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5,000 Years of Postal History: The Robert LeBow Collection continued...

**1861-66 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3099		10c Yellow Green (68). Three, tied by targets and well-struck "New Orleans La. Apr. 9, 1865" double-circle datestamp on blue folded cover to Gironde, France, red "New York Paid 24 Apr. 19" credit datestamp, French transits, fresh and Very Fine, used on the day of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomatox, the most important event in the close of the war (Image)	E. 300-400	1,600.00
3100		10c Yellow Green (68). Used with 5c Brown (76) and tied by blue grid and matching "Kenosha Wis. Jan. 8" double-circle datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "Chicago Ill. Paid 12" credit handstamp, French transits, receiving backstamp, each stamp with tear at top, otherwise Fine, scarce usage via Chicago exchange office (Image)	E. 300-400	300.00
3101		10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, used with 1c Blue (63), tied by bold strikes of cork cancel on 1867 folded letter addressed to Guiseppe Verde in Palermo, Italy, red "New York Paid 18 May 4" datestamp, French transits, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	260.00
3102		12c Black (69). Used with four 3c Rose (65), tied by red "Paid" cancels and matching "Tarrytown N.Y. Feb. 20" circular datestamp on orange cover to High Hazles, England, red "3" credit handstamp on stamps, red "London MR 13, 1862" transit, receiving backstamp, minor wear, Very Fine, extremely unusual franking to pay the 24c rate (usually paid with either a 24c or two 12c stamps), ex Haas (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,050.00
3103		12c Black (69). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by well-struck targets, "New Orleans La. Feb. 28, 1863" double-circle datestamp on blue cover from Federal-occupied New Orleans to Mulhouse, France, red "New York Mar. 11 Paid 12" credit datestamp, French transits and backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce usage (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,000.00
3104		12c Black (69). Vertical pair, used with slightly overlapping horizontal pair of 3c Rose (65), tied by targets, "Jamaica Plain Ms. Jun. 21, 1864" double-circle datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "Boston Paid 12 Jun. 22" credit datestamp, various transits, 3c stamps small faults, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	190.00
3105		24c Red Lilac (70). Bright color, tied by negative Star of David cancel, red "New Haven Ct. Sep. 12" double-circle datestamp on cover to Malton, England, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid Sep. 13, 1865" credit datestamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	200.00
3106		24c Red Lilac (70). Bright color, used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65), tied by targets and "Newport R.I. Jul. 25, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to Rome, Italy, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Jul. 29" datestamp, French transits, red "Paid 28" handstamp, also boxed "Netto Fuori e dentro" disinfected marking and disinfection slits incl. one affecting 1c stamp, Very Fine, rare disinfected usage (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,600.00
3107		24c Red Lilac (70). Used with 10c Green (68) and 1c Blue (63), tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 27, 1865" datestamps on folded cover to Zurich, Switzerland, red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Apr. 28 Paid" and transit backstamps, faint vertical file fold barely affects 1c stamp, otherwise Very Fine, apparent overpayment of the old 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate, which was lowered to 33c almost two years earlier (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	700.00
3108		24c Red Lilac (70). S.e. at left, used with 10c Yellow Green (68) and tied by "Portland Me. Oct. 9, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, 1c stamp probably removed prior to sending (probably at post office) and with two strikes of red "Portland Me. Paid Oct. 13" exchange office datestamp, French transit, red boxed "P.D." handstamp struck over area where 1c removed, blue Aachen double-circle datestamp and matching "Wfr.3" rate handstamp, trivial wear, Very Fine, unusual and scarce usage, originally sent to the Portland exchange office with 35c in postage to pay the Prussian Closed Mail rate, the 1c stamp was removed and accepted at 30c French Mail rate, accompanied by explanatory note from Daniel Kelleher, see lot 3121 for a similar usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,600.00
3109		24c Steel Blue (70b). Rich color, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by large Boston "Paid" grid, red "Boston Paid 24 Dec. 31" credit datestamp on blue 1862 folded letter to Rome, Italy, bold "P.D." handstamp, French transits, fresh and Very Fine, scarce Steel Blue usage paying the 27c rate via French mails (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,250.00

