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Lot 392 |
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 United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Free Franks, Andrew Johnson, seventeenth President of the United States, Free Frank as President on oversized cover addressed to James Buchanan, Wheatland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Presidential wax seal on reverse, Washington DC/ Dec 12/Free cds on front, small piece missing upper right corner, very minor edge tears, unique usage of a scarce Presidential frank, rare President to President correspondence.
Estimate $2,200-3,000.
| Asking Price
$1,600 |
Lot 393 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Free Franks, Richard M. Johnson, Vice President under Martin Van Buren, partial Frankfort, KY cds, some staining along top edge, small tear at top, Fine overall. Also served as Senator from Kentucky.
Estimate $100-140.
| Asking Price
$70 |
Lot 399 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Free Franks, Winfield Scott, Commanding General of the Army under seven Presidents, West Point, NY cds, an engraving of Scott is incl. with the cover, stain on frank, otherwise Very Fine. Whig nominee for President in 1852.
Estimate $180-250.
| Asking Price
$130 |
Lot 401 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Free Franks, Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States, Free Frank on folded letter sheet with unintelligible New York cds, narrow stain at bottom away from frank, Fine or better.
Estimate $300-400.
| Asking Price
$220 |
Lot 406 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Free Franks, Speakers of the House, 2 incl. John W. Taylor who served two terms as Speaker, 1819-21 and 1825-27, bold frank of FLS with two vertical file folds; and James Orr served as Speaker 1857-59, Orr served in the Confederate Senate and later as Governor of South Carolina, Frank as Speaker on small envelope, small notch missing on right edge.
Estimate $130-180.
| Asking Price
$90 |
Lot 422 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, College Covers/Advertising, University of North Carolina, all-over design with Chapel Hill CDS to Huntsville, North Carolina, Very Fine.
Estimate $550-700.
| Asking Price
$400 |
Lot 423 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, College Covers/Advertising, University of Georgia, stampless blue cameo with Free handstamp and Athens, GA. Jul 28 (1858) cds, mailed to Howell Cobb in Washington, DC when Cobb was serving as Secretary of the Treasury in Buchanan's cabinet, piece of backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $270-350.
| Asking Price
$180 |
Lot 425 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, College Covers/Advertising, Frankin & Marshall College, engraved red illustration of Gathean Literary Society Hall on yellow cover to Long Island, Dec. 29, 1859, Lancaster, PA. cds, stamp has torn lower left corner, otherwise Fine. Building is still in use today.
Estimate $180-270.
| Asking Price
$110 |
Lot 428 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Confederate/Independent State/Civil War Covers, Georgia, Augusta, 1861, stampless Confederate with double circle Augusta, Georgia and Type H Paid 10 handstamp, addressed to Howell Cobb in Yorktown, Virginia.
Estimate $130-180.
| Asking Price
$90 |
Lot 429 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Confederate/Independent State/Civil War Covers, Georgia, Cardsville, Jan. 22, 1861, independent state use of #U27 with pen cancel to Jackson, Georgia, manuscript Cardsville GA/Jany 22th at bottom, somewhat ragged on right edge.
Estimate $110-140.
| Asking Price
$80 |
Lot 435 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Confederate/Independent State/Civil War Covers, South Carolina, Marion Ch, Feb. 14, 1861, Confederate use of #26 to Charleston, manuscript on bottom left reads: "Care of H.B. Stanley/Capt of the Marion Volunteers/Mereltine House, Sullivans Island", portion of backflap missing.
Estimate $110-140.
| Asking Price
$80 |
Lot 441 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Confederate/Independent State/Civil War Covers, Virginia, Richmond and Charleston, Sc Stampless, two, both dated July 4, 1861, first is Richmond, Virginia to Oxford, Mississippi with Paid 10 in circle, second is double ring Charleston, South Carolina to Charleston with Paid 5 in circle.
Estimate $130-160.
| Asking Price
$90 |
Lot 445 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Incoming Foreign Usages, Canada, Fredericton, N.B., 1842, Cross-Border, Aug. 10, routing from Fredericton, NB to St. Andrews, NB exchange to Robinson, ME exchange to Charleston, MA, double weight letter paid as Canadian postage 18 (9x2) + 1, one penny paid as 1¢ surcharge on U.S. letters to compensate for U.S. currency conversion, effective May 1842 to Dec. 1843, with cds from each town. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia did not use the same internal rates as the other Provinces.
