(Printed Matter) 1¢ Blue, horizontal pair, used with 3¢ rose (65), small faults, all tied by four strikes of "Concord N.H. May 25 1863" cds on 1¢ blue (W21) star die wrapper to Penfield N.Y., this is apparently rated at six-times the 1¢ newspaper rate, Very Fine and rare combination franking. Scott No. 63  Estimate $400 - 600. This was a very late use of a star die wrapper that was demonetized in 1861. $0 (Image)

(Printed Matter) 1¢ Blue, Type II, large margins to touched at top, rich color, tied by blurry "Savannah Geo. Feb 18" cds to Grooverville Ga. at the 2¢ printed matter rate for 501 to 1500 miles; some fold seps, left 1¢ minor wrinkling, F.-V.F. Scott No. 7  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

(Printed Matter) 1¢ Blue, Type IV, two singles, used with 3¢ Orange Brown (10A), each cancelled by red San Francisco "9" cancellations, right 1¢ is tied, 3¢ additionally cancelled by manuscript since it appeared uncancelled, on circa 1851 buff wrapper to Northumberland N.Y., docketed "Placer Times" over top right edge; 3¢ tied by some wrinkling, minor edge wear, Very Fine and rare; with 2015 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 9  Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED STAMPED EXAMPLES OF THE PREPAID 5¢ PRINTED MATTER RATE FOR OVER 3,500 MILES FROM CALIFORNIA TO NORTHUMBERLAND N.Y. The other recorded example of the stamp prepaid 5¢ rate was from the Cipolla collection, 1851 Dec. 19 from San Francisco Cal. to Providence R.I. bearing #9 pair and #11. This rate was only in effect for 15 months, from July 1, 1851 until September 30, 1852. $0 (Image)

(Printed Matter) 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, cancelled by circular grid cancel on large printed circular to Canoga N.Y., red "Plattsburgh, N.Y., Nov 2" origin cds, endorsed "3 printed sheets" at top left, prepaid at three-times the 1¢ printed matter rate, Very Fine. Scott No. 11A  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

(Printed Matter) 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by bold "Folsom City Cal. Aug 19" cds on circa 1859 blue lined wrapper to Vergennes Vt. at the three-times the 1¢ newspaper rate, pencil docketing "newspaper from George" at right; some bleaching and paper missing from back, Fine and exceptionally rare California use. Scott No. 26  Estimate $300 - 400. Chase notation on reverse, "The only example I have ever seen a 3¢ newspaper rate from California, C.C.". $0 (Image)

(Printed Matter) San Francisco Cal. 16 Jun, red cds with matching "Paid 5" rating handstamps on blue Macondray & Co. 1852 printed circular to Boston Mass., endorsed "Circular" at upper left; vertical file fold, Very Fine. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED STAMPLESS EXAMPLES OF THE PREPAID 5¢ PRINTED MATTER RATE FOR OVER 3,500 MILES. $0 (Image)

(Registered) 1857, 3¢ rose, type II, strip of three and pair, positions 18-19-20R5L, 29-30R5L, all tied by two strikes of "Philadelphia Pa. Sep 7" cds on blue registered folded letter to Dr. Sebre Gustin, Surgeon Dentist at Chelsea Vt., registry number "3534", docketed "P.O. stamp lightly" at top left as letter oringinally contained gold foil; some minor corner wear and fold separations, Very Fine, ex-Piller. Scott No. 25A  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. A RARE EARLY PREPAID REGISTRY USE WITH THE 3¢ TYPE II 1857 ISSUE. This letter weighed over one ounce as it contained ½ ounce of gold foil and was prepaid three-times the 3¢ letter rate plus 5¢ registration fee for a total of 14¢ postage overpaid by 1¢. There are three covers recorded from this correspondence showing prepayment of the 5¢ registration fee.From July 1, 1855, a 5¢ charge (payable in cash) was made for registered letters but it was not until after early 1857 that postmasters were allowed to identify that letters were registered or contained valuables. The 1857 postal laws and regulations required that registered letters be numbered on the upper left corner. It was never required that the word "Registered" or its equivalent be marked on the letter. $0 (Image)

