CV. 100

26, 1857 3c Dull red, Type III, single tied by superb strike of "Old Stamps Not Recognized" demonetization handstamp on a cover to Princeton, New Jersey, equally excellent strike of "Philadelphia Pa. Sep 4 1861" town marking at the left and matching straight line "Due 3", the cover with an insignificant light stain/toned spot along the top center edge not affecting either the markings or the stamp, cover neatly opened and slightly reduced at right, light vertical bend at right extending through the stamp, still Very Fine and an exceptional cover as the handstamp does not normally tie the stamp nor is it struck as well as this one; clear 1975 Philatelic Foundation certificate

Provenance: Louis Grunin (Christie's Robson Lowe, 1987)

CV. 2,500

35, 1859 10c Green, Type V, horizontal strip of six tied by circular grid cancellations on 1860 folded letter datelined "New York Febry 21st 1860" with additional "via Marseille" notation, from the Augustine Heard correspondence and addressed to "Shanghae China," red "New-York Br. Pkt. Feb 21" transit mark at left, "London Paid Eb Mar 5 60" transit mark at right and magenta rate marking, docketing indicates received April 29, Very Fine and attractive cover sent at the British open mail rate,1969 Alberto Diena and 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificates

CV. 500

36, 1857 12c Black, Plate 1, horizontal strip of three plus a single 1857 1c Blue Type V (Scott 24), all tied by circular grid cancels on 1860 cover addressed "to Grobin, near Libau in Curland, Russia" which is now part of Latvia, "Washington D.C. Sep 17 1860" town marking at the right and red boxed "Aachen 2 10 Franco" transit mark, red crayon "14" credit, the 1c stamp was scissors separated with the left and bottom perforations trimmed away, the left 12c stamp with toning and the cover without small portions of the backflap, a very rare usage of the 1857 stamps to Russia via the Prussian Closed Mail route (37c rate) and even scarcer addressed to Latvia (the "Sevenoaks" Collection contained only one other cover from this same correspondence, with a different franking); 2001 Philatelic Foundation certificate

Provenance: "Sevenoaks" Collection (R.A. Siegel Sale 831, 2000)

CV. 750

CV. 750