July Internet Auction

1847, 5¢ red brown, four margins, light stain at top, tied by "Elizabethtown, N.Y. Mar 20" cds on 1851 folded letter to Albany N.Y., endorsed "Paid", Very Fine and rare black town cds use, ex-Judd, Saadi, Gross .

Scott No. 1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $800.

This is the only recorded 1847-Issue use from Elizabethtown, which did not receive an 1847-Issue stamp shipment.

1851, 1¢ blue, type II, four margins, sharp detailed impression, tied by partial "Baltimore Md. May 4" cds on local 1852 drop letter.

Scott No. 7   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1851, 1¢ blue, type II, three large to huge margins, slightly in at bottom, pretty shades tied by circular grid cancel, red "Portsmouth N.H. Dec 12" cds on 1851 printed Portsmouth & Concord Railroad stockholders meeting notice to Boston Mass., Very Fine.

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

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, recut once at top and bottom, large margins, sharp impression, tied by "Savannah, Geo. Aug 5" cds on 1853 blue folded cover to Philadelphia Pa.; file with light age spots, Very Fine.

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

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, two covers, each with four margin single tied by Five-Point Star fancy cancel, matching "Worcester Ms. Oct 6, 1856" and "Worcester Ms. Oct 10, 1856" cds strikes on covers to Concord Mass. and Thorndike Mass. respectively, Extremely Fine pair; with 2009 and 2012 P.F. certificate respectively.

Scott No. 11   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, full even margins with frameline of stamp above, deep rich color, tied by blue "Watertown N.Y. Aug 3" cds on light buff cover to Albany N.Y., fresh and Extremely Fine; with 2009 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 11A   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1855, 10¢ green, type II, margins to in at left, canceled by ms. "X" on orange buff cover with "Sonora Cal. Sep 19" cds to Cuba N.Y., forwarded with "Cuba N.York. Oct 19" cds and ms. " Ford 3 " due rating to Rice N.Y.; reduced a bit at right, F.-V.F. forwarded use.

Scott No. 14   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1855, 10¢ green, types II & III, singles, large margins to in, rich color, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 20 Feb" cds on buff cover to Walden N.Y., 1857 pencil docketing on reverse; flap torn, Fine.

Scott No. 14,15   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $290.

1857, 1¢ blue, types II-II-I, plate 2, vertical strip of three, pretty shade, canceled by ms. and tied by "Shanes Crossing, S.C. May 3d" cds with ms. dating to Beaverdam, Ohio, original 1861 letter accompanies; reduced at left, top pair with perf flaws, Fine and scarce type II-II-I combation strip; with 2025 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 20, 20, 18   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,125 + as I-II pair.

1857, 1¢ blue, type V, "earring below ear" variety, position 10L9, used with 3¢ dull red (26) , tied by "New York N.Y. Oct 30" cds and grid duplex on yellow cover to Marcellus Falls N.Y., Very Fine; with 1980 and 2004 P.F. certificates.

Scott No. 24 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by "Suspension Bridge N.Y., Jan 4, 1858" balloon-style cds on cross-border cover to Fonthill, Canada West , red "Port Robins, C.W. JA 5, 1858" transit backstamp with black "United States / 6d" two-line exchange handstamp, red Fonthill arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.

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

1857, 10¢ green, type III, strip of three, strong color, right stamp scissor trimmed, tied by partial New Orleans town cds strikes and red "New York 'Paid 24' Mar 3" credit exchange cds on blue 1858 folded letter to Nantes, France , Calais (3.15.58) entry cds and ms. "16" decimes due rating, Paris (3.16) and Nantes arrival backstamps, Very Fine use.

Scott No. 33 ; $600 as used strip  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1857, 12¢ black, plate I, two singles, right with some scissor trimmed perfs, tied by "Phila. '19' Br. Pkt. Sep 19" credit exchange cds on orange cover with preprinted address to Worcestershire, England, endorsed per Steamer "Via, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 36 ; $850 as pair  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1857, 12¢ black, plate I, used with 3¢ dull red (26) , tied by large grid cancellations, matching "Washington D.C. Aug 28, 1860" cds on light buff cover to Leipsig, Germany , endorsed "via Bremen or Hamburg" at bottom, red "N. York, Bremen Pk. 'Paid 12' Sep 1, 1860" exchange cds, blue Bremen exchange and receiving (9.18) backstamp; top edge tear, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Hargest, Turner .

Scott No. 36   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

This cover was used by Hargest to create the "N.York, Paid 12' Brem Pk." exchange cds illustration in fig. 71a.

