Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3020
Symbol:Cat No:1

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), four nice margins, tied by a somewhat heavy black grid with a weak strike of a red Albany, N.Y. c.d.s. on cover to Boston, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $425
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $425
Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3021
Symbol:Cat No:1

1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1), clear at the right, just in at the bottom, tied by a pale red grid with a light matching Providence, R.I. c.d.s., May 8 (1849) on clean folded letter to Westfield, Mass., Fine. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3022
Symbol:Cat No:1a

1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), three small margins and barely shaved at the bottom, tied by a manuscript "X" on a cover postmarked with an incomplete blue Baltimore, Md., Aug 8 c.d.s., to Clarksburg, Va.; horizontal file fold, Fine.
Scott $900
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $900
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3023
Symbol:Cat No:2

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), large to huge margins including a partial sheet margin at the bottom, tied by a red grid and a matching "Cincinnati, O./ 10/ Oct 16" c.d.s. on an 1850 folded letter to Pontiac, Mich.; bit of light soiling around stamp (see certificate note below), otherwise Very Fine, with a 2010 P.F. certificate noting "stamp with some gum soiling at left".
Scott $1,050
Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Scott $1,050
Suggested Bid $400-6

1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), an alluring example with four full (if closer at bottom) margins and a lovely orange red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott $400
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $400
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3024
Symbol:Cat No:7

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 7), plate 3, ample to large margins (adjacent stamps visible at top and left), tied by a Boston PAID grid with a red Dec 9 Boston c.d.s. alongside on a locally addressed cover, Fine to Very Fine, with a 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott $550
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $550
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3025
Symbol:Cat No:7

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 7), tied by a partial green Dec 16 Jackson, Miss. c.d.s. on a folded four-page printed circular for a Jackson General Merchant; stamp with two margins, cover with damp staining an ink erosion in address, otherwise Fine, an interesting circular for Books, Musical Instruments, Jewelry, Cutlery, etc., etc.
Scott $555
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $555
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3026
Symbol:Cat No:7

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 7), three singles from plate 2, all with three large margins and cut in slightly at the top, tied by light "Woonsocket, R.I." c.d.s.s, Jan 27, 1858, on a small cover to Boston; reduced just a bit at the right, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3027
Symbol:Cat No:10A

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), top sheet margin single with clear to large margins on the other sides, tied by a light "Paid" grid, with a red "Boston/ 3cts/ 8 Sep" c.d.s. alongside, on a cover to Augusta, Me.; a Very Fine stamp on a Fine cover.
Scott $190
Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Scott $190
Suggested Bid $100-150

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3028
Symbol:Cat No:12

1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), margins clear to just touching, tied by a blurry Jun 30 Philadelphia c.d.s. with a handstamped "5" (pence due) on an 1858 folded letter to Halifax, Nova Scotia via Boston, backstamped "Ud. States/ Halifax/ JY 4/ 1858" exchange office c.d.s.; toned vertical file fold, Fine. A scarce usage.
Scott $1,600 to France
Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Scott $1,600 to France
Suggested

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3029
Symbol:Cat No:17

1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), with large margins to barely clear at the lower left, natural pre-printing crease, tied by a partial Aug 1 San Francisco c.d.s. on a cover to Beverly, Ill., Fine, a scarce use of a single 12¢ on a domestic cover.
Scott $1,500
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $1,500
Suggested Bid $250-3

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3030
Symbol:Cat No:17

1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), used with a 3¢ dull red (11A), both Fine, tied by a light "Adrian, Mich./Paid/May 1" c.d.s. on a cover to Brooklyn, N.Y.; light stain at repaired upper left corner, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3031
Symbol:Cat No:17

1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), vertical pair, large margins to just touching, tied by black grids on an 1853 folded letter from New York to Liverpool, England, postmarked with a red "New 3 York, Sep 17" with a red Sep 28 "America/Paid/Liverpool" c.d.s.; marvelous, long letter relates, in part, visiting the Exhibition at the Crystal Palace; few small repairs, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $750
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $750
Suggested Bid $200-300

1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), light town postmark, a stunner with grand color, a face-free cancel and fresh paper; light diagonal crease, Very Fine centering.
Scott $700
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $700
Suggested Bid $200-300

