Great BritainGreat Britain 575) 1840, 1d black (1), plate 2, R-J, with close to large mar gins, tied...

Great Britain

575 ) 1840, 1d black (1), plate 2, R-J, with close tolarge mar gins, tied by lightly struck red Mal tese Cross with18 Sep Man ches ter cds, ad dressed to Knighton, par tiallyprinted bill from Cal ico Print ers Man ches ter, spin dle holecen ter, Very Fine. SG 2, Scott $625. Estimate $150 - 200

576 H) 1840, Mulready En ve lope, 1d black andMulready Lettersheet, 2d blue (U1, U4), un used, 2dlettersheet has a few mended splits, oth er wise F.-V.F. SG£700 ($1,110), Scott $800. Estimate $250 - 350

577 ) 1840, Mulready En ve lope, 1d black andMulready Lettersheet, 1d black (U1, U3), two en ve lopesand three lettersheets, all with clear red Mal tese Cross can -cels, all with July to De cem ber cds, one lettersheet withprinted ad for Ed in burgh Life As sur ance Com pany, won -der ful lot of these his toric items, F.-V.F. SG £6,000($9,480), Scott $2,500. Estimate $600 - 800

578 ) 1840, Mulready En ve lope, 2d blue (U2), redMal tese Cross can cel, ad dressed to Liv er pool, with Glas -gow/17 Jun/1840" cds on re verse, F.-V.F., at trac tive earlyus age. SG £425 ($670), Scott $2,000.

Estimate $500 - 750

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Lots 575-1188

British Commonwealth, World Airmail, General Foreign and U.S. Postal History

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579 ) 1851, ad ver tiz ing cover for Shake speareWilloby's Il lus trated Stan dard Edi tion, 1d (3) tied by nu -meral grid posted from Lon don to Woburn, allover il lus -trated front and back, front shows Shake speare and theGlobe The ater, re verse ad ver tis ing for Willoby's, the ear li -est re corded ex am ple of this rare and gor geous cover, im -mac u late & fresh, Ex tremely Fine.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

580 ) 1853, pro pa ganda cover, Anti Slav ery, 1d (3)tied by can cel on J. Val en tine sec ond type Anti-Slav ery en -ve lope(state 1) un usu ally printed on blue pa per, postedfrom Chelmsford to Lon don, F.-V.F.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

581 ) 1857, pro pa ganda cover, Ocean Penny Post -age, 1d (8) tied by nu meral grid on il lus trated Bradshaw &Blackstock pro pa ganda cover ad dressed to Man ches ter,with ap pro pri ate backstamps, Very Fine.

Estimate $400 - 600

582 ) 1859, pro pa ganda cover, Anti-War, all-overVal en tine Dundee de sign on cover bear ing 1d red (20)tied by grid can cel, red Lon don (12.13.1859) backstamp toSt. Asaph, blue rim less “St. Asaph Dec 14” ar rival, VeryFine and at trac tive. Estimate $300 - 400

583 ) 1879, cover with hand il lus trated wa ter colorscene, card with cir cu lar punch at left, hand painted wa ter -color scene, 1d (33) tied by grid on card to W. Bays water, amost un usual item, posted 15 years be fore pic ture post -cards were per mit ted by the Post Of fice reg u la tions, sta pleholes at top, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

584 ) 1942, two cen sored cov ers with mute can -cels, each with Brit ish stamps tied by ma chine can cel withplace of dis patch and route taken oblit er ated due to the pos -si bil ity of mail fall ing into en emy hands, both ad dressed toFlush ing NY, un usual, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

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Great Britain

585 m 1840, 1d black (1), plate 6, D-C, used with fouram ple mar gins, clear red Mal tese cross can cel, Very Fine.SG 2; £275 ($430), Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350

586 m 1840, 2d blue (2), plate #1, G-L, used with clearmar gins, cancelled in red, F.-V.F. SG 5; £675 ($1,070),Scott $800. Estimate $400 - 600

587 H/(H) 1902-10, Ed ward VII, ½d to 10s (127-38), allorig i nal gum ex cept 2d regummed, F.-V.F. SG 215//257;£419 ($660), Scott $629. Estimate $200 - 300

588 HH 1966, Birds, bright blue omit ted (461-464var.), 2 pairs from the com plete se-ten ant block, o.g., neverhinged, Very Fine. SG 696/9g; £700 ($1,110).

Estimate $300 - 400

British Commonwealth

ADEN

589 HHa Kathiri State of Seiyun, 1954-64, Pic to rial de -fin i tive set com plete (29-41), com plete sheets of 50, o.g.,never hinged, Very Fine. SG 29-41; £1,100 ($1,740), Scott$1,745 (no photo). Estimate $400 - 600

AUSTRALIA

590 HH 1932, 5s Syd ney Bridge (132), with top sel -vage, and nicely cen tered, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.SG 143; £400 as hinged ($630), Scott $1,600.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

591 m 1932, 5s Syd ney Bridge (132), with light can cel and good color, Ex tremely Fine. SG 143; £190 ($300),Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200

592 H Post age Dues, 1902-04, ½d-20s, over printed“Spec i men” (J9//J20vars.), com plete less the 10d value,but with ad di tional 1d, 2d and two 5d, o.g., hinge rem nants,F.-V.F. SG D13s//D44s; £1,000 for com plete set ($1,580).

Estimate $300 - 400

593 H Post age Dues, 1932-37, ½d-1s com plete(J51, J57, J59-J63), 1d perf 14, oth ers perf 11, o.g., lightlyhinged, fresh, F.-V.F. SG D100, D105, D107/11; £475($750), Scott $830. Estimate $300 - 400


Great Britain - British Commonwealth: Aden - Australia

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BRITISH GUIANA

594 Ha 1882, Lo cal Type set Is sue, 2¢ black on yel -low, perf'd “Spec i men” di ag o nally (105), block of 6,Georgetown can cels, F.-V.F. SG 165; £300 ($470), Scott$360. Estimate $150 - 200

BRUNEI

595 HH Jap a nese Oc cu pa tion, 1944, $3 on 1¢ black(N20a), o.g., never hinged, a sim ply mag nif i cent mint, topmar gin sin gle, with type 2 sur charge, fresh and beau ti fullycen tered Ex tremely Fine, a su perb ex am ple of this Ma jorRar ity; 2012 Royal Phil a telic So ci ety Cer tif i cate. SG J2;£8,000 ($12,640), Scott $10,000. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000

CANADIAN PROVINCES

596 H Brit ish Co lum bia & Van cou ver Is land, 1867,$1 on 3d green, perf 14 (13), part o.g., fresh and well cen -tered, Very Fine. SG 33, Scott $1,500.

Estimate $300 - 400

597 ) New found land, 1916, pa tri otic cover, “WhatWe Have We'll Hold”, multicolor bull dog de sign on coverbear ing 2¢ car mine (105), two sin gles, tied by “N'F'L'D. RY.T.P.O. SP10 '16” cds to Boston, Mass., Very Fine andscarce. Estimate $150 - 200

598 m Nova Sco tia, 1857, 6d dark green (5), verylightly cancelled, fresh, 4 clear mar gins, Very Fine. SG 6,Scott $1,900. Estimate $400 - 600

599 Pa Nova Sco tia, 1860, 8½¢ Queen Vic to ria, trialcolor proofs in black, over printed “Spec i men” (11vars.), blocks of 4, one on In dia, other on card, F.-V.F.Unitrade 11TC; C$750 ($740). Estimate $200 - 300


British Commonwealth: Br. Guiana - Canadian Provinces

CANADA

600 ) 1851, 6d slate vi o let, laid pa per (2), ex cep tion -ally large mar gins and deep rich color, tied by tar get and byMon treal split-ring datestamp, Nov 17, 1851, on folded let -ter to New York, match ing red “CANADA” in arc with redstraightline “PAID”, a choice, Ex tremely Fine stamp andcover, V.G. Greene; signed Calves. SG 2. UnitradeC$2,500 ($2,470). Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

601 ) 1851, 6d slate vi o let, laid pa per (2), large mar -gins to just shaved at up per left, tied by bold tar get can celand by red Mon treal split-ring datestamp, Jun 21, 1852, onfolded let ter to New York, match ing red “CANADA” in arcwith ad di tional red straightline “PAID”, fresh and Very Fine.SG 2. Unitrade C$2,500 ($2,470).

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Marvelous Canadian 6 Pence Cover

602 ) 1859, 6d brown vi o let (13), beau ti fully cen -tered with all per fo ra tions in tact tied by light Ham il ton “16” in grid cover to Buf falo N.Y., post marked neat “Ham il tonC.W., Au 19, 1859, A” split-ring datestamp and light red“CANADA/ PAID 10 Cts” ex change of fice handstamp withGreat West ern Rail way of Can ada cor ner card; fresh andchoice, Ex tremely Fine, Denton. SG 27. Unitrade C$7,500($7,400). Estimate $7,500 - 10,000

A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THE RAREPERFORATED SIX-PENCE ON COVER.


British Commonwealth: Canada

603 ) 1859, 1¢ rose (14), per fectly cen tered, tied byneat St. Laurent C.E. split-ring datestamp, Sep 9, 1861, onsmall en ve lope to Stanbridge (C.E.), backstamped Mon -treal split-ring datestamp the same day; sin gle 1¢ frank ingand un sealed flap in di cate printed mat ter us age, Ex tremelyFine. SG 29. Estimate $150 - 200

604 ) 1859, 1¢ deep rose (14b), tied by Ham il ton U.C. split-ring datestamp, Aug 22, 1859, on small printed fu neralno tice to Lan cas ter C.W., ms. “printed mat ter”, Ex tremelyFine. SG 30. Estimate $150 - 200

605 ) 1859, 5¢ ver mil ion (15), a bright, nicely cen -tered ver ti cal pair tied by light grid can cels on all-over (front& back) il lus trated ad ver tis ing cover to New York City forBrantford Steam En gine Works, fea tur ing steam en ginesand farm ing equip ment, back is all green text, with par tialBrantford cds, Oct 1, 1861; a spec tac u lar, Ex tremely Finead ver tis ing cover. SG 32. Estimate $500 - 750

606 ) 1859, 10¢ black brown (16), fresh and nicelycen tered, tied by faint tar get can cel on cover from Dunnvilleto War saw N.Y., post marked light Dunnville split-ringdatestamp, Jun 14, 1860; cou ple small stains, re ducedslightly at left, stamp is F.-V.F., cover Fine. SG 33.

Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

607 ()) 1859, 10¢ deep red pur ple (17e), perf. 11¾,ver ti cal pair tied by To ronto square grids on cover front toAvon Springs N.Y., post marked light To ronto cds, Jul 20,1860; sealed tear at bot tom, cou ple short perfs top stamp,gen er ally Fine. SG 33b. Estimate $500 - 750

608 ) 1859, 10¢ deep red pur ple (17e), perf. 11¾,tied by il leg i ble Galt U.C. “13” 4-ring nu meral can cel on yel -low cover from Galt to New York City, post marked clearGalt cds, Nov 23, 1859; a Fine stamp on a fresh, Ex tremelyFine cover. A choice ex am ple of the rare sec ond print ing oncover. SG 33b. Unitrade C$1,250 ($1,230).

Estimate $500 - 750



609 ) 1859, 10¢ deep red pur ple (17e), perf. 11¾,tied by tar get on cover to New York City, post marked par tialBrantford U.C. cds, Mar 27, 1860; light ton ing around stamp (ap par ently only on the cover), Fine. SG 33b.

Estimate $400 - 500

610 ) 1859, 12½¢ yel low green (18), av er age cen ter -ing, tied by light Peterboro C.W. “30” 4-ring nu meral oncover to Navan, Ire land, post marked neat Peterborosplit-ring datestamp, Jul 5, 1859, with red Liv er pool Paiden try cds (Jul 19); backstamped Cobourg Rail road (Jul 5),Mon treal (Jul 6), Dub lin and Navan, Ire land (both Jul 21),fresh and Very Fine. The cover was car ried on the AllanLine steamer Nova Sco tian leav ing Que bec July 9 and ar -riv ing at Liv er pool July 19. SG 40. Estimate $100 - 150

611 ) 1859, 17¢ blue (19), two Fine sin gles (pos. 2-3)just tied by To ronto square grid can cels on small 1866cover to Lon don, Eng land; post marked faint To ronto cds,backstamped Lon don cds (Jul 7), F.-V.F. Car ried by theCunard steamer Sco tia , which left New York on June 27and ar rived in Liv er pool on July 6, Dale. SG 42.