1859, 12¢ black, plate III, three singles, canceled by corks, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 'Paid 7' Nov 10" credit exchange cds on 1860 small cover to Geneva, Switzerland , sender's routing instructions "Per Prussian Closed Mail", red framed "Short Paid" handstamp, two stamps tied by red "Aachen Franco, 24/11" framed transit and matching " Franco/Preuss. Rep. Vereins/Auganga-Grenzes " (Paid to the Austrian-German Border), blue ms. debit rating, Geneva (11.27) arrival backstamp, Swiss red crayon " 20 " rappen due; reduced slightly at left, stamps with few short perfs and some slight toning, still Fine and unusual, still Very Fine and colorful short-paid use, ex-J. David Baker .

Scott No. 36B   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

The 35¢ should have fully prepaid the 35¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate with a 1¢ overpayment (perhaps a carrier fee), the U.S. credit should have been 12¢ and the "Short Paid" marking was unnecessary.

1860, 24¢ gray lilac, two singles, each tied by red NYFM thin-bar open grid, indistinct red "New York, Br. Pkt. '38' Dec 11" credit exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Arabia from Boston Dec. 12th to Liverpool arriving Dec. 22nd, Dublin (12.23) arrival backstamp; horizontal file fold, F.-V.F. and scarce double-rate use to Ireland.

Scott No. 37   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000 as single on cover.

1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design, faulty, used with 1¢ blue (63) vertical pair and 3¢ rose (65) , all tied by "Cleveland O. Mar 14, 1862" duplex with circular grid cancel on orange cover to Madison, Wisconsin at five-times the 3¢ letter rate; reduced at left, Fine.

Scott No. 62B ; $2,400  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1861, 3¢ rose pink, beautiful radiant shade, tied by partial circular grid and red "New Haven Ct, Oct 5, 1861" cds to New York city; flap tear, fresh and Very Fine; with 1992 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 64b   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $220.

1861, 3¢ rose, pen canceled, and tied by indistinct "N.York, Brem Pkt. '3' Mar 11" debit exchange cds on 1865 orange buff cover to Kepva "Russia" (Poland), carried by NGL New York from New York Mar. 11th to Bremenhaven arriving Mar. 25th, blue "America / über Bremen" two-line exchange handstamp also ties 3¢, blue crayon "9¾" crossed out and updated to "7/3", Kobho (3.16) arrival backstamp and additional ms. "10/33" due rating; reduced at left, Fine and rare use to Russian Poland.

Scott No. 65   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1861, 3¢ rose, tied by quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jan 26, 1865" cds to Paris, France , partial New York "6" debit exchange cds, red Calais (2.11) entry cds with "8" decimes due handstamp, fresh and Very Fine.

Scott No. 65   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

1862, 24¢ red lilac, tied by circular grid cancel and partial red "Paid 24" handstamp, "Lawrence Ms. Nov 4" cds on 1862 blue cover to London, England , red "N.York, Am. Pkt. 'Paid 19' Nov 5" credit exchange cds, red London Paid (11.17) arrival cds; reduced at left with left flap missing, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 70   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $350.

1862, 24¢ brown lilac, tied by "Rolla Mo., Jan 26, 1863" cds, additional strike adjacent on cover to Oldenburg, Germany , red "N.York, Hamb. Pkt 'Paid' Feb 7" exchange cds and magenta "8" credit rating, reverse with Hamburg (2.21), Bremen (2.22) and Varel (2.23) arrival; top edge tear and flap torn, light aging, Fine use to Oldenburg.

Scott No. 70a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $350.

1863, 2¢ black, with bottom part imprint and plate no. 29 selvage , centered to bottom right, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 20" cds and quartered cork duplex on albino embossed corner card cover to local street address, Very Fine and scarce plate number example on cover, ex-Mackey, Metzger, Faust, Flannery .

Scott No. 73   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1863, 2¢ black, tied by manuscript " 1866 " year date cancel on orange Horace I. Gray, Card & Job Printer corner card cover with preprinted address to 1866 Maine Board of Selectman, Carmel, Maine; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine use.

Scott No. 73   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Horace I. Gray is the postmaster responsible for the Cumberland Me. town precancel postmark. The cover here is a later usage of a Gray ad cover without the town postmark precancel.

1862, 5¢ red brown, intense color, used with 10¢ green (68) , each cancelled by circular cancel duplexed with "North Brookfield Ms. Oct 17" cds on yellow cover to the USS Colorado at Cherbourg, France , red "Boston 'Paid 12' Oct 17" credit exchange cds, blue Calais (10.30) entry cds, forwarded to Lisbon, Portugal , Nov. 8th arrival backstamp with matching " 240 " reis due handstamp; reduced at left and some wear, otherwise Very Fine and rare 5¢ red brown forwarded use to Portugal.

