3X1, Baltimore, MD, 1845 5c Black on white, single, full left and partial top framelines, pen squiggle and tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jun 7" datestamp, matching "Paid" and "5" in oval, on 1847 folded letter to Annapolis, Maryland, very fine and choice, particularly scarce with a sound stamp tied by a Baltimore datestamp, illustrated in Muriel Hayes's "The 1845 Provisional Postage Stamps of James H. Buchanan" (Collectors Club Philatelist Vol...
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Lot #2 - Postmaster Provisionals Baltimore (Md.)
3X4, Baltimore, MD, 1845 10c Black on Blue, three full framelines, tied by two strikes of blue "Paid" and "10" in oval to January 5, 1846 folded letter to Annapolis, Maryland, red "Barnum's City Hotel" oval and light blue Baltimore postmark at left, stamp with a trivial vertical file crease at far right (mentioned for strict accuracy only), unique on cover with only one other known off cover, Hays census #1, USPCS census #20166 2022...
Lot #3 - Postmaster Provisionals Brattleboro (Vt.)
5X1, Brattleboro, VT, 1846 5c Black on Buff, position 10, nearly full margins, canceled by red "Paid" on 1847 folded cover to New York, matching second strike and "Brattleboro Vt 27 Mar" datestamp, address panel enhanced (not mentioned on certificate) and horizontal filefold well away from stamp, extremely fine and attractive, only 19 covers are known bearing the Brattleboro stamp, as these stamps were printed on very soft paper many...
Lot #4 - Postmaster Provisionals St. Louis (Mo.)
11X2, St. Louis, MO, 1845 10c Black on Greenish, vertical pair (positions 2, 4), margins all around, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Jan 28" datestamp to 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia (Charnley & Whelan correspondence), manuscript "20" and red "Paid" handstamp at right, top stamp diagonal crease at top left and stamps lifted and re-affixed (not mentioned on certificate), extremely fine appearance, one of the most attractive St. Louis...
Lot #5 - USA Issues 1847 issue
1a, 1847 5c Dark brown, left margin single tied by boxed "Troy & New York Steam Boat" cancel, matching "2cts." in double-line circle, on July, 1849 folded letter from New York to Troy, manuscript "Paid" at top right, vertical file crease well away from stamp, a lovely stamp with an extremely fine strike of this early Hudson River marking, the 2c was charged by the Troy postmaster (for further discussion see Daniel J. Ryterband's "Early...
Lot #6 - USA Issues 1851-56 Issue
12, 1856 5c Red brown, bottom margin single with center line at right, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov 16" datestamp on 1856 cover to Bordeaux, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Nov 26" credit handstamp, "13" decimes due handstamp, transit and arrival backstamps, cover with horizontal filefold, an extremely fine stamp with two full sheet margins, one of the most attractive 1856 5c uses we have ever seen, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (...
Lot #7 - USA Issues 1851-56 Issue
14-15, 1855 10c Green, Type II-III, horizontal pair used with 1851 1c and 3c (9, 11), all with neat pen cancels, on 1856 folded letter to Chur, Switzerland, originated in Scotland, Indiana May 21, endorsed "Via New York per Bremen Steamer", red "N. York U.S. Pkt. Paid Jun 14" handstamp, red "19" rate handstamp obliterated with grid, blue "America Über Bremen Franco", transit and arrival backstamps, 10c Type III with small edge faults at top...
Lot #8 - USA Issues 1851-56 Issue
17, 1851 12c Black, single used with 1857 2c Dull red (26) strip of four on 1859 cover to "Poynton near Stockport, Old England", stamps with neat pen cancels, blue "Barnsville O. Apr 13" datestamp ties left 3c, red "3" credit handstamp and red London Paid transit, backstamped Stockport May 3, left 3c with pulled perf at left and right 3c pulled perf at bottom, very fine and attractive cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #9 - USA Issues 1857-60 Issue
26, 1857 3c Dull red, Type II, tied by black grid with matching "West Cambridge Ms. Jan 23 1858" datestamp, hand-drawn illustration of a long-nosed man with a hanging sign containing the address panel from the famous Pattee correspondence, diagonal crease through address and beneath stamp has been repaired, extremely fine appearance, only about eight to ten covers from this spectacular correspondence are known to exist
Lot #10 - USA Issues 1857-60 Issue
26, 1857 3c Dull red, single with grid cancel on J. Valentine "God Hath Made of One Blood All Nations of Men" anti-slavery all-over envelope, addressed to Governor Henry Wise in Richmond, Virginia, red "Providence R.I. Nov 26 1859" datestamp, stamp with light horizontal file bend, very fine and attractive, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Mark Haas (R.A. Siegel Sale 561, 1980)
Ryohei Ishikawa (Christie's Robson...
Lot #11 - USA Issues 1861-66 issue
71, 1861 30c Orange, single used with 1861 3c Rose and 10c Green (65, 68), each with matching cork cancel, Boston datestamp at top right of cover to Rosario, Argentine Republic, 1868 docketing at right, backstamped New York, 3c stamp corner crease bottom left, very fine and colorful cover from the Wheelwright find, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #12 - USA Issues 1861-66 issue
71, 1861 30c Orange, single used alongside 1861 3c Rose and 1862 24c Pale lilac (65, 78), each with matching grid on 1865 cover to Singapore (Cobb correspondence), black "Sheffield Ms. May 1" datestamp and red New York exchange datestamp, sender's directive "Via Marseilles", red "48" credit handstamp, red London Paid transit handstamp (May 15), red crayon "1" Colonial rate, very fine and attractive cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation...
