March Internet Auction

1851, 1¢ blue, type II, large margins except in at top, sharp intense impression, tied by pretty sharp blue "Troy N-Y, Sep 3" cds on blue 1852 printed dissolution circular to Painted Post N.Y., manuscript "Circular" endorsement at top left; light corner creases at right, fresh and Very Fine; with 2008 Weiss certificate.

Scott No. 7   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, position 74L1L recut at top and bottom, large wide margins, strong impression, tied by "Baltimore Md., Feb 13" cds on embossed Valentine's Day envelope addressed locally, flap with "hope" seal label, Very Fine and choice use.

Scott No. 9   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, pair and single, pos. 77-78R1L, 7R1L, rich color with sharp impressions, mostly large margins, tied by two strikes of "New-York, Jul 25" cds on fresh blue folded cover to Manchester Conn.; couple small flaws at top from edge placement, a Very Fine and attractive use.

Scott No. 9   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $310 + as used off-cover.

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, large margins, clear impression, tied by sharp "Detroit Mich., Apr 18" cds on Cheever Law, Land and Tax Agency printed circular to Utica, Michigan, Very Fine.

Scott No. 9   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, 1852 shade, intense color and impression, wide margins to in at top, tied by blue "Evansville Ind." cds on blue Feb. 1st 1853 printed circular from New Orleans La. carried outside the mails by steamboat to Indianapolis Ind., red " Forwarded by O'Riley & Mitchell, Evansville Ind. " handstamp, a Very Fine and unusual use; signed Ashbrook on reverse with his notes.

Scott No. 9   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, rich color, position 71R2E, tied by black circular grid, red "New Orleans La. Dec 4" cds with matching red " Way 1 " handstamp on blue 1851 folded letter from St. Louis Mo. to New Orleans La., endorsed per "Sonora" at top left; horizontal fold reinforcement, Fine and scarce way use.

Scott No. 10A   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1855, 10¢ green, type II, four full margins, rich color, tied by "Santa Clara, Cal. 17 Jul" cds on blue folded cover to Warren N.H., Very Fine.

Scott No. 14   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $190.

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV, plate 4, rich color, used with three 3¢ dull red, type IV (25) singles , rich color, tied by two strikes of red "New York, Oct 12, 185" cds on cover to Havana, Cuba , partial blue Havana arrival backstamp, blue "NA" and black "1" reales due handstamps; pen ink "from New Orleans" on back, some overall wear, F.-V.F. and scarce 1857 issue franking.

Scott No. 23 ; $1,000 + on cover  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $400 - 600.

1857, 1¢ blue, type V, two vertical pairs, each tied by "New-York, Apr 30, 1861" duplex on cover to Greenport, Long Island prepaying the 3¢ letter rate plus 1¢ carrier fee; couple small flaws, cover lower left round corner, F.-V.F. and scarce 1¢ franking prepaying the 1¢ carrier fee.

Scott No. 24   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1857, 3¢ rose, type I, used with Blood's Despatch (1¢) bronze on black (Scott 15L14) , acid cancelled and tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Aug 25" cds on light buff cover to Canandaigua N.Y., "Blood's Despatch, Aug. 25, 2 P.M., 1857" cds, Very Fine and rare combination unpriced in Scott.

Scott No. 25   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, vertical strip of three, bright shade, used with 1¢ blue (24) , all tied by two strikes of "Milford Conn, Oct 5" cds on cover to San Francisco Cal., Very Fine transcontinental use.

Scott No. 26   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1857, 10¢ green, type II, tied by blue "Sheldon Vt. Feb 25" cds, second strike at left on yellow 1859 cross-border cover to Stanbridge, Canada , Dunham C.E. (2.26.1859) arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and attractive Vermont cross-border use.

Scott No. 32   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1857, 10¢ green, type III, well centered, rich color, canceled by " Paid " straightline, matching "Hinsdale Depot Ms. Sep 15" cds on circa 1857 small cover to Campo Seco, California; 10¢ trivial short perf, Very Fine.

Scott No. 33   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1857, 10¢ green, type III, rounded corner from edge placement, tied by bright blue "Lewiston N.Y., May 4" cds, matching "U. States" exchange straightline on cover to St. Catherines, Canada , red St. Catherines (5.4) arrival backstamp, partial "United States / 6d." two-line exchange handstamp, Very Fine and pretty cross-border use.

Scott No. 33   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1859, 10¢ green, type V, used with 1¢ blue (24) , straddle line s.e. at left, each tied by partial strikes of "New-York, Sep 8, 1860" duplex with open grids on cover to Saint John, New Brunswick , black "United States" oval exchange handstamp, St. John (9.11) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. and scarce cross-border prepaid carrier use.

