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1869, 1¢ buff, tied by target cancel with "Schenectady N.Y. Feb 7" double-circle datestamp on 1870 locally addressed printed Internal Revenue tax notice, fresh and Very Fine.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1869, 1¢ buff, single tied by quartered cork duplexed with "Greenfield O. Oct 28" cds on local orange drop cover, forwarded to Paint Oh. with additional 1¢ buff (112) pair tied by similiar quartered corks, Very Fine and rare local use forwarded out of town.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1869, 1¢ buff, pair and single, tied by quartered corks duplexed with town cds on cover to form CSA Vice President Alexander H. Stephens at Crawfordville Ga., Very Fine.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 1¢ buff, tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Williamsport Pa. Apr 25" cds on illustrated Hahnemann Life Insurance Co. corner card cover to local drop address, accompanied by matching illustrated receipt enclosure; some edge wear, Very Fine and attractive.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 1¢ buff, well-centered, quartered cork cancel, matching "Paterson N.J. Nov 23" cds on locally-addressed small cover; right flap missing, an Extremely Fine gem use, ex-Knapp, Newbury, Arch .

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 1¢ buff, used with 2¢ brown (113) , tied by cork cancels duplexed with "Wilkes Barre Pa. Jul 1" cds on 1870 Grady Ward & Co. Grocers advertising cover to Hungtingdon Pa., 1870 docketing at left, Very Fine.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1869, 1¢ buff, pair, tied by neat manuscript pen stroke on unsealed Morrestown Small Fruit and Plant Farm advertising cover to Waterloo Pa. at the 2¢ unsealed circular rate; reduced slightly at right, attractive and F.-V.F. circular-rate use.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1869, 2¢ brown, two singles, tied by bold cork cancels and by large New York "PAID ALL" straightline handstamp on brown wrapper to Worb, Switzerland , clear strike of Bern (11.26.1869) arrival backstamp; some minor wrinkling not affecting stamps, Very Fine and rare 1869 Issue wrapper use to Switzerland.

Scott No. 113   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

This wrapper was prepaid at the 4¢ rate for newspapers and other periodicals weighing up to four ounces per the 1867 U.S.-Swiss postal convention.

2¢ brown, vertical pair, used with 15¢ black, F grill (91) , tied by target cancels and matching "Cambridge, Wisc. Nov 5" on 1869 yellow cover to Sala, Sweden , red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Nov 13" exchange backstamp cds with matching red "4" cent credit handstamp, red Verviers-Coeln Franco (11.25) transit, F.-V.F. and scarce 1869 issue mixed-issue use paying the 19¢ rate via North German Union Closed Mail.

Scott No. 113   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.

1869, 3¢ ultramarine, two covers, single and double-rate forwarded, single with 114 from Boston to New York forwarded with #94 to Marlborough (PFC), light staining; second with two #94 singles from San Francisco to New york, forwarded with two #114 singles to Scranton Pa., Very Fine and attactive mixed-issue forwarded pair.

Scott No. 114   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1869, 6¢ ultramarine, tied by red quartered cork foreign mail cancel duplexed with "Baltimore Md. Mar 25" cds on 1870 blue folded cover to Liverpool, England , manuscript "Price Current" at top left, red New York exchange cds also ties 6¢, red Liverpool Paid U.S. Packet (4.4) arrival cds, Very Fine; with 2003 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 115   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY PRETTY COVER WITH A RED BALTIMORE FOREIGN MAIL CANCEL.

6¢ ultramarine, cut into at right edge missing perfs, used with 2¢ brown (113) , each tied by neat Cincinnati Oh. blue grid cancels on large Aug. 1869 wrapper to Catania, Italy , partial strike of New York "Paid All" straightline, forwarded upon arrival to Padova , reverse with Napoli (8.25), Catania (8.25) and Podova (8.28) backstamps, pencil receipt docketing at top of Aug. 29, Fine and scarce 1869 Issue use paying the 8¢ printed matter rate to Italy.

Scott No. 115   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1869, 10¢ yellow, vibrant color, small corner crease at bottom left, tied by neat strike of unusual cork cancel duplexed with "Paterson N.J. May 23" cds on circa 1870 cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , endorsed "By Brazil & N. American Mail Steam Packet" at upper left, carried as endorsed by USBMSS South America from New York May 23rd to Rio Janerio arriving Jun. 19th, Rio (6.19) arrival backstamp; slightly reduced at right, bit of flap missing, Very Fine, ex-Eubanks ; with 2008 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 116   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED 1869 ISSUE USES AT THE 10¢ DIRECT RATE BY AMERICAN PACKET TO BRAZIL.

10¢ yellow, radiant color, tied by red circle of wedges foreign mail cancel duplexed with "Baltimore Md, May 25" cds on 1870 blue folded cover to Palermo, Italy , reverse with Milano (6.10) transit and Palermo (6.14) arrival cds; small internal tear, Very Fine and choice; with 2003 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 116   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A STUNNING 10¢ 1869 ISSUE RED BALTIMORE FOREIGN MAIL USE TO ITALY.

1869, 10¢ yellow, cancelled by red grid, matching "Baltimore Md. Jan 30" duplex and script " Paid All " on 1870 cover to Germany, red "New York, Direct, Feb 1" exchange cds, carried by HAPAG Allemannia from New York Feb. 1st to Hamburg, red framed "Hamburg France" transit, Polle arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 116   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE DISTINCTIVE RED BALTIMORE FOREIGN MAIL CANCELS.