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Lot 122 |
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1857 (Jan. 7) Vicksburgh, Miss. to Gourdin's Depot (S.C.) on Northeastern R.R., small home-made envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) dark shade with four margins, large on two sides, tied by "Vicksburgh Miss. Jan 7" c.d.s.; cover trifle reduced and refolded, upper right corner restoration, Very Fine, 2¢ overpayment of the single 3¢ rate. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 33, fig. 4-2.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF FEWER THAN FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 5¢ 1856 ISSUE OVERPAYING THE SINGLE 3¢ DOMESTIC RATE.
Provenance: Hessel
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Lot 123 |
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1856 (c.) (Apr. 29) Mayville N.Y. to Oakland N.Y., long envelope bearing 1¢ blue, type II (7) and 5¢ red brown (12) large margins on two sides, touched or just in on others, tied by "Mayville N.Y." c.d.s.; cover faults including sealed tear and reduction at left, 1¢ with light corner crease, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 34, fig. 4-3.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE EARLIEST REPORTED 1856 5¢ DOMESTIC USAGE.
Provenance: Cipolla
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Lot 124 |
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1857 (c.) Columbia Tex. to Washington D.C., large buff envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) three margins including part of interpane line at right, cut in at top, and 1¢ blue type IV (9) three large to enormous margins including top sheet margin, cutting at left, tied by "Columbia Tex. Jul 9" c.d.s., 5¢ with additional manuscript cancellation; cover reduced and refolded, small erosion hole, 5¢ with negligible stain spots at right, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 125 |
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1858 (Mar. 12) New York N.Y. to Baltimore Md., folded cover bearing 1856 5¢ red brown (12) margins to just in at left, and 1857 1¢ blue, type V (24) tied by "New-York Mar 12 1858" c.d.s., blue merchant's oval handstamp on flap; file fold at center partially split, and also along edges, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 34, fig. 4-4.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A SCARCE MIXED ISSUE FRANKING.
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 126 |
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1857 (c.) Potsdam N.Y. to Bangor Me., long envelope bearing 1¢ blue, type IV (9), 3¢ dull red (11) both with large margins and portions of adjacent stamps on nearly all sides except 3¢ just touched in one corner, to cutting, and 5¢ red brown (12) distinctive shade, large to huge margins with portion of adjoing stamp, tied together and lightly to cover by grid cancellations, matching "Potsdam N.Y. Aug 4" c.d.s.; some cover faults and small mends, reduced at ends, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 35, fig. 4-5.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE THREE-COLOR COMBINATION FRANKING.
Provenance: Haas
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Lot 127 |
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1856 (Aug. 18) New Orleans La. to Catahoula Parish La., legal size envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) ample to large margins with portion of adjoining stamp, and 10¢ green, type II (14) three margins, cut in on one side, tied by "New Orleans La. Aug 18" c.d.s, docketed "opened and filed August 22d 1856"; refolded, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 35, fig. 4-6.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Expertization: Signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Krug
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Lot 128 |
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1858 (Nov. 10) Aurora Ill. to Lewistown Ill., legal size re-backed front bearing 1856 5¢ red brown (12) four even margins, tied along with 1857 10¢ green, type II (32) by "Aurora Ills Nov 10" c.d.s., docketed "Nov. 11 1858"; 5¢ repaired at lower left, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 36, fig. 4-7.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
A SCARCE MIXED ISSUE FRANKING.
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 129 |
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1858 (c.) (Sep. 4) Mineral Point Wis. to Philadelphia Pa., legal size envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) four large to enormous margins showing part of adjacent stamps at right and bottom, 10¢ green, type III (15), and 1857 3¢ dull red, type Iia (26a) tied by "Mineral Point Sep. 4" c.d.s., manuscript "3 deeds"; flaps reattached, 10¢ stamp with patched nick in bottom margin, 5¢ with small small repair in margin at left, a Very Fine usage.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A SCARCE THREE-COLOR MIXED ISSUE FRANKING.
Provenance: Caspary
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Lot 130 |
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1859 (Mar. 2) Hartford Ct. to Branford Ct., legal size cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) ample to large margins, and 1857 1¢ blue, type V (24) and 1857 12¢ black (36) tied by "Hartford Ct. Mar. 2" c.d.s., printed "Blank Election Returns, 1859." corner card and part address; cover (refolded) and stamps with small faults, Fine, a scarce combination usage. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 36, fig. 4-8.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
AN UNUSUAL USAGE WITH THIS SCARCE THREE-COLOR MIXED ISSUE FRANKING.
