1847, 5¢ red brown from 3rd printing, unused, good to very large margins three sides sharing portion of adjacent stamp at top, fresh clean color, fine (Scott 1 $2,100 )
1847, 5¢ orange brown, early or cleaned plate impression, black grid cancel, margins all around to just in at left, fresh a lovely fresh colorful sharp stamp fine . (Scott 1b $750)
THREE COVERS (2-folded letter sheets and 1 envelope) bearing 1847 5¢ red brown, 2-3 margined copies; Boston to NY,Ohio to Lexington, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio to Hecia, Ohio, come minor faults but presentable (Scott 1 )
1847, 10¢ black, lovely but unknown distinctive, black 11 bar grid cancel, large to very large margins all around, crease at BR, still very fine. Gives the appearance of Washington behind bars. Ex Saadi, Gross.Foundation. Cert. (1992)(Scott 2 )
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, Postal Fraud, three good margins with pen cancel removed, reused and tied by blue 7-bar grid on folded letter sheet bearing red MAYPORT MILLS HLA c.d.s. to Milledgeville, Geo Ex Meroni and Hulme.(Scott 11A or 10A )
1852 3¢ dull red, type I clear to large margins all around, perfectly tied by black TAMPA FLA JU 25 c.d.s. on neat envelope bearing manuscript "Via Charleston S.C. (2) July 6, 1857" to Annapolis Maryland (Scott 11 )
1852, 3¢ claret shade type I position 69L2L, margins all around canceled by 7-bar grid on light blue folded letter bearing strong brown CHARLESTOWN VA AUG 27 c.d.s. to Maryland Ex Caserta.A.P.S. Cert. (2001)(Scott 11 )
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II Sheet Margin Copy, with margins all around canceled by blue grill, plus two strikes of matching blue LITTLE-ROCK ARK c.d.s. one with manuscript "Apr 16," on neat manila envelope to W. M. Institute Drennon Springs (the Western Military Institute) (Scott 11A )
Cadett O(wen) R(ose) Weaver rose to Lieutenant Omen Rose Weaver and was a member of the Pulaski Light Artillery. He is sometimes recognized as the first Arkansan to die in the Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861.
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II Three copies and 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, manuscript "Staples Ranch Cal Jam 17" stamps with pen cancels and miraculously with margins all around on envelope to New Hampshire W Tatham handstamp.(Scott 11A )
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, centered, tied by well struck blue ROUGH & READY CAL NOV 25 1860 c.d.s., on neat envelope to Stockton, CA Ex John Hill, Caserta and two auction houses.Foundation Cert.(1999)(Scott 26 )
1863, 2¢ black, small black 1/3 moon cancel showing adjacent stamp left (SE) and right, perfect centering and perforations top and bottom large copy extremely fine . (Scott 73 )
Used to Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) 1863 2¢ "Black Jack" STRIP of FIVE plus 2 singles, tied by PHILLAD. PA NOV 8 1864 c.d.s. strikes on neat envelope, bearing red oval PAID and Canadian target, on reverse, AMHERST NO19 N.S. and Antognish transit with SYDNEY C.B. NO 26 1864 receiver which is near "Cow Bay." (Scott 73 )
A most attractive cover to a remote destination addressed to "B" engimin "S" mith Lyman a noted Harvard educated engineer, geologist and vegetarian.
1870, 24¢ purple (light shade), N.B.N.C. printing centered and fine, just tied by blue 4-ring target cancel on legal size (typical) somewhat toned envelope, bearing blue CINCINNATI 10 AUG 28 c.d.s. to Wilmington Ohio. correct usage. (Scott 153 $1,500)
1893 Columbian Exposition, 1¢ to 50¢, 1c to 50c, o.g. 1c and 30c with one straight edge each, rest full perforations, mounted on pieces of original archive pages de-accessioned from the Royal Swedish General U.P.U. Post Office Collection (Scott 230-240 $1,200 )
1898, Trans-Mississippi; $2 orange brown, o.g. (slightly sweated), tiny bent corner perforation, well centered otherwise very fine . small handstamp (Scott 293 $1900)
1929 Kansas-Nebraska Issues ½¢ to 10¢, never hinged except Kansas 1½¢ and 5¢ quite well centered for the issue, fine to very fine . (Scott 658-679 $929 )
Sale No: 13
Lot No: 64
Symbol: Cat No: C1-C3, 4 (2),5(2), 6
Airmail, 1918 - 1923, First two Issues,Eight Stamps, n.h. appearance to l.h., better than normal centeringgenerally very fine . (Scott C1-C3, 4 2,52, 6 $398 )
U.S. Airmail, 1918, 6¢ orange 2 covers each bearing the stamp turned into the blackest stamps we have ever seen (trial color?), The first tied by Airmail service DEC 17 1918 NEW YORK c.d.s. to Bellefonte, PA. The second has a BELLEFONTE DEC 18 1918 duplex to Washington D.C. (re-addressed). (Scott C1 )
A great pair. The first cover is from Nassau Stamp Company to George T. Bush, the second cover addressed to Joseph Leary appears to be from George T Bush who was a Fire Agent (red hand stamp) with Pittsburgh Underwriters.
Airmail, 1933, 50¢ “Chicago” Zeppelin Block of Six, faint toning spot on top left stamp, barely noticeable, never hingedalmost very fine . (Scott C18 $600 )
Autograph; FARGO, WILLIAM G: 1858 American Express Company Letterhead Stationery, with letter and signature in his hand dated June 21. Rare and quite impressive, with himself, Livingston, Wells & Butterfield on the heading.
A formative piece. William George Fargo is a founder of American Express Company and the co-founder of Wells Fargo. He served as the 27th Mayor of Buffalo from 1862 until 1866 during the U.S. Civil War.
Autograph; Roebling, John A: "The Bridge Builder" Designer of the Brooklyn Bridge (finished by his son), along with numerous other bridges, signed and written in 1849, the same year he was building the Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct (the Roebling Bridge). This is the oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States. The bridge runs 535 feet (163 meters) over the Delaware River, from Minisink Ford, New York, to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1849 as an aqueduct connecting two parts of the Delaware & Hudson Canal. The letter written to Mr. Lot Clark a NY State politician and former District attorney of Chenango County in Lock Port NY, bears a manuscript "10 Saxebberg P Feb 24" and references some specifications and a price of $3000 and poor workmanship on the prior construction. A true hands on letter.
