1870, 10¢ brown, H. grill. Horizontal pair, rich color on bright paper, used with 24¢ purple (153), pastel shade, all tied by three strikes of circle of wedges cancels, red "Boston Paid Dec 18" cds on 1872 buff cover from Bissell correspondence to Ahmednugger, India, red crayon "36/2" double-rate credit, red London Paid (12.30) transit cds and red crayon "2" pence Colonial credit, reverse with Sea Post Office (1.17) oval and Ahmednuggur (2.2) receiving backstamp; cover has been lightly cleaned and markings touched up, pair hinged in place, Very Fine appearing grilled use paying double the 22¢ rate by British Mail via Southampton, with 1987 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 139; $2,000 as used stamps; Estimate $500 - 750. Scott $2,000 as used stamps
Est. $500-750 (Image)

Scott $2,000 as used stamps
Est. $500

1870, 10¢ brown, H. grill. Tied by "Chicago, Ill., Jun 27" cds and quartered cork duplex on cover to Bezirte, Switzerland, red "New York, Paid All, Direct" cds applied incorrectly and additional "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Jun 29" cds reflecting the correct routing, reverse with numerous Swiss transits and receiving cds's, Very Fine, with 1993 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 139; $1,000. Scott $1,000
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Scott $1,000

1870, 12¢ dull violet, H. grill. Used with 1¢ ultramarine, grilled (134), and ungrilled 2¢ red brown (146), 3¢ green (147) and 6¢ carmine (148), all tied by grid cork cancels, matching "New York, Registered, Sep 21" rimless cds on triple-rate registered legal-sized cover to the U.S. Lighthouse Keeper at Leonardsville N.J., "K. & K. Oesterr: Ung: General Consulate in New York" imprint at top; cover just a bit reduced at left, two top edge tears, Fine and rare registered use, signed Sloane, with 1987 P.F. certificate (stamps were lifted for examination and properly replaced).
Scott No. 140; $6,500; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

AN IMPRESSIVE FIVE-COLOR BANK NOTE FRANKING WITH THE RARE GRILLED 12¢ 1870 STAMP, ONLY A HANDFUL OF USAGES ARE KNOWN. Scott $6,500
Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Scott $6,500
Est. $2,000-3,000

1870, 2¢ red brown, diagonal and vertical bisects used as 1¢. Each on separate circular rate covers; top right diagonal half tied by target cancel with matching "Carlisle, Pa." cds on cover to New Oxford Pa., and right vertical half tied by cork cancel and "Bidford Pa., Aug 10" cds on locally addressed cover, Very Fine, Scott retail $800.00 each, #146a with 1986 P.F. & #146b with 1971 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 146a, 146b; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1870, 2¢ red brown, diagonal bisect. Bottom right half in pair with 2¢ single, tied by blue "Whitehouse, New Jersey, Sep 19, 1871" double-circle datestamp on cover to Saybrook Ill.; reduced slightly at left, light cover soiling, F.-V.F. and attractive, ex-Malpass, Fosdyke.
Scott No. 146a; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

1870, 2¢ red brown, vertical bisect. Left portion of stamp in combination with 1870, 2¢ red brown, grill (135) on cover to Wheeling, W.Va., tied by blue target handstamps, matching indistinct cds alongside; cover slightly reduced at left and a few perfs clipped from grill stamp, F.-V.F. appearance, Scott retail $800 for 1¢ use on cover, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 146b var.; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

1870, 6¢ carmine, diagonal bisect. Upper left portion of stamp tied by target handstamp on cover to Wooster, O., with indistinct cds alongside; cover top right corner town away not affecting bisect, still Fine and rare, Scott cat $6,500 for vertical bisect, not listed in Scott as a diagonal bisect, with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 148a var.; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1870, 10¢ brown. Horizontal pair, rich color, tied by quartered corks duplexed with "Yokohama, Japan, Nov 22" cds on 1871 gray folded cover to Milan, Italy, red "New York Paid All, Dec 27" exchange cds, endorsed "Via America" at top left, carried transatlantic by NDL Line Deutschland from New York Dec. 28th to Southampton arriving Jan. 7th, Milan (1.10) arrival backstamp; some tone spots mostly on reverse, Very Fine.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A SCARCE U.S. POSTAL AGENCY IN JAPAN USE TO ITALY.

