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**1861-66 Issue (62B to 65) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
334		1c Blue (63). Uncancelled, faulty at upper right, used on cover to Liverpool, England and forwarded to Paris, France, neat strike of "N. York Am. Pkt. 21 Mar 8" debit datestamp, 1sh postage due paid by Brown Shipley & Co., who added forwarding postage paid by wing-margin horizontal pair of G.B. 4p stamps tied by "Liverpool 22 MR 62" circular datestamp and "466" ovals, forwarder's oval handstamp, French transits, cover slightly reduced at right, still Very Fine and rare usage, the 1c stamp was probably intended to pay the carrier fee to the N.Y. post office (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,150.00
335		1c Blue (63). Tied by "City Delivery/U.S. Mail/1" carrier datestamp and by "New York 18 Nov. 29" debit datestamp on light yellow cover to Orbetello, Italy, red 1862 Calais transit datestamp also ties stamp, ms. due markings, small tear at top from opening, Very Fine, extremely rare use of 1c stamp to pay carrier fee to the New York post office, leaving the rest of the postage unpaid, signed Ashbrook and with his backstamp (Image)	E. 750-1,000	575.00
336		1c Blue (63). Horizontal pair, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 10, 1863" double-circle datestamp on half-complete printed circular to La Rochelle, France, red decimes due handstamp, Very Fine, scarce printed-matter usage, especially from California (Image)	E. 200-300	180.00
337		1c Blue (63). Horizontal pair, tied by "New-York Paid" circular datestamp on folded circular-rate cover to Genoa, Italy, ms. Pr. Str. Europa", ms. due markings, red boxed Genoa 1863 receiving backstamp, couple small eroded spots in address, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	150.00
338		3c Rose (65). Ms. "X" cancel, did not originate on illustrated Great Golden Menagerie Circus advertising cover to Earlville N.Y., "Blissfield Mich. May 6" circular datestamp, with original enclosure datelined May 5, 1872, some edge wear and slightly reduced at right, still Very Fine, the cover and enclosure are very scarce and valuable even with the added stamp (Image)	E. 150-200	200.00
339		3c Rose (65). Horizontal pair, tied by bold circle of wedges cancels on folded printed circular to Brazil, ms. "Pr. Guidg. Star via Rio de Janiero" routing instructions, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	325.00
340		3c Rose (65). Two horizontal strips of three, one slightly overlapped by 1c Blue (63), tied by fancy Star in Circle cancels, right strip also tied by "Shanesville Pa. Sep. 5" circular datestamp, red New York and French transits on 1864 buff cover to Koniz, Switzerland, Bern backstamps, slight wear affecting stamps, still Fine, a remarkable franking for 19c PCM rate (Image)	E. 300-400	150.00
341		3c Rose (65). Tied by green target cancel with matching green "Vincennes Ind. Apr. 10 '65" double-circle datestamp on small cover to Danville Ky., stamp has small corner creases, otherwise Very Fine, ex Judd, Cole (Image)	E. 100-150	60.00

1861-66 Issue (62B to 65) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

334

1c Blue (63). Uncancelled, faulty at upper right, used on cover to Liverpool, England and forwarded to Paris, France, neat strike of "N. York Am. Pkt. 21 Mar 8" debit datestamp, 1sh postage due paid by Brown Shipley & Co., who added forwarding postage paid by wing-margin horizontal pair of G.B. 4p stamps tied by "Liverpool 22 MR 62" circular datestamp and "466" ovals, forwarder's oval handstamp, French transits, cover slightly reduced at right, still Very Fine and rare usage, the 1c stamp was probably intended to pay the carrier fee to the N.Y. post office (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,150.00

335

1c Blue (63). Tied by "City Delivery/U.S. Mail/1" carrier datestamp and by "New York 18 Nov. 29" debit datestamp on light yellow cover to Orbetello, Italy, red 1862 Calais transit datestamp also ties stamp, ms. due markings, small tear at top from opening, Very Fine, extremely rare use of 1c stamp to pay carrier fee to the New York post office, leaving the rest of the postage unpaid, signed Ashbrook and with his backstamp (Image)

E. 750-1,000

575.00

336

1c Blue (63). Horizontal pair, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 10, 1863" double-circle datestamp on half-complete printed circular to La Rochelle, France, red decimes due handstamp, Very Fine, scarce printed-matter usage, especially from California (Image)

E. 200-300

180.00

337

1c Blue (63). Horizontal pair, tied by "New-York Paid" circular datestamp on folded circular-rate cover to Genoa, Italy, ms. Pr. Str. Europa", ms. due markings, red boxed Genoa 1863 receiving backstamp, couple small eroded spots in address, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

150.00

338

3c Rose (65). Ms. "X" cancel, did not originate on illustrated Great Golden Menagerie Circus advertising cover to Earlville N.Y., "Blissfield Mich. May 6" circular datestamp, with original enclosure datelined May 5, 1872, some edge wear and slightly reduced at right, still Very Fine, the cover and enclosure are very scarce and valuable even with the added stamp (Image)

E. 150-200

200.00

339

3c Rose (65). Horizontal pair, tied by bold circle of wedges cancels on folded printed circular to Brazil, ms. "Pr. Guidg. Star via Rio de Janiero" routing instructions, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

325.00

340

3c Rose (65). Two horizontal strips of three, one slightly overlapped by 1c Blue (63), tied by fancy Star in Circle cancels, right strip also tied by "Shanesville Pa. Sep. 5" circular datestamp, red New York and French transits on 1864 buff cover to Koniz, Switzerland, Bern backstamps, slight wear affecting stamps, still Fine, a remarkable franking for 19c PCM rate (Image)

E. 300-400

150.00

341

3c Rose (65). Tied by green target cancel with matching green "Vincennes Ind. Apr. 10 '65" double-circle datestamp on small cover to Danville Ky., stamp has small corner creases, otherwise Very Fine, ex Judd, Cole (Image)

E. 100-150

60.00