Scott No. 75   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1862, 5¢ red brown, rich brilliant color, couple short perfs, tied by light NYFM circle of wedges cancel, red "N.York, Br. Pkt. 'Paid' Nov 30" exchange cds on 1864 folded letter to Madrid, Spain , carried on Cunard Line Australasian from New York Nov. 30th to Queenstown arriving Dec. 10th, red London (12.10) transit and Madrid (12.14) arrival backstamps, "4R" reales due handstamp, Very Fine and beautiful 5¢ red brown use to Spain, ex-Herst, Littauer .

Scott No. 75   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $400 - 600.

1863, 5¢ brown, s.e. at right, faulty at top from edge placement, tied by bold red segmented cork cancel on cover from Baltimore Md. to the Bahamas , carried by Cunard Line Corsica from New York direct to Nassau, "Bahamas, FE 25, 1863" double-arc arrival backstamp, blue crayon "4" pence due due rating for inland postage; cover tear at left and vertical central crease, a Very Fine and attractive re-canceled use to the Bahamas.

Scott No. 76   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1867, 2¢ black, E. grill, two singles, left stamp scissors separated, tied by New York geometric circular mail cancels on May 28, 1869 folded letter from Boston to Rosario, Argentina at the 4¢ printed matter rate via British Mails, red numeral " 2 " cent credit handstamp, red London Paid (6.13) transit, Fine and rare, the only reported printed matter use to Argentina .

Scott No. 87   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1867, 10¢ yellow green, F. grill, tied by NYFCM leaf cancel on 1869 folded letter to Yokohama, Japan , endorsed "via San Francisco" at top left, F.-V.F. and scarce NYFM 10¢ transpacific use to Japan.

Scott No. 96   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1869, 1¢ buff, natural s.e. at right, tied by full strike of fancy Geometric cancel duplexed with "Georgetown, D.C. Apr 5" cds on local drop cover; cover missing backflap, an Extremely Fine strike of this rare fancy cancel; with 2012 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 1¢ buff, dramatically miscut, rich color, tied by bold circular grid cancel on cover to Malden Mass., Very Fine and unusual.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $275.

1869, 2¢ brown, wide and balanced margins, tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Mar 26" cds and target duplex on orange-buff cover to Leitersburg Md. with "R.A. Holden & Co. Wholesale Dealers in Feathers, Ginseng and Beeswax" corner card; tiny cover tear at top, Extremely Fine stamp and cover and unusual beeswax advertisement; with 2011 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 113   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1869, 6¢ ultramarine, perfs at right torn away, used with 2¢ brown (113) , each tied by neat Cincinnati Oh. blue grid cancels on large Aug. 1869 wrapper to Catania, Italy , partial strike of New York "Paid All" straightline, forwarded upon arrival to Padova , reverse with Napoli (8.25), Catania (8.25) and Podova (8.28) backstamps, pencil receipt docketing at top of Aug. 29, Fine and rare 1869 Issue use paying the 8¢ printed matter rate to Italy.

Scott No. 115   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $400 - 600.

1869, 10¢ yellow, tied by sharp strike of NYFM Circle of Carets (Kirke 68-06-17-WG) , red "New York, Paid All, Direct, Jul 1" exchange cds on orange cover to Bremen, Germany , July 13th arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

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

Kirke recorded the 68-06-17-WG cancel used from Jun. 17, 1868 to only Jul. 2, 1868, however this cover moves the latest known use to Jul. 1, 1869.

1870, 10¢ brown, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by bold blue circular grid duplexed with "Savannah Ga. Aug 21" cds on blue 1873 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New York '6' Aug 27" credit exchange cds, red London Paid (9.9) transit and matching "PD" oval, Calais (9.10) transit cds and Bordeaux (9.11) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and colorful use.

Scott No. 150   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.

1882, 5¢ yellow brown, twelve in singles and pairs, tied by quartered corks, matching indistinct Benson Ariz. cds strikes on legal-size 20c Mexico entire with printed Wells Fargo & Co. Mexico green frank uprated with purple "35" centavos handstamp and canceled by purple "Express Wells, Fargo y Ca., Guaymas, Mexico Nov. 20 1886" oval used a paste-up but was probably addressed to the Compagnie du Boleo in Paris, "New York, Nov 27" duplex transit, blue Paris (12.10) arrival cds; few 5¢ flaws with one faulty, F.-V.F. and impressive use, carried by Wells Fargo across the Rio Grande and put into the mails at Benson.

Scott No. 205   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1895, 1¢ blue, D.L. watermark, tied by "Washington D.C. May 6" machine "Transit" cancel on 1¢ postal card (UX12) to Vienna, Austria, reverse with Washington Monument advertising , Vienna (5.17) arrival cds, Very Fine.

