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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 269° |  |
 10c Yellow Green, 12c Black (68, 69). Four 10c singles (one with s.e.), strip of three and single 12c (one with top sheet margin), tied by targets, "San Francisco Cal. May 8, 1865" double-circle datestamp on
folded cover to Lima, Peru, stamps prepay quadruple 22c rate to Peru, pencil "48" crossed out by red crayon and re-rated "36", large blue crayon "3", "Panama MY 16 1865" transit cds, Lima receiving backstamp, ink used to cross out sender's and
addressee's last names, light file fold barely affects one 10c and one 12c, still Very Fine, an extraordinary and impressive multiple-rate franking, ex Knapp, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,500.00 |
| 270° | |
 10c Dark Green (68a). Centered to lower left, used with Hawaiian Island, 1866, 5c Blue (32), 10c tied by quartered cork, 5c tied by large open 7-bar grid on 1868 cover to Richmond Ind., red "Honolulu
U.S. Postage Paid Oct. 5" and "San Francisco Oct. 19" cds, red "Hawaiian Steam Service" double-line oval handstamp, Very Fine, a choice mixed franking and desirable Hawaiian Steam Service cover with special marking used to identify inbound
letters with 10c rate, from the Hughes correspondence (with original letter), with 1978 Hawaiian Philatelic Society and 1979 Friedl certificates (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,250.00 |
| 271° |  |
 30c Orange (71). Full original gum, small h.r., well-centered,
fresh and bright color, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
975.00 | 5,200.00 |
| 272 |  |
 90c Blue (72). Unused (no gum), well-centered, bright color, Extremely Fine and choice,
with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
1,300.00 | 1,500.00 |
| 273° | |
 90c Blue (72). Large part original gum, rich color, large margins, fresh and Very Fine,
with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
2,100.00 | 1,800.00 |
| 274° |  |
 90c Blue (72). Block of four, full original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful dark shade and proof-like impression, incredibly fresh, centered to upper left as are most 90c 1861 blocks, faint diagonal bend
in left vertical pair slightly creases bottom left stamp, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, a beautiful block (Image
Magnifier) |
14,500.00 | 4,000.00 |
| 275° | |
 30c Orange (71). Beautiful bright early yellowish shade, perfectly centered, tied by "Adrian Mich May 27, 1862" cds on pastel blue Loyal States, Michigan patriotic cover to Bavaria, red "N. York Am. Pkt.
7 Paid May 21" credit cds, red Aachen transit also tying stamp, Nurnberg backstamp, Extremely Fine, a rare usage and superb cover, ex Matthies, Paliafito (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 4,750.00 |
| 276° | |
 30c Orange (71). Rich color, tied by quartered cork cancel, vivid red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Mar. 3" cds on Feb. 24, 1863 folded letter from Matanzas, Cuba, to Malta, Chas. Ludwig blue three-line
forwarder's handstamp on back, ms. "1/8" rate, blue London cds and Malta receiving cds on backVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE FROM CUBA TO MALTA VIA THE UNITED STATES. Only four or five covers with this franking are known, all from the Tagliaferro & Sons correspondence (Image Magnifier) |
E. 6,000-8,000 | 5,000.00 |
| 277° | |
 30c Orange (71). Horizontal pair, darker shade of late printing, tied by unusual circle of wedges fancy cancel, red New York 48c credit cds on July 1867 cover to Paris, France, with Astor House
illustrated corner card, view of hotel building and street scene including carriages, trolley etc., red Calais transit and "PD" in box, receiving backstamp, backflap removed, otherwise Very Fine, a stunning double-rate usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,500.00 |
| 278° | |
 30c Orange (71). Vertical strip of three, tied by fancy crossroads segmented cork cancel and "Salem Mass. Nov. 29" (1867) duplex cds on blue cover with printed address to Zanzibar, red "Boston Br.
Pkt. Paid" backstamp, large red crayon "2", red London transit cds, Bombay backstamp, neat receipt docketing on back, minor ink erosion spot in lower left corner, Very Fine, strips of three of the 30c 1861 are extremely rare on cover - this
double-rate usage to Zanzibar via Marseilles is especially desirable (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 279° | |
 90c Blue (72). Horizontal pair, bright shade, centered to left, minute margin tear at right, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Washington D.C. Dec. 11" circular datestamp on 1866 cover to Sydney, New South
Wales, sender's ms. routing "per Steamer via London and Marseilles", red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Dec. 12" cds, red crayon rate, "Sydney Ship Letter" backstamp, gentle vertical fold at centerVERY FINE AND FRESH. A SPECTACULAR FRANKING FOR THE QUADRUPLE BRITISH MAIL RATE TO NEW SOUTH WALES VIA MARSEILLES. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE FEW COVERS KNOWN WITH A PAIR OF THE 90-CENT 1861. Recorded as one of five covers to New South Wales bearing the 90c 1861 (Chronicle 40, pp. 260-266). Ex Ackerman, Drake, Grunin and Ishikawa (Image Magnifier) |
E. 30,000-40,000 | 0.00 |