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United States Postal History continued...

3c-5c 1857-60 Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1673 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by well-struck "Syracuse N.Y. May 10, 1859" circular datestamp on "Mons. Carlincourt, Aeronaut" illustrated cover, addressed to to Carlincourt in Utica N.Y., small cover repair at top is barely noticeable

VERY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EARLY BALLOON-RELATED COVER WITH THE CARLINCOURT DESIGN.

Carlincourt was the name T. S. C. Lowe assumed early in his career as an aeronaut. His first flight was in Ottawa, Canada in 1858. He made several flights in the northeast before twice attempting a transatlantic balloon flight, first in 1859 and again in 1860.

Ex Grunin (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1674 c image3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Tied by neat strike of "Lancaster Pa. May 18, 1859" circular datestamp on cover with Wise balloon illustration and addressed to Carlincourt in Utica N.Y., minor wear, Very Fine, Carlincourt was the pseudonym of Lowe, one of Wise's contemporaries in pioneer balloon flights (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1675 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Choice centering, trivial oxidation, cancelled by penstrokes on cover to Plymouth, clear strike of blue "Mechanicsburg Ind." Eagle, Stars and Branches fancy town handstamp with ms. "Decr. 28" date, with original 1860 enclosure, some wear, Very Fine strike of the Mechanicsburg marking (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1676 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). S.e. at top, ms. cancel, perfect strike of blue "Mechanicsburg Ind." Eagle, Stars and Branches fancy town handstamp with ms. "Jan. 11" date on blue cover to Plymouth Ind., with original enclosure datelined 1861, Very Fine (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1677 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Perfs scissors-separated at top leaving them blunt, cancelled by pen, "Mechanicsburg Ind." Eagle, Stars and Branches fancy town handstamp with ms. "Feb. 27th" date on orange cover to Plymouth P.O. Ind., waterstaining at bottom, otherwise Fine (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1678 c image3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Horizontal strip of three, few perf separations prior to use, used with 1c Blue, Ty. II (20) and tied by clear strike of "Paid" in circle handstamps on buff cover to Downieville Cal., bold strike of "Rome N.Y. Jan. 18, 1858" circular datestamp, minor edgewear, right 3c stamp small fault at top right, otherwise Very Fine, attractive and scarce franking with the 3c Type I stamps (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1679 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Two covers, each with selvage at side, one with part imprint and "4P" of plate no., cancelled by grid, "Brownville N.T. Jan. 7" circular datestamp on Grand Lodge of Nebraska illustrated corner card cover to Logansport Ind., other with selvage at right and with part imprint and "22P" of plate no., tied (between perfs) by penstrokes, matching indistinct ms. pmk. on cover, slightly reduced at left, both with some overall wear, Very Fine, attractive and scarce with the plate no. selvage (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
1680 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Cancelled by pen on orange cover to Bristol R.I., docketing at left reads "Camp on Big Coon Creek Colorado, Oct. 12th 1861", also with ms. "Rec'd. P.O. Fort Larned Kans. 16 October/61", fresh and Very Fine, scarce usage, carried outside of the mails from Colorado to Kans., Fort Larned was not a regular post office until 1866 and so this was probably carried with other military mail to Fort Riley (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction
1681 c image3c Dull Red (26). Tied by "McKinney Texas Dec. 28" circular datestamp on cover to Kansas Territory, ms. "Via O L mail" overland mail endorsement, stamp with corner torn at top left., Fine and rare (Image) E. 100-150

SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction
1682 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by "New-York Feb. 6" circular datestamp on printer's illustrated cover to Andover Mass., accompanied by similarly-illustrated enclosure dated Dec. 13, 1858 (does not originate but goes well), missing top flap, some slight wear, Very Fine, beautiful cover and enclosure (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1683 c image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Two covers, each with single tied by New York circular datestamp on Water Cure and Hydropathic Medical College illustrated covers, one on orange cover, Very Fine, attractive pair of matched covers (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

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