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U.S. Covers - Stampless to 1898 Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1263		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1264		U.S.; General Issue Covers, Stampless, 1820 Mourning, from Westminster, MA to Charlestown, NH, dateline May 24, 1920, ms. 10, handmade black border, a very early mourning cover, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1265		U.S.; General Issue Covers, Stampless, 1850's (circa) Columbia, CA to Lowell, MA, double straightline Columbia, Cala in black, paid 6 in circle in black, corner nick at top right, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 1266		U.S.; General Issue Covers, Stampless, 1850's (circa) Montezuma, CA to Maine, Circa 1850's usage, Paid 10 ms., May 30 ms. cancel, reduced at right, early item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1267		U.S.; General Issue Covers, Stampless, 1850's (circa) Mormon Island, CA to Ohio, Circa 1850's usage, 10 ms., black double oval cancel, ms. Mar 29, bit of wrinkling, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1268		U.S.; General Issue Covers, Stampless, 1851 New Orleans ADV.1, Folded letter (3 page encl. in German) from Cincinnati with boxed red cancel and Cincinnati O. AUG/9/5cts, Fine. Ex Skinner. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1269		U.S.; General Issue Covers, Stampless, 1861 Milton S. Latham Free Frank (Ex. California Governor), Washington, D.C. Dec 26, 1861 c.d.s., ms. U.S.S. to S.F., redirected to Sacramento City, Feb 6 receiving cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1270		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, on Utica Mourning, #1, on black bordered envelope, blue Utica, NY Jul 10 c.d.s. and Roman numeral V cancel, "black border inked over to improve it", just touching to large margins, still attractive item, Fine to Very Fine, PF (1978) cert. Scott $735. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1271		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1847, 5¢ Red Brown, on N.Y. Mourning, #1, tied by folded letter by red grid cancel, New York Nov 17 c.d.s. in red, to New Rochelle, NY, 3+ margins, black stripping and black seal, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1272		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type II to Canada, #7, 11A, 1¢, plate 1E, margins to touching, slight corner creases, tied with 3¢ strip of 3 (slight faults) by black grids, folded letter (3 page letter about payment of taxes on land) with red WAUKEGAN/Ill?JUN/25 and red "Un.States" to London, Canada, backstamp 1852 and Hamilton O.W., vert fold, Fine usage. Ex Skinner. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1273		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type Ia Pair on Printed Matter to Italy, #19, pos. 95, 96L4, New Orleans cancel, French 20 Dec 58 entry postmark, "right stamp with a small tear at bottom" (barely visible), extremely scarce item, lovely Fine appearance, PF (1991) cert. Scott $27,000 (as used). Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,175
Lot 1274		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type III, IIIa Pair on Printed Matter to Switzerland, #21-22, pos. 55, 56L4, New Orleans cancel, red French entry cancel, Bruge 5 Marz 59 receiving cancel on reverse, lovely item, Fine, PF (1995) cert. Scott $3,500 (as used). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1275		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1857, 3¢ Dull Red, Type III From Mt. Washington Summit House, NH, #26, tied by Paid in black and indistinct cancel (circa 1850's), to Bremen, ME, lovely allover woodcut on reverse, very early illustrated item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1276		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1859, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I Strip of 3 to France, #28, New Orleans town cancels on 1858 docketed folded letter sheet to France, red Boston exchange office 2 Feb postmark at left, French entry postmark, Boston and Paris transit cancels on reverse, right stamp with tiny tears at right, Fine to Very Fine appearance, PF (2008) cert. Scott $4,700. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1277		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1857, 10¢ Green, Type I Used From Ohio, #31, tied by Bedford, OH Jan 10 cancel, to Big Oak Flat, CA, small fault at lower right, Fine appearance. Scott $1,550. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 1278		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1857, 10¢ Green, Type III Pair to Mexico, #33, tied to folded letter by New Orleans, Jan 1, 1859 c.d.s., per steamer "Tennessee", 6 hs. black, to Mexico City, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1279		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1857, 10¢ Green, Type V Used From Vancouver, W.T., #35, tied by Feb 13 (1858) c.d.s. in black, to Annapolis, MD, Fine to Very Fine, Ex. Darlington . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1280		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1859, 10¢ Green, Type V La Porta, CA to Great Falls, NH, #35, tied to ladies cover by Apr 9 1860 c.d.s. in black, reduced at left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. La Porta was in Sierra Co. at this time. