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1851 Issue continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2226

10, 10A

1851, 3¢ orange brown, types I & II (Scott 10, 10A), positions 4L1^E & 6L1^E, respectively, on tied together and onto folded letter sheet by neat blue grids, postmarked clear strike blue Philadelphia circular datestamp, Jul 2 (1851), the second day of issue, to Columbia Pa.year date in docketing on reverse; damaged corner lower stamp (type I), otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce double-rate second day usage, 2010 A.P.S. certificate.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2227

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I (Scott 10), tied by blue Philadelphia PA c.d.s. with Bloods local at upper right, Blood's Dispatch hand stamp, on cover addressed to Newbern NC, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $280.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

2228

10A/11A

1851-52, 3¢ types I & II, Chase Chronological Color Study (Scott 10A/11A), 32 single franked covers, each with the shade identified chronologically by Chase; comprises four shades each from 1851 (all 10A), 1853 & 1856 and five each from 1852, 1854, 1855 & 1857; mounted on nine 11" x 17½" pages with captions taken from Chase's own notes in a Charles J. Phillips approval book (inexplicably, one 1853 cover that was originally mounted in the book is missing); all stamps are plated by Chase and, other than one #10, which has a pre-use crease, the stamps are all F-VF (several #11s with four margins) and the covers all clean Very Fine. A fabulous lot for the specialist.
Estimate $500 - 750

There is no experimental orange brown, plum or pinkish, but Chase does note "Bright orange-red, a rare 1855 color" and a "Rare bright 1856 color". (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2229

10A

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), strip of three canceled by blue circular grids and matching Philadelphia PA c.d.s., on cover addressed to Pittsburgh PA, positions 65-67R1I; tiny mended tear top center, Fine to Very Fine, 2013 PF certificate.
Scott $1,250.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

2230

10A

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), four clear margins, lightly tied by small Boston PAID grid on pristine cover postmarked neat red Aug 7 "Boston/ 3" circular datestamp with top half of rim missing, Extremely Fine.
Scott $210.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

2231

10A

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), stamps all with two to 3+ margins, one red cancel, one blue, one pen (Emmitsburg Pa.); one, applied with sealing wax, appears to be missing a second stamp (Blood's?); a clean, F-VF group, three with A.P.S. certificates.
Scott $1,470.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

2232

11, 11A

1851-52, 3¢ shades, types I & II (Scott 11, 11A), group of about 60 covers including some better usages, some faults but generally F-VF.
Scott $2,680.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

2233

11 var.

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, major plate crack (Scott 11 var.), position 94L5, three large margins, clear to barely shaved at top, tied by light Columbus Ga. circular datestamp on small yellow cover to Open Pond Ala.; address faded, otherwise Very Fine and very rare on cover.
Scott $160 ++.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

2234

11 var.

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, major plate crack (Scott 11 var.), position 9R5^L (plated by Chase), a Fine 2-margin example tied by New York circular datestamp on Mount Vernon Pickle Works illustrated advertising cover featuring a nice freight train in front of a factory; part of flap mising with neat repair at top edge, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

2235

11A var.

1851-52, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II (Scott 11A var.), double transfer in "Three Cents" (position 98R1^L), clear to large margins, tied by double strike Feb 23 New York circular datestamp on 1852 folded letters to Deep River Conn., Very Fine and most attractive, Color identified by Chase on reverse.
Scott $900.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

2236

11A

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), tied by Fitchburgh MA c.d.s. on 1854 outer folded letter sheet addressed to Bytown Canada, rate was 10¢ but the 3¢ stamp was not recognized as partial payment, was marked as 10 unpaid, and red U.States ribbon hand stamped along with 6p collect, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

2237

11A

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), tied by "Paid" in grid with red Boston c.d.s. on ad cover for Star Spangled Banner publication, addressed to Greenville RI, with contents, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

2238

11A var.

1852, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II (Scott 11A var.), position 54L1^L, nice margins except just shaved at left, neat grid cancel on small cover postmarked neat blue Jan 1 Chillicthe O. circular datestamp, Very Fine, includes original 4-page family letter, 1999 Amonette opinion noting "superb color".
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

2239

1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), three large margins, just shaved at left, tied by Dec 22 New Orleans circular datestamp on 1856 folded letter to Marseilles, France; red New York circular datestamp (Dec 30), British accountancy handstamp "GB/1^F60^C", Calais/British Packet entry handstamp (Jan 14) and French "8" (decimes due) handstamp; backstamped London(Jan13), Paris-Lyon & Lyon-Marseilles (Jan 14) and Marseilles (Jan 15), Very Fine.
Scott $1,650.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

2240

1855, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 13), ample to mostly large margins, tied by one of two strikes "Empire Ranch, Cal., 17 Jun" on embossed lady's envelope to York Pa., Very Fine to Extremely Fine and rare, 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott $1,050+.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

2241

1855, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 13), huge top & bottom margins, clear at right, in at left, tied by "Sacramento City, Cal., 4 Apr" circular datestamp on cameo-type Upolsterer's advertising cover to Fannettsburg Pa.; cover with large tear at right not affecting stamp, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,050+.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2242

1855, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 14), pair and 1¢ (9) tied by circular grids to cover addressed to Switzerland, Newport RI c.d.s., Paris transits on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $350.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

2243

1855, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 14), a choice 4-margin single tied by neat Ripley O. circular datestamp on small envelope to Oregon City, Oregon Territory, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

2244

1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), strip of three and single plus pair 1¢ (9), Ed Loquet forwarders hand stamp on front, tied by New Orleans LA to 1858 folded letter sheet, addressed to Nantes France, Nantes arrival handstamp on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,070.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

2245

1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), pair in at bottom, cancelled by grids with red New Orleans LA c.d.s., red America Paid Liverpool hand stamp, on 1855 folded letter sheet addressed to Scotland, red 3 credit and blue crayon 24 debit, Paisley receiver on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $750.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857 Issue

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2246

1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 2, premium quality example of type 2 neatly tied on local cover by a gorgeous red Carrier cancellation with adjacent black boxed "U.S. Mail, 4pm Delivery" handstamp, simply gorgeous in a marvelous state of preservation, Very Fine, 2007 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott $325.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

2247

1857, 1¢ blue, type III (Scott 21), tied on unsealed circular-rate cover to Clarksville, GA, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,250.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

2248

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 23), two, and 3¢ (26) tied by Charleston SC c.d.s., with New York transit, manuscript "Persia", on 1857 folded lettersheet addressed to Noules France, Paris transit on reverse, letter about the cotton market, fresh clean cover, Very Fine.
Scott $2,200.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

2249

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (Scott 24), tied by New York c.d.s. on cover addressed to South Norridgewock ME, with printed sheet for premiums of gold pens or lockets, reading it one gets the sense of a scam being perpetrated, Very Fine and not common.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction

2250

25 var.

1857, 3¢ rose, type I (Scott 25 var.), lines on bust & bottom of medallion recut, position 47R6, a Fine copy tied by light blue Louisville Ky. circular datestamp on cover to Campbellsville Ky.; damp stains at left and lower right not affecting stamp, Fine, a very nice example of this rare and desirable variety.
Scott $1,750+.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction