Sale 3027 Part I - United States Stamps and Covers
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Lot# : 1001 Proofs and Essays
Daniel Webster's 1840 "Congressional Mulready," being, in a sense, the first US Government printing of a stamp image; lot contains two items:rn1) Page 547 from the Resolutions of the 26th Congress 1st Session (June 10, 1840) where Sen. Webster proposes to reduce domestic postage rates, followed by "Extract from a newspaper published in the city of London." (April 28, 1840) concerning "The Penny-Postage Stamps." which explains how the new postage rates and using stamps will operate;rn2) A copperplate engraving created by William J. Stone of Washington, DC of the Mulready A34 letter sheet showing an unfinished "Penny Black," inconsequential corner bend at lower left, Very Fine document and one of just 3-4 known to have survived, one being in the Queen's collection.rnBy commissioning production of this "facsimile", Webster obviously believed in his proposal for reduced postal rates and was worth serious consideration by The Senate. Similarly to the British Post Office, the US Post Office, at that time, ran unsustainable deficits because of the complex rate system and the practice of accepting unpaid letters for delivery. If the recipient refused to pay the fee, the letter was returned to Washington DC as undeliverable, all at Post Office expense. Webster was specific right from the start "Resolved, that the rates of postage charged on letters transmitted by the mails of the United States ought to be reduced." Unfortunately, the resolution died without further action as it was feared that lowering rates would compound the deficit. Tyler left the Senate in 1841 to become Secretary of State but the Postal Act of 1845 simplified and reduced rates.Start Price : 5,000 USDCurrent Opening : 5,000 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1002 Postmasters Provisionals
Lot# : 1003 Postmasters Provisionals
9X1, 1845 5c Black, New York Provisional, "AMC" connected, margins to close or barely in a bottom right, vertical filefold affects adhesive (barely perceptable), Fine appearing, tied on immaculate 1846 fls to Utica, New York by blue pen and red New York August 17 cds, matching partial "Paid" arc at left, extremely attractive cover, Very Fine (Scott $600)Start Price : 90 USDCurrent Opening : 210 USDHammer price : 250 USDLot# : 1004 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, wonderful full strike of the red Hudson River Mail route agent circled 13-bar grid cancel, three ample margins, clear to just cutting at right, still Very Fine and a marvelous example of this appealing cancelStart Price : 750 USDCurrent Opening : 750 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1005 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1006 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1007 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1008 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1009 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1010 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, fair strike of the rare red open grid of tiny diamonds cancel used in East Hampton Mass, margins to just cutting, couple sealed tears, Fine appearance; East Hampton Mass did not receive any of the 1847 issueStart Price : 450 USDCurrent Opening : 450 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1011 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1012 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1013 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1014 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1015 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1016 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1017 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1018 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1019 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1020 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, bottom sheet margin single, margins to barely in at upper right corner, rich color, attractive red grid, trace of possible diagonal crease, otherwise F-VF, ideal for plating specialist (Scott $350).Start Price : 75 USDCurrent Opening : 75 USDHammer price : 110 USDLot# : 1021 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1022 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1023 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1024 1847 Issue (1-2)
1a, 1847 5c Dark brown, full centrally struck blue Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad "Propeller" fancy cancel, three margins, in at left, vertical crease, Fine appearance but a Very Fine strike of this rare cancel; 2015 APS certificateStart Price : 500 USDCurrent Opening : 500 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1025 1847 Issue (1-2)