Estimate $160-220.
| Asking Price
$110 |
Lot 446 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Incoming Foreign Usages, Cuba, Cardenas, 1848, Nov. 2 paid letter to Havana paying 3x rate (12R) indicated "1½" rate marking, rate charged per half ounce, Fine.
Estimate $90-120.
| Asking Price
$60 |
Lot 450 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Incoming Foreign Usages, Great Britain, Viscount Palmerston Free Frank, front only. Palmerston was British Prime Minister from 1855 until 1858.
Estimate $70-100.
| Asking Price
$50 |
Lot 452 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Incoming Foreign Usages, Paraguay, Corrientes, Circa 1846, oval "Admon. Gral/de/Correos/de la R. DelP" with ms "5" (reales) paid for domestic postage, Very Fine.
Estimate $130-160.
| Asking Price
$80 |
Lot 453 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Incoming Foreign Usages, Russia, Taganrog, 1833, Aug. 12 folded letter to Italy, red "23. 7Bre" and "LT" and black "Rus" markings.
Estimate $100-150.
| Asking Price
$60 |
Lot 454 |
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United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Incoming Foreign Usages, Uruguay, Montevideo, 1858, Nov. 5 official letter to Salto, Uruguay, small "Franco" in rectangle and red square accountancy mark, Very Fine.
Estimate $100-120.
| Asking Price
$60 |
Lot 455 |
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U.S. Stampless Covers, New York, 1753 Manuscript to Philadelphia, "NY MAR 3" folded letter, docketed 19th March on back, couple of folds, otherwise very clean, a Very Fine cover.
Estimate $400-500.
| Asking Price
$375 |
Lot 458 |
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U.S. Stampless Covers, Nicholas Biddle 1830 ALS, from Philadelphia to New York, June 15, 1830, red Philadelphia cds, some staining on letter. American financier who served as the third and last president of the Second Bank of the U.S.
Estimate $200-300.
| Asking Price
$120 |
Lot 461 |
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U.S. Covers by State, Kansas, 3¢ on Fort Scott Territory, #26, tear upper right corner, May (9?) cancel, attorney corner card, to Pennsylvania, creasing and short tears at top clear of adhesive.
Estimate $100-120.
| Asking Price
$60 |
Lot 466 |
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U.S. Covers by State, Texas, 1844 Galveston Republic, red Galveston, Texas Jan. 15 oval and handstamp Ship and Free on folded letter to Anson Jones, ms. "Care/ - Bryant Esq./Texas Consul/N. Orleans", repaired with some staining on front, attractive appearance. Jones was a physician who entered politics and became the last President of the Republic.
Estimate $280-350.
| Asking Price
$200 |
Lot 467 |
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U.S. Covers by State, Texas, Circa 1840 Republic, Free Frank of Branch T Archer as Sec. of War for Texas President Mirabeau Lamar on undated folded cover, to General Thomas Green at Velasco, Texas, ms. "mail". Green became a Confederate General, killed during the Red River campaign.
Estimate $280-350.
| Asking Price
$200 |
Lot 623 |
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E U.S.; General Issues, 1877, 1¢-90¢ P.B.N.C. Washington Essay, in Red Violet, #182-E3b to 191-E2a, composite sheet of 36, pl. on stamp paper, perfed and gummed, stamps n.h., hinged in selvedge corners only, Very Fine. Ex-Brazer.
Brazer #115aE-Fd.
Scott $1,540. Rare .
Estimate $625-675.
| Asking Price
$600 |
Lot 752 |
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 U.S.; General Issues, 1913, 5¢ Panama-Pacific, Perf 12, #399, n.h., a magnificent gem, spectacularly choice, perfectly centered within very large margins, very rare this nice, 2019 P.S.A.G. cert. graded SUP 98.
SMQ $1,650, only 5 graded higher .
