1851, 1¢ blue, type II, cracked plate. Position 23L2, intense impression and color, mostly large margins, tied by "Boscawen, N.H., July 9" cds on Boscawen Academy fancy advertising cover to Concord, N.H., Very Fine, ex-Brown.
Scott No. 7 var.; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I. Two singles, pos. 71R1e, 85R1e, rich color, tied by two strikes of red grid cancels, matching red "U.S. Express Mail, N.Y. 'N. York' Jul 11" cds on 1851 blue folded cover to Boston, Mass., 1851 inside docketing, Very Fine and scarce double-weight July 1851 use.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I. Position. 31R1i, full to just touched at right, deep rich color, tied by bold strike of square grid cancel, red "New-York Jul 31" cds on 1851 folded letter to Cheshire, Mass., Very Fine.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II. Position 56R1e, four margins, intense shade, tied by two strikes of red circular grid cancels on blue 1851 folded letter to Marengo, Ill., bold strike of matching red "Chicago, Ill. Jul 3" cds, manuscript "Paid" endorsement; vertical file fold, Very Fine and choice Third Day use.
Scott No. 10A; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, double transfer. Large to huge margins including bottom sheet margin, slightly in at bottom left, tied by red circular grid cancel on cover to South Plymouth, Mass., matching red "North Bridgewater, Ms. Jul 4" cds, docketed "July 4, 1851"; some toning around stamp, F.-V.F. and scarce.
Scott No. 10A var.; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II. Pos. 88L1e, large to clear at top, bright shade, cancelled by red Small Boston Paid grid cancel, matching red "Boston '3cts' 26 Jul" cds to Hopkington, N.H., 1851 docketing at right, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 10A; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine, type II. Embossed floral ladies cover with stamp frame divided into four parts around embossing and pen canceled, addressed to South Hadley, Mass. with manuscript "E. Orleans, Ms., May 1" postmark, Very Fine and unusual, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $600 - 800. Est. $600-800 (Image)

Est. $600-800

1856, 5¢ red brown, vertical strip of 3. Margins clear to mostly large showing portions of adjacent stamps at right, tied by "New Orleans, La., Jun 30, 1857" cds's on folded letter to Paris, France, additional tied by small manuscript mark at center and red French transit at bottom, red "New York, Paid 12, Jul 8" exchange cds, forwarded with France with numerous transit backstamps, Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

A CHOICE VERTICAL STRIP OF THE 1856 5¢ RED BROWN ISSUE ON COVER TO FRANCE. Est. $5,000-7,500 (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500

1856, 5¢ red brown. Four margins, used with 10¢ green, type III (15), four margins with deep rich color, tied together by circular grid cancels, red "New York 'Paid 12' Aug 25" credit exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Canada from Boston Aug. 26th to Liverpool arriving Sep. 5th, "Et. Unis Serv. Br." (9.7.57) entry cds, reverse with Paris (9.8) and Lyon (9.9) backstamps; top edge tape stain, Fine and scarce combination for the 15¢ treaty rate to France.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1855, 10¢ green, type II. horizontal strip of four, positions 37-40R1 with right sheet margin showing part imprint ("n & Cincinnati"), mostly large margins all around, scissors-cut between last two at right, used with 1¢ blue (9) horizontal pair, ample to large margins, each tied by "Richmond, Va. Mar. 2, 1857" cds on cover to Linkoping, Sweden, red "New-York Mar 4, 1857" backstamp and magenta "19" credit rating and also squiggle cancelling 4th stamp in strip, red "Aachen Franco" framed transit with blue ms. "f5" rating, backstamps include Royal Danish Postal Agency (3.19) and Royal Swedish Postal Agency (3.19) double-circles of Hamburg offices, Helsingborg (3.21) transit also ties strip, Linkoping (3.26) arrival backstamp; the fourth stamp in strip was originally folded over edge with resulting creases that has been opened for display and pressed, Fine and rare use.
Scott No. 14; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

AN OUTSTANDING 1851 ISSUE FRANKING FOR THE SCARCE 42¢ PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO SWEDEN. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

