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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1426 |  |
 5c Yellow Brown (205).
Bright color, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 2?, 1888" duplex on Public
Ledger corner card cover to Seoul, Korea, clear strike of "Nagasaki,
Japan 5 Sep. 88" transit circular datestamp, San Francisco, Yokohama,
Nagasaki and receiving backstamps, stamp with slight toning and crease at
top right, otherwise Very Fine, rare usage to Korea
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 500.00 |
| 1427 | |
 5c Indigo (216). Tied by
indistinct cancel, "Ridgeland Ill. Dec. 29" circular datestamp on 1888
cover to Seoul, Korea via San Francisco and Japan, twice struck
brown "Due 10" handstamp of Nagasaki, with matching circular datestamp on
face, similar Yokohama datestamp on back, additionally franked with
Japan 1877 10s Blue (62) tied by boxed due marking, tiny cover tear
at top and slightly reduced at leftVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MIXED-COUNTRY FRANKING TO KOREA COMBINING THE STAMPS OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. Ex Gallagher. With 1996 P.F. certificate. (Image) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,300.00 |