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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

5c-12c 1851-56 Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
686 c Image5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to clear at left, tied by "Freeport Ill. Aug. 15, 1857" circular datestamp on Stephenson, Co. Insurance blue embossed cameo corner card cover to Rockford Ill., stamp with few trivial soiling specks at bottom and tiny margin flaw at right, cover reduced at right and flap reshaped, there would have been space for another stamp, presumably a 1c for the 6c double rate, Very Fine and extremely rare cameo corner card with the 5c 1856 Issue, ex Haas and Mayer (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
687 c Image5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to just touched, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), tied by "New-York Mar. 13, 1858" circular datestamp on cover to Baltimore Md., blue merchant's double-oval handstamp on back, vertical file fold partly breaks paper and has been expertly restored, Very Fine, an unusual franking paying double the 3c domestic rate, ex Rohloff and Mayer, with 2013 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
688 c Image10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins to just touched, tied by bold "San Francisco Cal. 5 May" (1856) circular datestamp on gray cover to Mrs. W. P. Boggs in Georgetown D.C., red "Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid*Apr. 1" circular datestamp, red "Paid" handstamp applied at San Francisco and pencil "2" for ship's captain fee, with original enclosure datelined "Off Honolulu, Sand. Islds., U.S. Ship Vincennes, March 24th 1856", some fascinating content regarding the squadron: "It's just three years today since our little squadron was put in commission at New York and of all the vessels composing it ours is the only one permitted to start for home. The 'Kennedy' condemned, the 'Hancock' worn out, the 'Cooper' too small to safely venture round the Horn and the poor 'Porpoise' with her gallant officers and crew in the deep bosom of the ocean buried and not a voice heard to reveal the cause.", carried on the Long Island, which departed Honolulu Apr. 5 (must have just missed the sailing of the Frances Palmer on the 1st) and arrived in San Francisco May 5, cover wear including tear at top, stamp with trivial corner crease at bottom left, missing top flap, still Fine and rare, very few covers from Hawaii exist with the 10c postage prepaid by a stamp and the 2c ship fee noted in manuscript, ex Golden (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
689 c Image10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins to just in, tied by "New York May 21" Ocean Mail circular datestamp on blue "Shippers Line of California Packets" cameo corner card illustrated cover depicting a three-masted ship to San Francisco, docketed "Dated May 21/Rd. June 10/Inv. Swordfish", missing part of top flap, some staining and wear, vertical file fold does not affect stamp, still Fine and scarce early use of the New York Ocean Mail cancel, this was sent on the regular contract route via Panama and contained an invoice for goods sent by the clipper ship Swordfish which went via Cape Horn, ex Dr. Chase (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
690 c Image10c Green, Ty. II (14). Horizontal pair, Positions 77-78L1, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11), tied by "Portsmouth N.H. Dec. 9" circular datestamps on cover to Liverpool, England, 10c also tied by red "19" credit handstamp, 1c tied by 1860 Liverpool transit circular datestamp, Boston transit backstamp, some slight overall wear, Very Fine and colorful use paying the 24c rate to England (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
691 c Image10c Green, Ty. II (14). Horizontal pair and single, large margins, rich colors, tied by "Piqua Ohio Nov. 13" circular datestamp on buff cover to Oldenburg, Germany, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Nov. 17" credit circular datestamp also ties pair, red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, "Tossens" backstamp, some slight edgewear, Very Fine, with 1996 Richter and Van der Linden certificates (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
692 c Image10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 86L1, margins large to touching, tied by well-struck "New York Jun. 20" Ocean Mail circular datestamp with integral grid on cover to San Francisco, Fine and rare on the 10c Ty. IV stamp, ex Koppersmith (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
693 c Image12c Black (17). Margins to in at right, tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Oct. 12" circular datestamp on buff cover to Whitewater Wis. with blue embossed Aetna Insurance Co. corner card, missing backflap, a fresh and Very Fine cover, advertising covers of any kind bearing the 12c 1851 Issue are scarce, a Power Search review found only two other covers with an embossed design, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
694 c Image12c Black (17). Three large margins, just in at left, tied by clear strike of blue "Great Western R.R. Ill. Sep. 14" route agent's circular datestamp on buff cover with "Office of the Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge of Illinois, I.O.O.F." fraternal corner card with manuscript "Jacksonville Ills.", to Mount Vernon Ill., barely reduced at right, originally legal-size and expertly restored with corner card cut out are artfully reaffixed, otherwise Very Fine, scarce railroad use of the 12c 1851 Issue on an Oddfellows' Lodge corner card cover (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
695 c Image12c Black (17). Huge margins including significant portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by "New Orleans La. Aug. 12" circular datestamp on oversize orange cover to Parish of St. Laudry La., missing bottom flap where slightly reduced, Extremely Fine, unusual quadruple-rate usage, ex Judd and Wagshal, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
696 c Image12c Black (17). Large margins to barely touched, used with horizontal pair of 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), left stamp s.e. at top, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 1" circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Providence R.I., light vertical file folds do not affect stamps, 1857 docketing also ties pair, Very Fine, unusual imperforate/perforated franking to pay 6-times the 3c rate, ex Gibson (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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