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6 Selected Lots, Page 1 of 1
FILTER: Area=United States, Sub Area=U.S. Stamps, General=19th Century Issues, Issue/Country=1870-88 Bank Note Issues, All Sale Dates thru 2023/01/01, Catalogue = 146b, Symbol IN ("COVER")
Area/Sub/
General/Issue
General/Issue
Sale#/
Date
Date
Lot#/
Grade
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
United States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
1870-88 Bank Note Issues
2c Red Brown, Vertical Half Used as 1c (146b). Left vertical half, used with complete stamp for 3c rate, tied across the cut by target cancel, "Orwell Pa. Jul. 1" circular datestamp on cover to Montrose Pa., some edgewear, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
170
United States
U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
1870-88 Bank Note Issues
2c Red Brown, Vertical Half Used as 1c (146b). Two covers, each used in combination with complete stamp for 3c rate, both covers with Dimock Pa. circular datestamp and ms. dates, each bisect cancelled by corks, with original enclosures, some faults incl. one opened roughly and affecting stamp, otherwise Fine, interesting pair from an original correspondence showing how bisects were accepted at small-town post offices, one with 2007 P.F. certificate
1,600
250
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U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
1870-88 Bank Note Issues
2c Red Brown, Vertical Half Used as 1c (146b). Used in combination with complete stamp for 3c rate, tied to each other by cork cancel, bisect also tied by "Connellsville Pa. Jul. 2" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Frost's Pa., endorsed at bottom "Fayette Co. Branch R.R.", some edge nicks and barely reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine, with copy of 1976 P.F. certificate
800
275
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U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
1870-88 Bank Note Issues
2c Red Brown, Vertical Half Used as 1c (146b). Right vertical half well-tied across the cut by segmented cork cancel on buff cover locally addressed to Brewster N.Y., slightly reduced at right, Very Fine drop-rate bisect use, the 2c 1870 bisected and tied on cover is much scarcer than its Scott value suggests, with 1979 P.F. certificate
800
950
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U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
1870-88 Bank Note Issues
2c Red Brown, Vertical Half Used as 1c (146b). Two covers, each used in combination with complete stamp for 3c rate, each with Dimock Pa. circular datestamps and ms. dates and each cancelled by corks, with original enclosures, some faults incl. one opened roughly and affecting stamp, otherwise Fine, one with 2007 P.F. certificate
1,600
400
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U.S. Stamps
19th Century Issues
1870-88 Bank Note Issues
2c Red Brown, Vertical Half Used as 1c (146b). Tied across the cut by cork cancel on orange cover to Bidford Pa., "Bidford Pa. Aug. 10" circular datestamp also ties stamp, slightly reduced at left and some slight edgewear, Very Fine, scarce bisect on a locally used cover, ex Gibson, with 1971 P.F. certificate, undercatalogued in Scott
800
700
Back to TopFILTER: Area=United States, Sub Area=U.S. Stamps, General=19th Century Issues, Issue/Country=1870-88 Bank Note Issues, All Sale Dates thru 2023/01/01, Catalogue = 146b, Symbol IN ("COVER")
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