1c, 1847 5c Red orange, left margin single with large margins top and right, clear to just in at bottom, red cancel, a Fine example of this rarest of all the 1847 5c shades which was produced exclusively during the last printing; 2018 PF certificate (Scott $9,000)Start Price : 3,000 USDCurrent Opening : 3,000 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1026 1847 Issue (1-2)
1d, 1847 5c Brown orange, Double transfer "C," showing clearly on the bottom frame line and in the "5"s and "FIVE CENTS", lighty cancelled with a black circular grid and a just legible red foreign transit/receiver cancel, three clear to wide margins, clear to just in at right, tiny thin spot, still Very Fine and an 1847 issue rarity (Scott $10,500+)Start Price : 2,500 USDCurrent Opening : 2,500 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1027 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, single tied on folded letter sheet addressed to Pars by pen cancel and lightly struck red grid with accompanying N. YORK & N. HAVEN R.R. Apr 2 (1850) cds, ms "p Niagara", black French Angl/ Calais transit cancel and red boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, "30" (decimes) due, British 16 AP 16 1850 backstamp, stamp margins to just cutting, letter shet with a pronounced horiz file fold and some pencil docketing, Fine use to France especially with the route-agent marking; 2013 Weiss certificateStart Price : 500 USDCurrent Opening : 500 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1028 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, well margined single with rich color, tied on 1848 folded letter sheet to Northampton, Mass. by blue Philadelphia, Pa "10 cts" 10/16 cds, light and insignificant wax seal stain in address panel, some internal filefold splitting, otherwise Very Fine; 2010 P.F. certificate. (Scott $550).Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 150 USDLot# : 1029 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, attractive red "Boston & Albany R.R.",1/24 cds on 1849 folded letter sheet to Wilbraham, Mass., four margin single tied by matching grid, couple cover rust stains not affection adhesive, adhesive with light paper toning in margins (barely perceptable), F-VF (Scott $550)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 220 USDHammer price : 220 USDLot# : 1030 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, ample margins to barely touching at bottom right, Very Fine, tied on fls to New York by multiple red grids, matching partial "U.S. Express Mail Boston 9/26/(48)" cds, light horizontal filefold and minor age stain at bottom right, both well away from adhesive, still Very Fine cover (Scott $525)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 160 USDLot# : 1031 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1032 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, margins to touching/barely in across top, F-VF, tied on outer fls to Philadelphia by blue numeral "5" in circle (possibly steamboat), couple light vertical filefolds, otherwise F-VF (Scott $525)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 160 USDLot# : 1033 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1034 1847 Issue (1-2)
1a, 1847 5c Dark brown, margins to touching/barely in at bottom right, tied on outer fls to New York by blue grid, partial blue Utica, NY fancy double oval plus indecipherable blue handstamp at right, pencil notions on back include "#3 Ashbrook 1942 $22.50," Very Fine (Scott $900)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 180 USDLot# : 1035 1847 Issue (1-2)
1b, 1847 5c Brown orange, pair (darker shade) tied on folded letter sheet addressed to Philadelphia by red circular grids with accompanying BOSTON 7 JUN 10cts (1851) cds and straight-line "PAID", stamps just clear to full margins, letter sheet some light file folds with a crease between the stamps caused by a vertical fold, still a Very Fine use less than one month prior to demonetization; 1996 PF certificaternStart Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 200 USDHammer price : 300 USDLot# : 1036 1847 Issue (1-2)
1d, 1847 5c Brown orange, attractive shade (sllghtly oxidized), tied on folded letter sheet to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by red square grid, bold red New York 2/6/(51) cds, stamp nearly full margined, Very Fine; 2010 PF certificate (Scott $1,100)Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 200 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1037 1847 Issue (1-2)
Lot# : 1038 1847 Issue (1-2)
2, 1847 10c Black, manuscript "X" cancel plus portion of a blue town cancel, ample to wide margins including portion of the adjacent stamp at bottom, vertical crease at right, Very Fine appearance; 2009 PF certificate (Scott $475+)Start Price : 120 USDCurrent Opening : 210 USDHammer price : 290 USDLot# : 1039 1847 Issue (1-2)