Scott No. 35   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1861, 3¢ rose, perf flaws, tied by "Charleston S.C. Feb 12" duplex on embossed Shepard Scene cover locally addressed to medical student, Very Fine and attractive.

Scott No. 65   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.

1861, 12¢ black, used with 3¢ rose (65) , tied by circle of wedges cancels duplexed with "Buffalo N.Y., May 30" cds on 1867 cover to Paris, France , red "New York 'Paid 12' Jun 1" credit cds, French Packet "Etats-Unis, Paq. Fr. H No 3, 1 Juin 67" octagon and small red "PD" framed handstamp, carried by French Line Europe from New York Jun. 1st to Brest arriving Jun. 12th, Paris (6.13) arrival backstamp, original enclosed letter, a Very Fine and fresh French packet use, ex-Gliedman .

Scott No. 69   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1862, 24¢ red lilac, intense shade, tied by two strikes of small circle of wedges fancy cancel, red "N.York, Am. Pkt. 'Paid 19' Jan 14" credit exchange cds on 1863 cover to London, England , red London (1.23) arrival cds also ties 24¢, 1863 docketing at left; some edge wear, Very Fine.

Scott No. 70 ; $350  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 2¢ black, used with 1¢ blue (63) , deep rich color, tied by four-point star in circle fancy cancel duplexed with "New-York, Jul 25" cds on fancy corner card cover to Burlington, Iowa; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.

Scott No. 73   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 2¢ black, couple short perfs, detailed impression, tied by target cancel duplexed with intense "Philada. Station G., Apr 22 '67 3d." carrier cds on cover with preprinted address to the Penn National Bank, Extremely Fine, ex-Worden, Metzger.

Scott No. 73   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.

1863, 2¢ black, tied by 18-section grid cancel duplexed with "New-York City, 4 Oct" cds on buff cover to local street address; reduced at left, Very Fine local carrier use, ex-Beane .

Scott No. 73   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

1863, 2¢ black, tied by circle of wedges fancy cancel on unsealed "Vermont, Adjutant General, Woodstock, Vt." illustrated corner card cover to Selectmen, Shoreham, Vt. at the 2¢ circular rate; top left edge tear, otherwise Very Fine.

Scott No. 73   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

1862, 5¢ red brown, used with 10¢ green (68) , tied by nine-segment circular grid cancel duplexed with "New Orleans La., Oct 7" cds on 1866 folded cover to Montrejeau, France , red "New York 'Paid 6' Oct 13" credit exchange cds, red Calais (10.27.66) entry cds and small "PD" framed handstamp ties 10¢; Montrejeau (10.28) arrival backstamp; 10¢ lower right corner flaw, otherwise fresh and Very Fine use.

Scott No. 75 ; $700  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1863, 5¢ brown, right s.e., used with 10¢ green (68) , each canceled by cross roads cancel duplexed with "Jefferson O. 3 Aug" cd on 1868 mourning cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 6' Aug 5" credit exchange cds, original enclosed letter on matching mourning lettersheet, Very Fine and attractive.

Scott No. 76   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 5¢ brown, rich color, tied by circle of diamonds fancy cancel duplexed with "New-York, Apr 9" cds on 1867 blue folded letter to Halifax, Nova Scotia , endorsed "p China from Boston", "Boston. Br. Pkt. Apr 10" exchange backstamp, partial Halifax arrival cds with two strikes of "Cts 10" cent due rating handstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 76   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 5¢ brown, horizontal pair, tied by small grids, matching "Marysville Cal, Feb 1" double-circle datestamp on 1870 yellow cover to Munich, Bavaria , red "Bremen, Franco, 25/2 70" framed exchange, Munich (2.27) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and choice.

Scott No. 76   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 5¢ brown, two singles, each canceled by partial "Paid" Fancy Shield with Stars (Skinner-Eno PS-C 13) , matching "Dedham Mass. Apr 4" cds on 1870 cover to Hamburg, Germany, partial "Boston, Paid All, Direct, Apr 4" exchange cds, carried HAPAG Line Hammonia II from New York Apr. 5th to Plymouth arriving Apr. 15th, red "Hamburg, Franco" (4.18.70) framed transit, Apr. 18th arrival backstamp; reduced at left and tiny bottom edge tear, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 76   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1866, 15¢ black, well centered, canceled by quartered cork duplexed with "Chicago Ill., Sep 23" cds on orange buff cover to Germany , light red "N.York 'Paid 12' Brem. Pkt." exchange cds, carried by NGL Line Deutschland from New York Sep. 26th to Bremen arriving Oct. 9th, bold blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" three-line exchange transit, Oct. 10th arrival backstamp; some edge wear, Very Fine; with 1994 Van der Linden certificate.

