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**5c-12c 1851-56 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
75		5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal pair, two large margins incl. part of adjoining stamps at bottom, touching to slightly in on other sides, tied by "Lawrence Mass. May 4" circular datestamp, second strike at left, on cover to Petaluma Cal., small repair at left edge of cover from opening FINE AND RARE. THIS IS ONE OF TWELVE RECORDED 5-CENT 1856 COVERS TO CALIFORNIA, AND THE ONLY RECORDED USAGE TO PETALUMA. Of the twelve recorded 5c 1856 covers addressed to California, two originated in California. Therefore, this is one of only ten transcontinental covers bearing the 5c 1856 issue. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-059 (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	4,000.00
76		5c Red Brown (12). Large even margins all around, beautiful rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov. 24" circular datestamp on 1856 folded letter to Pontay, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 2" transit datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, French "13" decimes due handstamp VERY FINE. AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE 5-CENT 1856 STAMP AND ATTRACTIVE COVER TO FRANCE. Ex Eno and Rohloff. Our unpublished Census No. 12-COV-245 (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,600.00
77		5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec. 2" circular datestamp on blue 1856 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 10" circular datestamp, French transits and "13" ms. due marking, wine importer's embossed return card at left A VERY FINE AND FRESH 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE COVER FROM A NEW ORLEANS WINE IMPORTER TO THE GREAT BORDEAUX REGION OF FRANCE. Carried on the Cunard's Persia, departing New York on Dec. 10, this is the second to last arrival before the beginning of the so-called "Three Months" period. Ex Eno, Knapp and Meroni. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-145, with P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,300.00
78		5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to barely touched at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec. 21" circular datestamp on 1856 folded letter to Intra, Italy, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 30" circular datestamp, clear strike of "GB 1Fr 60c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, trivial edgewear, top margin of stamp slightly trimmed to eliminate a tear (causing a slit in lettersheet), otherwise Very Fine, scarce Three Months period usage to Italy, unpublished Census No. 12-COV-286, Arthur White collection (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,600.00
79		10c Green, Ty. I (13). Position 91R, unused (no gum), dark color with immense margins almost all around clearly displaying the characteristics of the type and with part of the adjoining stamp at top, proof-like impression EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE I. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE FROM THE CORNER SHEET-MARGIN POSITION. Small purple backstamp. With 1986 P.F. and 1991 P.S.E. certificates (Image)	7,000.00	7,000.00
80		10c Green, Ty. I (13). Large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at bottom, tied by perfect strike of "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 5" circular datestamp on cover to Middlebury Vt., barely reduced at right and lightly cleaned, Extremely Fine Gem stamp and cover (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	2,200.00
81		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Unused (no gum), large even margins all around, deep rich color EXTREMELY FINE A BEAUTIFUL UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE II 1855 ISSUE. With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,000.00	2,700.00
82		10c Green, Ty. III (15). Unused (no gum), large margins to huge, crisp impression on bright paper VERY FINE AND CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE III 1855 ISSUE. With 1973 and 2005 P.F. certificates. (Image)	2,000.00	3,000.00
83		10c Green, Ty. III (15). Horizontal strip of six, large to huge margins all around, bright color, light strikes of town datestamp, few faults incl. vertical crease between stamps at center ending in tear and few thin spots, appears Extremely Fine, multiples of this size are rare, Scott Retail as two strips of three (Image)	1,550.00	2,300.00
84		10c Green, Ty. II, III (14, 15). Three singles arranged as a vertical strip of three, large margins to slightly cut in, one stamp has tiny corner crease, some gum stains removed from area around stamps, tied by two strikes of "San Francisco Cal. 5 Jun." (1857) circular datestamp on buff cover to Hirschholm, Denmark, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Jun. 30" credit datestamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" and "Franco Preuss:/resp.Vereinsl:AusgGr" (Paid to the German-Austrian Postal Union border) handstamps, Hamburg and St.P.A. transit backstamps (Jul. 15, 1857), minor edgewear VERY FINE. WE KNOW OF ONLY FOUR COVERS TO DENMARK BEARING THE IMPERFORATE 1851-56 ISSUE. THIS IS THE ONLY COVER SENT VIA PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL AND THE ONLY COVER ORIGINATING IN SAN FRANCISCO. The prevailing rates to Denmark in June 1857 were: 27c Bremen Packet, 21c British Open Mail, 35c Prussian Closed Mail and 27c French Mail. The 30c franking on this cover and German transit markings indicate that this was sent to Denmark as if it were a 30c Prussian Closed Mail rate cover to Germany. There is no evidence of postage collected from the addressee. It was carried from San Francisco to New York via Panama. From New York it was carried on the Cunard's Europa, departing July 1, 1857, and arriving in Liverpool on July 11. Arthur White collection (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	5,750.00
85		10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Positions 54-55L1, horizontal pair, both stamps recut at bottom, large margins all around, pretty pastel color, grid cancels, left stamp with part of red transit cancel, three tiny tears at top between stamps and tiny tear at bottom left (the latter not mentioned on accompanying certificate) VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE PAIR OF THE 10-CENT TYPE IV 1855 ISSUE. There are only two places on the plate where a horizontal pair of Type IV can occur: Positions 54-55L1 and Positions 64-65L1. The Scott Catalogue should really differentiate pricing between horizontal pairs and vertical pairs in their pricing, as there are four places where a vertical pair can occur, and one place where a vertical strip of three can occur. With 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image)	4,250.00	2,700.00

5c-12c 1851-56 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal pair, two large margins incl. part of adjoining stamps at bottom, touching to slightly in on other sides, tied by "Lawrence Mass. May 4" circular datestamp, second strike at left, on cover to Petaluma Cal., small repair at left edge of cover from opening

FINE AND RARE. THIS IS ONE OF TWELVE RECORDED 5-CENT 1856 COVERS TO CALIFORNIA, AND THE ONLY RECORDED USAGE TO PETALUMA.

