P.T. Barnum: Ephemera, comprising wonderful museum advertising envelope franked with 1857 3¢ pair with enclosure a "SECRET" opened pamphlet by Professor Hutchings, plus letter head stationery bearing 1866 letter from Hyatt Frost, manager of the Zoological American Museum. Very attractive.
Estimate $300 - 400.
United States, British Commonwealth, Foreign & Forgeries
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Jun 06, 2015 America/New_York
Harmers International, Inc. United States, British Commonwealth, Foreign & Forgeries
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Harmers International Inc. of New York and London are pleased to announce their next Public Auction will be held on June 6, 2015 1pm NY Time at the Collector’s Club NYC.
This wonderful sale includes: United States Stamps – extensive postal history with Stampless, classic issues, Carriers & Locals, California Steamship Mail, Mississippi River Packets, Western Express Companies, Texas & Wars, Confederates & Possessions – British Commonwealth with outstanding New South Wales Sidney Views, Great Britain etc..
Foreign with China, Romania Classic covers, Russia, Switzerland Sitting Helvetia Covers plus more, and Harmers famous “Collections and Various.” .
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Lot #101 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
Lot #102 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
P.T. Barnum, framed signed 1867 letter, in Barnum's hand to his good friend Sol. Smith. Contents concern Waldo Hutchings. Printed picture accompanies.
Estimate $150 - 300.
Lot #103 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
Used to Bohemia: 1861, 10¢ dark green, PAIR and SINGLE, fine, tied by blue grids and CHICAGO Ill JAN ? c.d.s. strikes on manila envelope bearing red box AACHEN _ FRANCO and probably NY PAID transit, on reverse EGER c.d.s. receiver (Scott 68a).
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #104 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
1861, 10¢ green, used with three different 2¢ Bank Notes, tied by some "animal" cancel on San Francisco stamp & coin dealer's registered envelope bearing SAN FRANCISCO, CAL REGISTERED NOV 21 1890, on reverse dealers "E.F. GAMBS FOREIGN STAMP IMPORTERS" Egyptian stamp seal. Very becoming (Scott 68, 183, 210, 213).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #105 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
Used From Rhenish-Prussia: 1861, 12¢ black, fine copy, tied by grid on white envelope with complete enclosure, bearing CAMBRIDGE MS SEP 14 1861 c.d.s. to Roxbury Mass. There are no other post marks. Why would someone use a 12¢ stamp to pay a 3¢ envelope weighing .2 oz. Send us your thoughts and a bid (Scott 69).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #106 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
1863, 2¢ black, on Valentine cover, very fine copy tied by precise four-ring target cancel on neat embossed Valentine local envelope bearing DELAWARE O. FEB 13 64 c.d.s., with frilly enclosure (Scott 73).
Estimate $100 - 125.
Lot #107 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
Used to Klausen, West Prussia: 1861-65, 10¢ green and 5¢ red brown, perfs touch or in, tied by red grids on manila envelope (two small holes), bearing red NEWARK N.J. MAR 20 PAID, red NEW YORK PAID 10 MAR 21 c.d.s. strikes, and boxed FRANCO, on reverse Hamburg 4/5/ transit. (Scott 75, 68).
Estimate $250 - 300
Very rare destination .
Lot #108 - u.s. postal history 1861-1866 issue
Used to France: 1861-66, 5¢ red brown with 10¢ green, PAIR and SINGLE, fine, tied by black grids on 1862 re-addressed envelope (some reinforcing) bearing red NEW YORK PAID 18 NOV 15 transit, red French transit, on reverse initial Paris receiver thence PAU NOV 62 c.d.s. final destination (Scott 75, 68).
Estimate $250 - 300.
Lot #109 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
1867, 2¢ black, D. grill, off-center but fresh tied by STATION A PHILADA. FEB 19 1st and target duplex on small watermarked Ladies envelope docketed on reverse" recd. in ____ of 19 Febr 1868" - four days after EKU. An extremely rare cover, Foundation Cert (1989) (Scott 84).
Scott $5,000.
Lot #110 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
1867, 3¢ rose, D. grill, few short perfs, otherwise very fine, tied by segmented cork cancel and hinged (for grill id.) to envelope bearing red 2 ring CHARLESTOWN, MASS APR 9 68 c.d.s., to Boston (Scott 85).
Scott $1,200.
Lot #111 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
1867, 3¢ rose, Z. grill, fresh bright color but for bottom left corner absent (before use), tied by NEW YORK JAN 29 c.d.s., on clean envelope to East Fishkill, NY. Very attractive, Ex B. Uding, Foundation Cert. (1985) (Scott 85C).
Scott $4,000
Probably the listing example for the earliest known usage of an incredibly rare stamp .
Lot #112 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
Used to Genoa, Italy: 1867, 2¢ black pair (few short perfs) and 10¢ green (off-center), E. Grills, all tied by wedge cancels on most of a front (plus some reverse with postmarks) bearing red NEW YORK PAID ALL MAR 5 c.d.s., large black PD, various manuscript, red boxed BREMEN 17-3-68 FRANCO transit, on reverse Italian 21 MAR 68 c.d.s. transit (Scott 87,89).
