Bid on Lots in Sale 908
| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | |
| 4030 | |
From Noisy Carriers./Mail./77
Long Wharf S.F. Cal. Framed handstamp clearly struck in green on
buff cover to West Dennis Mass., partly clear strike of "San Francisco Cal.
10 16 Jan." integral-rate datestamp, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
| 4031 | |
From Noisy Carriers./Mail./77
Long Wharf S.F. Cal. Bold blue framed handstamp struck on back of 1854
folded letter to Washington D.C., "San Francisco Cal. 10 16 Oct."
integral-rate datestamp, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
| 4032 | |
1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Two
horizontal pairs, Positions 71-72R1L and 91-92R1L, 71R and 91R are
Triple Transfer, One Inverted positions, large margins to cut in, tied
by two strikes of "San Francisco Cal. 1 Jun." (1855) circular datestamp on
6c Green Nesbitt entire (U14) to Boston Mass., bold strike of
green "From Noisy Carriers. Mail. 77 Long Wharf S.F. Cal."
ornamental framed handstamp ties lefthand pair, stamps have small stains,
entire has minor wear and has been lightly cleaned in places, otherwise
Fine, the Noisy Carriers handstamp was applied by Noisy Carriers Publishing
Hall to indicate or advertise their handling of mail put on steamers
departing for Nicaragua or Panama, it is scarce in green and very rare on
6c entires uprated with the 1c 1851 Issue, this is an outstanding
exhibit-worthy example, the Triple Transfer, One Inverted positions add
another element of rarity (although the traces of previous transfers are
barely evident on these stamps) (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
| 4033 |
Noisy Carriers,/San
Francisco. Blue two-line handstamp clearly struck on copy of The
Constitution of the United States: With all the Acts of Congress Relating
to Slavery: Including the Nebraska and Kansas Bill, published 1854 by D
M. Dewey in Rochester N.Y., faults but overall Fine, Noisy Carriers was a
source of published material, the marking used here is a library stamp
unrelated to mail delivery (Image) |
E. 200-300 |