5c Red Brown (12). Full margins all around, wonderful depth of color, cancelled by grid with red "New York Br. Pkt. Apr. 2" (1856) circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Nantes, France, manuscript "pr. Persia" directive and carried on that Cunarder, departing New York Apr. 2 and arriving Liverpool Apr. 12, Calais entry datestamp of Apr. 14 and bold "13" decimes due handstamp, transit and arrival backstamps, docketing indicating origin in New York, fresh and Very Fine

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Used with 10c Green, Ty. I (13), 5c with full margins to clear, 10c with ample margins to just clear of the key design characteristics at bottom, tied by red grid cancels with matching "New York Paid 12 Aug. 11" (1857) credit datestamp on blue folded letter to Nantes, France, manuscript "pr Europa" and carried on that Cunarder, departing Boston Aug. 12 and arriving Liverpool Aug. 23, French entry datestamp and red boxed "P.D.", Bordeaux and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, a lovely treaty rate cover to France and scarce with the combination of the 5c 1856 and 10c Ty. I 1855 Issues

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Used with 10c Green, Ty. III (15), 5c with full to ample margins all around, 10c with huge top margin showing portion of adjoining stamp, other sides large to clear at bottom, tied by "New Orleans La. Apr. 27, 1857" circular datestamp on folded letter to Nantes, France, red "Boston Paid 12 6 May" credit datestamp and Boston British Packet backstamp, carried on Cunarder America, departing Boston May 6 and arriving Liverpool May 17, French entry datestamp and Paris backstamp, also manuscript "13" decimes due applied erroneously by the French postal clerk -- nothing was due since the new 15c treaty rate was paid (undoubtedly the clerk was unfamiliar with the new procedures), Very Fine treaty rate use

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal strip of three, right two stamps with huge margins, left stamp large margins to full at bottom, deep rich color, tied by grid cancels with red "New York Paid 12 Oct. 14" (1857) credit datestamp on blue folded letter to Nantes, France, manuscript "pr Arabia", blurry strike of red French entry datestamp, Paris transit and Nantes receiving backstamps

EXTREMELY FINE GEM STRIP OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE, PAYING THE 15-CENT U.S.-FRENCH TREATY RATE ON A BEAUTIFUL COVER TO NANTES, FRANCE.

This was carried on the Cunarder Arabia, departing New York Oct. 14 and arriving Liverpool Oct. 25.

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to just touched, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and 12c Black (36), all three stamps slightly overlapping and tied by magenta grids, bold black "Hartford Ct. Mar. 26, 1859" circular datestamp on large part of 1859 printed "Election Returns, 1859" cover to Bethlem Conn., somewhat reduced at left, piece out at bottom right of cover and some other edge wear, Very Fine, an exceedingly rare and late use of the 5c 1856 imperforate issue, our extensive census records of the 5c 1856 Issue contain more than 350 covers, of these, ten originate in the state of Connecticut, a total of four of these ten were used on election returns in 1859, each in combination with the perforated issue, with 2001 P.F. certificate

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Large to huge margins showing traces of two adjoining stamps, used with 10c Green, Ty. II (14) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), 5c small repaired nick in left margin, 10c small repaired nick in bottom margin, tied by "Mineral Point Wis. Sep. 4" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Philadelphia Pa., sender's notation "3 Deeds", backflaps reattached, Very Fine appearance, domestic uses of the 5c 1856 are uncommon, and only a few covers are known with multiple-stamp combinations such as this, ex Caspary and Mayer

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Vertical pair and single, irregular margins including part of four adjoining stamps but cut in on other sides, tied by "New Orleans La. Jun. 7" circular datestamps on cover to Navarrenx, France, red "Boston Paid 12 Jun. 17" credit datestamp, 1857 French transit, "8" decimes due marking, some slight wear, about Fine, ex "Patrick Henry" and "Lake Shore"

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Rich color, top right corner cut off and repaired, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Express San Francisco" oval handstamp, struck four additional times on legal-size buff cover with Wells, Fargo & Co. black printed frank, used as a paste-up and docketed "Recd Properly Sealed June 8 1857 Wm. Smith DepClk", corners clipped and restored, presentable, one of two recorded Wells Fargo & Co. uses of the 5c 1856 Issue, ex Mayer

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown (12). Three singles, large margins all around (center and left stamps partly lifted to ascertain size of margins), tied by “New Orleans La. Jun. 28, 1857” circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Brest, France, red “New York Paid 12 Jul. 8” credit datestamp also ties stamps, red French transit (Jul. 18), receiving backstamp, right stamp small manuscript ink spot at top right

VERY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE 15-CENT TREATY-RATE COVER TO FRANCE, BEARING THREE LARGE-MARGINED SINGLES OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE. A BEAUTIFUL COVER.

This was carried on the Cunarder Persia, which departed New York July 8, 1857, and arrived at Liverpool July 17.

Ex Waterhouse, Meroni, Mayer and Eubanks. With 1969 and 2009 P.F. certificates.

Image Magnifier / Download

5c Red Brown, Defective Transfer (12 var). Positions 3/13/23R1, vertical strip of three, bottom stamp (Position 23R) showing the distinctive white “cloud” Defective Transfer to right of portrait, large margins to just touched including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by “New Orleans La. May 10, 1857” circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Reims, France, red “New York 12 May 19” 12c credit datestamp, appropriate French transits front and back, some staining at bottom from tape

FINE AND RARE USE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSFER ON A COVER -- ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE AS PART OF A MULTIPLE.

Ex Moody and Mayer. With 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for a normal strip of three on cover to France is $5,750.00

Image Magnifier / Download