Estimate $200 - 300

612 ) 1902, il lus trated cover for the Nova Sco tiaPro vin cial Ex hi bi tion, il lus trated multicolor ex po si tion en -ve lope bear ing 1¢ green (75) pair, tied by “Hal i fax, N.S. My28 '02” du plex to Mahone Bay, N.S., May 29 ar rivalbackstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

613 ) 1904, il lus trated cover for the Nova Sco tiaPro vin cial Ex hi bi tion, il lus trated ex po si tion en ve lopebear ing 1903, 2¢ car mine (90) tied by “Hal i fax, N.S. Jul 9,1904” ma chine can cel to Arichat, N.S., re verse with July 11re ceiver, Very Fine and at trac tive. Estimate $200 - 300

614 ) 1905, il lus trated cover for the Nova Sco tiaPro vin cial Ex hi bi tion, il lus trated ex po si tion en ve lopebear ing 2¢ car mine (90) tied by “Hal i fax, N.S. Jul 10, 1905”ma chine can cel to Arichat, N.S., re verse with July 12 re -ceiver, clean and Very Fine, ex V.G. Greene.

Estimate $150 - 200



615 m 1852, 3d red (4), fresh and bright with large tohuge mar gins and a light tar get can cel, Very Fine. SG 5.Unitrade C$300 ($300), Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200

616 m 1852, 3d red (4), hor i zon tal pair, am ple to hugemar gins in clud ing par tial sheet mar gin at top, fresh, vi brantcolor, Ex tremely Fine and choice. SG 5. Unitrade C$600+($590), Scott $225. Estimate $400 - 600

617 m 1852, 3d deep red (4 var.), large, well bal ancedmar gins with ex cep tional, truly vivid color and a light tar getcan cel, re mark ably fresh and Very Fine. SG 5 var. Unitrade4i; C$350 ($340), Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200

618 m 1853, 3d brown red (4a), full to over size mar -gins in clud ing par tial sheet mar gin at top, deep, vi brantcolor and light tar get can cel, ex cep tion ally fresh and VeryFine to Ex tremely Fine. SG 8. Unitrade C$300 ($300), Scott $250. Estimate $200 - 300

619 m 1853, 3d brown red (4a), two sin gles with largebal anced mar gins and cen trally struck 4-ring nu meral can -cels: “19” (Lon don U.C.) and “23” (Ni ag ara U.C.), both RF 4; first with tiny thin in mar gin, sec ond with large thin; both withchoice, Ex tremely Fine ap pear ance. SG 8. Unitrade C$700for VF ($690), Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300

620 m 1853, 3d brown red (4a), large, per fectly bal -anced mar gins with deep rich color and a lightly struck blueBelleville U.C. “2” 4-ring nu meral can cel, won der fully freshand choice Very Fine. SG 8. Unitrade C$350+ ($340), Scott $250. Estimate $200 - 300

621 m 1853, 3d brown red (4a), large bal anced mar -gins with rich color and a light grid can cel, Very Fine. SG 8.Unitrade C$300 ($300), Scott $250. Estimate $150 - 200

622 m 1852, 3d red, ribbed pa per (4c), large mar ginsand bright color with a light Goderich U.C. “14” 4-ring nu -meral can cel (RF 7), fresh and Very Fine. SG 22. UnitradeC$750+ ($740), Scott $550. Estimate $400 - 600

623 m 1852, 3d or ange red (4 var.), bright and freshwith ex tra large, beau ti fully bal anced mar gins and a light,cen trally struck blue tar get can cel; a stun ning, Ex tremelyFine gem. SG 5 var. Unitrade 4ii; C$350+ ($340).

Estimate $500 - 750

624 m 1852, 3d or ange red, thin pa per (4d), brightand fresh with large to huge mar gins and bril liant color,light ened pen can cel, Ex tremely Fine. SG 8 var. UnitradeC$300 ($300), Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200

625 m 1852, 3d or ange red, thin pa per (4d), brightand fresh with large to enor mous mar gins show ing framelines of ad ja cent stamps at top and left, vivid color and lighttar get can cel; faint pressed crease vis i ble only whendipped, ex qui site, truly Su perb ap pear ance. SG 8 var.Unitrade C$300 ($300), Scott $225. Estimate $100 - 150

626 m 1855, 6d slate gray (5), full mar gins, fresh colorand light, il leg i ble 4-ring nu meral can cel, F.-V.F. SG 9.Unitrade C$2,000 ($1,970), Scott $1,500.

Estimate $400 - 600



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620 621 622

623 624 625

627 m 1855, 6d green ish gray (5b), large, nicely bal -anced mar gins and choice color, light ened pen can cel,fresh and Very Fine. SG 10. Unitrade C$2,000 ($1,970),Scott $1,500. Estimate $500 - 750

628 m 1857, ½d rose (8), large to ex tra large mar ginswith bright color and a lightly struck Dundas U.C. “2” 4-ringnu meral can cel (Unitrade RF 8, “gen struck faintly”), bright,fresh and Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. SG 17. UnitradeC$1,000 ($990), Scott $700. Estimate $600 - 800

629 m 1857, 6d red dish pur ple, very thick soft wovepa per (10), large bal anced mar gins and light Ham il ton “16”grid can cel, small thin spot and faint crease; choice, Ex -tremely Fine ap pear ance; 1963 RPS cer tif i cate not ing onlya stain [which we can not see]. SG 23. Unitrade C$8,000($7,900), Scott $6,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

630 m 1858, ½d rose (11), ex cep tion ally well cen teredwith a light, par tially struck red split-ring can cel, fresh andVery Fine. A truly ex cep tional ex am ple of the per fo ratedhalf-penny. SG 25. Unitrade C$2,500 ($2,470), Scott$1,800. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

631 m 1859, 3d red (12), fresh and nicely cen tered with bright color and a light tar get can cel, F.-V.F. SG 26.Unitrade C$1,600 ($1,580), Scott $1,250.

Estimate $500 - 750

632 m 1859, 1¢ rose (14), ab so lutely per fectly cen -tered with truly enor mous mar gins and a light, cen trallystruck Peterboro split-ring can cel, Apr 23, 1866, a pos i tively Su perb Gem. SG 29. Unitrade C$125 ($120), Scott $90.

Estimate $200 - 300

633 m 1859, 1¢ rose (14), nearly per fectly cen teredwith ex traor di narily wide mar gins and a neat, cen trallystruck Oshawa U.C. “25” 4-ring nu meral can cel (RF 5), Ex -tremely Fine and choice. SG 29. Unitrade C$125 ($120),Scott $90. Estimate $100 - 150

634 m 1859, 1¢ rose (14), beau ti fully cen tered andlightly can celed, fresh and Ex tremely Fine. SG 29. UnitradeC$125 ($120), Scott $90. Estimate $100 - 150

635 m 1859, 1¢ rose (14), fresh and beau ti fully cen -tered with ex tra wide mar gins (per fo ra tions well clear allaround), Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. SG 29. UnitradeC$125 ($120), Scott $90. Estimate $100 - 150

636 m 1859, 1¢ rose (14), a nicely cen tered hor i zon talpair with deep color and a neat grid can cel, fresh and nearlyVery Fine. SG 29. Unitrade C$250+ ($250), Scott $180+.

Estimate $150 - 200



632 633

634 635

637 m 1859, 5¢ ver mil ion (15), nearly per fectly cen -tered with ex cep tion ally wide mar gins, the sheet mar gin im -print be ing “cap tured” at the left; bril liant color and brightpa per with a neat ms. can cel, Ex tremely Fine. SG 32.Unitrade C$50+ ($50), Scott $38. Estimate $100 - 150

638 m 1859, 5¢ ver mil ion, ma jor re-en try (15 var.),po si tion 28 show ing dra matic dou bling of nearly the wholede sign, nicely cen tered with light can cel and char ac ter is ticdeep, vi brant color; ex cep tion ally fresh and F.-V.F. SG 32.Unitrade 15v; C$500 for Fine ($490). Estimate $500 - 750

639 m 1859, 5¢ ver mil ion, ma jor re-en try (15 var.),po si tion 28, ex cep tion ally well cen tered with deep vi brantcolor and light grid can cel; tiny, nearly in vis i ble pin hole;choice, Very Fine ap pear ance. SG 32. Unitrade 15v;C$1,000 ($990). Estimate $200 - 300

640 m 1859, 10¢ choc o late brown, first print ing (16var.), perf. 11¾, fresh and well cen tered with light nu meralin grid can cel, nearly Very Fine. Unitrade 16i; C$3,500($3,450). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

641 m 1859, 10¢ red li lac (17), math e mat i cally cen -tered with truly enor mous mar gins and a light SherbrookeL.C. “42” 4-ring nu meral can cel (RF 4); an ab so lutely Su -perb Jumbo. A true one-in-a-mil lion Gem. SG 38. UnitradeC$225 ($220), Scott $150. Estimate $300 - 400

642 m 1859, 10¢ red li lac (17), nearly per fectly cen -tered with huge Jumbo mar gins, bright color and a very light 4-ring nu meral can cel; a choice, Ex tremely Fine Gem. SG38. Unitrade C$225 ($220), Scott $150. Estimate $300 -

400

643 m 1859, 10¢ vi o let (17a), perf. 12, brown vi o let,well cen tered with a light, face-free grid can cel, fresh andVery Fine. SG 37. Unitrade C$250 ($250), Scott $160+.

Estimate $100 - 150

644 m 1859, 10¢ vi o let (17, 17a), sin gle of each with“cap tured” im print in sheet mar gin (bot tom & top, re spec -tively), 17a with light crease, oth er wise Very Fine. SG 38,37, Scott $310. Estimate $100 - 150

645 m 1859, 10¢ vi o let (17a), perf. 12, well cen teredand lightly can celed, fresh and Very Fine. SG 37. UnitradeC$250 ($250), Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150

646 m 1859, 10¢ vi o let (17a), perf. 12, hor i zon tal pair,nicely cen tered with wide mar gins and light square grid can -cels; small cor ner creases at lower left, partly sep a rated,oth er wise Very Fine. SG 37. Unitrade C$500+ ($490), Scott $320+. Estimate $100 - 150

647 m 1859, 10¢ brown (17b), perf. 12x11¾, darkbrown, vir tu ally per fectly cen tered with face-free dot ted gridcan cels, Ex tremely Fine. SG 36. Unitrade C$200 ($200),Scott $140+. Estimate $150 - 200

648 m 1859, 10¢ brown (17b), perf. 12, fresh andnicely cen tered with ex cep tion ally wide mar gins and a boldblue Whitby C.W. “49” 4-ring nu meral can cel (RF 3); F.-V.F. and quite strik ing. SG 36. Unitrade C$200+ ($200), Scott$140+. Estimate $150 - 200

649 m 1859, 10¢ brown (17b), perf. 12x11¾, pur plishbrown shade with ex traor di narily wide mar gins and a cleargrid can cel; a choice, Very Fine Jumbo. SG 36. UnitradeC$200 ($200), Scott $140. Estimate $150 - 200



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645 646

647 648 649

637 638 639

650 m 1859, 10¢ brown (17b), perf. 11¾, ex cep tion -ally fresh and nearly per fectly cen tered with a neat manu -script can cel, Ex tremely Fine. SG 36. Unitrade C$200($200), Scott $140. Estimate $100 - 150

651 m 1859, 10¢ brown (17b), perf. 12x11¾, well cen -tered and lightly can celed, fresh and Very Fine. SG 36.Unitrade C$200 ($200), Scott $140. Estimate $100 - 150

652 m 1859, 10¢ brown (17b), perf. 12x11¾, ver ti calpair with rich, warm, clear brown color and beau ti fully struck tar get can cels, re mark ably fresh and F.-V.F. SG 36.Unitrade C$400+ ($400), Scott $280+.

Estimate $150 - 200

653 m 1859, 10¢ brown, dou ble ep aul ette (17b &var.), po si tion 61, the left stamp in a hor i zon tal strip of 4,dark pur plish brown, perf. 12, can celed faint 4-ring nu mer -als and grid; cou ple short perfs at right, fresh and oth er wiseF.-V.F. SG 36. Unitrade 17b, v. Estimate $500 - 750

654 m 1859, 10¢ brown ish pur ple (17b var.), perf.12x11¾, brown ish pur ple shade, fresh and well cen teredwith a light Napanee U.C. “22” 4-ring nu meral can cel, VeryFine to Ex tremely Fine. SG 36. Unitrade C$200 ($200),Scott $140. Estimate $150 - 200

655 m 1859, 10¢ deep red pur ple, 2nd print ing(17e), perf. 11¾, beau ti fully cen tered with in cred i ble color,a prooflike im pres sion and a light grid can cel; fresh andchoice, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. An ex traor di nary ex -am ple of this rare early print ing. SG 33b. UnitradeC$1,200 ($1,180), Scott $1,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

656 H 1859, 12½¢ yel low green (18), small part o.g.,fresh and rea son ably well cen tered, faint cor ner crease atlower right, oth er wise Fine and at trac tive. SG 40. UnitradeC$1,200 for Fine o.g. ($1,180), Scott $875.Estimate $150

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657 m 1859, 12½¢ yel low green (18), fresh and nearly per fectly cen tered with bright color and a light grid can cel,Ex tremely Fine. SG 40. Unitrade C$200 ($200), Scott $120.

