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1851 1¢ Type II-IIIa Issues continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1221     8 image1851, 1¢ blue, type III. Showing clear break at top and wide break at bottom. Large well balanced margins, tied by circular grid handstamp on ladies cover to the President of the Institute Literary Association in Portsmouth, Va., addressed redrawn in black ink not mentioned on certificate, otherwise Extremely Fine, a gem stamp on cover, with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 8; $1,900; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Scott $1,900
Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1222     8A, 7 image1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, horizontal combination strip of 6 (positions 14-19R1E). first and third stamps Type II (Scott 7), and the other four Type IIIA (Scott 8A), large margins to just in at one or two spots, beautiful Plate 1 Early "Robin's Egg" Blue color and impression, cancelled by rare 8-bar open grid, postmarked matching "San Francisco Cal. 1 Oct." (1851) cds on brown cover to Sing Sing, New York, strip tied by light pencil "Oct. 1st 1851" docketing at left, cover with small tears at right, top flap mostly complete and tucked under other flaps, ex-Jessup, Polland, Grunin, Kramer, Hackmey and Gross, with 2003 & 2019 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 8A, 7; Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.

ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC COVERS OF THE 1851 ISSUE AND THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE 1¢ 1851 ISSUE FROM THE WEST COAST.

This cover represents an exceptionally rare use of the 1¢ 1851 Issue to pay the new 6¢ prepaid rate, effective July 1851, for distances exceeding 3,000 miles. It was dispatched on the very first sailing from San Francisco to Panama following the arrival of the new stamps in California.

The first shipment of the 1851 Issue reached the West Coast aboard the Pacific Mail Steamship Company steamer "Oregon," which arrived in San Francisco on September 18, 1851. The earliest documented West Coast use of the new issue is a cover bearing a pair of 3¢ Orange Brown stamps, postmarked at Sacramento on September 30, 1851.

Mail postmarked in San Francisco on October 1, 1851, was carried on the return voyage of the "Oregon," departing that same day and arriving in Panama on October 20. The correspondence then crossed the isthmus and continued from Chagres to New York aboard the United States Mail Steamship Company steamer "Ohio," which sailed on October 25 and reached New York on November 5. The present cover traveled on that sailing.

Noted philatelist Stanley B. Ashbrook regarded this and other 1851 Issue covers bearing the same October 1 postmark as "first day" uses from California. (Image1)

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Est. $10,000-15,000
Selling for...$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1223     8A image1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Margins large to touching, tied by circular grid handstamp on New York locally addressed cover, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 8A; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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1224     8A image1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, horizontal pair. Positions 73-74R4. On blue folded printed circular to Cromford, Rhenish Prussia, tied by indistinct "New Orleans La. Sep 21" cds, endorsed "via Ostend" at top right, carried by Cunard Line Persia from New York Sep. 30th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 10th, red Calais (10.12) transit cds, Prussia blue manuscript. "3" sgr due rating, Oct. 14th arrival backstamp, a Very Fine use.
Scott No. 8A; $2,250 as off-cover pair; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Scott $2,250 as off-cover pair
Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1225     8A image1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Position 17R1E. Margins large to just touching at top left, tied by "Cherry Valley, N.Y., Oct 23" cds on 1851 railroad circular to treasurer of the U. & S. R.R. Co. (Utica & Schenectady Rail Road) in Albany; stamp with light margin toning not mentioned on certificate, otherwise Very Fine, with 2015 R. Doporto certificate.
Scott No. 8A; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
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1852 1¢ Type IV Issue
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1226     9 image1¢ blue, type IV, plate reconstruction of the left & right panes on cover. Missing only Position 54L1L, some duplication, fascinating lot of 265 covers for the plate reconstruction of the 1851 1¢ blue type IV, however we do note that a couple of the Type II's have snuck in, included is singles, pairs, strips, a block of six on cover, foreign usages, trans-continental usages with a wide variety of markings and cancel, condition is mixed, however this is a great lot that would be impossible to duplicate, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE IV WHICH MUST BE VIEWED TO BE FULLY APPRECIATED.