1861-66 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3099

10c Yellow Green (68). Three, tied by targets and well-struck "New Orleans La. Apr. 9, 1865" double-circle datestamp on blue folded cover to Gironde, France, red "New York Paid 24 Apr. 19" credit datestamp, French transits, fresh and Very Fine, used on the day of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomatox, the most important event in the close of the war (Image)

E. 300-400

1,600.00

3100

10c Yellow Green (68). Used with 5c Brown (76) and tied by blue grid and matching "Kenosha Wis. Jan. 8" double-circle datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "Chicago Ill. Paid 12" credit handstamp, French transits, receiving backstamp, each stamp with tear at top, otherwise Fine, scarce usage via Chicago exchange office (Image)

E. 300-400

300.00

3101

10c Yellow Green (68). Horizontal pair, used with 1c Blue (63), tied by bold strikes of cork cancel on 1867 folded letter addressed to Guiseppe Verde in Palermo, Italy, red "New York Paid 18 May 4" datestamp, French transits, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

260.00

3102

12c Black (69). Used with four 3c Rose (65), tied by red "Paid" cancels and matching "Tarrytown N.Y. Feb. 20" circular datestamp on orange cover to High Hazles, England, red "3" credit handstamp on stamps, red "London MR 13, 1862" transit, receiving backstamp, minor wear, Very Fine, extremely unusual franking to pay the 24c rate (usually paid with either a 24c or two 12c stamps), ex Haas (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,050.00

3103

12c Black (69). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by well-struck targets, "New Orleans La. Feb. 28, 1863" double-circle datestamp on blue cover from Federal-occupied New Orleans to Mulhouse, France, red "New York Mar. 11 Paid 12" credit datestamp, French transits and backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce usage (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,000.00

3104

12c Black (69). Vertical pair, used with slightly overlapping horizontal pair of 3c Rose (65), tied by targets, "Jamaica Plain Ms. Jun. 21, 1864" double-circle datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "Boston Paid 12 Jun. 22" credit datestamp, various transits, 3c stamps small faults, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

190.00

3105

24c Red Lilac (70). Bright color, tied by negative Star of David cancel, red "New Haven Ct. Sep. 12" double-circle datestamp on cover to Malton, England, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid Sep. 13, 1865" credit datestamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

200.00

3106

24c Red Lilac (70). Bright color, used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65), tied by targets and "Newport R.I. Jul. 25, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to Rome, Italy, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Jul. 29" datestamp, French transits, red "Paid 28" handstamp, also boxed "Netto Fuori e dentro" disinfected marking and disinfection slits incl. one affecting 1c stamp, Very Fine, rare disinfected usage (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,600.00

3107

24c Red Lilac (70). Used with 10c Green (68) and 1c Blue (63), tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 27, 1865" datestamps on folded cover to Zurich, Switzerland, red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Apr. 28 Paid" and transit backstamps, faint vertical file fold barely affects 1c stamp, otherwise Very Fine, apparent overpayment of the old 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate, which was lowered to 33c almost two years earlier (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

700.00

3108

24c Red Lilac (70). S.e. at left, used with 10c Yellow Green (68) and tied by "Portland Me. Oct. 9, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, 1c stamp probably removed prior to sending (probably at post office) and with two strikes of red "Portland Me. Paid Oct. 13" exchange office datestamp, French transit, red boxed "P.D." handstamp struck over area where 1c removed, blue Aachen double-circle datestamp and matching "Wfr.3" rate handstamp, trivial wear, Very Fine, unusual and scarce usage, originally sent to the Portland exchange office with 35c in postage to pay the Prussian Closed Mail rate, the 1c stamp was removed and accepted at 30c French Mail rate, accompanied by explanatory note from Daniel Kelleher, see lot 3121 for a similar usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,600.00

3109

24c Steel Blue (70b). Rich color, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by large Boston "Paid" grid, red "Boston Paid 24 Dec. 31" credit datestamp on blue 1862 folded letter to Rome, Italy, bold "P.D." handstamp, French transits, fresh and Very Fine, scarce Steel Blue usage paying the 27c rate via French mails (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,250.00