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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 84° |  |
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Plate 4, fine impression, centered to left but bottom Type Ia characteristics almost complete, tied by "U.S. Mail City Delivery 1 May 13" one-cent carrier cds on locally addressed folded letter datelined Marseilles, France, Apr. 23, 1859, blue oval Marseilles merchant's handstamp, endorsed "per Kangaroo" and carried by this steamship into New York, file folds and tiny spots of erosion in tissue-thin lettersheet, Fine, very rare use of the perforated Type Ia on bootlegged letter, with 1996 P.F. certificate | 5,250.00 | 2,200.00 |
| 85° | |
3c Dull Red, Ty. IIa, Imperforate Vertically (Unlisted 26a Variety). Horizontal strip of three, centered slightly to bottom, tied by black large "Paid" grids and red "Boston Ms. Apr. 20, 1859" cds on cover to St. Louis, left stamp has sealed tear, minor edge nicks and tears have been expertly improved, Very Fine appearance. One other Type IIa Imperforate Vertically stamp is known, it is the single offered in our sale of the Piller collection (Sale 748), where it was described as the only known example - specialists were then unaware that this strip is Type IIa, not Type II. We sold this cover in our 1996 Rarities sale as the Scott-listed No. 26b, the Type II variety, because Scott did not (and still does not) list the Type IIa Imperforate Vertically | E. 7,500-10,000 | 7,500.00 |
| 86° | |
10c Green, Ty. II, III (32, 32). Ty. II pair and Ty. III single, each with ms. "X", pair just tied at right by magenta ms. "Port Townsend W.T. 10 April 1858" Washington Territory postmark on small cover to Scotland, red London Paid cds and Haddington receiving backstamp, minor gum toning around perfs, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare early transatlantic cover from Washington Territory, ex Jarrett | E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,150.00 |
| 87° | |
 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Rich color, fresh, tied by clearly struck "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 26, 1859" cds, affixed over "Paid" in double-line oval handstamp, "Victoria V.I. Post Office" double-line oval
handstamp fully struck on illustrated railroad propaganda cover to Lakeville Conn., ms. line drawn thru "OVERLAND MAIL, VIA LOS ANGELES", small red "10" rateAN EXTREMELY FINE AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE COVER. A REMARKABLE AND VERY RARE USE OF THIS PRO-RAILROAD PROPAGANDA DESIGN FROM VANCOUVER ISLAND. Another virtually identical cover, mailed from the same person to a different addressee on the same day, is pictured in the Gerald Wellburn catalogue. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 12,000-15,000 | 0.00 |
| 88° | |
10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by "Empire Ranch Cal. Dec. 5" cds on illustrated 6-Horse Stagecoach Envelope, coach and banner "OVERLAND MAIL TO ALL PARTS OF THE UNION FROM SAN FRANCISCO VIA LOS ANGELES", imprint of A. Randall & Co., Marysville, tiny edgewear, still Very Fine, ex Haas, Edwards, illustrated in Neinken's 10c book, with 1991 P.F. certificate | E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 89° | |
10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by partial San Francisco cds on small illustrated 4-Horse Stagecoach Envelope to Oswego N.Y., design in blue with "OVERLAND VIA LOS ANGELES U.S. MAIL" and rare caption "THE STAR OF THE UNION - California", Extremely Fine, remarkably choice, ex Grunin, with 1988 P.F. certificate | E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 90° | |
10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 1, 1861" cds on illustrated 4-Horse Stagecoach Envelope, banner "PER OVERLAND MAIL VIA LOS ANGELES" with two tiny American flags waving from lead horses, stamp with minor flaws in right margin, still Extremely Fine, a rare cover and the only stagecoach design expressing patriotic sentiments, ex Grunin, with 1988 P.F. certificate | E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 91° | |
10c Green, Ty. V (35). Few nibbed perfs, tied by partly clear San Francisco cds on illustrated "Via Panama" Steamship Envelope with woodcut of steamer and bold signature "John L. Stevens" written beneath it, address panel in his hand, in 1849, Stevens along with William Aspinwall and Henry Chauncey, were authorized by Congress to negotiate with the Panamanian government for a trans-isthmian railway, Extremely Fine and rare, ex Grunin, with 1988 P.F. certificate | E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 92° | |
10c Green, Ty. V (35). Three, one has margin tear, used with 3c Dull Red (26), all tied by grids, "Brunswick Me. Nov. 12, 1860" cds and "Paid" hs on buff cover U.S.N. Engineer aboard the U.S.S. Mohican at St. Paul de Loando, West Africa, red "28" credit, Very Fine and scarce usage | E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,500.00 |
| 93° | |
12c Black (36). Two vertical pairs, tied by vivid red "N. York Am. Pkt. 6 Apr. 2, 1859" 6c credit cds on folded letter to London, red London Paid cds, Very Fine, an extremely attractive and rare use of the red credit marking to cancel stamps | E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,250.00 |
| 94° | |
30c Orange (38). Vivid color, few scissors-blunted perfs at top right, used with 3c Dull Red (26), tied by large "Paid" grid, "Boston Br. Pkt. Feb. 20" cds on 1861 blue folded cover to Cape of Good Hope, red crayon "28" credit, red London Paid cds, ms. "1" rate, red Port Elizabeth receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine cover from the Howland correspondence | E. 2,000-3,000 | 1,800.00 |