12c Black (36). Used with
pair of 3c Dull Red (26), each stamp cancelled by bold "Paid"
straightline on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Madrid, Spain, bold
"Brunswick Me. Jul. 16, 1860" circular datestamp with overstruck by another
"Paid", red "New-York Am. Pkt. Jul. 21" transit, London and Madrid
backstamps, blue "8Rs" due handstamp, slightly refolded at topFRESH AND VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COMBINATION AND VERY COLORFUL 21-CENT AMERICAN PACKET RATE USAGE TO SPAIN.
Ex Piller. (Image)
12c Black, Plate 3 (36b).
Intense shade and impression, used with horizontal strip of three of 10c
Green, Ty. V (35), rich color, tied by red grids on 1860 folded letter
to Cadiz, Spain, from the Gomez correspondence, matching "New York
Am. Pkt. Jun. 23" datestamp, London and receiving backstamps, bold blue
"12Rs" due handstamp, some negligible perf and cover toningVERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE DOUBLE 21-CENT RATE VIA AMERICAN PACKET.
Ex Kapiloff (Image)
12c Black (36). Five
singles, arranged slightly overlapping and used with 3c Dull Red
(26), tied by "New Orleans La. Mar. 21, 1859" circular datestamps on
blue folded letter to Lisbon, Portugal, magenta ms. "58" credit,
London transit, "New-York Br. Pkt. Mar. 30" and receiving backstamps, bold
"210" (reis) due handstamp also ties 3c, vertical file fold barely affects
two stamps, stamps scissors-separated affecting perfs at top of
3cFINE. A RARE FRANKING FOR THE 63-CENT RATE TO PORTUGAL VIA SOUTHAMPTON. A BEAUTIFUL COVER.
Ex Ishikawa (Image)
12c Black (36). Intense
shade, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), 3c Dull Red (26) and three singles
of 10c Green, Ty. V (35), one 10c has s.e. at right, tied by three
strikes of "Charleston S.C. May 23, 1861" circular datestamps on blue
folded letter to Rome, Italy, red "New York Am. Pkt. May 26"
circular datestamp and boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, magenta "23"
credit, foreign rate marking ties one stamp, Milan and receiving
backstampsVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE FOUR-COLOR FRANKING PAYING THE 42-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO ITALY.
Ex Grunin. With 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black, Plate 3 (36b).
Horizontal pair, used with two singles each of 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and
3c Dull Red (26), each stamp cancelled by sharp strike of distinctive
grid in circle on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Geneva, Switzerland, bold
"Niagara Falls N.Y. Aug. 30" circular datestamp, red "New York Am. Pkt.
Sep. 1" circular datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, magenta "12"
credit, boxed "Aachen Franco" and neat "P.D." handstamps, missing small
part of bottom flapVERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR COMBINATION OF 1857 ISSUES TO PAY THE 35-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO SWITZERLAND.
Ex Haas (Image)
12c Black (36).
Horizontal strip of three, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24),
scissors-separated and s.e. at bottom and left, stamps tied by large grids,
"Washington D.C. Sep. 17, 1860" circular datestamp on cover to Grobin,
Libau, Russia (Latvia), red crayon "14" credit, red boxed "Aachen
Franco" handstamp, indistinct backstamp, one 12c affected by gum toning,
missing small part of backflapVERY FINE. A RARE USAGE OF THE 1857 ISSUE TO RUSSIA.
The 37c rate to Russia via Prussian Closed Mail is rare, with most examples coming from the Pierce correspondence to St. Petersburg. This cover to Latvia is extremely unusual (see lot 2177). (Image)
12c Black (36).
Horizontal strip of five used with 5c Red Brown (28), tied by blue
"Norfolk Va. Sep. 1858" circular datestamps on cover to Porto Grande,
Cape Verde, red "New York Am. Pkt. Sep. 25" circular datestamp on back,
ms. "40" changed to "44", some perf toning not mentioned in accompanying
certificateVERY FINE. THE 1857 12-CENT PLATE 1 STRIP OF FIVE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE FRANKING, AND THE CAPE VERDE DESTINATION IS EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE IN THIS PERIOD.
Ex Seybold, Gibson and Gallagher. With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black (36).
Horizontal strip of three and pair -- minor perf faults and
scissors-trimmed perfs -- used with horizontal pair of 3c Dull Red
(26), tied by "Washington D.C. Oct. 26, 1858" circular datestamps on
blue 1858 cover to Sydney, New South Wales, red "New-York Br. Pkt.
Oct. 27" and Sydney (Jan. 23, 1859) backstamps, magenta "56" credit, London
transitFRESH AND VERY FINE. COVERS TO AUSTRALASIA ARE EXTREMELY RARE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING FOREIGN-MAIL USAGES OF THE ISSUE.
Ex Brown and Grunin. With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black, Plate 3 (36b).
Trivial perf flaws, blue grid cancel, matching "Louisville Ky. Jul. 27,
1861" double-circle datestamp, "Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Jul.
26, 1861" circular datestamp struck twice on blue linen-lined cover to
Philadelphia, pencil "1.00/4" quadruple express rate, pencil "12" for U.S.
postage, refolded around edges to enhance appearance, wrinkles slightly
affecting stampONE OF TWO RECORDED QUADRUPLE-RATE EXPRESS USAGES WITH THE 12-CENT 1859 ISSUE. A RARE AND UNUSUAL COVER.
Ex Walcott, Grunin and Gallagher. (Image)