3c 1851 Issue Covers Selection, 23 covers incl several with early 1852 shades, couple ladies envelopes including nice blue Campello Mass oval and one with valentine enclosed, manuscript towns, one Iowa with missionary letter enclosed, F-VF, generallya clean and fresh group (Image)

CV. 400-500

7, 1851 1c Blue, Type II, horizontal strip of three with ample margins to clear or slightly in across top, tied on outer folded letter sheet by neat grids, Steubinsville, O. cds, cover horizontal filefold not affecting stamps, Fine and attractive (Scott $500 as strip off cover). (Image)

CV. 250-300

7, 1851 1c Blue, Type II, two singles, one being pos13L2 showing begenning of large plate crack at bottom, tied on large part outer folded letter sheet by Augusta, Me. "Paid" cds, stamps trivial small corner creases, Fine (Scott $535 as off cover singles). (Image)

CV. 150-200

10, 10A, 1851 Orange brown, 9 covers or folded letters, 4 type I, others type II, unchecked for plating varieties. note shades, some small towns, etc., usual mixed condition, Fine selection (Scott $2,170), (see online scans). (Image)

CV. 300-400

10, 1851 3c Orange brown, Type I, single with intense rich true color, close margins to barely in at top, tied on cover to North Adams Mass by bold Saratoga Springs, NY11/9 cds, Extremely Fine (Scott $280). (Image)

CV. 100-150

Eighteen 1851-57 3c Covers, an interesting group including pair used from San Francisco CA, green West Alexander PA, couple with advertising, turned cover with manucript Brandywine Manor PA returned to Philadelphia, red Lancaster PA, F-VF, an unusual group (Image)

CV. 150-200

11, 11A, 1852 3c Dull red, 29 covers or folded letters, note shades, small towns, etc., unchecked for plate varieties and usages, usual mixed conditoon, Fine group. (Scott $507). (see online scans). (Image)

CV. 100-200

11 var., 1851 Experimental orange brown, Plate IL, tied on folded letter sheet to Lancaster Ohio by blue Philadelphia, Pa. 11/22/(51) cds, vertical filefolds, one toned, stamp pos. 81R1L, straddle sheet margin single, large margins to in across top, still a Very Fine cover, scarce variety. 2009 PF certificate. (Scott $700). (Image)

CV. 250-300

"Via Nicaragua Ahead Of The Mails", red boxed aux. handstamp (Simpson 2) on cover to Clinton, NY, 3c (11A) pair tied by bold "New York Ship" 10/29 c.d.s., some small tone spots, still Very Fine cover, scarce marking. (Image)

CV. 500-750

11A, 3c 1851 Dull Red Type II, Fine, tied on large ornate illustrated "Valentine" cover by black grid, matching Lowell, Mass. 2/22 cancel, manuscript "Due with handstamp "5", contemporaneous illustrated Valentine card enclosure, Very Fine cover. (see online scans). (Image)

CV. 250-300

14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, tied on outer folded letter sheet to New Brunswick bylarge Boston "Paid" grid, red Boston, "10 cts." Mass. 3/12/(56) cds, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick backstamps, stamp margins to barely touching at left, minor edge tear along vertical filefold and some ink errosion in address panel, otherwise Very Fine, elusive destination (Scott $300). (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 200-300