18478: Franklin 5 c. pale red-brown on blued, a used example with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at top, cancelled by barred grid obliterator in red. Signed Georg Bühler Scott = $ 425. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:472
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1847, Franklin, 5 c. red-brown, imperforate, USA first issue, good to large margins with part right sheet margin, vivid printing, used on fragment in combination with Canada, 1851, 3 p. red, imperforate, first issue, printed on laid paper, full to large margins, bright shade, tied by the Canadian seven ring target cancel, a red 'Kingston U.C.' datestamp 4 June 1851 in red alongside and handstruck "10" mark in red, there is a vertical crease affecting the 5 c. which has a tone spot in bottom right margin, very rare mixed franking, cancelled in Canada to pay the new treaty rate, an important piece of North American postal history.rnrnReferance: "The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada", by Winthrop S. Boggs, illustrated on page 87.rnProvenance: Ex. Dale-Lichtenstein Collection; Ex. Dr. Robertson Collection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:474
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1856: USA Jefferson 5 c. red-brown, two single examples with ample to large margins, right hand stamp just shaved at top, tied to 1856 double rate entire letter from New Orleans to Chalons sur Sâone, France endorsed "English Steamer via Liverpool from Boston 2nd August", by "New Orleans" cds's (July 21) in black. "NEW YORK / BR. PKT." transit in red (July 29) and thence carried on Cunard Line "Niagara" with London cds on reverse (Aug 11). Circular "Etats-Unis Paq. Br. / Calais" cds in black on obverse (Aug 12) and charged '13' dêcimes to pay in black for double rate on arrival. Some stains from gum at top but a rare entire. rnrnProvenance: Collection Dr. L. Kapiloff, Siegel, New York, 3 Oct 1992, lot 42. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:476
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1851: Washington 12 c. black, a horizontal pair with ample to large margins all round, used on 1856 entire letter from New York to the Poste Restante in London endorsed and carried on Collins Line "per Atlantic for Liverpool" cancelled by circular red grid handstamp. "NEW YORK / 3" credit marking below (May 24) in red and London (June 5) arrival alongside. The addressee had moved to Paris and thus the entire was charged '16' dêcimes due on delivery as the letter was considered as a double rate unpaid letter on arrival. A remarkable and most attractive entire.rnrnProvenance: Collection Krug. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:481
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1869: 10 c. yellowish orange, a used example on 1870 cover to Paris tied in black by rare fancy segmented oval handstamp, a superb strike, with San Francisco despatch cds alongside (Aug 12), via New York with transit cds in red (Aug 20). Carried on Inman Line Steamer "City of Brussels" with poor London transit cds on reverse in red and struck there with "GB / 40c." accountancy mark applied in black. An over-payment of the double 2 x 4 c. US rate. Charged at French triple rate with '15' dêcimes due marking in black on arrival (Aug 31). Slight imperfections to reverse with top flap missing but a rare usage of this short-lived fancy cancellation. Signed Stanley Ashbrook with explanation (1956).rnrnProvenance: Collections Krug, Baker. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:488
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1885/1893, Special Delivery, group of six 10 c. Plate Proofs, four in blue and two in yellow-orange, three printed upon card, two on thin paper, one mounted to backing, all fresh and fine, an attractive and useful selection. (Image 1) (Image)