This cover was prepaid 20¢ for the 10¢ per ½ oz. transpacific rate plus 10¢ for the 10¢ per ½ oz. Italian Closed mail rate effective March 1, 1870. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

1870, 10¢ brown. Horizontal pair, cancelled by blue grids, used with 2¢ red brown (146), tied by matching blue "Gettysburg Va. Feb 19" cds on 1872 cover to Moradabad, India, endorsed "Via Southampton", red "New York, Br. Transit, Feb 21" exchange cds and red crayon "18" cent credit to G.B., carried by Guion Line Idaho from New York to Queenstown arriving Mar. 3rd, red London Paid (3.4.72) transit cds and matching red "1d" Colonial credit h.s., reverse with Sea Post Office (3.22) oval and partial red arrival cds; 10¢ tiny corner flaw, Very Fine and colorful use at the 22¢ British mail rate via Southampton.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1870, 10¢ brown. Two singles, tied target cancel duplexed with indistinct town cds on 1872 cover to Denmark, red "New York Paid All, Via Bremen, Nov 13" exchange cds, pencil "2" for double rate, carried by NGL Line Bremen from New York Nov. 13th to Bremen arriving Nov. 25th, Copenhagen (11.27) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce Bremen closed mails use to Denmark.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1870, 10¢ brown. Tied by cross roads cancel on 1873 folded letter from Hamburg, Germany to Mexico, blue "Ritter & Murdoch, Hamburg" double-oval and reverse with blue "Robert A. Ohmstedt, New York, Feb 3, 1873" forwarder's oval, endorsed "Per Steamer City of Mexico" at top, Mexican "2" reales due handstamps, Very Fine.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1870, 10¢ brown. Tied by segmented cork cancel on small 1873 cover from Boston (red May 27 cds) to Paris, France, c/o forwarding agents, Munroe & Co. and forwarded to Zurich, Switzerland red London transit (7 Jun) and black Calais entry (8 Jun) cds's, two different "PD" handstamps and manuscript. rates; France 1872 30c large numerals (62) applied as forwarding postage and tied by "3" Paris star with Place de la Madeleine cds, 9 Jun; Munroe & Co. oval handstamp, French transits and Zurich receiver (10 Jun) on reverse; U.S. stamp damaged at right in opening, otherwise Fine.
Scott No. 150; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1870, 12¢ dull violet. Used with 1¢ Ultramarine (145) and 15¢ Bright Orange (152), tied by segmented cork cancels duplexed with "Winchester Mass. Jan 11" cds on 1871 cover addressed to Captain A.D. Cobb aboard the ship Tiber in care of a forwarding agent in Singapore, red Boston Paid exchange cds also ties stamps and red crayon "24" cent credit to G.B., endorsed "Via Southampton", red "London Paid, 24 JA 72" transit datestamp, U.S. credit crossed out and red crayon "1d" Colonial credit marked,reverse with "Recd at Singapore March 16/72" receipt docketing; 12¢ stamp tear, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Weiss.
Scott No. 151; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE THREE-COLOR FRANKING AT THE 28¢ BRITISH MAIL RATE TO SINGAPORE. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1870, 12¢ dull violet. Used with 10¢ brown (150), tied together by grid cancels, matching "Lynn Mass., May 26" cds backstamp on cover to Valparaiso, Chile, bold red "New York '12' May 31" credit exchange cds, Very Fine and scarce use, signed genuine Ashbrook.
Scott No. 151; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1870, 15¢ bright orange. Vibrant color, used with 1¢ ultramarine (156) and 6¢ carmine (148), all cancelled by matching corks duplexed with Jun. 18 Mass. cds on blue cover with preprinted address to Copiapo, Chile, bold red "New York '12' Jun 20" exchange credit cds, red crayon "15" inland postage due rating; docketed as received Jul. 17th; reduced slightly at left and 1¢ with tear, F.-V.F. and attractive use at the 22¢ treaty rate.
Scott No. 152; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1870, 24¢ purple. Rich color, used with 10¢ brown (150) horizontal pair, cancelled by quartered cork duplexed with "Portchester N.y., Mar 18" cds on Davis correspondence cover to Lima, Peru, red "New York '24' Mar 20" credit exchange cds and blue crayon "2" for double weight; Lima (4.9.1871) arrival backstamp; rough opening tears, Fine.
