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The Richard C. Frajola Collection of Worldwide Classic Covers 1840-1860 continued...

United States thru Stationery
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
166 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1851, 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 61R1L, recut once at top, huge margins to full incl. part of two adjoining stamps and left interpane margin, tied by red "Paid/U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1" New York City carrier department circular datestamp on buff cover to local street address with "Erastus W. Smith, Engineer" blue cameo corner card with illustration of steamship, Extremely Fine, a beautiful cover, ex Caspary, Judd and Vogel

Paying drop letter rate from July 1, 1851. (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
167 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1851, 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 99L1L, gem example with four large and wonderfully well-balanced margins, beautifully tied by blue "Lexington Va. Nov. 11" circular datestamp on an immaculate folded wrapper to Alexandria Va., Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate

Paying printed matter rate from July 1, 1851, to three ounces. (Image)

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 E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
168 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1851, 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Ample margins to slightly in, small scissors-cut in bottom right margin, "W.F. & CO." Wells, Fargo & Co. blue precancel, red "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Sacramento" oval handstamp on circa 1854 buff cover to editor of California Farmer in San Francisco, couple stain spots at right, small piece of backflap missing, otherwise Fine, very rare example of the 3c 1851 used on a Wells, Fargo & Co. cover to comply with the January 1854 U.S. Post Office Dept. order requiring postage to be paid on all mail, the conversion to postal stationery entires occurred shortly thereafter, but precancelled stamps were used briefly in 1854 (ten examples reported), ex Vogel, Walske and New Helvetia, with 1981 P.F. certificate

Private express required to pay equivalent postage from September 20, 1852, enforced from January 1854. (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
169 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1856, 5c Red Brown (12). Full to large margins, proof-like color and impression, tied by large "New Orleans La.. Jul. 20" "variant" circular datestamp on blue 1856 folded cover to Paris, France red "New-York Br. Pkt. Jul. 29" exchange office circular datestamp, sent to Boston for Cunard sailing of Niagara, "26" decimes double-weight due handstamp, Paris backstamp, two mild vertical file folds

VERY FINE. A CHOICE AND HANDSOME 1856 5-CENT COVER TO FRANCE CANCELLED BY THE RARE AND DISTINCTIVE VARIANT CIRCULAR DATESTAMP OF NEW ORLEANS.

The New Orleans variant circular datestamp is distinguished by its larger diameter circle and with two dots below "La" abbreviation. It was in use only for a very short period of time.

Ex Hubbard and Mayer.

British open mail rate from July 1, 1851 to January 1, 1857 for service to the British mail steamer, to -1/2 ounce. (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
170 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1855, 10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large to huge margins, intense color, tied by clear "Auburn N.Y. Apr. 1" circular datestamp on circa 1856 cover to the U.S. Mint in San Francisco minor edgewear, the stamp itself is an Extremely Fine Gem

Paying domestic letter rate for distance over 3,000 miles from April 1, 1855, per -1/2 ounce. (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
171 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1851, 12c Black (17). Huge margins to just in, tied by neat strike of "New-York Mar. 25" circular datestamp on cover to Philadelphia, tiny corner crease at top right, Fine appearance, scarce quadruple-rate use, ex Wagshal, with 1982 P.F. certificate

Paying domestic letter rate for distances to 3,000 miles from July 1, 1851, to 2 ounces. (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
172 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1854, 3c Red on Buff, Nesbitt entire (U10). 1856 use from Marysville Cal. to San Francisco, Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank (first style with "Over our California and Coast Routes"), blue oval "Wells, Fargo & Co., Express, Marysville" handstamp, unusually neat and fresh, Very Fine, ex Schaefer

Private expresses required to pay equivalent postage from September 20, 1852, enforced from January 1854. (Image)

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 E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
173 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1853, 6c Green on White, Nesbitt entire (U13). August 16, 1854 use from San Francisco to Philadelphia by private mails, "Via Nicaragua" with manuscript endorsement and carried by non-contract steamer Cortes and arrived in New York (Sep. 8) circular datestamp on the Star of the West, Very Fine, ex Ellingson

Paying domestic letter rate for distances over 3,000 miles from July 1, 1851 to March 31, 1855. (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
174 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1853, 6c Green on Buff, Nesbitt entire (U14). 1854 use from San Francisco to New Bedford Mass., manuscript directive via Panama by PMSS Steamer "John L. Stephens, 2 Nov 28, 1854", clear "San Francisco Cal. 1 Mar." circular datestamp, quite clean, Very Fine

Paying domestic letter rate for distance over 3,000 miles from July 1, 1851 to March 31, 1855. (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
175 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1855, 10c Green on Buff, Nesbitt entire (U16). August 8, 1857 use (docketing on back) from unknown mining camp to Bidwell's Bar Cal., carried privately with "Whiting & Co's Feather River Express, Paid" boxed frank, then placed in the mails to East Longmeadow Mass. with "Bidwells Bars Cal. Sep. 18" circular datestamp, minor edgewear, Very Fine, only four reported examples of this frank on 10c Nesbitt entires, ex Dale-Lichtenstein and Whitington

Paying domestic letter rate for distances over 3,000 miles from April 1, 1855, per -1/2 ounce. (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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