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1857-63 Horse and Rider Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description
50 og imageBaltimore Md., 1c Black, Short Rays (1LB8-1LB8b). Horizontal strip of four with top sheet margin, Positions 1-2-1-2 with gutter at center between impressions from plate of ten, Position 2 the Short Rays variety, original gum, dark shade and impression, creases between stamps, tiny thin spots, Very Fine appearance, rare multiple (Image) E. 300-400
51 ogbl imageBaltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Pane of ten, Position 2 Short Rays, Position 7 "SENT", original gum, large margins to slightly in at top, slight creases, one ending in small sealed tear, otherwise Very Fine, ex Moody, a similar pane realized $1,200 hammer in our Golden sale (Image) E. 500-750
52 c imageBaltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Ample to full margins, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Apr. 23, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Saxony, Germany, blue "30" handstamped rate, stamp additionally tied by "N.York Am. Pkt. 27 Apr. 27" debit datestamp, blue ms. rates for German transit, red Aachen transit and receiving backstamps, very slight wear and minor flap faults

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY FOREIGN-BOUND COVER KNOWN TO US THAT SHOWS USE OF ANY OF THE BALTIMORE CARRIER STAMPS. A PHENOMENAL COMBINATION OF RARITY AND QUALITY.

Ex Mason. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000
53 c imageBaltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Huge to full margins, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Oct. 22, 1860" circular datestamp on small white cover to Wilmington Del., Extremely Fine (Image) E. 150-200
54 c imageBaltimore Md., 1c Black (1LB8). Huge margins to just touched at lower right, used with 3c Dull Red (26), both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Sep. 28" circular datestamp on small white cover to Wilmington Del., minor flap tear, Very Fine, ex Mason and Ackerman (Image) E. 100-150
55 c imageBaltimore Md., 1c Red (1LB9). Large margins, used with 3c Dull Red (26), straddle-pane margin at right, both stamps tied by "Baltimore Md. Aug. 16" circular datestamp on small white cover to Washington D.C., backflap removed, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image) E. 100-150
56 Baltimore Md., 1857-63 Horse & Rider Issue. Total of 35 stamps, includes 29 Black 1LB8 -- 8 on covers (including 3c 1857 combinations), 3 unused, 10 in a plate reconstruction (mixed used/unused) and 8 used off cover or on piece (one front) -- and 6 Red 1LB9 -- one on cover and balance off cover (one on cover with 3c 1851 stamp replacing another stamp that fell off) -- some minor faults to be expected, but condition is generally Very Fine, an outstanding nucleus for further study of the Horse & Rider Issue 2,700.00

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