cancels, on cover to Monrovia, Liberia, red "N. York Am. Pkt./Paid/Jan 27" exchange office handstamp and "12" credit, red "London/Paid/ 9 Fe 66" tran
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#78b, 24c Gray, natural s.e. at left, tied by cork cancel and red London Paid receiver to cover to London, red "New York Am Plt./3/Jun 30" exchange office postmark, then forwarded to Paris with Great Britain 1d Rose red and 3d Vermilion (#33, 44) tied by barred ovals, Calais entry c.d.s. and
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#97, 100, 12c Black, "F" Grill and 30c Orange, "F" Grill, tied to each other and to 1868 Augustine Heard correspondence folded cover to Hong Kong by segmented cork cancels, red "New York Paid All/Transit/Nov 21" exchange office backstamp, endorsed "Per City of London & overland via Mar
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#116, 10c Yellow, vertical pair, tied by "New York/Sep 30" c.d.s. and segmented cork cancels to cover to a paymaster on board U.S. Steamer Senfinale at Aspinwall, with additional "New York/Oct. 1" datestamp beneath, very fine.
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#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, single with a hint of toning at bottom, tied by square quartered cork cancel to blue cover to Paris, red "New York/Paid 3/Apr 20" exchange office datestamp, blue octagonal 1869 Havre French entry and matching boxed "PD" handstamps, reduced at left, fine and at
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#150, 151, 10c Brown and 12c Dull violet, singles of each tied by cork cancels and "Ind. & St. L./R.P.O." c.d.s. to cover to Northern India, red "New York/Apr 23" exchange office datestamp and red pencil "18" credit for correct 22c rate, red London paid 1873 transit and "1d" credit, th
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#158, 3c Green, natural s.e. at right, tied by "New York/Sep 5" c.d.s. and matching Devil's Mask fancy cancel to cover to Guilford, Vermont with all-over grey advertisement for Grober & Baker Sewing Machines, fresh and very fine.
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#158, 165, 3c Green and 30c Gray black, singles of each, former with a sealed tear at top, latter natural s.e. at left, tied by quartered cork cancels and red "New York/Nov 27" exchange c.d.s. to blue cover to Yokohama, Japan, endorsed "British Mail via Brindisi" and with partial red L
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#182, 1c Dark ultramarine, single with natural s.e. at right, tied by "New York, N.Y./Feb 1" Levitt experimental machine cancel (Type X1A, Die 1), to cover to Charleston, S.C. with merchants corner card, unsealed flap for circular rate, very fine; this experimental machine was a device
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#182, 1c Dark ultramarine, fine single tied by a most unusual brown "New York/N.Y./Mar/16-80" dashed oval cancel that was probably from a mechanical handstamper or a self-inking ticket-dater, which were not normally used as a postmark or cancel, sent to cover to Palmyra, N.Y., flap unsealed f
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#216, 5c Indigo, natural s.e. at right, used as forwarding postage and tied by "New York/Jun 17, 1888" duplex to cover originating in London franked by 1887 2½d Violet on blue (#114) tied by London squared circle, forwarded to Monterey, Mexico, with New York Paid All duplex on reverse, Monter
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#6LB3, New York, N.Y., 3c Black on light blue, ample to mostly large margins all around, fresh color, just tied by red "US" in octagon and "City Despatch Post/U.S./Apr 4/9 O'Clock" c.d.s. to 1844 printed notice, very fine.
