1861-66 Issue (Scott 62B to 65):
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 1239 |
C |
10c Dark Green, First Design (62B). Tied by target, matching
"New-York Nov. 1" double-circle ds on embossed corner card cover for
jewelers, to San Francisco, trivial edge wear, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F.
certificate |
$ 550 |
| 1240 |
C |
1c Blue (63). Cancelled by ms. "X" precancel on orange cover
with printed address to North Yarmount Me., printed "Cumberland Me.
Mar." in circle with "17" in ms., stamp torn at T.L. prior to being
affixed to cover, Fine and rare precancel |
$ 280 |
| 1241 |
C |
1c Blue (63). Six, tied by star in circle fancy cancels,
matching "Oil City Pa. Jul. 12" cds on yellow legal-size cover to Erie Pa.,
some overall wear, most stamps faulty, still Fine |
$ 220 |
| 1242 |
C |
3c Pink (64). Tied by "Saint Louis Mo. Aug. 31" cds on cover to
Linnens Mo., Manford's magazine corner card, some stain spots on cover not
mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Fine, with 1967 P.F.
certificate |
$ 400 |
| 1244 |
C |
3c Rose Pink (64b). Horizontal pair and single, tied by blue
"Cincinnati O. Jan. 20" double-circle ds and grids on buff cover to
Cynthiana Ky., reduced at L., some wear, Fine, with 1976 P.F. certificate |
$ 150 |
| 1245 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Vertical strip of four, huge margins at sides and
without vertical perforations, tied by "Greenup Ky. Sep. 3"
datestamps on large-size 1867 cover to Nashville Tenn., embossed Notary
Public corner card, faulty at edges, still almost Fine, interesting for the
stamps, offered "as is" but the closest thing to an 1861 "coil" we have
ever seen |
$ 120 |
| 1246 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Fifteen covers, wide range of shades (possibly some
Rose Pinks or Pinks?), each with different marking and cds, overall a Very
Fine and attractive group |
$ 140 |
| 1247 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Cancelled by perfect strike of Blue Bird fancy
cancel, matching "Rockford Ill. Nov. 12" cds on cover to East Greenwich
N.Y., stamp with tiny flaws, an Extremely Fine strike of this rare fancy
cancel |
$ 1,500 |
| 1248 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by "W" fancy cancel, matching "Waterbury
Con. Jul. 11" double-circle ds, on cover to Brooklyn N.Y., perfs trimmed at
L., a Very Fine strike |
$ 170 |
| 1249 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Cancelled by bold strike of Waving Flag fancy
cancel on cover to Wilton Conn., matching "New York May 1" cds,
slightly reduced at L., some faults affect stamp, still a Very Fine strike
of the fancy cancel |
$ 210 |
| 1250 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by perfect strike of "Union" in star fancy
cancel, matching "Westhampton Mass. May 7, 1864" cds on small cover to
Springfield Mass., Extremely Fine strike, with 1988 P.F. certificate |
$ 200 |
| 1252 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by blue grid, matching "Louisville Ky. Mar. 24"
blue double-circle ds on green overall illustrated hotel corner card
cover to New York, fresh and Very Fine |
$ 45 |
| 1253 |
C |
1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by "New-York Sep.
16" (1861) cds and duplex grid on small cover to member of Chicago Light
Artillery, Cairo Ill., bold "Cairo Ill. Sep. 21, 1861" cds and pencil
"Paducah" forwarding location in Kentucky, where Union forces had
moved, Very Fine |
$ 325 |
| 1254 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Cancelled by quartered cork, matching "Shelbyville Ky.
