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**1861-66 Issue (67 to 69)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
342		5c Buff (67). Horizontal pair, centered to top, tied by bold "Milwaukee Wis. Oct. 10, 1861" circular datestamp and grid on orange cover to Montreal, Canada, bold "U. States" handstamp, tiny nick in bottom left corner of cover, still Very Fine, a choice and early use of the 5c Buff, ex Gibson (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,150.00
343		5c Buff (67). Used with 10c Yellow Green (68), tied by red grid cancels on 1861 folded letter to Paris, France, red New York credit and French transit datestamps, red boxed "P.D.", ms. "Per Persia", Very Fine and colorful 5c Buff usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000	450.00
345		1c Blue, 3c Rose, 10c Green (63, 65, 68). 1c horizontal pair, tied by grid cancels on red and blue Liberty & Flag Patriotic cover to Breteuil, France, red New York credit and Calais transit datestamps, Jan. 1863 backstamps, stamps have small faults, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	800.00
346		10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, s.e. at right, used with 1c Blue (63) on 3c Pink entire (U58) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, segmented cork cancels, to London, England, red London receiving and New York credit datestamps, blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S. Frco. 22 Jun." double-circle datestamp on back confirming express usage, horizontal crease at bottom of cover, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	300.00
350		10c Dark Green (68). Two singles, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. S. Frsco. 11 Jan." large double-circle datestamp, matching oval "Paid" handstamp, on cover with red printed frank to New York, cover torn with piece missing at top right, otherwise fresh and Very Fine (deserving of restoration)	E. 150-200	105.00
351		10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65), tied by red grid cancels on blue folded cover to Sheffield, England, red New York credit datestamp, Sheffield Feb. 1862 receiving backstamp, Fine and colorful franking	E. 200-300	100.00
353		3c Rose, 10c Yellow Green (65, 68). 3c horizontal pair, 10c horizontal strip of four, well-centered, creased and minor faults, tied by cogwheel cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 22, 1862" double-circle datestamp on cover to Bergamo, Italy, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. Paid Oct. 18" transit and magenta ms. "36" credit, "P.D." and "Franco" handstamps, various transit and receiving backstamps, stamps originally folded over top edge, refolded and pressed, cover with tiny nick at top right, otherwise Fine, a presentable and very scarce usage (Image)	E. 200-300	325.00
354		10c Yellow Green (68). Three covers, first tied by indistinct New York circular datestamp on cover originating outside of the U.S. to a convent in W. Va., neat strike of "Panama 3 Jul. 1862 Transit" handstamp, blue "24" crayon marking, second used with two 3c Rose (65) on cover from San Francisco to Paris, France, third used with 5c Red Brown (75) on cover from Philadelphia to Paris, France, with blue French Consular seal on back, first and third covers with small faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine	E. 300-400	180.00
355		10c Yellow Green (68). Target cancel, with "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 10" double-circle datestamp on cover from Hawaii to McEwensville Pa., bold red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Sep. 25" circular datestamp, ms. "via Steamer", carried on the first trip of the steamer Idaho, cover lightly cleaned, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 500-750	375.00
356		12c Black (69). Sharp impression, tied by cogwheel and also by "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 28, 1862" double-circle datestamp, used in combination with Hawaii, 1853, 13c Dark Red (6) and 1861, 5c Blue on Thin Bluish Wove (9), both clear to large margins, on cover to West Acton Mass., Hawaiian stamps uncancelled, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Feb. 8" circular datestamp, tiny ms. "Aloha" at left, cover slightly reduced at right VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE HAWAIIAN AND UNITED STATES MIXED-FRANKING COVER. With 1976 P.F. certificate stating "genuine", but followed by 2000 P.F. certificate stating "it is a genuine usage of the U.S. stamp, but decline opinion as to whether the Hawaiian stamps originated." To authenticate this cover, the three stamps were carefully removed, revealing that the paper surrounding the stamps has aged consistently, and the spaces where the paper has not been exposed precisely match the dimensions of the stamps (see photo). In our opinion, this conclusively proves that the two Hawaiian stamps originated on the cover. The Honolulu post office accepted the Kamehameha stamps as prepayment of the 5c Hawaiian postage, 2c ship's fee and the 10c U.S. transcontinental rate (1c overpayment), but did not cancel them, which is not unusual. Honolulu marked the letter "U.S. Postage Paid", and the U.S. stamp was affixed either in Honolulu or San Francisco. It was cancelled in San Francisco 20 days later. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	3,250.00
357		12c Black (69). Tied by cogwheel cancel on piece, with "San Francisco Cal. May 31, 1862" double-circle datestamp, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 9" circular datestamp and "Advertis"(ed) handstamp, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	210.00

