1861-66 Issue (70a to 71)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 359 |
 |
 24c Brown Lilac (70a).
Cancelled by four black bars and tied by red "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid Mar.
21" circular datestamp on small 1865 cover to London, England, red
"Boston Mass. Mar. 21" and London receiving circular datestamps, Fine (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
85.00 |
| 360 |
|
 24c Steel Blue (70b). Used
with 3c Rose (65) and tied by perfect strike of large "Paid" grid on blue
Feb. 1862 folded letter to Rome, Italy, red crayon "24" credit, ms.
transit marking also ties stamps, transit and receiving datestamps, some
cover age spotting around stamps, 3c s.e. at top and with tiny nick prior
to use, otherwise Very Fine usage of the Steel Blue, ex Hyzen (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
200.00 |
| 361 |
|
 24c Steel Blue (70b). Used
with 1c Blue (63) and 10c Yellow Green (68), tied by red grid
cancels on cover to Paris, France, red New York credit and Calais
transit datestamps, ms. route instructions, an additional 10c stamp is
missing, otherwise Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
400.00 |
| 362 |
|
 24c Violet, Thin Paper
(70c). Choice centering and margins, intense shade, cancelled by grid
and tied by "Albany N.Y. Apr. 8" circular datestamp on cover to Norwich,
England, red "Paid" and "19" handstamp, 1862 docketing, Extremely Fine,
signed Ashbrook, with 1983 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 500-750 |
1,300.00 |
| 363 |
|
 24c Violet, Thin Paper
(70c). Straddle-pane margin single, blue grid and tied by matching
"Cincinnati O. Jan. 3" double-circle datestamp on cover to Norfolk,
England, red N.Y. credit datestamp, horizontal crease clear of stamp,
Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate, ex Grunin
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
750.00 |
| 364 |
|
 30c Orange (71). Used with
1c Blue (63), 10c Yellow Green (68) and 24c Red Lilac (70), tied by
target cancels on cover to Lugano, Switzerland, matching "San
Francisco Cal. May 2, 1865" double-circle datestamp, red New York and blue
Aachen transits, red "24" credit handstamp, various rate markings in blue
and red crayon, Swiss receiving backstamps, Very Fine appearance, but this
cover was deceptively repaired in Europe after selling in our Sale 774
(left 1c stamp did not originate), with 1996 Van Der Linden certificate
(does not indicate added stamp) (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
500.00 |
| 365 |
|
 30c Orange (71). Used with
3c Rose (65) and 10c Green (68), horizontal pair, deep rich colors,
tied by leaf fancy cancels on fresh cover to Shanghai, China, red
"N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Dec. 5" and 1863 London transit datestamps, ms. "32"
credit and red "1d" British colonial rate, ms. "via Marseilles",
blue Hong Kong backstamp, Very Fine, ex Gibson
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,600.00 |
| 366 |
|
 30c Orange (71). Used with
5c Brown, 10c Green (68, 76), slightly overlapping, tied by circle
of V's cancels on 1866 cover to Bombay, India, 45c British Mail rate
via Marseilles, red Boston and London transits, Bombay receiving backstamp,
minor edge wear, Very Fine and choice, ex Rohloff, with 1989 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
750.00 |
| 367 |
|
 30c Orange (71). Choice
centering, bright early shade, tied by "Salem Mass. Apr. 15" and red "N.
York 7 Paid Apr. 19" credit datestamp on cover to St. Petersburg,
Russia, red boxed Prussian transit, Boston transit and 1862 docketing
on back, Very Fine and choice usage (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,800.00 |
| 368 |
|
 30c Orange (71). Three,
right two stamps s.e. at right, slight creases and tiny tear in one,
cancelled by grids, "Wabash Ill. May 6" circular datestamp on orange cover
to Germany, center stamp tied by red Aachen transit, red N.Y.
transit, several transit and receiving backstamps, from a new
correspondence with some minor wear, still Very Fine, triple-rate 30c 1861
covers to Germany are extremely rare (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
575.00 |
| 369 |
|
 30c Orange (71). Two
singles, tied by grids and red Calais transit datestamp on blue folded
cover to Lyon, France, red "New York 24 Feb. 14" credit datestamp,
red boxed "P.D." handstamp, 1863 receiving backstamps, Very Fine and
attractive cover from the Payen correspondence, ex Moody, with 1985 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
500.00 |