1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design. Neat grid cancel, bold color; flaws including small repair and reperfed at right, Fine appearance, with 2012 Weiss certificate.
Scott No. 62B; $1,600. Scott $1,600
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Scott $1,600

1861, 1¢ blue. O.g., lightly hinged, choice centering amid well balanced margins, strong bright color, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; $275. Scott $275
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Scott $275

1861, 1¢ ultramarine. Grid cancel, misperforated with strong vertical sift of design, intense ultramarine shade; couple small thins, Decent Appearance, with 2015 P.S.A.G. certificate.
Scott No. 63a; $1,900. Scott $1,900
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Scott $1,900

1861, 3¢ rose pink. Grid cancel, strong bright color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 64b; $150. Scott $150
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Scott $150

1861, 3¢ rose pink. Top margin single, strong color and well centered, Very Fine and choice, with original cover which this came from, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 64b; $150. Scott $150
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Scott $150

1861, 3¢ N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" essay, in brown rose. Complete design, plate on semi-transparent stamp paper, perf'd and gummed, o.g., never hinged, well centered, rich color and very fresh, Very Fine, formerly Scott #56, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65-E15h; $550 for hinged. Scott $550 for hinged
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Scott $550 for hinged

1861, 3¢ rose. O.g., lightly hinged (small gum inclusion), exceptional centering amid evenly balanced margins, rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, choice so nice, with 1995 & 2007 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $300).
Scott No. 65; $125. Scott $125
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Scott $125

1861, 3¢ rose. Full strike of fancy geometric cancel, wide margins, Extremely Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF 90).
Scott No. 65; $3. Scott $3
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Scott $3

1861, 5¢ buff. Central red grid cancel, attractively centered, rich bright color, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 67; $750. Scott $750
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Scott $750

1861, 5¢ buff. Beautiful shade, cancelled bold strike of contrasting red NYFM circular grid cancel; pulled perf at right causing some abrasion, otherwise F.-V.F. and attractive.
Scott No. 67; $760. Scott $760
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Scott $760

1861, 10¢ yellow green, overprinted "Specimen". Full o.g., fresh with intensely rich color, well centered, Very Fine and choice, very attractive.
Scott No. 68SB; $200. Scott $200
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Scott $200

1861, 10¢ green, "TAG" double transfer. Full o.g., wide margins, intense deep color on bright paper, Very Fine, a lovely mint example of this double transfer variety, ex-Hoffman, with 1994 P.F. certificate (not noting double transfer).
Scott No. 68 var.; $1,150. Scott $1,150
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Scott $1,150

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Rich color, cancelled by sharp strike of Five-Spoke Radial cancel of Yokohama (Frajola YOK-Can3), wide margins; filled thin, Very Fine appearance, an exceptionally rare U.S. Postal Agency in Yokohama cancel.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $300 - 400.

The Frajola book in figure 7-14 shows similar clear strikes on a circa 1868 Yokohama wrapper to the United States. The Frajola tracing shows a bolder version of this cancel. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1862, 24¢ red lilac. Neat San Francisco cogwheel cancel, rich bold color, choice centering amid well balanced margins, Extremely Fine and choice, very attractive, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 70; $300. Scott $300
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Scott $300

1861, 30¢ orange. Neat grid cancel, choice centering amid wide margins, strong bold color, Extremely Fine, ex-Kirke, with 1988, 2004 & 2006 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SSV $625).
Scott No. 71; $225. Scott $225
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Scott $225

1861, 30¢ orange. Blue target duplex cancel, precision centering, brilliant color, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 71; $225. Scott $225
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Scott $225

1861, 30¢ orange. Tied on piece by circular "Paid 30" and red box transit cancels, strong color, Fine and attractive, with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 71; $210. Scott $210
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Scott $210

1861, 90¢ blue. Black cork and blue box "Aachen, Franco" cancels, strong bright color; reperfed at left and tiny tear, Fine appearance, with 2020 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 72; $600. Scott $600
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Scott $600

1863, 2¢ black, on experimental paper, Francis patent on greenish wove paper, imperforate. Top margin block of 4 with "National Bank Note Company" imprint, o.g., lightly hinged at top, never hinged at bottom, full even margins, bold color, top portion of block with a blue staining, as result of coming in contact with an acidic element (certificate calls this water staining) and the intended effect of this patent paper, Very Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1863, 2¢ black. Neat 1864 "Philada. Pa. Post Office" cds, choice centering, rich deep color, Extremely Fine and attractive, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $55. Scott $55
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Scott $55

1863, 24¢ lilac. Socked-on-the-nose blue Baltimore town cancel, attractively centered amid uncommonly wide margins, bold color, a Very Fine jumbo, with 1987 P.F. & 2018 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 78; $400. Scott $400
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Scott $400

1863, 24¢ gray. Neat central San Francisco cogwheel cancel, rich color, attractive centering and margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 78b; $450. Scott $450
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Scott $450