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Sale No: 3026
Lot No: 14
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Cat No: 7, 8a
7, 8A, 1851 1c Blue, Types II, IIIA, horizontal strip of six, positions 81L1E-86L1E, left stamp is a type IIIA (Scott 8A) and the balance are type II (Scott 7), cancelled by grids and just tied above positions 82-83, clear to full margins though just touching in a few spots, Very Fine cover showing the 6c trans-continental rate from San Francisco to Watertown, Massachusetts; 1980 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Leonard A. Kapiloff (R.A. Siegel Sale 744, 1992)
Raymond Vogel (R.A. Siegel Sale 998, 2010)
This cover is one of the earliest recorded examples of the 1851 stamps being used from San Francisco and is the subject of an article written by Mortimer L. Neinken for the Philatelic Foundation in Opinions I. In the article he states that the usage is from 1851 and that he (Neinken) has seen far fewer stamps of position 81L1E than of the more renowned Type I (position 7R1E). Position 81L1E is an especially scarce stamp as the break in the outer line is wide and at the bottom, not at the top; additionally it shows a double transfer, one inverted. He opined that "This cover is one of the gems of the 19th century US philately."
14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, left margin single showing the centerline and huge margins top and right, just touching at bottom, tied by magenta brush stroke cancellation on 1858 cover with "Camp Simeahmoo W.T."(Washington Territory) town marking at the left, ms. dated "April 21 1858" and addressed to West Chester, Pennsylvania, Very Fine, 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificaternProvenance: Louis Grunin (Christies Robson Lowe, 1987)
In 1857 the British Royal Engineers established Camp Semiahmoo, which was later used by the American Boundary Commission as a base to survey the international border (even though it was on the British side of the border). The Camp Simeahmoo postmark is quite rare, as the post office was only open from 1858 to 1860.
17, 1851 12c Black, Plate 1, two horizontal pairs, ample to large margins except the right pair touching along the left frame line, tied by Philadelphia town markings and red "Phila Am Pkt 6" exchange mark on cover to London, manuscript "Steamer Pacific" at upper left, both pairs with small marginal flaws, Very Fine and eye-catching
Provenance: Judge Robert S. Emerson (Daniel F. Kelleher Sale 439, 1947)
