Domestic Usages
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1 |
 |
 1c Buff (112). Enormous
straffle-pane margin at right, rich color, tied by segmented cork cancel,
"Salt Lake City Utah" rimless datestamp on legal-size cover to local
addressee, reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine, signed Ashbrook (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
260.00 |
| 2 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Tied by
"B" cancel and "Bangor Me. Dec. 8" circular datestamp on small local
cover with printed invitation from Mayor of Bangor, stain affects stamp,
still Fine and attractive (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
170.00 |
| 3 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Superb
centering, tied by blue segmented cork cancel and matching
"Lexington Ky. Feb. 5" circular datestamp on part of 1870 printed Internal
Revenue Service tax notice, approximately 2/3 of front page only, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
170.00 |
| 4 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Vertical
pair, well-centered, small nick at right of bottom stamp, tied by circle of
tiny wedges, matching "East Westmoreland N.H." circle with ms. date on
small cover to local address, Very Fine, ex Gibson
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
210.00 |
| 5 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Pair, perfs
in at bottom and small corner fault, tied by cork cancel and "Holyoke Mass.
Dec. 21" circular datestamp on attractive carrier-rate cover, faint
horizontal fold, Fine, signed Ashbrook (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
170.00 |
| 6 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Strip of
three, choice centering, one stamp has pulled corner perf, tied by targets
and faint "Franklin Ind." circular datestamp on cover to Lafayette Ind.,
beautiful lithographed illustration of Franklin College on back, Very Fine,
the use of the 1c Franklin on this Franklin College cover must be more than
coincidental, signed Ashbrook (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
350.00 |
| 7 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Strip of
three, superb centering, bright color, tied by blue segmented cork
cancel and matching "Lexington Ky. Jan. 13" circular datestamps on yellow
cover to Owingsville Ky., slightly rounded corner and backflap missing,
Extremely Fine strip and colorful usage, ex Lehman, signed Ashbrook (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |
| 8 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Strip of
three, well-centered, tied by small circle of wedges cancel, "Greenville
Mich. Jan. 26" circular datestamp on cover to Algodon Mich., few trivila
perf stains, still Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
230.00 |
| 9 |
|
 1c Buff (112). L-shaped
strip of three, bright shade, trivial perf toning, tied by circle of wedges
cancel, "Fitchburg Mass. Mar. 30" circular datestamp on yellow cover to
Springfield Vt., small piece of backflap missing, Very Fine and fresh, ex
Krug (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
220.00 |
| 10 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Block of
six, pair and single, tied by segmented cork cancels and "New Orleans La.
Aug. 18" (1870) circular datestamp on legal-size cover to New York City,
refolded at left, stamps have small faults, still an extremely rare
franking and generally Fine cover, ex Ackerman, illustrated in 1869 Census
book (color plate 2) (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,700.00 |
| 11 |
|
 1c Buff (112). Tied by
partly clear San Francisco circular datestamp, Y.M.C.A. "Good Samaritan"
label on back, 2c Brown (113) supplied by Y.M.C.A. and tied by
quartered cork, opened on three sides and slightly reduced, Fine, very
unusual "Good Samaritan" usage within San Francisco (almost all we have
seen are from East Coast cities) (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
250.00 |