Aug. 8" double-circle ds on United States Internal Revenue, Collector's
Office, Official Business corner card cover to New Haven Ky., stamp
tied by blue "John R. Bechley, Col., 4th Dist., Ky. Aug. 8, 1867"
double-circle ds, some slight edge wear, stamp affected from placement over
edge of cover, still Fine and attractive, addressed to Silvester Johnson,
Kentucky's largest distiller at the time and supplier to U.S. Grant |
$ 40 |
| 1255 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by indistinct Mar. 27 cds on yellow Artificial
Leg Depot corner card cover to Lowell Mass., with original 1865-dated
enclosures stating that "The price of our Ball & Socket jointed leg...is
$175", cover opened roughly at R. barely affecting stamp, still Fine
and interesting subject |
$ 180 |
| 1256 |
C |
1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Tied by "New York P.O. Station B. 1 Jul." cds
on Standing Liberty Kimmel Patriotic cover used within New York,
barely reduced at L. not affecting design, fresh and Very Fine, very rare
usage |
$ 850 |
| 1257 |
C |
3c Dull Red (26). Tied by faint "West Charleston Vt. Oct. 30" (1861)
cds on cover to New York City with red Palmetto Tree, View of Vacant
Charleston Harbor, and Caption "Charleston, S.C. 1871", the so-called
"Prophecy of 1861" design, a strangely subtle prediction of Charleston's
fate in 1871, reduced at right, otherwise Very Fine, we know of only two
other examples of this Union propaganda design, this is the only one used
from West Charlton Vt., ex Matthies |
$ 600 |
| 1259 |
C |
3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by "New-York Sep. 16" duplex on
illustrated History of The Stars and Stripes Patriotic cover to
Framingham Mass., fresh and Very Fine |
$ 325 |
| 1260 |
C |
3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Tied by "Old Point Comfort Va." cds, "Due
3" on pink 1st National Guards Patriotic cover to Conn., stamp
slightly folded over edge, Very Fine, either overweight or stamp refused in
Aug. 1861 |
$ 100 |
| 1261 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by "Washington D.C. Feb. ?" cds on Romeo and
Juliet Valentine cover to Southport N.Y., name in address scratched out
and partly restored, some slight edge wear, otherwise Fine, rare design |
$ 250 |
| 1262 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jul. 24, 1862" cds on Our
Army and Navy Patriotic cover to Bridgton N.J., few small filing holes,
toned spot at T., otherwise Fine |
$ 200 |
| 1263 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by "Washington D.C." cds on red and blue overall
Flag Patriotic cover to Hague N.Y., faint stain spots, Fine |
$ 135 |
| 1265 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by grid and matching "Georgetown D.C. 1 Nov. 61"
double-circle ds on McClellan Patriotic cover to Clearville Pa.,
Very Fine |
$ 120 |
| 1266 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by bold "Paid 3" in circle, matching "Bedford Pa.
Paid Nov. 26" cds on McClellan Patriotic cover to McConnelsburg Pa.,
Very Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate |
$ 350 |
| 1269 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by bold grid, matching "Philadelphia Pa. Dec. 15,
1861" cds on illustrated History of Stars and Stripes Patriotic
cover to Buffalo N.Y., faint toning around stamp, Very Fine |
$ 150 |
| 1271 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Bright shade, tied by grid, matching "Pittsfield Mass.
Paid Feb. 8" cds on Liberty at Port Royal Patriotic cover to
Prescott Mass., stamp s.e. at L. and few perfs affected from placement at
edge of cover, overall appears fresh and Very Fine |
$ 160 |
| 1272 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Tied by "St. Louis Mo. Apr. 27" double-circle ds and
target on View of Benton Barracks illustrated cover to Delavan Wis.,
faint toning, Very Fine, ex Antrim |
$ 180 |
| 1273 |
C |
3c Rose (65). Rich color, tied by "Old Point Comfort Va. May 19"
double-circle ds on Maine Volunteers all-over illustrated patriotic
cover to Mount Hope N.Y., with contents datelined "Norfolk Va. May 17th
1862" which state in part "I heard yesterday that hostilities had been
stayed on both sides and would to heaven that it were true but can hardly
believe anything of the kind has happened.", some other better
contents, cover stained and reduced at R. affecting stamp, still
interesting mostly for the contents |
$ 105 |
| 1275 |
C |
SHIP ISLAND/MISS. Two-line hs with ms. "May 19" (1862) date on 3c
Pink entire to Patten Me., with soldier's letter on red and blue
McClellan Patriotic lettersheet, good content from a bored soldier
who has not seen fighting and believes (naively) that "the fighting is
about all over" (the fall of New Orleans weeks earlier gave this
soldier great confidence), Extremely Fine, Ship Island served as a prison
and headquarters for the Union fleet and troops |
$ 400 |
| 1276 |
C |
Soldier's Letter. Ms. endorsement on back of pink ten-panel Uncle
Sam Patriotic cover to Hartford Mich., indistinct cds, slightly reduced
at sides, Fine |
$ 140 |
| 1278 |
C |
Patriotics. Collection of approx. 100 Union patriotics, overwhelming
majority are used from Kentucky, wide range of designs and town markings
and destinations, mixed condition, still an interesting group |
$ 3,750 |
| 1279 |
C |
Patriotics. Collection of twelve used and 26 unused Union
Patriotics, range of designs and usages, some faults, some are Fine, also
incl. cover bearing No. 65 addressed to "So. Atlantic Blockading Squadron"
and prisoner's letter from Fort Pulaski Ga. |
$ 500 |
| 1280 |
|
Civil War Balance. Nine items, incl. three Union patriotic covers
and one enclosure, three additional covers from or to Union soldiers, also
CDV of uniformed soldier and C.S.A. No. 7 mixed condition, few appear Fine |
$ 180 |