Provenance: Rohloff
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Lot 131 |
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1859 (Mar. 26) Hartford Ct. to Roxbury Ct., legal size cover front bearing 5¢ red brown (12) full to large margins, 1857 1¢ blue, type V (24) and 1857 12¢ black (36) pulled perf, cancelled by matching red grids, "Hartford Ct. Mar. 26 1859" c.d.s., printed "Blank Election Returns, 1859." corner card and part address with "blank" crossed out in manuscript; cover restoration above stamps, a Fine and scarce combination usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 132 |
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1858 (Mar. 25) Philadelphia Pa. to New York N.Y., envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12), vertical pair and two singles, in deep intense shade, all with full to large margins except one single just touched at top, used with 1857 1¢ blue type V (24) and 3¢ dull red type II (26), all cancelled by grids, matching "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 25" c.d.s.; sealed cover tear through 1¢ cover aged and minor edge restoration, the 5¢ with small marginal faults, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
WITH ITS COMBINATION OF AN EXTRAORDINARY OCTUPLE RATE, A SMALL ENVELOPE, AND AN ATTRACTIVELY PLACED THREE-COLOR FRANKING, THIS COVER IS UNDOUBTEDLY A KEY HIGHLIGHT OF THE DOMESTIC MAIL SECTION OF THIS COLLECTION.
Expertization: Signed Ashbrook, 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Hill, Rohloff, Ishikawa
In order for a small envelope to have an octuple rate, the contents must have been small, by heavy. Ashbrook and others have suggested daguerreotypes and quoted the following section 88 of the "Regulations". Here it is stated "daguerreotypes when sent in the mail should be rated and charged with letter postage by weight". Daguerreotypes were far too fragile, and were actually out of style by this time, to send by ordinary mails, a better explanation would be a later from of photography- namely, the tintype. We would imagine the same regulations would be applicable to the tintype.
Illustrated in Stanley Ashbrook, "Special Service" Issue 73, 1957, p. 592, photograph no. 292
Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 37, fig. 4-9.
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Lot 133 |
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1857 (Apr. 16) Auburn N.Y. to San Francisco Cal., buff envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) vertical pair, bright colors, margins to slightly in at top and lower right, tied by black grids, matching "Auburn N.Y. Apr. 16" c.d.s., addressed to the "U.S. Mint", minor edge wear, Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 38, fig. 4-10.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
With the California Gold Rush underway in 1849, the United States Mint was overwhelmed with the task of turning all the mined gold into coins. Also, transporting the gold to Philadelphia for coining was both time-consuming and hazardous. So in 1854, the United States Mint in San Francisco was opened.
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Lot 134 |
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1857 (c.) (May 25) Buffalo N.Y. to Michigan Bar, Cal., small mourning envelope bearing 5¢ red brown (12) horizontal pair, margins to cut in at top, tied by rimless "Buffalo N.Y. May 25" c.d.s., reduced slightly at left, edge wear, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1856 5¢ USAGE ON A MOURNING ENVELOPE.
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Lot 135 |
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1857 (c.) Palmyra N.Y. to Sacramento Cal., small ornamental ladies cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) horizontal pair, deep shade, sheet margin at left, others with full to cutting margins, tied by two bold strikes of "Palmyra N.Y. Jun 16" c.d.s., no flap, cover expertly restored, 5¢ pair creased between, just cracking the surface of the paper, Very Fine appearing.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 136 |
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1857 (Oct.) Pa. to San Francisco Cal., folded cover with docketing, bearing 5¢ red brown (12) vertical pair, rich color, ample to large margins, tied by Pennsylvania "1857" town c.d.s., scissor-cut between stamps just touching projection, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Haas
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Lot 137 |
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1858 (Apr. 19) Westfield Ms. to San Francisco Cal., cover bearing 5¢ red brown (12) vertical pair, deep shade, large margins including part of adjacent stamps at right, cut in at top, tied by grid cancellations, red "Westfield Ms. Apr 19 1858" c.d.s. and matching "Paid 10" handstamp; cover soiling and edge wear, reduced at right, neat scissor-cut between stamps, light bend upper right, Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: Signed Peter Holcombe and his 1999 Certificate.
