71, 1861 30c Orange used with 15¢ black (Scott 77) on 1868 cover with double circle Winchester Mass Jan 17 date stamp, addressed to "Barque Nabob, Shanghai China", manuscript "via Southampton" directional notation at upper left, stamps tied by target cancels and red London 30 JA 68 transit mark, proper Shanghae backstamp, the 15¢ stamp with a clipped corner at lower left; Very Fine usage; 45¢ represents an overpayment of 11¢ for a cover sent via Southampton, the rate was reduced in January 1868 from 45¢ to 34¢;2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 750

71, 1861 30c Orange, single, tied by Boston "PAID" in lozenge on purple Magnus Seated Liberty with Eagle, Flag and Shield Civil War patriotic cover (similar to Walcott 2189) addressed to Vienna Austria, red "BOSTON BR. PKT 7 PAID" exchange mark at center and red "AACHEN FRANCO"; manuscript endorsement "Per Asia via Liverpool & Aachen" at lower left, cover with repaired vertical tear through postmark, Attractive and Very Fine Usage, ex-Matthies (1969), Blake Myers (2004); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,500

73, 1863 2¢ Black single, tied by four point star in circle cancel of NYC on eye-catching light brown all over Great American Tea Company advertising cover with 1865 calendar at left, "Reagles" imprint on backflap, includes an 1865 trade card calendar and price list for teas as of January 1865; cover with mounting stains on reverse; Very Fine and Attractive usage, ex-Gabriel; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

CV. Starting Price 500

73, 1863 2¢ Black single, tied by 4 point star in circle cancel of NYC on all over grey Great American Tea Company advertising cover with illustration of Napoleon at left and additional ad for Long Arm Chop on backflap, "Reagles" imprint, part of backflap missing and small cover toned spots at upper right; also includes light brown Great American Tea Cover corner card cover franked with 3¢ Rose (Scott 65); Very Fine pair (Image)

CV. Starting Price 100

76, 1863 5¢ brown and three single 10¢ green (Scott 68) all tied by San Francisco cogwheel cancels on red and blue Flag with Liberty Cap Civil War patriotic cover addressed to Prussia, sent via Prussian Closed Mail; double circle San Francisco date stamps at left, red "N. York Br. Pkt 7 PAID" exchange mark below stamps, blue boxed "AACHEN FRANCO" at bottom center, proper backstamp; the 10¢ stamps with fine scoring lines across all three stamps; Very Fine appearing usage; ex-Kramer (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,000

76, 1863 5¢ brown, 10¢ green (Scott 68) and 30¢ orange (Scott 71), each with separate forerunner NY foreign mail cancellation (Skinner type NYFM 64-6) on 1864 amber cover addressed to Shanghai China, "N. YORK BR. PKT" and "LONDON PAID" exchange marks, blue Hong Kong and Shanghai transit backstamps, 10¢ stamp with natural straightedge at right, cover with light bend at right from contents, Very Fine Usage, 1976 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 500