Estimate $150 - 200

658 H 1859, 12½¢ blue green (18a), bright color andsmall part o.g., Fine. SG 41. Unitrade C$1,500 for Fine o.g.($1,480), Scott $1,050. Estimate $150 - 200

659 H 1859, 12½¢ blue green (18a), hor i zon tal pair,bright and fresh with large part o.g., Fine and most at trac -tive. SG 41. Unitrade C$1,500 for Fine o.g. sin gles($1,480), Scott $2,100+. Estimate $750 - 1,000

660 m 1859, 12½¢ blue green, stitch wa ter mark(18a var.), nicely cen tered with bright fresh color, a light grid can cel and a clear hor i zon tal stitch wa ter mark, F.-V.F. andrare. SG 41. Unitrade 18vi; C$2,000 for Fine ($1,970).

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500



656 657 658

650 651

661 m 1859, 12½¢ green (18 var.), well cen tered withcap tured sheet mar gin im print in over size right mar gin, ex -cep tion ally deep color and clear grid can cel, Ex tremelyFine. SG 40. Unitrade 18ii; C$175+ ($170).

Estimate $150 - 200

662 m 1859, 17¢ blue (19), beau ti fully cen tered with in -cred i bly large mar gins, deep, rich color and bold a grid can -cel; a choice, Ex tremely Fine Jumbo Gem. SG 42. UnitradeC$300 ($300), Scott $190. Estimate $300 - 400

663 m 1859, 17¢ blue (19), vir tu ally per fectly cen teredun com monly large mar gins, vi brant color and a light gridcan cel, Ex tremely Fine and choice. SG 42. Unitrade C$300($300), Scott $190. Estimate $300 - 400

664 m 1859, 17¢ blue (19), ex cep tion ally well cen tered with wide mar gins and a neat grid can cel, fresh and VeryFine. SG 42. Unitrade C$300 ($300), Scott $190+.

Estimate $150 - 200

665 m 1859, 17¢ blue, ma jor re-en try (19 var.), po si -tion 100, nicely cen tered with re mark ably large mar gins and a neat grid can cel; thinned, but im pres sive, Very Fine ap -pear ance. A most at trac tive ex am ple of this rare po si tion.SG 42. Unitrade 19ii; C$4,500 for VF ($4,440).

Estimate $500 - 750

666 m 1859, 17¢ slate blue (19a), ver ti cal pair, ex cep -tion ally fresh and lightly can celed, F.-V.F. SG 43. UnitradeC$280 as Fine sin gles ($280), Scott $420+.

Estimate $150 - 200

667 m 1864, 2¢ deep claret rose (20a), perf. 12, twoex cep tion ally well cen tered sin gles that orig i nated as a hor i -zon tal pair on the same cover, beau ti fully cen tered, freshand Very Fine. SG 44. Unitrade C$1,000 ($990), Scott$700. Estimate $400 - 600

668 m 1864, 2¢ deep claret rose (20a), perf. 12, wellcen tered with a light Guelph C.W. split-ring can cel, Apr 17,1866, and a par tial red tran sit cds, Very Fine. SG 44.Unitrade C$500 ($490), Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300

669 m 1868, 2¢ green, wa ter marked (24a), lightlycancelled, an es pe cially choice ex am ple of this scarce va ri -ety, fresh and beau ti fully well cen tered, Ex tremely Fine, agem! SG 57da. Unitrade 24a; C$500 ($490), Scott $375.

Estimate $200 - 300

670 m 1868, 15¢ gray vi o let, wa ter marked (29c),lightly cancelled, fresh color, Fine. SG 61ba, Scott $1,150.

Estimate $400 - 600

The Scott catalog value is for the grade of Fine. Scottnotes that Very Fine examples are rare and command ahigh premium.

671 m 1868, 3¢ bright red, laid pa per (33), neat towncan cel, fresh color, Fine, a very scarce stamp. SG 58a,Scott $2,000. Estimate $500 - 750



664 665

668 669

672 H 1876, 5¢ slate green (38), o.g., lightly hinged,very fresh, at trac tive stamp, Very Fine. SG 85, Scott $925.

Estimate $400 - 600

673 H 1872, 6¢ yel low brown (39), o.g., lightlyhinged, very fresh, wide mar gins, Very Fine. SG 86, Scott$725. Estimate $300 - 400

674 H 1897, 10¢ brown red (45), o.g., lightly hinged,fresh, vi brant color, choice, Ex tremely Fine. SG 111, Scott$625. Estimate $350 - 500

675 m 1897, $1 Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee (61), face free can cel, fresh and at trac tive, Very Fine. SG 136, Scott $700.

Estimate $300 - 400

676 m 1897, $3 Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee (63), towncan cel, well cen tered ex am ple with rich color, choice, Ex -tremely Fine. SG 138, Scott $1,000. Estimate $500 - 750

677 m 1897, $4 Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee (64), pur pletown can cels, wide mar gins with pretty color, se lect ex am -ple, Ex tremely Fine. SG 139, Scott $1,000.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

678 m 1897, $5 Queen Vic to ria Ju bi lee (65), face free pur ple town can cel, vi brant color, very at trac tive stamp,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1991 PF Cert. SG 140, Scott$1,000. Estimate $600 - 800

679 HH 1897, Queen Vic to ria "Ma ple Leaf", ½¢ black(66), ir reg u lar block of 30 from right pane, and cor re spond -ing to po si tions 1-3/ 11-13/ 21-28/ 31-38 & 41-48, o.g.,never hinged, F.-V.F. Unitrade 66; C$1,800 ($1,780), Scott$975. Estimate $400 - 600

680 HH 1912-25 King George V “Ad mi ral”,1¢-$1complete (104-122), incl. 7c (2), one yel low ocher(113), other ol ive bister (113a), 10c (2), one plum (116),other red dish pur ple (116a) & 50c black (2), one blackbrown (120), other black (120a), o.g., never hinged, post of -fice fresh, F.-V.F., Scott $4,040. Estimate $500 - 750

681 HH 1912, 1¢ green, nor mal and squat print ingva ri et ies (104 vars.), from book let panes, o.g., neverhinged, Very Fine. SG 196 vars. Unitrade 104as, 104aii;C$600 ($590). Estimate $150 - 200



675 676

672 673 674

682 HH 1915-24, King George V “Ad mi ral” coils,1¢-3¢ com plete, perf 12 (131-134), ver ti cal pairs, o.g.,never hinged, Very Fine. SG 216-218a,262, Scott $484.

Estimate $150 - 200

683 HH 1928, King George V “Scroll” definitives,1¢-$1 com plete (149-159), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. SG275-285, Scott $1,463. Estimate $300 - 400

Rare Imperforate Tête-Bêche Booklet Panes

684 HH 1928, King George V “Scroll”, 1¢ or ange, im -per fo rate (149c), 2 book let panes of 6, tête-bêche, o.g.,never hinged, ra zor sharp im pres sion on pure white pa per,im mac u late in ev ery re spect, tiny gum creases on cen terfour, light gum ad he sions, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb andrare, per haps 50 sets of imperf tête-bêche pairs of book letpanes re main in tact to day. SG 275a var. Unitrade 149c;C$2,025 ($2,000), Scott $1,550. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

It is estimated that 150 imperf tête-bêche pairs of bookletpanes existed from 5 complete sheets of 360 stamps. Atleast two of the original sheets were cut creatively into thevarious blocks and pairs leaving no more than 50 setsavailable.

685 HH 1928, King George V “Scroll”, 2¢ green, im -per fo rate (150c), 2 book let panes of 6, tête-bêche, o.g.,never hinged, ra zor sharp im pres sion on pure white pa per,im mac u late in ev ery re spect, triv ial gum bend on one, lightad he sions, men tioned strictly for ac cu racy and are vir tu allyim per cep ti ble to the na ked eye, Ex tremely Fine to Su perband rare, per haps 50 sets of imperf tête-bêche pairs ofbook let panes re main in tact to day. SG 276a var. Unitrade150c; C$2,025 ($2,000), Scott $1,550. Estimate $1,000 -

1,500


686 HH 1928, King George V “Scroll”, 5¢ deep vi o let,im per fo rate (153c), 2 book let panes of 6, tête-bêche, o.g.,never hinged, ra zor sharp im pres sion on pure white pa per,im mac u late in ev ery re spect, light gum ad he sions likelycaused from be ing on a Ex tremely Fine to Su perb and rare,per haps 50 sets of imperf tête-bêche pairs of book let panesre main in tact to day. SG 279a var. Unitrade 153c; C$2,025($2,000), Scott $1,550. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500


687 H Pre ced ing three lots of fered as a com pleteunit (no photo). Estimate $3,000 - 4,000



688 Ea 1958, 4¢ In dian Head es say, im per fo rate, fullpane of 25, o.g., never hinged, Ex tremely Fine, quite rare;only a few sheets known. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

CEYLON

689 m 1859, Queen Vic to ria, 4d dull rose (5), lightgrid can cel, large mar gins on 2 sides, V.G.-Fine. SG 4;£4,500 ($7,110), Scott $5,250. Estimate $500 - 750

FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES

690 H 1946, ½d-1s Map com plete, thick and coarsemap, per fo rated “Spec i men” (1L1-1L8 vars.), o.g.,hinged, Very Fine, scarce. SG G1/8s; £1,000 ($1,580).

Estimate $400 - 600

JORDAN

691 H 1923, In de pend ence Is sue (73,74-82), groupof ten with over prints read ing down wards, in clud ing 1m to5m, 2pi, 5pi & 10pi Never Hinged, F.-V.F.; each signed R.Perulla, Scott $482 as hinged. Estimate $300 - 400

692 P 1925, “Arab Govt. of the East 1342” over print on Hejaz, 5pi ol ive green (120 var), pair of print ers tri als,both su per im posed with the 1925 2pi yel low Rail way Taxstamps and one fur ther su per im posed with ½pi redSherifian Arms stamp, o.g., F.-V.F., a rare pair; Holcombe1994 photo cer tif i cate. SG 133 var. Estimate $100 - 150

MALTA

693 m 1919, St. Paul, 10s black (65), Mul ti ple Crownblock "CA" wa ter mark, light reg is try can cel, fresh and wellcen tered, Very Fine. SG 96; £4,250 ($6,720), Scott $4,400.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000


British Commonwealth: Canada - Malta

NEW GUINEA

694 H Air mail, 1931, ½d-£1 Na tive Vil lage com plete(C1-C13), F.-V.F. SG 137/49, Scott $294.Estimate $150 -

200

NORTH BORNEO

695 HH Jap a nese Oc cu pa tion, 1944, $2 on 1¢ greenand red brown (N30), o.g., ap par ently never hinged, amag nif i cent left mar gin sin gle, won der fully fresh and brightwith out stand ing cen ter ing and type 5 sur charge, Very Fineto Ex tremely Fine, a su perb ex am ple of this rar ity; 2012Royal Phil a telic So ci ety Cer tif i cate. SG J33; £4,750($7,500), Scott $4,250. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

696 HH Jap a nese Oc cu pa tion, 1944, $5 on $1 brownand car mine (N31), full o.g., which ap pears never hinged,a su pe rior ex am ple of this rare stamp show ing type 6 sur -charge, fresh, Very Fine, a beauty! 2012 Royal Phil a telicSo ci ety Cer tif i cate. SG J34; £4,250 ($6,720), Scott $4,500.

