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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins all around, deep rich color, tied by "Avon N.Y. Jul. 20" circular datestamp on "United States Hotel, Avon Springs, New York, W. Cushing, Proprietor" handstamped corner card cover to Toronto, Canada West, 1857 docketing, light strike of receiving backstamp, some slight wear, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Three ample to large margins, just touched at left, tied by red "United States Paid 6d" handstamp on 1855 lady's small embossed cover to Port Hope, Canada, bold "New Orleans La. Jun 5" circular datestamp, receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at right, stamp with light creases, Fine and very attractive, with 1999 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins to full, A relief position which shows the complete oval at top left, but a broken oval at top right (Ty. II and Ty. III characteristics), tied by "New Orleans La. Feb. ?" (1857) circular datestamp, red "New York Br. Pkt. Feb. 18" exchange office datestamp on blue folded letter to Paris, France, sender's directive "Africa" and carried by that Cunarder, arriving Liverpool Mar. 2, "GB/1F60C" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, French entry double-circle datestamp and "16" decimes due, Very Fine double-rate "Three Months" period use with all markings beautifully struck, with 1978 and 2016 P.F. certificates
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Positions 4-5R1, horizontal pair, large to huge margins all around, deep rich color and impression, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9), Position 38R1L, recut once at top and bottom, full to large margins with traces of adjoining stamps at top and left, tied by circular blue grid cancels with matching “Skaneateles N.Y. Feb. 16” (1857) circular datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Nesbitt entire (U10) to Manchester, England, sharp red “19” credit handstamp and vivid red Liverpool transit, receiving backstampEXTREMELY FINE. A COLORFUL FRANKING ON AN IMMACULATE NESBITT ENTIRE PAYING THE 24-CENT TREATY RATE TO ENGLAND.
Ex “Sevenoaks”, Hillmer and Vogel. With 1986 P.F. certificate.
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Huge margins to full including top sheet margin, tied by "Bristol R.I. Jul. 24" circular datestamp on cover to Havana, Cuba, stamp also tied by red "New-York Aug. 2, 1856" circular datestamp, blue "NA" and "1" handstamps, receiving backstamp, "1247" handstamp of unknown origin, slight wear, Extremely Fine and attractive use
10c Green, Ty. III/II (15/14). Vertical pair, top stamp Type III, large margins all around, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9), large margins to clear (slightly overlaps pair), tied by grid cancels, red "New Orleans La. Oct. 21" (1855) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New York Am. Packet Oct. 31" circular datestamp, Calais transit, neat "8" decimes due handstamp, transit and arrival backstamps, Very Fine, scarce use, most letters were sent at the less expensive British Packet rate, ex LeBow, with 2005 P.F. certificate
An extremely rare and impressive corner sheet-margin example of the 1855 10¢ Type II on cover10¢ Green, Ty. II (14), Position 10L1, top right corner position with interpane margin at right with full centerline and wide top sheet margin, full margins on other sides, intense dark shade, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 20 Dec." circular datestamp on cover to Monticello, South Carolina, Extremely Fine Gem, an extraordinary corner-margin example, ex Grunin and Zoellner, and from our 1983 Rarities of the World sale
The earliest reported use of any 10¢ 1855 Issue stamp10¢ Green, Type II (14), large margins to just in at top right, tied at left by beautiful strike of circle of 13 wedges cancel, red "Eastport Me. May 12" (1855) circular datestamp on cover to John H. Webster in Stockton, California, pencil "Sophia May/55" docketing at left, missing top and left flaps, minor soiling, Very Fine, the earliest reported use of any 10¢ 1855 Issue stamp, another cover from the same correspondence, with the same cancellation, town marking and docketing, is known used on August 28, 1855, which substantiates the docketing on the cover offered here, ex Jessup, Neinken and Fisher, illustrated in Neinken, The United States Ten Cent Stamps of 1855-1859 (p. 13), with pencil note on back "I am certain this to be the earliest known cover 10¢" and initialled by Edgar B. Jessup, this is the Scott-listed EDU for any 10¢ 1855 stamp (Scott 14-16) and the next earliest date is May 19, 1855, for Type III, Scott 15
Early use of the 10¢ Type II on a colorful cover to Mexico10¢ Green, Type II (14), large to huge margins, tied by bold strike of grid cancel, red "New Orleans La. Jun. 1" (1855) circular datestamp on blue folded letter written in French to Mexico, neat "Vera Cruz 4 Junio 1855" oval datestamp, bold "4" reales due handstamp, stamp affixed over red crayon "10" rate, Extremely Fine, a beautiful early use of the 10¢ 1855 paying the direct 10¢ rate to Mexico via American Packet, ex Ishikawa and Hackmey
Three-color 1851 Issue franking from California to Prince Edward Island10¢ Green, Type II (14), large margins to clear, used with two 1¢ Blue, Type IV (9) and 3¢ Dull Red, Type I (11), the 3¢ and one 1¢ small corner creases, large margins to in, tied by "Sacramento City Cal. May 19" (1856) circular datestamps on cover to Bedique, Prince Edward Island, one 1¢ also tied by red "United States" in oval handstamp, found to be overweight so manuscript "30" due marking applied which is converted into "1/6" (1sh6p) due from recipient, "St. John's, New Brunswick JU 17, 1856" and "Prince Edward Island JU 23, 1856" circular datestamps on back, missing top flap, edge tears, overall wear, otherwise Fine, an unusual use from California to Prince Edward Island, found to be overweight and so treated as unpaid, ex Hackmey
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