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Local Post: BOYD'S CITY M EXPRESS POST 1860-63 Cover to 19th St New York bearing oval M cancel (type J)without date issued after takeover of Mary Blackham and date omitted as delivery times could not be guaranteed. Paid cancel in oval in black alongside. Fine.
Offices in China: 1919 (24 Oct) 2c on 1c green surcharge on an attractive postcard of Chinese Junks tied neat US Post Service Shanghai CDS and duplex. Fine.
Offices in China: 1919 4c on 2c rose fine used, sound, Scott K2 Cat $70.
Officials: Dept of Interior; c1870s 6c orange used on a Department General Land Office printed envelope from Washington to Colorado, cancelled dumb cork type postmark, roughly open along the side hence very uneven at right side, however Scott Cat $200 commercial cover.
Officials: War; 1873 12c rose mounted mint with some gum disturbance but mainly large part original gum, fine looker, Scott O89.
Officials: War Department Scott O90, 1873 15c rose very fresh unmounted mint, (Never Hinged) and fine. Also Photocopy 2014 PF certificate for block of four from which this stamp originated, this being bottom left single. (Scott Retail $190).
Postage Dues: 1879 Proofs on India card 30c brown and 50c brown, both well cut very fine, Scott J6P3 & J7P3. Cat $64.
Postage Dues: 1884 Red-Brown Set of 7 values mainly fine used light cancels and sound, 3c appears unused small ink spot, 5c is unused, 10c neat crayon mark other decent postal cancels, huge catalogue Value Scott $1318. Sc. J15/21.
Postage Dues: 1891-93 Bright Claret Set of 7 values mainly mint or unused for 1c mint, 2c unmounted mint (NH cat $90), 3c unused, 30c mounted mint (cat $575), 5c, 10c & 50c are nice fine used, huge catalogue Value Scott $976. Sc. J22/28.
Postal Agency in China: 1922 2c on 1c green superb hinged mint, fine and fresh, Scott K17 Cat $110. Only 10,000 produced.
Railway Share Certificates: 1928, 1961 & 1979 for Bush Terminal Company & Penn Central Company (2), attractive engravings, few faults. (3).
Ship Mail: 1852 Entire from Rio de Janeiro to Boston via new York with NEW YORK SHIP MAR 3 12cts cds in black. Couple of filing creases as usual but cds is well clear and is nicely struck