Provenance: Kapiloff
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Lot 138 |
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1857 (Mar. 18) Buffalo N.Y. to San Francisco Cal., envelope bearing 3¢ dull red (11), two pairs and single, used with 5¢ red brown (12) deep rich color, full to large margins, tied by rimless "Buffalo N.Y. Mar. 18" datestamp; three 3¢ with faults, small cover mend upper right from opening, Fine and rare franking. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 39, fig. 4-11.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED DOUBLE 10¢ RATE USAGE BEARING THE 1856 5¢.
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Neinken, Davidson, Beals
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Lot 139 |
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1856 (c.) (Nov. 7) Albany N.Y. to Worcester, Ms., registered envelope bearing 3¢ dull red (11) and 5¢ red brown (12), vivid color, three full to enormous margins with portion of adjacent stamp, miscut vertically, tied by "Albany Nov 7" c.d.s., manuscript "204" registration control number, couple tiny edge faults and slight wear, Fine, the single 3¢ domestic rate for up to 3,000 miles, plus the 5¢ registry fee. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 41, fig. 4-14.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF TWO RECORDED 5¢ 1856 USAGES PAYING THE 5¢ REGISTRY FEE; THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS FEE BEING PAID BY A STAMP.
Provenance: W. L. Peltz
Starting July 1, 1855, the fee for domestic registry was five cents. This fee was intended to be collected in cash. The two recorded examples of the 5¢ 1856 issue paying the registry fee, contrary to postal regulations, are from Albany N.Y. The postmaster apparently did not understand the somewhat vague language of the regulation.
Illustrated, "The United States Five Cent Stamps of 1856-1861", Henry W. Hill, 1955, p.7.
Illustrated, "Registration", Thomas Alexander, Chronicle 139, p. 183.
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Lot 140 |
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1858 (Nov. 23) Bellefonte Pa. to Philadelphia Pa., large homemade wrapper bearing 5¢ red brown (12) large margins all round except clipped lower left corner, 1857 3¢ dull red (26) and 10¢ green type II (32) pair, tied by "Bellefonte Pa. Nov 29" c.d.s., 10¢ pair with straight edge at bottom, cover with tear and small faults, opened for display, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 32, fig. 4-1.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE ONLY REPORTED 1856 5¢ ISSUE USAGE PAYING THE PRINTED MATTER RATE.
Provenance: Hessel
The 28¢ in postage correctly pays the rate for a bundle of printed matter weighing between 31 and 32 ounces, or a book weighing between 27 and 28 ounces.
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Lot 141 |
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1857 (Jun. 8) San Francisco Cal., franked paste-back usage bearing blue "Wells Fargo & Co. San Francisco Express" handstamp tying 5¢ red brown (12), pastel-like shade, large margins except top right corner of stamp cut away, on long amber envelope with "Wells, Fargo & Co." printed frank, manuscript "Recd…Sealed June 8th 1857" docketing, address would have appeared on the envelope glued to verso, cover faults include restored clipped corners at right affecting stamp, additional stamp placed behind to enhance appearance, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 40, fig. 4-12.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF TWO RECORDED 5¢ 1856 ISSUE USAGES ON AN EXPRESS COVER.
The Wells Fargo fee for private carriage was 10¢ per ½ ounce at this time, and was prepaid when the franked envelope was purchased. Usually the franks appear on government 3¢ or 10¢ envelopes. Exceptionally, franks are also known on legal-size blank envelopes used for larger enclosures.
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1859 (Dec. 12) Sacramento Cal. to Marysville Cal., paste-up usage bearing blue "Wells Fargo & Co Sac. City Dec. 12" handstamp tying 5¢ red brown (12) rich color, large margins on three sides, just touching at left, neat cancellation leaves face free, on long amber envelope with "Wells, Fargo & Co." printed frank, manuscript "(1859)" notation and pencil "this too heavy, Dekay collect on this, F.A.H.", red Wells Fargo Sacramento wax seal on reverse; irregular opening at left and small faults, Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 40, fig. 4-13.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
THE FINER OF TWO RECORDED 5¢ 1856 ISSUE USAGES ON AN EXPRESS COVER.
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein
The pencil notation, "this too heavy, Dekay collect on this, F.A.H.", was applied by the Wells Fargo agent at Sacramento as an instruction to the agent at Marysville for collection of additional fees.
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