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1861-66 Issue (Scott 67 to 71):
Lot Sym. Lot Description Realized
1281 C 5c Buff (67). Used with 10c Yellow Green (68) and tied by red grids, matching "N. York Paid Hamb. Pkt. 10 2 Nov." cds on overall New York Union Patriotic cover to Germany, 10c stamp repaired at T.L., still Fine $ 500
1283 C 5c Buff (67). Tied by perfect strike of Boston "Paid" in grid on 1862 folded letter to Calcutta, India, "Boston Br. Pkt. Mar. 25" cds, ms. rating, "Calcutta Steam Letter" backstamp, interesting Civil War content incl. "Killed on board the `Congress' was our old mate of the `Louisa'...I heard that the first ball that came on board cut him in two so that he was taken up in two pieces...", other interesting contents, fresh and Very Fine $ 300
1284 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Tied by propeller, matching "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 17" cds on 1868 cover to Cambridge Mass., red CHINA AND JAPAN STEAM SERVICE" oval hs, stamp has two short perfs, receipt docketing partly removed at L., Very Fine and very rare, illustrated and described in Ashbrook's Special Service (photograph 171) and described by Ashbrook as the earliest recorded usage of the oval "CHINA AND JAPAN STEAM SERVICE" handstamp, ex Haas, Ishikawa $ 1,600
1287 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Perfs in, tied by circle of diamonds cork cancel (New York origin but no cds) on small cover to Cuba, red "24" credit indicates presence of 24c stamp at origin, which probably had the New York cds and fell off in transit, "Panama AU 25 1865" cds, "Panama/Sp 4 1865/Transit" three-line ds, "3" due hs, ink spots in area where 24c stamp was placed confirm loss in transit, Fine and most unusual $ 100
1288 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Vertical pair, tied by cds struck partly off of immaculate cover to Guatemala City, Guatemala, bold "4" hs, fresh and Very Fine, ex Grunin, with 1989 P.F. certificate $ 290
1289 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, tied (between perfs) by cogwheel cancels, matching "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 20, 1863" double-circle ds on light yellow cover to Otawa City, Canada West, blue oval "Post Office Paid, Victoria Vancouver Island" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps struck over one another, R. stamp small toned spot, light edge wear, Fine $ 425
1290 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, tied by cork, matching "Petaluma Cal. Aug. 19" cds on 1868 cover to Locarno, Switzerland,, red New York transit, Basel, Bignasco and receiving backstamps, fresh and Fine $ 135
1291 C 10c Green (68). Pair, tied by targets and blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" hs on 10c Yellow Green entire (U41) to Switzerland, clear "Hornitos Cal. Jun. 13" cds, wide range of Swiss backstamps, stamps with small faults from placement at edge and cover tear at L., still attractive and Fine $ 100
1293 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, used with 3c Rose (65), cancelled or tied by blue grids, matching "Newark O. Oct. 19" cds on buff registered cover to Harrisburg Pa., ms. registry no. at L., 3c few small perf flaws, otherwise Fine $ 170
1294 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Used with 5c Brown (76), tied by circle of wedges cancels on 1865 folded letter to Montpellier, France, red "New Paid York 12 May 3" credit ds, red boxed "P.D." also ties stamps, French transit and receiving backstamps, carried aboard the Persia, fresh and Fine $ 150
1295 C 12c Black (69). Tied by "Frankfort Ky. Oct. 11, 1865" double-circle ds on legal-size Headquarters, Kentucky Volunteers, Adjutant-General's Office Official corner card cover to Campbellsville Ky., with original 1863-dated enclosure listing property abandoned and destroyed at Mount Sterling "for want of transportation", some nibblings at R. and and slightly reduced at T., still Fine $ 110
1296 C 10c Yellow Green (68). Used with 3c Rose (65) and two 1c Blue (63), cancelled or tied by grids on 1863 cover to France but sent in error to Bremen, red "N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid 12 Jan. 17" credit ds, most likely the peculiar arrangement of address caused N.Y. clerk to read ship name "Hammonia" as "Hanover", and therefore struck "Paid to Bremen" framed hs, Bremen transits, ultimately routed to France where "6" decimes due hs applied, receiving backstamp, one 1c wrapped around edge of cover, second slightly affected from placement at edge, small cover edge tears, still Fine and very unusual $ 800
1297 C 12c Black (69). Used with horizontal strip of three of 10c Green (68), tied by well-struck cogwheels, matching "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 20, 1862" double-circle ds on buff cover to Bergamo, Italy, New York 36c credit ds, French transits and receiving backstamp, stamps slightly affected from placement at edge of cover, still Very Fine $ 240
1298 C 24c Steel Blue (70b). Well-centered, intense shade, corner crease and tiny tear at T.R., tied by "Ann Arbor Mich. Jan. 20, 1862" cds on cover to Scotland, red Detroit credit cds, Glasgow packet ds, sealed tear at top, Very Fine appearance, ex Richey $ 350
