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United States Postal History continued...

**1857-60 Issue, 10-cent: continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2132		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal strip of three, s.e. at left into design, used with 3c Dull Red (26) and tied by well-struck red criss-cross grids, matching "Deep River Ct. Sep. 17" circular datestamp and "Paid" in circle, on 1860 cover to Melbourne, Australia, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 18" circular datestamp, Victoria and receiving backstamps, red "28" credit, London transit, cover slightly reduced at left and trivial edge wear, otherwise Very Fine and rare usage paying the 33c rate by British Mails via Southampton (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
2133		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal strip of six, tied by "Edgartown Ms. Sep. 17" circular datestamp and odd roller-style cancel on 1860 yellow cover to Calcutta, India, franked for double French Mail rate, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 18" circular datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, red "40" credit and London circular datestamp, ms. "1" British colonial rate marking, right stamp with light margin crease VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE FRANKING FOR THE DOUBLE FRENCH MAIL RATE TO INDIA. Ex Krug, Rust and Kapiloff (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
2134		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Two horizontal pairs flanking 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A), deep shade, well-centered, tied by neat strikes of large "Paid" grids on light blue 1860 folded letter to Manila, Philippines, from the Peirce correspondence, "Boston Br. Pkt. Jul. 2?" circular datestamp and Oct. 1860 receiving backstamps, red crayon "40" credit, "1d" British colonial and bold "2" due handstamps, one 10c with rounded corner, tiny natural gum bleaching specks around stamps, light vertical file fold affects right 10c stamp VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE 45-CENT RATE TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE STAMPS SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED. Ex Kapiloff (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000
2135		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Block of four, beautiful rich color, centered to top right, cancelled by partly clear "Vicksburgh Miss." circular datestamp, second more complete strike cancels 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Stockholm, Sweden, overpaying the 42c rate via Prussian Closed Mail by 1c, red "Aachen Franco" transit also ties block, magenta "19" credit, red New York and German transits on back, slightly reduced at top and bottom with part of top flap missing, few mended nicks and tears, light fold affects bottom stamps FINE. ONE OF FIVE OR SIX COVERS KNOWN WITH A BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE -- THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY BLOCK USED TO SWEDEN. We are aware of a few other covers with 10c 1857 blocks, including usages to Mexico and Germany, but this is the only block known to us on a cover that is addressed to Sweden, a rare destination for the period. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000
2136		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Well-centered, tied by bold strike of "New Orleans La. 16 Mar." (1861) circular datestamp on folded letter to Mexico, letter datelined "New York, March 8th 1861", endorsed at top "pr Tennessee from New Orleans & via Vera Cruz", bold "4" reales due marking, clear strike of blue oval "Cramer & Co. New Orleans" forwarder's backstamp, light horizontal file fold away from stamp, Extremely Fine and very scarce usage, carried outside of the mails to New Orleans where it entered the mails for delivery to Mexico, Louisiana was a Confederate State at the time of mailing, ex Simon (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2137		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Enormous margins including straddle-pane margin with guideline at right, tied by clear "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 1, 1861" circular datestamp on buff cover to Buffalo in the Confederate State of Mississippi, well-struck "Dead Letter Office P.O. Dept. 1861 Sep. 20" handstamp of Washington D.C., large red "M" and ms. "1147-13-$2." recording notation, with original contents containing two small packets that once held $1.00 gold pieces, light filing fold just barely affects stamp, few cover wrinkles EXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. A REMARKABLE COVER POSTMARKED ON THE FIRST DAY THAT MAIL SERVICE TO THE CONFEDERATE STATES WAS SUSPENDED. THIS COVER AND LETTER, CONTAINING TWO DOLLARS OF GOLD, WAS SENT TO THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE IN WASHINGTON D.C. Postal relations between the North and South were suspended after May 31, 1861. This cover, postmarked in San Francisco on the first day that postal service was suspended, was stopped in transit and sent to the Dead Letter Office in Washington D.C., in accordance with Postmaster General Blair's orders. Southbound mails-suspended covers are generally very scarce, but usages from California are extremely rare. This is the only cover we have seen that contained articles of value, and the Dead Letter Office was careful to mark the contents and apply the "M" handstamp. Ex Jarrett (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000