1855, 10¢ green, type II. Large margins, intense color and impression, tied by wavy manuscript on light buff cover from the Foster correspondence from Boston, Mass. to Annapolis, Nova Scotia, S.G. Damon & Co. Boston oval corner card handstamp, "St. John, N.B. / Ship Letter" two-line handstamp and large "6" pence due handstamp crossed out by wavy manuscript, Sept. 26th docketing at left; portion of address restored, Fine and scarce use with the St. John, N.B. Ship Letter handstamp.
Scott No. 14; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1855, 10¢ green, type II. Large margins to clear, tied by partial strike of "New Orleans, La., Jan. 15" cds on 1857 gray folded cover to Genoa, Italy, red "New-York Br. Pkt., Feb. 1" exchange cds, red London (2.16.1857) transit backstamp and oval "GB/40c" accountancy marking, Calais (2.16) transit cds, red Genoa arrival backstamp; horizontal file fold, edge wear, Fine and scarce double open mail rate use to Italy.
Scott No. 14; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1855, 10¢ green, type II. Bright color, cancelled by socked-on-the-nose strike of radial fancy cancel, matching "Cohassett, Mass., Sep 4" cds on blue folded letter to Santa Clara Cal., Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 14; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1855, 10¢ green, type II. Horizontal pair, four margins, used with 1¢ blue (9), cut in, tied by circular grid cancels and "Pontiac Mich. Aug 24" cds on orange 1857 cover to France, magenta "Paid 21" rating noting prepayment, red "New York 'Paid 12' Sep 2" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Arabia from New York Sep. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Sep. 13th, Calais (9.14) entry cds, reverse with Paris (9.15) and Audincourt (9.16) arrival cds, Very Fine and early Michigan transatlantic use, ex-Born.
Scott No. 14; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1855, 10¢ green, type III. Pos. 51R1, enormous margins showing adjacent stamps at top and right, centerline at left, bright color and paper, tied by "Milford, Conn, Feb 5" cds on orange cover from the William Wheaton to San Francisco, Cal., Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 15; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1855, 10¢ green, type III. Large margins to just in at lower right, tied by "West Fitchburg, Mas" cds on 1856 corner card cover to Montreal, Canada, reverse with blue "Rouse's Point, N.Y., Apr 26" transit cds and Montreal (4.26.1856) receiving cds, cover with all-over illustrated Scythe manufacturer advertisement, Very Fine and early ad cover use to Canada.
Scott No. 15; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1855, 10¢ green, type III. Huge sheet margin single, slightly in at right, sharp impression on bright paper, tied by crisp "N. York Steamship" circular postmark on fresh light buff cover to Philadelphia, Pa., Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 15; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1855, 10¢ green, type III. Large to huge margins, rich color on bright paper, tied by "Sacramento, Cal" cds on cover with "Hill. Wooster & Co., Sac. City" double-oval corner card handstamp to Boston, Mass., 1857 receipt docketing at right; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 15; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1855, 10¢ green, type IV. Position 64L1, recut at top and bottom clearly shown with large margins, except just in at top right corner, detailed impression with rich color, tied by partial "Lowell, Mass., Apr 27" cds on 1856 Fremont campaign cover (Milgram JF-44) to Pictou, Nova Scotia, reverse with blue St. Andrews, N.B. (4.30.67), St. John, N.B. (5.1), and Pictou (5.6) backstamps; slight erosion spot lower left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 16; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A SCARCE USE OF THE 10¢ GREEN, TYPE IV RECUT ON A FREMONT CAMPAIGN COVER TO CANADA.

THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE 10¢ IMPERF ISSUE ON A CAMPAIGN COVER.

This Fremont campaign design is listed by Milgram as scarce with a Rarity rating of 3 (one to five known). Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib. Position 3R1E, cancel removed, margins large to into scroll at bottom left, bold color; couple repair tears and thins, Very Fine appearance, still a very presentable example of this scarce 1851 1¢ type, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 5A; $8,500. Scott $8,500
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Scott $8,500

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia, "curl in C" variety. Position 97R4, town cancel, margins large to a bit in at sides, with full scrolls clearly visible at bottom, deep color, Fine, a presentable example of this rare 1¢ plate 4 type, with 1976 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 6 var.; $12,000.

Produced from only 18 of the 20 subjects in the bottom row of both panes of Plate 4, the 1¢ imperforate, type Ia owes it's rarity to the short three month period that the Plate 4 imperforates where produced. Scott $12,000
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Scott $12,000

1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Plate 4, showing wide break in outerline at top, town cancel, large to mostly huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps on three side, rich color and sharp detailed impression, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely large margin gem from the scarce plate four, with 1999 & 2011 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates, the latter two Graded (XF 90, SMQ $2,500).
Scott No. 8A; $1,200. Scott $1,200
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Scott $1,200

1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Position 60R4, showing wide break in frame at top, face free town cancel, deep rich color, margins large to into upper scroll at left, F.-V.F., with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 8A; $1,200. Scott $1,200
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Scott $1,200

1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Atkinson Depot, N.H. town cancels, margins clear to large clearly showing wide outer line break at top, bold color and crisp impression, Very Fine, with 1979 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 8A; $825. Scott $825
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Scott $825

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. Showing double transfer in "O" of "ONE", grid cancel, ample to mostly large margins showing portions of adjacent stamps on three sides, strong bright color, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF 90, SMQ $300).
Scott No. 9; $100. Scott $100
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Scott $100