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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 63° |  |
 1c Blue, Ty. II (7). A magnificent sheet margin and centerline stamp from Plate 3, Pos. 71R3, large margins and deep shade, fine impression, tied by red "U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1" double-circle ds on May
1857 folded cover to local address, which has been crossed out, Extremely Fine stamp, one of the finest of the elusive Plate 3 guideline position stamps in existence, ex Fortgang, with Ashbrook notes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 1,700.00 |
| 64° | |
 5c Red Brown (12). Two large margins, barely in on other sides, used with 10c Green, Ty. II/III/I (14/15/13) vertical combination strip of three with left sheet margin, from the bottom left corner of the
pane, large margins all around, deep rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. Aug. 8, 1857" cds on 3c Red Nesbitt entire addressed in blue to "St. Julien pres Geneve, Etats Sardes" and correctly prepaid for 38c Prussian Closed Mail rate to
Sardinia, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Aug. 15" backstamp, magenta "15" credit, red "Aachen Franco" transit, red "VIA DI SVIZZERIA" straightline, red "FRANCA" and "P.D." straightlines, routed thru Torino (Sep. 3 backstamp) where an Italian postal clerk
caught the sender's mistake - St. Julien is located in Switzerland, not Sardinia - then re-routed North to Annecy and St. Julian (Sep. 4 backstamps)A VERY FINE COVER AND OUTSTANDING FRANKING. ONE OF THE FINEST 10-CENT 1855 MULTIPLES KNOWN ON COVER AND THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 TO PREPAY THE 38-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO SARDINIA. According to our records of 5c 1856 covers, this is the only example of the 5c stamp used to prepay the 38c Prussian Closed Mail rate to Sardinia. Although the cover was re-routed to Switzerland, it did reach Torino, Italy, and probably would have travelled to Sardinia if an alert postal clerk had not caught the address error. Of the eight recorded 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate covers with the 5c 1856 and 10c 1855, this is the finest, by virtue of the 10c sheet margin strip. Acquired by the owner in Europe decades ago and offered to the American market for the first time since then (Image Magnifier) |
E. 20,000-30,000 | 17,500.00 |
| 65° | |
5c Red Brown (12). Position 50R with right sheet margin showing "(E)NGRAVERS Phila" portion of imprint, rich color, large margins to just touching at top and bottom, used with perforated 10c Green, Ty. II (32), deep shade, both stamps tied by grids, "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 15" cds on 1858 cover to Paris France, red Philadelphia credit cds, French transits on front and back, Very Fine, very few imprint copies of the 5c 1856 are known, this being the only example recorded on cover (the strip of four pictured in the Hill book has been removed from its cover) - from a correspondence offered to collectors for the first time | E. 7,500-10,000 | 7,500.00 |
| 66° | |
5c Red Brown (12). Ample to large margins, rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar. 16, 1857" cds on folded cover to Paris, France, merchant's blue oval hadnstamp, "Boston Br. Pkt. 25 Mar." backstamp, well-srtuck "GB/1F60C" accountancy hs, "8" decimes due hs, British and French transits front and back, couple faint toned spots at center, Very Fine example of the "Three-Months" U.S.-French mail rate, with 1988 P.F. certificate | E. 2,500-3,500 | 1,800.00 |
| 67° | |
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Pos. 65L1, recut at top, full to large margins, bright shade, tied by "Warren R.I. May 6" cds on cover to Matanzas, Cuba, red New York exchange cds, endorsed "Per steamer Isabel - Via Charleston S.C.", blue "NA" hs and matching "1" at left which is a bit smeared, matching receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, rare use of the Type IV, ex Grunin, with 1987 P.F. certificate | E. 2,500-3,500 | 0.00 |
| 68° | |
12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Upper left diagonal half, neatly bisected with full to large margins, fine impression, perfectly tied on all sides by "San Francisco Cal. 1 Sep." cds on blue Aug. 29, 1853 folded letter to Litchfield Me., fresh and pristine, Extremely Fine, one of the finest examples of the 12c 1851 bisect accepted by sending and receiving offices, ex Haas, with 1968 P.F. certificate | E. 5,000-7,500 | 5,000.00 |
| 69° | 12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Bottom right half with slight crease, tied across cut by "STEAM/SHIP" two-line handstamp on large part of folded cover to North Reading Mass., faint black framed "VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS" handstamp, pencil docketing on flap indicated San Francisco origin on Jul. 20, 1853, Fine, ex Pearce, Haas, Kutz, with 1985 P.F. certificate | E. 2,000-2,500 | 2,700.00 |