(Registered) 3¢ Dull Red, Type II, four singles, extra large margins to touched, tied by two strikes of "Wilkes Barre, Nov 25" cds on orange buff cover to Philadelphia Pa., large "No. 75" registry number at upper left with additional smaller "593" below, Very Fine, Prepaid at four-times the 3¢ letter rate plus 5¢ registry fee in cash. Scott No. 11A  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1851 (Aug. 4) Boston Mass. to Akyab, Burma, blue datelined folded letter addressed to the care of Messrs. Heath, Palmer & Beatsore at London, with Boston red "Paid" straightline and pencil "24" cent prepaid rating, matching red "19" cent credit rating, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Aug. 6th to Liverpool Aug. 17th, red London Paid (8.17) arrival cds, forwarded privately to Burma, Very Fine and scarce use to Burma. Estimate  $400 - 600. The sender prepaid only the transatlantic packet postage of 24¢ with Boston giving Great Britain a 19¢ credit for British packet service. It was forwarded by Messrs. Heath, Palmer & Beatsore in London privately to Burma. $0 (Image)

1851 (Dec. 27) Princeton N.J. to San Francisco Cal., buff cover bearing 3¢ orange brown (10A), tied by "Princeton N.J. Dec 27" cds and with manuscript "Due 5" rating at left, rated totally unpaid with "New York '10' Jan 9" integral 10¢ due cds, original 1851 enclosure; light bend at right barely affects 3¢, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

1851 (Jul. 1) Mobile Ala. to Providence R.I., blue folded letter with blue "Mobile Ala. Jul 1" cds and matching partial "Way 6" fancy rating handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate  $300 - 400. A SCARCE USE ON THE FIRST DAY OF NEW RATES AT THE UNPAID 5¢ DOMESTIC RATE PLUS 1¢ WAY FEE. $0 (Image)

1851 (Jun. 23) Louisville Ky. to New Orleans La., folded letter datelined "Louisville June 23. 1851" and endorsed per steamboat "Belle Key", entered mails with perfect bold strikes of red "New Orleans La. Jul 1" cds and matching "Way 6" rating handstamp on the first day of the new rates, Extremely Fine. Estimate  $400 - 600. AN EXCEPTIONAL USE ON THE FIRST DAY OF NEW RATES AT THE UNPAID 5¢ DOMESTIC RATE PLUS 1¢ WAY FEE. $0 (Image)

1851 (Sep. 29) Old Harbour, Jamaica to Canandaigua N.Y., folded letter with "Old-Habour, Jamaica, SP 29 " rimless datestamp and "Kingston, Jamaica, OC 1, 1851" cds on flap, "Jamaica / Ship Letter" two-line handstamp and blue manuscript "Paid 1/4" 1s4d rating, endorsed "Packet" at lower left, clear strikes of "Steamship 10" circular due handstamp, manuscript "Adv 11" final due rating for 10¢ plus 1¢ advertising fee; edgewear, Fine and scarce use. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

1851, 12¢ black, diagonal bisect, large margins except corner clipped, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 1 Aug" cds (inverted day slug) on 1853 folded letter to Boston Mass., inside endorsement of "Pr Northern", clean and Very Fine, ex-Judd; with 1973 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 17a  $2,500. A CHOICE 12¢ 1851 BISECT USE ACCEPTED AS PREPAYMENT OF THE 6¢ RATE. $0 (Image)

1851, 12¢ gray black, three large margins, touching outer frameline at left, tied by face-free "San Francisco Cal. 1 Aug" cds on circa 1853 buff cover to New Bedford Mass. at two-times the 6¢ rate for over 3,000 miles; 12¢ corner creasing, a Very Fine and scarce single use at double the 6¢ rate, ex-Krug; signed by Ashbrook on reverse. Scott No. 17  $1,500. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I, position 15R1E, margins to touched, beautiful color, tied by blue circular grid cancel on 1851 folded letter to New York N.Y., matching sharp strike of blue "Philadelphia Pa. Jul 2" cds; horizontal file fold, a Very Fine Second Day usage. Scott No. 10  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

