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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 273 |  |
 10c Green, Ty. II (14).
Large margins, deep rich color, tied by open grid, "Downieville Cal. Sep.
1" circular datestamp on buff cover to Bridgeport Conn., trivial edgewear,
Very Fine (Image) |
260.00 | 200.00 |
| 274 | |
 10c Green, Ty. II (14).
Large even margins, tied by "Stockton Cal. Dec. 4" circular datestamp on
buff cover to Kingston O., with original 1856-dated enclosure (transcript
accompanies) with some interesting contents, slight edgewear, Very Fine (Image) |
260.00 | 190.00 |
| 275 | |
 10c Green, Ty. II (14).
Large margins to just touched at bottom, tied by well-struck "Washington
City D.C. Jul. 6, 1857" circular datestamp on cover to Mexico, oval
"Vera Cruz 18 Julio 1857" handstamp, also "4" reales due marking, some
slight soiling and wear, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 160.00 |
| 276 | |
 10c Green, Ty. II (14).
Large margins to clear, rich color, tied by bold strike of grid cancel, red
"New Orleans La. Jun. 1" circular datestamp on blue 1855 folded cover to
Vera Cruz, Mexico, ship's name endorsement at bottom left, horizontal
file fold well away from stamp, small scotch tape mark at ink erosion spot,
otherwise Very Fine, unusual as there are no markings for Mexican postage
due (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 150.00 |
| 277 | |
 10c Green, Ty. III (15).
Large even margins all around, tiny nick at top right entirely in margin,
tied by blue "Boston & Maine R.R. Jul. 18" circular datestamp on
cover to Iowa City Cal., second strike at left, trivial edgewear, Very
Fine, scarce railroad usage, note on back "Ashbrook states unique"
(Image) |
E. 500-750 | 400.00 |
| 278 | |
 10c Green, Ty. III (15).
Large margins to just in, tied by well-struck "Detroit Mich. Feb. 2"
circular datestamp on buff cover to Chatham, Canada West, clear
strike of red "United States 6d" in oval handstamp, 1856 receiving
backstamp, fresh and Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 225.00 |
| 279 | |
 10c Green, Ty. III (15).
Large margins to clear, used on 10c Green Nesbitt entire (U15) and
tied by "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 20" circular datestamps to New York, some
edgewear, opened a bit roughly at left, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 110.00 |
| 280 | |
 10c Green, Ty. III (15).
Positions 27-30R1, horizontal strip of four, huge margins incl. parts of
three adjoining stamps, ample to close at right, grid cancels, tied by red
"New Orleans La. Sep. 14" circular datestamp on folded cover from New
York City to Vera Cruz, Mexico, sender's ship-name designation "pr.
Orizaba", 5" reales due handstamp, "Bruguiere & Co. New-Orleans"
double-oval forwarder's handstamp on backVERY FINE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE USE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE III MULTIPLE FOR THE QUADRUPLE RATE TO MEXICO. Ex White and Knapp (lot label affixed) (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 5,500.00 |
| 281 | |
 10c Green, Ty. IV-III
(16-15). Positions 65-66L1, left stamp recut at top, large
margins to slightly in, scissors-cut at top between stamps, deep rich
color, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9), margins a bit close to
slightly in, tied by criss-crossing strikes of blue grid, matching
"Nashua N.H. May 16, 1857" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Paris,
France, pair also tied by faint red "New-York Am. Pkt. May 30" circular
datestamp, "Boston Br. Pkt. 20 May" backstamp, Calais transit (Jun. 12) and
Paris receiving backstamp, the cover has been very lightly
cleanedVERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE USE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE IV-III COMBINATION PAIR TO PAY THE 21-CENT AMERICAN PACKET RATE TO FRANCE. Based on the New York May 30 American Packet datestamp and June 13 Calais receiving datestamp, this was evidently carried on the Havre Line's Arago, which departed New York on May 30, 1857, and arrived at Southampton on June 11 (reaching Calais on the following day). There are no Cunard sailings which fit the New York and Calais postmark dates (the Europa sailed from Boston on May 20, arriving in Liverpool on May 31). Ex White (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 2,100.00 |
| 282 | |
 12c Black (17). Horizontal
pair, large margins to clear incl. guide line margin at right, tied
by red grids, matching "New York 3 Sep. 27" circular datestamp on
1856 cover to London, England, endorsed "Atlantic" at bottom
left and sent on that Collins Line vessel, London receiving datestamp also
ties pair, light corner crease, faint overall toning, Very Fine, attractive
usage, ex Knapp (lot label affixed) (Image) |
890.00 | 550.00 |
| 283 | |
12c Black (17, 36). Two covers, first with two singles of imperf tied by "Ottawa Ill. May 14" circular datestamp on cover to England, second with pair of perforated tied by red grid from New Haven Conn. to England, some faults, otherwise Fine, first with 1984 P.F. certificate | E. 500-750 | 275.00 |