Bid on Lots in Sale 831
| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | |
| 2114 | |
10c 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 | |
10c 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 datestampEXTREMELY 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 | |
10c 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 | |
10c 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 | |
10c 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 | |
10c 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 | |
10c 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 | |
10c 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 | |
10c 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 |