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

697 HH Post age Due, 1960, 6d on 7½d blue (J6), o.g.,never hinged, Very Fine. SG D1; £800 ($1,260), Scott$1,100. Estimate $400 - 600

698 HH Book let, 1970, 50¢ “Sea shells”, green on ol -ive yel low cover, “POSTAGE STAMP” in serifed type, con -tain ing a pane of 10 of the 5¢ Sea shell is sue, com plete andun ex ploded, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG SB1; £375($590). Estimate $200 - 300


British Commonwealth: New Guina - Papua New Guinea

World Airmail Covers

Pioneer Flights and Other Airmail PostalHistory

699 ) Egypt, 1910 (Feb 13), sou ve nir post cardfrom the Heliopolis Air Meet ing, with la bel, Very Fine,less than 10 known; signed Da vid Field. Estimate $500 -

750

700 ) France, 1928, 10fr on 90c “Ile de France”(C3), used in com bi na tion with 1fr50c (#196) on flight coverto De troit, Mich i gan, tied by “New York Au Havre, 23-8, 28”First Day of Is sue oc ta gon cds with sec ond strike along -side, with cat a pult hy dro plane ca chet and “Paris, Gare duNord” backstamp, French Line im print on backflap, VeryFine and choice. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

701 ) Great Brit ain, 1912-3, "Daily Mail" Aero planeCir cuits, June 13, post card of Pi lot H. Salmet "Car ried byMr. Salmet on the Daily Mail Aero plane" + un used post cardof Salmet dur ing the 1913 Cir cuit, signed in ink. Cards show some wear but are quite rare., F.-V.F.

Estimate $500 - 750

702 ) Great Brit ain, 1912, Truro to Fal mouth Flight, post card with ap pro pri ate mes sage "This is go ing to you viaLands End [Truro] and Fal mouth." spe cial "Daily Mail" cardsigned by H. Salmet (in the print ing) with hand writ ten no ta -tion on the face "Car ried by aero plane to Fal mouth (viaLands End) June 15th 1912." Mul ler 48 (30000pts.), rare,Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750


World Airmail Covers: Egypt - Great Britain

703 ) Great Brit ain, 1934, First Ac cep tance of Brit -ish Mail on Ger man South At lan tic Route, won der fulcover mailed in Fresh wa ter Bay, Isle of Wight, on April 11,1934. Flown to Croy don and then to Berlin, where placed on Ger man Air Ser vice to West Af rica and then to Brazil byWestfalen air-sea ser vice. Very clear Ger man sup ple men -tary air ser vice ca chet "Berlin C 2 Air Postoffice" and alsoAir mail Eu rope-South Amer ica ca chet. Backstamps BerlinApril 13 and Pernambuco April 19., Ex tremely Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200

704 ) Ital ian Col o nies: Tripolitania, 1933, Zep pe linset com plete, used on non-Zep pe lin cover (C21-26), air -mail cover post marked Tri poli July 1, 1933. Des ti na tionNew Or leans, Very Fine, Scott $4,250.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

705 ) Neth er lands Col o nies: Su ri nam, 1931, Do-XFlight, Su ri nam to Port-of-Spain, Trin i dad (AAMC Do-X13f), cover with com plete set Su ri nam Scott C8-14 flownfrom Paramaribo, Su ri nam, to Port-of-Spain, Trin i dad onDo-X. Spe cial Su ri nam Do-X post mark of Aug 18 ap plied 3times. Of fi cial flight ca chet. Backstamped Port-of-SpainAu gust 19, 3:45PM. Out stand ing item from this flight, VeryFine. Scott C8-C13; $253 as used off cover, AAMC $350.

Estimate $200 - 300

706 ) Rus sia, 1924, 5 com mer cial air mail cov ers, 3to GB, 1 to Swit zer land, 1 to Ger many, 3 reg is tered, 2 hadad dresses ex cised, all with Mair A2 (6*) et i quette, mountedon ex hibit pages, well-de scribed as to rate and route +piece with same et i quette, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

707 ) Rus sia, 1927-8, 6 com mer cial air mail cov ers, to Lat via, Te he ran, Ger many + 3 to GB, 5 reg is tered, 5 withet i quettes (Mair 4, 5a (3) & 8a, all 4*), on ex hibit pages,well-writ ten up, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400


World Airmail Covers: Great Britain - Russia

708 ) Rus sia, 1931, "Bre men" Cat a pult Flight toNew York, ex traor di nary reg is tered cover flown from Le -nin grad to Berlin and then on to Cher bourg where placed on "Bre men" to New York. Cat a pult flight from "Bre men" toNew York. Berlin tran sit post mark of Au gust 27 on backcan cels block of 5Pf Ger man stamps. Backstamped NYReg is try Di vi sion Sep tem ber 4. Luposta (Danzig) 1932 ad -ver tis ing la bel on back. With out cat a pult ca chet due to nospace on cover for ap pli ca tion. Rare ac cep tance. VeryFine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

709 ) Rus sia, 1931, Di ri gi ble Con struc tion com -plete, imperf (C15-C19), on beau ti ful reg is tered FDC toBerlin, post marked on First Day of Is sue, May 15, 1931, inMos cow. Air (not Zep pe lin) to Berlin where backstampedMay 16, Very Fine. Michel 397 C X-400 C Xa. Sieger3U-7U, Scott $200 as used stamps off cover.

Estimate $200 - 300

710 ) Rus sia, 1932, 15k Di ri gi ble Con struc tion, en -graved, perf 14 (C25b), very scarce non-Zep pe lin com -mer cial us age of Zep pe lin Stamp on cover to USA,post mark Le nin grad Aug 13, 1935., Very Fine. Michel 406B. Sieger 8B; €400 ($520). Estimate $200 - 300

711 ) Swit zer land, 1931, DO-X Lis bon-Rio de Ja -neiro Flight (AAMC DO-X 6g), very at trac tive cover mailed in St. Gallen, Swit zer land, on Nov 3, 1930, tran sit inFriedrichshafen Nov 13, on to Lis bon for DO-X dis patch.Due to fire dam age, trans-At lan tic flight post poned un til Jan31, 1931. On-Board can cel ap plied Jan 30 (Type 1). Ger -man of fi cial ca chet. Backstamped Rio de Ja neiro Apr 22(er ror, should be June 22). Black di a mond ca chet on back.Frank ing Swit zer land Scott C3, C4, C5x2, C6, C7, C8x2,C9x4, 182 (Scott $200+). Very light ver ti cal crease. Smalledge tear top right cut ting 20 Rp stamp, Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400


World Airmail Covers: Russia - Switzerland

712 ) United States, On ward Air Trans mis sioncov ers, five cov ers each with red "OAT" handstamp, in -cludes Nyasaland to Cal i for nia, Bel gium Congo to NewYork, Tu ni sia to Cal i for nia with cen sor tape, Khobar SaudiAra bia to Cal i for nia and Sen e gal to Vir ginia with cen sortape, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 1,945

713 ) United States, 1913, pi o neer air mail cardfrom Rutl and, Ver mont, 1¢ Mc Kin ley postal card flown byavi a tor George Schmitt on the morn ing of the sec ond day ofthe Rutl and Fair Avi a tion Ex hi bi tion. Only 57 pieces of mailflown. Later in the day, dur ing a sub se quent flight, the planecrashed, kill ing avi a tor Schmitt. Card some what soiled,scuffs in clud ing por tion of post mark, oth er wise Fine. AAMC 71; $600. Estimate $300 - 400

714 ) United States, 1918, First Flight Wash ing tonDC To New York (AAMC 101), 24¢(C3) tied by May 15 191First Trip can cel on cover ad dressed to New York City,F.-V.F., ex Mar tin. Estimate $400 - 600

715 ) United States, 1926, Ship To Shore Dem on -stra tion Flight, from HMS Ho meric pi loted by AlanCobham who has ini tialed the cover, rated 2¢ US sur face1½ Great Brit ain, cancelled on board Ho meric and again inNew York for on ward trans mis sion, flight aborted due torough seas, also pic ture post card of Ho meric, cover num -bered 24, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300


World Airmail Covers: United States

716 ) United States, 1927, Lindbergh trib ute coverwith Halvorsen hand-drawn ca chet, at trac tive covershow ing Spirit of St. Louis cross ing ocean with Eif fel Toweron one side and Statue of Lib erty on the other. Post markedJune 14, 1927 in New York. C5 frank ing. On back, se-ten -ant pair of Lindbergh trib ute seals, Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

717 ) United States, 1931, Round the World Flightof the "Winnie Mae", ex tremely fine and rare cover flownround-the-word with Wiley Post and Har old Gatty on the"Winnie Mae." Cover cancelled Mineola, NY, June 21,1931, Berlin June 24, Mos cow June 29, Mineola July 1.Signed by both Post and Gatty, Very Fine. AAMC TO1141;$650. Estimate $500 - 750

Zeppelin Flights

718 ) An dorra (French), 1932, 6th South Amer icaFlight (Sieger 177), very scarce reg is tered cover flownfrom Fr. An dorra to Paris and then to Berlin andFriedrichshafen, where placed on LZ-127 to Mon te vi deo,Uru guay. Green stag ing ca chet on back, black Uru guayanstag ing ca chet on front, used as a re ceiv ing stamp. An dorra cov ers un listed in Sieger, Very Fine. Michel 275; €600($780). Estimate $500 - 750

719 ) Brazil, 1930, South Amer ica Flight (Sieger59E), cover with Con dor la bel show ing air ser vice in Brazil,May 24th, 1930 Con dor Rio CDS can cel ing "Graf Zep pe linUSA" 10,000 Reis Bra zil ian stamp, ad di tional May 28Recife Zep pe lin post mark. Backstamped with greenLakehurst zep pe lin shaped can cel May 31., Very Fine,Sieger €100 ($130). Estimate $300 - 400

Autographed by Ernst Lehmann and Kurt Schönherr-Captain Lehmann was the most senior officer on board the Hindenburg. He was fatally burned when the ship caughtfire at Lakehurst on 6 May 1937; he died the following day. Kurt Schönherr- one of three helmsman of the fateful flight, actually survived the ordeal.


World Airmail Covers - Zeppelin Flights

720 ) Brit ish Of fices in Mo rocco, 1933, 2nd SouthAmer ica Flight (Sieger 214), ex cep tional reg is tered covermailed from Larache, Mo rocco, with Brit ish Agency frank -ing, on May 25, 1933. Flown to Friedrichshafen where June3rd post mark ap plied, then by LZ-127 to Pernambuco,Brazil. June 6th re ceiv ing stamp. Ex tremely clear post -marks and ca chets, Ex tremely Fine, Sieger €500 ($650).

Estimate $400 - 600

721 ) Brit ish Of fices in Mo rocco, 1933, 3rd SouthAmer ica Flight, Berlin Con nect ing Flight (Sieger 219),scarce reg is tered cover posted June 22, 1933 at the Brit ishPostal Agency in Tang ier, Mo rocco, then trav eled by reg u -lar means to Lon don and Berlin, where placed on con nect -ing flight (con fir ma tion ca chet) to Friedrichshafen. Thenonto LZ-127 to Brazil. Santos, Brazil, July 6 backstamp.,Very Fine, Sieger €350 ($460). Estimate $300 - 400

722 ) Brit ish Of fices in Mo rocco, 1933, Chi cagoFlight, Berlin Con nect ing Flight (Sieger 238), veryscarce reg is tered cover, mailed at Brit ish Postal Agency,Tetuan, Mo rocco Sep tem ber 13, 1933, by nor mal means toLon don, then to Berlin. Berlin to Friedrichshafen on con -nect ing flight (con fir ma tion stamp) and then flown by GrafZep pe lin to Brazil. Backstamps Berlin Sept 30 andPernambuco Oct 17., Very Fine, Sieger €650 ($840).

Estimate $500 - 750

723 ) Brit ish Of fices in Mo rocco, 1933, Chi cagoFlight, Berlin Con nect ing Flight (Sieger 238), scarcereg is tered cover orig i nat ing in Tang ier, flown by nor malmeans to Lon don and then Berlin, Con nect ing FlightBerlin-Friedrichshafen (con fir ma tion stamp), then byLZ-127 to Brazil. Left Friedrichshafen Oc to ber 14, 1933.Backstamped in Rio on the 18th, Ex tremely Fine, Sieger€500 ($650). Estimate $400 - 600


Zeppelin Flights: Br. Offices in Morocco

724 ) Es to nia, 1933, Chi cago Flight (Sieger 238),reg is tered cover mailed in Tallin, Es to nia, on Oct 10. Sentto Berlin where placed on con nect ing flight Oct 14, wheretran sit stamp and stag ing ca chet ap plied. Then toFriedrichshafen where placed on Zep pe lin for S. Amer ica.Rio de Ja neiro tran sit stamp and Mon te vi deo backstamp.,Very Fine, Sieger €700 ($910). Estimate $500 - 750

725 ) Fin land, 1930, Bal tic Flight (Sieger 89B), ex -cep tional cover franked with two cop ies of Fin land C1, post -marked in Hel sinki Sep tem ber 24, 1930, and flown onLZ127 back to Friedrichshafen, where backstamped Sep26., Ex tremely Fine, Sieger €675 ($880).

