1861-66 Issue On Cover
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 108° |
 |
3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Well-centered, incredible rich well-preserved color, tied by "Portland Me. 1 Oct., 1861" double-circle ds on yellow cover to Waldo, Me., signed twice by Ashbrook, one short perf at top, still Extremely Fine Search for comparables |
3,750.00 |
3,250.00 |
| 109° |
|
3c Rose (65). Average copy tied by segmented cork and "New-York 1863" double-circle ds on illustrated Adams Express Company Burnside Expedition cover, four horses pulling cargo, Nesbitt & Co. imprint on flap, Extremely Fine and fresh,
scarce express company advertising cover Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
0.00 |
| 110° |
|
5c Buff, 10c Green (67, 68). Each well-centered, each tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Apr. 29" double-circle ds and open grid on orange cover to Oldenburg, part-printed address panel with routing instructions at top and fancy boxed corner
card, magenta "8", back with red N.Y. exchange cds, Hamburg oval, blue Damme and Oldenburg datestamps, 5c with trivial nibbed perfs, an unusually choice stamp, Extremely Fine, ex Brown, Rohloff Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
0.00 |
| 111° |
|
5c Buff, 10c Green, 30c Orange (67, 68, 71). 5c & 30c well-centered, each stamp tied by grid, partly struck red Boston cds on back of small Feb. 1862 cover to Hong Kong, magenta ms. "24" credit, red London Paid cds and "1d" rate hs,
Hong Kong receiving backstamp, minor mended tear at top left, otherwise Very Fine Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,600.00 |
| 112° |
|
24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Deep shade, faults, tied by 5-bar closed grid, "Lawrence Mass. Sep. 24" (1861) cds on red, black and blue President Lincoln and His Cabinet patriotic (Upham imprint) cover to Neilston, Scotland, red
"Paid 24" hs applied at Lawrence, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Sep. 24 19" credit cds, Glasgow transit backstamp, most of backflap missing, slight soiling and edge nicks and tears, appearance has been improved with skillful and discreet cleaning and
restoration along edges, Fine appearance, the Violet stamp, though faulty, is extremely rare on patriotic cover and is unpriced as such in Scott (the more common Red Lilac priced at $3,000) Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
0.00 |
| 113° |
|
30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose (65), 3c pre-printing paper fold, 30c bright early shade, both tied by black grids, red "Charlestown Ms. May 15, 1862" double-circle ds on back of cover to Heathcote, Victoria, matching red "Paid 33"
handstamp, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid May 16" backstamp and crayon "12" credit on front, red London Paid cds, red Melbourne and Heathcote receiving backstamps (both Aug. 13), with two original letter enclosures to a mining prospector from his brother
and sister, written during the early part of the Civil War with news of the capture of Norfolk Va., mention of opportunistic sutlers and comments typical of anti-slavery pro-Union New Englanders - the cover was marked "Unclaimed" in ms. on back,
Heathcote Mar. 2, 1863 backstamp and "Advertised and Unclaimed" oval hs on front with ms. "2" rate, accompanied by brown "Post Office Department,/Returned Letter Office/Due 3 Cents" printed envelope, red D.L.O. Sept. 11 cds and red "Charlestown
Mass." straightline, used to return the unclaimed cover to its sender - sadly, an earlier letter from the miner is marked "Edward's last letter" and was placed with this correspondence, creating a complete documentation of a gold miner's demise, Very
Fine and unique group, ex Paliafito Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,050.00 |
| 114° |
|
30c Orange (71). Horizontal pair, well-centered, bright shade, single short perf, tied by circular cork cancel and "Rochester N.Y. May 4, 1863" double-circle ds on fresh cover to Shanghai, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid" cds and "36"
credit, red London Paid cds and "1d" rate, Shanghai receiving backstamp, Very Fine, ex Paliafito Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
0.00 |
| 115° |
|
30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown, 10c Green (68, 76), average centering, tied by unusual propeller cork cancels, "Portsmouth N.H. Apr. 16" cds on small 1866 cover to Lisbon, Portugal, "40" credit hs, Boston transit and Lisbon
receiving backstamps, Fine, colorful and extremely scarce usage Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,350.00 |
| 116° |
|
30c Orange (71). Tiny perf tear, used with 15c Black (77), perfs in, cancelled by matching grids, faint "Salem Mass. Feb. 8" cds on 1867 blue cover with printed address to Zanzibar, via Seychelle Isles, red crayon "24" credit,
red London Paid and "4-1/2" rate, Mauritius backstamp, faint toned spot, few edge wrinkles, Fine, with 1975 B.P.A. certificate Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,500.00 |
| 117° |
|
30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose, 24c Red Lilac (65, 70), three bright and early shades, tied by clear strikes of vivid red grids, matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jul. 30" backstamp on 1862 folded cover to Hong Kong, ms. "52" credit,
red London Paid cds and "1" crayon rate, tiny perf tear in 30c, otherwise Very Fine, a beautiful three-color franking, ex Gore, a collector who had a penchant and excellent eye for distinctive shades of classic U.S. stamps Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,400.00 |
| 118° |
|
30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose, 24c Red Lilac (65, 70), tied by bold large "Paid" grid cancels on 1863 blue folded letter to Shanghai, China, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid Jan. 24" backstamp, red "36" credit, red London Paid cds and
"1d" rate, Hong Kong receiving backstamp, splits along folds reinforced with archival tape, Very Fine and choice cover from the Augustine Heard corrspondence Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,350.00 |
