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Public Auction #427

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 19, 2016 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place February 20-21, 2016 at 10:00am (New York time)
Bids updated February 19, 2016 at 6:31pm (New York time)

COVERS — United States By Scott Order
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
69CV(15L16, 26) 3¢ Type III, 1857 issue tied with octagonal PHILADELPHIA, Pa Jun 7, 1859 along with a Jun 7 dbl circle BOLD’S LOCAL POST cancel and Blood’s Penny Post Local at upper right, F-VF.Cat. Value: cat. 150.00
Price Realized: $70.00
70CV(9X1e) 5 cent unsigned New York Postmaster’s Provincial, faulty three margin copy with upper left corner clipped tied by blue pen pen to Philadelphia.Cat. Value: $1,400.00
Price Realized: $130.00
71CV(1) 5¢ Franklin lightly cancelled in New York and mailed to Washington D. C.Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $130.00
72CV(2) 10¢ 1847 issue on cover tied with a pen cancel with Washington City DC cds and “Paid” ms addressed to Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall (wife of the first major of Salem, Mass). Cover with slit flap on reverse and a diagonal crease. Stamp has three margins, centered Fine. Lot includes a July 12, 1944 letter from Leverett Saltonstall (then Governor of Mass). See website for an image of the letter.Cat. Value: cat. 1,150.00
Price Realized: $325.00
73CV(65) 3¢ 1861 Issue tied with a May 23 West Meridan Conn cds and a light “Devil and Pitch Fork” fancy cancel. Cover has been a bit reduced at right, hrs on reverse along with some glue marks, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $44.00
74CV(116) 10¢ 1869 issue tied on cover to Germany. Red New York PAID ALL DIRECT circle cancel at right. Receiving mark on reverse. Cover slit at bottom and fault at lower left, Fine.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $150.00
75CV(C14). Two of them paying the $2.60 rate. One is a plate number single with scuffed perfs at top. The other is well centered single. Great appearance. Clean, properly marked Graf Zeppelin flown cover.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $300.00
76CV(C14) Graf Zeppelin cover Lakehurst to Seville, Spain. Mailed to Cleveland, Ohio.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $200.00
77CV(C15) Graf Zeppelin cover Freidrichshafen to Lakehurst NJ. Mailed to Springfield, Illinois.Cat. Value: $625.00
Price Realized: $270.00
78CV(C18) Three Zeppelin covers. The first two are single use Akron and Chicago covers each with proper markings and nominal cachets. The third is canceled New York, Oct 4, 1933 and uses three stamps to pay the rate. Clean and properly marked Graf Zeppelin flown covers.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $110.00
79CV(C18) Two 1933 First Flight covers. One with three stamps mailed to Batavia, Illinois and one with a single stamp mailed to Plainfield NJ.Cat. Value: S. B. 120.00
Price Realized: $90.00