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United States Stamps and Postal History


U.S. General Postal History
 
 
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Lot 1663

Sacramento Cal. 7 Aug. 40, mostly sharp strike of c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Weston, Mo., exceptionally fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1664
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Lot 1665

Daniel Webster, free frank ("Danl. Webster/ U.S. Senate") on 1831 folded letter addressed entirely in his hand with ALS (signed "D.W."), to Boston, clear "City of Washington Jan. 29" c.d.s., Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1666

Joliet Ill. Nov. 2, clear c.d.s. and matching "5" on all-over Temperance envelope in black on buff, ad for Brown Thurston of Portland on flap, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1667

Baltimore. July. 10, boldly struck straightline postmark on 1790 folded letter to New York, manuscript "2.16" and "1.6", Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1668

Bo 2/6, Boston manuscript postmark on July 9, 1750 folded letter to Newport (Vernon correspondence), fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1669

Packet Farmer, tea. Fancy double line oval with ornamental center, flawless strike on Dec. 31, 1851 folded letter from Mobile to Montgomery, Ala., blue "STEAMBOAT" straightline with matching "5" and "Montgomery Ala. Jan. 5", Extremely Fine, extraordinary quality.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000

Expertization: 1993 P.S.E. and 2001 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1670

Forwarded By/ The/ Adams/ Express Company/ From/ 59 Broadway, N.Y., bold strike of handstamp in fancy frame, in greenish blue, on buff orange envelope to Ct. with Adams Express cameo corner card in red, Extremely Fine and scarce, absurdly undercataloged in ASCC.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1671

J. Bamber & Cos./ Paid./ Contra Costa Express, boldly struck oval on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to San Francisco, perfect strike of "Answer By/ Bamber & Cos. Express/ Office Davis St./ Between Broadway & Vallejo" in octagon frame, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1672

Gregory's/ Express Office,/ San Francisco, three line handstamp in blue, perfectly struck, matching "NOT PAID" in oval, on Oct. 12, 1852 folded letter from San Francisco to Sacramento, manuscript "Fort will please get an answer to this on return mail" written at top, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1673

Baltimore, Md., 1845, 5¢ black on white (3X1), single, three full frame lines, clear to slightly in at top, cancelled by pen and tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Feb. 21" c.d.s. on 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia, matching "5" in oval and "Paid" handstamp, stamp with pressed-out vertical file crease, Very Fine appearance, very scarce.
Scott $10,000

Expertization: signed Colson.
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Lot 1674

1847, 5¢ brown (1), large balanced margins, tied by pen cancel on buff cover to Philadelphia postmarked manuscript "Oxford Ct, Feb 28", manuscript "5" rate at upper right. Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM OXFORD, WHICH RECEIVED NO 1847 STAMPS FROM WASHINGTON.

Expertization: 2003 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 1675

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), large margins, beautiful color and superb impression, cancelled by red "5" in cogwheel oval, matching bold "Chicago -Ill. 11 Mar." c.d.s. on 1850 folded letter to Masingo, Ill., stamp with pressed-out vertical file crease (no paper fibers appear broken), Very Fine and handsome appearance.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000

Expertization: 2002 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1676

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), mostly large margins, ample at top, striking deep shade and sharp impression from the reworked plate, tied by two strikes of red "5" and bold blue "Baltimore Md. Apr. 1" c.d.s. on pale green folded letter to Philadelphia with blue "R", nearly invisible small cover tear at top, Very Fine usage and an Extremely Fine stamp.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: 1977 P.F. Certificate (calling this a brown orange).
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Lot 1677

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, fine impression, tied by blue "5" in oval on 1849 folded letter to Washington with matching "Baltimore Md. Jun. 2" c.d.s. and second strike of rate marking, Very Fine, very attractive usage.
Estimate 500 - 750

Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1678

1847, 5¢ red brown, double transfer (type "E") (1), showing double transfer of "U", "POST OFFICE" and left numeral, full to large margins, fine impression, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Dec. 17" c.d.s. on 1849 folded letter to Deposit, N.Y., Very Fine, rare variety on cover.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1679

1847, 5¢ red brown (1), huge margins, red grid cancel on 1850 envelope to Paris, France, handstamped red "PAID", "Colonies &c Art. 13" and French entry c.d.s. with manuscript French "15" rate, backstamped London and Paris, pencil instruction "P Cambria". Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000

Expertization: 2002 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 1680

1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to large margins, tied by light strike of red square grid, matching "New-York Nov. 11" c.d.s. on 1847 folded letter to Gainesville, Ala., manuscript "Paid" at upper left, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1681

1847, 10¢ black (2), four large margins, fresh color, tied by blue cancel on folded letter address sheet to Summit, Ohio, matching "Philada. 10- Mar.6" c.d.s., stamp with small corner crease and nick at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,850

Expertization: clear 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1682

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), select single from Plate 1E, with close to huge margins and fresh color, used along with 3¢ orange brown (#10), pre-affixing tear/crease, on cover to South Santee, S.C., stamps tied by separate strikes of blue "Charleston, S.C./Jan 20" c.d.s. with integral "Paid", Very Fine, an extremely rare usage of the 1¢ stamp to pre-pay the Carrier fee to the Charleston Post Office, with Chase notes on verso.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1683

