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**1857-60 Issue, One-cent: continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2039		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Bright shade, minor toned spots, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Paid" circular handstamp (without date) on red and blue 7-Star Flag Confederate Patriotic cover turned into a wrapper to Chillicothe O., stamp with few toned spots from gum VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC COVER-TURNED-WRAPPER TO MAIL PRINTED MATTER FROM A SOUTHERN SYMPATHIZER IN BALTIMORE. Ex Corwin. With 1980 P.F. certificate stating "reduced and refolded" which does not adequately explain that the envelope was fashioned into a wrapper by the sender (as the location of the address lines prove). (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
2040		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Rich color, tied by "Utica N.Y. Jun. 5" double-circle datestamp on "J. D. His Marque" Patriotic cover addressed locally, faint vertical file fold and minor edge wear, cover expertly resealed on three sides, Very Fine appearance (Image)	E. 300-400
2041		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Tied by red "Providence R.I. Feb. 16" circular datestamp on embossed Valentine addressed locally, with beautiful enclosure, Very Fine and choice (Image)	E. 200-300
2042		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Vertical strip of three including virtually entire imprint at right, Positions 50/60/70R9, including "Carpenterar" misspelling, fresh color, tied by two strikes of "New-York N.Y. Feb. 10" circular datestamps on cover to Framingham Mass., Very Fine and choice, a scarce and desirable strip with captured imprint, ex Moody, signed Ashbrook (Image)	E. 500-750
2043		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal strip of four, tied by two strikes of octagonal "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 12, 1859" datestamps on newspaper wrapper to local street address, ms. "four newspapers" at left, few small faults affect right stamp only, otherwise Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce usage, this is the largest franking of the 1c stamp used to pay the newspaper rate, illustrated and discussed in an article by Calvet M. Hahn in Stamp Collector (copy accompanies) (Image)	E. 300-400
2044		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two horizontal strips of three arranged as a strip of six, tied by three strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 20, 1859" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to Santa Cruz Cal., barely reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, unusual double-rate usage within the West Coast, ex Newbury (Image)	E. 500-750
2045		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Vertical block of eight, near perfect centering, tied by "Harrington N.C. Aug. 1" circular datestamps on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to New York City, fresh and Extremely Fine, the use of a block of this size is very unusual, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
2046		1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24, 26). Used on 6c Green Nesbitt entire (U13), cancelled and tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 5" datestamps, printed address to New Haven Conn., expert cosmetic repairs around edges, Very Fine appearance, a scarce combination, ex Hill (Image)	E. 300-400
2047		1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24, 26). Pair of 3c, tied by perfect strikes of "Paid" ovals on 3c Red Star Die entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank and their blue "Paid" oval handstamp, "Boston Mass. Oct. 16" double-circle datestamp to South Lee Mass., fresh and Extremely Fine, a colorful and scarce usage, ex Moody (Image)	E. 500-750

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

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2039

1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Bright shade, minor toned spots, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Paid" circular handstamp (without date) on red and blue 7-Star Flag Confederate Patriotic cover turned into a wrapper to Chillicothe O., stamp with few toned spots from gum

VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC COVER-TURNED-WRAPPER TO MAIL PRINTED MATTER FROM A SOUTHERN SYMPATHIZER IN BALTIMORE.

Ex Corwin. With 1980 P.F. certificate stating "reduced and refolded" which does not adequately explain that the envelope was fashioned into a wrapper by the sender (as the location of the address lines prove). (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2040

1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Rich color, tied by "Utica N.Y. Jun. 5" double-circle datestamp on "J. D. His Marque" Patriotic cover addressed locally, faint vertical file fold and minor edge wear, cover expertly resealed on three sides, Very Fine appearance (Image)

E. 300-400

2041

1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Tied by red "Providence R.I. Feb. 16" circular datestamp on embossed Valentine addressed locally, with beautiful enclosure, Very Fine and choice (Image)

E. 200-300

2042

1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Vertical strip of three including virtually entire imprint at right, Positions 50/60/70R9, including "Carpenterar" misspelling, fresh color, tied by two strikes of "New-York N.Y. Feb. 10" circular datestamps on cover to Framingham Mass., Very Fine and choice, a scarce and desirable strip with captured imprint, ex Moody, signed Ashbrook (Image)

E. 500-750

2043

1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal strip of four, tied by two strikes of octagonal "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 12, 1859" datestamps on newspaper wrapper to local street address, ms. "four newspapers" at left, few small faults affect right stamp only, otherwise Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce usage, this is the largest franking of the 1c stamp used to pay the newspaper rate, illustrated and discussed in an article by Calvet M. Hahn in Stamp Collector (copy accompanies) (Image)

E. 300-400

2044

1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two horizontal strips of three arranged as a strip of six, tied by three strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 20, 1859" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to Santa Cruz Cal., barely reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, unusual double-rate usage within the West Coast, ex Newbury (Image)

E. 500-750

2045

1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Vertical block of eight, near perfect centering, tied by "Harrington N.C. Aug. 1" circular datestamps on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to New York City, fresh and Extremely Fine, the use of a block of this size is very unusual, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2046

1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24, 26). Used on 6c Green Nesbitt entire (U13), cancelled and tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 5" datestamps, printed address to New Haven Conn., expert cosmetic repairs around edges, Very Fine appearance, a scarce combination, ex Hill (Image)

E. 300-400

2047

1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24, 26). Pair of 3c, tied by perfect strikes of "Paid" ovals on 3c Red Star Die entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank and their blue "Paid" oval handstamp, "Boston Mass. Oct. 16" double-circle datestamp to South Lee Mass., fresh and Extremely Fine, a colorful and scarce usage, ex Moody (Image)

E. 500-750