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Lots (1614)
LITERATURE: 'A Postal History of Mississippi : Stampless Period 1799-1860 Vol 2', Bruce Oakley Jr. 1980 637pp H/B 1st Edition of 300 copies. V fine condition- no dust jacket as issued
LITERATURE: 'American Philatelic Miscellany', Susan McDonald, Quarterman, 1976, 569pp H/B. Very useful book for the US collector in fine condition with a good range of topics covered.
LITERATURE: 'American Stampless Cover Catalogue Vol 1', 5th edition, Phillips 1997 S/B 454pp(well used but still reasonable condition with no obvious markings) & 'United States Postal History Sampler', R.B. Graham, Linn's Handbook series 1992 S/B 186pp very fine virtually new (2)
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: 19192c on 1c green two singles on paper tied slogan cancel, 4c on 2c rose on paper with two separate examples used. Scott K1/2 Cat €280.
Officials: Justice; 1873 15c purple sound used cork cross cancel, pulled perf top left, Scott O31 Cat $200.
Officials: Treasury Dept 1879 Soft porous paper 30c brown neatly cancelled across the stamp with barred postmark in black. Scott O112 $425. Fine appearance.
Officials: War; 1873 12c rose mounted mint with some gum disturbance but mainly large part original gum, fine looker, Scott O89.
Officials: War Dept 1873-79 mainly mounted or heavily hinged mint or part original gum, mostly with fine appearance, includes 1c, 2c (unused), 3c, 6c, 10c, 12c, 24c & 30c values, few uneven perfs, 3c has straight edge, high Scott retail $400.
Zeppelin: 1933 Graf Zeppelin flight for the Century of Progress Exhibition from Miami to Akron, Ohio with the appropriate 50c green Zeppelin air stamp tied with Miami Florida machine cancel and neat cachet in violet with Akron, Ohio receiving cds on reverse. Very fine
Zeppelin: 1936 Hindenburg First Trans Atlantic Flight cover Lakehurst to Frankfurt with the appropriate cachet in violet and 25c & 15c USA Air stamps tied with New York machine cancel with special receiving Frankfurt Zeppelin illustrated machine cancel on reverse. Some toning to stamps and on reverse of cover where the envelope gum has oxidised, but this hardly detracts from the frontal appearance
1858 240c dull vermilion, attractive fine used forgery with decent undated double ring circular cancel, nice four margins, attractive example. Scott 6 retail $1200 as genuine.