Scott $775 for stamps off cover
The stamps have been hinged on...
Lot #113 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
Used to Great Britain: 1867, 3¢ red, F. grill, 2 SE pairs, probably originally a block of four, tied by impressive reversed "19" in circle cancels of Washington CT (AUG 31) on envelope bearing red NEW YORK PAID ALL and red LONDON 12 SP 68 c.d.s. transit, on reverse Liverpool receiver. Impressive (Scott 94).
Estimate $300 - 350.
Lot #114 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
Used to France: 1867, 15¢ black, F. grill, well centered very fine copy, tied by large red BOSTON DEC 15 PAID c.d.s. on neat mourning envelope, bearing French Dec. 27 Calais transit and boxed PD, manuscript "per Cuba", on reverse 1868 Fontenay receiver. Very somber but pretty (Scott 98).
Estimate $150 - 175.
Lot #115 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
Used to Callao, Peru, Ship "Genl. Butler": 1867, 24¢ gray lilac, F. grill and 1861, 10¢ green, cancelled by segmented corks on small envelope bearing triple strike of red transit NEW YORK APR 5 "X" c.d.s. and matching "12", manuscript "PAID 34 unanswered", with black "BATH ME. MAR 23" origin on reverse. A very rare franking of the F grill. Scott $2600 for the 24¢ only on cover (Scott 99,68).
Estimate $500 - 600.
Lot #116 - u.s. postal history 1867 grilled issues
Used to France: 1867, 30¢ orange, F. grill, fine, fresh, tied by wedge cancel on "opened" envelope less two corners, bearing red NEW YORK PAID 6 OCT 5 c.d.s. and boxed PD, blue French transit on reverse dominant French 50c Revenue stamps tied by blue dotted cancel with notations, also transits and LA FLECHE 18 OCT 69 receiver. A rare combination (Scott 100).
Scott $2,000 Estimate $400 - 500.
Lot #117 - u.s. postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 1¢ buff, Strip of Three, fine, tied by segmented cork cancels on manila envelope bearing CAIRO, Ill. JUL 24 c.d.s., to Alfred, Maine (Scott 112).
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #118 - u.s. postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 1¢ buff, fine, tied by BOSTON MAY 24 c.d.s. and grid on U52 entire, an extremely rare combination to make up the 3¢ rate, to Sandy Point Stockton Maine (Scott 112, U52).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #119 - u.s. postal history 1869 pictorial issue
Used to France: 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I, fine, tied by "horse" cancel on manila envelope (some back flap reinforcing) bearing black NEW YORK 18 transit, blue CALAIS 22 AVRIL 69 entry pink straight line INSUFFICIENTLY PAID, large "16" handstamp and manuscript "Steamer", on reverse PARIS receiver. Very scarce usage of a fancy cancel on a high value 1869 issue (Scott 118).
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #120 - u.s. postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II, almost very fine, neatly tied by SAINT MARY'S OH c.d.s. on 1870 court papers envelope containing depositions (a bit trimmed and reinforced) to Delaware. Interesting use of the 15¢ (Scott 119).
Estimate $400 - 500.
Lot #121 - u.s. postal history 1869 pictorial issue
1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II, almost fine, tied by 4-circle target cancels on 3¢ pink Registered entire (U58) with enclosure, bearing JONESTOWN APR 27 PA c.d.s., to Pine Grove Pa. Another rare stationery combination with the 1869 issue (Scott 119).
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #122 - u.s. postal history 1870-1968 Issues
1870, 2¢ red brown, horizontal bisect, tied by blue 4-ring target cancel on yellow local envelope bearing matching blue WEST WILLIAMSFIELD O. AUG 2_ c.d.s., Ex Gibson (Scott 146c).
Scott $800.
Lot #123 - u.s. postal history 1870-1968 Issues
1870, 30¢ black, fine, tied by blue CINCINNATI O. JAN 28 c.d.s. on 1874 mailed court document envelope (some inevitable faults) containing depositions against the Ohio and Mississippi Rail Way Company, to the Jackson County Court House (Scott 154).
Scott $900 Estimate $300 - 350.
Lot #124 - u.s. postal history 1870-1968 Issues
1870, 30¢ black and 6¢ carmine, fine, both with some perforation faults, tied by cork cancels on somewhat trimmed legal envelope bearing black BOSTON SEP 8 c.d.s. and manuscript "Fd. 8th Sept 1870" to Baltimore. An early usage for the 30¢ (Scott 154, 148).
Estimate $250 - 300.
Lot #125 - u.s. postal history 1870-1968 Issues
1883, 2¢ red brown, diagonal bisect, tied by 3-ring target cancel on 2¢ vermilion (U442) entire (2 creases) bearing BUFFALO NY JUL 3 c.d.s., on reverse Cleveland JUL3 receiver. An interesting way to pay the 3¢ rate. (Scott 210 var.).
Estimate $350 - 450.
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