1c Buff, Re-Issue (123).
Vertical pair, well-centered, used on 3c Red Centennial entire (U218) to
Colchester, England, tied by grids and "Chicago Ill. 9 Dec." circular
datestamp, red "Chicago Ill. Paid All Dec. 10" exchange datestamp also ties
pair, Colchester backstamp (Dec. 23, 1877), faint corner crease in top
stampVERY FINE. THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF ANY OF THE 1869 RE-ISSUES AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF AN 1869 RE-ISSUE ON THE 1875 CENTENNIAL ENTIRE.
Although it is generally accepted among students that the 1875 Special Printings were created with the Centennial observance in mind, there is no mention of this in any official Post Office publications. The cover offered here brings these events together. It is the only such combination on record and the earliest recorded use of the 1869 Pictorial Re-issue.
With 1980 P.F. certificate. (Image)
1c Buff, Re-Issue (123).
Vertical pair and single, tied by large negative "6" in square cancel,
"Boston Mass. Nov. 29" (1880) circular datestamp on Mulready facsimile
adveritising cover of E. A. Holton, a Boston stamp dealer, Halifax
receiving backstamp, large rectangular repair in address area (expertly
done and practically unnoticeable)VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE LARGEST RECORDED FRANKING OF THE ONE-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE, OF WHICH ONLY SEVEN COVERS ARE RECORDED.
This cover is not one of the six listed in the 1869 PRA census. (Image)
2c Brown, Re-Issue (124).
Beautifully centered, dark rich color, tied by duplex "Baltimore Md. Jun.
7" (ca. 1884) circular datestamp and oval on cover to Halifax, Nova
Scotia, corner card of stamp dealer Frank Y. Jones, to Henry Hechler,
receiving backstampEXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMP AND CHOICE COVER. THE ONLY SINGLE FRANKING AMONG THE THREE RECORDED 2-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE COVERS.
The rate to Canada, which was based on the domestic letter rate, was lowered to 2c on Oct. 1, 1883. This is not a printed matter usage, as indicated in the 1869 PRA census.
Ex Juhring. With 1978 P.F. certificate. (Image)
10c Yellow, Re-Issue
(127). Near perfect centering, rich color, tied by bold "New York Reg"
oval on 10c Brown entire (U189) to London, England, G. B. Calman
(stamp dealer) corner card, "New York, N.Y. Reg'y Div. 4-21 1884"
double-oval datestamp, registry label tied by blue crayon registry marks
applied in London, red London registry oval and receiving
backstampEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE TWO FINEST OF THE FOUR RECORDED 10-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE COVERS, ALL OF WHICH WERE MAILED BY STAMP DEALERS IN THE 1880'S.
The 10c plus 10c postage on this cover prepays the double 5c UPU rate and 10c registry fee. This cover was not among the three recorded in the 1869 PRA census. (Image)