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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 110° |  |
 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Pos. 85-86L4, horizontal pair, deep shade, tied by red New York City "2/City Delivery" cds on small narrow cover to local street address, unusual lithographed illustrated building
corner card for Linnaean Hill Seminary, Flushing L.I., sender's note "will open 1st of Sept.", a Very Fine and attractive usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,450.00 |
| 111° |
 1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Perfectly centered,
unusually deep shade and fine impression for Plate 1L, grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1993 P.S.E. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
350.00 | 850.00 | |
| 112 |
 1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Horizontal pair, Pos. 67-68L1L, nicely
centered, light Richmond Va. cds, Very Fine, ex Ishikawa, wtih 1982 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 1,100.00 | |
| 113° |  |
 3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block of four, full original gum, bottom pair Mint, small h.r. at top, unusually bright and fresh color, Fine centering as almost always, a very rare Type I block in far better quality
than the few others known, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
5,000.00 | 2,000.00 |
| 114 | |
 3c Rose, Ty. I (25). tied by "Richmond Va. Aug. 21, 1857" cds on life insurance ad cover with engraved corner card for The Insurance Company of the Valley of Virginia, magnificent design created by
Draper, Welsh & Co. of Philadelphia, oval handstamp at bottom of insurance agent O.F. Bresee, in bold vivid red, stamp with tiny corner crease at top left, remarkably choice and Extremely Fine, a rare design and probably the finest known insurance ad
cover from any period, ex Emerson (Image Magnifier) |
E. 600-800 | 1,900.00 |
| 115 | |
 3c Rose Red (26). Deep shade, sealed tear, tied by blue "Saint Joseph Mo. Jul. 12" cds on cover to Indiana with bold "The Central Overland California & PIkes Peak Express Company Denver City K.T. Jul.
5" oval datestamp, mostly clear "Hinckley & Co.'s Express Denver City Jul. 5, 1860" cds also ties stamp, original enclosure headed, "Gold Run U.T. July 1st 1860" written by the lonely wife of a miner, Very Fine usage, the Hinckley &
Co. express marking is particularly scarce (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,000.00 |
| 116 | |
 1c Blue Ty. V, 3 Dull Red (24, two, 26). 1860 cover from the Lt. Law correspondence to Hong Kong, each stamp tied by "Paid" hs, 3c additionally tied by "Terre Haute Ind. Nov. 26" cds and red "New-York Br. Pkt.
Dec. 5" exchange cds, usual printed address, Very Fine usage, accompanying this is a second cover, this one to Mrs. Law in Indiana from Mauritius, franked by Mauritius 1859 6p Blue (18), large margins to just clear at top and bottom
right corners, tied by barred oval, ms. "16" and "Due 21" with black New York debit ds, bold "G.P.O. Mauritius" backstamp and London transit, cover with matching printed address, Very Fine, a wonderful exhibit page, Mauritius cover signed by Ashbrook
(Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 2,700.00 |
| 117° |
 5c Brick Red (27). Horizontal strip of three, beautiful bright shade, well-centered, tied by bold "New Orleans La. Nov. 5, 1859" cds on blue piece of cover, few perf separations between righthand pair, small
mend in piece, the stamps are Very Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
2,400.00 | 0.00 | |
| 118 | |
 5c Brick Red (27). Two, each well-centered with full perfs all around, tied together by bold "Ravenna O. May 31, 1859" cds on orange cover to St. Catharines, Canada, ms. "Via Buffalo N.Y", flap tear,
Very Fine, handsome and rare, usage of the Brick Red on mail bound fo locations other than France are extremely scarce, ex Gibson, Newbury (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 1,350.00 |
| 119° | |
 5c Brick Red (27). Horizontal strip of three, brilliant shade, perfs long and full without the typical scissors trimming, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar. 3, 1859" cds on blue folded letter addressed to
Burdeos (Bordeaux), France, originated in Campeche, Mexico (embossed corner card on lettersheet and receipt docketing), sent via New Orleans with blue "Fredk. Camerden * New Orleans *" double oval forwarder's hs, red New York credit cds and French
transit cds, both tying strip, receiving backstamps, Very Fine, while strips of the scarce Brick Red are typically used from New Orleans, this usage from Mexico is very rare, ex Filstrup, Krug, signed Ashbrook (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 0.00 |
| 120° | |
 5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal strip of six, well-centered, rich color, tied by "Charleston S.C. Apr. 16, 1858" cds on blue folded cover to Lille, France, red "Boston 21 Apr. Paid 24" credit cds, black "P.D."
in frame struck twice, French transit cds and receiving backstampsA VERY FINE STRIP AND COVER. NO STRIP LARGER THAN SIX IS RECORDED ON COVER, AND THIS COVER IS THE FINEST OF THE FEW KNOWN 5-CENT 1857 MULTIPLE USAGES. Illustrated in the Hill book (p. 45). Ex Baker and Klein (Image Magnifier) |
E. 8,000-10,000 | 12,000.00 |