2, 1847 10c Black, single tied on folded letter datelined "Toronto 26th February 1851" to D.S. Kennedy in New York City and cancelled by ink, ms "Paid" and "4½" (for Canadian postage), red rimless Toronto Canada FE 28 (?) 1851 dispatch and Lewiston NY Mar 2 transit cancels, stamp 3½ margins and affected by one of two vertical folds, a Fine and rare use of US postage used in Canada to prepay a letter to the US; USPCS census No. 314Start Price : 2,000 USDCurrent Opening : 2,000 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1040 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1041 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
7, 1851 1c Blue, Type II, pair, pos. 89-90R2, deeply intense color, close to touching margins, attractively cancelled, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise F-VF, ideal for plating specialist. 1989 PF certificate. (Scott $275).Start Price : 60 USDCurrent Opening : 70 USDHammer price : 120 USDLot# : 1042 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1043 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1044 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1045 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1046 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1047 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1048 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1049 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
Lot# : 1050 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
17, 1851 12c Gray black, horizontal pair, margins all around except just touching upper left frameline, rich color, cancelled by two strikes of NYFM 7-bar grid (Skinner NYFM 52-1), tiny corner crease at upper left, fresh and Very Fine appearance, ex-Skinner (Scott $750)Start Price : 90 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 90 USDLot# : 1051 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
17, 1851 12c Black, horizontal pair, margins to touching, slightly in at left, Fine, tied on outer fls to England by indistinct blue cds and indistinct red numeral, additionally tied by London 9/29/56 receiver, small cover flaws, include minor edge tears and staple holes, all well away from adhesives, Fine. (Scott $750).Start Price : 90 USDCurrent Opening : 90 USDHammer price : 130 USDLot# : 1052 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
17, 1851 12c Black, four singles on 1856 envelope addressed to England, one stamp tied by red circular grid, others very lightly cancelled but not tied, Providence RI cds, Liverpool Paid transit cancel on address side with "PAID" and "38" handstamps, backstamped with an indistinguishable black US transit and Birmingham arrival cancels, stamps 1-3 margins with one stamp light bend from placement, Fine; "38" double the 19c credit to England for packet fee and British internal rate, most likely carried by Cunard "America" which left Boston Jul 2 1856 and arrived Liverpool Jul 13Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 200 USDHammer price : 240 USDLot# : 1053 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
20, 1857 1c Blue, Type II, plate 2 single used with 3c Dull red (11A), rich color, tied by "New-York" June 15, 1861 duplex on cover to Kinderhook, New York, original contents included, stamp with minor faults but otherwise Very Fine and rare combination prepaying the carrier feeStart Price : 120 USDCurrent Opening : 120 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1054 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1055 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
23, 1857 1c Blue, Type IV, vertical pair, top stamp defective, pos. 1L1l, 11L1l, top stamp recut twice at bottom, bottom stamp recut once at top & bottom, unused, natural perf flaws at left (three unpunched perfs), scarce multiple, ideal for plating specialist, about Fine for issue. 1971 Friedl, 2016 Crowe certificates. (Scott $4,250 as single).Start Price : 400 USDCurrent Opening : 400 USDHammer price : 475 USDLot# : 1056 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1057 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
24, 1857 1c Blue, Type V, two covers; pos 15L8, tied by bold "U.S.P.O. Dispatch * Phila. * Feb 21 8 AM" (1858) octagonal date stamp on locally addressed cover with another strike alongside; pos 38L9 (plate flaw at LR) tied by NY City carrier cancel on locally addressed cover (horiz fold at bottom), Very FineStart Price : 50 USDCurrent Opening : 110 USDHammer price : 110 USDLot# : 1058 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1059 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
