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Postage Due, 1879, 1¢ & 3¢ brown, 1879 (Dec. 8) La Guaira, Venezuela to Wilmington Del. via St. Thomas, D.W.I., orange cover with "Correos, La Guaira" double-circle postmark endorsed "Str. "Floride Mayo" La Guaira" at left, St. Thomas (12.8) transit backstamp and matching "T" in circle handstamp, blue crayon "30" centimes (6¢) rating, New York F.D. (12.26) arrival backstamp, U.S. Postage Dues, 1¢, 3¢ red brown (J1, J3 five) Postage Dues cancelled by corks; edge wear and faults, F.-V.F. and scarce postage due use.

Scott No. J1, J3 five   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Postage due was 5¢ Venezuela, 1¢ St. Thomas transit and double deficiency 5¢ steamship to New York.

Postage Due, 1879, 10¢ brown, tied by "Olema Cal., Dec 11, 1883" cds on cover from Maggia, Switzerland to Olema Cal., bold Maggia (11.5) cds and sharp large "T" outlined handstamp, reverse with Locarno (11.5) transit and New York "Paid All" (11.18) arrival cds; reduced slightly at ends, otherwise Very Fine.

Scott No. J5   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

Postage Due, 1879, 30¢ & 50¢ brown, each tied by "Ithaca, N.Y., Mar 1, 1899" cds, matching duplex strike adjacent on cover with preprinted Ithaca, New York with blue crayon "80" cent due rating; 30¢ faulty, F.-V.F. and rare use, ex-Irwin .

Scott No. J6, J7   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE 30¢ AND 50¢ 1879 ISSUE HIGH-VALUE POSTAGE DUE COVER.

This 1899 cover shows the rare use of high denomination postage due stamps, which represent postage due amounts tallied in bulk on a returned mailing to Roger Williams, President of the Bank of lthaca.

Postage Due, 1884, 3¢ deep red brown, horizontal pair, tied by "New York, PO" oval on 1890 Muskingum Valley Pension and Claim Agency, McConnelsville, Ohio corner card buff cover to New York City, "P.O.N.Y., 12-17-90" arrival backstamp; reduced at top and right, right stamp pulled perf, Very Fine.

Scott No. J17 ; $700 as used singles  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Postage Due, 1884, 3¢ red brown, tied by "New York, PO" oval on short-paid Austrian 2kr postal card (H&G 43) canceled by "Linz, 18/7 88" cds to New York City, "New York, F.d. Jul 31" and "B, 7 31 88" arrivals, Very Fine and choice; with 2013 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. J17   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Postage Due, 1891, 1¢ bright claret, precanceled by circular grid, used on June 21, 1894 "The Golden Rule" Christian Newspaper addressed to Portland Me., manuscript "Due 1c", Very Fine and scarce complete newspaper mailing.

Scott No. J22   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Postage Due, 1891, 5¢ bright claret, pair, tied by purple handstamp on 1893 mourning cover from Great Britain to Brooklyn N.Y. bearing G.B. ½d orange and 1d purple, two singles, tied by "North Allerto, OC 21, 93" duplex, "New York, Nov 1, 93" cds duplex with "Due 10 Cents", Very Fine.

Scott No. J25   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Postage Due, 1894, 2¢ vermilion, tied by purple "Due 2 Cents" straightline on cover bearing 2¢ pink (247) tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Lanesboro, Minn. Dec 11, 1894" cds with preprinted address to Winona, Minn., pencil "Due 2"; Dec. 11th receiving backstamp, Very Fine and scarce use; with 2020 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. J30   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Postage Due, 1895, 30¢ deep claret, tied by "San Francisco Cal., Mar 17, 1897" cds on incoming cover bearing Nicaragua 5c pink, 10c blue tied by "Managua, Feb 13, 1897" duplex with preprinted address to San Francisco, purple Corinto (2.14) transit cds and San Francisco F.D. (3.17) arrival cds, "U.S. Charge to Collect/30 Cents" handstamp, Chinese directional writing and handstamp at left; reduced at left, Very Fine and rare high-value postage due cover; with 2020 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. J36   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A RARE USE OF THE 30¢ DEEP CLARET 1895 POSTAGE DUE STAMP ON COVER.

Postage Due, 1895, 2¢ deep claret, bisected and surcharged "Due 1 cent", tied across the cut by "Jefferson Iowa Oct. 15 7AM 1895" circular datestamp on 1¢ blue (W301) manila wrapper canceled by partial dateless Illinois duplex with cork cancel addressed to Scranton Pa., forwarded to Jefferson with "Due 1¢" rating; small flaw lower right, torn open on reverse, Very Fine; signed Sloane on reverse, with 1996 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. J39 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE JEFFERSON, IOWA PROVISIONAL 1¢ POSTAGE DUE BISECT USE ON A FORWARDED WRAPPER.

In October 1895, the Jefferson postmaster used twenty bisected 2¢ postage due stamps as 1¢, each overprinted "Due 1 cent".

Postage Due, 1895, 10¢ deep claret, D.L. watermark, tied by "Summit, N.J., May 7, 01" duplex on 1901 incoming orange cover from Rio Hacha, Colombia bearing Colombia 10c black on green tied by "Rio Hacha, Franca" oval, dateless circular postmark below and "T" in circle due handstamp, "Collector Postage / .10 Cents" handstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. J42   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Postage Due, 1896, 50¢ deep claret, D.L. watermark, used with two 2¢ postage due (J39) singles, 10¢ postage due (J42) and 30¢ postage due (J43) , mostly precanceled by Philadelphia oval, used on 1906 incoming parcel wrapper from Great Britain with G.B. 1½d purple & green tied by "Nov 2, 06" cds to Philadelphia Pa., "Br. S.S. Oceanic" straightline, additional "Supposed liable to Custom Duties." two-line and "Nov 30, 1906" handstamps; wrapper and stamp faults including 30¢ with piece out, Fine appearance; with 2020 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. J44   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

A RARE 50¢ 1896 ISSUE POSTAGE DUE USE FROM GREAT BRITAIN TO THE UNITED STATES.

Postage Due, 1916, 1¢ rose, unwatermarked, perf. 10, vertical strip of four tied by "Flushing, N.Y." double-ring ovals on 1917 censored cover from British Field Post Office 56 (cancel partly covered by censor's tape) to Flushing N.Y., with pink "Passed Field Censor" crown handstamp, red circled "S", black hexagonal "T/20/L" and double-circle New York Penn Station "Due 4 Cents" handstamps, Fine, F.-V.F.; with 1979 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. J59 ; $3,000 as used singles  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Postage Due, 1916, 2¢ rose, unwatermarked, perf. 10, pair, tied by "Brockport N.Y." framed handstamp on 1917 YMCA post card from Canadian Solider in Great Britain , "Fleet Camp, Grays" (9.3) cds and large blue "Canandian Railway Troop Depot, Purfleet, Sep 18, 1917" oval, New York Hudson Terminal "Due 4 Cents" duplex; small stamp flaws, F.-V.F.

Scott No. J60   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.