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#136L9, Swarts City Despatch Post, New York, N.Y., (1c) Red, large even margins all around, fresh color, tied by oval grid to cover to Marlboro, Mass., entered the mails with 1851 3c Dull red (#11), ample to large margins all around, tied by the Swarts grid and bold "New-York/Feb 11" d
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New York City postal history comprehensive collection and exhibit offered largely intact, neatly mounted and eruditely written-up on exhibit pages, ranges from Colonial times to 1900 and covers most aspects of philately, there are a great many stampless starting with straight line Colonial ha
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New York City postal history pot-pourri, 115 covers, ranging from Colonial to about 1900, mounted on exhibit pages and album pages, with a great deal of interesting material present, there is strength in the stampless period including 1694 and 1704 letters written in Dutch to Schenectady, 175
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New York City postal history accumulation comprised of about 500 covers and cards, sleeved and unsleeved, priced (some time ago) and unpriced, filling a box, starts with the 1851 issue and continues to about the turn of the century, with many 3c 1851-57 covers, some better frankings such as #
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Trans-Atlantic covers inbound or originating from New York City, accumulation comprised of 56 1840's to 1870's stampless covers, both incoming and outgoing, with a nice variety of origins, destinations, rates and markings including many better, plus a Rothschild correspondence of thirteen sta
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The postal history of the Powell Bros. Livestock Emporium exhibit and collection, comprised of an exhibit in two binders and an extensive collection in eleven binders of hundreds of covers from and to the Powell Bros., first while in Syracuse, N.Y. during the Civil War, then from Crawford cou
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#9X1, New York, N.Y., 5c Black Postmaster Provisional, signed ACM connected, select used single, ample to large margins all around, strong color and a razor sharp impression on crisp white paper, cancelled only be a tiny bit of red c.d.s. in the bottom left corner, very fine.
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#9X1e, New York, N.Y. 5c Black Postmaster Provisional, without signature, handsome used example of this scarce stamp, four large margins, strong color and a highly detailed impression, faint trace of a red cancel, extremely fine; 1997 and 2008 PF certificates.
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#1, 5c Red brown, select used example, featuring four very large and well balanced margins, deep color and crisp impression, complemented by a neat portion of a blue town cancel, extremely fine and quite choice; 2002 PF certificate.
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#1, 5c Pale brown, used, large to mostly extra-large margins all around, warm color in the pale brown shade, complete strike of a black circular grid cancel, extremely fine; 2009 PSE certificate.
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#1, 5c Red brown, handsome bottom sheet-margin used single, with clear to large margins on the other three sides, including a bit of the adjacent frame line at top, fresh color on crisp clean paper, light red grid cancel, nearly very fine.
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#1, 5c Red brown, very large margins all around, especially rich color, wonderfully postmarked on an 1851 folded letter to Monroe, Wis. by bold central strike of a greenish blue grid, with matching "Paid" to right and superb "Mineral Point, WisT./11 Jun" c.d.s. to left, a post-territor
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#1, 5c Red brown, tied by red grid cancel and matching New York c.d.s., along with 1c Black on rose carrier stamp (#6LB9) on folded letter to New London, Conn., 5c stamp with irregular margins and in at left, carrier stamp with four full to very large margins, minor gum stain at bottom
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#1a, 5c Dark brown, an especially attractive used single, featuring four exceptionally large and even margins, sumptuously rich color and a well incised impression, bright red square grid cancel, extremely fine; a lovely used classic; 2007 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,150.00).
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#2, 10c Black, an exceedingly choice used example, possessing large to huge margins all around, strong color and a sharp impression, brilliant red grid cancel, an extremely fine gem; 2009 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,450.00).
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#2, 10c Black, a premium quality used single, featuring large to huge margins all around, lovely bright shade and a highly detailed impression, red square grid cancel, extremely fine and choice.
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#2, 10c Black, used, four large margins, crisp detailed impression, bright red grid cancel, extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate.
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#2, 10c Black, mostly large margins to well clear at base, tied by red grid to large piece to France endorsed "pr Cambria from New York", red "Boston/23 May/10 cts." c.d.s., red 1848 British transit backstamp, red Calais entry c.d.s. and boxed "Colonies/&c ART 13" handstamp, very fine and att
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#2, 10c Black, used, large even margins all around, strong color and fine impression, lightened ms. cancel and gummed, very fine.
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#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, an exceptionally choice example, featuring four lavishly large and nicely balanced margins, which is most uncharacteristic of this issue, glorious rich color and a highly detailed impression, an extremely fine gem; 1989 PF certificate.
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#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, full well balanced margins all around, bright color, very fine.
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#4, 10c Black reproduction, without gum as issued, an especially select example, possessing exceptionally large margins all around which are most unusual, marvelously fresh with prooflike color and impression, an extremely fine gem; 1991 PF certificate.
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#4, 10c Black reproduction, without gum as issued, four large margins, strong color and impression, small natural inclusion, extremely fine; clear 2006 APS certificate.
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, close to large margins all around, rich color and a highly detailed impression, full original gum, lightly hinged, very fine; 1999 PF certificate and a 2008 PSE certificate (VF 80 OGph; SMQ $1,250.00).
