Lot# 1821 - Auction 222-226
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Lot# : 1821 USA
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1845/80: The collection of classic covers (23 and a piece) with New York Postmaster's Provisional 5 c. black (initialled ACM) on 1845 cover to Philadelphia, 1847 5 c. used on covers (4) from Troy with cds in blue, entires from Syracuse and Philadelphia cancelled in blue and 1850 entire from Richmon cancelled in red; 1847 10 c. black on entire from Wilkes Barre / PA cancelled in black; 1851/57 Jefferson 5 c. brown used on 1856/57 covers from New Orleans to France (3); 1851/57 10 c. green used on covers (5) with single frankings (3), a pair used to 'Ship Othello' in Le Havre and a strip of three used to Hamburg; 1851/57 remarkable piece with 12 c. black showing 8 examples including a strip of three; 1857/61 issue with covers (3) used to France each franked by vertical strips of three (two with certs.); 1861 2 c. Black Jack cover with extraordinary pre-printing paper fold usage and a rare cover with pair with second stamp diagonally bisected (Scott 73a) to make the 3 c. rate; Banknote Issue covers with 15 c. orange used to Cape of Good Hope (3) and an 1882 cover with Banknote 3 c. green re-addressed with Canada Small Queen 3 c. at Fredricton / NB (cert.). A fair to generally fine range of high catalogue value.Starting bid : 7,500 CHFHammer price : not sold -