Lot #13 - USA Issues 1861-66 issue
71, 1861 30c Orange, pair and single with matching grids tie to 1863 cover to Shanghai, China, embossed New York cornercard for Wood & Willow Ware, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid" datestamp, magenta "80" credit and red London Paid handstamp, backstamped Hong Kong, stamps and cover with staining removed, right 30c stamp repair at bottom right corner, left stamp with pulled perf at right, cover with creasses, still very fine appearance, an...
Lot #14 - USA Issues 1861-66 issue
73, 1863 2c Black, cancelled but not tied on Great American Tea Company all-over illustrated advertising cover to Sheffield, Pennsylvania, portrait of Napoleon at left promoting "French Coffee", light wear and small stain, fine and attractive
Lot #15 - USA Issues 1861-66 issue
73, 1863 2c Black, tied by black grid to all-over advertising cover for the Great American Tea Company depicting Chinese torture scenes, addressed to Henryville, Pennsylvania, very fine
Lot #16 - USA Issues 1861-66 issue
76, 1863 5c Brown, horizontal strip of three with single 1861 3c Rose (65), tied by indistinct Virginia postmarks on military cover to Bautzen, Saxony, "Head-Quarters, Dep't West Va." corner card with "Official Business" deleted, endorsed "Per Hamburg or Bremen Steamer", red "N. York Brem Pk 12 Paid Nov 21", two strikes of blue "America Über Bremen Franco", very fine and attractive franking, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #17 - USA Issues 1861-66 issue
77, 1866 15c Black, single used alongside pair of 1861 3c Rose (65), each with blue negative six-point star cancel on 1867 cover to Milan, Italy, matching "Louisville Ky. Jul 23" datestamp, faint red New York "Paid 18" credit datestamp, red boxed "PD" and black French packet datestamp, backstamped Milan, very fine, a wonderful cover paying the 21c French Mail rate to Italy, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #18 - USA Issues 1867-68 Grilled Issue
95, 1868 5c Brown, "F" Grill, horizontal pair, each struck by circle of wedges on cover to Berlin, Prussia, black "Milwaukee Wis. Nov 28" datestamp, red "New York Paid All Transit Dec 3", backstamped December 17, cover reduced at top, very fine and choice, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa (Christie's-Robson Lowe, 1993)
Lot #19 - USA Issues 1869 pictorial issue
113, 1869 2c Brown, with 1869 3c Ultramarine (114), each tied by circle of Vs on 10c Green entire (U40) to Wolfenbüttel, Germany, endorsed "Via Bremen or Hamburg", red "New York Paid All Direct Jul 27" and Hamburg transit (August 8, 1869), cover with two small sealed tears at top, very fine and colorful use, 2022 Philatelic Foundation
Lot #20 - USA Issues 1869 pictorial issue
117, 1869 12c Green, single used with 1861 30c Orange (71) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to Pont-Saint-Esprit, France, black "New Orleans La. Oct 7" datestamp, red "New York Paid 9 Oct 12" credit datestamp and boxed "PD" also tie, blue French transit and various backstamps, cover with tear at right into indicia, a very fine and attractive mixed-issue franking paying triple the 15c rate, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #21 - USA Issues Columbian Issue
239, 1893 30c Columbian, single with partial imprint on registered cover to Lennox, Massachusetts, mute Boston double oval and red February 8, 1893 boxed registry handstamp, fine and attractive (Scott $375)
Lot #22 - USA Issues Columbian Issue
240, 1893 50c Columbian, single with partial imprint at right tied by mute Boston double oval to registered cover to Lennox, Massachusetts, red February 8, 1893 boxed registry handstamp, stamp with minor gum toning, very fine and fresh (Scott $600)
Lot #23 - USA Issues Columbian Issue
241, 1893 $1 Columbian, single tied by mute New York double oval to registered cover to Vienna, Austria, several May 24, 1927 transit backstamps, light wear, very fine, a late usage but still rare and attractive (Scott $1,800)
Provenance: Barry Schwartz (R.A. Siegel Sale 952, 2008)
Lot #24 - USA Issues Columbian Issue
242, 1893 $2 Columbian, single tied by February 2, 1894 Los Angeles duplex to registered cover to Anacortes, Washington, purple three-line registry handstamp, fresh and very fine (Scott $1,900)
Provenance: Barry Schwartz (R.A. Siegel Sale 952, 2008)
Lot #25 - USA Issues Columbian Issue
243, 1893 $3 Columbian, well-centered single tied by two strikes of May 4, 1895 New York City duplex on locally-addressed registered cover to Mr. C. Witt, boxed registry handstamp on reverse, extremely fine and fresh, a wonderful stamp and cover from the Witt correspondence (Scott $2,500)
Provenance: Barry Schwartz (R.A. Siegel Sale 952, 2008)
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