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Lot# : 1625 USA
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1837 (May 23): Entire letter with full contents from New York to the Isler company in Wohlen Switzerland, endorsed "pr ship Burgundy" with framed PAYS D'OUTEREMERPAR LE HAVRE and postal treaty handstamp "C.T.F." in red alongside.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1626 USA
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1857/61: Washington 90 c. blue, perf. 15½, a fine unused example of rich colour, tiny thins and regummed, unused without gum. Cert. PF (2017) Scott = $ 1'100(*).1 / 1Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 1627 USA
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1851/57: 3 c. very deep 'chocolate' brown, a fine Essay inset on thin white lined paper, without the circular engraved 'engine turning' panels in the corners of the inner frame. Slight hinge thin at top but a remarkable and very attractive Proof (Brazer #56E-AF).Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1628 USA
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1861/68: Classic unused selection with 24 c. brown-lilac unused without gum (Scott 70a = $ 1'250), 90 c. blue unused without gum fine but for tiny nick between perfs. at base and slightest of age stains on Washington's nose (Scott 72 = $ 1'300), Jefferson 5 c. red-brown unused fine but for rounded corner perf. (Scott 75 = $ 2'200), Jefferson 5 c. brown, fine unused (Scott 76 = $ 525) and 1868 Lincoln 15 c. black unused (Scott 77 = $ 1'750). Prices given are for without gum examples, each stamp with PF cert. (2016) Scott = $ 7'000+.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 1629 USA
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1863: 24 c. greyish lilac, straight edge at right, used on attractive 1867 cover to Switzerland, tied by segmented cork handstamp in black with 'Union City / Kan.' cds alongside (Nov 27) in black. Red 'New York / Paid' transit cds and '16' credit marking to US, and three line AMERICA / ÜBER BREMEN / FRANCO in blue at right with '3¼' silver groschen credit to Bremen in manuscript. Reverse with Basel and Bern cds's (Dec 20) and charged '10' rappen to pay on receipt. A fine cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1630 USA
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1863: 24 c. grey lilac, a fine used example on 1867 cover to London tied by obliterator in black, redirected to Islington on arrival with Great Britain 1858 1 d. red (Gi 43) tied by bold 'London / 71' duplex in black (Sept 7). A most attractive usage. Cert. Rendon AIEP (1993).1 / 1Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 1631 USA
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1863: 24 c. grey lilac, a fine used example in a deep shade used on 1864 cover to Liverpool tied by circular target obliterator in black, with 'Boston Br. Pkt. / 19 Paid' cds at left (June 14) in red. Re-addressed to London on arrival with 1 d. red (Gi 40) tied by Liverpool / 466 duplex in black (June 26). Minor fold at top due to enclosure and minor perf. fault on 24 c. but a scarce and most attractive cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 1632 USA
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1869: 30 c. blue & carmine, a magnificent single example used on 1870 triple rate entire letter to Zurich (Bodmer correspondence), neatly tied by segmented cork handstamp in black, endorsed at upper right 'Str. Nevada, Swiss Closed Mail' of the Guion Line and struck below with 'New York Paid All / Br. Transit' Exchange Office cds in red (Oct 5) on despatch. Reverse with Basel cds and Zurich arrival (Oct 19). Unrecorded in the Rose / Searing 1869 census. A famous and delightful entire in the foremost Exhibition quality. Cert. P.F. (1997) Scott = $ 32'500.1 / 1Starting bid : 10,000 CHFHammer price : 19,000 CHFLot# : 1633 USA
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1870/71: 2 c. brown, with grill, a fine horizontal pair used on 1873 Printed Matter rate cover from New Orleans to Switzerland endorsed 'per first Steamer', the pair tied by neat cork cancels in black with sender's blue cachet above and 'New Orleans' despatch cds in black (July 19). Fine straight line PAID ALL in red adjacent and reverse with 'Neumünster' cds (Aug 6) in black. A delightful and rare rate, accompanied by a letter from Stanley B. Ashbrook and pencil notation on reverse: '4 c. Grill. Rare 4c. rate to Switzerland, far more rare than 4c. to France' (signed) 'Stanley B. Ashbrook'.1 / 1Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 1634 USA
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1870/73: Classic Banknote issue unused selection with 12 c. dull violet, one blunt perf. without gum (Scott 151 = $ 1'000), Webster 15 c. orange fine unused (Scott 152 = $ 1'300), Stanton 7 c. orange-vermilion unused, cert. Friedl (Scott 169 = $ 400), Hamilton 30 c. grey-balck unused, some aging (Scott 165 = $ 1'300), Jefferson 10 c. brown, fine but for blunt perf. with small part original gum (Scott 187 = $ 3'250). Prices given are for without gum examples, each stamp with PF cert (2016) except 7 c. (Friedl) Scott = $ 7'250.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 1635 USA