1299 C 24c Violet, Thin Paper (70c). Tied by "Paid" grid, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Sep. 19" cds on cream cover addressed to Capt. R. W. Simpson in Liverpool, England, 1861 receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at R., Very Fine and extremely scarce on cover and used approximately one month after issue $ 850
1300 C 30c Orange (71). Bright early shade, corner crease and small tear at upper right, tied by grid, "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 24" cds on red and blue Waving Flag "The Union Forever" Patriotic cover to Germany, red Aachen transit ties stamp, red N.Y. credit and receiving backstamps, lightly soiled, Fine, very scarce $ 850
1302 C 30c Orange (71). Used with 3c Rose, 24c Gray (65, 78b), cancelled by open grids, "Sheffield Ms. Nov. 7" cds on 1864 cover to Singapore, red "48" credit hs and matching "Boston Br. Pkt." backstamp, red London transit cds and crayon "1" rate, backflap removed and small edge reduction at top, otherwise Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage $ 550
1303 C 30c Orange (71). Used with 10c Green and 5c Brown (68, 76), tied by clear NYFM leaf cancels on light blue 1864 folded cover to Lyon, France, ms. "Steamship Australasian" sender's endorsement, red "New Paid York 36 Mar. 23" cds, French transits and receiving backstamp, Very Fine and colorful triple-rated cover from the Payen correspondence $ 160
1304 C 30c Orange (71). Cancelled by boldly struck cross-grid cancel, matching "Dover N.H. Aug. 13, 1866" double-circle ds on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red N.Y. 27c credit, boxed "P.D.", fresh and Very Fine, signed Ashbrook, ex Paliafito $ 600
1305 C 30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown (75), tied by "Portland Me. Nov. 6, 1865" duplex with target on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, Boston transit, ms. rate markings, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" hs also ties 30c stamp, both stamps placed just over edge of cover, Very Fine and very rare destination $ 500
1306 C 30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown (76), slightly overlapping and tied by target, matching small "Phila. Pa. May 9, 1864" cds on buff cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, Boston 12c credit ds, boxed "Aachen Franco" and blue crayon rate marking, various backstamps, slightly reduced at R., 30c stamp light toned spot and corner crease, appears Very Fine, signed Ashbrook, ex Rohloff $ 375
1307 C 12c Black, 30c Orange (67, 71). Singles of each, tied by bold quartered corks, matching "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 4" double-circle ds on blind-embossed orange 1868 cover to Genova, Italy, red 24c New York credit ds, French transits and receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine $ 250
1308 C 30c Orange (71). Used with R. margin pair and single of 3c Rose (65), tied by magenta pen strokes, matching "Concord Mass. May 26th 1865" ms. pmk. and matching "Paid 39" on blue cover to Calcutta, India, magenta ms. "18" credit, London transit backstamp, receipt docketing at L., fresh and Very Fine, scarce 39c rate, ex Paliafito $ 600
1309 C 30c Orange (71). Used with horizontal pair of 3c Red, F. Grill (94), slightly overlapping and cancelled by hs, matching "Thomaston Me. Jun. 8" cds on 1868 cover to Bombay, India, red "26" credit, London transit, New York transit backstamp, L. 3c stamp torn prior to use, some edge wear, Fine combination usage of ungrilled and grilled issues, ex Ackerman $ 250
1310 C 30c Orange (71). Tied by blue circle of wedges on blue 1866 folded cover to Bremen, Germany, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid Dec. 12" cds, well-struck blue boxed "Aachen Franco" hs, receiving backstamp, light vertical file fold not affecting stamp, Fine $ 80
1311 C 30c Orange (71). Tied by duplex, second strike of "St. Louis Mo. Oct. 11" duplex at R., on 1864 orange cover to Wurttemberg, Germany, red New York transit, red boxed "Aachen Franco" hs, transit and receiving backstamps, some overall wear, Fine $ 220
1312 C 30c Orange (71). Two singles, tied by circle of V's cancels on blue 1866 folded cover to Palermo, Italy, red transit also ties stamps, red "New Paid York Nov. 20" ds with credit slug blank, transit and receiving backstamps, some edge wear slightly affects R. stamp, otherwise Fine $ 200
1313 C 30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown (76), tied by bold strikes of large circle of V's cancels on legal-size 1867 registered cover to Germany, neat "New York Registered Jun. 8" cds and ms. registry no., various German transits and receiving backstamps, ms. rating marks, 30c stamp has internal tear from spindle hole, light file fold, appears Fine $ 290
1314 C 30c Orange (71). Tied by rosette, matching "New-York Dec. 7" cds on cover to Hamilton, Canada West, 1867 receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at R. and few toned spots, Fine and rare late usage $ 150
1316 C 30c Orange (71). Bright color, tied by large circle of wedges (resembling "Stovepipe" fancy cancel of Leominster), matching "New-York Jul. 13" double-circle ds on courthouse cover to Franklin Pa., 1863 receipt docketing, reduced at L., Very Fine and rare 10-times rate usage, ex Paliafito $ 135

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