1861 3c Washington, Lowenberg Essay on onionskin paper, printed in reverse, horizontal strip of three, se-tenant with France 1c Empire, horizontal pair, all in brown, usual light creases, fine, scarce (Image)

Est.$1,500

1861 1c, 3c (3), 5c and 10c (3), all canceled by Crossroad grids, paying 48 cents on FL used in 1864 from New York, per "Boston Steamer" to Paris, red departure and French entry pmks, boxed "PD" and Paris arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive four-color combination franking to France (Cat No. 63,65,68,76) (Image)

Est.$500

1861 3c pink, canceled by Ann Arbor Oct 2, 1861 cds on all-over University of Michigan Ann Arbor advertising cover to St. Louis, v.f. and beautiful advertising cover with uncommon franking, with 1992 PFC, cat. $775 (Cat No. 64) (Image)

Cat. $775, Est.$350

1861 3c rose, barest trace of a hinge, well centered, fresh color, v.f., with 2002 PFC, cat. $125 (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Cat. $125, Est.$100

1861 3c rose, centered to left, fancy "Eagle" cancel of Corry, Pa, splendid strike, with 1996 PFC (Skinner-Eno PT-E4), ex-Wade Saadi (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$250

1861 3c rose, small faults, fancy "Lincoln in Circles of Stars" cancel of Albany, NY, excellent strike, with 1988 PFC (Skinner/Eno LC-NP15) (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$250

1861 3c rose, centered to bottom, fancy Waterbury "Mug" cancel, with 1997 PFC (Rohloff Type O-9) (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$250

1861 3c rose, two singles, one centered to bottom, fancy "Mule's Head" cancel, the other with small faults, fancy "Horse Head" cancel, with 2007 and 2012 PFCs (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$250

1861 3c rose, tied on cover by fancy "Charter Oak" cork cancel, with corresponding Thomaston, Conn Oct 8 cds, addressed to Avon, New York, backflap faults, otherwise fine, with 1980 PFC (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$150

1861 3c rose, tied on cover by fancy "Man in the Moon" cancel, with corresponding Boston, Mass Mar 19 cancel, addressed to Vermont, v.f., with 2000 APS certificate (Skinner-Eno PH-F91) stated to be one of only two recorded covers (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$500

1861 3c rose, canceled by fancy geometric, with Worcester, Mass. cds at left, used on (Farm Equipment) "Buckeye Mower and Reaper" illustrated design showing ""farmer on Horse Drawn Buckeye Mower" advertising cover, small cover nick in top left corner (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$100

1861 3c rose, fancy "Devil and Pitchfork" cancel of West Meriden, Ct., fine (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.$150

1862 3c rose, used on cover addressed to Prof. T.S.C. Lowe, Chief Aeronaut, with framed "Advertised" and Philadelphia Aug 7 1862 postmark, forwarded to Loretto Springs, due markings "Forw 3, adv. 1, due 4cts", fine (Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor, father of military aerial reconnaissance in the United States. In July 1861 Lowe was appointed Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps by President Abraham Lincoln) (Image)

Est.$150

1861 5c buff, black grid cancel and small portion of red cancel, well centered, with 2019 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $850) (Cat No. 67) (Image)

Est.$600

1861 10c green, vertical pair used on cover to Guatemala, addressed to Legation of the United States, with "4" due mark struck on arrival, fine usage to Guatemala, ex-Grunin, with 1989 PFC (Cat No. 68) (Image)

Est.$200

1861 12c black, blue cancel, huge margins, a v.f. gem, with 1992 and 2007 PFCs, cat. $110 (Cat No. 69) (Image)

Cat. $110, Est.$100

1861 90c blue, neat "Paid" cancel, well centered with wide margins, faint marginal toned spot at top, otherwise v.f., with clear 1990 PFC, cat. $625 (Cat No. 72) (Image)

Cat. $625, Est.$150

1861 2c black, used on Sanitary Fair cacheted cover, tied by faint cds, some wear, otherwise fine, cat. $2000 (Cat No. 73) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$500

1861 5c red brown, unused with full original gum, h.r., nice color and well centered, small thin spots and few short perforations at right, fine appearance, with 2019 PFC, cat. $5750 (Cat No. 75) (Image)

Cat. $5750, Est.$500

1861 5c brown, used, extra large margin at bottom, v.f., with 2001 PFC, cat. $120 (Cat No. 76) (Image)

Cat. $120, Est.$100

1861 15c black, used, well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 1998 PFC and 1998 PSE certificate, cat. $175 (Cat No. 77) (Image)

Cat. $175, Est.$100

1861 24c lilac, small faults, fancy "Union Soldier's Head" cancel, rare, with 1988 PFC (Cat No. 78) (Image)

Est.$150

1861 24c grayish lilac, unused with original gum, hinge remnants, fresh color, fine, with 2019 PFC, cat. $2750 (Cat No. 78a) (Image)

Cat. $2750, Est.$500

1861 24c gray, horizontal pair, very fresh and partly lifted and replaced, tied by red pmk on outer FL from New York to Liverpool, red New York Pair All July 11 and Liverpool U.S. Packet 22 July arrival pmks, also framed "Supplementary Mail" handstamp partly on the stamps, filing fold away from the stamps, endorsed "per City of Baltimore" (Cat No. 78b) (Image)

Est.$250

1861 24c gray, also 12c black and 3c 1869 Issue, each with an unusual supplementary mail cancel, 12c thin, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$150