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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, cracked plate. Position 71L18. Intermediate stage of crack extending into top right vignette, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 11" cds on cover to Columbia, Pa., 1857 docketing on reverse, Very Fine, early stages of this crack do not extend into rosette with later stages extending across and beyond design, with 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 var.; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1859, 5¢ brown, type I. In combination with 1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24) on fresh double rate cover to Philadelphia, Pa., tied by "Mineral Point, Mar 21, 1859" cds, Very Fine, a very scarce domestic double rate combination and the Earliest Documented Usage of the 1859 5¢ Brown Type I Issue, with 1999 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 29; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1859, 5¢ brown, type I, vertical pair. In combination with 1859, 10¢ green, type V, vertical strip of three on cover addressed to the U.S. Frigate "Congress" in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, all tied by "New Orleans, La., Aug 18, 1859" cds's, magenta manuscript ratings and reverse with "New York, Am. Pkt., Aug 27" exchange cds; stamps scissor separated and bottom 5¢ with flaws from cover overlap, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 29+35; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)
1857, 10¢ green, type III. Nicely centered, tied by blue "Andover, Mass., Jun 18" cds on fresh cover to California, with second strike of cds and small "ADV" advertising handstamp of North San Juan, Cal. Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 33; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)
1859, 10¢ green, type V. Tied by Columbia, Cal. Feb. 10, 1860 cds on neat cover to Maine with lovely blue illustration of "Overland Via Los Angeles, US Mail" Four Horse Stagecoach design with "The Star of the Union - California" imprint below, couple of tiny mended edge tears, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 35; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1857, 12¢ black, plate I, horizontal pair. S.e. at left, tied by two strikes of an "Augusta, Ga. Jan 27" cds and red New York exchange office "19" credit handstamp on 1859 folded letter to Belfast, Ireland, carried by Cunard Line Europa from New York Feb. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Feb. 14th, red "Paid, Liverpool, Br. Packet, 14 FE 59" cds, blue-green "Green Island, Belfast" handstamp and matching Belfast (2.16) arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 36; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A BEAUTIFUL 12¢ 1857 ISSUE TREATY-RATE COVER TO IRELAND. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1860, 24¢ gray lilac. Used with 1¢ blue (24) and 10¢ green (35) horizontal pair, all tied by circular grid cancels and "East Dennis Mass. May 15" cds on 1861 cover to Captain of Ship Rowena, care U.S. Consul at Melbourne, Australia, endorsed "via Marseilles", red "Boston 'Paid 24' May 17" exchange cds and additional "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid May 17" backstamp, red London Paid (6.3.61) transit cds, red Melbourne (8.11.61) arrival backstamp; repaired tears at top and partial flap, 1¢ faulty at top, Fine appearance,ex-Neinken, Wagshal. Scott No. 37; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A SCARCE AND COLORFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING PAYING THE 45¢ RATE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MARSEILLES. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design, two singles. In combination with 1861, 5¢ buff on cover to London, England, all tied by grid handstamps with red "London, Oc 14, 61" entry cds, unusual use without origin cds; small stamp flaws and backflap skillfully repaired, Very Fine appearance, a very rare combination of both the scarce 1861 10¢ First Design and 5¢ Buff issues. Scott No. 62B+67; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1861, 12¢ black. Used with 3¢ rose (65) and British Columbia & Vancouver Island, 2½d dull rose (2), piece out prior to use at bottom left, tied by cogwheels, matching "San Francisco Cal. Dec 12, 1862" double-circle datestamp on buff cover to Niagara, Canada West, red "Chicago Ill., Paid 15" transit, "G.w.R., East, JA 2" arrival backstamp; slightly reduced, few faults, Fine and scarce use, There is no indication of where this originated as the British Columbia stamp was cancelled on arrival in San Francisco. Scott No. 69; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1861, 30¢ orange. Radiant color, used with two 2¢ black (73) singles, tied by segmented cork cancels, matching "New London Con. Feb 19" double-circle datestamp on 1867 buff cover to Valparaiso, Chile, New York red "12" credit handstamp crossed out in blue crayon and update to "24" cents, "A, Panama MR 2 '67" transit cds, Chilean red "25" centavos inland postage due handstamp, sender's note on back reads "Mrs. Alsop & Co, Please deliver to Capt. Hinckley immediately if in port and if left forward to his port of destination and oblige, Respectfully A.F. Prentis", 30¢ small tear at lower left, a Very Fine use at the 34¢ rate to South America,ex-Friedman, DuPuy, with 2014 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 71; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1861, 30¢ orange, horizontal pair. Rich color, tied by fancy segmented circle of wedges foreign mail cancels on illustrated "Astor House, New York" corner card cover to Paris, France, additionally tied by red "New York, 48, Jun 2" exchange cds and boxed "PD" handstamp; right stamp with pulled perf at top left and cover missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 71; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1863, 2¢ black. Left gutter margin single showing portion of adjacent stamp, tiny corner crease, canceled by quartered cork handstamp on fresh 1867 printed circular from New Orleans La. to Bremen, Germany, tied by New York large red "1" credit rating handstamp, Very Fine prepaid printed matter use to Germany. Scott No. 73; Estimate $500 - 750.