26 var, 1857 3c Dull red, Type III, Cracked plate, position 71L18 which clearly shows large plate crack extending through the entire width of the stamp, deep rich color, tied by "Washington City D.C. Jan" cds on cover to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, flap tear, Very Fine, a scarce on cover usage of this cracked plate variety, ex-CochraneStart Price : 180 USDCurrent Opening : 180 USDHammer price : 240 USDLot# : 1060 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
26, 1857 3c Dull red, beautiful illustrated building "Bordentown Female College" ad design on cover bearing 3c Dull red (26) cancelled by target, matching "Bordentown N.J. Dec 4" cds to Georgetown, New Jersey; some edge wear, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Knapp (lot 3184 label)Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 210 USDLot# : 1061 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1062 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1063 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1064 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1065 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1066 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1067 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
35, 1859 10c Green, Type V, used with 1c Blue (24), corner crease,tied by red square grid cancels and "New York, Aug 11" ocean mail grid cds on cover to "Ship Enterpe" at San Francisco, California, Very Fine, a rare 10c transcontinental New York ocean mail use with 1c carrier fee prepaidStart Price : 180 USDCurrent Opening : 180 USDHammer price : 325 USDLot# : 1068 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1069 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
36, 1857 12c Black, Plate 1, horizontal pair, tied by bold "Newton N.J. May 10" cds on light yellow cover to Dublin, Ireland, bold red New York "3" credit handstamp for American packet, red London Paid (5.26.60) entry cds, Dublin (5.27) arrival backstamp; trivial ink mark, Very Fine and scarce use to Ireland (Scott $850 to England)Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 200 USDHammer price : 220 USDLot# : 1070 1857-61 Issue (18-39)
Lot# : 1071 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1072 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1073 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1074 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
68, 1861 10c Yellow green, horizontal pair, tied by "New York Dec 31" duplex with circle of wedges fancy cancel on blue 1867 folded letter to Guatemala, manuscript "Str. Arizona via Panama" endorsement at top left, red "2" crayon inland due rating, Very Fine and scarce double-rate useStart Price : 180 USDCurrent Opening : 180 USDHammer price : 180 USDLot# : 1075 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
69, 1861 12c Black, horizontal pair on November 15, 1865 cover fromEast Cleveland, Ohio to Oughterard, Ireland, cover with "East Cleveland, Ohio, Nov 15" origin cds and attractive magenta cross-hatch cancels, tied by red "New-York Am. Pkt. '3' Nov 19" credit exchange cds updated by black "New York, Am. Pkt. '12' Nov 19" debit exchange cds and matching framed "Short Paid" handstamp, manuscript "48 cts due" rating, carried by Inman Etna from New York (November 19) to Queenstown (arriving December 2), reverse with Galway (December 4, 1865) and Oughterard arrival cds, bold strike of Galway "S 2/." due handstamp, small flaws, Fine and scarce short paid use, this letter was initially rated as single 24c rate, but deemed over-weight and marked short paid, partial payment was not accepted and treated as completely unpaid, ex-GliedmanStart Price : 180 USDCurrent Opening : 180 USDHammer price : 475 USDLot# : 1076 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1077 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1078 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
71, 1861 30c Orange, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by matching quartered corks duplexed with "St. Louis Mo, Feb 18" cds on 1866 yellow cover to Lucerne, Switzerland, New York red "12" credit handstamp, blue "Aachen, Franco" framed transit, magenta "3" rating at lower left, March 7, 1866 railroad and arrival backstamps, Very FineStart Price : 120 USDCurrent Opening : 120 USDHammer price : 140 USDLot# : 1079 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1080 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1081 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
73, 1863 2c Black, eye-catching left margin block of six, o.g. with bottom stamps NH, some hinge rejoined perfs in top stamps, typical centering but still a Fine block; 2009 PF certificate (Scott $3,450 as hinged pair and block)Start Price : 500 USDCurrent Opening : 500 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1082 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
