1871, 7¢ vermilion, well centered within large jumbo margins, natural s.e. at left, tied by target cancel duplexed with "Syracuse N.Y. Feb 28" cds on yellow cover to Switzerland, black "New York Paid All Via Eng. & Ostd. Mar 4" exchange cds with matching "Insufficiently Paid" straightline overstriking red "New York Br. Transit Mar 4" exchange cds, two strikes of "Via Ostende", red crayon "35" due rating, Basel (3.18) and Rheinfelden (3.18) backstamps, Very Fine and attractive use. Scott No. 149  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1871, 7¢ vermilion, H. grill, clear grill impression, canceled by grid handstamp on folded letter sheet to Torgau, Germany, matching "New Orleans, La., May 26" cds alongside, red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit May 31" exchange cds; small cover tear at top center, Very Fine; with 1993 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 138  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1871, 7¢ vermilion, H. grill, light cork cancel, exceptional centering, bright color and clear grill impression, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 138  $550. $0 (Image)

1871, 7¢ vermilion, H. grill, N.Y.F.M. geometric cancel, well centered, rich vivid color, Very Fine and choice; with 1985 and 2006 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 138  $550. $0 (Image)

1871, 7¢ vermilion, H. grill, full strike of rare N.Y.F.M. leaf type cancel, rich color, reperfed at left, Fine appearance; with 2012 W. Weiss certificate. Weiss No. RE-LF2. Scott No. 138  $550. $0 (Image)

1871, 7¢ vermilion, I. grill, blue segmented grid cancel, strong bold color, strong well defined grill, Very Fine; with 2001 and 2012 P.S.E. certificates. Scott No. 138A  $1,700. $0 (Image)

1871, 7¢ vermilion, I. grill, quadruple split grill, segmented grid cancel, with strong clear grill impression showing in all four corners, tiny corner crease and a few short perfs, Fine appearance, an extremely rare I. grill variety, this variety is unlisted in the Scott catalog; with 2012 W. Weiss certificate. Scott No. 138A var.  $1,500 for normal. $0 (Image)