1857-60 Issue, 10-cent: continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2132

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal strip of three, s.e. at left into design, used with 3c Dull Red (26) and tied by well-struck red criss-cross grids, matching "Deep River Ct. Sep. 17" circular datestamp and "Paid" in circle, on 1860 cover to Melbourne, Australia, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 18" circular datestamp, Victoria and receiving backstamps, red "28" credit, London transit, cover slightly reduced at left and trivial edge wear, otherwise Very Fine and rare usage paying the 33c rate by British Mails via Southampton (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2133

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal strip of six, tied by "Edgartown Ms. Sep. 17" circular datestamp and odd roller-style cancel on 1860 yellow cover to Calcutta, India, franked for double French Mail rate, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 18" circular datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, red "40" credit and London circular datestamp, ms. "1" British colonial rate marking, right stamp with light margin crease

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE FRANKING FOR THE DOUBLE FRENCH MAIL RATE TO INDIA.

Ex Krug, Rust and Kapiloff (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2134

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Two horizontal pairs flanking 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A), deep shade, well-centered, tied by neat strikes of large "Paid" grids on light blue 1860 folded letter to Manila, Philippines, from the Peirce correspondence, "Boston Br. Pkt. Jul. 2?" circular datestamp and Oct. 1860 receiving backstamps, red crayon "40" credit, "1d" British colonial and bold "2" due handstamps, one 10c with rounded corner, tiny natural gum bleaching specks around stamps, light vertical file fold affects right 10c stamp

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE 45-CENT RATE TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE STAMPS SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED.

Ex Kapiloff (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

2135

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Block of four, beautiful rich color, centered to top right, cancelled by partly clear "Vicksburgh Miss." circular datestamp, second more complete strike cancels 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Stockholm, Sweden, overpaying the 42c rate via Prussian Closed Mail by 1c, red "Aachen Franco" transit also ties block, magenta "19" credit, red New York and German transits on back, slightly reduced at top and bottom with part of top flap missing, few mended nicks and tears, light fold affects bottom stamps

FINE. ONE OF FIVE OR SIX COVERS KNOWN WITH A BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE -- THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY BLOCK USED TO SWEDEN.

We are aware of a few other covers with 10c 1857 blocks, including usages to Mexico and Germany, but this is the only block known to us on a cover that is addressed to Sweden, a rare destination for the period. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

2136

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Well-centered, tied by bold strike of "New Orleans La. 16 Mar." (1861) circular datestamp on folded letter to Mexico, letter datelined "New York, March 8th 1861", endorsed at top "pr Tennessee from New Orleans & via Vera Cruz", bold "4" reales due marking, clear strike of blue oval "Cramer & Co. New Orleans" forwarder's backstamp, light horizontal file fold away from stamp, Extremely Fine and very scarce usage, carried outside of the mails to New Orleans where it entered the mails for delivery to Mexico, Louisiana was a Confederate State at the time of mailing, ex Simon (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2137

10c Green, Ty. V (35). Enormous margins including straddle-pane margin with guideline at right, tied by clear "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 1, 1861" circular datestamp on buff cover to Buffalo in the Confederate State of Mississippi, well-struck "Dead Letter Office P.O. Dept. 1861 Sep. 20" handstamp of Washington D.C., large red "M" and ms. "1147-13-$2." recording notation, with original contents containing two small packets that once held $1.00 gold pieces, light filing fold just barely affects stamp, few cover wrinkles

EXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. A REMARKABLE COVER POSTMARKED ON THE FIRST DAY THAT MAIL SERVICE TO THE CONFEDERATE STATES WAS SUSPENDED. THIS COVER AND LETTER, CONTAINING TWO DOLLARS OF GOLD, WAS SENT TO THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE IN WASHINGTON D.C.

Postal relations between the North and South were suspended after May 31, 1861. This cover, postmarked in San Francisco on the first day that postal service was suspended, was stopped in transit and sent to the Dead Letter Office in Washington D.C., in accordance with Postmaster General Blair's orders. Southbound mails-suspended covers are generally very scarce, but usages from California are extremely rare. This is the only cover we have seen that contained articles of value, and the Dead Letter Office was careful to mark the contents and apply the "M" handstamp.

Ex Jarrett (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000