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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 142° |  |
 Lincoln Railsplitter Campaign Cover Used to Scotland. 12c Black (36), Pl. 1, horizontal pair, tied by "Dubuque Iowa. Aug. 18" cds on salmon cover to Leicestershire, Scotland, overall design of Beardless
Lincoln portrait, vignette of flatboat and rail fence, bold "Paid 24" arc hs, red "19" handstamp also ties pair, minor wear, still Very Fine, transatlantic usages of Lincoln campaign envelopes are of the greatest rarity (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 10,000.00 |
| 143° | |
 Fremont Envelope Used from France. Small pink cover with three-quarter Fremont portrait at upper left, addressed to North Beverly Mass., France 1854 80c Lake, Napoleon (19) tied by "1896" numeral in
diamond of dots, "Marseille Apr. 1, 1857" cds, the first effective day of the U.S.-France mail treaty, Marseille cds boldly struck again over portrait, Lyons-Paris and Paris-Calais transits on back, red "P.P." in frame applied in error,
causing the New York City exchange office to apply its "15" cent debit cds on arrival, red "Br Service" in frame, minute portion of upper right corner of stamp replaced and small sealed tear at top, the cover has a mended clipped corner at upper
left, still Fine appearance and an extraordinary exhibition item, American campaign envelopes used from abroad are very rare, this first day treaty usage is believed to be unique, ex Matthies (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 2,400.00 |
| 144° | |
 Wounded Zoave Receiving Water from Field Nurse. Red & blue design on cover mailed from France to Ohio, strip of three and single France 1854 20c Blue, Napoleon (15), margins to just touching, the strip
is tied by "1872" dotted diamond grid cancel, the single is a replacement for the original stamp (cut out by some vandal), part of Marckolsheim town cds at upper right corner, red framed "PD", red "Boston Nov. 26 15" credit cds and "Br Srvice" in
frame hs, additional French (1862) and Boston transit backstamps, a bit soiled and worn, still Fine, the replaced stamp is forgiveable considering the uniqueness of this usage and extraordinary visual appeal, ex Matthies [Fig. 282] (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 2,400.00 |
| 145° | |
 Wounded Zoave Receiving Water from Field Nurse. Red & blue design, "Washington D.C." large double-circle ds on cover to Nottingham, England, black New York debit cds, bold "1/-" due hs, Nottingham
Jan. 12, 1863 receiving backstamp, worn at edges but could be restored to Very Fine appearance, a very scarce design and rare transatlantic usage [Fig. 282] (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 675.00 |
| 146° | |
 Magnus Patriotic with United States and France Mixed Franking. 3c Rose (65), wide s.e., and 12c Black (69), clipped into design at left, tied by circle of Vs cancels, bold red "Boston Mar. 16 Paid 12" credit
cds on Eagle and Flag patriotic cover, small vignette of Capitol building, Magnus imprint at bottom, addressed to Paris, France, redirected to Madrid, Spain, with France 1862 40c Orange, Napoleon (27) tied by "8" numeral in star of dots
cancel, "Paris 6e/29 Mars 64" double-circle ds, sent in care of Munroe & Co. with their forwarding oval hs, red and black receiving backstamps applied in Spain, Very Fine and highly exhibitable, rare mixed franking on one of the celebrated Angell
correspondence covers, ex Matthies (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 5,000.00 |
| 147° | |
 Portrait of John Wilkes Booth. Woodcut in black on white envelope with text and imprint, engravers name "J. D. Enlers, Eng." appears at bottom of bust, 3c Rose (65) tied by "Lewis Del." cds, addressed in
pencil to a Dr. Seth Arnold, Woonsocket R.I., cover with some slight wrinkling, corner nick at top right and small toned spot at right edgeTHE RARE AND INFAMOUS "BOOTH" COVER - THE ONLY TIME A POLITICAL ASSASSIN WAS PORTRAYED ON A UNITED STATES ENVELOPE Prepared by bookseller and stationer C.H. Anderson of Washington, the cover, with only the simple title, "Booth" and an eye-catching but realistic portrait, was meant to function as a wanted poster, which Anderson's melodramatic but still effective text makes clear: "Hunt the villain down. Scatter this likeness in every section of the country, scan every face, particularly if it shuns you, observe closely the features which cannot change, make due allowance for the beard to grow, the mustache shaved off, and the hair cut. It may be by your means that a benignant Government shall mete out justice to one for whom there should be no mercy." One of two known, unique in its purpose among patriotic designs, and for that reason alone probably the most important of all American illustrated covers (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 6,000.00 |
| 148° | |
 Magnus Newark N.J. Street Scene. Remarkable overall design in bronze, framed by wreath, caption at bottom, detailed street scene with buildings, horse-drawn carriages, dogs playing and pedestrians, Magnus
imprint, 3c Rose (65) tied by "Alexandria Va. Jan. 8, 1864" double-circle ds and target on cover to Franklin N.Y., brownish waterstains at edges, could be restored to Very Fine appearance, one other believed to exist, one of the most extraordinary
and rarest of Magnus designs (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,200.00 |
| 149° | |
 Romeo & Juliet Valentine Envelope. A variation of the Soldier's Farewell and issued at the same time, depicting lovers in Rennaissance attire, in red, aqua and brown, with Valentine with oval vignette
of Union soldier with his lover, 3c Rose (65) tied by "Washington D.C. Feb. 11" cds, minor edge wear, stamp with two small tears, Very Fine appearance, a great exhibition item and rare (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 2,300.00 |