1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type II, showing additional outer frameline at right, clear to mostly large margins, tied by grid cancel with matching "Abington, Mas., Oct 5" cds on cover with allover Phonography advertising design, with text extolling the virtues of phonography and Fowler and Wells imprint at bottom, to Bridgewater, Mass., Extremely Fine; with 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 11A  Estimate $400 - 600. Sir Isaac Pitman was an Englishman who invented phonographic shorthand, or phonography, a shorthand system based on phonetics. As it could be adapted to a wide variety of languages, it became one of the most widely used systems in the world. It was his brother, Benn, who popularized phonography in America. $0 (Image)

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type II, margins large to shaving frameline at top, bright color, tied by neat full blue "Paid" in grid cancel on cover to Smithfield, R.I., matching "Jewett City, Conn., July 2, 1852" cds with day and year in manuscript, Very Fine and attractive, an nice strike of this unusual "Paid" in grid handstamp; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 11A  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type II, top margin single, ample to large margins, rich color, tied by blue Cincinnati, O., Oct 3 cds on fresh cover to Pittsburgh, Pa., with detailed lithographic W.C. Davis & Co. - Anchor Iron Works factory scene advertising design, Very Fine and choice; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 11A  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)