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**1c 1851 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
767		1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Plate 1E, horizontal pair, ample margins to slightly in, faint gum toning and small tear at bottom of right stamp, black grid cancels, red "New Orleans La. Apr. 7" circular datestamp on 1852 folded cover to Bordeaux, France, red Paris transit ties pair, "13" decimes due handstamp, receiving backstamps, Fine appearance, scarce Plate 1 Early usage (Image)	E. 300-400	280.00
768		1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Full margins, deep rich color, tied by well-struck "Concord Mass. Sep. 30" circular datestamp on locally addressed Concord Bank 1856 printed notice, Extremely Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	190.00	325.00
769		1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 91-93L2, Large margins to just in, tied by grids, "Worcester Mass. Apr. 16" circular datestamp on small cover to New York City, small cover tear at right from opening and missing most of top flap, Fine, signed Ashbrook, Scott Retail as strip of three off cover (Image)	550.00	120.00
770		1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 23-25R2, large margins to just in, tied by "Reed's Ferry N.H. Jul. 15" circular datestamp with day in ms. on orange cover to Nashua N.H., Fine, Scott Retail as strip of three off cover (Image)	550.00	100.00
771		1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Used with three 3c Dull Red (11), tied by small "Paid" grids, red "Boston 19 Sep. 10cts." circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to Montreal, Canada, neat "U. States" in arc handstamp, receiving backstamp, horizontal file fold clear of stamps, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	525.00
772		1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Large even margins, rich color, used with horizontal strip of three 3c Dull Red (11), mostly large margins except touched at right, tied by blue "West Meriden Ct. Dec. 3" circular datestamp on 1855 cover to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, transit and receiving backstamps, small piece of backflap missing, stamps have small corner creases, still Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	475.00
773		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Four, used with 1c Blue, Ty. II (7) and five 3c Dull Red (11), cancelled by red grids, matching "Belleville Dec. 19" circular datestamp on folded cover to Hannover, Germany, "New York Am. Pkt. Dec. 25" circular datestamp, blue and black ms. rates, receiving backstamps FINE-VERY FINE. A RARE AND COLORFUL FRANKING CONTAINING FOUR EXAMPLES OF THE ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IIIA ON A COVER TO GERMANY. The 20c franking on this cover paid the rate via Bremen Mails. The cover was sent via American Packet, and all 20c was paid to the U.S. German postage was collected from the recipient. With 1987 Rendon certificate. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	0.00
774		1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Full even margins, deep rich color, tied by light face-free "New-York Jun. 23" circular datestamp on remarkably fresh cover with red Barnum's American Museum embossed advertisement at left, addressed to famous American artist Asher B. Durand at 91 Amity St., Extremely Fine Gem, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,200-1,500	3,250.00
775		1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Large margins except barely touched at bottom right, deep rich color, tied by blue "Cambridge Ms." circular datestamp on cover to local addressee, Very Fine (Image)	150.00	90.00
776		1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Three, two have ample to large margins, one slightly in at top, tied by "New-York Jan. 12" circular datestamp on Dec. 1854 folded letter from La Rochelle, France, to Philadelphia, illegally carried outside the mails to New York City, sender's bold greenish oval handstamp clearly identifies origin, "H.E. Rickenhath, Schneider & Co. New York" blue oval forwarder's backstamp, tissue-paper letter is fragile along folds (small hole at left), file fold between stamps barely affects right margin of center stamp, still Very Fine, a desirable example of bootlegged transatlantic mail (Image)	E. 200-300	180.00
777		1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Positions 5/45R1L, vertical strip of five, mostly ample margins, slightly in at top and bottom, deep rich color and clear impression, tied by bold strikes of grid cancel, red "New Orleans La. Apr. 30" circular datestamp on 1855 folded letter to Turin, Italy, red "New-York Br. Pkt. May 8" transit, faint red French transit also ties strip, ms. "17" rate, transit and receiving backstamps, file fold, small hole at bottom left, still Very Fine, a very scarce use of the 1c 1851 to pay 5c shore-to-ship rate on mail to Italy -- the few other strips known to us are used on covers to France (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,500.00

