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1857-60 Issue:
Lot Sym. Lot Description Realized
1187 C 1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Pos. 3L4 tied by "Belmont Mass. Sep. 5" cds on cover to W. Cunnington Mass., edge creasing and large sealed tear on reverse, Fine appearance, with 1987 P.F. certificate $ 200
1188 C 1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Tied by blurry Syracuse N.Y. cds on circular-rate cover to Skaneateles, Fine $ 190
1189 C 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Tied by red "N. York Ship Letter 5" cds on buff local cover, Very Fine, incorrect use of ship marking on city delivery mail $ 100
1190 C 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Tied by vivid red "Providence R.I. Aug. 13, 1860" cds on local cover, Very Fine $ 105
1192 C 1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (24, 26). Vertical pair of 1c, tied by "Terre Haute Ind. Nov. 12" cds on cover with printed address to Hong Kong, China, 1860 docketing at L., red "New-York Br. Pkt. Nov. 15" cds, London and receiving backstamps, 3c stamp small fault at T.L. from placement near edge, appears fresh and Very Fine $ 575
1193 C 1c Blue, Ty. V, 1c Blue (24, 63). Two No. 63's, tied by blue targets, matching "Midway Ky. Oct. 31" (1863) cds on buff cover to Paris Ky., with letter enclosure, No. 24 and one No. 63 with small toned spots, cover repaired at R. not affecting stamps, otherwise Fine, use of demonetized stamps seems to have been tolerated more in Kentucky, even at this late date, with 1998 P.F. certificate $ 350
1194 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Scissors-trimmed perfs, tied by bold Shield fancy cancel, "Oakdale Mass." cds on small cover to Me., Very Fine, rare $ 375
1195 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by perfect strike of "Military Institute Ky. Jan. 10" cds on cover to Port Caddo Texas, an Extremely Fine strike $ 300
1196 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Bright shade, tied by light grrenish blue "Catlett Va. Mar. 25" balloon cds with attached "III" in Outline Star fancy cancel on yellow cover to Elmira N.Y., reduced at R., Very Fine, most unusual $ 75
1197 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Blue ms. cancel, "YADKINVILLE N C JAN 8" straightline on small pink cover to Fort Defiance N.C., flap faults, couple small toned spots, Very Fine, the basis of the Simpson listing $ 750
1198 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Ms. cancel, "MADISON RUN/STATION/VA" three-line stencil townmark on buff cover to Barboursville Va., ms. "Feb 19" date, backflap removed, Very Fine, the basis of the Simpson listing $ 750
1199 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Double vertical rows of perfs, tied by perfect bold strike of "Kent. Housatonic R.R. 26 Nov." route agent's oval ds on small cover to Farrandsville Pa., lightly creased along right edge, couple small edge tears, still Extremely Fine $ 80
1200 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by "Mt. Sterling Ky. Sep. 4" cds on illustrated Comedian advertising cover to Lowell Mass. and forwarded to Bangor Me., "Lowell Ms. Oct. 2, 1858" forwarding cds and "ADV 1" hs, Fine and attractive cover $ 270
1201 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Seven stamps incl. two pairs, blue ms. cancels and ms. "Walnut Bottom May 17" pmk. on 1859 buff cover to Germany, red "Short Paid" and black "U.S. Pkt." straightlines, red New York transit, various transit and receiving backstamps incl. London and Aachen, numerous ms. rate markings, worn and small edge tears, minor stamp faults, Fine, a delightful mess for the foreign mails specialist $ 240
1202 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Vertical block of six, rich color, well-centered, tied by "Oakulla Ill. Feb. 19" cds on courthouse cover, upper right stamp has minor tear, otherwise Very Fine $ 160
1203 C 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). 20 covers, all selected for unusual cancellations and town markings, incl. Canton Triangle, green town cds, numerals, Weston "W", "Paid" straightlines, Danvers Centre Mass. Star, minor faults, choice strikes and generally Fine $ 850
1204 C 3c 1851-57 Illustrated Covers. Seven covers, one No. 11, others No. 26, different designs incl. two telegraph, temperance, phonography, hotel, American Board of Foreign Missions, minor faults, Fine group $ 375
1205 C 5c Brown, 10c Green, Ty. V (29, 35). Tied by "New Orleans La. Jun. 14, 1860" double-circle ds on folded letter to France, red N.Y. credit cds, receiving cds and transit backstamps, Fine $ 220
1207 C 10c Green, Ty. I (31). Tied by N.Y. town cds on 1860 cover to San Francisco, bold "Due 10" straightline, repeated in ms., reduced at right, Fine $ 200
