2006 Rarities of the World continued...

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE "SUPERB 98" EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE TYPE IV ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE WITH A RED CARRIER CANCEL.

With 1975 and 2004 P.F. certificates. With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98) (Image)

VERY FINE. A MOST UNUSUAL USAGE SHOWING CHARGES OF BOTH TWO CENTS AND THREE CENTS FOR THE DIFFERENT SHIP-LETTER FEES TO SEND IT TO ITS DESTINATION. THIS IS THE ONLY COVER KNOWN WITH SUCH A FRANKING.

The origin of the cover is unclear. It has been interpreted that the cover is of unknown origin and was charged 2c due for the ship captain's fee. The stamps were applied in Baltimore, where it was carried by non-contract steamer to Florida. The 3c ship fee for this non-contract sending was paid by one of the strips of the 1c stamp. The other strip paid the 3c domestic postage rate.

Ex Ishikawa. Described in Ashbrook's Special Service (No. 276) and with his notes on back. With 2002 P.F. certificate. (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE LARGE "PAID" PRECANCEL ON ITS ORIGINAL WRAPPER. A MAGNIFICENT SHOWPIECE.

Little is known about the "Paid" precancels on the 1c 1851 Issue. The Ashbrook 1c book illustrates several varieties of actual and supposed precancels (Volume 2, pages 92-97), including the pair offered here. About this wrapper, Ashbrook notes that "the wrapper evidently originally enclosed a newspaper, and the stamps were unquestionably precancelled before they were applied to the wrapper."

This would make an excellent companion to the wrapper offered in our 2004 Rarities sale, which bears a pair of Scott 9 with a different variety of precancel used in Cleveland, Ohio. (Image)

FINE APPEARANCE AND EXTREMELY RARE. THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION HAS CERTIFIED FEWER THAN TEN EXAMPLES OF THIS PRECANCEL. ESPECIALLY RARE ON THE TYPE II STAMP.

Several different "Paid" precancels are known on the 1c 1851 Issue. The most widely known are those in either all upper-case or all lower-case type (two pairs are known with a combination of both types). Both styles of "Paid" precancel are very rare and were used in Cleveland O. (see 2005 Rarities sale, lot 254). At the time of our Dr. Morris sale in 1997, the Philatelic Foundation had certified only six copies in total -- three of each type. We have not offered one on a Type II stamp since keeping computerized records.

Ex Michaels. Illustrated in Ashbrook 1c 1851-57 book, Volume 2, page 92. With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND PAIR OF THE "PAID" PRECANCEL. THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION HAS CERTIFIED FEWER THAN TEN EXAMPLES

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Image)