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1851-57 Issues, Stamps (#1)

Item # Description Price Picture
9672 #10A, fine, sound, ample margins to just slightly in at right, bright shade, cancelled by an XF-superb SOTN strike of magenta Boston small "PAID" in grid, rare in this color, struck in red or magenta only briefly in July 1851.  Great item, ex-Saadi. $150
9423 #26, fine, mild bottom right corner bend, canceled by an XF-superb SOTN strike of negative Masonic square and compass killer of NORWICH, CT (Skinner-Eno FR-M3b 4). Terrific fancy killer on this early issue. $75
9174 #24, VF fresh sound strip of 3, clear side and top margins, just in at bottom, strong perforations, plated pos. 48-50R8.  Strip canceled by a SUTTON, MS MAR 14 postmark (DPO Worcester County 1811-1901). 1999 APS certificate, Scott catalog $140. $125

$110

8991 #25, fine sound vertical pair with partial o.g., grid killers, pair clearly showing the horizontal frame lines. Scott catalog $400. Neat, scarce pair. $95
8832 #24, VF, sound, with beautiful red MIAMIVILLE [OHIO] MAY [??] postmark. I have located three covers bearing this red postmark, all on Civil War patriotic covers with 1851 issues and MAY dates ca. 1861. Impressive stamp. $85
8305 #11A, VF pos. 100L2L corner copy with light blue [WAS]HINGTON postmark. Full bottom and right straddle margins, clear top margin, clear to almost touching left margin. Tiny wrinkle (not a crease) at upper right corner tip. A beauty. SOLD
7660 #26, VF, sound, bearing an XF-superb SOTN strike of incised star fancy killer (Skinner-Eno ST-St 11, most likely from Freehold, NJ; Simpson's 205, p. 143). Light pen stroke at upper right edge. A wonderful 1857 issue fancy cancel. 2020 PFC, graded VF 80. SOLD
7695 #24 F-VF+, pressed corner crease at lower left, bearing a VF+ SOTN strike of scarce St. Louis, MO boxed "1 ct" rate killer used on drop rate mail.  Difficult item. SOLD
6700 #24, fine, fresh and sound, bearing a VF+ strike of red New York City PAID over U.S. MAIL CITY DELIVERY double circle with thick numeral 1 (cent) rate value (similar to Skinner-Eno PM-CR 1), FEB 16 date. Red cancel on blue stamp, very pretty. SOLD
       
       
       
       
       
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