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, a visually striking used single, sporting immense margins all around including portions of five adjoining stamps, deep luxuriant color and an outstanding detailed impression on brilliantly white paper, light grid cancel, an extremely fine gem; ex-"Sevenoaks."
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, full margins all around, strikingly rich color and a detailed impression on crisp white paper, neatly struck town c.d.s., choice very fine; 1984 APS certificate; ex-Morris.
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, large perfectly symmetrical margins all around, bright color and impression, neat crisp strike of a circular grid cancel, extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate; ex-Hinrichs.
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, highly desirable used horizontal pair, with full to mostly large margins all around, marvelously bright and fresh, light New Orleans c.d.s. cancels, extremely fine; an uncommonly choice pair.
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, positions 7-9L1E, lovely used horizontal strip of three, mostly large margin around, close to just touching at bottom, rich bright color, light grid cancels, very fine; ex-Rust, Grunin.
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#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, plate One Late, position 4R1L, being the only position on the plate that was not recut, full margins, bright color, neat c.d.s. cancel, trivial corner crease, otherwise a very fine example of this key position; 1988 PF certificate.
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#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, the so-called "Big Crack" variety, horizontal strip of three, positions 22-24L2, with the middle stamp showing the prominent "Big Crack" at left, full to mostly large margins all around, fresh color and paper, neat town c.d.s., extremely fine and handsome stri
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#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3, an exquisite used example from the elusive Plate 3, in a quality seldom encountered, with four large to very large margins, strikingly intense color which is characteristic to Plate 3 stamps, town c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine; especially scarce in this love
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#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3, position 70R3, deep intense color and impression, three large margins, just touching at top, c.d.s. cancel, very fine; 1993 PF certificate.
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, horizontal strip of three, positions 24-26R1E, ample to large margins all around, brilliantly rich color and an excellent early impression, tied by red grids with matching "Norfolk Va/Jul 16" c.d.s. on 1851 folded letter to New York, very fine; a particularly handsome and
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#7, 1c Dark blue, Ty. II, horizontal strip of three, positions 97-99L1E, with incredibly intense color in the scarce Dark blue shade of Plate One Early, left two stamps with huge margins, right stamp just cut in, tied by light blue Pottsville, Pa. c.d.s. postmarks on cover to Chicopee,
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, three singles, positions 62R2 (gem four margin single), 48R2 (major double transfer and cracked plate) and 86R2, latter two cut in on one side, tied by Syracuse, N.Y. c.d.s. on 1857 small cover, backflap missing, very fine and attractive; 1978 APS certificate.
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, vertical strip of three from Plate One Early, lovely bright shade, large margins all around except just in at top., tied by light blue grids with matching Lowell, Mass. c.d.s. on small 1851 cover to Shelbourne, Mass., top stamp corner crease and small faint toned spot, ve
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, position 17L1E, single with three very large margins and an ample fourth margin at top, tiny scissors cut in bottom right margin, beautiful rich shade and a detailed impression, tied by superb strike of large "PAID" grid in black and "Boston, Mass./Aug 13" red c.d.s. to p
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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, single with mostly large margins tied by large "Paid" in grid on printed 1857 notice of the Boston Theater, which was originally sent stampless, the cover was then turned and used with short ms. note, cover folded to show red Boston Sept. 22 c.d.s. and black Sept.
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#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, the so-called "Big Crack" variety, horizontal pair, positions 23-24L2, with the left stamp showing part of the big crack, along with 3c 1851 stamp in a particularly bright shade (Yellowish rose red according to Amonette), tied by New Orleans c.d.s. pmks. on 1856 fold
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#7-8A, 1c Blue, Ty. II-IIIa, positions 71-72LE, the left stamp being Type II (double transfer, one inverted) and the right stamp Type IIIa, close at top, other three margins exceedingly large, fresh color, blue c.d.s. cancel, light toned spot at top left, otherwise very fine.
