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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1404 |  |
 3c Blue Green, 4c Blue Green
(207, 211). Rich colors, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 28, 1888"
circular datestamp with yeardate inverted on 5c entire to Sydney, New
South Wales, San Francisco and receiving backstamps, some slight
overall toning, Very Fine, scarce usage paying the treaty rate during the
U.P.U. period (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 350.00 |
| 1405 | |
 3c Blue Green, 10c Brown
(207, 209). Nine 3c stamps, tied by large open grid and by "Chicago
Ill. May 10" circular datestamp on oversize cover to Sydney, New South
Wales and forwarded to Melbourne, forwarding postage paid by New
South Wales 6p Lilac (57) tied by "Sydney JY 7, 1883" circular
datestamp, San Francisco, Sydney and Melbourne backstamps, some wear incl.
small piece out of one 3c and 10c stamps, appears Fine, impressive franking
overpaying by 1c three times 12c treaty rate to New South Wales, although
the UPU provided for free forwarding, Australia was not yet a member and
therefore this forwarded cover required additional postage (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 600.00 |
| 1406 | |
 2c Vermilion, 10c Brown, 30c
Full Black, 90c Carmine (183, 187, 190, 191). Horizontal pairs of 2c,
10c and 90c, two 30c, tied by bold strikes of "New-York Oct. 8, 1883"
duplex cancels on oversize cover to Sidney, New South Wales, San
Francisco and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at left, some cover
wear, stamps with faults incl. right 90c defectiveVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SPECTACULAR COVER BEARING $2.64 IN POSTAGE TO PAY 22 TIMES THE 12-CENT TREATY RATE VIA SAN FRANCISCO DIRECT. A WONDERFUL SHOWPIECE. Signed Ashbrook. (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 10,000.00 |
| 1407 | |
 6c Dull Pink (159).
Horizontal pair, cancelled by cork and tied by "Bethlehem Pa. Jul. 1"
double-circle datestamp on 1878 orange cover to Christ Church, New
Zealand, red "Too Late" handstamp, San Francisco and receiving
backstamps, barely reduced at left, Very Fine, rare usage to New Zealand,
treaty rate direct via San Francisco (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 425.00 |
| 1408 | |
 3c Green, 5c Blue, 30c Full
Black (184, 185, 190). Tied by quartered corks, "Newburyport Mass. Mar.
1" circular datestamp on cover to Auckland, New Zealand, red "New
York Mar. 2" datestamp, red crayon "140/2" credit, 1880 receiving
backstamp, some edgewear, 30c small tears at top, appears Very Fine,
extremely scarce double 19c rate franking to New Zealand (the single 19c
rate included 14c credit to GB, expressed in centimes as per UPU
regulations) (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,000.00 |
| 1409 | |
 3c Blue Green, 4c Blue Green
(207, 211). Rich colors, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 30, 1888"
duplex on 5c entire to Launceston, Tasmania, San Francisco, Hobart
and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, a wonderful companion to lot
1404 (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 350.00 |
| 1410 | |
 3c Vermilion, 4c Carmine
(214, 215). Used with 1c Dull Blue (219) and 5c Columbian (234) on 10c
Columbian entire (U351), registered usage to Victoria,
Australia,cancelled or tied by purple handstamps, matching "Registered
May 25, 1899, West Hoboken N.J." three-line handstamp, New York and San
Francisco registry labels also tie two stamps, some perf toning, 1c torn
prior to use, still Fine, colorful and scarce usage
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 325.00 |