1869 Pictorial Issue
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 538° |
P |
 1c-90c 1869 Pictorials, Small Die Proofs on Gray Cards From the Roosevelt
Album (112P2-117P2, 119P2-122P2, 124P2). Complete, Very Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,650.00 |
2,500.00 |
| 539° |
 |
 5c Trial Color Essays on Large Envelopes (115-E1 var). Four different, in vermilion, black, dark carmine and black brown, each on yellow laid paper, black brown with pinhole above stamp, still Very Fine, Very Scarce (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
0.00 |
| 540° |
E |
 3c Small Numeral Essay, Orange Brown, on Stamp Paper, Grilled (114-E6c) Complete Sheet of 150. Nicely Centered throughout with full original gum, mint except for 11 stamps with hinge reinforcement,
some perf separations and two segments of selvage missing, still Very Fine, the Only Surviving Sheet, an Incomparable Showpiece for the 1869 Specialist (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
13,500.00 |
0.00 |
| 541° |
E |
 5c Red Brown, Plate Essay on Wove
(115-E2c). Mint Bottom Margin Block of Fifty, Imprint at bottom, Extremely Fine and Rare, the Largest Known Multiple, not illustrated (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
5,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 541A° |
 |
 2c Brown (113). Nearly Complete Sheet of 120, Full Original Gum, Many Mint, Includes Top Imprint and Plate No. 3 Block, Beautiful Bright Shade and Proof-like Impression, some perf separations at edges,
natural s.e. at right, perfs touching or slightly in, still Fine and Impressive 1869 Pictorial Multiple, Apart from the 3c 1869 (which exists in sheets), One of The Largest Blocks of the 1869 Issue, the plate number block is listed but unpriced in
Scott (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 10,000-15,000 |
0.00 |
| 542° |
|
 6c Ultramarine (115). Block with Part Imprint, o.g., h.r. Brilliant
Color, light crease at Bottom Right, otherwise Fine, a Very Rare Block (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
1,800.00 |
| 543° |
 |
 10c Yellow (116). Original Gum, Brilliant Color and
Impression, Perfectly Centered, Fresh and Extremely Fine, A "Gem", with 1992 P.F. Certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
850.00 |
2,300.00 |
| 544° |
|
 10c Yellow (116). Original Gum, Lightly Hinged, Extra Wide
Margins, Vivid Color on Bright Paper, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
850.00 |
0.00 |
| 545° |
|
 10c Yellow (116). Used with pair of 3c Ultramarine (114), 10c s.e., each tied by 5-Point Star cancel, "Hartford Ct. Mar. 20" cds on cover with printed address to Copehangen, Denmark, red transits and "2 1/2"
rate, New York and Copenhagen backstamps, Very Fine and Colorful Cover from the Warner Correspondence, ex Haas, with 1992 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,300.00 |
| 546° |
|
 10c Yellow (116). Vertical Pair, tied by cork cancels and "Yokohama Japan Mar 14" cds on small 1871 cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 6" credit cds tied pair, French and British transits front and
back, slightly reduced at top and skillful repairs around edges, Handsome and Rare Usage from Japan, with 1990 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,500-3,500 |
1,500.00 |
| 547° |
|
 2c Brown, 10c Yellow (113, 116). Three 10c Singles Used with 2c, tied by circle of V's on cover with Bavier & Co. Yokohama Japan brown oval return card on backflap, addressed to Manchester, England, and
endorsed "For Europe Via Pacific Railroad", bold magenta "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 16 Paid" exchange office cds and matching Large "4" Numeral Handstamp, Manchester May 6, 1871 receiving backstamp, small tears in flap neatly sealed, stamp at left with
minor perf toning, light wrinkles in cover barely affecting stamps The 32c prepayment on this cover includes 20c for the double 10c transpacific rate from Japan to the United States, plus 12c for the double 6c transatlantic rate to England. This
cover left Yokohama on the America, arriving in San Francisco on April 15, 1871, one day before the San Francisco exchange office applied the magenta datestamp and numeral "4". The meaning of this "4" marking is still a mystery. It was definitely
applied in San Francisco, as were the magenta "2" handstamps found on certain other single rate covers sent from Japan to Europe via San Francisco. The application of a "2" on single rate covers, and this "4" on a double rate cover, strongly
indicates that this is a rate marking (2c, 4c, etc.). However, there is no record of a 2c rate of any kind at this time, so the markings remain enigmatic. A Colorful and Very Fine 1869 Pictorial Usage from Japan. The Only Recorded Example of This
Double Rate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 6,000-8,000 |
0.00 |