Estimate $750-850.
| Asking Price
$750 |
Lot 805 |
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U.S.; General Issues, 1969, 6¢ Christmas Precancel Specialized Collection, #1384, n.h., started as a 2 frame exhibit and assembled for over 40 years, wide range of material incl. overprint shifts and tilts, inverted overprints with certs., overprint on gum, setoff on gum, double overprints, pre-printing paper fold, round and square commas, under and over inking, local precancels, sheets, dupl., etc., Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
| Asking Price
$2,500 |
Lot 837 |
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 U.S., Pioneer Airmail Flights, 1935 First Flight Over Wake Island, AAMC #1228, size 13, from Manila to Wake to Hawaii from USS Nitro Feb 26, 1935, with black cachet and receiver Fleet Air Base Honolulu, Mar 15, 1935, signed by Lt. J.G. Johnson (pilot), Fine to Very Fine, only 10 of this small size known .
Estimate $650-750.
| Asking Price
$650 |
Lot 874 |
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P U.S.; Officials, Interior Dept., 1873, 3¢ Deep Green, Trial Color Large Die Proof, #O17TC1af, on India paper and die sunk on card blotter, trimmed within about ½" of the die sinkage area, very clean, Very Fine.
Scott $500.
Estimate $240-280.
| Asking Price
$230 |
Lot 881 |
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P U.S.; Officials, Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ Black, Trial Color Large Die Proof, #O77TC1ae, on India paper and die sunk on card blotter, trimmed close to die sinkage area, Very Fine.
Scott $500.
Estimate $240-280.
| Asking Price
$230 |
Lot 890 |
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o U.S., Newspapers, 1896, $100 Purple, #PR125, used, excellent color, 2017 P.S.E. cert. graded XF-SUP 95J.
SMQ $2,200, only one graded higher .
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
| Asking Price
$650 |
Lot 896 |
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o/ U.S., Envelope, 1853, 3¢ Red, Dies 1 and 2, UPSS #2a, 4, mint entires, U1 with Nesbitt back flap UPSS #2a (x5), U3 (x2), some toning, generally Fine.
Scott #U1 var., U3. UPSS $1,510.
Estimate $180-220.
| Asking Price
$130 |
Lot 899 |
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/ U.S., Envelope, 1863, 2¢ Black on Orange, Die 23, #U49, mint entire, size 7, knife 24u, watermark 1, intense shade on post-office fresh paper, couple light marks on reverse, Very Fine. Ex Saddleback, Porter Venn notes that a maximum of fifteen exist for both UPSS #106 and 107.
2012 UPSS #107 $6,000.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $1,200-1,500.
| Asking Price
$800 |
Lot 901 |
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/ U.S., Envelope, 1876, 3¢ Bicentennial Group, #U218, U219, U221, mint entires, 4 sets, about half with toning or mount marks, Fine overall.
Scott $820.
Estimate $150-200.
| Asking Price
$100 |
Lot 904 |
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U.S., Envelope, 1887, 2¢ Green on Amber, Die 2, Double Impression on Cover, #U312a, used Sep 20 1894(?) to Maryland with double impression of letterhead also, couple vert. folds and slightly trimmed at right, very scarce used .
Estimate $250-300.
| Asking Price
$220 |
Lot 911 |
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U.S., Airmail Envelopes, 1929, 5¢ Blue, UPSS #AM4-33, San Juan, PR to Crestwood, NY, 1936 usage with 5¢ adhesive, "minor creases and worn edges", Fine overall, 2008 A.P.S. cert.
Scott #UC1 var.
UPSS $500.
Estimate $100-150.
| Asking Price
$60 |
Lot 912 |
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o U.S., Postal Cards, 1873, 1¢ Brown on Buff, #UX3a, indistinct cancel, dated June 16, 1875 by sender, to Lexington, KY, corner crease lower left, Fine.
Scott $775.
Estimate $150-200.
| Asking Price
$100 |
Lot 913 |
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/ U.S., Postal Cards, 1910, 1¢ Bronze Blue on Bluish, #UX21a, mint fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $400.
Estimate $100-120.
| Asking Price
$80 |
Lot 915 |
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o U.S., Revenues, 1862, First Issue, 10¢ Inland Exchange, Imperf, #R36a, ms. cancel, margins well clear all around, Very Fine.
