#1, 5c Red brown, horizontal pair, vivid rich color on fresh paper, large margins to touching at lower right, red grid cancel, fine. (Image)

CV. $850.00

#1b, 5c Orange brown, a particularly choice used example, featuring four oversized equal margins, good unmistakable color on fresh paper that still retains much of its original bluing, neat blue integral rate c.d.s., an extremely fine gem with few peers; 2018 PSE certificate (XF-Sup 95, one of only ten to achieve this lofty grade with none higher; SMQ $3,400.00). (Image)

CV. $875.00

#1b, 5c Orange brown, attractive used single, ample to large margins all around, fresh color on crisp clean paper, red grid and blue town cancels, very fine; 2018 PSE certificate. (Image)

CV. $875.00

#2, 10c Black, pos. 28R, ample to huge margins all around, rich color and sharp impression on fresh paper, red cork cancel, very fine; 2018 PSE certificate (VF 80; SMQ $850.00). (Image)

CV. $800.00

#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, margins clear to just touching at top, tied by partial Ann Arbor datestamp to 168x113mm Valentines cover with all-over front and back floral design in gilt, very fine and attractive drop rare usage. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut at top, margins to in, tied by "New Lisbon, O./Feb 14" c.d.s. to 154x105mm embossed Valentines cover with original Kershaw & Son intricately embossed paper lace enclosure with chromo-lithographed sticker depicting cupid rowing a boat affixed to a mesh and a floral sticker, very fine drop usage. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, large margins to barely touching, cancelled by straightline "PAID", target and ms. "x" on huge 262x214mm all-over intricately embossed Valentines envelope with perfectly struck "Louisville, Ky./Feb 14" datestamp, a very fine and striking drop rate usage. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#11, 3c Dull red, huge margins to in at top, tied by bold blue "Louisville, Ky/Feb 14" datestamp to 215x175mm Valentines cover with all-over front and back floral wreath design printed in a greenish bronze, backflap missing and some light spotting, otherwise very fine and striking. (Image)

Est. $400-500

#11, 3c Dull red, tied by solid five-point star in circle cancel to 183x121mm embossed Valentines cover to South Windham, Conn. with "Worcester Mass/Feb 18" datestamp, with original ornate multi-layered embossed paper lace enclosure in silver and gold with floral sticker embellishments by E. Rimmel of London, very fine and quite eye-catching. (Image)

Est. $300-400

#11, 3c Dull red, on 90x135mm Valentines cover to New York City with all-over design printed in gilt and showing indistinct Feb. 14th datestamp, accompanied by original 1852 dated embossed enclosure decorated with colorful stickers and with a handwritten note, backflap missing, otherwise very fine; 2004 PSE certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#11, 3c Dull red, tied by grid to embossed 150x100mm Valentines cover to Madison Village, N.Y. with original enclosure, partial N.Y. town cancel at top left, enclosure is embossed with three multicolored stickers affixed, very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, large margins to barely touching, tied by neat strike of "New-York/Jun 15/1ct" integral rate datestamp to 1852 locally addressed note, fresh and very fine; 2010 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $875.00

#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, choice horizontal strip of three, pos. 87-89L1L, with four mostly large margins, tied by bluish green Virginia town cancel to cover to Spout Spring, Va., extremely fine; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $100-150

#11, 3c Dull red, tied by "New-York/May 2, 1857" datestamp to buff cover with large blue Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company illustrated advertisement to St. Anthony Falls, Minn., very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $100-150

#12, 5c Red brown, large to huge margins all around, including showing a bit of the adjacent stamp at top, vivid rich color on fresh white paper, light waffle grid cancel, choice very fine; 2018 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $850.00). (Image)

CV. $675.00

#13, 10c Green, Ty. I, used, huge margins to barely touching at base, including a portion of the adjacent stamp at left, light grid cancel, light horizontal crease at top, fine appearance; 2018 PSE certificate. (Image)

CV. $800.00

#15, 10c Green, Ty. III, large margins to just touching at lower left, tied by "Washington City, D.C./Oct 6, 1856" to cover to Mexico, oval "Veracruz/19 Octbre, 1853" entry datestamp and "3" due handstamp, cover with short sealed opening tear at top, very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#16, 10c Green, Ty. IV, outer line recut at bottom, large even margins all around, neat town cancel, light corner creases, very fine appearance. (Image)

CV. $1,700.00

#16, 10c Green, Ty. IV, pos. 86L1, outer line recut at top, ample to large margins all around, red town cancel, tiny corner crease at top right and pressed-out vertical crease, very fine appearance; 2018 PSE certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,785.00

#17, 12c Black, scarce horizontal strip of three, clear to large margins all around, target cancels, light creases, fine-very fine appearance. (Image)

Est. $100-150

#24, 1c Blue, Ty. V, pre-affixing tear, tied by "Oriskany Falls, N.Y./Feb 14" datestamp to 185x122mm embossed Valentines cover showing "courting cupid" with original paper lace enclosure with a blue background, two multicolored chromo-lithographed stickers and light blue silk ribbon, trivial staining, otherwise a very fine drop usage. (Image)

Est. $100-150

#26, 3c Dull red, Ty. II, two singles, both with s.e., tied by blue "Phoenix, R.I./Feb 25" datestamps to 200x135mm Valentines cover to South Scituate, R.I. with all-over front and back floral design printed in bronze and with enclosure of a poem, tape stain at top right and on some edges on reverse, otherwise fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#26, 3c Dull red, Ty. II, well centered and tied by "Biddeford, Me/Feb 22, 1859" datestamp to 184x121mm embossed Valentines cover to Hollis Center, Me., with original paper lace enclosure with a yellow background decorated with three chromo-lithographed stickers, very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

#26, 3c Dull red, Ty. II, tied by Laconia, N.H. c.d.s. to colorless embossed 150x102mm Valentines cover with original embossed enclosure which has been embellished with multicolored chromo-lithographed stickers, fresh and very fine; ex-Haas. (Image)

Est. $100-150

#21, 1c Blue, Ty. III, showing large breaks at both top and bottom, nicely centered for this, light town cancel, short perf. at left and a small repair at the bottom left, very fine appearance; 2018 PSE certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,600.00