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Yokohama Bau Francais 17 Fevr. 68. Double-circle datestamp clearly struck on blue folded letter with Carst, Lels & Co. framed handstamp to Boissevain & Co., Amsterdam, Holland, sender's directive "Pr. Mess. Imp. Str.", manuscript "60" Dutch cents due marking, Marseilles (Apr. 6), Paris (Apr. 6) and Amsterdam (Apr. 8) backstamps, Very Fine, unusual unpaid usage (prepayment was compulsory)
3c Violet, Perf 10 (584). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 18380 block of four, rich color, impressively well-centered, fresh and Extremely Fine
2c Brown, Numerals, Letters & "Paid" Cancels (113). More than 20 used stamps plus six covers, wonderful range of cancels including numerals with one cover stamp tied by "1870" cancel of Watkins N.Y., another with both stamps cancelled by numeral "3", letters include blue "B" of Brooklyn N.Y. on a cover, "C" Philadelphia carrier tying stamp to a large Valentine (ex Kuphal), others both negative and positive with a nice range, one pair with large blue "V" and red cancels, finally a few "Paid", a couple small flaws may be found but overall this is a Fine-Very Fine and desirable assemblage of hard-to-find cancels, two P.F. certificates accompany
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1862 July--Vedette Mail from Tucson to Los Angeles via Fort Yuma. Cover endorsed “Soldier’s letter, 1st Lt. J. P. Hargrave, Act. Adjt.” (Lt. Joseph Priestly Hargrave, Co. F, 1st Regiment, California Volunteers), addressed to Memphis, Michigan, in the hand of De Witt Vestal, carried by Vedette Mail from Tucson to Fort Yuma, then by another Vedette rider to Los Angeles where it entered mails with “Los Angeles Cal. Aug. 1” circular datestamp and “10” in oval due handstamp, which replaced the earlier device requiring manuscript rate, slight edgewear, still Very Fine, a rare Vedette Mail cover from Union-occupied Tucson in Military District of Arizona, ex Birkinbine
3c Pink (64). Brilliant color, clear strike of "8" in four concentric circles cancel, single short perf at bottom not mentioned on certificate, Very Fine, unusual example of the 3c Pink cancelled by this distinctive handstamp, with 2004 P.F. certificate
40c on 20c Deep Ultramarine, Offices in China (K13). Left plate no. 12596 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged on top block, bottom pair Mint N.H., unusually well-centered, Very Fine and choice, a high-quality plate block, ex "Whitpain"
$3.00 Yellow Green, Columbian (243). Detailed impression on bright paper, corner strike of circular datestamp cancel leaves entire design clearly visible, Very Fine and choice, with 1991 P.F. certificate
4c Brown, Imperforate, Schermack Ty. III Private Perforation (314A). Wavy-line machine cancel, nearly full Schermack perfs at right and easily visible perfs at left, deep rich color, small surface scrape at top leftA FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 4-CENT 1908 IMPERFORATE, SCOTT 314A. ONLY 32 USED SINGLES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
With the rising popularity of vending and affixing machines, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing received numerous requests from manufacturers for supplies of imperforate stamps, which could then be privately perforated to conform to each firm's machine. In May 1908, a supply of 25 sheets (400 stamps per sheet) of the 4c 1902 Issue, without perforations, was delivered to the Schermack Mailing Machine Co. in Detroit. The entire supply was cut into coils with Schermack Type III perforations, designed for the firm's patented affixing machine and delivered to the Winfield Printing Co. for use on mass mailings of advertising material. Approximately 6,000 were used on a mailing for Hamilton Carhartt Manufacturer, and almost all of the 4,000 balance were used on a mailing for Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
Our census of Scott 314A, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/314A , incorporates the records of The Philatelic Foundation, the Levi records (which represents over 40 years of auction sales) and our own computerized sales history. The census reveals a startling fact--there are only 32 used singles (two on piece), two used strips of three (one in the Miller collection at The New York Public Library), a used pair and four covers (one of which bears a strip of three), for a total of 46 used stamps. Almost half of the used examples have faults.
Census no. 314A-CAN-24. With 1993 and 2007 P.F. certificates
10c Green, Types III, IV (15, 16). Single Type IV from Position 65L1, recut at top, three huge margins to ample at right, used with horizontal pair of Type III, Positions 21-22L1, mostly huge margins, also with 3c Dull Red, Type III (26), all three 10c stamps have marvelous deep rich color and proof-like impressions, 3c scissors-separated with some clipped perfs, tied by grid cancels, "Greenfield Ms. Dec. 18" (1857) circular datestamp on small cover to Shanghai, China, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 23" backstamp, magenta manuscript "28" cents credit, red London transit (Jan. 4, 1858)EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB 10-CENT 1855 TYPE IV COVER TO CHINA FROM THE BLODGETT CORRESPONDENCE.
This outstanding cover is franked for the 33c prepaid rate via British mail to China. It was carried on the Cunarder Europa, departing New York Dec. 23, 1857, and arriving Liverpool Jan. 4, 1858. It was carried from Southampton to Alexandria, Egypt, then overland to Suez and by ship to Ceylon and Hong Kong.
Ex Haas and "Sevenoaks"
10c Pan-American, Sinking Ship (299 var). Mint N.H., with vignette shifted strongly to bottom, waves surrounding the ship obliterate the top line of text of the frame at bottom, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate noting vignette shifted 2mm downward, Scott value as normal $300.00, we recommend looking at this stamp while listening to Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"