U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 2-3, 2021

Our February 2-3, 2021 Auction will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,400 lot sale features United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Western Ukraine, and many others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented. Also featured are large die proofs from the American Bank Note Company, issued for various South and Central American countries. The auction concludes with a strong selection of 130+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #22
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 15c black, also 2c black (creases) and 3c red, both with F.Grill, used on cover from Lewisboro, N.Y. (May 7) to a naval officer, USS Piscataqua, care of American Consul at Hong Kong, minor flaws, fine and scarce combination to China (U.S.S. Piscataqua, a screw steamer, sailed in December of 1867 to the East Indies via the Cape of Good Hope, arriving Singapore 18 April 1868. Serving as a flagship for the Asiatic Station, she visited ports in China, Japan, and the Philippines. From 1868 to 1869, a civil war raged in Japan; during the course of this war, Piscataqua protected the lives of United States citizens and American interests)
Envelope
Catalog #77,87,88
Price Realized
$300.00

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