Estimate $400 - 600

726 ) Ger many, 1929, Bal kan Flight (Sieger 42d),at trac tive pic ture post card show ing Graf Zep pe lin inhanger, post marked "on board" on Oc to ber 16, 1929. Carddropped over So fia, Bul garia same day. Re ceiv ing post -mark on Bul gar ian frank ing, Ex tremely Fine, Sieger €225($290). Estimate $200 - 300

727 ) Ger many, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 57K), Cover franked with C39 and flown fromFriedrichshafen to Pernambuco, orig i nal in struc tions forCa nary Is lands "Throw off at Santa Cruz", Frank ing post -marked in Friedrichshafen May 18. BackstampedPernambuco May 27th. Var i ous for ward ing and re turnmark ings. In ter est ing cover., Very Fine, Sieger €550($720). Estimate $400 - 600


Zeppelin Flights: Estonia - Germany

728 ) Ger many, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 57FF), on board post mark, des ti na tion Cuba,franked C38 x 2., very at trac tive pic ture post card show ingZep pe lin in flight, flown Friedrichshafen to Brazil and then to Lakehurst. Meant to be flown on flight from Lakehurst to Ha -vana, which was cancelled. Sent by reg u lar means. Onboard May 19, 1930 post mark ty ing two cop ies of Ger manyC38. Ex cep tion ally strong mark ings, Ex tremely Fine,Sieger €550 ($720). Estimate $400 - 600

729 ) Ger many, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 57 f), Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst, cover franked by2m So. Amer ica Flight Zep pe lin, block of 4, all proper post -marks, Very Fine. Scott C38; $1,200 off cover. Michel 438.

Estimate $400 - 600

730 ) Ger many, 1931, Po lar Flight (Sieger 119C),Bordpost to the Malygin, very scarce cover posted "onboard" the Graf Zep pe lin July 25, 1931 and flown to the IceBreaker "Malygin" in the Arc tic, where re ceiv ing stamp ofJuly 27th ap plied. Scott C42 frank ing re quires pre mium ac -cord ing to Sieger., Very Fine, Sieger €450 ($580).

Estimate $200 - 300

731 ) Ger many, 1931, Po lar Flight (Sieger 119C),pic ture post card of Dr. Hugo Eckener, franked with ScottC41 and mailed on-bord the LZ-127 on July 27, 1931. Flown to the "Malyquin" in the Arc tic and re ceiv ing stamp of the27th ap plied there. One-line pri vate "Abwurf Franz-JosefLand" ca chet, Very Fine, Sieger €450 ($580).

Estimate $200 - 300


Zeppelin Flights: Germany

732 ) Ger many, 1931, Po lar Flight (Sieger 119F),card franked with two cop ies of Ger many Scott C40 andpost marked Friedrichshafen July 24, 1931. Ad di tional July27 post mark of "Malygin." Par tic u larly sharp mark ings, Ex -tremely Fine, Sieger €425 ($550). Estimate $300 - 400

733 ) Ger many, 1933, Chi cago Flight (Sieger238Bca), Friedrichshafen-Chi cago, reg is tered covermailed in Hamm, Ger many Oct 10, 1933, placed on LZ-127in Friedrichshafen Oc to ber 14th, flown to Chi cago, wherebackstamped Oc to ber 26th. Frank ing Ger manyC43,C44,392. Thin pa per, opened at left, oth er wise VeryFine, Sieger €375 ($490). Estimate $200 - 300

734 ) Indochina, 1934, 1st South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 247), ex tremely rare cover mailed in Sai gon April 9. Re ceived by air in Paris April 24. Flown to Frank furt andthen Friedrichshafen. Red Friedrichshafen "b" stag ing ca -chet and May 26 CDS. Flown on Graf Zep pe lin to Brazil.Backstamped Pernambuco May 29, F.-V.F.; signed Savini,Sieger €1,800 ($2,340). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

735 ) Ire land, 1932, 3rd South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 150B), at trac tive cover post marked April 14, 1932,in Ire land, for warded to Berlin where placed on con nect ingflight to Friedrichshafen. Then placed on LZ-127 to Recife,Brazil, where backstamped on April 20. Irish ac cep tan cesvery scarce, Very Fine, Sieger €400 ($520).

Estimate $300 - 400


Zeppelin Flights: Germany - Ireland

736 ) Ire land, 1933, 1st South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 202), beau ti ful reg is tered cover post marked in Ire -land May 4, sent to Berlin where placed on con nect ing flightto Friedrichshafen. May 9 Pernambuco re ceiv ing stamp,Very Fine, Sieger €300 ($390). Estimate $200 - 300

737 ) Ire land, 1933, 4th South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 223B), cover (printed mat ter rate) flown to Berlinwhere placed on con nect ing flight to Friedrichshafen. Thenflown on LZ-127 to Pernambuco, where backstamped Aug8, 1933, Very Fine, Sieger €250 ($320).

Estimate $200 - 300

738 ) Ire land, 1933, Chi cago Flight (Sieger 238),card mailed reg is tered from Ire land Sep 27, 1933 to Berlin,where Sep 30 tran sit post mark and red con nect ing flight ca -chet placed on card and flown to Friedrichshafen. Flown onZep pe lin to Pernambuco where re ceiv ing stamp of Oct 17ap plied. First seg ment of fa mous "Chi cago Flight.", VeryFine, Sieger €800 ($1,040). Estimate $500 - 750

739 ) It aly, 1933, Graf Zep pe lin, It aly Flight(C42-47), reg is tered cover with com plete Zep pe lin air mailset tied by mul ti ple "ROMA/ POSTA AEREA-ZEPPELIN/27.5.33.13" datestamps, 3L & 10L air mail stamps also tiedby blue flight ca chet read ing "POSTA AEREA/ ITALIANA/DIRIGIBLE/ GRAF ZEPPELIN/ 1933", two reg u lar stamps,air mail & reg is tra tion la bels tied by "S. REMO(RACCOMANDATE) 25.5.33" cir cu lar datestamps, RomeZep pe lin & Friedrichshafen re ceiv ers on re verse, ver ti calfil ing fold not af fect ing stamps. Very Fine; 2012 Sismondophoto cer tif i cate. Michel 304Aa. Sieger 208.G. SassoneS.1508, Scott $4,900. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Envelope posted at San Remo on May 25, zeppelinstamps & flight cachet applied at Rome on May 27, carried by the Graf Zeppelin on May 29 in a flight over Rome,returned to the Rome Post Office, where it received thearrival postmark, and then forwarded to Friedrichshafen by surface transportation.

740 ) It aly, 1933, Ital ian Flight (Sieger 208O), withcom plete set C42-47. Reg is tered #10 cover with com pleteset Ital ian Zep pe lin stamps cancelled with Zep pe lin Post -mark May 29, 1933; ad di tional reg u lar post age, Rome May29 Zep pe lin ma chine can cel on back, along with Rio (June7) and Bue nos Ai res (June 10) backstamps. Great cover,mi nor edge wear., Very Fine, Sieger €1,500 ($1,950).

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500


Zeppelin Flights: Ireland - Italy

741 ) Ku wait, 1934, 10th South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 280), scarce reg is tered pic ture post card mailed inKu wait Sep 28, tran sit stamps Basrah Oct 1, Stuttgart Oct12. Friedrichshafen post mark of Oct 13. Zep pe lin stag ingca chet "c" ap plied in Friedrichshafen. Pernambuco re -ceiver Oct 17., Very Fine, Sieger €1,100 ($1,430).

Estimate $750 - 1,000

742 ) United States, 1928-33, 17 Zep pe lin flightcov ers (Sieger 22.A//428C), with US or Ger man frankingsplus a cou ple Brazil, better in clud ing Sieger #238n withGer man #384, 405, 412 on 1933 Chi cago to Brazil flight,Sieger #428C bear ing Ger man C57, C58 to New York,Sieger #22.A with US #C5, C6 (3) etc first flight to Ger many, Sieger #30.Ab to Los An geles, and Sieger #59A with Brazil#4CL1 pair used with #278, 304-5 on L127 Zep pe lin via USto Ger many, F.-V.F. group, Owner's Re tail $2,400 (nophoto). Estimate $500 - 750

743 ) United States, 1929, Round-The-WorldFlight (Sieger 28.D), franked with 1913, 75¢ Par cel Post,plus #C4 block, C5, C8, C11, 564 and 572 tied by “NewYork N.Y. City Hall Sta. Aug 6, 1929” du plex on flown le galsize around-the-world cover to Lyndhurst, N.J., with pur pledi a mond First Eu rope Pan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chetand red Graf Zep pe lin South Amer ica flight handstamp,aqua Lakehurst NJ tran sit on re verse; Very Fine, a rare ex -am ple of the 75¢ Par cel Post used on a Zep pe lin cover.Scott Q11. Estimate $500 - 750

744 ) United States, 1929, Round-The-WorldFlight (Sieger 28), eight cov ers, all with First Around TheWorld Flight, all franked with #571 plus other val ues, im -pres sive lot, please in spect, Very Fine (no photo).

Estimate $300 - 400

745 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked with 1930 Graf Zep pe lin Is sue, twocom plete sets on three flown cov ers com pris ing Apr. 26with 65¢ pair and $1.30, Apr. 29 with $2.60, Apr. 30 with$1.30 & $2.60, all Fine-V.F., ap pro pri ate Ger man and USflight ca chets, a F.-V.F. group. Scott C13-C15; $2,400.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000


Zeppelin Flights: Kuwait - United States

746 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked with com plete set on three flown cov -ers com pris ing May 30 65¢ to Lat via, May 31 $1.30 to Ger -many, and Apr. 24 $2.60 on cover to Cincinnati, allFine-V.F., ap pro pri ate Ger man and US flight ca chets,F.-V.F. Scott C13-C15; $1,190. Estimate $750 - 1,000

747 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked with set of three flown with 65¢ & $1.30 on cards, $2.60 on en ve lope, all Fine-V.F. ex cept $2.60V.F., tied by Apr. 24 or May 30, 1930 ma chine can cels, ap -pro pri ate Ger man and US flight ca chets, a Very Fine set.Scott C13-C15; $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000


Zeppelin Flights: United States

748 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), set of three flown with 65¢ & $1.30 on cards,$2.60 on en ve lope, all Fine-V.F., tied by Apr. 24 or May 30,1930 ma chine can cels, ap pro pri ate Ger man and US flightca chets, a Very Fine set. Scott C13-C15; $1,200.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

749 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), sin gle of each on three flight cov ers with 65¢on card, $1.30 and $2.60 on cov ers, each with ap pro pri ateGer man & US flight ca chets, a Very Fine set. ScottC13-C15; $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000



750 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), set of three on two flown with 65¢ & $1.30 oncard and $2.60 on en ve lope, all Fine-V.F., the card can -celed by Chi cago Apr. 23, 1930 can cels and the cover byApr. 29, 1930 Varick St. Sta., ap pro pri ate Ger man and USflight ca chets; card with small cor ner crease, F.-V.F. ScottC13-C15; $1,190. Estimate $750 - 1,000

751 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), com plete set on matched pair of flown cov erscom pris ing 65¢ & $1.30 on one and $2.60 on other, allFine-V.F., both tied by “Lakehurst, N.J. May 30, 1930” ma -chine can cel to Luzern, Swit zer land, ap pro pri ate Ger manand US flight ca chets; Very Fine. Scott C13-C15; $1,190.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

752 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), set of three flown with 65¢ & $1.30 on cards,$2.60 on en ve lope, all Fine-V.F., tied by Apr. 24 or May 30,1930 ma chine can cels, ap pro pri ate Ger man and US flightca chets, a Very Fine set. Scott C13-C15; $1,200.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

753 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), com plete set on two flown cov ers com pris ingMay 30 65¢ to Ger many, May 2 $1.30 and $2.60 on largesize cover to Ger many, all Fine-V.F., ap pro pri ate Ger manand US flight ca chets; F.-V.F. Scott C13-C15; $1,190.