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), position 9L3, handsome single with large margins to just touching outer plume at upper left, incredibly intense color (in fact, the darkest shade we can recall) and a sharp impression, tied to immaculate drop cover by well struck "Paid" in grid, bold red "Boston/Mass./11 Jan" c.d.s. alongside. Extremely Fine and colorful usage.
Scott $625
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Lot 1684

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), plate 3, select used example, in the lighter shade from the earliest printings, with large margins just to touching, tied by partial 1857 New York City datestamp to pristine printed circular to Jersey City, N.J. Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $625
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Lot 1685

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), large even margins, tied by bold "Boston Paid Jun. 19" c.d.s. on 1856 circular for machine belting and India rubber goods, to "Ballard Vale Co. Andover, Mass." with city struck out, presumably indicating this went to Ballard Vale, Mass., also in Essex County, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1686

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), large margins, beautiful dark color and sharp impression, tied by "Concord Mass. Sep. 30" c.d.s. on 1856 part-printed bank notice used locally, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1687

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), ample to large margins showing parts of three adjoining stamps, tied by "Lowell Mass. Jun. 22" c.d.s. on gray envelope addressed to a "colour mixer" at the Hamilton Print Works, imprint of International Life Assurance Society at top, part of flap missing, still choice, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Newbury
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Lot 1688

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), mostly large margins, ample at right, tied by light strike of large Paid in grid, bold red "Boston Feb. 4" c.d.s. on small white envelope used locally, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1689

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), position 5R1L, large margins to clear at upper right ornament, tied by bold "New-York Nov. 26" c.d.s. on white envelope to Brooklyn, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1690

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), vertical strip of three, mostly large to very large margins showing parts of four adjoining stamps, ample at top, beautiful color and very fine impression, tied by large "Paid" in grid struck twice and red "Boston 3cts 18 Apr." c.d.s. on folded cover to Portland, Me., pencil note indicates contents were dated 1855, Extremely Fine and unusually choice, handsome usage.
Estimate 500 - 750

Provenance: Brown
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Lot 1691

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine (11), two horizontal strips of three and pair, margins to slightly in, small faults, on cover to England, each piece cancelled in pen, matching small "Wenona Jany. 8/ 1857" postmark written underneath pair, bold red "America Liverpool Paid 1 Feb, 1857" c.d.s. and "3" credit, manuscript "Via N. York" at bottom; cover with edge faults, Fine appearance, rare transatlantic usage from Indiana.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1692

1851-52, 3¢ brownish carmine (11), two singles, each ample to large margins, arranged in vertical format with each tied by matching large "Paid" in grid and orange red Paris receiving c.d.s. on 1852 small white envelope to Paris, France, manuscript "via Liverpool, per steamer Africa June 2" along top, British and Paris backstamps, 13 decimes handstamp also ties left stamp, Extremely Fine, unusually choice transatlantic cover.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1693

1861, 1¢ blue, type I (18), horizontal strip of three, centered a bit to right, cancelled by grids and tied to Patriotic cover to New Bedford, Mass. by red "Providence, R.I./May 22, 1861" c.d.s., New Bedford backstamp, cover tear at top left and some light toning. Fine and scarce usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1694

1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 95-96L4, a very rare horizontal pair of this most sought-after type, with characteristic intense plate 4 color and a deeply etched impression, nicely centered for this, right stamp with a tear at bottom, tied by light "New Orleans/Nov 24" c.d.s. to 1858 printed circular to Piedmont, Italy, endorsed "Per first Steamer via Liverpool/Printed Circular" and carried by British Packet, red French entry c.d.s. and "12" centimes due, three transit backstamps. Very Fine. An incredibly rare usage of a pair of perforated type Ia stamps to pay the printed matter rate to Italy.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000

Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1695

1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), plate 11 or 12, centered a bit to upper left and light stain not noted on certificate, tied along with right sheet-margin horizontal pair of 10¢ green, type II (#35), open grid cancels, on 1861 folded letter to Amsterdam, Holland, endorsed "p Persia/pr Open Mail via Ostende", red "New York/Br. Pkt./Apr 24" exchange office postmark, red London transit backstamp and brown Amsterdam arrival backstamp, stamps lifted and replaced. Very Fine usage.
Estimate 400 - 500

Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1696

1857, 1¢ blue, type III (21), nice wide breaks at top and bottom, attractively centered for this, rich plate 4 color and sharp impression, tied by "Boston, Ms./Nov 12, 1858" c.d.s. to small fresh printed notice to Roxbury, Mass. Very Fine. Choice usage.
Scott $2,750

Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1697

1857, 1¢ blue, type III (21), huge break at bottom and small break at top, exceptionally well centered for this, intense color and impression, tied by "Columbia, Tenn/May 7, 1858" c.d.s. to buff drop cover with Aetna Insurance Co. illustrated corner card, cover with tiny repair in top left corner. Still Very Fine and handsome usage.
Scott $2,750