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1894: Definitive set, no watermark, the album page with complete unused set (18) including 1 c. ultramarine and 1 c. blue unmounted o.g., 2 c. carmine (shades, 5 with all three types incl. rare Type II with cert.), 6 c. and 10 c. unm. og., $ 1 without gum, fine $ 2 and $ 5 dark green of good colour and large part og. with cert. PF A scarce set, generally fine Scott = $ 8'000+.1 / 1Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,900 CHFLot# : 1636 USA
1 / 11873: 3 c. green, a fine used example of excellent centering, colour and perforation, nicely cancelled by SKULL & CROSSBONES handstamp in black, superb and rare. Cert Westminster Stamp co. (1950) and P.F. (2015).1 / 2Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 1637 USA
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1895: Definitive set, wmk'd. USPS, the album page with complete unused set (16) including all three Types of the 2 c. carmine and both Types of the $ 1 black, largely fresh and fine with 4 c. unmounted og. and marginal, 5 c., 8 c. unm. og., 10 c. very fine, 15 c. and 50 c. fine and signed, $ 1 black Type I well centred with large part og. cert. Friedl; $ 1 black Type II og., $ 2 bright blue fine og. cert. PF; $ 5 dark green well centred og. A generally fine and scarce set Scott = $ 5'750+.1 / 1Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 1638 USA
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1902/03: Definitive set of fourteen values to $ 5 dark green unused, largely fresh and fine, the $ 1 black with straight edge at right and minor thin spot, the $ 2 dark blue with first hinge, the $ 5 dark green with large part og., signed Brun. A scarce and attractive set Scott = $ 4'450+.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 1639 USA
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1916/17: Definitive series, no watermark, perf. 10, the fine set of 16 values to $ 1 violet-black together with 1917 high value $ 2 dark blue and $ 5 pale green; with majority of the better values fine to very fine, large part og. Scarce Scott = $ 2'900+.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 1640 USA
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1904/18: Selection of unused sets with 1904 Louisiana Purchase set of five unmounted og. (Scott 323/327 = $ 845), 1908/1909 definitive set, USPS wmk. with complete set of 12 values to $ 1 unused with og. (Scott 331/342 = $ 1'200), single lined USPS wmk. set of nine values unused og. (Scott 374/382 = $ 550+), 1917/19: Definitive series, perf. 11, no wmk., the complete set of twenty unused to $ 1, majority fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og (Scott 498/518 = $ 550), 1913 Panama Pacific set of five unused og. (Scott 397/400a = 400), perf. 10 set of four values og. (Scott 401/404 = $ 1'800), and 1918 $ 2 and $ 3 unused with full unmounted og (Scott 523, 524 = $ 1'500). A scarce and generally fine group Scott = $ 6'800+.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 1641 USA
1857/1950c.: Collection on leaves and loose with 1861/62 3 c. with grill, 10 c. green used (4), 12 c. black used (7) one with grill, 24 c. grey lilac used (4), thereafter with range of classic issues, pre-cancels, some middle period covers etc.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 1642 USA
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1879/1938: Small collection of covers (11) on leaves with Postage Due & Parcel Post Postage Due issues, with 1879 underpaid cover from charged with Due 3 c. in brown (first year of use), 1884 cover with two 1 c. brown Dues, 1882 cover from Sweden sent unpaid and taxed with 1 c. brown and strip of three 3 c. brown and another 1884 cover from Sweden taxed with single 10 c. brown; 1886 cover with 'Office of Mailing - Short Paid' label on reverse, 1898 cover to Moscow with 16 kopeks to pay, returned to sender and taxed at 8 c. etc. Generally fine, an interesting lot.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1643 USA
1900/50: Important selection appr. 1200 picture postcards used and unused from various States throughout the USA, incl. early lithographs, topographic views, street scenes, amusement locations, early black and white photographs of New YorkCity and other locations, Indian life, memorial sites, Hotels, street cars and plenty of other topics, some used cards show a lifted stamp, otherwise average to good condition and every item in it's own plastic sleeve, a rare offer from a dealer's stock, the whole housed in a box.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 1644 USA
1900/50: Important selection appr. 1200 picture postcards used and unused from various States throughout the USA, incl. early lithographs, topographic views, street scenes, amusement locations, early black and white photographs of New York City and other locations, Indian life, memorial sites, Hotels, street cars and plenty of other topics, some used cards show a lifted stamp, otherwise average to good condition and every item in its's own plastic sleeve, a rare offer from a dealer's stock, the whole housed in a box.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 600 CHF -
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