Scott No. 77   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 24¢ gray, couple short perfs, tied by fancy segmented grid fancy cancel, partial red Providence R.I. Oct. 16 origin cds and matching "24" in circle and "Paid" handstamps on cover to Liverpool, England , Very Fine and attractive use.

Scott No. 78b ; $450 as used off-cover  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1867, 10¢ green, E. grill, large margins, tied by cross roads cancel duplexed with "Buffalo N.Y., May 28" cds on cover to Bingham correspondence cover to the U.S.S. Piscataqua , Yokohama, Japan ; slight toning, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 89   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1867, 10¢ green, E. grill, used in combination with 2¢ brown (113) and two 3¢ ultramarine (114) singles, one nat. s.e., each tied by cork cancel on registered H.B. Shaw correspondence cover from Athens, Georgia to Alfred Me., ms. registry numbers; light edge toning, still Very Fine and attractive mixed-issue three-color franking.

Scott No. 89   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1867, 12¢ black, E. grill, tied by magenta cork cancel duplexed with "Hartford Ct. May 31" cds on illustrated American Emigrant Co. corner card cover with preprinted address to Liverpool, England, bold "New York, Paid All, Jun 8" exchange cds, red Liverpool U.S. Packet Paid (6.21) arrival cds; small stamp flaws, Very Fine and striking use.

Scott No. 90   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1867, 12¢ black, F. grill, vertical pair, tied by target cancels duplexed with "Adrian, Mich. Sep 24" cds on 1869 cover to Rome, Italy, red "New York, Paid, Direct, Sep 28" exchange backstamp and matching "4" credit handstamp, red "Hamburg, Franco" (10.14) framed transit and "1½ Wf" exchange credit h.s., purple "P.D." handstamp, Rome (10.15) arrival backstamp; light stain at bottom, ex-Gliedman .

Scott No. 97 ; $525 as used pair  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 2¢ brown, tied by bold strike of Savannah Ga. blue grid fancy cancel on Dec. 24th 1869 "Cotton Circular and Market Review" folded prices current addressed to Waldsboro Me.; circular with some edge splits, Very Fine and attractive.

Scott No. 113   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 2¢ brown, tied by neat segmented circular grid cancel on orange cover with printed "Ruth & Greiner, Dealers in Hides, Oil & Leather, Philadelphia" oval corner card to Academia Pa., Very Fine and choice.

Scott No. 113 ; $140  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

1869, 3¢ ultramarine, horizontal pair, tied by bold Philadelphia three-bar foreign mail cancel, purple "Phil'a, Paid All, Mar 23" exchange cds on 1870 cover to London, England, carried by Cunard Line China from New York Mar. 30th to Queenstown arriving Apr. 9th, red London Paid (4.9) arrival cds; small cover tear at top, Very Fine, ex-Barwis .

Scott No. 114   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1869, 6¢ ultramarine, rich color, used with 2¢ red brown (146) horizontal pair , tied by target cancels, "Bolinas Cal. Dec 4" double-circle datestamp on 1871 cover to Lugano, Switzerland , red "New York, Paid All, Dec 16" cds ties 22 stamps, reverse with Basel (12.28.71) transit and Locarno (12.30) arrival cds; some toning on stamps which are also slightly affected from placement at edge of cover, missing bottom flap and some overall wear, Fine and unusual use paying the 10¢ rate.

Scott No. 115   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1869, 10¢ yellow, used with 2¢ brown (113) and 3¢ ultramarine (114) , each canceled by manuscript stroke, blue "Woodland Wis. Jul 16" cds on 1870 cover to Switzerland , red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Jul 19" exchange cds, reverse with Basel (8.1) transit and Chuh (8.1) arrival cds; 10¢ edge placement flaws, small top right cover mend, Fine and scarce three-color franking at the 15¢ rate to Switzerland.

Scott No. 116   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1869, 12¢ green, nat. s.e., tied by circle of wedges fancy cancel, magenta "San Francisco Cal. 'Paid' Dec 29" exchange cds on yellow cover to Galway, Ireland , Jan. 17th 1870 arrival backstamp; flap tears, Very Fine.

Scott No. 117   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $450.

