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Auction 71

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Postal History

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 7		1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown (Scott 1), 4 margins (large on 3 sides, closer at top), tied by Troy, N.Y. postmark on an 1849 cover to upstate New York. Red seal on back just shows through on face, Fine to Very Fine overall, with 1992 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 8		*1850, "STEAM 10" on a folded letter carried by the packet boat Shamrock,* from Moscow, La. to New Orleans, with superbly struck postmarks, and with contents regarding the shipping and payment of cotton. An attractive cover from the well-known Buchanan-Carroll correspondence, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $160
Lot 9		c. 1851, "ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE / MASS.", lovely shield handstamp on a cover to New Hampshire, with Boston integral "3 cts" postmark, and with the adjutant general's signature at top left, Fine to Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 10		1851, "L(OUIS)VILLE & CINCINNATI MAIL LINE", clear postmark with matching "5" rate on an attractive folded letter sheet to Boston, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200 This mail line served the upper Mississippi and tributary rivers . View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 11		1851-52, 3¢ Washington, brownish carmine, type II (Scott 11A var.), a gorgeous bottom right corner margin pair, tied by NEW YORK SHIP postmark on a cover to Boston. Top stamp with a tiny margin tear and bottom stamp with an internal tear, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $160
Lot 12		1852, 1¢ blue type IV and two 1857 3¢ brownish carmine (Scott 9, 26A, U10), used in 1857 on an 1854 3¢ red Nesbitt entire, from Dedham, Mass. to Quebec, Canada. A faint oval "UNITED / STATES" exchange postmark can be seen below the 3¢; reverse bears a boldly struck "QUEBEC / SP 28 / 1857 / L.C." receiving postmark. Stamps with average margins and the reverse shows mounting stains, Fine to Very Fine overall, a nice mixed issue / multicolor franking. Scott $450+. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 13		1852, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type I (Scott 11), 3½ margins, used on the reverse of a lovely illustrated French comic envelope inscribed "partie de plaisir" (pleasure party), addressed to Tennessee. Indistinct town cancel at top right; cover repaired, attractive Fine appearance, very scarce. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $650
Lot 14		1852, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type II (Scott 11A), almost 4 margins, used with a beautifully struck Ipswich, Ma. "PAID 3" fancy cancel (not listed in Skinner-Eno) on a neat cover to Vermont. Very clean and attractive, Very Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 15		1852, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type II (Scott 11A), almost 4 margins, tied by "L(OUIS)VILLE & CINCINNATI MAIL LINE" postmark on a folded letter sheet to Louisville, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 16		1852, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type II (Scott 11A), in a very dark shade between deep claret and plum, 3 large margins, used with blue oval ROUTE 7309 agent's handstamp on a 3¢ Nesbitt entire (U10), addressed to New Orleans. Mended cover tear on the reverse inside flap, still Very Fine, a lovely cover from the well-known Buchanan-Carroll correspondence, ex-Carroll Chase. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 17		1855, 10¢ Washington, green, type III (Scott 15), a beautiful example with large margins all around, tied by blue New Bedford, Mass. cancel on a cover to Montreal, Canada, with oval UNITED / STATES exchange postmark at bottom left and a faint Canadian receiver on the reverse. Cover slightly reduced at top, Very Fine overall, with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott $190. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 18		1857, 1¢ Franklin, blue, type V (Scott 24), a well centered example a large margins, tied by Boston PAID cancel on a local cover, with Parker House embossed corner card at top left. A beautiful cover, Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate. Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 19		1857, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type IV (Scott 26A), tied by Baltimore postmark on an illustrated advertising cover for a hotel, used in 1859. Stamp with clipped perfs at bottom left, a Fine to Very Fine cover. Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 20		1857, 3¢ Washington, brownish carmine, type IV (Scott 26A var.), natural s.e. at right, tied by Boston PAID cancel on a cover with a fancy corner card for the American Telegraph Company, and with a similar letterhead for the Union Telegraph Company on the enclosed letter, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 21		1861, 1¢ Franklin, blue (Scott 63), 3 singles tied by beautifully struck PAID cancels on an 1863 cover from Manitowoc, Wis. to Racine. Left stamp with a margin tear, otherwise a Very Fine cover. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 22		1861, 3¢ Washington, rose (Scott 65), tied by beautifully struck Keesville, N.Y. "U.S." in circle fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno PT-US 51) on a neat 1865 cover to Vermont, Very Fine, ex-Amos Eno. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 23		1861, 3¢ Washington, rose (Scott 65), tied by Mortar & Pestle fancy Masonic cancel (not listed in Skinner-Eno) on cover to Maine, with an indistinct town postmark. Stamp overlaps the cover edge at top left, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 24		1861, 3¢ Washington, rose (Scott 65), used in 1869 with a beautifully struck Ludlow, Vt. "Jack-o-Lantern" fancy cancel. Cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine overall, with 1982 P.F. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 25		1861, 3¢ Washington, rose (Scott 65), tied by a beautifully struck L(OUIS)VILLE & CINCINNATI MAIL LINE postmark on a lovely cover to Pennsylvania, with letter enclosed, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $130
Lot 26		1861, 3¢ Washington, rose (Scott 65), used on an 1864 cover with blue oval B. & O. R. R. (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad) PAW-PAW cancel on cover to Ohio. Cover slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $140
