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THE JEFFREY M. FORSTER COLLECTION OF 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE DOMESTIC USAGES continued...

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The Jeffrey M. Forster Collection of 1869 Pictorial Issue Domestic Covers continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
1012 c image2c Brown (113). Dark shade, tied by blue target with "Cincinnati O. Aug. 27" duplex datestamp on commission merchant's red building corner card cover to New Paris O., light bend at bottom, Extremely Fine (Image) E. 200-300 180.00
1013 c image2c Brown (113). Tied by "A" grid and "New York City Apr. 11" circular datestamp on local cover with red Heralds of Health publisher's corner card, Very Fine, ex Wunderlich and "European" (Image) E. 200-300 225.00
1014 c image2c Brown (113). Bright shade, tied by bold New York City rosette cancel on folded printed advertising circular for steel tube manufacturer's products, three pages incl. price lists and illustrations of tube cutters, wire brushes etc., to Branford Conn., Very Fine (Image) E. 100-150 140.00
1015 c image2c Brown (113). Tied by quartered cork cancel, "Alexandria Va. Jan. 18" circular datestamp on 2c Black Jack wrapper with printed address to Whitesboro N.Y., horizontal creases clear of stamp, Very Fine, scarce combination, ex Juhring and Rose (Image) E. 150-200 1,200.00
1016 c image2c Brown (113). Two, tied by cork cancel and "Station K Phila. Dec. 30" circular datestamp on blue locally-addressed cover with embossed corner card, Very Fine, ex Juhring (Image) E. 150-200 275.00
1017 c image2c Brown (113). Two on separate corner card covers to local street addresses, one tied by Boston duplex, other y blue "Carrier" duplex of Philadelphia, Very Fine (Image) E. 100-150 70.00
1018 c image2c Brown (113). Dark shade, tied by quartered cork cancel, "New Orleans La. (month?) 12" circular datestamp on orange cover to local addressee, attempted use of 2c U.S.I.R. revenue stamp, uncancelled, two strikes of "ILLEGAL STAMP" straightline handstamp, "NOT PRE-PAID" framed handstamp, Good Samaritan label at upper left with 2c 1869 stamp partly overlapping, signed "Thoughtful", small stain on revenue stamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, rare 1869 Pictorial usage and especially so with the 2c for local rate (Image) E. 1,500-2,000 4,000.00
1019 c image1c Buff (112). Used with pair of 1c Ultramarine (145), creased, tied by grid cancels, "Walpole N.H. Jan. 5" circular datestamp on buff cover to Claremont N.H., minor edge tears, otherwise Fine, scarce combination, ex Juhring (Image) E. 150-200 325.00
1020 c image1c Buff (112). Used with 2c Red Brown (146), both tied by target and "Bannock City Mont. Mar. 4" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Terre Haute Ind., 2c creased, cover slightly reduced at left, otherwise Fine, scarce Montana Territory usage (Image) E. 150-200 160.00
1021 c image3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by multi-point star cancel and "San Francisco Cal. Mar. 18" circular datestamp, used with demonetized 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), uncancelled, rounded corner, the datestamp also ties Y.M.C.A. "Good Samaritan" label on cover to Swampscott Mass., originally addressed by sender to California, presumably the address correction and valid stamp were supplied by the Y.M.C.A., blue Lusk & Co. backstamp, lightly soiled, Very Fine, ex Horowitz, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 750-1,000 650.00
1022 c image2c Brown, Half Used as 1c (113c). Top right diagonal half used with whole 2c, well-tied by target cancels, partly readable "Mechanicsville N.Y." circular datestamp on buff cover to Watervliet N.Y., slightly reduced at right

VERY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL BISECTED TO MAKE UP 3-CENT RATE.

Ex Griswold. With 1954 and 1995 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail $6,000.00 (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000 5,000.00

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