Scott No. 264   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

1897, 2¢ pink, type IV, tied by "May 3 - 98, Washington D.C., 11:30AM" emergency oval duplex to U.S. Naval Station, Key West Fla., May 11th arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.

Scott No. 279Bg   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

The emergency hand-cancelers supplied by the Post Office Dept. and used briefly in 1898, which were necessary due to overwhelming demand to replace worn-out devices and to supply new offices and military camps during the Spanish-American War.

1909, 2¢ Lincoln, tied by "Babylon N.Y. Feb 12, 1909" First Day of Issue duplex on small Valentine cover to Milford Conn., with original Valentine enclosure, Feb. 12th receiving backstamp, Very Fine, reportedly the only recorded 367 First Day Valentine cover , ex-Haber .

Scott No. 367   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500 as normal.

1909, 2¢ Alaska-Yukon, tied by "Seattle Wash. Jun. 1, 1909 5:30 P.M." Exposition First Day machine cancel on beautiful multicolored postcard of "Entrance to Manufacturer's Building. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Seattle Wash. 1909", serviced by Fred Lindsley with original content "June 1st 1909 opening day of P. E."; vertical crease at left of card which is insignificant given the rarity of this card, Very Fine, ex-Dr. Martin, Haber .

Scott No. 370   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $5,000.

A RARE FIRST DAY USE OF THE 2¢ ALASKA-YUKON ISSUE ON AN EXPOSITION POSTCARD WITH STATION CANCEL.

Reference: This is the actual card illustrated in Planty (#2).

1909, 2¢ Hudson-Fulton, tied by "Boston, Mass. Sep 24, 1909" pre-First Day duplex cds on beautiful multicolored postcard depicting "The Death of Hudson" painting, unaddressed on other side which has Hudson-Fulton information, Very Fine and scarce pre-date use; with 2010 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 372   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1909, 2¢ Hudson-Fulton, tied by "Lancaster Pa. 12:30-AM Sep. 25, 09" First Day of Issue machine cancel on W. W. Greist three-part fold-out postcard, with two pictures of Robert Fulton and a third of his birthplace along with descriptive text, addressed to Strasburg Pa., stamp also tied by "Strasburg Pa., Rec'd, Sep 25, 1909" cds, Very Fine and attractive Greist First Day card.

Scott No. 372 ; $950  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

This unusual postcard format was created by U.S. Representative William Walton Greist, who represented the Lancaster Pa. birthplace of Robert Fulton, Greist served as chairman of the House Committee on the Post Office.

1909, 2¢ Hudson-Fulton, three illustrated postcards mailed on Sep. 26, 1909, the second day of use and a Sunday, one perfectly centered, tied by Hudson Term. Sta. machine cancel on picture postcard of the Statue of Liberty to London, England, card with minor edgewear, still Very Fine, ex Bianchi, second tied by Hoboken N.J. machine cancel on picture postcard of the Half Moon and addressed to Hamburg, Germany, Very Fine, finally one tied by Grand Central Sta. machine cancel on picture postcard depicting Fulton and the Clermont to France, stamp with corner fault, otherwise Very Fine, a rare trio of Sunday uses paying the proper rates to the U.K. and Europe, since the second day of issue was a Sunday, relatively few covers were posted in comparison to second day uses of other issues.

Scott No. 372   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Poland, reverse printing of flag colors, Staehle cacheted, unaddressed First Day cover, Extremely Fine; with 2005 A.P.S. certificate.

Scott No. 909c   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 as used off-cover.

1944, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Korea, creased, tied by "Washington D.C. Nov 2, 1944" First Day Machine cancel on The Majestic, Lake Charles La. building ad cover to Edinburgh, Scotland, reverse with "Condemned" staightline crossed out and "Released" struck below, Crown "Passed" censor handstamp adjacent, accompanied by "British Postal Censorship, Philatelic Export and Import Control" P.C. 254 form dated Nov. 12th 1945, Very Fine.

Scott No. 921   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1943-44, Overrun Countries Postal History, interesting group of 18 covers with better noted 1944 Christiansted DWI #912 held-for-postage censored to Sweden, 1944 Waco, Texas #916 censored to Pitcairn Island, 1944 Washington DC #921 to undercover address for Dutch Forces in London, England, 1944 Honolulu Hawaii Terr. #921 block to Philipsburg Pa.; #915 pair on printed Dorothy Knapp FDC to Switzerland with purple "Return to Sender, No Service Available" two-line handstamp; 1944 #915 censored to French Guinea, etc, F.-V.F. and nice exhibit worthy group.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200 - 300.