In 1867 printed matter could be prepaid to the destination. Circulars were rated as printed matter (rather than newspapers, as before). The printed matter rates were 1¢ to Hamburg and 1½¢ to other parts of the G.A.P.U., both up to 1 ounce. The U.S. credited to Hamburg ½¢ if addressed to Hamburg and 1 ¢ if addressed to other parts of the G.A.P.U. Whether the circular was sent by Hamburg or U.S. packet was irrelevant. New York began using credit stamps ½ and 1 on circulars, indicating they were being treated as printed matter. The red and black colors of the handstamps were irrelevant. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1862, 5¢ red brown.horizontal pair, rich vibrant color, tied by cogwheel cancels (type II), matching "San Francisco, Cal., Dec 22, 1862" cds on orange buff cover to New York N.Y.; cover reduced and sideflap missing at left, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce usage of the 1862 5¢ red brown paying the 10¢ west to east coast rate, ex-Gibson. Scott No. 75; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)
1862, 5¢ red brown. Used with 30¢ orange (71), tied by "Columbia, Cal. Oct 13" cds on yellow cover to Switzerland, red "PAID" handstamp magenta "35" prepaid restatement, red "N.York Am. Pkt., Paid, Nov 8" exchange cds and magenta "12" cent credit rating, red "Aachen, Franco 22/11" framed transit, magenta "f 2" rating, red crayon "6", Locarno (11.25) arrival backstamp; some edge wear and each stamp with small fault, Very Fine and attractive use. Scott No. 75; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
1863, 24¢ grayish lilac. Tied by New York foreign mail grid cancel, red "N.York Br. Packet 'Paid 19' Aug" exchange office credit cds on 1867 cover to London, redirected to Islington on arrival with Great Britain 1858 1 d red (SG 43) tied by bold "London SP 7 '67" duplex, Very Fine and most attractive forwarded use, with 1993 Rendon certificate. Scott No. 78a; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)
1867, 2¢ black, F. grill. Tied by dark blue quartered cork duplexed with "Carrier '4th', Feb 1" cds on yellow cover to local street address, purple "C.H. Needles, Pharmacian" oval corner card, an Extremely Fine generally use,ex-Bleuler. Scott No. 93; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1867, 2¢ black, F. grill. Tied by NYFM circle of wedges killer on undated newspaper wrapper from the New York Le Messager Franco-Americaine to the Paris publisher of the journal La Patrie, bearing red "15c" centimes postage due handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 93; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
1869, 1¢ buff. Neatly tied by grid handstamp on locally addressed small ladies cover, matching "Peterborough, N.H., May 11" cds and hand-painted red and green floral design at left, Very Fine, a very attractive usage. Scott No. 112; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by "Baltimore, Md., Apr 30" cds and quartered cork duplex on incoming cover, with "Steamboat" straight line and "Due 1" in circle handstamps applied upon arrival; cover with small sealed opening tears at top, otherwise Very Fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 114; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)
1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by "Honesdale, Pa., Jun 28" cds and cork duplex with second strike at right on cover with Ulysses Grant & Schuyler Colfax framed dual portrait campaign design with captions and patriotic symbols; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a rare 1868 campaign design. Milgram No. UG-44. Scott No. 114; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