1c 1851 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

767

1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Plate 1E, horizontal pair, ample margins to slightly in, faint gum toning and small tear at bottom of right stamp, black grid cancels, red "New Orleans La. Apr. 7" circular datestamp on 1852 folded cover to Bordeaux, France, red Paris transit ties pair, "13" decimes due handstamp, receiving backstamps, Fine appearance, scarce Plate 1 Early usage (Image)

E. 300-400

280.00

768

1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Full margins, deep rich color, tied by well-struck "Concord Mass. Sep. 30" circular datestamp on locally addressed Concord Bank 1856 printed notice, Extremely Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

190.00

325.00

769

1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 91-93L2, Large margins to just in, tied by grids, "Worcester Mass. Apr. 16" circular datestamp on small cover to New York City, small cover tear at right from opening and missing most of top flap, Fine, signed Ashbrook, Scott Retail as strip of three off cover (Image)

550.00

120.00

770

1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Horizontal strip of three, Positions 23-25R2, large margins to just in, tied by "Reed's Ferry N.H. Jul. 15" circular datestamp with day in ms. on orange cover to Nashua N.H., Fine, Scott Retail as strip of three off cover (Image)

550.00

100.00

771

1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Used with three 3c Dull Red (11), tied by small "Paid" grids, red "Boston 19 Sep. 10cts." circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to Montreal, Canada, neat "U. States" in arc handstamp, receiving backstamp, horizontal file fold clear of stamps, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

525.00

772

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Large even margins, rich color, used with horizontal strip of three 3c Dull Red (11), mostly large margins except touched at right, tied by blue "West Meriden Ct. Dec. 3" circular datestamp on 1855 cover to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, transit and receiving backstamps, small piece of backflap missing, stamps have small corner creases, still Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

475.00

773

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Four, used with 1c Blue, Ty. II (7) and five 3c Dull Red (11), cancelled by red grids, matching "Belleville Dec. 19" circular datestamp on folded cover to Hannover, Germany, "New York Am. Pkt. Dec. 25" circular datestamp, blue and black ms. rates, receiving backstamps

FINE-VERY FINE. A RARE AND COLORFUL FRANKING CONTAINING FOUR EXAMPLES OF THE ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IIIA ON A COVER TO GERMANY.

The 20c franking on this cover paid the rate via Bremen Mails. The cover was sent via American Packet, and all 20c was paid to the U.S. German postage was collected from the recipient. With 1987 Rendon certificate. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

0.00

774

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Full even margins, deep rich color, tied by light face-free "New-York Jun. 23" circular datestamp on remarkably fresh cover with red Barnum's American Museum embossed advertisement at left, addressed to famous American artist Asher B. Durand at 91 Amity St., Extremely Fine Gem, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,200-1,500

3,250.00

775

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Large margins except barely touched at bottom right, deep rich color, tied by blue "Cambridge Ms." circular datestamp on cover to local addressee, Very Fine (Image)

150.00

90.00

776

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Three, two have ample to large margins, one slightly in at top, tied by "New-York Jan. 12" circular datestamp on Dec. 1854 folded letter from La Rochelle, France, to Philadelphia, illegally carried outside the mails to New York City, sender's bold greenish oval handstamp clearly identifies origin, "H.E. Rickenhath, Schneider & Co. New York" blue oval forwarder's backstamp, tissue-paper letter is fragile along folds (small hole at left), file fold between stamps barely affects right margin of center stamp, still Very Fine, a desirable example of bootlegged transatlantic mail (Image)

E. 200-300

180.00

777

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Positions 5/45R1L, vertical strip of five, mostly ample margins, slightly in at top and bottom, deep rich color and clear impression, tied by bold strikes of grid cancel, red "New Orleans La. Apr. 30" circular datestamp on 1855 folded letter to Turin, Italy, red "New-York Br. Pkt. May 8" transit, faint red French transit also ties strip, ms. "17" rate, transit and receiving backstamps, file fold, small hole at bottom left, still Very Fine, a very scarce use of the 1c 1851 to pay 5c shore-to-ship rate on mail to Italy -- the few other strips known to us are used on covers to France (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,500.00