1852 (Dec. 27) Boston Mass. to Malta, datelined blue folded cover with red "Paid" handstamp and pencil "5" cent rating, endorsed "via New York", carried on Cunard Line Africa from New York Dec. 29th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 9th, red London (1.10) transit backstamp with manuscript "1/2" 1s2d due rating, docketed as received Jan. 25th 1853; light horizontal fold toning, F.-V.F., a scarce use to Malta sent at the 5¢ British open mail rate. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1852 (Jun. 1) Boston Mass. to Akyab, Burma, blue folded letter with Boston red "Paid" straightline and pencil "45" cent prepaid rating, matching red "40" cent credit rating, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Jun. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Jun. 12th, red indistinct London Paid transit, Calcutta (7.3) transit backstamp with bearing "8" rating, Very Fine. Estimate  $500 - 750. THE ONLY RECORDED USE SENT DIRECTLY TO BURMA AT THE BRITISH MAILS RATE VIA SOUTHAMPTON. $0 (Image)

1852 (Mar. 18) New York N.Y. to Manila, Philippines, blue datelined folded letter to sent in care of Singapore, New York pencil "65" cent rating with magenta "44" credit rating, carried as endorsed by Collins Line Pacific from New York Apr. 1st to Liverpool arriving Apr. 15th, red London (4.15) transit cds; vertical file fold, Very Fine. Estimate  $300 - 400. Prepaid at the 65¢ British mail rate via Marseilles that was effective July 1, 1849 to December 31, 1855. The 44¢ credit was 10¢ French transit and 34¢ British transit, the U.S. retained 21¢ for 5¢ U.S. postage plus 16¢ transatlantic packet. $0 (Image)

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, strip of three, positions 58-59-60R1L, large margins to slight in at bottom right, tied by two strikes of blue open circular grid cancels to Plymouth Mass., red "Bridgewater Ms. Jan 23" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 9  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1853 (Aug. 19) Melbourne, Victoria to Nassau N.Y., buff cover bearing Victoria 1852, 3d blue, Ham printing, 3rd Die State (S.G. 11, Scott 3 var.), margins to slightly in, tied by two strikes of "1" Barred Oval of Melbourne, endorsed "S.S. Argo via Southampton" at top, manuscript "8" pence due rating and corresponding manuscript "16" cents debit to U.S., red London (10.30) transit backstamp, carried on Collins Line Baltic from Liverpool Nov. 2nd to New York arriving Nov. 14th, bold "New.York Am. Packet. Nov 14" exchange cds with matching "37" cents due rating handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 37¢ PRIVATE SHIP MAIL RATE FROM VICTORIA. The cover was sent at the 37¢ private ship rate from the United Kingdom that was effective July 1, 1849 to November 30, 1855. The rate was composed of 16¢ British transit (8d), 16¢ transatlantic packet and 5¢ U.S. postage. The cover was prepaid only the Victoria domestic postage of 3 pence. $0 (Image)

1853 (c., Aug.) Bendingo Creek, Victoria to Ithaca N.Y., orange buff cover with partial red origin cds and red Melbourne (8.6) backstamp with red crayon "5" pence local rating, carried on Argo to Great Britain, indistinct red London transit backstamp with manuscript "8" pence due rating and "32" cent debit rating, then carried by Cunard Line America from Liverpool Oct. 29th to Boston arriving Nov. 13th, black "Boston Br. Pkt. Nov 13" exchange cds and matching "37" due rating handstamp; small edge and flap tear, F.-V.F. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1853 (c.) to Halifax, Nova Scotia, blue folded wrapper bearing 1851 1¢ blue (9) horizontal pair (small corner crease), tied by two strikes of blue circular grid cancels; printed circular offset on face, F.-V.F. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1853 (Dec. 6) Providence R.I. to London, England, blue folded cover bearing two 12¢ black (17) singles, margins to touched, tied by two strikes of red circular grids, matching "Providence R.I. Dec 6" cds and "Paid" straightline, black "Boston Br. Pkt. Dec 7" exchange backstamp and red "19" credit handstamp on face, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Boston Dec. 7th to Liverpool arriving Dec. 20th, red Liverpool America Paid (12.19) transit and red London (12.19) backstamp, F.-V.F. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1853 (Jan. 10) New Orleans La. to Marseilles, France, printed circular with red "New Orleans La. Jan 10" cds and matching sharp "Paid 4" rating handstamp, New York large red "2" cents credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Jan. 19th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 30th, bold red manuscript "15" centimes due rating; horizontal file fold, Very Fine. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 4¢ PRINTED MATTER RATE TO FRANCE. Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to France via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B. We offered another example of this 4¢ printed matter rate to France in our Winter sale that realized $2,300. $0 (Image)