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1851-57 Imperforate Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 867		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 1¢ Type II, Plate 4, #7, pos. 4-6R4, pos. 4 with "curl in hair", large margins to touching, "stamps lifted and replaced" tied by N.H. cds on small env., fine. Scott $3,750+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 868		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 1¢, Type II, 1857 Usage, #7, plate 3, large margins to touching, fine, tied on 1857 druggist letter, PF (2000) cert. Scott $600. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 869		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 1¢ Blue, Type III Pos. 99R2, #8, large margins all around, "no opinion as to usage on this cover, stamp with corner crease outside design", Very Fine appearing, PSAG (2012) cert. Scott $12,500. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 870		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 1¢, Type IIIa, Georgia Usage, #8A, Pl. 4, nice margins to touching, "small corner crease at top right", tied on cover by Sparta, GA town cancel, a Fine cover, PF (2002) cert. Scott $1,200. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 871		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 1¢ Blue, Type IV, Plate 1, #9, 4 large margins, recut top and bottom, lifted from cover and hinged in place, Wilmington, DE Oct 21 local usage, Very Fine. Scott $110+. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 872		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 1¢ Blue, Type IV, Pair, #9, just cutting to large margins, tied to local cover by U.S. Paid cds in red, addressed within New York City, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $340. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 873		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 1¢ Blue, Type IV, Strip of 3, #9, touching to huge margins, lifted from advertising (on reverse) cover and hinged in place, Philadelphia Jan 20 cds, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 874		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢, Type I, 2 Different, #10, Both margins to cutting; 1st folded letter Nov. 12, 1852 with red "3 PAID", fresh; 2nd folded letter Nov 3, 1851 with New York 4 bars cancel, dirty, Fine. Scott $560. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 875		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢, Type II, Housatonic Railroad Cancel, #10A, margins to touching, tied on ladies env. by NOV 15 cds to Brookfield, Ct, couple soil spots, a Fine cover scarce. Scott $210. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 876		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢ Yellowish Orange Brown, Type II, #10A, pos. 36R1E, large margins to close, tied by Utica to Cooperstown, NY on folded letter with attractive fancy double oval blue Utica and grid, July 4 (1851), clean cover, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Skinner, Chase notes. PSAG (2011) cert. Scott $210. Very early usage (EKU July 1) . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 877		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢ Deep Orange Brown, Type II, #10A, Pl. 2E, large margins to close, tied by red Northampton, MS to Northford, Conn on env. with attractive red grid, docketed Aug 19 (1851), two inner lines and pos. dot, clean cover, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Skinner. PSAG (2011) cert. Scott $210. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 878		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢, Type II, Sunday Usage, #10A, Pl. 1E, margins to cutting, tied by blue Baltimore and black grid to Hagerstown, MD with red PAID on folded letter JUL 6 (1851) SUNDAY usage, no inner lines, stamp slightly stained by early gum formula as discussed by Chase, clean cover, Fine. Ex Skinner. PSAG (2011) cert. Scott $210. 1st week of usage . Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 879		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢ Deep Reddish Orange Brown, Type II, #10A, pl. 2E, margins to touching, tied by Brunswick to Yarmouth ME with "3 PAID" Nov 4 (1851), contents with college student writing home (needing money as usual!), clean, Fine. Ex Skinner. PSAG (2011) cert. Scott $210. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 880		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢ Type I-II Study, #11-11A, Approximately 50+ from oldtime collector's study, couple incl. enclosures, one Blood's Despatch, incl. shades, some identified by pos., cancels incl. green, Express, marginal copies, recuts, fancy White Hall, NY, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 881		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢ Dull Red, Type II, Intemperance, #11A, good color, 3 margin copy tied by Portland, ME Nov 12 (1852) cds in black, to Trenton, NJ, with contents, cover a bit tattered on edges and some staining at lower right, Fine. Another example (in very fine condition) realized $2000 in March 2009 auction. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 882		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 3¢ Dull Red, Type II, "Via Nicaragua", #11A, 2+ margin pair tied by New York Jun 9 cds in black, adherence on face at bottom, blue oval "Via Nicaragua in Advance of The Mails", hs. of J.W. Sullivan's newspaper office in San Francisco, cover soiled with some edge wear, Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 883		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 5¢ Red Brown, Pair on Mourning, #12, cutting to large margins, tied to small cover by indistinct May 3 cancel, to Michigan Bar, Cal., nice item, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,250. Estimate $800-900. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 884		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 10¢ Green, Type I to Germany, #13, pair and single, nice margins all round, tied by two Lancaster, Pa Mar.19 circular datestamp on buff cover to Germany, Paid straightline and magenta ms "30" rate, a Very Fine cover. Scott $1,375. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 885		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 10¢ Type I, 1857 Usage, #13, 3 margin copy, tied by complete Jupper left 18 Middleton, Ct cds to Benicia, no other markings, flap and top right of cover tattered, Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $180-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 886		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 12¢ Gray Black, Pair to England, #17, cutting to large margins, tied by East Hampton, Aug 1 cds in black, Boston Aug 2 transit on reverse, red PAID 14 AU 1854 cds and "19", cover a bit soiled, otherwise Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 887		U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1851-57, 12¢ Gray Black, Strip of 4, #17, large margins to touching incl. framelines of 3 adjoining, tied by one of four grid cancels, and by red New York 6 Dec 11 credit circular datestamp on blue cover to Ireland, cover cleaned, Fine, Royal (2003) cert. Scott $1,325+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,553

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