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United States Postal History continued...

1857-60 Issue, 10-cent: continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
2114 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Well-centered, rich color, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 31, 1860" circular datestamp on illustrated four-horse stagecoach cover to Monticello Minn., missent to Indiana and with "Monticello Ind. Dec. 24" circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, unusual missent usage of an illustrated stagecoach cover, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 1,000-1,500
2115 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Rich color, centered to bottom, tied by blue grid, matching "Saint Joseph Mo. Dec. 12" double-circle datestamp on 1860 folded letter to New York, blue "Pony Express San Francisco Nov. 28" Running Pony oval handstamp struck at left, second partial strike at right also ties stamp, black "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company Dec. 11 St. Joseph Mo." oval datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COVER WITH CLEAR STRIKES OF EACH MARKING. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE PONY EXPRESS COVERS WITH A 10-CENT 1857 STAMP.

Ex Knapp and Grunin. Illustrated in Letters of Gold on p. 256. With 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000
2116 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Rich color, well-centered, tied by grid with clear strike of altered "Lincoln Ill. Aug. 13" circular datestamp on blue cover to Grizzley Flat Cal., with original contents which mentions the upcoming election and Lincoln being an appropriate match to the name of the post office, Extremely Fine and choice (Image) E. 200-300
2117 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Well-centered, tied by bold "Grass Lake Mich. Feb. 1" circular datestamp on buff cover to Centreville Cal., forwarded twice, "Alvarado Cal. Mar. 11" large double-circle and "Dutch Flat Cal. Apr. 9" datestamps, one forwarding rate paid by 3c Dull Red (26), ms. cancel, ms. "Ford 3 cts" for second forwarding charge, Extremely Fine, a most unusual cover (Image) E. 500-750
2118 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Well-centered, deep rich color, tied by perfectly struck grid on orange cover to Lahaina, Sandwich Islands, matching "Watertown N.Y. Jul. 30, 1861" circular datestamp, barely reduced at right, Extremely Fine and choice usage (Image) E. 500-750
2119 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair with part imprint at left including "No.", well-centered, tied by large "Paid" grid and red "Boston Ms. Dec. 5, 1860" circular datestamp on orange cover to Manatitlan, Mexico, "2" reales due handstamp, ms. "On board the Bark James Andrew", minor edge wear, still Very Fine and attractive (Image) E. 500-750
2120 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Vertical pair, incredibly well-centered, tied by clear strikes of grids on orange cover to Guatemala City, Guatemala, "New York Jul. 2" circular datestamp, stamps also tied by bold "4" (reales) due marking, from the Crosby correspondence, single barely nibbed perf at bottom, otherwise Extremely Fine and choice usage, ex Emerson, Grunin and Hill (Image) E. 1,000-1,500
2121 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair, straddle-pane margin at right showing guideline, used with two 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and 3c Dull Red (26), each stamp cancelled by two neat vertical penstrokes, bold "Wales Centre N.Y. Jun. 5" hand-carved rimless datestamp on 1861 cover addressed to "Old England", bold "3" credit handstamp, London transit and receiving backstamp, left 10c stamp defective corner, otherwise Very Fine and attractive usage, ex Jarrett, with short note by Charles Starnes (Image) E. 1,000-1,500
2122 c image10c Green, Ty. V (35). Four singles, one natural s.e. at left and showing full guideline, used with two singles of 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), stamps arranged slightly overlapping and tied by two neat penstrokes, also tied by light strike of Sept. 25 town datestamp on 1860 folded cover to Buckinghamshire, England, blue "Chicago Am. Pkt. Sep. 27 42" debit datestamp and matching "Insufficiently Prepaid" handstamp, Newport Packet circular datestamp and Liverpool backstamp, ms. "2/" shillings due marking, one 10c and one 1c stamp defective, otherwise Fine, an unusual usage treated as completely unpaid by the Chicago exchange office (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

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