Estimate $500 - 750



754 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by 65¢ Graf Zep pe lin, well cen tered,tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Apr 19, 1930” first day du plex onflown post card to Greens boro, N.C., with pur ple di a mondFirst Eu rope Pan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chet and redGraf Zep pe lin South Amer ica flight handstamp, aquaLakehurst NJ tran sit on re verse; Very Fine. Scott C13;$1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000

755 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $1.30 Graf Zep pe lin, ver ti cal pair,tied by “Varick St. Sta. N.Y. Apr 30, 1930” ma chine can celon le gal-size flown cover with Hand Drawn Il lus trated Ca -chet to New York City, with pur ple di a mond First Eu ropePan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chet and red Graf Zep pe linSouth Amer ica flight handstamp, aqua Lakehurst NJ tran siton re verse; light soil ing, Very Fine and quite un usual. ScottC14. Estimate $500 - 750

756 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64G), franked with $1.30 Zep pe lin. Cover mailed inNew York on April 25, 1930, held for LZ-127 flight to Se ville.Se ville June 7th backstamp. Franked with US Scott C14.Type II ca chet. Green June 23 New York Zep pe lin post -mark ap plied to re turn ing mail from this flight. Sieger adds15% to the base price of €650 for cov ers with the green re -ceiv ing post mark, the stamp is ex tremely fine, Very Fine.Scott C14, Sieger €747 ($970). Estimate $300 - 400

757 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $1.30 Graf Zep pe lin, sin gle withbot tom sel vage, tied by “Varick St. Sta. N.Y. Apr 26, 1930”ma chine can cel on flown cover to Read ing, Pa., with pur pledi a mond First Eu rope Pan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chetand red Graf Zep pe lin South Amer ica flight handstamp,aqua Lakehurst NJ tran sit backstamp, F.-V.F. Scott C14;$400. Estimate $250 - 350



758 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $1.30 Graf Zep pe lin, tied by “VarickSt. Sta. N.Y. Apr 24, 1930” ma chine can cel on flown postcard to Cincinnati, Ohio, with pur ple di a mond First Eu ropePan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chet and red Graf Zep pe linSouth Amer ica flight handstamp, aqua Lakehurst NJ tran -sit; Very Fine. Scott C14; $400. Estimate $250 - 350

759 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $1.30 Graf Zep pe lin, tied by“Lakehurst N.J. Jun 2, 1930” wavy flag ma chine can cel onflown cover to East Or ange, N.J., with pur ple di a mond FirstEu rope Pan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chet and red GrafZep pe lin South Amer ica flight handstamp, aqua LakehurstNJ tran sit backstamp; Very Fine. Scott C14; $400.

Estimate $250 - 350

760 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $1.30 & $2.60 Graf Zep pe lin, tiedby “New York, N.Y. Varick St. Sta. May 7 1930” du plex onflown around-the-world cover with Roessler Ca chet toNew York City, with pur ple di a mond First Eu ropePan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chet and red Graf Zep pe linSouth Amer ica flight handstamp, aqua Lakehurst NJ tran siton re verse; Very Fine and at trac tive. Scott C14-C15;$1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000

761 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $2.60 Graf Zep pe lin, well cen tered,tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Apr 19, 1930” first day ma chinecan cel on flown cover to Mount McGregor, New York, withpur ple di a mond First Eu rope Pan-Amer ica Round Flight ca -chet and red Graf Zep pe lin South Amer ica flighthandstamp, aqua Lakehurst NJ tran sit on re verse; VeryFine. Scott C15; $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000



762 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $2.60 Graf Zep pe lin, nicely cen -tered, tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Apr 19, 1930” first day ma -chine can cel on flown cover with pur ple di a mond FirstEu rope Pan-Amer ica Round Flight ca chet and red GrafZep pe lin South Amer ica flight handstamp to Portsmouth,Ohio, aqua Lakehurst NJ tran sit on re verse; small edgetear, F.-V.F. Scott C15; $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000

763 ) United States, 1930, South Amer ica Flight(Sieger 64), franked by $2.60 Graf Zep pe lin, ex ceed inglywell cen tered, tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Apr 19, 1930” firstday du plex on flown 2¢ #U429 en tire to Friedrichshafen,Ger many, with pur ple di a mond First Eu rope Pan-Amer icaRound Flight ca chet and red Graf Zep pe lin South Amer icaflight handstamp, aqua Lakehurst NJ tran sit on re verse;small edge tear at left, Very Fine. Scott C15; $1,200.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

764 ) United States, 1936, Hindenburg 4th NorthAmer ica Flight (Sieger 421A), reg is tered cover withStaehle hand drawn ca chet, franked with U.S. Scott C8 x 4,post marked (on back) July 3, flown by LZ-129 to Frank furtwhere backstamped on 6th. Re turned to NY by steamer,NY July 13th fi nal des ti na tion stamp. Four-line text ca chetby Lud wig W. Staehle, Very Fine, Sieger €30 ($40).

Estimate $200 - 300

765 ) Vat i can, 1933, Ital ian Flight (Sieger 208Va),reg is tered pic ture post card of S. Pietro with It aly C42 andVat i can 1.75 Lire mixed frank ing. Post marked Rome May29, 1933 and Vat i can City May 27th, Very Fine, Sieger €750 ($980). Estimate $500 - 750


Zeppelin Flights: United States - Vatican

General Foreign

AUSTRIA

766 E 1946, SS Light ning & Hit ler Death Mask com -plete, un is sued (B178 foot note), in clud ing 5(g) + 3(g) &12(g) + 12(g), o.g., never hinged, SS stamp mi nor gum skip, F.-V.F. Michel VI-VII; €2,600 ($3,380), Scott $2,000.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

CHILE

767 (H) 1953, Stamp Cen te nary sou ve nir sheet(Michel 473-74), con tains one each of Scott 276 & C168,with in scrip tions in black at top and bot tom cen ter, sheetmea sures 178x229 mm. Ac cord ing to Scott & Michel thesheet was not valid for post age, with out gum as is sued,Very Fine, Michel €750 ($980). Estimate $300 - 400

COLOMBIA

768 (H) Air mail, 1920, 10c Compañia Colombiana deNavegación Aerea (C4), with out gum as is sued, bril liantcol ors and fresh white pa per, triv ial fox ing spot gently light -ened, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine a lovely ex am ple of this rar -ity; signed Calves, with 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate. Michel 3;€5,500 ($7,150), Scott $4,600. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

EGYPT

769 E 1866, Riester es says, non-de nom i nated,with or na men ta tion at top, com plete group of all 4 knowncol ors, mostly clean and fresh, the green es say mi nor lightton ing along right side, oth er wise Very Fine, a very scarceset. Nile Post E21. Estimate $300 - 400


General Foreign: Austria - Egypt

770 m 1866, Over printed on Tur key, 5pa green ishgray, perf 13 and 10pa brown, perf 13 on 3 sides (1d, 2var), cou ple stains and a few nibbed perfs, Fine, scarce perf va ri et ies; APS photo cer tif i cates. Nile Post D1l, D2n.

Estimate $100 - 150

771 H 1866, Over printed on Tur key, 10pi slate blue, perf 13 (6d), o.g., well cen tered for this, F.-V.F., a Rarestamp; APS photo cer tif i cate. Nile Post D7n.

Estimate $500 - 750

772 E ca 1867, 3 bi-col ored es says on stiff wovepa per (13 var), sim i lar to the V. Penasson is sued 1pi stamp in yel low, red and blue with black cen ters, value in Turk ish,im per fo rate, printed by li thog ra phy, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

773 E 1869, 3 Pro vost es says, "00" para with"EPREUVE" be low the de sign, with out over print in blueon gray ish laid pa per and red on white laid pa per and withover print in yel low on white card, with out gum, red es saythinned, Very Fine, an at trac tive trio. Nile Post E36, E38.

Estimate $250 - 350

774 E) 1871, Penasson es say of Third Is sue in crim -son im pressed on tinted en ve lope (Nile Post E52a),clean and fresh, a won der ful ex am ple of this scarce es say,Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

775 Ha 1874-1875, 5pa brown, perf 12½, tête-bêche(Nile Post D23, b-c), block of 8, yield ing one hor i zon tal andtwo ver ti cal tête-bêche pairs, orig i nal gum, pa per in clu sionone stamp, oth er wise F.-V.F., a strik ing mul ti ple. Scott 26gvar. SG 35a-b. Estimate $300 - 400

776 HH 1914, First Pic to rial Is sue com plete, im per fo -rate (50-59), o.g., never hinged, fresh and F.-V.F.

Estimate $200 - 300

777 HH 1922, Har ri son and Sons es say, 5m blue, im -per fo rate, pair, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, at trac tiveand scarce de sign. Nile Post E226. Estimate $200 - 300


General Foreign: Egypt

778 H/(H) 1922, King Fuad Is sue, Har ri son and Sonses says, 5m red brown perf 13¾x14 on wa ter marked pa per, 10m red perf 13¾x14 on wa ter marked pa per and 50m gray(no gum) perf 14 on unwatermarked pa per, o.g. or with outgum, F.-V.F., scarce group. Nile Post E220, E230, E238.

Estimate $100 - 150

779 (H) 1926, Nav i ga tion Con gress, Royal Print ingcom plete (118-120), im per fo rate, with "CANCELLED"printed di ag o nally across re verse, with out gum as is sued,Very Fine and Rare, only 50 sets printed. Estimate $400 -

600

780 H 1926, Port Fuad In au gu ra tion com plete (NilePost C17-20), orig i nal gum, lightly hinged, a lovely, freshmint set, 50p high value a top mar gin sin gle, Very Fine, rare; each value signed 3 times. Scott 121-124. SG 141-44.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

781 (H) 1927, Cot ton Con gress, Royal Printingscom plete (125-127), im per fo rate, with "CANCELLED"printed di ag o nally across re verse, with out gum as is sued,Very Fine and Rare, only 50 sets printed. Estimate $300 -

400

782 Pa 1927, King Fuad Sec ond Por trait Is sue,Royal Printings group (128/146), printed "CANCELLED"di ag o nally on re verse, all cor ner mar gin blocks of 4 ex cept100m which is a mar gin pair, com posed of 1m type II (900printed), 2m type I (100), 3m type I (100), 13m type II (100),20m ul tra ma rine large size (100), 40m (300), 50m pale cen -ter (1,100) and 100m pale cen ter (500), with out gum as is -sued, nice group of these ever pop u lar proofs, Very Fine,scarce. Nile Post D106e/D123d. Estimate $750 - 1,000

783 P 1929, Prince Farouk, 15m ul tra ma rine andbrown, trial color proof (Nile Post C31c), used, fresh and well-cen tered, Very Fine, ex cep tion ally rare thus. Scott 157var. SG 180 var. Estimate $100 - 150



784 (H) 1931, 14th Ag ri cul tural and In dus trial Ex hi bi -tion, Royal Printings com plete (163-165), imperf, with"CANCELLED" printed di ag o nally across re verse, an ex -qui site matched set of left mar gin sin gles, with out gum asis sued, Very Fine, choice and Rare with only 50 setsprinted. Estimate $300 - 400

785 (H) 1937-40, Young King Farouk, 1m-20m, RoyalPrintings (206-215), printed "CANCELLED" di ag o nally onre verse, with out gum as is sued, fresh and Very Fine. NilePost DD136b-D145b. Estimate $100 - 150

786 (H) 1937, Montreux Treaty, Royal Printings com -plete (217-219), imperf, with "CANCELLED" printed di ag o -nally across re verse, a splen did set of left mar gin sin gles,with out gum as is sued, Very Fine and Rare, only 50 setsprinted. SG 69a, 70a, 71a. Estimate $300 - 400

787 HHa 1953, 30m Mosque of Sul tan Hassan, in -verted wa ter mark (331), bot tom half sheet and ir reg u larblock of 21 rep re sent ing 71 of the 100 cop ies known to ex -ist, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Nile PostD201a. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

788 HHa 1958, 1m Farmer's Wife, im per fo rate (438),block of 50 (half of known ex am ples as only 100 printed),o.g., never hinged, clean and fresh, Very Fine. Nile PostD245b. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

789 HHa 1958, 35m Com merce, im per fo rate (444), bot -tom half sheet of the only sheet printed, o.g., never hinged,clean and post of fice fresh Very Fine. Nile Post D251a.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000



790 HHa 1959, First Arab Pe tro leum Con gress, im per -fo rate (466), block of 25, o.g., never hinged, post of ficefresh, Very Fine, only 100 printed. Nile Post C22a.