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1281		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1859, 10¢ Green, Type V Used From Columbia, CA, #35, pair and single tied by Jun 10, 1861 Columbia c.d.s. in black, to Hampden Corner, ME, slightly reduced at right, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1282		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1859, 10¢ Green, Type V San Francisco, Via Los Angeles to New York, NY, #35, 3 singles tied to legal size envelope by San Francisco c.d.s. in black, ms. by overland mail, via Los Angeles, docketed Apl 23/60, corner nick upper right, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 1283		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1861, 10¢, 12¢ to Italy, #68, 69, 4 adhesives tied to folded letter by black cork killers, New York Sep 6 Paid cancel in red, French 17 Sept 65 entry cancel in red, various transit and Palermo 26 Sept 65 receiving cancels on reverse, some edge soiling, otherwise Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1284		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1861, 30¢ Orange, Pair to Germany, #71, perfs cut at right, tied by N.Y. cancels, 1861 with Hamburg Pkt. 5 SEP 21 with ms. via Hamburg Steamer Hammonia to Mecklenburg-Schwerin with 2 Hamburg cancels on reverse, small piece out of flap otherwise sound cover., Fine usage, SPA (1981) cert. Scott $450 + (off cover). Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 1285		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1864 (Circa) With Wells Fargo Indicia and Advert, with indicia in black on 3¢ entire, Jan 10 c.d.s. in blue, usage from Savannah, GA to Portland, ME, allover ad for McCraken, Merrill & Co., Portland, OR, interesting non Wells Fargo usage, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1286		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1867, 3¢ C. Grill Used From Michigan, #83, tied by Detroit, Mich. Nov 20 circular cancel, Biddle House corner advert. to Delaware City, Del., Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1287		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1883, 2¢ Red Brown on 1885 New Orleans Latin American Exposition, #210, 2¢ Bank Note tied by Dec 14 duplex cancel, to New York, 12-17-85 receiving cancel, ad for North, Central & South American Exposition at left, allover ad on reverse for L. Grunewald, Piano, Organ and Music House, with enclosure, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1288		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1888, 5¢ Indigo, Used to Iloilo, Philippines, #216, consular tied to envelope by Los Angeles Sep 25, 1890 duplex cancel, Manila 6 Nov 90 alongside, redirected to Iloilo, San Francisco transit cancel on reverse, light soiling, very scarce destination, Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1289		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1888, 30¢ Orange Brown, to England, #217, with additional 5¢ adhesive, tied to legal size envelope by New York Sep 22, 1888 duplex cancels, to London, ms. "Aurania", OC 1 88 receiving cancel in red on reverse, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,400+. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1290		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1890, 2¢ Carmine, Used to Atlanta, CA, #220, tied by San Francisco Dec 5, 1890 c.d.s., corner ad for Neustadter Bros. and "Boss of the Road" advertising on reverse (competitor of Levi Strauss), Stockton Dec 6 cancel on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1291		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1891 All Over Advertising, on 2¢ entire with overall ad for Sacramento Planning Mill, Sacramento Feb 22, 1891 c.d.s., Los Angeles Feb 28 receiving cancel on reverse, corner tear upper left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1292		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1898, 1¢ Deep Green, on Possible F.D.C., #279, pair tied by New York Jan 29, 1898 waving flag machine cancel, to Williamstown, Mass., stamp dealer corner card and inscription "these stamps were first issued for sale at the post office, Jan 29, 1898, this letter was mailed on that day", cover with pieces out at top left and corner fault at bottom right, a probable unique First Day cover, otherwise Fine, PF (2010) cert. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 1293		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1898, 2¢ Red, Type IV Allentown Semi-Centennial Fair, #279B, tied by Sep 6, 1901 machine cancel, to Easton, PA, lovely printed ad, September 23 to 28, reverse with ad for Great Match Race (horses), lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 1294		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1898, 2¢ Red, Type IV, Advertising, #279B, tied by Jun 21 duplex 190? cancel, Great Falls to Belt, MT, color ad for Abbott's Angostura at left, Jun 21 receiving cancel on reverse, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115

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