Lot 27		1861, 24¢ Washington, steel blue (Scott 70b), well centered, tied by Boston PAID cancel on an 1862 cover to London, England. Couple small cover edge tears at top (repaired), Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $1,300. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 28		c. 1861, Civil War patriotic cover, Eagle & Shield and "Love One Another" (Walcott 2482. Bischel 4349), Washington, D.C. c.d.s. with manuscript free frank, addressed to So. Danvers, Ma. Clean and attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 29		c. 1861, Civil War patriotic cover, Flag Facing Right (Weiss F-R-304. Walcott 2973 var.), red and blue design on an unusually neat and clean cover from Alexandria, Va. to a reverend in Shellbourne Falls, Mass., Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $70
Lot 30		c. 1861, Civil War patriotic cover, Flag and "Union Forever" (Weiss F-R-64 var. Walcott 3033 var.), multicolor design on a cover from West Fitchburg, Mass. to Claremont, N.H., with an unusual PAID on the 3¢, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 31		c. 1861, unused Civil War patriotic covers, a choice selection of 20 different designs, including several better, with generals, Lincoln, caricatures, flags and an embossed patriotic seal, all in uniformly Very Fine to Extremely Fine condition, unusual to find such a group in top condition. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 32		c. 1861, unused Civil War patriotic covers, a selection of 40 different designs, with a wide range, including generals, states, caricatures, flags, Southern and more. A few with small flaws, certainly Fine to Very Fine for such a group. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $325
Lot 33		1863, 2¢ Jackson, black (Scott 73), used with Westborough, Ms. "W" fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno LS-WH 1) on a neat Massachusetts cover, Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $170
Lot 34		() 1863, 2¢ Jackson, black (Scott 73), tied by a beautifully struck "U.S." in circle fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno PT-US 50) on an 1867 cover front from Augusta, Ga., a Very Fine strike on a Fine to Very Fine cover. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 35		1863, 2¢ Jackson, black (Scott 73), a Fine example tied by lightly struck Syracuse N.Y. postmark on a lovely embossed Valentine cover, with the 2¢ paying the local drop rate. The cover is unusually nice, with a magnificent fold-out multicolor back, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 36		1863, 24¢ Washington, lilac (Scott 78), unusually well centered and beautifully tied by a socked-on-the-nose fancy leaf cancel on an 1868 cover to England, with New York transit cancel on front and a British receiver on the reverse; a lengthy letter is enclosed. Quite attractive, a Very Fine stamp and cancel on a Fine to Very Fine cover. Scott $425. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 37		1867, 3¢ Washington, red, F. grill (Scott 94), used with a 4-bar open grid cancel on a cover from Detroit to upstate New York, with RAIL ROAD / WAY oval handstamp alongside, Fine to Very Fine, with 2019 P.F. certificate, which notes that the cover has "small faults at bottom". Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 38		1867, 3¢ Washington, red, F. grill (Scott 94), nicely centered within large margins, used with a beautifully struck blue "D" fancy Masonic cancel (Skinner-Eno LS-D 7) on a neat cover from Philadelphia, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 39		1869, 1¢ Franklin, buff (Scott 112), well centered, tied by Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio duplex cancel on a local drop cover, with a fancy printers corner card at left. A nice cover, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 40		1869, 3¢ Locomotive, ultramarine (Scott 114), tied by Enfield, n.h. duplex cancel on a overall gray illustrated Grant campaign cover to Boston. Slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine, a nice usage. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 41		1898, 2¢ Trans-Miss. (Scott 286), tied by New York machine cancel on an 1898 advertising cover for a paint manufacturer, with a gorgeous overall illustrated map on the reverse. A beautiful cover, the stamp has a faulty bottom right corner, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 42		1909, 2¢ Washington, carmine, D.L. watermark, vertical coil (Scott 349), a gem with superb centering, tied by 1911 New York machine cancel on a beautifully neat cover to Philadelphia. Outstandingly choice, Extremely Fine. Scott $190. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 43		1911, cover from Mary Truman (sister of Pres. Harry S. Truman), in Grandview, MO to her cousin Lucile Summer of Wilmer, TX; 8 handwritten pages of content dated April 19, 1911 where she talks of her music lessons and her attending parties with Harry and Vivian her brother and sister; Harry would not become president of the United Sates until 1945; an interesting historical letter with envelope that has some extensive wear, Very Good. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60
Lot 44		1928-38, 13 covers postmarked from various U.S.S. Naval ships, including USS California, Maryland, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia; of note is the USS Utah capsized after being struck by Japanese aircraft torpedoes at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941; her rusting hull remains a memorial there; these all retailed for $10+; each are imaged on the website. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 45		1940, Famous Americans on First Day covers (Scott 859-893), 69 unique covers with matching cachets; almost two complete sets; two imaged for reference, Very Fine. Scott $305. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 46		Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, 1849 (1¢) black on green (Scott 106L1), margins all around, used with 1847, 5¢ Franklin, red brown (large margins) on a repaired cover with address added, Fine. Scott $3,000. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 47		Swart's City Dispatch Post, 1849-53 (1¢) red (Scott 136L9), margins all around, tied by star cancel on a cover from New York City to Sing Sing, additionally franked by 1852 3¢ dull red (11A, margins cutting), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 48		Envelope, 1854, Nesbitt 1st Issue, 3¢ red on buff (Scott U10), entire, with LOUISVILLE & CINCINNATTI MAIL LINE route postmark, addressed to Rochester, N.Y., underpaid (note the "Due 3¢"); slightly reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200 Ohio River to Kentucky River to Louisville to Rochester . View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 49		Envelope, 1887, Plimpton & Morgan Issue, 2¢ green, die 2 (Scott U311), entire, with Omaha, Nebr. duplex cancel and a Trans-Miss. Exposition handstamp at left, addressed to Kansas, with a 4-line corner card handstamp on the reverse, Very Fine, a scarce early promotional usage. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 50		Envelope: War Dept., 1875, 3¢ red on blue (Scott UO54), entire, with Weston, Mass. "W" fancy cancel, used in 1883 to Washington, D.C., Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $130

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