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

FINLAND

791 m 1856, Coat of Arms, 5k blue (1), with jumbomar gins and in dis tinct town post mark, cor re spond ing totype I (small pearls in the posthorns), two shal low thins notmen tioned in cer tif i cate, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; Hel sinki Ex pert Com mit tee backstamp and ac com pa nied by 2008Alex Rendon Cer tif i cate. Facit 1I; SKr 25,000 ($3,650),Scott $3,250. Estimate $500 - 750

FRANCE

792 ) 1874, Paris to Castelsarrasin (37,58), ad dress panel franked with 5fr x2 gray Na po leon III & 25¢ two hor i -zon tal pairs + ver ti cal pair blue Ceres per fo rated is sues,pre pay ing the de clared-value rate, stamps tied by mul ti ple"1" stars of dots can cels, plus red Oct. 23, 1874 rect an gu larhandstamp ty ing 5fr stamp & 25¢ pair, 5fr stamp with faults,Fine, a rare frank ing. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

793 ) 1875, Le Havre to Veracruz, Mex ico (59,62),folded let ter cover franked with 30¢ x2 brown & 40¢ or angeper fo rated Ceres is sues, pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let terrate to Mex ico, stamps tied by mul ti ple "1769" loz enges, ad -ja cent Le Havre May 2, 1875 cir cu lar datestamp, plus redLon don tran sit & P.P. rect an gu lar handstamp, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300


General Foreign: Egypt - France

794 ) 1875, Paris to Guadalajara, Mex ico (59,63),folded let ter cover franked with 40¢ or ange & 80¢ pair per -fo rated Ceres is sues, pre pay ing the dou ble-weight let terrate to Mex ico, stamps tied by mul ti ple "22" stars of dotscan cels and red Brit ish tran sit datestamp, ad ja cent ParisJan. 1, 1875 cir cu lar datestamp, plus red "P.P." rect an gu larhandstamp & "35¢" Mex i can post age due mark ing, andVeracruz tran sit backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $200 -

300

795 ) 1875, Paris to Veracruz, Mex ico (58,61,63),folded let ter franked with 15¢ bister, 25¢ blue & 80¢ x2 per -fo rated Ceres is sue, pre pay ing the dou ble-weight let ter rate to Mex ico, stamps tied by mul ti ple "5" stars of dots can cels,ad ja cent Paris Jun. 18, 1875 cir cu lar datestamp, plus red"P.P." rect an gu lar handstamp & "25¢" Mex i can post agedue mark ing, backstamped with French packet line B, no. 4datestamp, cover with some faults, in clud ing ver ti cal fold af -fect ing 15¢, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

796 ) 1872, Bor deaux to New Or leans (36,58),folded let ter franked with 25¢ blue x2 Ceres & 80¢ rose per -fo rated Na po leon III is sues, pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let -ter rate to United States, stamps tied by mul ti ple "532"loz enges, ad ja cent Bor deaux Jun. 21, 1872 cir cu lardatestamp, plus red "PD" rect an gu lar handstamp & Lon don tran sit post mark, backstamped with Bor deaux-Paris rail -road & Paris dis patch datestamps, F.-V.F. Trans at lan ticcover car ried via Liv er pool. Estimate $200 - 300

797 ) 1873, Bor deaux to New York (36,59), foldedlet ter franked with 40¢ or ange Ceres & 80¢ rose per fo ratedNa po leon III is sues, pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let ter rateto United States, stamps tied by "6308" loz enges, ad ja centBor deaux Feb. 13, 1873 cir cu lar datestamp, red "PD" rect -an gu lar handstamp, Lon don tran sit & New York re ceiv ingpost marks, plus "2"Cap tain's fee mark ing, backstampedwith Bor deaux-Paris rail road datestamp, F.-V.F. Trans at -lan tic cover car ried via Queenstown. Estimate $200 - 300


General Foreign: France

798 ) 1870s, Paris to Vi enna (24,34,56), coverfranked with 5¢ x3 pale green Em peror Na po leon III, 15¢brown Ceres & 30¢ brown Na po leon III per fo rated is sues,pre pay ing the sin gle-let ter rate to Aus tria, stamps tied bymul ti ple "6" stars of dots can cels, ad ja cent Paris May 8 cir -cu lar datestamp & red "PD" rect an gu lar handstamp, and re -ceiv ing backstamp, 15¢ Ceres small faults, F.-V.F. The 60¢ postal rate was in ef fect from Sep tem ber 1871 to De cem ber 1873, un usual com bi na tion frank ing. Estimate $200 - 300

799 ) 1872, Paris to New Or leans (35-36), folded let -ter franked with 40¢ or ange & 80¢ Em peror Na po leon IIIper fo rated is sue, pre pay ing the sin gle-let ter rate to UnitedStates, stamps tied by two "1" stars of dots can cels, ad ja -cent Paris Aug. 30, 1872 cir cu lar datestamp, red Lon don &New York tran sit datestamps, "PD" rect an gu larhandstamp, and 2¢ Cap tain's fee mark ing col lected at NewOr leans, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

800 ) 1857 (21 March), folded let ter to Bel gium (1),franked by 1850, Ceres, 10c bister on yel low ish, strip offour, large mar gins ex cept just touch ing at left and bot tom,tied by “740” di a mond grid can cels, or i gin cds, Givet (3.25)backstamp and framed “PD” handstamp, Bruxelles (3.25)backstamp; light hor i zon tal file fold barely af fects strip,Maury €4,750 on cover. Estimate $500 - 750

801 ) 1864, Mar seille to Jacmel, Haiti (28), foldedlet ter franked with 80¢ rose per fo rated Em peror Na po leonis sue, pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let ter rate to Haiti, stamptied by "2240" loz enge, ad ja cent Mar seille Jul. 28, 1864 dis -patch & Lon don tran sit cir cu lar datestamps, plus "P.P."rect an gu lar handstamp, and backstamped Paris-Calaisrail road datestamp, Very Fine, scarce des ti na tion.

Estimate $300 - 400



802 ) 1865, Paris to Habana, Cuba (27-28), foldedlet ter franked with 40¢ or ange pair & 80¢ rose pair per fo -rated Em peror Na po leon is sue, pre pay ing the dou -ble-weight let ter rate to Cuba, stamps tied by star of dotscan cels, ad ja cent Paris Jul. 7, 1865 cir cu lar datestamp,plus red "PP" & blue "NE2" handstamps, small por tion oflet ter miss ing, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

803 ) 1865, Le Havre to Jacmel, Haiti (28), foldedlet ter cover franked with 80¢ rose per fo rated Em peror Na -po leon is sue, pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let ter rate toHaiti, stamp tied by in dis tinct loz enge and Le Havre May. 1,1865 cir cu lar datestamp, ad ja cent red "PP" rect an gu larhandstamp, and backstamped St. Thomas tran sit, stampsmall faults, Very Fine, scarce des ti na tion.

Estimate $200 - 300

804 ) 1868, Le Havre to Trin i dad (36), folded let tercover franked with 80¢ rose per fo rated Na po leon III is sue,pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let ter rate to Trin i dad, stamptied by "1769" loz enge, ad ja cent Le Havre May 16, 1868 cir -cu lar datestamp, red "PD" mark ing & Lon don tran sit,backstamped re ceiv ing post mark, F.-V.F., scarce des ti na -tion. Estimate $500 - 750

805 ) 1870, Mar seille to Jacmel, Haiti (36), foldedlet ter franked with 80¢ rose per fo rated Na po leon III is sue,pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let ter rate to Haiti, stamp tied by "2240" loz enge, ad ja cent Mar seille Apr. 14, 1870 cir cu lardatestamp, red "PD" mark ing & Lon don tran sit,backstamped Mar seille-Paris rail road post mark, F.-V.F.,scarce des ti na tion. Estimate $500 - 750



806 ) 1875, Reg is tered and re turned-to-sender ju -di cial folded let ter (58), with preprinted court wrap per, and franked with 25¢ blue strip of three per fo rated Ceres is sue,pre pay ing the reg is tered sin gle-weight let ter rate be tweendo mes tic post of fices, strip tied by sev eral "2366" loz enges, ad ja cent Mirande Feb. 20, 1875 cir cu lar datestamp, plusred "Re tour/ a l'envoyeur/ 3450" & "R" handstamps,backstamped mul ti ple datestamps, Ex tremely Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200

807 H 1862, Pres i dency, 10¢ bister & 25¢ blue,re-is sue (10b,11a), o.g., for mer with clear mar gins, lat terwith three clear mar gins, both printed on whiter pa per thanthe orig i nals, triv ial thins but pre sent able, F.-V.F., Scott$1,150. Estimate $200 - 300

808 H 1862, Pres i dency, 25c blue, re-is sue (11a),o.g., large to am ple mar gins, and de pict ing fresh color, Very Fine, Scott $425. Estimate $200 - 300

809 H 1867, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 30c dark brownon yel low ish (34a), in tense color and ex tremely well cen -tered, Ex tremely Fine, Scott $1,225. Estimate $500 - 750

810 m 1870, Bor deaux, 5c yel low green on green -ish, pair (41), with clear to large mar gins, cor re spond ing tore port 2, and show ing "1654" large nu meral can cels, VeryFine. Maury 42II; €625 ($810). Estimate $300 - 400

811 H 1876, Sage Type I, 20c red brown on straw(70), with nice color and full orig i nal gum, cou ple of shorterper fo ra tions, Very Fine, Scott $600. Estimate $200 - 300

812 H 1876, Sage Type I, 30c brown on yel low ish(73), fresh and full orig i nal gum, Very Fine, Scott $425.

Estimate $300 - 400

813 H 1876, Sage Type I, 75c car mine on rose (75),with stun ning color and full orig i nal gum, Very Fine, Scott$950. Estimate $500 - 750



FRENCH OFFICES ABROAD

814 ) French Of fices in Al ex an dria, 1927 (Apr 15),reg is tered cover from Al ex an dria to Kulangsu, China,with Port Said, Hong Kong and Amoy tran sits and neatKulangsu (16 May) re ceiver on re verse, Very Fine.

Estimate $100 - 150

815 ) French Of fices in Al ex an dria, 1861, Al ex an -dria to Mar seille (14c,18), folded let ter cover franked with10¢ brown & 40¢ or ange im per fo rate Em peror Na po leon is -sue, pre pay ing the sin gle-let ter rate to France, stamps tiedby "3704" loz enges, ad ja cent Alexandrie Nov. 5, 1861 andred "Paq. Ang. Mar seille" cir cu lar datestamps, plus P.P.handstamp, backstamped re ceiv ing post mark, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

816 ) French Of fices in Bei rut, 1862, Bei rut toParis (15,20), cover franked with 20¢ blue & 80¢ rose im -per fo rate Em peror Na po leon is sue, pre pay ing the dou -ble-weight let ter rate to France, stamps tied by mul ti ple"3706" loz enges, Beirout Sep. 28, 1862 cir cu lar datestamp, red "Paquebot/ de la/ Mediterranee" rect an gu larhandstamp & "PD" mark ing, backstamped Mar seille tran sit& re ceiv ing post marks, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

817 ) French Of fices in Con stan ti no ple, 1872,Con stan ti no ple to Lyon (36), folded let ter cover frankedwith 80¢ rose ver ti cal pair per fo rated Na po leon III is sue,pre pay ing the dou ble-weight let ter rate to France, stamptied by blue an chor loz enges, ad ja cent blue French PacketJun. 19, 1872 oc tag o nal datestamp & "PD" mark ing, plusred "Paquebots/ de la/ Mediterranee" rect an gu larhandstamp, backstamped Mar seille tran sit & re ceiv ingpost marks, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300


General Foreign: French Offices Abroad

818 ) French Of fices in Smyrna, 1859, Smyrna toMar seille (14,18), folded let ter cover franked with 10¢bister & 40¢ or ange im per fo rate Em peror Na po leon is sue,pre pay ing the sin gle-weight let ter rate to France, stampstied by "3709" loz enges, Smyrna Jan. 25, 1859 cir cu lardatestamp, ad ja cent "PP" boxed handstamp & red"Paquebots/ de la/ Mediterranee" three-line rect an gu larmark ing, backstamped re ceiv ing post mark, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

819 ) French Of fices in Tu nis, 1866, Tu nis to Mar -seille (27), folded let ter cover franked with 40¢ or ange per -fo rated Em peror Na po leon is sue, pre pay ing thesin gle-weight let ter rate to France, stamp tied by "5107" loz -enge, ad ja cent Tu nis Nov. 3, 1866 & Algerie cir cu lardatestamps, plus "PD" rect an gu lar handstamp, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

FRENCH COLONIES

820 H 1871, 20c blue (11), with large mar gins and fullorig i nal gum, Ex tremely Fine; ac com pa nied by 1998 BehrCer tif i cate, Scott $525. Estimate $300 - 400

821 ) French Indochina, 1900 & 1903, two mil i tarystampless cov ers, the first cover il lus trated mil i tary coverwith moun tains, Jap a nese flag and ex plo sion, with largedou ble ring "Ma rine Fran chise/Ser vice A La Mer" anddatestamp "Corps Exp.RE Tonkin/LV no. 5/23/DEC/00";the sec ond with large "Regi D'Infanteriede Ma -rine/Conseil/D'Administration" with 1903 Tonkin cds andtran sits on front & re verse, both at trac tive and scarce,F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300


General Foreign: French Offices and Colonies

GERMAN STATES

822 ) Prus sia, 1850, 1/2 Sgr or ange & 2 Sgr black(2,4), for mer tied on re verse of folded let ter by nu meral can -cel "1354", lat ter tied on front by same nu meral can cel, ad -ja cent Schonwalde rect an gu lar handstamp & red "2"manu script mark ing, date lined in 1850, and dis tri bu tionbackstamp, Fine, small faults not af fect ing stamps, scarcefrank ing. Michel 1,3. Estimate $300 - 400

823 ) Prus sia, 1861, 1/2 Sgr or ange (13), hor i zon talpair tied on folded let ter by Coblenz 5/6 dou ble-ring cir cu lardatestamps, and ad dressed to Mulheim, stamps with somefaults due to rough sep a ra tion from the sheet, Fine, scarcefrank ing. Michel 13a; €1,000 ($1,300). Estimate $300 -

400

824 ) Prus sia, 1850, 1/2 Sgr red or ange (2), two sin -gles tied on folded let ter by nu meral "644" can cels, ad ja cent "HORDE/ 13.12*7-8" rect an gu lar handstamp, and ad -dressed to Lim burg, Very Fine. Michel 1; €500 ($650).

