United States Stamps & Postal History
April 22, 2020
We are pleased to present our April 22, 2020 sale of United States Stamps and Postal History, featuring the collection of Richard Carl. With 740 lots, we have nice sections of Stampless Covers, Free Franks and Autographed letters, Postmasters' Provisionals, an excellent range of imperf. Classics and other 19th Century used and unused, including Fancy Cancels, Civil War Patriotics, Territorial covers, 20th Century with Regular Issues and Commemoratives to $5, Large Die Proofs, Modern Errors and varieties. Back of the book includes Air Post, Postage Dues and more, followed by Confederate States, U.S. Possessions and Large Lots and Collections. Scattered throughout are many graded stamps and plate blocks. Printed catalogs are available on request.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #74 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c Washington, Lowenberg Essay on onionskin paper, printed in reverse, horizontal strip of three, se-tenant with France 1c Empire, horizontal pair, all in brown, usual light creases, fine, scarce E | Unsold |
 | Lot #75 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c, 3c (3), 5c and 10c (3), all canceled by Crossroad grids, paying 48 cents on FL used in 1864 from New York, per "Boston Steamer" to Paris, red departure and French entry pmks, boxed "PD" and Paris arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive four-color combination franking to France  Catalog #63,65,68,76 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #76 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c pink, canceled by Ann Arbor Oct 2, 1861 cds on all-over University of Michigan Ann Arbor advertising cover to St. Louis, v.f. and beautiful advertising cover with uncommon franking, with 1992 PFC, Catalog #64 Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #77 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, barest trace of a hinge, well centered, fresh color, v.f., with 2002 PFC, * Catalog #65 Catalog Value $125 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #78 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, centered to left, fancy "Eagle" cancel of Corry, Pa, splendid strike, with 1996 PFC (Skinner-Eno PT-E4), ex-Wade Saadi O Catalog #65 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #79 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, small faults, fancy "Lincoln in Circles of Stars" cancel of Albany, NY, excellent strike, with 1988 PFC (Skinner/Eno LC-NP15) O Catalog #65 | Unsold |
 | Lot #80 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, centered to bottom, fancy Waterbury "Mug" cancel, with 1997 PFC (Rohloff Type O-9) O Catalog #65 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #81 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, two singles, one centered to bottom, fancy "Mule's Head" cancel, the other with small faults, fancy "Horse Head" cancel, with 2007 and 2012 PFCs O Catalog #65 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #82 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, tied on cover by fancy "Charter Oak" cork cancel, with corresponding Thomaston, Conn Oct 8 cds, addressed to Avon, New York, backflap faults, otherwise fine, with 1980 PFC Catalog #65 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #83 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, tied on cover by fancy "Man in the Moon" cancel, with corresponding Boston, Mass Mar 19 cancel, addressed to Vermont, v.f., with 2000 APS certificate (Skinner-Eno PH-F91) stated to be one of only two recorded covers Catalog #65 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #84 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, canceled by fancy geometric, with Worcester, Mass. cds at left, used on (Farm Equipment) "Buckeye Mower and Reaper" illustrated design showing ""farmer on Horse Drawn Buckeye Mower" advertising cover, small cover nick in top left corner Catalog #65 | Unsold |
 | Lot #85 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, fancy "Devil and Pitchfork" cancel of West Meriden, Ct., fine O Catalog #65 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #86 United States 1861-68 Issues 1862 3c rose, used on cover addressed to Prof. T.S.C. Lowe, Chief Aeronaut, with framed "Advertised" and Philadelphia Aug 7 1862 postmark, forwarded to Loretto Springs, due markings "Forw 3, adv. 1, due 4cts", fine (Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor, father of military aerial reconnaissance in the United States. In July 1861 Lowe was appointed Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps by President Abraham Lincoln) | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #87 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c buff, black grid cancel and small portion of red cancel, well centered, with 2019 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $850) O Catalog #67 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #88 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 10c green, vertical pair used on cover to Guatemala, addressed to Legation of the United States, with "4" due mark struck on arrival, fine usage to Guatemala, ex-Grunin, with 1989 PFC Catalog #68 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #89 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 12c black, blue cancel, huge margins, a v.f. gem, with 1992 and 2007 PFCs, O Catalog #69 Catalog Value $110 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #90 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 90c blue, neat "Paid" cancel, well centered with wide margins, faint marginal toned spot at top, otherwise v.f., with clear 1990 PFC, O Catalog #72 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #91 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 2c black, used on Sanitary Fair cacheted cover, tied by faint cds, some wear, otherwise fine, Catalog #73 Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #92 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c red brown, unused with full original gum, h.r., nice color and well centered, small thin spots and few short perforations at right, fine appearance, with 2019 PFC, * Catalog #75 Catalog Value $5,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #93 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c brown, used, extra large margin at bottom, v.f., with 2001 PFC, O Catalog #76 Catalog Value $120 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #94 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 15c black, used, well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 1998 PFC and 1998 PSE certificate, O Catalog #77 Catalog Value $175 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #95 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c lilac, small faults, fancy "Union Soldier's Head" cancel, rare, with 1988 PFC O Catalog #78 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #96 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c grayish lilac, unused with original gum, hinge remnants, fresh color, fine, with 2019 PFC, * Catalog #78a Catalog Value $2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #97 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c gray, horizontal pair, very fresh and partly lifted and replaced, tied by red pmk on outer FL from New York to Liverpool, red New York Pair All July 11 and Liverpool U.S. Packet 22 July arrival pmks, also framed "Supplementary Mail" handstamp partly on the stamps, filing fold away from the stamps, endorsed "per City of Baltimore" Catalog #78b | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #98 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c gray, also 12c black and 3c 1869 Issue, each with an unusual supplementary mail cancel, 12c thin, otherwise fine O | Price Realized $150.00 |
