Postal Stationery
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 2417 |
 |
 3c Red, Nesbitt entire,
Horizontal Laid Lines and Upright Watermark (U1 var, USPSS 1a). Red "G.
Nesbitt N.Y." seal on backflap, entire with horizontal laid lines and
upright watermark reading horizontally and running down the center of the
envelope, addressed to New Orleans, cancelled by two strikes of
"Way" handstamp, red "New Orleans La. Nov. 25" (1853) circular
datestamp, minor sealed tear at top from opening, otherwise Very Fine, rare
first-issue Nesbitt entire -- this watermark variety is unlisted in Scott,
in a Linn's article by Richard B. Graham (Feb. 18, 2002), he states
that this variety "is really the first U.S. stamped envelope", preceding
the diagonally watermarked entires (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,000.00 |
| 2418 |
E |
 6c Red, Air Post Entire,
"United States Air Mail Postage 6c" Essays (UC18-E, unlisted). Six
entires with dark repeating pattern of "United States Air Mail Postage 6c"
printed in mirror image on inside of envelope, creating right-reading faint
image on entire outside, three in blue on plain envelopes, three in red on
red-and-blue bordered "Via Air Mail" envelopes, one of each type with 6c
Red UC25 embossed stamp, both stamped envelopes and one of each type of
others with red "CANCELED" handstamp, Extremely Fine, a new discovery in
the essay and postal stationery field
(Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
4,000.00 |
| 2419 |
E |
 6c Red + (1c) Green, Air Post
Entire, Surcharge Essays (UC30-E, unlisted). Two 6c Red entires (normal
and legal-size) with red and blue borders, each with Plane, Train & Ship
surcharge essay without denomination or "U.S. Postage" label, both with
black "CANCELED" overprint, Extremely Fine, from a new find and unlisted (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,900.00 |
| 2420 |
E |
 3c Dark Violet + (1c) Green,
Surcharge Essay Entire (U540-E). Legal-size with Plane, Train & Ship
surcharge essay without denomination or "U.S. Postage" label, black
"CANCELED" overprint, Extremely Fine, a new discovery and unlisted (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
750.00 |
| 2421 |
E |
 2c Carmine Rose + (1c) Green,
Surcharge Essay Postal Card (UX38/UX47-E, unlisted). Green Plane,
Train & Ship surcharge essay with denomination or "U.S. Postage" label,
black "CANCELED" overprint, Extremely Fine, a newly-discovered postal card
essay (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,050.00 |