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This is a net price sale of the James P. Myerson collection of 1861-1868 Issue postal history. It is a joint offering by Richard Frajola and Suburban Stamp Incorporated. All items are offered subject unsold. 
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162

#92, 1c Blue "F" Grill, two copies tied to unsealed mourning cover that passed in the mails as a printed matter rate by "Odessa Del" partially clear postmark, used to Port Penn, Delaware, very fine and attractive

$300
163

Bootleg Held For Postage, partially printed folded letter dated "Liverpool, July 22, 1862" carried out of the mails to Boston, entered the mails with1c blue (#63) tied by "Paid" cancel, fancy oval Held For Postage handstamp and 3c rose (#65) affixed for postage (but only an additional 2c stamp would have been required to make the 3c total rate), red Boston postmark of August 12, very fine $300
164

Carrier Combination With Letter Sheet, 1c blue (#63) tied to 3c pink on bluish postal letter sheet (#U36, manuscript cancel) dated 1863 by bold geometric cancel and "New York Mar 12" postmark, small edge chip, an extremely uncommon combination $500

Richard Frajola (March, 2002)