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Auction 76

Lot 209

1861-98, a selection of 6 covers, mainly Banknote Era (Scott 68//285), including:
1861, 10¢ Washington, green (#68), tied on an 1862 cover from San Francisco to Massachusetts;
1870, 3¢ Washington, N.B.N.C. printing (#147), horizontal pair tied by New York Foreign Mail cancels on an 1872 folded letter sheet from San Francisco to Scotland;
1875, 2¢ Jackson, C.B.N.C. printing (#178), horizontal pair used with three 3¢ Washington (all pen canceled) on a registered cover from Porterbrook, Pa.;
1875, 2¢ Jackson, C.B.N.C. printing (#178), natural s.e. at left, used with 3¢ Washington (all stamps pen canceled) on a cover to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., with Asgord, N.Y. postmark at left (partly manuscript date);
1875, 5¢ Taylor, C.B.N.C. printing (#179), used on a 5¢ Plimpton entire from San Francisco to Amsterdam, Netherlands (backstamped); and
1898, 1¢ Trans-Miss. (#285), used on an 1898 Utica, N.Y drop cover.
A nice mix of attractive items, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized $65

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