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Sale 78

ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

U.S. Covers - Carriers to Test Stamps

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1194		U.S.; Carrier, New York, N.Y. Covers, U.S. City Despatch Post: 1842-45, 3¢ Black on Blue Green, #6LB5, 4 margin copy on soiled folded letter, City Dispatch Nov ? cancel in red, Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1195		U.S.; Carrier, New York, N.Y. Covers, U.S. City Despatch: 1849-50, 1¢ Black on Buff, With 1847 5¢, #6LB11; 1, uncancelled carrier on folded letter to Morristown, NJ, red New York Mar 28 c.d.s. at right, 5¢ tied by red grid cancel, "genuine usage, 5¢ with tears at left", both margins all around, lovely and scarce item, Extremely Fine appearance, PF (1987, 2005) certs. Scott $3,000. , only 13 reported . Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1196		U.S.; Local Covers, Boyd's City Express 1845, 2¢ Black on Green, #20L4, "it is a genuine usage on folded letter sheet to England, adhesive with horizontal crease. Hand carried out to the mails to New York", cover soiled, still a very scarce item, Fine, PSE (2002) cert. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1197		U.S.; Local Covers, Boyd's City Express, 1857, 2¢ Black on Green on Cover With 3¢, #20L14; 10A, singles on cover, "local with tiny surface scuffs", addressed to Schenectady, N.Y., 3¢ with New York Jul 16 cancel, local with cork cancel, unpriced in Scott with 3¢, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1198		U.S.; Local Covers, Boyd's City Express, 1867, 1¢ Black on Lilac, #20L24, Margins to touching, tied by black oval company h.s., addressed to Brooklyn, cover a bit wrinkled and light soiling, otherwise Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1199		U.S.; Local Covers, Swart's City Dispatch Post, 1849-53 (1¢) Pink, With 3¢ on Cover, #136L10; 11, both stamps with small faults, tied by h.s. and New York Aug 5 c.d.s., to Saratoga Springs, NY, cover a bit soiled, Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1200		U.S.; Local Covers, Union Square Post Office, 1852, 1¢ Black on Light Apple Green With 3¢ on Cover, #141L2; 11, stamps with margins all around and sound, both tied by New York Dec 22 c.d.s., to Charleston, SC, back flap missing, small tear in cover at top, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,500. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1201		U.S.; Postal Stationery Covers, Envelope: 1855, 10¢ Green on Buff, Die 1, #U16, partial Yreka "buffalo"Jun 15, 1857 cancel, to East Chester, NY, EDU for this, fresh, Fine to Very Fine, APS (2004) cert. UPSS #26-7-20-1. Scott $150+. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 1202		U.S.; Postal Stationery Covers, 1920, 2¢ on 1¢ Dark Violet, Die 1, #U474, Watertown Apr 4 1921 machine cancel, to Milwaukee, Wis., bit of aging on back and edges, unpriced used, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 1203		U.S.; Postal Cards, 1885, 1¢ Brown on Buff, Pre-Printed Advertising, #UX8, used from Amsbury, Mass, shows ads for various "business houses" on reverse, redirected to West Chelmsford with Sep 19 1888 receiving cancel in red, lovely card, Fine to Very Fine. Realized $425 in a Lowell Newman sale years ago. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1204		U.S.; Test Stamp Covers, 1998, 3 Issues on Covers From Albuquerue, NM, #TD130A-B, TDB89A, all on reverse of #U632, TDB89A (8), TD130A (8), TD130B (5), cancelled 7 or 8 Dec, very scarce matching city postmark set, Very Fine. See article in the Nov. 2006 issue of The U.S. Specialist for more details. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1205		U.S.; Test Stamp Covers, 1998, 3 Issues on 3 Covers, #TD130A-B, TDB89A, All on reverse of #U632, TDB89A (8), cancelled on front 4 Dec 1998, Fayetteville, AR, TD130A (8), cancelled on front Philadelphia 7 Dec 1998, TD130B (5), cancelled South Suburban, IL, very unusual items, Very Fine. See article in the Nov. 2006 issue of The U.S. Specialist for more details. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1206		U.S.; Test Stamp Covers, 1998, "Flag" Test Stamp on Cover, #TD130A, 8 singles on reverse of #U632, cancelled 7 Dec 1998 from Philadelphia, for testing purposes, unusual, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1207		U.S.; Test Stamp Covers, 1998, "Flag", #TD130A, 8 singles on reverse of #U632, cancelled 7 Dec 1998 from Philadelphia, with "Space Discovery" cancel, for testing purposes, unusual, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1208		U.S.; Test Stamp Covers, 1998, "Octagon", #TD130B, 5 singles on reverse of #U632, cancelled Dec 9, 1998 from South Suburban, IL for testing purposes, unusual, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1209		U.S.; Test Stamp Covers, Booklets; 1998, "George Clinton", #TDB89A, 8 singles on reverse of #U632, cancelled Dec 4, 1998 from Fayetteville, AR, with "Space Discovery" slogan cancel, for testing purposes, unusual, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1210		U.S.; Test Stamp Covers, Booklets; 1998, "George Clinton", #TDB89A, 8 singles on reverse of #U632, cancelled Dec 4, 1998 from Fayetteville, AR, for testing purposes, top left copy with surface scrape, unusual, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $173

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