1855, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 13), light red postmark and manuscript cancel, in a shade almost tinged with gray, the margins well clear, capturing all design elements; tiny corner crease and small scuff at bottom, Very Fine centering.
Scott $900
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $900
Suggested Bid $200-300

1855, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 14), and George has the right to smirk, with strong color, immense margins and a light, nearly face-free cancel; pinhole, small thins and small tear at left, Extremely Fine centering.
Scott $140
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $140
Suggested Bid $150-200

1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), with intense color and clean detail, fully visible thanks to the oversized margins; lightly struck straightline "PAID" cancel adds to the appeal; light creases, Very Fine to Extremely Fine centering.
Scott $140
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $140
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3033
Symbol:Cat No:23 var.

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 23), recut once at the top with a nice double transfer, position 67L1L, average centering, tied by a neat Aug 2 Brooklyn, N.Y. c.d.s. on a clean orange cover to Brandon, Vt., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,100+
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $1,100+
Suggested Bid $200-

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3034
Symbol:Cat No:24

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (Scott 24), vertical strip of 3, tied by blue grid cancels on on a cover postmarked Keokuk, Ia., Nov 5, 1861, to Urbana, Ia.; includes a Union soldier's letter to his father datelined "Camp near Quincy, Oct 20th 1861" giving mundane details of a soldier's life, apparently before any serious action; strip with small faults, cover somewhat soiled and slightly reduced at the right. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3036
Symbol:Cat No:29, 35

1859, 5¢ brown, type I & 10¢ green, type V (Scott 29, 35), tied by a New Orleans c.d.s., Nov 29, 1860, on folded address leaf to Lille, France; the stamps are also tied by a "New 24 York, Dec 3" exchange office c.d.s. (inverted month) and by a Dec 22 French entry c.d.s.; the is also a handstamped "16" credit and a blue sender's oval; backstamps are Havre-Paris (Dec 22), Paris-Calais (Dec 23) and Lille (Dec 23); tape repair at the upper left, piece of back missing, Fine and attractive. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3037
Symbol:Cat No:36

1857, 12¢ black, plate I (Scott 36), a Fine vertical pair with part sheet margin and straight edge at the right, tied by a partial Trenton, Ioa. c.d.s., Mar 3 (1859) on a neat cover to Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England with a red handstamped "3" and a clear red "Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet" entry c.d.s., backstamped London and Sleaford on Mar 24-25; two punched filing holes at the right edge, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $850
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $850
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3038
Symbol:Cat No:36

1857, 12¢ black, plate I (Scott 36), used with a 3¢ dull red (26A), both Fine, tied by a partial New Orleans c.d.s., Oct 9,1858, on a folded letter to Bordeaux, France with a red "New Paid York/3" exchange office c.d.s., French entry octagon and small red boxed "PD", four different French backstamps, Very Fine. A most unusual 15¢ franking. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3039
Symbol:Cat No:36

1857, 12¢ black, plate I (Scott 36), tied, with a 3¢ dull red (26), by bold red grids on a pretty amber cover from New York to Port Vendres, France, with a red "New Paid York/12/Sep 12" Exchange Office c.d.s., a Sep 24 French entry c.d.s. a boxed "P.D." and two French backstamps; top label of 3¢ stamp clipped, otherwise Very Fine and attractive.
Scott $475
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $475
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 5133
Lot No:3040
Symbol:Cat No:37

1860, 24¢ gray lilac (Scott 37), canceled with a small red grid on an 1861 folded address leaf from New York to Warrington, England with a red "3/New York Am. Pkt/May 25" Exchange Office c.d.s., a red Jun 8 London Paid entry c.d.s. and a partial Jun 8 Warrington backstamp; stamp with damaged perforations at the bottom, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $1,000
Suggested Bid $200-3

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (Scott 24), horizontal strip of 3, lovely strip with each stamp having strong color and sharp detail, cancelled by New York postmarks; left stamp (clearly part of the original strip) hinge rejoined; top perforations blunted by scissors separation, still Fine to Very Fine, nice used multiple, with 2020 P.F. certificate.
Scott $140
Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Scott $140
Suggested Bid $100-150