1861-66 Issue (67 to 69)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

342

5c Buff (67). Horizontal pair, centered to top, tied by bold "Milwaukee Wis. Oct. 10, 1861" circular datestamp and grid on orange cover to Montreal, Canada, bold "U. States" handstamp, tiny nick in bottom left corner of cover, still Very Fine, a choice and early use of the 5c Buff, ex Gibson (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,150.00

343

5c Buff (67). Used with 10c Yellow Green (68), tied by red grid cancels on 1861 folded letter to Paris, France, red New York credit and French transit datestamps, red boxed "P.D.", ms. "Per Persia", Very Fine and colorful 5c Buff usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

450.00

345

1c Blue, 3c Rose, 10c Green (63, 65, 68). 1c horizontal pair, tied by grid cancels on red and blue Liberty & Flag Patriotic cover to Breteuil, France, red New York credit and Calais transit datestamps, Jan. 1863 backstamps, stamps have small faults, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

800.00

346

10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, s.e. at right, used with 1c Blue (63) on 3c Pink entire (U58) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, segmented cork cancels, to London, England, red London receiving and New York credit datestamps, blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S. Frco. 22 Jun." double-circle datestamp on back confirming express usage, horizontal crease at bottom of cover, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

300.00

350

10c Dark Green (68). Two singles, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. S. Frsco. 11 Jan." large double-circle datestamp, matching oval "Paid" handstamp, on cover with red printed frank to New York, cover torn with piece missing at top right, otherwise fresh and Very Fine (deserving of restoration)

E. 150-200

105.00

351

10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65), tied by red grid cancels on blue folded cover to Sheffield, England, red New York credit datestamp, Sheffield Feb. 1862 receiving backstamp, Fine and colorful franking

E. 200-300

100.00

353

3c Rose, 10c Yellow Green (65, 68). 3c horizontal pair, 10c horizontal strip of four, well-centered, creased and minor faults, tied by cogwheel cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 22, 1862" double-circle datestamp on cover to Bergamo, Italy, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. Paid Oct. 18" transit and magenta ms. "36" credit, "P.D." and "Franco" handstamps, various transit and receiving backstamps, stamps originally folded over top edge, refolded and pressed, cover with tiny nick at top right, otherwise Fine, a presentable and very scarce usage (Image)

E. 200-300

325.00

354

10c Yellow Green (68). Three covers, first tied by indistinct New York circular datestamp on cover originating outside of the U.S. to a convent in W. Va., neat strike of "Panama 3 Jul. 1862 Transit" handstamp, blue "24" crayon marking, second used with two 3c Rose (65) on cover from San Francisco to Paris, France, third used with 5c Red Brown (75) on cover from Philadelphia to Paris, France, with blue French Consular seal on back, first and third covers with small faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine

E. 300-400

180.00

355

10c Yellow Green (68). Target cancel, with "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 10" double-circle datestamp on cover from Hawaii to McEwensville Pa., bold red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Sep. 25" circular datestamp, ms. "via Steamer", carried on the first trip of the steamer Idaho, cover lightly cleaned, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 500-750

375.00

356

12c Black (69). Sharp impression, tied by cogwheel and also by "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 28, 1862" double-circle datestamp, used in combination with Hawaii, 1853, 13c Dark Red (6) and 1861, 5c Blue on Thin Bluish Wove (9), both clear to large margins, on cover to West Acton Mass., Hawaiian stamps uncancelled, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Feb. 8" circular datestamp, tiny ms. "Aloha" at left, cover slightly reduced at right

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE HAWAIIAN AND UNITED STATES MIXED-FRANKING COVER.

With 1976 P.F. certificate stating "genuine", but followed by 2000 P.F. certificate stating "it is a genuine usage of the U.S. stamp, but decline opinion as to whether the Hawaiian stamps originated." To authenticate this cover, the three stamps were carefully removed, revealing that the paper surrounding the stamps has aged consistently, and the spaces where the paper has not been exposed precisely match the dimensions of the stamps (see photo). In our opinion, this conclusively proves that the two Hawaiian stamps originated on the cover. The Honolulu post office accepted the Kamehameha stamps as prepayment of the 5c Hawaiian postage, 2c ship's fee and the 10c U.S. transcontinental rate (1c overpayment), but did not cancel them, which is not unusual. Honolulu marked the letter "U.S. Postage Paid", and the U.S. stamp was affixed either in Honolulu or San Francisco. It was cancelled in San Francisco 20 days later. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

3,250.00

357

12c Black (69). Tied by cogwheel cancel on piece, with "San Francisco Cal. May 31, 1862" double-circle datestamp, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 9" circular datestamp and "Advertis"(ed) handstamp, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

210.00