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**5c-10c 1851-56 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1388		5c Red Brown (12). Three huge margins showing bits of adjoining stamps at sides, clear at top, rich color, tied by perfectly clear strike of "New Orleans La. Feb. 18, 1857" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Amsterdam, Holland, sender's ship-name directive "Europa" (sailed from Boston on February 25, but this did not go on that Cunarder), red "New-York Mar. 4" circular datestamp, manuscript British "1/" debit and Dutch "80" cents due, red Liverpool receiving backstamp (Mar. 17), Amsterdam receiving backstamp (Mar. 19) and matching "16" in circle, horizontal file fold clear of stamp VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED 1856 5-CENT IMPERFORATE COVER TO HOLLAND. Although the sender directed this to go by the sailing of the Cunarder Europa from Boston on February 25 (1857), it was held for the March 4 sailing of the Cunarder Asia from New York, which arrived in Liverpool on March 16. Our census of 5c 1856 covers contains only this one cover to Holland. It was acquired by Dr. Robertson in a June 1966 H. R. Harmer sale. For that reason, this destination was missing from the massive 5c 1856 collection formed and exhibited by Frederick R. Mayer. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $6,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1389		10c Green, Ty. I (13). Three enormous margins and full at right, rich color, tied by lightly struck "Stockton Cal. Sep. 19" circular datestamp on buff cover to Salem Conn., light soiling on cover, stamp is Extremely Fine, the 10c Type I is surprisingly difficult to find in this choice quality, especially on cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,000.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1390		10c Green, Ty. I (13). Position 98L1, large margins to full, tied by well-struck "Kenosha Wis. Oct. 3" circular datestamp on 1857 folded cover to Canada, light vertical file folds well away from stamp, rust red "United States 6d" in oval credit handstamp, Windsor transit backstamp, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1391		10c Green, Ty. I (13). Full even margins, tied by New York Ocean Mail circular datestamp on blue folded letter datelined "Bordeaux 24 Decembre 1856" to San Francisco, blue oval company handstamp at left, stamp barely affected by faint vertical file fold, Very Fine appearance, a beautiful cover and a rare Type I use, privately carried to New York where it entered the mails (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1392		10c Green, Ty. I (13). Large margins to ample, clearly showing the type characteristics, tied by unusual grid cancel, "Illinoitown Cal. Nov. 19" double-circle datestamp on cover to East Salisbury Mass., cover with minor wear and soiling, still Very Fine, scarce use especially with the town name misspelled "Illinoitown" instead of "Illinoistown" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1393		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Position 79R1, large margins, rich color, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 20" circular datestamp on cover to Winneconnah Wis., with cut-out portraits of James Monroe and George Washington, some slight wear, Very Fine, an unusual cover, there is no way to prove the cut-outs were applied in the 1850's, but they probably were, with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1394		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins, tied by "New York Dec. 20" Ocean Mail circular datestamp on 1856 folded cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, three transit backstamps (St. Andrews, St. John and receiving), minor edgewear, Very Fine, a very unusual use, we are told that the same desk in New York was used for mail to Cuba, California and Canada, this was mis-struck with the New York Ocean Mail cancel, an excellent example of mails sent thru that office, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1395		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Two-thirds of stamp at right, tied by grid and "New-York May 20" Ocean Mail circular datestamp on 1857 cover to San Jose Cal. and forwarded to Ganote P.O. Cal., also with full stamp, large margins to in, tied by grid and similar New York Ocean Mail circular datestamp, stamp also tied by "San Jose Cal. Jul. 22" circular datestamp, manuscript "Adv. 1, Frd. 3/Due 4" at top center, with original contents, minor edgewear, Fine, very unusual use, the partial stamp may have been an attempted re-use, the full stamp was applied in New York either by the postal clerk or sender, the cover was advertised and forwarded in California resulting in the "Due 4" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1396		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Horizontal strip of four, large margins to clear, used with horizontal pair of 1c Blue, Ty. II (7), margins to in, tied by indistinct strikes of Pa. circular datestamp on 1856 cover to Norrkoping, Sweden, red "19" credit handstamp, blue manuscript rate marking, various transit backstamps, carried on the Cunarder Persia, which departed New York Dec. 10 and arrived Liverpool Dec. 20, missing part of left side flap and sealed cover tear at left, strip with tiny corner creases not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Fine, rare use of 1851-55 Issue on cover to Sweden, with 1983 P.F. certificate, (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1397		10c Green, Ty. III (15). Large margins to ample, rich color on bright paper, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 8 Jan." circular datestamp on cover to Medford Mass. with "Daily Alta California, San Francisco" colorless embossed corner card with illustration of printing press, 1857 docketing, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, scarce, the Daily Alta was the first daily newspaper in San Francisco (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1398		10c 1851-57 Issue Covers. Three, incl. No. 15 used in 1858 from Washington Ark. to Oregon Terr., No. 15 tied by New York Ocean Mail cancel on cover from New York to Panama, last is vertical pair of No. 35 from Washington D.C. to Aspinwall, some faults, overall Fine and diverse group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction

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