1208 C 10c Green, Ty. I, III (31, 33). Tied by bold "St. Louis Mo. Oct. 31, 1858" cds on cover to Berlin, Germany, blue shield corner card, red "N. York Paid Hamb. Pkt. 10 Nov. 15" cds, transit and receiving backstamps, Fine and rare combination $ 425
1209 C 10c Green, Ty. II (32). Horizontal pair, well-centered, tied by faint double-line oval ds in brownish ink (contains the town name of "Alleghany" and lower line ends with "County"), ms. "Jun 2" date on 10c Green Nesbitt entire to England, red "19" credit hs, Liverpool Paid transit ds (1858), receiving backstamp, stains and wear yet an attractive and unusual cover $ 325
1210 C 10c Green, Ty. II (32). Tied by "Benecia Cal. Feb. 4" cds on cover to Metuchin N.J., some toning around stamp from gum, missing top flap, otherwise Fine $ 85
1211 C 3c Dull Red, 10c Green, Ty. II (11, 14, 32). Three covers: first bears No. 11 tied by blue cds on Peace cover to Wheaton Ill., second bears No. 14 tied on folded cover to Vera Cruz, third bears No. 32 tied by large target on embossed cover to Danville, Canada, mixed condition, still an interesting group $ 220
1212 C 10c Green, Ty. II (32). Vertical pair, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), natural s.e. at L., tied by light strikes of "Frankfort Ky. Mar. 1" datestamps on small pink cover to London, England, additional strike of cds on back, red "3" credit hs, 1859 London receiving ds, ms. "Paid 24", a Fine and colorful franking $ 375
1213 C 10c Green, Ty. III (33). Light cancel, on yellow cover to Topsfield Mass., bold "Sutter Creek Cal. Mar. 8, 1860" double-circle ds, slightly reduced at R., Fine $ 200
1214 C 10c Green, Ty. III, V (33, 35). Two covers: first bearing No. 33 tied by "San Francisco Cal. May 5, 1858" cds to Washington D.C., second bearing No. 35 tied by "Columbia Cal. Jul. 15" cds to Unity Maine, few toned spots, latter slightly reduced at L. and stamp with small fault, both appear Fine $ 80
1215 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 1, 1861" cds on illustrated 4-Horse Stagecoach Envelope, banner "PER OVERLAND MAIL VIA LOS ANGELES" with two tiny American flags waving from lead horses, stamp with minor flaws in right margin, still Extremely Fine, a rare cover and the only stagecoach design expressing patriotic sentiments, ex Grunin, with 1988 P.F. certificate $ 800
1216 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by partial San Francisco cds on small illustrated 4-Horse Stagecoach Envelope to Oswego N.Y., design in blue with "OVERLAND VIA LOS ANGELES U.S. MAIL" and rare caption "THE STAR OF THE UNION - California", Extremely Fine, remarkably choice, ex Grunin, with 1988 P.F. certificate $ 900
1217 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by "Empire Ranch Cal. Dec. 5" cds on illustrated 6-Horse Stagecoach Envelope, coach and banner "OVERLAND MAIL TO ALL PARTS OF THE UNION FROM SAN FRANCISCO VIA LOS ANGELES", imprint of A. Randall & Co., Marysville, tiny edgewear, still Very Fine, ex Haas, Edwards, illustrated in Neinken's 10c book, with 1991 P.F. certificate $ 800
1218 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Few nibbed perfs, tied by partly clear San Francisco cds on illustrated "Via Panama" Steamship Envelope with woodcut of steamer and bold signature "John L. Stevens" written beneath it, address panel in his hand, in 1849, Stevens along with William Aspinwall and Henry Chauncey, were authorized by Congress to negotiate with the Panamanian government for a trans-isthmian railway, Extremely Fine and rare, ex Grunin, with 1988 P.F. certificate $ 1,000
1219 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Vertical strip of three, scissors-separated outside of perfs, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec. 27, 1859" cds on folded letter to Trie, France, misunderstood at New York exchange office where three different rating cds's applied -- red credit 7c on Jan. 7, black debit 30c on Feb. 10, and red credit 12c on Feb. 11 -- evidently sent in error to Aachen where red Aachen Franco transit was applied and crossed out, blue rotuing to France, Fine, most unusual $ 375
1220 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Two horizontal strips of three, one showing guide line at L. and s.e. at T., other s.e. at R., tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 8, 1858" datestamps on large-size cover to Berlin, Germany, red "N. York 14 Am. Pkt. Paid Mar. 10" cds also ties one strip, red boxed "Aachen Franco" hs, receiving backstamp, vertical file fold far from stamps, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate $ 525
1221 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by indistinct blue cds on light yellow cover to Staubridge, Canada East, matching "U. States" in arc and "Paid" and "10" handstamps, 1860 transit and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at L., Very Fine, ex Knapp $ 50
