1851-56 Issue continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 1318 |
 |
 5c Red Brown (12).
Vertical pair, huge margins to clear, tied by "New Orleans La. Feb. 7"
circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Vera Cruz, Mexico, some
ink erosion in address, stamps with faint toning, otherwise Very Fine, very
rare destination, only three covers are recorded with the 5c 1856 Issue to
Mexico (two paid by vertical pair and one by horizontal pair), ex Rohloff
and Mayer, unpublished Census No. 12-COV-92
(Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
1,800.00 |
| 1319 |
|
 5c Red Brown (12). Full
to huge margins, tied by unusual 10-bar grid, "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 3"
circular datestamp on blue 1858 folded letter to Halifax, Nova
Scotia, endorsed at bottom left "via Boston per steamship 'Niagara'
to sail April 7th 1858", bold "5" due marking for postage to
destination, Boston and receiving backstamps, pressed-out vertical file
folds well away from stamp, Very Fine, only 23 covers are recorded used to
Nova Scotia, ex Mayer, unpublished Census No. 12-COV-70
(Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,200.00 |
| 1320 |
|
 5c Red Brown (12). Two,
huge margins to in at bottom incl. sheet margin at top, tied by
large "Paid" grid, red "Boston Ms. 10cts. Nov. 13" circular datestamp on
blue 1856 folded cover to Kingston, Canada, red "United States" oval
handstamp, receiving backstamp, left stamp with pre-use vertical crease,
appears Fine, scarce with the top sheet margin as very few are known, ex
Mayer, unpublished Census No. 12-COV-82
(Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
1,600.00 |
| 1321 |
|
 5c Red Brown (12). Two
folded covers, both to Halifax, Nova Scotia, one tied by
"Philadelphia Pa. Sep. 22" circular datestamp, other tied by "Boston Br.
Pkt. Jul. 1" circular datestamp, each has vertical file fold thru stamp and
few small defects, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, only 23 covers are recorded
used to Nova Scotia, ex Mayer, unpublished Census Nos. 12-COV-69 and
12-COV-356 (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
1,200.00 |
| 1322 |
|
 5c Red Brown (12). Large
margins to clear, used with 10c Green, Ty. I (31), tied by grids,
"Donaldsonville La. Jan. 27" circular datestamp on small 1858 cover to
Metz, France, red "New York Paid 6 Feb. 6" credit datestamp, red "3"
and boxed "PD" handstamp, various transit backstamps, small cover tear at
top, 10c short perf at right, otherwise Fine, extremely rare usage, only
one other cover is known used from Donaldsonville which is the block of
four on cover to France, sent almost two years prior to this, ex Mayer (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
1,500.00 |
| 1323 |
|
 5c Red Brown (12). Large
margins to clear, tied by "Sainte Marie Illinois" double-circle handstamp
on large part of blue cover front only to France, second strike at
bottom with bit smudged ms. date, red "New York Br. Pkt. Jul. 9" datestamp,
French transit and "19" decimes due marking, stamp with some toning and age
spotting around edges, otherwise Fine, scarce cancellation on this issue,
ex Hill, Rohloff and Mayer, unpublished Census No. 12-FR-240 (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
550.00 |
| 1324 |
|
 5c Red Brown (12). A
remarkable offering of five folded covers (or part covers) to
France, each with single franking used from New Orleans, appropriate
markings, most stamps have four margins, a few minor faults but overall
Fine-Very Fine, a rare opportunity to acquire a group of these scarce 5c
1856 usages, ex Mayer (Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
3,750.00 |
| 1325 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. II (14).
Large to huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps at sides, tied by
lightly struck "Huntington Ms." circular datestamp on fresh buff cover
to Pictou, Nova Scotia, red "U. States 10" cross-border handstamp,
horizontal fold in cover, otherwise Extremely Fine, very attractive (Image) |
E. 300-1,000 |
850.00 |
| 1326 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. II (14).
Horizontal pair, huge margins to barely touched, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV
(9) and tied by grids, red "New Orleans La. Oct. 8" circular datestamp on
1855 folded letter to Bordeaux, France and forwarded to Trie, clear
strike of red "New York Am. Pkt. Oct. 17" transit circular datestamp, 8
decimes due marking, various backstamps, Very Fine, attractive usage sent
via the more expensive American Packet routing
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
550.00 |
| 1327 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. III (15).
Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9),
tied by grids, red "New Orleans La. Jun. 23" circular datestamp on blue
1855 folded cover to France, red "New York Am. Pkt. Jul. 11" transit
circular datestamp, ms. "8" decimes due, various transit backstamps, Very
Fine usage sent via American Packet (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
550.00 |
| 1328 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. III (15).
Horizontal pair, large margins to in, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9), cut
in, tied by grids, red "New Orleans La. Sep. 27" circular datestamp on blue
1855 folded cover to France, red "New York Am. Pkt. Nov. 14" transit
circular datestamp with month slug inverted, "16" decimes due marking, some
slight wear, Fine, charged single rate via American Packet but charged
double rate for French delivery to destination
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
325.00 |
