U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 13-14, 2015

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Lot #36
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, pos. 43L4, black cds, large margins all around including adjoining stamp at top, sharp impression, with graded "XF 90" 2011 PSE cert. (catalogue value for Plate 4),
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #37
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, pos. 6R3, very lightly cancelled, nice margins and fresh color, with graded "XF 90" 2012 PSE cert.
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Catalog #7
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #38
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, blue numeral "1" in octagonal cancels, nice margins all around, v.f., with 2012 PFC
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Catalog #7
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #39
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, horizontal pair, pos.85-86R1E, blue "Charlestown S.C." cancels, margins all around, v.f.,
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $325
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #40
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, vertical strip of three, pos.80,90,100R1E, blue grid cancels, margins just touching at top and bottom, ample at sides, bottom stamp with pre-print paper crease, still fine, with 2002 PSE cert.
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Catalog #7
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #41
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, two horizontal strips of five, pos.12-16,22-26L2, tied on two rejoined pieces, pos.12-13 and 23 with "Big Crack" varieties, Folsom City, CA cancels, large margins, all but last two stamps with creasing or buckling, otherwise a fine exhibition piece, with 2012 Weiss cert.
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Catalog #7
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #42
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, horizontal strip of five, black grid cancels, parts of adjoining stamps at top, margins just in at left and bottom, faint vertical crease mostly between the second and third stamp, still fine (catalogue value for pair and strip of three),
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $835
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #43
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, bottom margin horizontal strip of five, 95L1L-99-L1L, lightly cancelled, margins touching at top and left, few creases and tears, otherwise fine positional piece (catalogue value for pair and strip of three),
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $835
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #44
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, three overlapping singles tied by green Johnstown Centre, WI cds on cover to Peoria, NY, margins mostly in at sides, right stamp with small scissors cut and cover with light wax sealing stain, otherwise fine example of this rare cancel, with 2011 PFC,
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $1,660
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #45
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, margins all around including adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by scarce boxed "1ct" carrier cancel of St. Louis on FL to Greenville, IL, v.f., with 2012 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #7
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #46
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, single and horizontal pair (slightly overlapped) tied by New York cancels on cover to Nyack, NY, bottom stamp with margins just in at right, otherwise v.f., with 1998 APS cert.
Envelope
Catalog #7
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #47
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, three singles, cancelled by red segmented grids on small cover (contents enclosed) to Binghamton, NY, with corresponding Newark Valley, Apr 23 cds alongside, middle and right stamps with large margins including portions of adjoining stamps, left stamp just in at bottom, fine-v.f., with 2010 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #7
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #48
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, pos. 2R3, full margins all around, tied by black "Paid" cancel and red Boston cds on locally addressed cover, v.f. and rare Plate 3 on cover, with 2012 PSE cert.,
Envelope
Catalog #7
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #49
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type II, horizontal strip of three, pos.97-99L1L, full margins to just touching at upper left, tied by Clinton, CT cds on advertising cover to Hartford, cover with minor erasure marks, still fine and nice looking cover, with 2014 Weiss cert.