1222 C 10c Green, Ty. III (33). Well-centered, tied by bold "Portland Me. Aug. 11 Paid" cds on cover to Hamilton, Canada West, "U. States" in arc hs, 1858 Montreal and receiving backstamps, small ink smear at T.L., stamp has small tear at T.L., appears Very Fine $ 50
1223 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Part of imprint at L., tied by octagonal "Philadelphia Pa. May 2, 1860" datestamp on small mourning cover to Santiago, Cuba, New York transit, oval "NA1" handstamp, part of French transit and receiving backstamp, some light overall toning, Very Fine and attractive cover $ 130
1224 C 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Three covers: first bears pair and single on legal-size cover from Bangor Me. to Honolulu, second bears single to Havana, Cuba and forwarded within Cuba, last also to Cuba, some faults, almost Fine $ 115
1225 C 12c Black (36). Double row of perfs at left, tied by "New Orleans La." double-circle ds and "Held for Postage" framed hs on legal-size blue cover with part-printed courthouse address to St. Martinsville La., Oct. 19, 1859 docketing, reduced, mended edge tears, still Fine and unusual $ 135
1226 C 12c Black (36). Showing part imprint at R., tied by tied by indistinct N.Y. town cancel on legal-size cover to Milwaukee Wis., some cover edge wear, stamp with short perf, otherwise Fine $ 750
1227 C 12c Black (36). Horizontal pair, tied by red "Phila. Br. Pkt. 19 May 17" cds on tissue paper cover to London, England and forwarded back to Philadelphia, stamps also cancelled by British "26" numeral hs, range of transit markings, oval "Forwarded Geo. Peabody & Co. London" backstamp, some ink erosion causing internal splitting, light edge wear affects R. stamp, still a Fine and interesting usage $ 160
1228 C 12c Black (36). Horizontal strip of four, well-centered, tied by blue "Norfolk Va." cds on Mar. 1858 cover to Funchal, Madeira, magenta "44" credit, blue "160" due hs, N.Y. transit and receiving backstamps, two stamps removed, still Fine and scarce, ex Gibson $ 210
1229 C 3c Dull Red, 12c Black, Plate 3 (26, 36b). Tied by "Alleghany Pa. May 10, 1861" cds on cover to Harburg, Germany, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. 10" credit cds, receiving backstamps, minor toned spot at T.L. corner, Fine $ 240
1230 C 10c Green, Ty. II, 12c Black (32, 36). Tied by town cds on buff cover to Bavaria, Germany, red N.Y. credit cds also ties stamps, red Aachen transit, 1859 receiving backstamps, Fine $ 150
1231 C 24c Gray (37a). Well-centered, tied by indistinct "Washington D.C. Free Oct. 24, 1861" cds on buff Patriotic cover to England, red "19" credit hs, receiving backstamp, backflap replaced, some edge repairs and wear, still Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for No. 37 on Patriotic cover is $4,000.00 $ 350
1232 C 24c Gray Lilac (37). Used with 3c Dull Red (26) and tied by "Paid" grid, red "Boston Dec. 12 Paid 24" cds on blue 1860 cover to Rome, Italy, 3c stamp also tied by ms. marking, 1860 French transits, receiving backstamp, T. of stamps affected from placement at edge of cover, otherwise Fine, signed Ashbrook $ 625
1233 C 30c Orange (38). Tied by red grid, matching New York Sept. 4 cds, on cover to Constanz, Germany, red boxed "Aachen Franco" hs, blue rating mark, receiving backstamp, missing part of backflap (affects some backstamps), sealed tear at T., otherwise Fine $ 350
1234 C 30c Orange (38). Tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Mar. 28" double-circle ds duplex on legal-size cover to Memphis Tenn., reduced at sides, receipt docketing at L., stamp with some toning and single pulled perf, still Fine-appearing 10-times rate usage, also second item: 5c Olive Yellow (67b) tied on large part of folded cover to Halifax, faulty, with 1998 P.F. certificate $ 100
1235 C 1857 Issue Valentines. Nineteen with original enclosures and one cover only, bearing either 1c or 3c stamps, range of designs and enclosures, range of markings, all attractively arranged on exhibit pages, few faults, most are Fine-Very Fine, an interesting group $ 2,100
1236 C 3c + 1c Red & Blue on Buff Entire (U29). Cancelled by "New-York Feb. 8, 1863" duplex and used to Danville Ky., missing top flap, otherwise Very Fine and choice carrier usage $ 75
1237 C Star Die Entires Used from Virginia. Sixteen 3c Red Star Die entires, range of towns and destinations, several Confederate usages incl. two with C.S.A. Post Office Official imprints, one turned usage with C.S.A. No. 7, few other better, some faults, still an intereting group $ 550
1238 C Star Die Entire Usages. Accumulation of approx. 75 used Star Die entires, mostly 3c, wide range of usages incl. some Confederate usages, mixed condition, still an interesting group $ 550

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