1861 3c, 24c and 30c orange, tied by neat grid cancels on large part of cover to Shanghai, China, red "New York Br. Pkt Paid Sep 30" and London Oct 13, 62 transit pmk, large "1" in red at lower right, most of the back of the cover is missing, otherwise fine three color franking to Shanghai (Image)

Est.US$500

1861 1c-90c, complete set of 13 different plate proofs on india, including 2c and three additional 3c shades (dull red, lake and vermilion), fine-v.f., cat. $1115 (Cat No. 63/78P3) (Image)

Cat. $1115, Est.US$300

1861 1c, 3c, 12c, 30c and 90c, five different Panama-Pacific small die proofs, large margins all around, usual light toning and thin spots, otherwise v.f. and scarce, only 3-5 of each issued (from February 20 to December 4, 1915, the Panama-Pacific Exposition was held in San Francisco, to commemorate Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean and to celebrate the opening of one of mankind's greatest engineering achievements, the Panama Canal. The Post Office Department decided to prepare a limited number of proof sets showing every United States stamp printed up to the time of the exposition. A total of 413 different designs were made. Only two sets were officially prepared, but it is widely recognized that between three and five of each were made. These included Officials, Newspapers and Periodicals, Philippines and other special use stamps), cat. $13750 (Cat No. 63/72P2a) (Image)

Cat. $13750, Est.US$2,500

1861 1c-90c, ten different stamps, overprinted Specimen, hinge remnants or disturbed gum (24c without gum), usual minor faults, otherwise fine-v.f., cat. $2120 (Cat No. 63/78S) (Image)

Cat. $2120, Est.US$500

1861 Bowlsby Patent, 1c perforated essays in red and blue with coupons at top, the former with disturbed gum, the latter h.r., fine, cat. $400 (Cat No. 63-E113f) (Image)

Cat. $400, Est.US$150

1861 1c blue, 30c orange, Panama-Pacific two small die proofs on yellowish wove paper, usual overall toning and faint thin spots, fine-v.f., less than 5 of each printed, cat. $5500 (Cat No. 63P2a,71P2a) (Image)

Cat. $5500, Est.US$1,000

1861 1c orange brown, bottom sheet margin Imprint (Engraved by the National Bank Note Co. City of New York) Plate No.27 block of eight, v.f. (Cat No. 63TC5e) (Image)

Est.US$200

1861 Jeff Davis Going to War - Returning from War, multicolor allover patriotic design with hand colored caricature, on 1864 cover franked with 3c rose tied by target cancel, "Phila, Pa." thimble cds alongside, fine (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Est.US$250

1861 3c rose, large die proof on india, die sunk on card, with National Bank Note Co. imprint, v.f., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 65P1) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.US$250

1861 30c orange, well centered, v.f., tied by foreign mail cancel on cover to Dusseldorf, Germany, with red "N.York Paid" and blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" markings, endorsed "Per Steamer New York", with arrival pmk, v.f., cat. $380 (Cat No. 71) (Image)

Cat. $380, Est.US$200

1861 90c blue, black grid cancel, nicely centered and fresh, v.f., cat. $600 (Cat No. 72) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.US$200

1861 2c black, light blue target cancel, nicely centered amid white even margins, fresh and v.f. (Cat No. 73) (Image)

Est.US$100

1861 2c black, two perfectly centered, v.f. examples, used on printed Circular rate cover from Boston to Swanzey, also Philadelphia Drop Letter, locally addressed, v.f. (Cat No. 73) (Image)

Est.US$150