Envelope
Catalog #7
Unsold
Lot #50
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, se-tenant horizontal strip of three, left stamp type IIIA, other two type II, tied by U.S. Express Mail NY cancels on FL to Providence, R.I., ample margins to just touching at top, fine and rare combination cover, with 2012 Weiss cert. (catalogue value for 7-8A pair plus single, without premium for the strip of three and Express Mail cancels),
Envelope
Catalog #7,8A
Catalog Value $1,645
Unsold
Lot #51
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue (type III), 3c dull red and a horizontal pair of 10c green (type III), used on 1857 cover from Boston to London, tied by black Boston (Jun 17) cds and red London "Paid" postmark, full to large margins all around including parts of adjoining stamps, scissor cut between stamps (10c), minor cover flaws mentioned for accuracy only. A fine three color franking to England, signed Ashbrook, with 1989 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #8,11,15
Unsold
Lot #52
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, top margin single, partial town cancel, full margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, v.f., with 2011 PFC
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Catalog #9
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #53
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, black and red cancels, huge margins all around, with graded "XF 90" 2011 PSE cert. (SMQ $275)
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Catalog #9
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #54
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, French Receiving postmark and red arrival, large margins including parts of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, v.f., with 2011 PFC
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Catalog #9
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #55
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, pos. 97R1L, margins all around including sheet margin at bottom, black grid cancel, v.f., with 1987 PFC
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Catalog #9
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #56
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, top margin horizontal pair, black cds, huge margins including adjoining stamps at left and bottom, small paper wrinkle at left, v.f., with 2008 PSE cert.,
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value $210
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #57
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, horizontal pair, black cds, margins all around including parts of adjoining stamp at top and bottom, v.f., with 2010 PFC
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Catalog #9
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #58
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, horizontal pair, pos.19-20R1L, red "Too Late" handstamp and red French arrival postmark, margins all around, v.f., with 2010 PFC
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Catalog #9
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #59
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, left margin vertical pair, black grid cancels, margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at top, top stamp with horizontal crease, otherwise v.f. positional piece, with 2004 PFC
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Catalog #9
Unsold
Lot #60
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, horizontal pair, large margins all around including adjoining stamps at top, bottom and right, tied on piece by blue Concord, NH cds, v.f.,
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value $230
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #61
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, left margin vertical strip of three, pos.11-21-31R1L, lightly cancelled, margins all around, v.f.,
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value $350
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #62
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, horizontal strip of four, pos. 97-100L1L, cds cancels, nice margins all around, fresh and v.f. (catalogue value for two pairs)
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value $420
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #63
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, horizontal strip of five, positions 51R-55R, margins all around, small nick at top, minor tears and other small faults, fine appearance, signed Molesworth
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Catalog #9
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #64
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, horizontal strip of five, pos.86-90L1L, manuscript and cds cancels, margins just touching at bottom, usual creases and small marginal nicks, otherwise a fine multiple
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Catalog #9
Unsold
Lot #65
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, horizontal strip of six, used, part of adjoining stamps at bottom but margins in at top, creases, otherwise fine and rare multiple
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Catalog #9
Unsold
Lot #66
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, tied by black cds on Ladies cover to Utica, NY, some cover creases, stamp v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #9
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #67
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, pos.12R1L, margins all around including adjoining stamps at top and bottom, tied by red orange "Middlebury VT" cds on cover to Vergennes, VT, v.f. and rare cancel with 2011 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #9
Unsold
Lot #68
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue (type IV), used in combination with 10c green (type III) horizontal pair on FL from New Orleans (15 May, 1856) to France, 1c slightly in at top, otherwise full margins, with French entry markings and arrival postmark on back, v.f. two-color franking
Envelope
Catalog #9,15
Unsold
Lot #69
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 Alpheus Felch (senator from Michigan) cover with "Via Nicaragua / Ahead of the Mails.", two-line handstamp in red, with horizontal pair of 3c dull red tied on arrival in New York, interesting attempted free frank (Felch served in Congress from 1847 to 1853 and was appointed by President Franklin Pierce to the land claims commission for California to settle Spanish and Mexican land claims arising from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American War)
Envelope
Catalog #11
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #70
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left, tied by New York departure cds on outer FL used in 1856 to France, with Calais (Jul 31) entry postmark alongside, Paris transit and Rouen arrival on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #12
Catalog Value $1,650
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #71
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, part black cds, large to huge margins all around, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 1988 and 2004 PFCs,
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Catalog #13
Catalog Value $925
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #72
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, black cds, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PSE cert.,
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Catalog #13
Catalog Value $925
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #73
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, unused with large part original gum, margins all around with part of adjoining stamp at top, beautiful color, horizontal crease and other small faults, fresh and v.f. appearance, scarce unused stamp with original gum, with 2001 PSE cert.,
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Catalog #14
Catalog Value $5,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #74
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type II, also 10c green, type III, vertical pair, ample margins except in at left, used in 1857 on cover from New Orleans, via New York to France, with Le Havre and Paris transits on back, some cover wear and backflap faults, otherwise fine, ex-Skinner
Envelope
Catalog #14,15
Unsold
Lot #75
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type III, large margins all around, tied by Burlington cds on cover used in 1856 to Canada, with arrival (Nov 18) on back, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #15
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #76
United States 1851-57 Issue
1858 cover sent from Plymouth, NH to Belvidere, IL, franked with 12c black (margins just touching at upper right with adjoining stamp at bottom) and 1857 3c dull red, tied by black Plymouth cds, few cover tears, otherwise fine and rare usage, with 1983 PFC
Envelope
Catalog #17,26
Price Realized
$230.00

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