1870, 12¢ dull violet, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by grid cancel, red "New-York, Feb 22" exchange cds on cover to London, England , carried as endorsed by Guion Line Colorado from New York Fev. 22nd to Queenstown arriving Mar. 5th, red London Paid (3.6) arrival cds, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 151 ; $450  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1873, 2¢ brown & 3¢ green, two singles of each, one 3¢ faulty, tied by partial NYFM geometrics duplexed "New York Apr 8" cds on 1875 cover to Cuba , large oval "NA2" double-weight reales due rating handstamp, Havana (4.13.75) arrival backstamp, original enclosures, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 157, 158   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, horizontal pair, used with 2¢ vermilion (178) , each canceled by cork, matching partial "Duxbury Mass. Feb 29" Leap Year cds on light buff cover to Valpariaso, Chile , endorsed "Via Panama pr Steamer fr N.York" at top left, red "New York '12' Mar 3" credit exchange cds, two strikes of purple "George L Winsor, Santiago, Chile, Apr 1, 1876" arrival cds with one tying the 2¢ value, small 10¢ flawsdeom edge placement, Very Fine and attractive February 29th Leap Year use from the Winsor correspondence.

Scott No. 161   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1882, 5¢ yellow brown, tied by open grid cancel, purple "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, 19 Jan. 89" double-oval postmark on green granite cover to Brushton N.Y., reverse with red San Francisco (2.13) transit and Brushton (2.19) arival cds; slight top edge toning and tiny nick, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 205   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1890, 2¢ carmine, diagonal bisect , tied by barred oval duplexed with "Charleston, S.C. Aug 31 '94" duplex on J.L. Moses Real Estate and Insurance Agent corner card cover to local address, " DUE 1 " handstamp; couple light creases, Very Fine and scarce unaccepted bisect use.

Scott No. 220 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1893, 3¢ Columbian, tied by "New York, Sep 5 '93" duplex on 2¢ Columbian (U349) entire to Freetown, Sierra Leone , reverse with London (9.14) transit and Freetown (10.3) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce destination.

Scott No. 232   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1893, 5¢ Columbian, canceled by cork duplexed with "Mesa, Ariz. Feb 29, 1896" leap year territorial cds to Tonga, Friendly Island , reverse with San Francisco (3.2) transit, Tonga (3.29) and Navau arrivals; cover reduced at right and lower left corner mend, Fine and scarce Arizona Territorial use to Tonga.

Scott No. 234   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1898, 1¢ Trans-Miss., bottom plate #590 and imprint pair, used with 1¢ green (279) , ten in singles, pairs and block of four on front and reverse, all tied by strikes of "New York, P" registry ovals on 1¢ Columbian (U348) entire registered to Montevideo, Uruguay , purple "Registered, Branch P.O. Station P, New York N.Y. Mar 13, 1900" framed postmark and New York (FX-NY1a) registry label affixed on selvage, endorsed "Return Receipt Requested" at left, Uruguay registry label affixed on reverse, Very Fine registered use.

Scott No. 285   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1898, 1¢ Trans-Miss., tied by "Baltimore Md. Jan 17 '99" machine cancel along with "Diamond Manufacturing Co." illustrated advertising label depicting waist retainer on cover to New York City; some cover wear, F.-V.F. and unusual advertising label use.

Scott No. 285   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1898, 5¢ Trans-Miss., tied by " U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Jan 8 " duplex on "Nanyang College, Shanghai" corner card cover to Chicago Ill., reverse with San Francisco (1.31) transit and Chicago (2.4) "Mail Delayed, Late Train" machine cancel; reduced slightly at top, F.-V.F. and scarce use from Shanghai.

Scott No. 288   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1901, 10¢ Pan-American, tied by "Chicago Ill." registry oval and purple "Registered / Jun 17 1901 / Chicago, Ill." three-line registry datestamp on American Flag Patriotic cover to Elgin Ill., slogans including completion of "Nicaragua Canal", building battleships, maintaining stamp tax and "Remember 1898"; diagonal crease thru top right of cover and stamp, otherwise Very Fine and attractive patriotic use.

Scott No. 299   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1903, 2¢ carmine, strip of three and pair, tied by " Amsted W. Indie Nederl. Packetboot 3 Jul. 03 " oval datestamps on Canadian Bank of Commerce corner card cover to Paramaribo, Surinam , manuscript "Consignees Mail" at bottom, Paramaribo (7.4) arrival backstamp; a few lightly toned perfs, small cover tear top left, Very Fine example of mail received onboard and canceled by the Royal Netherlands Steamship Co., ex-Heimburger .

Scott No. 301   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.