Sale 692 — 1988 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 23 April, 1988
Category — Waterbury Conn. Cancellations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
161
Man Smoking Pipe, Type I (Rohloff E-1), Clear Strike on 3c Rose (65), Three Huge Margins, natural straight edge at right on Cover to Mass., flap and small edge repair, otherwise Very Fine, Rare, Not More Than Eight Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 1,000-2,000
2,000
162
Pumpkin (Rohloff G-2), Mostly Bold Strike ties wide natural straight edge 3c Red F. Grill (94) on Small Mourning Cover, Very Fine, Not More Than 15 Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 1,000-2,000
725
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Circle of Five Hearts Enclosing a Star (Rohloff J-10), Bold Strike ties 3c Rose (65) on Cover to Mass., Waterbury Oct. 21, 1867 pmk., couple tiny cover ink specks, trifle reduced at left, Very Fine, Choice, Not More Than Eight Known According to Rohloff Survey and from same correspondence as Illustrated in Rohloff
E. 1,000-2,000
1,050
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Three-Sectioned Leaf (Rohloff L-2), Beautiful Bold Strike ties 3c Rose (65) on Cover to New Preston, Ct., few negligible aging specks and tiny reduction at right, still Very Fine and Choice, Not More Than 15 Known According to Rohloff Survey, ex-Mattatuck Historical Society, Illustrated in Rohloff page 142
E. 1,000-2,000
950
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Shoo Fly (Rohloff M-2), ties average (small corner crease) 3c Rose (65) on Neat Cover to Maine, Very Fine Strike, Very Rare, Not More Than Five Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 1,000-2,000
1,650
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Bats, Baseball and Diamond, Type I (Rohloff O-2), Choice Bold Strike ties 3c Rose (65), Waterbury Sept. 10, 1867 pmk. (one day later than listed), couple cover tears, otherwise Fine, Very Rare, Not More Than Five Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 1,000-2,000
1,900
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Bridgeport Fireman (Rohloff E-6), Bold Sharply Detailed Strike ties defective 3c Rose (65) on Cover to Bridgeport, few repaired nicks at top, Very Rare, Not More Than Eight Known According to Rohloff Survey, ex-Mattatuck Historical Society
E. 500-750
2,300
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Six-Point Star, Type I (Rohloff S-5), Two Clear Strikes tie Vertical Pair, 3c Rose (65), bottom perfs. trimmed on Cover to Walcottville, Ct., small cover faults, Fine-Very Fine Strikes, Scarce Illustrated in Rohloff on page 226 (not more than eight known), ex-Mattatuck Historical Society
E. 1,000-2,000
1,550
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Buttonless Shoe, "Congress Gaiter" (Rohloff O-12), Bold Strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on Cover to South Carolina (same correspondence as illustration for Type O-13 in Rohloff), Very Fine, Very Rare, Not More Than Five Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 2,000-5,000
6,500
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Woman in Bonnet, Facing Right (Rohloff E-10), Beautiful Bold Strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on Neat Cover, trivial cover tear and tiny bit reduced at left, Very Fine, Rare, Not More Than Eight Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 2,000-5,000
4,250
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Holly Sprig (Rohloff L-4), ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on Fresh Neat Anderson Correspondence Cover to South Carolina, Beautiful Bold Strike, stamp has rounded corner, A Beauty Nonetheless, Not More Than Eight Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 750-1,000
900
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Mortar and Pestle, Type II (Rohloff O-6), ties 3c Ultramarine 114) on Neat Anderson Correspondence Cover to Vt., June 18 pmk. (one day earlier than listed), stamp clipped at right when envelope opened, Choice Strike of the Very Rare Waterbury Fancy, Not More Than Five Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 500-750
675
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Skull & Crossbones, Type I (Rohloff R-1), Mostly Clear Strike and Waterbury Apr. 13, ]866 pmk. on 3c Pink on Buff Entire (U59), trivial cover corner tear, Very Fine, Very Rare, Not More Than Five Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 1,000-2,000
725
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AJ on Tombstone (Rohloff R-5) ties average 3c Red F. Grill (94) on Cover to Windsor Locks, small cover tears along top edge, Fine Bold Strike of this Andrew Johnson Impeachment Satirical Cancel, Very Rare, Not More Than Five Known According to Rohloff Survey
E. 1,000-2,000
625
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