1861, 1¢ dark blue. On combination with 1861, 3¢ rose on patriotic cover to Philadelphia, pa., tied by "New York, Apr 13" cds and target duplexes, with red and blue Major General McClellan portrait and allegories design, Very Fine.
Scott No. 63b+65; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1861, 3¢ rose. Used with Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Blue Gray (20L18, repaired) tied by "New-York Nov. 6" cds and target duplex on red and blue Waving Flag Patriotic cover to New Haven, Ct., Boyd's stamp additionally tied by blue "Paid" in oval company handstamp, Very Fine appearance, an attractive and scarce patriotic usage, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1861, 3¢ rose. Tied by "Hartford, Ct., Jan 23, 1862" cds and duplex target on cover to an early coin dealer in Philadelphia, Pa., with red and black illustrated Flag of Lubeck with Alfred S. Robinson imprint alongside, Extremely Fine, a very rare illustrated Alfred S. Robinson design, from the set of worldwide country flags with at least 99 different flags in set, ex-Judge Fay.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1861, 3¢ rose. Tied by segmented cork handstamp on 1865 cover overpaying the 2¢ circular rate to Strasbourg, France, red Paris transit and "15" decimes due handstamp, reverse with receiving postmark, Very Fine.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1861, 5¢ brown yellow. Nicely centered, tied by grid handstamp on 1861 folded letter sheet to Amsterdam, Holland, red "New York Br. Pkt., Sep 17" cds and endorsed "P. Str. Arabia, by Open Mail via Ostend", manuscript "80" Dutch due rating, reverse with red London transit and receiving cds's; non-contemporary date at bottom, Very Fine, a rare usage of the 1861 5¢ brown yellow on cover to Holland.
Scott No. 67a; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1861, 10¢ yellow green, horizontal pair. Tied by checkerboard cancels on cover to South Hadley, Mass., additional tied by red "China and Japan, Steam Service" oval handstamp, "San Francisco, Cal., Feb 24" transit cds, woodcut "Paid All" handstamp at top most likely a private marking, cover most likely originating in Japan as another cover from this correspondence is known from Yokohama; stamp with small creases, otherwise Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Tied by fancy cogwheel cancel duplexed with bold "San Francisco, Cal., Mar 23, 1863" double-circle datestamp on 1867 cover from Vancouver V.I. to New York N.Y., blue "Post Office, Victoria Vancouver Island, Paid" oval frank handstamp, docketing at left indicates letter written March 10th, 1863, Very Fine and attractive use from Vancouver Island.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Used with 5¢ brown (76), each tied by strike of New York Foreign Mail segmented circular grid cancel on 1865 blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Jul 26" credit exchange cds; red Calais (8.7) entry cds and Bordeaux (8.8) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, with 2016 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1863, 2¢ black. In combination with Revenue 1862, 2¢ Proprietary, perf'd (R13c) on cover to Alton, Ill., tied by target handstamps with matching "Red Bud, Ill., Oct 27" cds, 1864 docketing, Very Fine, a rare accepted illegal usage of a revenue stamp from a small town.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1863, 2¢ black. Two singles, used with 3¢ rose (65), all tied by four-ring targets on 3¢ pink (U59) entire, matching sharp "Columbus City Ioa. Aug 13" cds to Lynedoch, Canada, red "U.S. 10cts, Paid" exchange oval, reverse with blue Lynedoch (8.18.65) arrival cds; partial flap, Extremely Fine and choice Black Jack use to Canada.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1862, 5¢ red brown. Two singles, tied by New York Foreign Mail quartered cork cancels on cover to U.S. Steamer "Minnesota" at Havana, Cuba in care of U.S. Consul; partial blue Havana arrival backstamp, "Recd after return to Washn. May 20/68", Very Fine.