Provenance: Judd
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Lot 1698

1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), plate 11 single centered to top, beautiful impression, lightly tied by fancy segmented cork cancel, repeated on 3¢ pink on buff entire (U35) to C. Tower in Pottsville, Pa., clear "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 7, 1861" c.d.s., Very Fine usage, possibly unique example of a 1¢ 1857 accepted as payment for the carrier fee soon after demonetization in Philadelphia.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: signed Ashbrook.
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Lot 1699

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (23), position 93L1L, recut once at top, fresh single centered a bit to upper left, rich color and strong impression, tied to yellow cover to North Farmington, N.H. by clear strike of "New Haven, Con./Sep 14, 1857" c.d.s. Very Fine.
Scott $900
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Lot 1700

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (23), recut once at top and twice at bottom, Fine single with a few nibbed perfs., cancelled by open grid on Harvard 1856-57 Freshman Class list printed circular to Cambridgeport, Mass. Very Fine usage.
Scott $900
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Lot 1701

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (23), horizontal strip of three, each stamp recut once at top and once at bottom, scissor separated at left resulting in the loss of some perforations at bottom left, attractively centered, tied by two strikes of "Cleveland, O./Feb 13" c.d.s. to orange cover to West Plattsburgh, N.Y., with original three part enclosure for the 1858 Cleveland Grand Charter Lottery, cover with edge wrinkles from bulky contents and two nicks at bottom. Fine and rare usage of a perforated type IV strip of three.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1702

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), position 52-53R9, well centered horizontal pair, the left stamp showing the major double transfer at bottom, tied along with horizontal pair and single of 3¢ dull red, type II (#26) by New-York/Jan 5, 1861 datestamps to cover to Alvarado, Cal., stamps with horizontal crease at top from having overlapped cover edge (cover slightly refolded). Otherwise Very Fine and rare usage paying the 10¢ transcontinental rate and a 1¢ Carrier fee.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1703

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), plate 9, rich color, centered to lower right, used along with 10¢ green, type V (#35), interpane sheet-margin and guide line at left, both tied by "New York/Jul 18" duplex postmark to cover to San Francisco, Cal., small repair in top right corner and edges restored. Very Fine appearance. A rare usage showing the 10¢ Transcontinental rate and pre-payment of the 1¢ Carrier fee.
Estimate 400 - 500

Provenance: Chase, Gibson
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Lot 1704

1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), bold pen cancel, matching "Cedar Hill Nov 20" (N.Y.) ms. postmark on Lincoln First Campaign envelope in black on pale bluff, G.W. Gould imprint at left, fresh and Fine, scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1705

1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), single tied by Large Outlined Star, matching bold "Kankakee Depot Ill. Jul. 20, 1861" c.d.s. on Flag & Cannon patriotic, docketing below stamp, original enclosure with patriotic letterhead; slight edge wear, still Very Fine, very scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1706

1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), single tied by neat black grid on white envelope with beautifully drawn fancy address in red and black inks, in five lines, reverse with red "Providence R.I. Jun. 24, 1861" c.d.s. on reverse, obviously applied there so as not to spoil the appearance of this striking gem. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Piller, Gabriel
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Lot 1707

1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (30), centered slightly to bottom, tied by vivid red grid on 1861 folded cover to Barcelona, Spain, light red New York Aug. 14th exchange postmark, bold "8.Rs." due handstamp, London and Spanish backstamps in addition to blue merchant's oval, couple pulled perfs at top left, cover with vertical file crease. Very Fine usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: clear 1957 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1708

1857, 10¢ green, type I (31), fresh and fine, tied by Adrian (Mich) c.d.s. on orange cover to San Francisco. Slightly reduced at left. Very Fine.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 1709

1860, 24¢ gray lilac (37), centered to bottom, tied by perfect red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Nov. 14" exchange postmark, matching "19" credit handstamp on ca. 1860 cover to Brechen, Scotland, partly struck receiving postmark, Very Fine usage, rare usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

Expertization: 1978 and 2001 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1710

1861, 3¢ rose (65), tied on cover by boldly struck "Mechanicsburg, Ind" blue ornate eagle-crested oval postmark with manuscript late "Jan 30" [1863], addressed to Rochester, Ind., sender has added some manuscript "decoration" to the stamp; includes a chatty letter mentioning the war only in passing; minor edge tears at top and flap faults, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE MARKING THAT WAS FIRST USED IN 1861 AND SHOWS CONSIDERABLE SIGNS OF WEAR.
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Lot 1711

1861, 3¢ rose (65), tied by neat Waterbury Con "3-sectioned leaf" (Rohloff L-2) partly struck off the cover as is the Aug 28, 1866 Waterbury c.d.s. Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1712

1861, 3¢ rose (65), clear strike of wide bar grid, matching "Hanover Pa. Jul. 3" c.d.s. on Magnus patriotic, "Ellsworth Memorial" all in bronze; cover with few tiny tears at lower right corner, Very Fine, rare design.
Estimate 300 - 400
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