1861-66 Issue continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 94° |
 |
 24c Steel Blue (70b). Centered to R., tied by bold "Marblehead Mas. May 6" cds on unusual 1862 cover to England with sides decorated and sealed by selvage from a sheet of the Penny Red, tied at top by
bold struck "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid May 6" exchange cds, "PAID" hs, stamp with tiny perf tear at T., Very Fine, a striking conversation piece (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,200-1,500 |
1,200.00 |
| 95° |
|
 24c Steel Blue (70b). Vertical pair, each with grid cancel on 1862 cover to England, bold "Marblehead Mass. May 20, 1862" double-circle ds, cover has been decorated and sealed by selvage from a sheet of
Penny Reds, Boston and London postmarks tie, selvage additionally used on back flaps, horizontal file fold passes between stamps but does not crease or separate them, bottom stamp with small margin tear, Very Fine and rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
2,100.00 |
| 96° |
 |
 30c Orange (71). Bottom margin strip of four with full imprint and plate no. 7, original gum, vertical perfs showing strong shift to right, second stamp with pre-print paper crease, an extremely rare plate number multiple (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,200-1,500 |
2,700.00 |
| 97° |
 |
 30c Orange (71). Block of four, o.g., h.r., bright color with full perfs virtually all around (one short at L.) and centered slightly to right with perfs clear of design in T.R. stamp, others with right side
barely touching, wide bottom margin, Fine-Very Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,100.00 |
2,700.00 |
| 98° |
|
 90c Blue (72). Unused (no gum), well-centered, deep rich color, fresh and Extremely Fine,
with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,100.00 |
0.00 |
| 99° |
|
 90c Blue (72). Used with 24c Red Lilac (70) and 30c Orange (71), each with bright early shade and impression, on intact large cover to England, paying six times the 24c rate, each with matching red
grid of New York, 24c & 30c tied, light red Feb. 9 New York exchange mark, ms. "1.14" credit, endorsed at L. "pr Steamship China", 1862 Hitchen backstamp, stamps lifted and cover cleaned, Fine and attractive, very rare use of the 90c to
England (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 6,000-8,000 |
0.00 |
| 100° |
|
 3c Rose, 30c Orange (65, 71). Tied together by bold "Paid" grid on 1861 folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Nov. 19" cds and oval Port Elizabeth datestamp on
back, red "28" credit and bold "1d" local charge, London transit, stamps with bright fresh color, 30c an early shade with balanced margins three sides, barely touching at L., 3c with light bend in top margin, still Very Fine, very attractive usage (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,150.00 |
| 101° |
|
 3c Rose, 30c Orange (65, 71). Two 3c used with 30c pair in early shade, unusually well-centered, full perfs all around, tied by three strikes of large "Paid" grid on double-rate 1862 folded letter to Port
Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid Aug. 22" exchange cds on back, Extremely Fine - on-cover multiples of the 30c in this quality are virtually unobtainable (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,600.00 |
| 102° |
|
 1c Blue, 5c Red Brown, 30c Orange (63, 71, 75). 30c pair in a beautiful bright early shade, tied together by three strikes of large "Paid" grid on 1862 folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope,
red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Oct. 21" exchange cds on back, stamps with small faults, Very Fine appearance, extremely rare and colorful franking - the double-rate covers from the Howland correspondence are almost always paid with 30c and 3c pairs,
rather than this three-color combination (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,900.00 |
| 103° |
|
 2c Black (73). Used with 10c Green (68) and 30c Orange (71) on 3c Pink on White entire (U58) to famed inventor C.L. Goddard in Paris, France with all-over illustration for burring picker,
reverse with all-over illustation showing Goddard's Burring Machine Works, in red, stamps tied by segmented cork cancels, light edge wear, Very Fine, beautiful and rare, ex Barkhausen (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
5,250.00 |
| 104° |
|
 2c Black (73). Five singles, artfully overlapped in eyecatching fashion, tied together by grids on 1868 cover to Sharon, Canada, red embossed corner card "OVERLAND", clear "Linden Ca. Feb. 26'
double circle ds with ornaments, New Market and red Sharon backstamps, some gum soiling around perfs, still Very Fine - a unique showpiece (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 4,000-5,000 |
3,500.00 |