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Est. $15,000-20,000
Selling for...$7,500.00
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1227     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. Margins large to just touching at bottom, in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red, two singles (11A) with mostly large to clear margins, tied by blue "Richmond, Va., Jun 1" cds's on folded letter sheet to Halifax, Nova Scotia, carried to Boston and transferred to a Cunard liner to New Brunswick with blue "St. Andrews, N.B., Ju 8, 1854" and "St. John, New Brunswick, Ju 9, 1854" transit cds and oval "H., N.S., Ju 13, 1854" receiving date stamp; 1¢ with tear at top and left 3¢ with light file fold crease, Very Fine appearance, an unusual 2¢ overpayment of the 5¢ rate via Boston and British packet.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
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1228     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, vertical pair. Margins large to on at bottom, tied by "New Orleans, La., Jul 3" cds on July 1, 1855 printed circular to Anvers, Belgium, red French packet cds and manuscript "15" centimes due; light cover edge wear at sides, Very Fine, a very rare 1851 1¢ usage on circular to Belgium, ex-Starnes.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
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1229     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal pair. On blue folded printed prices current to Augsburg, Bavaria, tied by bold "New Orleans La. Oct 13" cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Persia from New York Oct. 29th to Liverpool arriving Nov. 7th, red French (11.8.1856) transit cds, Augsburg (11.10) arrival backstamp, green crayon "5" due rating, backstamp, fresh and Very Fine circular rate use, ex-Cipolla.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
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1230     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal strip of 9. Positions 12-20R1L. Some small flaws, canceled by manuscript "Roxboro, N.C., Aug 26" postmark and matching "X"'s on legal size cover to Corsicana, Texas, various 1856 docketings; cover wear and tears, Fine appearance, still an impressive three times rate usage.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
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1231     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, block of 6. Positions 8-10/18-20R1L. Scissor cut and small tear affecting bottom right stamp, tied by lightened manuscript cancels on reduced legal size cover to Opelousas, La., "St. Martinsville, La., Dec 12" cds; cover fold and light stain spots, Fine appearance.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$210.00
Will close during Public Auction
1232     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, irregular block of three. Positions 61-62/71R1L. Clear to large margins, tied by green "Morganfield, Ky., Jan 17" cds on cover to Louisville, K.Y., 1857 docketing at right, Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$160.00
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1233     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, vertical strip of three. Positions 46, 56, 66R1L. Margins full to huge showing portions of adjacent stamps at sides, tied by "Middletown, Ct., 3 Paid, Oct 4" integral rate cds on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Cazenovia, N.Y., an Extremely Fine strip and usage.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1234     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, corner margin single (pos. 100L1L). Large margins to just in at top, tied on Pre-Paid Way cover with 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by Savannah, Ga. cds, addressed to Bryan Old Court House, Geo., cover tear at top left & some cover staining, otherwise Very Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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1235     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal pair. Large margins with strong color and impressions, used with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11), all tied by two strikes of "New Orleans, La., Jun 24" cds on 1856 blue folded cover to Paris, France, red "New-York, Br. Pkt. Jul 9" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Jul. 9th to Liverpool arriving Jul. 21st, London (7.21) transit backstamp, Calais (7.22) entry cds with matching "26" décimes due handstamp; light vertical fold affects 3¢, otherwise Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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1236     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal pair. Huge margins to in at bottom including portion of adjoining stamps at top, on blue folded printed circular to Trieste, Austria with company "Printed Circular" straightline at top left, tied by "New Orleans La, Aug 18" cds, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Aug. 22nd to Liverpool arriving Sep. 2nd, red Calais (10.3) transit cds, red Trieste (10.9) arrival backstamp, blue manuscript. "3" corrected to "7" krCM due rating due to four enclosed circulars, Very Fine and rare multiple circular rate use.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400.

The top cover was marked 3 krCM due (1843 Austria-France Convention). The clerk saw it contained four more circulars (see vertical ribbon marks) and rerated the postage due of 7 krCM (+1 KrCM each). (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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1237     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, vertical pair. Large to huge margins except in at left, tied by partial "New Orleans La., Jun 3" cds on 1855 blue printed circular to Genoa, Italy, blue printed circular with blue "Printed Circular / Per Steamer" two-line company handstamp, red "Arrivo, Genova" (6.29.55) arrival backstamp and manuscript "17½" centesimi due rating, Very Fine.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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1238     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, right margin horizontal strip of three. Showing portions of adjacent stamps at bottom, slightly overlapped by 1851, 3¢ dull red (11) all tied by "New Orleans, La., Jul 20" cds's on 1856 folded letter to Nantes, France, red "New York, Br. Pkt., Aug 6" exchange cds, with Calais transit cds additionally tying strip, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, ex-Waterhouse.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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1239     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal pair. Margins large to just touching at bottom, bold color, tied by "New Orleans, La., Jun 15" cds leaving right stamp uncancelled, on 1855 printed prices circular to Liverpool, England, bold "2" pence rating and reverse with Liverpool entry postmark, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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1240     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. Bottom sheet margin single with large margins, on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire additional franked with 1851 3¢ horiz. pair tied by New Jersey town postmarks, addressed to "U.S. Flagship Independence, Pacific Ocean, to the Care of the American Consul, Panama", vert. cover wrinkle affecting left 3¢, Very Fine.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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