Scott No. 75; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1866, 15¢ black. Used with 3¢ rose (65) and tied by segmented cork cancels, matching "Boston Mass. Nov 21" cds on 1868 cover with printed address to Rosario, Argentina, red crayon "7-1/2" credit to France, Buenos Aires (12.31) transit cds, blue crayon "5c" due rating; cover repaired at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, otherwise Very Fine appearance, scarce 18c rate for mail sent via American Packet to Rio de Janeiro and then by French Packet via Buenos Aires, ex-Vogel.
Scott No. 77; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1867, 12¢ black, E. grill. Tied by magenta cork cancel duplexed with "Hartford Ct. May 31" cds on illustrated American Emigrant Co. corner card cover with preprinted address to Liverpool, England, bold "New York, Paid All, Jun 8" exchange cds, red Liverpool U.S. Packet Paid (6.21) arrival cds; small stamp flaws, Very Fine and striking use.
Scott No. 90; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1867, 15¢ black, F. grill. Used with 10¢ yellow green, F. grill (96), tied by circle of wedges cancels on 1869 cover with printed address to Rosario, Argentina, red "15" handstamp credit to France, Buenos Aires (1.31) transit, blue crayon "10c" due rating, 1869 docketed at left; some soiling and vertical toned band, still Very Fine, still Very Fine, scarce use of 10¢ and 15¢ F grills for the 25¢ rate by American Packet to Rio de Janeiro and then by French Packet via Buenos Aires.
Scott No. 98; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1869, 2¢ brown, horizontal pair. Tied by cork handstamp on 1870 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, matching "New Orleans, La., Sep 12" cds alongside, with red "New York, Sep 21" transit cds additionally tying pair, "GB / 40c" bulk debit and "5" decimes due handstamps, French transit and receiving backstamps, a Very Fine use at the 4¢ British open mail rate to France.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1869, 2¢ brown. Used with 1¢ blue (63), tied by incised star fancy cancels duplexed with "Madison Wis. Aug 22" cds on fancy ribbon address envelope from the H.B. Shaw correspondence to Alfred Me., Very Fine and scarce combo franking.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Tied by cork and rim of "Westport Conn. Jun 29" cds on all-over bright green Home Insurance Co. advertising cover to Brooklyn N.Y.; slightly reduced at right, faint edge toning, still Very Fine, a remarkable design with "Home" in huge letters invoking the "Home, Sweet Home" theme.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1869, 10¢ yellow. Horizontal pair, used with 2¢ brown (113) pair, each stamp cancelled by matching strike of cork cancel, additional strike at center duplexed with "Leavenworth Kan. Jul 15" cds on legal-size cover endorsed "Registered Letter" to Paris Ills.; small cover edge flaws, Fine and unusual 1869 issue franking for three-times the 3¢ letter rate plus 15¢ registry fee.
Scott No. 116; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1869, 12¢ green. Used with 10¢ Brown (150), affixed slightly overlapping, cork cancels, "Bath Me. Jun 2" backstamp on small narrow 1870 cover addressed in violet to Callao, Peru, red "New York Jun 4" exchange cds and matching "12" cent credit to G.B., Callao (6.30.70) arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and scarce mixed franking for the 22¢ rate via British Packet, ex-Dr. Heimburger.
Scott No. 117; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Accompanied by analysis of sailing information confirming the 1870 use, this is a very early use of the ungrilled National Bank Note Co. issue (EDU is May 14 off cover and May 19 on cover). Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I. On cover to Aagau, Switzerland, with light manuscript "Annawan, Ill., Mar 24, 70" origin postmark, stamp left uncanceled prior to being received at the New York, with "New York, Br. Transit, Mar 29" cds and stamp tied by "Insufficiently Paid" straight line handstamp, treated as unpaid with various crayon rate markings and reverse with Basel transit and receiving postmarks; cover exploded and put back with small restored tears and lightly cleaned, Very Fine appearance, an highly unusual usage with stamp tied only by the "Insufficiently Paid" marking.
Scott No. 118; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000