Scott $500.
Estimate $180-220.
| Asking Price
$120 |
Lot 932 |
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o U.S., Documentary, 1871, Second Issue, $25 Blue & Black, #R130, manuscript cancel, excellent color, Fine, 2019 P.S.E. cert.
Scott $850.
Estimate $250-300.
| Asking Price
$180 |
Lot 988 |
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o U.S. Possessions, Hawaii, 1894, 2¢ Brown, "Flying Goose" Flaw, #75, very light town cancel, perfectly centered, a gorgeous example of this popular variety, Extremely Fine, 2018 P.F. cert.
Scott $400.
Estimate $450-550.
| Asking Price
$450 |
Lot 1000 |
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U.S., Astronaut Autographs, Apollo 8 Crew Signatures on Cover, on DEC 21 1968 cachet cover, clean.
Estimate $200-300.
| Asking Price
$140 |
Lot 1010 |
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U.S., Autographs, Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) 36th President of the United States, 1963-1969, 4 on 3 Inauguration covers and on accompanying letter, Free Frank cover (auto-pen), also few stamps and ephemera, Brookman $1900.
Estimate $200-250.
| Asking Price
$120 |
Lot 1012 |
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U.S., Autographs, Cole Porter Autographs and Ephemera (1891-1964) American composer and songwriter for Broadway and films, 2 full signatures on a check and bank document, correspondence signed just Cole, plus bills, many with Revenues, mostly French, needs careful inspection, excellent lot.
Estimate $3,500-4,500.
| Asking Price
$3,000 |
Lot 1015 |
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U.S., Autographs, 20th Century Collection, 23 FDC's with signatures incl. Charlton Heston, George McGovern, Jess Helms, John Updike, Ted Kennedy, Bob Hope, Doris Day, Barry Goldwater, Robins Williams and more.
Estimate $200-250.
| Asking Price
$150 |
Lot 1031 |
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/o/ U.S. Collections, 1870 to 1882 Banknote Study with Cancels, specialized collection of stamps and covers meticulously mounted and annotated on quad pages in two Rapkin albums ranging from #134 to 205, features fancy cancels incl. geometric, grids, NYFM, stars etc., also shades, varieties, grills, pairs, strips, with values to 90¢, nice selection of covers with better cancels to a variety of destinations incl. Mexico, dupl., real oldtime collection, hard to find like this, inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $21,800 (Owner's).
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
| Asking Price
$2,000 |
Lot 1114 |
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/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmail Stationery Entire Group, 19 #UC1 to UC7 (no UC3) and UC29, better varieties incl. UC5 watermark 39 UPSS AM22 (x3), UC6 reentry with border UPSS AM24a and without border UPSS AM25a, UC9 UPSS AM46 overprint types 1, 2, 3 and 7, also UO85 missing recycle logo under flap (x3), much is Very Fine.
Estimate $500-650.
| Asking Price
$375 |
Lot 1116 |
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/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mostly Mint Postal Stationery Group, incl. #UX21a mint, UX14 top frame line varieties (one preprinted, one used), UPSS 48-6 used, UY2 used to New Zealand, 4 modern autographed by designer, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
| Asking Price
$300 |
Lot 1123 |
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/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Postal Stationery Color Error Group, #UC1a, UXC1a, #UC1a used entire, UXC1a mint, UXC1a used (soiled), otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,375.
Estimate $300-400.
| Asking Price
$200 |
Lot 1150 |
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/ U.S. Possessions, 1 Canal Zone and 2 Philippines Mint Stationery Entires, Canal Zone #UC2 (UPSS #A6), 2 Philippines U29 (UPSS 42, watermark 14), generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $515.
Estimate $120-150.
| Asking Price
$80 |
Lot 1151 |
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//o U.S. Possessions, Hawaii, Mint and Used Stock, many hundreds, mixed n.h., o.g., unused and used, starts with #9, incl. some Specimens and Revenues, some heavy dupl., inventory incl., usual condition.
Estimate $5,000-6,000.
| Asking Price
$5,000 |
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