76, 1863 5c Brown, single tied on folded letter addressed to Cadiz Spain by black circular grid with red "N. YORK BR. PKT/ PAID" Aug 12 (1863) cds, "8 Rs" rating, ms "Per Steamer via England", backstamped London and "Espana" transits and Cadiz arrival cancels, Very Fine; 1984 PF certificateStart Price : 100 USDCurrent Opening : 100 USDHammer price : 110 USDLot# : 1083 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1084 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
77, 1866 15c Black, tied by target cancel to 1867 orange buff cover from Belle Plaine, Minnesota to Potsdam, Prussia, matching August 28, 1867 "Belle Plaine, Minn." cds at left, endorsed "Per Prussian Closed Mail" at top, black "New-York, Am. Pkt. '23' Sep 5" debit exchange cds and "Short Paid" boxed handstamp, large Prussian "13" sgr. due rating, some edge wear, still Very Fine, an attractive short paid Prussian Closed Mail useStart Price : 180 USDCurrent Opening : 180 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1085 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1086 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
Lot# : 1087 1861-66 Issue (63-78)
78, 1862 24c Lilac, tied by NYFM split grid (Skinner NYFM 67- unlisted) fancy cancel, on 1867 folded cover to London England, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 'Paid 19' Sep 18" exchange cds, endorsed per "Persia", London (9.28.67) arrival backstamp; file fold, Very Fine (Scott $400 on cover)Start Price : 100 USDCurrent Opening : 100 USDHammer price : 100 USDLot# : 1088 1867-68 Grilled Issues (79-101)
Lot# : 1089 1867-68 Grilled Issues (79-101)
92, 1868 1c Blue, pair tied on illustrated advertising cover (Albemarle Ins. Co.) to Middleburg, Va. by blue cork cancel, matching Charlotsville, Va. 8/1 cds, couple light cover creases not affecting adhesives, F-VF; 2007 P.F. certificate, ex- Starnes (Scott $900)Start Price : 200 USDCurrent Opening : 200 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1090 1867-68 Grilled Issues (79-101)
96, 1868 10c Green, E Grill two singles, one with some perf tip toning, otherwise both Fine, tied on outer fls to Guatemala by heavy cork cancels, New York 9/1 cds, blue company 9/1/68 cds ("Fredk. Probst & Co."), large "2" handstamp, ms. "Str Arizona via Panama" routing instructions, name ms. obliterated, light edge wear and light tone spots, Fine cover. (Scott $500).Start Price : 75 USDCurrent Opening : 75 USDHammer price : unsoldLot# : 1091 1867-68 Grilled Issues (79-101)
Lot# : 1092 1867-68 Grilled Issues (79-101)
Lot# : 1093 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
Lot# : 1094 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
Lot# : 1095 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
114, 1869 3c Ultramarine, blue March 11 double oval on onion skin cover to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, blue "American Mission, Constantinople, Turkey" and"American Board of Foreign Missions, New York" April 6, 1870 oval handstamp, 3c (114) tied by fancy cork cancel, New York April 6 4PM cds, typical small cover faults plus a small paper clip rust stain, still Fine and attractive "Missionary" coverStart Price : BidCurrent Opening : 20 USDHammer price : 20 USDLot# : 1096 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
Lot# : 1097 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
Lot# : 1098 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
Lot# : 1099 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
115, 1869 6c Ultramarine, single tied on envelope with printed address to U.S.S. «Plymouth» naval address in London, tied by Great Falls NH Jul 5 (1871) duplex cork cancel, red New York transit, London JY 19 71 receiving cds and a B.F. Stevens Despatch Agent Jul 19 1871 handstamp, ms docketing «Southampton/ Aug 4, 1871/ Home» on back, very slightly reduced at right from opening, Fine, ex-GibsonrnThe USS Plymouth was a US Navy wooden-hulled screw sloop-of-war. It began service in the European theater in July 1870, was named flagship of European Station beginning in September and served in this capacity until February of 1872 when she sailed for Africa and then the Caribbean. During its service in Europe, two of her sailors plus a marine earned Congressional Medals of Honor. The addressee, John Haines, served as Plymouth's Chief Petty Officer on its European service during the Franco-Prussian War.Start Price : 150 USDCurrent Opening : 150 USDHammer price : 250 USDLot# : 1100 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
115, 1869 6c Ultramarine, single tied on small (4¾x2¼") envelope by black geometric cancel with accompanying Adrian Mich Mar 11 (1870) cds, partially struck red NY transit and a nice London MR 25 70 receiving cds, stamp with corner perf fault upper left, one of the back side flaps missing due to opening, FineStart Price : 75 USDCurrent Opening : 75 USDHammer price : 130 USD
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