Scott No. 153; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1873, 2¢ brown. Tied by Maltese Cross fancy cancel duplexed with "New-York P.O., May 6 3 P.M." cds on inbound cover bearing Colombia 10c violet (69), four margins, cancelled by numeral "8" and also tied by duplex to local New York City street address, endorsed "p. Atlas Line" at top left, small edge tear, Very Fine and unusual use.
Scott No. 157; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1873, 6¢ dull pink. Used with two 2¢ brown (157) singles, tied by "Marlborough, Mass. Aug 21" cds duplexed with quartered cork cancel on 1874 yellow cover from the Washburne correspondence to Constantinople, Turkey, bold red "New York, Paid All, Aug 22" exchange cds, German Post (9.10) arrival backstamp; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine use at the 10¢ North German Union direct mail rate.
Scott No. 159; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1873, 6¢ dull pink. Used with 2¢ brown (157) with captured part imprint and 3¢ green (158), all tied together by "Middleborough Mass. Sep 9" duplex on cover from the Washburne correspondence to Constantinople, Turkey, bold red "New York, Paid All, Sep 10" exchange datestamp and red crayon "4" cent credit, "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt, 28 9, No. 1" arrival backstamp; couple small stamp flaws, Very Fine use paying the 11¢ rate via North German Union Closed Mails.
Scott No. 159; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1873, 7¢ orange vermilion. Used with 2¢ brown (157), each tied by quartered cork cancel duplexed with partial "San Francisco Cal. Feb 18" cds to Versailles, France at the 9¢ treaty rate, blue "Consulate de France á San Francisco" corner card handstamp at left and flap circular backstamp, Versailles (3.10.76) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Fosdyke.
Scott No. 160; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1873, 10¢ brown. Horizontal pair, rich color, tied by cork cancels duplexed with "Trenton N.J., Nov 28" cds on 1877 cover to Gaboon River, West Africa, blue Cherbourg (12.11.77) transit, partial Gabon arrival backstamp, original enclosure accompanies; sealed cover tear, Very Fine appearing and scarce use at double the 10¢ GPU transitional rate, ex-Gabriel.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1873, 10¢ brown. Horizontal pair with part selvage at top and part captured imprint and plate no. tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric (Weiss GE-EP5) duplexed with "New York, Apr 28" on 1875 tobacco and commission merchant's corner card cover to Havana, Cuba, endorsed "pr S.S. City of New York", Havana (5.4) arrival backstamp and bold "2" reales due handstamp, blue "S. Corte-Real" company receiving backstamp, with original enclosures, some edgewear, few toned perfs, Fine and scarce double rate with partial captured plate number and imprint, ex-Kirke.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1873, 10¢ brown. Pair, used with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by radial cancels duplexed with "Pikesville Md., Dec 3" cds on cover to USS Hartford at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red London Paid 1877 transit cds, Rio de Janeiro (1.16) arrival cds; partial flap, a Very Fine use.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1873, 15¢ yellow orange. Used with 2¢ vermilion (178) and 10¢ brown (161), all tied by quartered cork cancels duplexed with "North Chile, N.Y. Nov. 17" cds 1876 tissue paper cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, bold "New York '1.10' Nov 11" exchange credit cds, London "Paid" (11.21.76) transit cds, partial Buenos Aires arrival backstamp and blue crayon "10" reales inland postage due rating, original datelined enclosure; docketing at left and small edge flaws at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 163; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1875, 2¢ vermilion, Diagonal Bisect used as 1¢. Bottom right half, tied across the cut by blue target cancel on small locally-addressed cover to Taneytown Md., accompanied by original Taneytown Feb. 22, 1879 datelined enclosure, fresh and Very Fine bisect use, with 1959 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 178b; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750