U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
November 20, 2002

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #34
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type Ib, pos. 6R1E, nice margins, tied by grid canc. on FL used July 25, 1851 from Chicago to Detroit, red Chicago departure pmk, fine early impression, rare on cover, with 2001 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #5A
Catalog Value 11,000
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #35
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, horizontal strip of three, black Indianapolis town canc., pos. 18-20L1E, margins all around to just close at bottom, fresh, fine-v.f., with 2002 PFC
Catalog #7
Catalog Value 550
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #36
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IIIa, black cds, margins all around to just clear at top, dark color, fresh and fine, with 1985 PFC
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Catalog #8A
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #37
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, unused with full original gum, l.h., margins all around, excellent color and fresh item, with 1992 PFC
*
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 750
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #38
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, used, pos. 7R1L, top sheet margin copy with pen canc., corner crease, well outside design, v.f. and rare stamp. The very rare No.5 also comes from position 7R1L
Catalog #9
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #39
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, faint black grid canc., recut once at top, large margins all around incl. sheet margin at bottom and parts of adjoining stamps, tiny crease in sheet margin easily cut away, fresh and v.f.
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 125
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #40
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, black datestamp, margins all around to just clear at top, pos. 9R1L, fresh and v.f., with 2001 PFC
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 125
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #41
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, recut at top and bottom, margins all around, v.f. and used on a wrapper to New Haven, endorsed "One Paper-Paid"
Envelope
Catalog #9
Catalog Value 150
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #42
1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, recut at top, large margins all around, used with pair and a strip of seven of 3c red, mostly cut in at top and bottom, also single 12c black, margins all around, paying 40c on legal size cover to Mexico, blue "Paid"pmks of Charleston, S.C., oval Vera Cruz, March 4, 1855 and "10" hs, endorsed "per steamer to Vera Cruz", rare three color combination franking to Mexico
Envelope
Catalog #9,11,17
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #43
1851-57 Issue
1851 3c orange brown, unused without gum, light crease entirely in margin, fresh and fine stamp
(*)
Catalog #10
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #44
1851-57 Issue
1851 The James River Canal, Canal-Boat "Eagle", 1851 bill of lading with 3c red canc. "WAY 6" in blue, from Richmond Oct.21 to Lynchburg, with ms 27 October. A great rarity, accompanied by notes supplied to S.Ashbrook, only threeother similar letters known
Envelope
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #45
1851-57 Issue
1857 3c red, v.f., tied by blue Petersburg, Va Oct. 3 pmk on cover, with "Watkins & Morton Commission Merchants" advertising cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #46
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1996 PFC
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #47
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, light cds, margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PFC
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #48
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, New Orleans cds, full margins all around incl. sheet margin with guideline at left and part of adjoining stamp at top, fresh color, faint diagonal crease, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #49
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, ample margins all around, v.f. with clear 1981 PFC
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #50
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, ample margins all around, v.f. with clear 1984 PFC
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #51
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, dried pen canc., appears unused, margins all around, fresh and v.f.
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 500
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #52
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, margins all around with portions of adjoining stamps at top & bottom, tiny creases entirely in margin, v.f.
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #53
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, ample margins all around, v.f. except for a tiny scissor cut in bottom margin
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #54
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, red grid and part of black town pmks, ample margins all around, minor corner crease in margin well outside of design, v.f. appearance
Catalog #12
Catalog Value 1,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #55
1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, margins all around, used in combination with 10c green (three margins) on 1857 cover from Norwich, Ct. to Paris, France, red Boston and French entry markings, fine
Envelope
Catalog #12,15
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #56
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c dark green variety, margins all around, beautiful color, full original gum, h.r., small repair at top left, an otherwise v.f. example of this rarity, with 2001 PFC
*
Catalog #13var
Catalog Value 15,000
Price Realized
$4,000.00

Lot #57
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, ty.II., large margins all around incl. large portion of adjoining stamp at left, used on piece in combination with 3c red brown, v.f.
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 210+
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #58
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, "dry print", neat pmk, large margins, v.f., with 2001 PFC
Catalog #14var
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #59
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, black cds, wide margins all around incl. sheet margin and guide line at right, pos. 40L1, bright color, fresh and v.f.
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #60
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, black grid canc., wide margins all around, bright color, fresh and v.f.
Catalog #14
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #61
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, ty.II,III,IV, block of four, pos. 66-67,76L1 yielding Scott's No.15,15,16,14, faint pmk and pen canc., tiny scissors cut between the right stamps in outer margin only, margins all around, v.f. and rare, with 1983 PFC
Box
Catalog #14,15,16
Catalog Value 10,000
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #62
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, ty.II., large margins all around incl. sheet margin at left, tied by Charleston S.C. Dec.19 pmk on cover used in 1856 to San Francisco, endorsed "via Steamer from New Orleans to Vera Cruz", backflap faults, otherwise v.f., with long enclosure
Envelope
Catalog #14
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #63
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type III, black grid canc., margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f.
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 210
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #64
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, ty.III, large part of the adjoining stamp at top, cut in at bottom and left, tied by New Orleans pmk on cover used in 1857 to San Francisco, fine cover, withlong enclosure
Envelope
Catalog #15
Catalog Value 275
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #65
1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type IV, ms canc., large margins all around, pos. 65L, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PFC
Catalog #16
Catalog Value 900
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #66
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, horiz. pair, red grid canc., margins all around, deep color, with major shifted transfer, v.f., with 1978 PFC
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 740+
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #67
1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, horiz. pair, red "38" and town pmk, margins all around except at left, fine
Catalog #17
Catalog Value 740
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #68
1851-57 Issue
1851-68 Mississippi packets, 4 diff. with "Alice Vivian", "Str. Gov. Allen" and steamers "Amanda" & "Dr Batey", mixed condition but good markings, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$130.00

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