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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 $200 - 300.

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 $1,000 - 1,500.

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

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 $750 - 1,000.

Postage Dues used on Hotel Keys, Three individual hotel keys each with a postage due stamp affixed. Customers dropped keys in the mailbox as instructed and returned the key to the hotel, Very Fine use of postage due stamps rarely seen use.

Scott Nos. J73, J83, J93   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.