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**1870-93 Bank Note Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
648		6c Carmine (148). Rich color, cancelled by grid on orange cover to Oldham, England and forwarded to Sheffield, forwarding postage paid by G.B. 1p Red tied by Oldham Jun. 21, 1872 duplex, some edgewear, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	200.00
649		12c Dull Violet (151). Choice centering, tied by bold NYFM Crossroads cancel and red New York cds on cover to Alippo, care of Constantinople, Turkey, neat red credit and transit handstamps, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and choice, reportedly only two NYFM usages are known to Turkey, ex Mason (Image)	E. 750-1,000	575.00
651		1c Ultramarine (156). Used on 1c Postal Card (UX1), tied by well-struck NYFM Star cancel to Germany, red "New-York Jul. 15" cds, receiving datestamp, 1875 date on back, 1c stamp tear at bottom, otherwise Fine, this is the earliest known use of this NYFM type, of which perhaps a half-dozen are known (Image)	E. 200-300	230.00
653		5c Blue (179). Rich color, tied by perfect strike of NYFM Spokes cancel on cover to Scotland, red "New York Nov. 4" cds, 1876 Glasgow backstamp, tiny nick at top right corner of cover from opening, Very Fine and choice, scarce NYFM cancel (Image)	E. 200-300	270.00
654		5c Yellow Brown (205). Tied by Swan fancy cancel, "Northampton Mass. Apr. 1 8AM" cds, on cover to Fouchon, China, New York, San Francisco and Foochowfoo backstamps (the last dated 1884), cover with light toning at top, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare cancel, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	600.00
655		5c Indigo (216). Tied by N.Y. Supplementary Mail datestamps on separate entires to France, one uprated 5c Blue entire with 10c Green (226), other uprated 5c Brown entire with two 10c Brown (209), 1890 usages, Fine stamps on Very Fine entires (Image)	E. 200-300	110.00
656		5c Indigo (216). Tied by "Philadelphia F.D. Oct. 20 6PM" duplex, "Nagano Japan 27 Nov. 1888" cds on printed corner card cover to Seoul, Korea, "San Francisco Steamship Oct. 27" cds, Yokohama and Korean transit backstamps, small tears at top, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300	375.00
657		5c Chocolate (223). Horizontal pair, rich color, tied by bold "Syracuse N.Y. Jul. ?, 1891" duplex on P.T. Barnum illustrated advertising cover to Paris, France, New York and Paris datestamps, right stamp affected from opening at side, otherwise Very Fine and choice (Image)	E. 400-500	400.00
658		5c Chocolate (223). Rich color, double transfer at bottom, tied by "Chicago Ill. Oct. 15" duplex on illustrated hotel corner card cover to London, England and forwarded to another London Hotel address, various transit backstamps, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	50.00

1870-93 Bank Note Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

648

6c Carmine (148). Rich color, cancelled by grid on orange cover to Oldham, England and forwarded to Sheffield, forwarding postage paid by G.B. 1p Red tied by Oldham Jun. 21, 1872 duplex, some edgewear, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

200.00

649

12c Dull Violet (151). Choice centering, tied by bold NYFM Crossroads cancel and red New York cds on cover to Alippo, care of Constantinople, Turkey, neat red credit and transit handstamps, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and choice, reportedly only two NYFM usages are known to Turkey, ex Mason (Image)

E. 750-1,000

575.00

651

1c Ultramarine (156). Used on 1c Postal Card (UX1), tied by well-struck NYFM Star cancel to Germany, red "New-York Jul. 15" cds, receiving datestamp, 1875 date on back, 1c stamp tear at bottom, otherwise Fine, this is the earliest known use of this NYFM type, of which perhaps a half-dozen are known (Image)

E. 200-300

230.00

653

5c Blue (179). Rich color, tied by perfect strike of NYFM Spokes cancel on cover to Scotland, red "New York Nov. 4" cds, 1876 Glasgow backstamp, tiny nick at top right corner of cover from opening, Very Fine and choice, scarce NYFM cancel (Image)

E. 200-300

270.00

654

5c Yellow Brown (205). Tied by Swan fancy cancel, "Northampton Mass. Apr. 1 8AM" cds, on cover to Fouchon, China, New York, San Francisco and Foochowfoo backstamps (the last dated 1884), cover with light toning at top, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare cancel, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

600.00

655

5c Indigo (216). Tied by N.Y. Supplementary Mail datestamps on separate entires to France, one uprated 5c Blue entire with 10c Green (226), other uprated 5c Brown entire with two 10c Brown (209), 1890 usages, Fine stamps on Very Fine entires (Image)

E. 200-300

110.00

656

5c Indigo (216). Tied by "Philadelphia F.D. Oct. 20 6PM" duplex, "Nagano Japan 27 Nov. 1888" cds on printed corner card cover to Seoul, Korea, "San Francisco Steamship Oct. 27" cds, Yokohama and Korean transit backstamps, small tears at top, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

375.00

657

5c Chocolate (223). Horizontal pair, rich color, tied by bold "Syracuse N.Y. Jul. ?, 1891" duplex on P.T. Barnum illustrated advertising cover to Paris, France, New York and Paris datestamps, right stamp affected from opening at side, otherwise Very Fine and choice (Image)

E. 400-500

400.00

658

5c Chocolate (223). Rich color, double transfer at bottom, tied by "Chicago Ill. Oct. 15" duplex on illustrated hotel corner card cover to London, England and forwarded to another London Hotel address, various transit backstamps, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

50.00