Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Elliott H. Coulter Collection of The United States 1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

**Domestic Covers (Postal Markings and Cancellations) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
96		2c Brown (113). Rich color, small grid cancel, bold "Detroit Mich. May 15" circular datestamp on light pink cover to local addressee, "Not Called For" in circle and "Returned to Writer" oval handstamps, "May 15" datestamp, immaculate condition, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 150-200
97		2c Brown (113). Vertical pair, tied by quartered cork cancels and red "Charlestown Mass. Aug. 7 '70" double-circle datestamp on cover to Lexington Mass., Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200
98		2c Brown (113). Vertical pair, tied by segmented cork cancel and duplex "Philad'a Pa. Nov. 13" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Knoxville Tenn., Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200
99		2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine (113, 114). 2c strip of three used with defective 3c (corner torn off), tied by two-ring targets and "Salt Lake City U.T. Dec. 24" double-circle datestamp on orange cover to West Exeter N.Y., slightly reduced at top and small piece of backflap missing, attractive and scare territorial usage, most 1869 covers from Salt Lake City have 1c stamps, ex Juhring (Image)	E. 200-300
100		2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine (113, 114). 2c pair, tied by circular cork cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 12" circular datestamp on hotel corner card cover to Philadelphia, sender's route notation "Overland", red Chicago, Burlington & Omaha R.R. map on back, the transcontinental railroad was completed in May 1869, the railroad map has names of passenger ticket agents in San Francisco and Omaha, couple tiny edge tears, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200
101		2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine (113, 114). 2c deep shade, tied by New York City large circle of V's cancel on cover to Union Springs N.Y., embossed return card on flap, forwarded to Rochester with 3c stamp, light cancel, "Union Springs N.Y. Apr. 28" circular datestamp, slightly reduced at right, evidently sent unsealed from NYC to Union Springs at 2c circular rate, then sealed and forwarded as first-class letter to Rochester (Image)	E. 150-200
102		2c Brown (113). Dark shade, used with 1c Ultramarine (145), perf faults at top right, each stamp tied by clear strike of Segmented Star fancy cancel, "San Antonio Tex. Sep. 18" (1870) circular datestamp on Twohig & Co. corner card cover to ex-Confederate General Daniel Ruggles at Fredericksburg Va., blue crayon "Missent" and "Fredericksburg Tex. Sep. 21" circular datestamp, Very Fine, a triple-threat cover: scarce mixed-issue combination, Texas missent usage and addressed to an ex-Confederate General during the Reconstruction period (Image)	E. 200-300
103		2c Brown (113). Warm shade, used with 1c Ultramarine (145), cancelled by grids, "Grinnell Ioa. Oct. 8" circular datestamp on mourning cover to Iowa City, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
104		2c Brown (113). Bright shade, used with 1c Ultramarine (145), target cancels, "Harmony N.Y. Apr. 20" circular datestamp on lady's small cover to Sylvania Pa., embossed initial on flap, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200
105		3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by green cork cancel and "Murfreesborough Tenn. Feb. 7" .circular datestamp on cover to Clarksville Tex., Very Fine, this is a rich true green cancelling ink and rare thus, ex Haas (Image)	E. 500-750
106		3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by bright green quartered cork cancel with matching "Owego N.Y. Jun. 28" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Valley Falls N.Y., Very Fine, pretty cover with true "apple green" cancel (Image)	E. 150-200

Domestic Covers (Postal Markings and Cancellations) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2c Brown (113). Rich color, small grid cancel, bold "Detroit Mich. May 15" circular datestamp on light pink cover to local addressee, "Not Called For" in circle and "Returned to Writer" oval handstamps, "May 15" datestamp, immaculate condition, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

2c Brown (113). Vertical pair, tied by quartered cork cancels and red "Charlestown Mass. Aug. 7 '70" double-circle datestamp on cover to Lexington Mass., Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

2c Brown (113). Vertical pair, tied by segmented cork cancel and duplex "Philad'a Pa. Nov. 13" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Knoxville Tenn., Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine (113, 114). 2c strip of three used with defective 3c (corner torn off), tied by two-ring targets and "Salt Lake City U.T. Dec. 24" double-circle datestamp on orange cover to West Exeter N.Y., slightly reduced at top and small piece of backflap missing, attractive and scare territorial usage, most 1869 covers from Salt Lake City have 1c stamps, ex Juhring (Image)

E. 200-300

100

2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine (113, 114). 2c pair, tied by circular cork cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 12" circular datestamp on hotel corner card cover to Philadelphia, sender's route notation "Overland", red Chicago, Burlington & Omaha R.R. map on back, the transcontinental railroad was completed in May 1869, the railroad map has names of passenger ticket agents in San Francisco and Omaha, couple tiny edge tears, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

101

2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine (113, 114). 2c deep shade, tied by New York City large circle of V's cancel on cover to Union Springs N.Y., embossed return card on flap, forwarded to Rochester with 3c stamp, light cancel, "Union Springs N.Y. Apr. 28" circular datestamp, slightly reduced at right, evidently sent unsealed from NYC to Union Springs at 2c circular rate, then sealed and forwarded as first-class letter to Rochester (Image)

E. 150-200

102

2c Brown (113). Dark shade, used with 1c Ultramarine (145), perf faults at top right, each stamp tied by clear strike of Segmented Star fancy cancel, "San Antonio Tex. Sep. 18" (1870) circular datestamp on Twohig & Co. corner card cover to ex-Confederate General Daniel Ruggles at Fredericksburg Va., blue crayon "Missent" and "Fredericksburg Tex. Sep. 21" circular datestamp, Very Fine, a triple-threat cover: scarce mixed-issue combination, Texas missent usage and addressed to an ex-Confederate General during the Reconstruction period (Image)

E. 200-300

103

2c Brown (113). Warm shade, used with 1c Ultramarine (145), cancelled by grids, "Grinnell Ioa. Oct. 8" circular datestamp on mourning cover to Iowa City, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

104

2c Brown (113). Bright shade, used with 1c Ultramarine (145), target cancels, "Harmony N.Y. Apr. 20" circular datestamp on lady's small cover to Sylvania Pa., embossed initial on flap, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

105

3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by green cork cancel and "Murfreesborough Tenn. Feb. 7" .circular datestamp on cover to Clarksville Tex., Very Fine, this is a rich true green cancelling ink and rare thus, ex Haas (Image)

E. 500-750

106

3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by bright green quartered cork cancel with matching "Owego N.Y. Jun. 28" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Valley Falls N.Y., Very Fine, pretty cover with true "apple green" cancel (Image)

E. 150-200