Of the twelve recorded 5c 1856 covers addressed to California, two originated in California. Therefore, this is one of only ten transcontinental covers bearing the 5c 1856 issue. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-059 (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

4,000.00

5c Red Brown (12). Large even margins all around, beautiful rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov. 24" circular datestamp on 1856 folded letter to Pontay, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 2" transit datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, French "13" decimes due handstamp

VERY FINE. AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE 5-CENT 1856 STAMP AND ATTRACTIVE COVER TO FRANCE.

Ex Eno and Rohloff. Our unpublished Census No. 12-COV-245 (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,600.00

5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec. 2" circular datestamp on blue 1856 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 10" circular datestamp, French transits and "13" ms. due marking, wine importer's embossed return card at left

A VERY FINE AND FRESH 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE COVER FROM A NEW ORLEANS WINE IMPORTER TO THE GREAT BORDEAUX REGION OF FRANCE.

Carried on the Cunard's Persia, departing New York on Dec. 10, this is the second to last arrival before the beginning of the so-called "Three Months" period.

Ex Eno, Knapp and Meroni. Unpublished Census No. 12-COV-145, with P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,300.00

5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to barely touched at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec. 21" circular datestamp on 1856 folded letter to Intra, Italy, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 30" circular datestamp, clear strike of "GB 1Fr 60c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, trivial edgewear, top margin of stamp slightly trimmed to eliminate a tear (causing a slit in lettersheet), otherwise Very Fine, scarce Three Months period usage to Italy, unpublished Census No. 12-COV-286, Arthur White collection (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,600.00

10c Green, Ty. I (13). Position 91R, unused (no gum), dark color with immense margins almost all around clearly displaying the characteristics of the type and with part of the adjoining stamp at top, proof-like impression

EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE I. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE FROM THE CORNER SHEET-MARGIN POSITION.

Small purple backstamp. With 1986 P.F. and 1991 P.S.E. certificates (Image)

7,000.00

10c Green, Ty. I (13). Large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at bottom, tied by perfect strike of "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 5" circular datestamp on cover to Middlebury Vt., barely reduced at right and lightly cleaned, Extremely Fine Gem stamp and cover (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

2,200.00

10c Green, Ty. II (14). Unused (no gum), large even margins all around, deep rich color

EXTREMELY FINE A BEAUTIFUL UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE II 1855 ISSUE.

With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,000.00

2,700.00

10c Green, Ty. III (15). Unused (no gum), large margins to huge, crisp impression on bright paper

VERY FINE AND CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE III 1855 ISSUE.

With 1973 and 2005 P.F. certificates. (Image)

2,000.00

3,000.00

10c Green, Ty. III (15). Horizontal strip of six, large to huge margins all around, bright color, light strikes of town datestamp, few faults incl. vertical crease between stamps at center ending in tear and few thin spots, appears Extremely Fine, multiples of this size are rare, Scott Retail as two strips of three (Image)

1,550.00

2,300.00

10c Green, Ty. II, III (14, 15). Three singles arranged as a vertical strip of three, large margins to slightly cut in, one stamp has tiny corner crease, some gum stains removed from area around stamps, tied by two strikes of "San Francisco Cal. 5 Jun." (1857) circular datestamp on buff cover to Hirschholm, Denmark, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Jun. 30" credit datestamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" and "Franco Preuss:/resp.Vereinsl:AusgGr" (Paid to the German-Austrian Postal Union border) handstamps, Hamburg and St.P.A. transit backstamps (Jul. 15, 1857), minor edgewear

VERY FINE. WE KNOW OF ONLY FOUR COVERS TO DENMARK BEARING THE IMPERFORATE 1851-56 ISSUE. THIS IS THE ONLY COVER SENT VIA PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL AND THE ONLY COVER ORIGINATING IN SAN FRANCISCO.

The prevailing rates to Denmark in June 1857 were: 27c Bremen Packet, 21c British Open Mail, 35c Prussian Closed Mail and 27c French Mail. The 30c franking on this cover and German transit markings indicate that this was sent to Denmark as if it were a 30c Prussian Closed Mail rate cover to Germany. There is no evidence of postage collected from the addressee. It was carried from San Francisco to New York via Panama. From New York it was carried on the Cunard's Europa, departing July 1, 1857, and arriving in Liverpool on July 11.

Arthur White collection (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

5,750.00

10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Positions 54-55L1, horizontal pair, both stamps recut at bottom, large margins all around, pretty pastel color, grid cancels, left stamp with part of red transit cancel, three tiny tears at top between stamps and tiny tear at bottom left (the latter not mentioned on accompanying certificate)

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE PAIR OF THE 10-CENT TYPE IV 1855 ISSUE.

There are only two places on the plate where a horizontal pair of Type IV can occur: Positions 54-55L1 and Positions 64-65L1. The Scott Catalogue should really differentiate pricing between horizontal pairs and vertical pairs in their pricing, as there are four places where a vertical pair can occur, and one place where a vertical strip of three can occur.

With 1987 P.F. certificate. (Image)

4,250.00

2,700.00