1861, 1¢ blue, dot in "U" variety. Well centered vertical strip of three, tied by two strikes of "Lowell Ms., Sep 26, 1861" cds on yellow cover with "Merrimack House" shield corner card handstamp to Windsor, Vermont; tiny edge tear, Extremely Fine and choice strip from an early printing.
Scott No. 63 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1861, 3¢ rose. Tied by four-ring target cancel duplexed with "New Haven, Con. Nov 9" cds on orange cover with red "Adams Express Company, N.Y." cameo corner card to New London, Conn., Very Fine.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1861, 10¢ yellow green, horizontal pair. In combination with 1861, 1¢ blue (63) on 1866 folded letter and printed priced current to Asti, Italy, tied by quartered cork handstamps, red "New York, Paid 18, Jul 11" exchange cds, Calais transit and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1861, 24¢ steel blue. Beautiful rich shade, tied by contrasting red open circular grid cancel, matching partial "N. York Br. Pkt. 'Paid 19' 15 Jan" credit exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Asia from New York Jan. 15th to Queenstown arriving Jan. 26th, red "London-W, Paid, JA 28, 62" arrival cds; small edge tear at top, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 70b; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A CHOICE 24¢ STEEL BLUE JANUARY 1862 NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL USE TO LONDON WITH GREAT EYE APPEAL. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1861, 30¢ orange. In combination with 1861, 3¢ brown red (65) on cover to Porrentruy, Switzerland, tied by "New Orleans, La., Oct 5, 64" cds and target duplex, red manuscript "12" credit rating and red "N. York Br. Pkt., Paid, Oct 19" exchange cds struck twice, red "Aachen, Franco, 1/11" boxed transit date stamp and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 71; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

1863, 2¢ black. strip of three, tied by three strikes of cogwheel cancels duplexed with "San Francisco, Cal. Sep 10" cds on double-rate yellow cover to Reading Pa.; couple trivial tone specks affect strip, Very Fine and attractive Black Jack use, ex-R.V. Carr.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1863, 2¢ black. Tied by light 1864 Flushing, N.Y. cds and target duplex on cover with spectacular allover illustrated design of American Agriculturist showing Livestock and Farm Implements amid floral borders, with original enclosure with matching letterhead, Very Fine, a choice example of this spectacular advertising design, very rare with enclosure.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1863, 2¢ black, diagonal bisect, used as part of 3¢ rate. Tied on small cover with additional 2¢ black (73) single, both tied by "Sunbury, Pa. Jul 16" cds and target cancel; slightly trimmed at right affecting regular 2¢ adhesive, a Fine cover, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73a; 73; $1,500; Estimate $200 - 250. Scott $1,500
Est. $200-250 (Image)

Scott $1,500
Est. $200-250

1863, 5¢ brown. Used with 10¢ green (68), each tied by circular grid cancel, partial red "Philadelphia '12' Dec 1" credit exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Persia from New York Dec. 2nd to Queenstown arriving Dec. 11th, red Calais (12.13) entry cds and matching "P.D." framed handstamp, Paris (12.13) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 76; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1863, 5¢ brown. Rich color, in combination with 1862, 24¢ lilac, horizontal pair (78) on 1864 folded letter to Shanghai, China, all tied by bold grid handstamps, manuscript "Pr Etna, via Marseilles" routing endorsement and red "N. York Am. Pkt., Paid, Mar 12" exchange cds, magenta manuscript "32" and red "1d" handstamp credit markings, red London transit (3.26) and reverse with blue "Hong Kong, My 6, 64" cds, Very Fine, signed S. Ashbrook, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 76; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN ATTRACTIVE NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL USAGE VIA MARSEILLES TO SHANGHAI, CHINA.

Letter is prepaid 53¢ for the British mail rate via Marseilles effective June 1, 1863 to December 31, 1867. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1863, 24¢ lilac. Used with 2¢ black (73) pair, tied by circular grid cancels, red "N.York, Am. Pkt. '7 Paid' Jan 5" credit exchange cds on cover to Vienna, Austria, red Aachen Franco (1.23) framed transit and Jan. 26th arrival backstamp; 2¢ pair creased from placement over edge, flap refolded, Fine appearing use at the 28¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate.
Scott No. 78; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1863, 24¢ grayish lilac. Used with 1¢ blue, 3¢ red, F Grills (92, 94), tied by cork cancels duplexed with "Milwaukee Wis. Jan 24" cds on small 1869 cover to Jaffna, Ceylon, red "Chicago Il., Paid 18" credit handstamp and matching large crude "20 Cents" handstamp, red "London, Paid, 9 FE 65" transit cds and red crayon "1" pence colonial credit, reverse with red Kandy (3.25) and Jaffna (3.28) arrival cds; stamp flaws, Fine and extremely scarce destination routed through Chicago, ex-Starnes.
Scott No. 78a; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1863, 24¢ gray. Tied by cork cancel, duplexed with partial "Bristol, R.I., Nov 11" cds on blue-lined cover to Ensign on USS Franklin care of B.F. Stevens, London, England, red New York and London transits, red "United States, Despatch Agency, B.F. Stevens, London, Nov 25, 1867" double-oval; accompanied by second 1868 cover from same correspondence with 12¢ black (69) and same red B.F. Stevens double-oval; latter some flaws, F.-V.F. pair.
Scott No. 78b; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1867, 15¢ black, E. grill. Tied by two strikes of NYFM circle of wedges cancel, neat red "New York, Paid All, Mar 13" exchange cds, red "Verviers, 24 3 III, Coeln, Franco" four-line transit, German (3.25) arrival backstamp, 1869 origin letter, Very Fine.
Scott No. 91; $700 on cover; Estimate $300 - 400. Scott $700 on cover
Est. $300-400 (Image)

Scott $700 on cover
Est. $300-400