Feature Lot. Lot 1147 - 1847, 5¢ red brown. Large to huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at left, deep rich color, detailed impression, tied by blue circular cancel, matching "Philada. Pa. '5 cts' Feb 4" integral-rate cds on 1850 folded letter to Amsterdam, Holland, sender's routing "Steamer from Boston to Liverpool", carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Boston Feb. 6th to Liverpool arriving Feb. 18th, red Liverpool (2.18) transit backstamp with ms. "1/4" G.B. debit, red Amsterdam (2.20) r....Est. $5,000-7,500 Currently US$ 4,750 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

Welcome to our Sale no. 10 of United States Stamps and Postal History; including Civil War!

The sale contains an interesting selection of 483 lots featuring the finest collection of Leeds Patent envelopes with many unique items, nice selections of Fancy Cancels, Civil War Patriotics and 1860s Postal History.

There are numerous highlights including the only recorded Black Jack Bisect used on a Patriotic cover, the only recorded 1847 Issue cover to Austria, 1870 Bank Note Issue triple-country mixed franking use from Peru, a blue San Francisco Running Pony use, a Spanish American war patriotic from Hawaii, a Coumo Provisional use canceled at the U.S. Military Station, and much more! We hope you find something of interest.

This sale features:

• A Specialized Collection of Leeds Patent Envelopes
• Fancy Cancels
• Advertising Covers
• Civil War Postal History including Patriotic and Confederate Railroads
• Graded U.S. Stamps

All Lots Sold Subject to a 20% Buyers Premium.

You can download the Sale 10 catalog pdf here

Good luck with your bidding!

U.S. Postal History

• The Development of Leeds Patent Envelopes Lots (1001-1020)
  
• The Development of Leeds Patent Envelopes Lots (1021-1040)
  
• The Development of Leeds Patent Envelopes Lots (1041-1045)
  
• Free Franks Lot 1046
  
• State Postal History Lots (1047-1055)
  
• Western Express Covers Lots (1056-1060)
  
• Western Express Covers Lots (1061-1064)
  
• Railroad Covers Lots (1065-1066)
  
• Inland Waterways Lots (1067-1070)
  
• Good Samaritan Labels Lots (1071-1074)
  
• Forwarded Markings Lots (1075-1080)
  
• Forwarded Markings Lots (1081-1084)
  
• Foreign Mail Lots (1085-1086)
  
• Advertising/Illustrated Covers Lots (1087-1089)
  
• Advertising Covers - Cameos Lots (1090-1097)
  
• Advertising Covers - Food & Drink Lots (1098-1100)
  
• Advertising Covers - Food & Drink Lot 1101
  
• Advertising Covers - Household Goods Lots (1102-1105)
  
• Advertising Covers - Gun Lot 1106
  
• Advertising - Medical Lots (1107-1109)
  
• Advertising - Propaganda Lots (1110-1111)
  
• Exposition Covers Lots (1112-1113)
  
• Fancy Cancels Lots (1114-1118)
  
• Fancy Cancels - Color Cancels Lots (1119-1120)
  
• Fancy Cancels - Color Cancels Lots (1121-1122)
  
• Fancy Cancels - Patriotic Lots (1123-1126)
  
• Fancy Cancels - Pictorial Lots (1127-1137)
  
• Fancy Cancels - Fraternal to Postal Markings Lots (1138-1140)
  
• Fancy Cancels - Fraternal to Postal Markings Lots (1141-1144)
  
• Machine Cancels Lot 1145
  
• Stamps on Cover Lots (1146-1160)
  
• Stamps on Cover Lots (1161-1180)
  
• Stamps on Cover Lots (1181-1194)
  
• Carriers and Locals Lots (1195-1200)
  
• Carriers and Locals Lots (1201-1207)
  
  Civil War Postal History
  
• Civil War Patriotic Covers Lots (1208-1220)
  
• Civil War Patriotic Covers Lots (1221-1228)
  
• Sanitary Fair Covers Lots (1229-1231)
  
• Independent State Covers Lots (1232-1233)
  
• Provisionals - Confederacy (5¢-10¢) Lots (1234-1236)
  
• CSA General Issue Lots (1237-1240)
  
• Confederate Patriotic Covers Lots (1241-1243)
  
• Confederate Railroad Covers Lots (1244-1250)
  
• Civil War Postal History Lots (1251-1252)
  
  U.S. Possessions Stamps and Covers
  
• Hawaii Lots (1253-1254)
  
• Puerto Rico Lots (1255-1257)
  
  United States Stamps
  
• 19th Century Lots (1258-1260)
  
• 19th Century Lots (1261-1280)
  
• 19th Century Lots (1281-1300)
  
• 19th Century Lots (1301-1309)
  
• 20th Century Lots (1310-1320)
  
• 20th Century Lots (1321-1340)
  
• 20th Century Lots (1341-1360)
  
• 20th Century Lot 1361
  
• Airmail and Back of the Book Lots (1362-1378)
  
• Revenues Lots (1379-1380)
  
• Revenues Lots (1381-1383)