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1851 Issue continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1261 |
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12 |
 1856, 5¢ red brown. Clear large margins, rich bright color, tied by "New Orleans, La., Dec 7" cds on 1856 folded letter to Chalon sur Saone, France, red "New York, Br. Pkt., Dec
16" cds, Calais entry and bold "13" decimes due handstamp, reverse with red Liverpool transit and receiving postmarks; couple small cover tears at top, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $400 - 600.
This is a late example of the "French Decree" rate. On January 1, 1857 the French due rate dropped from 13 decimes to 8 decimes (the so-called "Three Months" rate, which was in effect only until April first). (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1262 |
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17 |
 1851, 12¢ gray black. Two pairs, right with four full to large margins, left slightly in, each tied by strikes of "Richmond Va., Jul 5, 1856" cds on 1856 buff cover to Bristol, England, New
York red "38" cent handstamp credit to G.B., carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Asia from New York Jul. 9th to Liverpool arriving Jul. 21st, red "America, Liverpool, Paid, 21 JY 56" exchange cds and Bristol (7.22)
arrival backstamp; couple abrasion spots top left, Very Fine and scarce use of two 12¢ pairs for double the 24¢ treaty rate.
Scott No. 17; $1,150 as used pairs; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Scott $1,150 as used pairs
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1263 |
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17 |
 1851, 12¢ gray black. Horizontal pair, wide margins to just shaving bottom frameline, tied by paint red circular grid cancels, matching "New York '19' Jul 1" credit exchange cds
on 1856 cover to Gloucestershire, England, red "Abraham Bell & Son, New-York" framed forwarders backstamp, magenta "Paid" at top right, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Jul. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Jul. 13th, red
"America, Liverpool, Paid, 13 JY 56" transit and orange London Paid transit, Cirencester backstamp, Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott No. 17; $780; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Scott $780
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1857 Issue
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1264 |
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26 var. |
 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, cracked plate. Position 71L18. Intermediate stage of crack extending into top right vignette, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 11" cds on cover to Columbia, Pa.,
1857 docketing on reverse, Very Fine, early stages of this crack do not extend into rosette with later stages extending across and beyond design, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 26 var.; Estimate $600 - 800. (Image1)
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Est. $600-800
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| 1265 |
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29 |
 1859, 5¢ brown, type I. Used with 10¢ green (35), each tied by vivid red NYFM open circular grid cancel, matching sharp "New York 'Paid 12' Sep 28" credit exchange cds,
carried by Cunard Line Persia from New York Sep. 28th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 8th, French (10.9.59) entry cds, Oct. 10th arrival backstamp; tiny edge tear at top, Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott No. 29; Estimate
$400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1266 |
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29 |
 1859, 5¢ brown, type I. vertical strip of three, tied by two strikes of "New-Orleans, Nov 14, 1861" cds on light buff cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Nov
20" credit, French (12.7) entry cds; small edge tear, Very Fine.
Scott No. 29; $1,200 as off-cover strip; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Scott $1,200 as off-cover strip
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1267 |
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33 |
 1857, 10¢ green, type III. Nicely centered, tied by blue "Andover, Mass., Jun 18" cds on fresh cover to California, with second strike of cds and small "ADV" advertising handstamp
of North San Juan, Cal. Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 33; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
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| 1268 |
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33 |
 1857, 10¢ green, type III. Tied by "Middleport N.Y., Dec 7" cds, additional strike at left on 1857 blue cover to St. Catherines, Canada West, red "United States/Paid 6" two-line
exchange handstamp, red St. Catherines (12.6.57) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive cross-border use.
Scott No. 33; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
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1861-66 Issue
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1269 |
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63+68+U35 |
 1861, 1¢ blue, horizontal pair. In combination with 1861, 10¢ green on 1861, 3¢ pink entire to Konigsau, Germany, all tied by "Lexington, Ky., Jan 9" origin cds's,
red "N. York, Brem Pkt., 12 Paid, Jan 18" cds and blue Bremen transit handstamp, NGL Line Steamship "Bremen" prepaid the 15 cent treaty rate, Atlantic transit of 20 days to Bremen (delayed at Southampton until February 5th);
small cover tear at left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 63+68+U35; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1270 |
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63 var. |
 1861, 1¢ blue, dot in U, plate 9, three singles. Small faults, tied by two strikes of "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 22 1861" cds on lady's cover to Sanbury Pa., D. O. Blood & Co. 1¢
bronze (15L14), acid tied, paid the carrier fee to the mails by private carrier, "Bloods, Penny Post, Oct 22, 1861" cds, F.-V.F., with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63 var.; Estimate $250 - 350.
Illustrated and discussed in Donald Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67, pg. 164, fig. 10-1. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1271 |
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63 |
 1861, 1¢ blue. Group of 25 circular rate usages bearing single frankings except 1863 Boston circular bearing pair, includes legal-size State of Maine Adj. Gen. Office shaded ad cover, Rutland
Vt. with blue fancy radial geometric, some illustrated circulars, etc.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $600 - 800.
Complete Images. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1272 |
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63 |
 1861, 1¢ blue. Group of 24 covers bearing frankings of three 1¢ including singles, pairs, vertical and horizontal strips of three, includes one 63b dark blue vertical strip of three (cat.
