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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1195		Brooklyn N.Y. "Paid". Three covers and one folded letter with Brooklyn circular datestamps and red "Paid X" cancels, covers incl. Paid 2 (locally addressed), Paid 3 (to N.H.), Paid 6 over Paid 3 (to San Francisco, with Brooklyn forwarders hs), folded letter with "Paid 12" (to Chester Pa. datelined 1835), Very Fine	E. 300-400	150.00
1196	FC	Brooklyn N.Y. Fancy Cancels. Ten covers with 3c Rose (65), cancels incl. propeller (three incl. one to West Gulf Blockading Squadron, New Orleans), leaf, rosette, shield, negative "4" in cloud, negative "L" in studded circle, Very Fine strikes	E. 150-250	115.00
1197		Brooklyn N.Y. Postal History. 19th & 20th Century, six well-stuffed binders and several organized envelopes of covers, binders are mostly arranged by region of Brooklyn incl. Flatbush, etc., several better usages incl. 1814 Brooklyn Encampment stampless, pair of No. 36 on cover to England, No. 70 to England, several Bank Note Issue mixed frankings, nice group of registered and foreign usages, few with Missent or other auxiliary markings, some Due, also two Brooklyn City Express Post covers, some First Day covers, advertising, patriotics, fancy cancels, two crash covers, few censored, some faults to be expected, many are Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating and in-depth collection	E. 4,000-5,000	2,000.00
1198		New York Stampless Covers. Three: "Albion N.Y. Aug. 26 18-3/4 Paid" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1831 folded letter to Troy N.Y., "Gaines New York Apr. 23 18-3/4" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1832 folded letter to Albany N.Y., last "Murray N.Y. Oct. 14 10" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1831 folded letter to Geneva N.Y., all are fresh and Very Fine, interesting group with unusual postmarks	E. 100-150	100.00
1199		OHIO. Cleveland "Money Letter" Oval. Sharply struck handstamp with red "Cleveland O. 3 Paid Aug. 3" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue 1852 folded letter to New York City, ms. "R" and "Paid", light bleaching at top, otherwise Very Fine, one of nine known Cleveland "Money Letter" covers, which were a precursor to registered mail (Image)	E. 750-1,000	800.00
1200		"Phi 7 dwt Paid." Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. March 5th, 1743", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, tiny tears at bottom, toning and soiling at bottom, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	1,150.00
1201		"Phi 7 dwt". Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. March 12, 1744", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, tiny tear and toned at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	850.00
1202		"Phi 7 dwt". Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. May the 29th, 1746", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, "6/6" ms. rate, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	550.00
1203		"Phi 7 dwt." Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. the 26th June, 1746", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, "6/6" ms. rate, sender's notation "post paid" crossed out, toned, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	950.00
1204		Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 3. Blue circular datestamp, red "Paid" straightline, bold blue "2" and "NA" on blue 1852 folded letter to Cienfuegos, Cuba, ms. "Steamer Isabel from Charleston" at bottom left, blue Havana and second Cuban backstamps, soiling along vertical file fold and at left of letter (not visible when folded), otherwise Very Fine, ex Hubbard (Image)	E. 100-150	55.00
1205		SOUTH CAROLINA. "Charles Town So. Carolina 18 Octo. 1751". Dateline on folded letter to Ebenezer Holmes, Boston, ms. postmark appears to read "PhSh 4/" (possibly Philadelphia ship marking and rate), ms. routing instructions "Capt. via N.York QDC", tiny tear at top and vertical file fold, lightly toned, otherwise Very Fine, very early Colonial usage from South Carolina (earliest British Colonial postmark in ASCC is dated 1766) (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,725.00

Postal Markings by State and Territory continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1195

Brooklyn N.Y. "Paid". Three covers and one folded letter with Brooklyn circular datestamps and red "Paid X" cancels, covers incl. Paid 2 (locally addressed), Paid 3 (to N.H.), Paid 6 over Paid 3 (to San Francisco, with Brooklyn forwarders hs), folded letter with "Paid 12" (to Chester Pa. datelined 1835), Very Fine

E. 300-400

150.00

1196

Brooklyn N.Y. Fancy Cancels. Ten covers with 3c Rose (65), cancels incl. propeller (three incl. one to West Gulf Blockading Squadron, New Orleans), leaf, rosette, shield, negative "4" in cloud, negative "L" in studded circle, Very Fine strikes

E. 150-250

115.00

1197

Brooklyn N.Y. Postal History. 19th & 20th Century, six well-stuffed binders and several organized envelopes of covers, binders are mostly arranged by region of Brooklyn incl. Flatbush, etc., several better usages incl. 1814 Brooklyn Encampment stampless, pair of No. 36 on cover to England, No. 70 to England, several Bank Note Issue mixed frankings, nice group of registered and foreign usages, few with Missent or other auxiliary markings, some Due, also two Brooklyn City Express Post covers, some First Day covers, advertising, patriotics, fancy cancels, two crash covers, few censored, some faults to be expected, many are Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating and in-depth collection

E. 4,000-5,000

2,000.00

1198

New York Stampless Covers. Three: "Albion N.Y. Aug. 26 18-3/4 Paid" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1831 folded letter to Troy N.Y., "Gaines New York Apr. 23 18-3/4" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1832 folded letter to Albany N.Y., last "Murray N.Y. Oct. 14 10" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1831 folded letter to Geneva N.Y., all are fresh and Very Fine, interesting group with unusual postmarks

E. 100-150

100.00

1199

OHIO. Cleveland "Money Letter" Oval. Sharply struck handstamp with red "Cleveland O. 3 Paid Aug. 3" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue 1852 folded letter to New York City, ms. "R" and "Paid", light bleaching at top, otherwise Very Fine, one of nine known Cleveland "Money Letter" covers, which were a precursor to registered mail (Image)

E. 750-1,000

800.00

1200

"Phi 7 dwt Paid." Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. March 5th, 1743", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, tiny tears at bottom, toning and soiling at bottom, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

1,150.00

1201

"Phi 7 dwt". Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. March 12, 1744", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, tiny tear and toned at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

850.00

1202

"Phi 7 dwt". Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. May the 29th, 1746", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, "6/6" ms. rate, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

550.00

1203

"Phi 7 dwt." Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "Philad. the 26th June, 1746", to Thomas Greenough, Boston, "6/6" ms. rate, sender's notation "post paid" crossed out, toned, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

950.00

1204

Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 3. Blue circular datestamp, red "Paid" straightline, bold blue "2" and "NA" on blue 1852 folded letter to Cienfuegos, Cuba, ms. "Steamer Isabel from Charleston" at bottom left, blue Havana and second Cuban backstamps, soiling along vertical file fold and at left of letter (not visible when folded), otherwise Very Fine, ex Hubbard (Image)

E. 100-150

55.00

1205

SOUTH CAROLINA. "Charles Town So. Carolina 18 Octo. 1751". Dateline on folded letter to Ebenezer Holmes, Boston, ms. postmark appears to read "PhSh 4/" (possibly Philadelphia ship marking and rate), ms. routing instructions "Capt. via N.York QDC", tiny tear at top and vertical file fold, lightly toned, otherwise Very Fine, very early Colonial usage from South Carolina (earliest British Colonial postmark in ASCC is dated 1766) (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,725.00