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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 262 |  |
 3c Dull Red (11 var).
Position 92L1L, line thru "Cents" variety, large margins to just
touched, tied by red "Laurel Factory Md. Mar. 17" circular
datestamp, second strike at bottom, on brown cover to St. Louis Mo., 1853
docketing, Very Fine, ex Knapp (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 130.00 |
| 263 | |
 3c Dull Red (11). Large
margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by grid on 3c Red on
Buff Nesbitt entire (U4) to New York, red "Salem Mass. Oct. 26" circular
datestamp with matching "Paid 6", light horizontal file fold, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 110.00 |
| 264 | |
 3c Dull Red (11). Large
margins to just touched, bright color, tied by "New-York Mar. 10" circular
datestamp on blue 1853 folded cover to Kingston, Canada West, blue
"10" due marking, also bold "6d" in circle handstamp, receiving backstamp,
Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 110.00 |
| 265 | |
 3c Dull Red (11).
Horizontal strip of four, large margins to just in incl. straddle margin
with guide line at right, cancelled by waffle grid, "Sutter Creek
Cal. Aug. 18" double-circle datestamp with date in ms., on cover to
"Hon. J. Denver, Washington D.C.", with original 1856-dated
enclosure, Very Fine, ex Haas, illustrated in Letters of Gold (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 850.00 |
| 266 | |
 5c Red Brown (12).
Horizontal pair, huge top margin with parts of adjoining stamps, left stamp
has full to large margins, right stamp ample to clear, gorgeous intense
color and impression, red grid cancels, matching "Providence R.I.
Jan. 27" circular datestamp and "Paid" straightline handstamp on small
yellow cover to Toronto, Canada, blurry red "Ud. States Paid 6d"
cross-border exchange office handstamp, Toronto receiving backstamp, small
repair at top left corner where slightly rounded from openingVERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND VERY SCARCE USE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE ON COVER TO CANADA. Ex Knapp (lot label affixed) (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,000.00 |
| 267 | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (13).
Large even margins all around, tied by "Burg Hill Ohio June 3" circular
datestamp and also by red "Paid" handstamp on blue 1857 cover to
Croton Mills, Canada West, light strike of red "Ud. States Paid 6d" in
arc at right, back of cover with several transit markings incl. "B. & L. R.
R. Co. Jun. 8, 1857" datestamp, trivial overall wear, Very Fine, scarce and
attractive usage, note on back indicates purchased from Klemann in 1942 (Image) |
1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| 268 | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (13).
Large even margins all around, tied by unusual open grid, "Knight's Ferry
Cal. Jan. 4" circular datestamp on cover to Galena Ill., Extremely Fine, ex
Knapp (lot label affixed) (Image) |
1,000.00 | 850.00 |
| 269 | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (13).
Large margins to clear with full type characteristics, fresh color, tied by
blue diamond of squares cancel, matching "Marysville Cal. Paid by
Stamps Dec. 4" circular datestamp on buff cover to Farmington Mich.,
some edgewear incl. clumsy restoration at left edge, Very Fine, scarce and
attractive usage (Image) |
1,000.00 | 600.00 |
| 270 | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (13).
Large margins, bright color, tied by well-struck "Yankee Jim's Cal. Mar. 3"
circular datestamp on cover to Bath Me., some cover edgewear, the stamp is
Extremely Fine (Image) |
1,000.00 | 650.00 |
| 271 | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (13).
Slightly cut in but bottom shows enough to identify scarcer type, tied by
indistinct Baltimore Md. circular datestamp on cover to San Jose Cal., with
original letter which describes how to fix a smelting furnace, Fine (Image) |
1,000.00 | 110.00 |
| 272 | |
 10c Green, Ty. II (14).
Large margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by
"Texas ?, Cal. Feb. 4" circular datestamp on orange cover to Philadelphia,
1856 receipt docketing, some edgewear, Extremely Fine, ex Knapp (lot label
affixed) (Image) |
260.00 | 250.00 |