The February Sale

Wrapper, 1860, Nesbitt 2nd Issue, 1¢ blue on buff, period after "POSTAGE", uprated with 1¢ blue (63) tied by circular grid cancel to London, England at the 2¢ newspaper rate, Great Britain " 1d " due handstamp; light stains, Fine and rare 2¢ newspaper rate use, ex-Gundel .

Scott No. W20   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $400 - 600.

Envelope, 1864, Nesbitt 4th Issue, 2¢ black on dark manila, "U.S. POST" above, narrow design, cancelled by New York fancy segmented foreign circular mail cancel to Malaga, Spain at the 2¢ printed matter rate, unusual "L.P. Morton & co's Circular" handstamp, Malaga (12.1.68) arrival backstamp, red "4" reales due handstamp, Very Fine and rare 2¢ Black Jack wrapper use to Spain.

Scott No. W53   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) was a banker and the 22nd Vice President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States Ambassador to France, as a U.S. Representative from New York, and as the thirty-fourth Governor of New York.