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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1140° | P |
 1c Eagle Carrier, Large Die
Proof on India (LO2P1). Hybrid proof die sunk on full-size 5-3/4 x
8-1/2 in. card, Very Fine, as noted in Scott the Eagle Carrier large die
proof exists only in hybrid form, scarce
(Image) |
800.00 | 650.00 |
| 1141° | TC |
 1c Eagle Carrier, Orange
Trial Color Plate Proof in Wove (LO2TCa). Full margins all around, Very
Fine (Image) |
350.00 | 250.00 |
| 1142° | TC |
 1c Eagle Carrier, Atlanta
Trial Color Plate Proofs on Card (LO2TC). Complete set of five colors,
large margins to barely touched, FIne-Very Fine
(Image) |
560.00 | 450.00 |
| 1143° |  |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Lower pane of 100 with imprint at bottom, original gum, many
Mint N.H., rich color and detailed impression, upper right stamp and
selvage repaired, a few selvage creases and tears, one just slightly
affecting lower imprint block, a couple stamps thinnedA RARE PANE OF 100 OF THE ONE-CENT EAGLE CARRIER ISSUE. Scott Retail as 22 blocks of four, two pairs and plate block of eight (Image) |
6,990.00 | 2,500.00 |
| 1144° |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Vertical pair, large margins, cancelled by part strike of
"(?)olesville" circular datestamp, creases not affecting appearance on
face, otherwise Very Fine, exceedingly rare used pair
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | 275.00 | |
| 1145° |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Vertical strip of three and single, ample margins to slightly
cut in, faint red carrier cancels, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. 5 Mar. 26"
integral-rate circular datestamp on piece, piece creased but not affecting
stamps, apparently the strip was intended to prepay 3c regular postage, but
the "5" rate datestamp indicates Philadelphia rejected this invalid form of
prepayment, ex Seybold (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 750.00 | |
| 1146° |  |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Ample margins to slightly in, tied by bold blue "Cincinnati
O. Feb. 24" circular datestamp on buff cover to Altkirch, Alsace,
France, "New York 3 Feb. 29" debit datestamp (Leap Year 1860), "Et.
Unis Serv. Br. A.C. K 13 Mars 60" receiving datestamp, "8" decimes due
handstamp, Paris transits and Altkirch receiving backstamps, one backflap
removed, sealed tear at bottom is almost unnoticeableVERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EAGLE CARRIER COVERS TO FRANCE. AN OUTSTANDING USAGE. Our records of Eagle Carrier covers contain eleven usages to foreign countries, including Canada (one cover from Philadelphia with 1c and 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), Denmark (half-cover from Cincinnati with 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), England (four from Philadelphia, from a correspondence discovered in 2000, one of which has eight 3c 1851 stamps and another has a pair of 12c 1851), France (two covers from Cincinnati, both ex Ezra D. Cole, Siegel Sale 747, both covers offered in this sale), Germany (one cover with 5c and 10c 1857 Issue, ex Hall, and another from Philadelphia), and Syria (from Cincinnati to Boston with 3c 1857, then carried outside the mails to Syria, ex Golden). Ex Ezra D. Cole. (Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 5,000.00 |
| 1147° | |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Ample margins to just touched at right, used with eight 3c
Dull Red (11) in vertical pairs, mostly ample margins, all stamps
well-tied by multiples strikes of blue "Cincinnati O. Mar. 31"
circular datestamp on small cover to London, England, and forwarded to
Paris, France, red "3" credit handstamp, red "Paid 1856 19 AP 19"
London receiving datestamp, brownish London "FW AP 21 1856" circular
datestamp, Calais transit, British and French transit backstamps, ms. rates
for forwarding postage, backflap removed, wrinkles and creases slightly
affecting stamps, other small faultsA FINE AND SPECTACULAR 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE AND EAGLE CARRIER COMBINATION FOR THE CINCINNATI CARRIER FEE AND TRANSATLANTIC POSTAGE. WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE GREATEST 1851 ISSUE CARRIER COVERS. Our records of Eagle Carrier covers contain eleven usages to foreign countries, including Canada (one cover from Philadelphia with 1c and 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), Denmark (half-cover from Cincinnati with 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), England (four from Philadelphia, from a correspondence discovered in 2000, one of which has eight 3c 1851 stamps and another has a pair of 12c 1851), France (two covers from Cincinnati, both ex Ezra D. Cole, Siegel Sale 747, both covers offered in this sale), Germany (one cover with 5c and 10c 1857 Issue, ex Hall, and another from Philadelphia), and Syria (from Cincinnati to Boston with 3c 1857, then carried outside the mails to Syria, ex Golden). This cover has a 3c credit marking corresponding to American Packet service to England under the U.S.-British postal treaty. It was probably carried by the Havre Line's Fulton, which departed New York on Apr. 5, 1856, and arrived at Southampton on Apr. 19. Ex W. C. Michaels and Ezra D. Cole (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 12,500.00 |
| 1148° | |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Large margins, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins incl.
part of adjoining stamp at right, both tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Mar.
3" circular datestamp on brown cover to Blue Lick Springs Ky.,
Extremely Fine, a superb tied combination cover
(Image) |
E. 500-750 | 450.00 |
| 1149° | |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Large margins to ample at bottom, tied by blue "Cincinnati O.
Jan. 3" circular datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to General
Land Office in Washington D.C., some ms. offset and fold at bottom of
entire, otherwise Very Fine, scarce combination
(Image) |
E. 400-500 | 550.00 |
| 1150° | |
 1c Blue, Eagle Carrier
(LO2). Horizontal pair, large to huge margins, tied by pencil "X"
cancels on mostly complete folded cover to local street address in
Cincinnati O., couple ink smears, one sideflap removed, otherwise
Very Fine, rare use of Eagle Carrier pair to pay 2c intra-city carrier rate
in Cincinnati, ex Seybold (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,100.00 |