U.S. and C.C.A. Postal History and Hawaii continued...

**1861-68 Issue (Scott 62B-78) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1475		5c Buff (67). Three, tied by red grid cancels and matching "New York Paid 12 Oct. 1" credit datestamp on 1861 cover to Havre, France, sender's routing "Pr. Europa from Boston for Liverpool", red boxed "PD" and Havre datestamp, slightly reduced at right, stamps with some short perfs, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1476		12c Black (69). Tied by circle of "V's cancel, red "New York Paid All Apr. 25" circular datestamp on cover with American Emigrant Co.'s illustrated corner card and printed address to Liverpool, England, red Liverpool transit, top left corner perf tip loose when the stamp was applied, Very Fine, the charter for the American Emigrant Co. can be found on Google Books (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1477		12c Black (69). Detailed impression, tied by quartered cork cancel, "Prattville Ala. Jul. 5" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire (U59) to Heidelberg, Germany, red "N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid 12 Jul. 11" credit datestamp, 12c also tied by blue "America/Uber Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, barely reduced at right, Very Fine, nice 12c/stationery combination for the 15c Bremen Packet rate, ex Caspary, Barkhausen and Vogel (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1478		12c Black (69). Horizontal pair, used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65), tied by target cancels, "Warren C.H. Pa. Nov. 22, 1864" double-circle datestamp on orange cover to Enkirch, Germany, 12c also tied by blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, light strike of red 7c New York credit datestamp, carried on the HAPAG Borussia, receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at left and some slight soiling, still Very Fine, a very unusual and colorful franking for 28c PCM rate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1479		24c Red Lilac, Plate Proof on Card (70P4). Shaved to reduce thickness and perforated, tied by indistinct cancel with "South Meriden Conn. Oct. 25, 1897" circular datestamp on registered cover to Bridgeport Conn., receiving backstamp, remnants of a philatelic convention label (post-1900) on back, cover edgewear and bit of erosion in return address, Fine appearance, a most unusual and fascinating use of a perforated proof which was accepted for postage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
1480		2c Black (73). Horizontal pair and single, intense shade, tied by targets and "Registered" straightline handstamp on orange cover with illustrated Pacific Stage Express Co. Paid printed frank to James Brennan at Nassau Street in New York, neat "San Francisco Cal. 13 Mar. 1865" double-circle datestamp, manuscript registry numbers and bold "Z Z" handstamps likely applied in New York, back of cover with manuscript inventory of stamps which were enclosed including "5 Bambers Exp., 20-2c Blk. Sandwich Islands", etc., stamps centered to bottom, some minor soiling A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE REGISTERED USE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK, USED TO CARRY STAMPS FROM AN EARLY DEALER. The Pacific Stage Express Co. closed in 1864, but its franked envelope was used in this instance by a San Francisco stamp dealer. The 2c stamps paid the double 3c rate for over -1/2 ounce. The registry fee was paid in cash. Ex Haas. Illustrated in Nathan book on page 157. With 1968 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1481		2c Black (73). Centered to top left, tied by light strike of New York circular datestamp on cover to local street address, large advertisement for "Hartford Live Stock Insurance Co., Capital $500,000." with horse and cattle illustrated design, one horse in background is dead and being dragged onto a cart -- a less-than-subtle reminder of the value of livestock insurance -- stamp with minor perf tip toning, still Very Fine, one of the most beautiful horse-related designs we have encountered, made even more desirable by use of the 2c Black Jack (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1482		2c Black (73). Two, tied by "Boston Mass. Feb. 1" circular datestamp on large cover to Dorchester Mass. with George C. Rand & Avery printer's advertisement with illustration of six scenes from a printing plant, includes paper room, presses and engraving area, some edgewear, stamps with trivial perf toning, still Very Fine, the Black Jack franking is an added bonus on this remarkable 19th century advertising cover, which was used to mail catalogues (printed matter rate), we recommend going to our website and using the Image Magnifier to view the detail of this engraving (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1483		24c Lilac (78). Bright color, used with horizontal pair of 2c Brown (157), tied by cork cancels, "Newark N.J. Feb. 1 3PM" circular datestamp on cover to Moradabad, India, red 1875 London transit also ties pair, red "New York 24 Feb. 2" credit datestamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at left, right stamp in pair rounded corner at lower right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce late use of the 24c 1863 Issue on cover to India (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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