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#7-8A, 1c Blue, Ty. II-IIIa combination, horizontal strip of three, positions 55-57R1E, the left stamp Type II, the other two stamps Type IIIa, two large margins, just in at right and bottom, fresh color, light blue town cancels, light creases and a tiny thin spot on the right stamp, f
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#8, 1c Blue, Ty. III, a superb used example of this rare stamp, boasting incredibly large margins all around, showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at right, contributing further to this stamp's remarkable overall eye appeal is its spectacularly intense color and impression on bright paper,
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#8, 1c Blue, Ty. III, position 99R2, a gorgeous used example of this highly sought-after classic rarity, possessing mostly large to huge margins (just touching at bottom right), including a sizable portion of a sheet margin at bottom, which allows for the distinctive Ty. III design characteri
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#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, an exceedingly choice used single, featuring a wonderful overall freshness and brilliance that belies its age, with deep prooflike color and impression on the whitest paper imaginable, four exceptionally large margins, light town c.d.s., extremely fine; an outstanding
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#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, a highly desirable used example, showing a very large break at top, with four margins ranging from enormous on three sides to quite ample at top, luxuriantly fresh color accented by a razor-sharp impression on crisp white paper, light face-free c.d.s. cancel, extremely
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#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, four mostly large margins all around, strong rich color and sharp impression, light town cancel, extremely fine; 1985 PF certificate.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, position 96R1L (which shows distinct plate bruises), a desirable mint single, with mostly enormous margins all around including a sheet margin at bottom and a portion of the adjoining stamp at top, deep color, full original gum that has some light toned specks, extremely
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, three full to large margins, a bit close at top, deep color, large part o.g. (recent certificate simply states "previously hinged"), very fine; 1977 and 2004 PF certificates.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, position 44L1L, a stunning used single, sporting gigantic margins, including large equal portions of the adjoining stamps at sides, plus part of the adjoining stamps at top, deep luxuriant color and a prooflike impression on bright paper, light c.d.s. cancel, an extremely
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, enormously large margins all around, fresh color, neat c.d.s. cancel and a tiny blue ms. mark at bottom, extremely fine; an especially large-margined gem.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, position 99R1L, recut once at top, handsome used single, large to extra-large margins all around, strong color, light town cancel, extremely fine; 1987 PF certificate; ex-Koppersmith.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, position 36R1L, recut once at top and once at bottom, select used single, featuring four extraordinarily large and well balanced margins, intensely rich color, light 1857 dated c.d.s., extremely fine.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, horizontal pair, both recut once at top and once at bottom, boasting lavishly large margins all around, including showing bits of the adjacent stamps at top, right and bottom, bright color on fresh white paper, town cancels, right stamp with a pressed-out vertical crease,
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, horizontal pair, positions 14-15L1L, large margins except just touching at bottom of left stamp, deeply rich color, neat c.d.s. cancels, very fine-extremely fine.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, used horizontal strip of three, large margins all around except just into design at bottom right, deep rich color and a strong early impression, grid cancels, very fine overall; 2004 PF certificate.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, scarce used block of four, positions 21-22/31-32R1L, lovely rich color, ample margins to touching in places, light c.d.s. cancels, small corner creases, fine-very fine appearance; 1989 PSE certificate.
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#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, horizontal strip of seven, positions 22-28L1L, with double transfers in positions 24-27, just in at top, otherwise large margins, deep color, light c.d.s. cancels and ms. on left stamp (probably from address or docketing), fifth stamp with a faint hint of a crease, otherw
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#9 var, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, triple transfer, one inverted, position 91L1L, handsome used example, which also shows prominent plate scratches at bottom, extra-large margins including a sheet margin at left, strong color, light red cancel, extremely fine; Neinken states "A damp impressio
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#11-E4d, Gavit & Co., 3c Black die essay on ivory glazed paper, 47x55mm, bright and fresh, very fine.
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#11-E7, Draper, Welsh & Co. 3c Green essay se-tenant vertical pair of Types E7 and E8 on India, 41x93mm, very fresh, usual natural India paper irregularities, very fine and scarce.
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#11-E16e, Bald, Cousland & Co. 3c Black triple die essay on ivory glazed paper, 42x78mm, bright and fresh, a couple trivial mounting thins, otherwise very fine.
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#11, 3c 1851 Essay group of 23 different, includes six Gavit & Co., nine Draper, Welsh & Co., five Danford, Bald & Co., two Bald, Cousland & Co. and one Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., a few small faults as usual, generally very fine appearance; catalogs a little over $5,000.00.
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#11P3, 3c Red, plate proof on India with brush obliteration, right sheet-margin single, other three margins ample to large, bright fresh color, faint horizontal crease at bottom, otherwise a very fine example of this scarce proof.
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