$800 each single) with APS cert., various origins including Chicago Ill., Fort Dodge Ioa., New Berne N.C., Auburn N.Y., Baltimore Md., Brooklyn N.Y., Washington D.C., some cancels including framed "Paid", circle of wedges, grids,
Philadelphia patent, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Complete Images. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1273 |
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63 |
 1861, 1¢ blue. Group of 39 drop rate covers with single or double frankings, cancels in red, blue and blue, towns including Chicago, Providence, Boston, Middletown Conn., Sandusky O., Nashua
N.H., Pawtucket R.I., Malden Ms., Logansport Ind., Greenville S.C., Keene N.H., Hillsdale Mich., Yonkers N.Y., Washington D.C., San Francisco, Westerly R.I., Burlington N.J., etc; some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $750 -
1,000.
Complete Images. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1274 |
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65 |
 1861, 3¢ rose. Bright color, used in combination with 3¢ dull red (26), tied by partial Illinois 1861 town datestamp on orange cover to Springfield Ill., Very Fine and scarce
combination, ex-Hegland, with 1989 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1275 |
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68 |
 1861, 10¢ green. Horizontal pair, rich color, tied between perfs by four-ring target with center dot cancel, matching "Alpena, Mich, Apr 14" cds on orange buff cover to Trondheim,
Norway, endorsed "Via Hamburg or Bremen line paid" at bottom left, partial red "New York, Paid All, Direct, Apr 19" exchange backstamp and matching "10" in circle overstruck with correct "6" credit, carried by NGL
Line Weser II from New York Apr. 23rd to Bremen arriving May 6th, red "Bremen, Franco 6/5 68." framed handstamp and matching red "Weiterfr. 2-1/2 Sgr." framed handstamp (equivalent to the 6¢ credit); edge
wear, left 10¢ tiny tear, Very Fine.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 1861 ISSUE FRANKING PREPAYING THE RARE PREPAID 20¢ NORTH GERMAN UNION DIRECT MAIL RATE TO NORWAY, PERHAPS THE ONLY
RECORDED PROPERLY PREPAID EXAMPLE.
The prepaid 20¢ North German Union direct mail rate per ½ ounce became effective with the US-NGU Convention on January 1, 1868. It was lowered to 16¢ only four months later on May 1st.
The Chicago exchange office typically made up treaty mail from the Northwest and Chicago area, and sent it by train to the Allan Line steamers departing from Quebec (Summer) or Portland (Winter). (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1276 |
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68 |
 1861, 10¢ yellow green. Straight-edge at right, tied by cogwheel, matching well-struck "San Francisco Cal., Jul 10, 1867" cds on fresh blue cover with blue "Post Office, Paid, Victoria
Vancouver Island" oval handstamp to New York N.Y.; minor edge tears and hinge reinforcing on back, Very Fine and attractive use from Vancouver Island, ex-Hall.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1277 |
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71 |
 1861, 30¢ orange. Used with 2¢ black (73) and 12¢ black (69), each tied by circular grid cancel, matching "La Crosse Wis., Dec 24, 1863" cds on orange
cover to Ringsaker, Norway, partial red "Detroit, Mich, Am. Pkt., Paid, Dec 31" exchange backstamp and matching red "23" in circle handstamp credit to Prussia, forwarded by train to Portland, carried by Allan Line
Jura from Portland Jan. 2nd to Londonderry arriving Jan. 12th, red "Aachen, Franco, 16/1" framed transit handstamp, blue ms. "f 6½" credit rating (17¢), reverse with Hamburg (1.16.64),
K.D.O.P.A. Hamburg (1.16) transits, and Christiania (1.25) arrival cds; edge wear and soiling, Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 71; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A SCARCE THREE-VALUE 1861 FRANKING TO NORWAY AT THE
44¢ PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE VIA THE DETROIT EXCHANGE OFFICE.
The 44¢ per ½ ounce Prussian Closed Mail rate to Norway was effective May 1, 1863 to May 31, 1865. Minnesota was settled by a large number of Norwegians. The
Detroit exchange office typically made up treaty mail from the Wisconsin area and sent it by train to the Allan Line steamers departing from Quebec (Summer) or Portland (Winter). (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1278 |
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71 |
 1861, 30¢ orange. Tied by grid handstamp on regimental addressed cover from Philadelphia, Pa. to Wellington, India, sent via French mail with red Calais and Madras transit cds's, reverse
with numerous transit date stamp and ribbon Too Late handstamp, red Wellington receiving cds; docketing at left additionally tying stamp, F.-V.F., with 2019 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 71; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1279 |
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71 |
 1861, 30¢ orange. In combination with 1861, 3¢ rose + 12¢ black (65+69) on triple rate cover to Paris, France, all tied by "Newport, R.I., Aug 14" duplex
postmarks, red "Boston Br. Pkt., Paid, Apr 15" exchange with straight line "Paid" and "45" rate handstamps below; small stamp flaws and sideflap missing, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 71; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1280 |
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73 |
 1863, 2¢ black. Cancelled by fancy cork duplexed with "Salem O. Jan 17" cds on unsealed cover with "L.N. Wright Job Printers and Manufacturers of Cut and Gummed Labels, Salem Oh."
gold on blue shield corner card label to Watkins N.Y., docketed "I.N. Wright Circular" at left, original printed circular accompanies, Very Fine and attractive circular rate use.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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