Estimate $200 - 300

825 ) Prus sia, 1850, 1 Sgr black on rose (3), tied onfolded let ter by nu meral can cel "1727", ad ja cent"Dortmund/ Bahnhof/ 9 9 * 8-9" three-line handstamp, date -lined in 1851, ad dressed to Elberfeld with re ceiv ingbackstamp, Very Fine. Michel 2a. Estimate $50 - 75


General Foreign: German States

GERMANY

826 ) 1934, Lud wig Staehle hand drawn cachetedcover for Hindenburg Me mo rial, com plete set ofHindenburg Me mo rial stamps (436-441) on very de tailedStaehle hand drawn cacheted reg is tered cover, post -marked Wolgast, Ger many Dec 15, 1934, Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

827 ) 1935, Lud wig W. Staehle hand drawn ca chetfor Schiller com mem o ra tive, cover franked with Scott399, 446-447, post mark Berlin Dec 31, 1935. In tri cateStaehle hand drawn ca chet, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

828 ) 1937, Lud wig Staehle hand drawn ca chet onreg is tered FDC (481-3), very at trac tive FDC of Scott 481-3 (also 396 frank ing) post mark Jugenheim, Ger many, withde tailed Staehle ca chet., Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

829 H Air mail Semi-Of fi cial, 1913, Air shipSachsen, REPRINTS, in ter est ing col lec tion of re prints ofSieger 8a-b for Air ship Sachsen's 1913 flight be tweenLeigitz, Bunzlau, Fran ken stein and Haida. In cludes sin -gles(3) with dif fer ent shades, two com plete sheets of 10,each a dif fer ent shade, a num bered block of four from anun is sued plate that was in serted in a 1925 book (1500blocks ex ist), and a photo of the Sachsen., Very Fine.Sieger 8a-b,ND. Estimate $300 - 400

830 m Cameroun, 1913, 5m slate & car mine, 26x17perf holes (25), light 1914 Duala, Kamerun can cel, fresh,well cen tered, Very Fine, a most hand some ex am ple of thisCo lo nial Rar ity; signed sev eral times in clud ing Bothe, with2005 Jäschke-Lantelme cer tif i cate. Michel 25 IA; €4,800($6,240), Scott $4,250. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

831 m Saar, 1920, Over prints on Ba varia, 5pf-10mcom plete (21//37), neat light can cels, 3m and 5m each onpiece, gen er ally Very Fine, a pre mium set; signed Bürger.Michel 18-31; €1,900 ($2,470), Scott $1,547.

Estimate $500 - 750


General Foreign: Germany

832 H Saar, 1921, 10pf Miner, proof of the ac ceptedde sign, but in en larged for mat (69 var.), on un gummedproof pa per, ap par ently for pre sen ta tion pur poses. In ter est -ing item, Very Fine. Michel 54 var. Estimate $100 - 150

833 m Saar, 1928, Volkshilfe com plete (B9-B15),neat light can cels, Very Fine, a mag nif i cently choice usedset; 10f signed Hoffmann. Michel 128-134; €5,500($7,150), Scott $4,800. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

834 ) Berlin, 1949, Cur rency Vic tims com plete(9NB1-9NB3), post card to US, stamps tied by com mem o -ra tive 1950 Pas sion Play cds's with spe cial Oberammergau Pas sion Play can cel on front, two ver ti cal file folds wellaway from stamps, F.-V.F., Scott $545 off cover sin gles.

Estimate $150 - 200

GREECE

835 ) 1951, Mar shall Plan com plete (539-544), used on un ad dressed FDC, Very Fine. Michel 582-587; €1,500($1,950). Estimate $400 - 600

836 HH 1926, 2d & 5d air mails, Im per fo rates (C1var,C3var), left mar gin sin gles, o.g., never hinged, triv ial gumglaz ing from mount, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine, very rare.Karamitsos A1b, A3a sin gle; €850 ($1,100).

Estimate $400 - 600


General Foreign: Germany - Greece

GREENLAND

837 H Par cel Post, 1905, 10öre blue, one side of fi -cially reperforated (Q4 var.), o.g., small hinge rem nant,light gum creases, Very Fine. Facit P3IIC2, Facit SKr 9,000($1,310). Estimate $300 - 400

GUATEMALA

838 m 1873, Coat of Arms, 1p dull yel low (6), hor i -zon tal pair, cor re spond ing to types 91-27 listed in Gua te -mala-1, two large star can cels, nat u ral straight edge atright, right stamp with di ag o nal crease end ing in a closedtear, oth er wise F.-V.F., only eight pairs known, ex Lind,ISGC 6. Estimate $500 - 750

839 HHa 1921, Pro vi sional, 12¢¢ on 25¢ (177), com -plete sheet of 100, with left & bot tom mar gins, in clud ing thethree types listed in Gua te mala-2, o.g., never hinged, triv ialper fo ra tion sep a ra tions, F.-V.F., rarely of fered, Ex ISGC225A-C, Scott $1,500. Estimate $500 - 750

840 HHa 1949, Las Casas Is sue, im per fo rate(325-329), com plete sheets of 40 (10x4), de pict ing re verseplate num bers on top sel vage: P172 & P178-81, o.g., neverhinged, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine, ISGC 674d-78b.

Estimate $750 - 1,000


General Foreign: Greenland - Guatemala

841 HH Air mail, 1932, 3¢ on 3p, sheet of 100 withoblique sur charge (C21var), and vis i ble on the bot tommar gin on five stamps, up per right block of four is se-ten antwith sur charge omit ted, con trol num ber #144 on right mar -gin, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, ex Jonza, ISGC 387var.

Estimate $500 - 750

According to Guatemala-2 less than 1,350 sheets withnormal surcharge were issued. Jack Jonza with his sixtyyears of Guatemala stamp-collecting experience, believes the sheet is unique.

842 HHa Air mail, 1932, 10¢ on 15p, shifted sur -charges (C23var), part sheet of 70, o.g., never hinged,right mar gin and part of the bot tom mar gin, many stampsap pear with "Q0.10" at top and on bot tom mar gin on seven,three tabs miss ing, and #1 con trol num ber, some per fo ra -tion sep a ra tions, F.-V.F., ex Jonza, ISGC 388var.

Estimate $500 - 750

According to Guatemala-2, less than 250 sheets wereissued with the normal surcharge. Jack Jonza, with hissixty years of Guatemala stamp-collecting experience,believes the sheet is unique.

ICELAND

843 H 1897, small "þrir/3" on 5a green, perf 14x13½(32b), neat light can cel, fresh and beau ti fully well cen tered,Ex tremely Fine, out stand ingly choice; with 2008 APS cer tif -i cate. Facit 32; SKr 20,000 ($2,920), Scott $2,750.

Estimate $600 - 800

844 m 1902, 6a gray, red "I Gildi" (61), perf 14x13½,neat can cel, F.-V.F., very rare, un priced used; with 1994Pollak cer tif i cate. Facit 46. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

845 m 1902, 3a or ange, black "I Gildi" (63), perf14x13½, light cor ner can cel, fresh and well cen tered, VeryFine, choice; with 1998 Niel sen cer tif i cate. Facit 38; SKr18,000 ($2,630), Scott $2,100. Estimate $500 - 750

846 HH Air mail, 1930 Par lia ment Mil len nium com -plete (C4-C8), o.g., never hinged, vi brant col ors and at trac -tive, 50a triv ial gum skip, Very Fine. Michel 142-146. Facit189-93; SKr 3,275 ($480), Scott $500.

Estimate $200 - 300

847 m Of fi cial, 1902, 3a yel low, "I Gildi" (O25), perf14x13½, neat light cor ner can cel, Very Fine and choice;with 1998 Niel sen cer tif i cate. Facit Tj15; SKr 12,000($1,750), Scott $1,400. Estimate $300 - 400


General Foreign: Guatemala - Iceland

Ex 846 847

ITALIAN STATES

848 ) Lom bardy-Venetia, 1852, folded let ter sheetfrom Genova to Mar seille, France, with boldly struck"Piroscafi Francesi Per L'Ialia/Genova Prieto DeAmeza-Agente" il lus trated handstamp, with manu script"Par Languedoc" and red Mar seille re ceiv ing cds, light hor i -zon tal filefold, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine.Estimate $150

- 200

849 H Modena, 1852, Coat of Arms, 5c green (1a),se-ten ant pair, o.g., hinge rem nant, large to am ple mar gins, left stamp with pe riod af ter fig ure of value, other with out pe -riod af ter fig ure of value, mi nor gum wrin kles, Ex tremelyFine. Sassone 7o; €3,500 ($4,550), Scott $2,750.

Estimate $500 - 750

850 ) Na ples, 1858, Arms, 1g pale lake (2), ver ti calstrip of three & sin gle, cor re spond ing to plate two, and tiedon folded let ter cover by mul ti ple "ANNULLATO" rect an gu -lar can cels, ad ja cent 1865 dis patch cir cu lar datestamp, and ad dressed to Magliano, top pair of the strip with small faults, F.-V.F. Sassone 4; €1,250 ($1,620). Estimate $200 - 300

851 m Na ples, 1858, Arms, 50g rose lake (7), withthree am ple mar gins, and just touched on the left,"Annullato" rect an gu lar can cels, Very Fine; ac com pa niedby 1950 Cueni Cer tif i cate. Sassone 14; €4,000 ($5,200),Scott $2,900. Estimate $300 - 400

852 (H) Parma, 1859, Pro vi sional Govt., 80c or angeyel low (16), with out gum, clear to large mar gins, and verypre sent able, Very Fine; signed by E. Diena. Sassone 18var.; €4,500 ($5,850), Scott $2,400. Estimate $200 - 300

853 m Sar dinia, 1853, Vic tor Em man uel II, 5c bluegreen (4), Torino Sep. 30 cir cu lar datestamp, clear to largemar gins, Ex tremely Fine. Sassone 4; €2,000 ($2,600),Scott $1,325. Estimate $300 - 400

854 m Tuscany, 1851, 2s scar let (3), oval of di a -monds can cel, with three clear mar gins, F.-V.F.; signed byKohler & J. Schl. Sassone 3; €12,000 ($15,600), Scott$10,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

855 m Tuscany, 1857, 1cr car mine (12), light cir cu larcan cel, clear to am ple mar gins, Very Fine; signed by Diena& Stolow. Sassone 12; €700 ($910), Scott $825.

Estimate $200 - 300

856 (H) Tuscany, 1857, 4cr blue green (14), with outgum, four clear mar gins and nice color, Very Fine; signedby A. Diena. Sassone 14; €3,125 ($4,060), Scott $3,000.

Estimate $300 - 400

857 (H) Tuscany, 1860, Pro vi sional Govt., 1c brownli lac (17), with out gum, four clear mar gins and very pre -sent able, Very Fine; signed by A. Diena. Sassone 17b;€1,100 ($1,430), Scott $1,050. Estimate $150 - 200


General Foreign: Italian States

851 852 853

854 855 856

ITALY

858 HH Air mail, 1930, Vir gil com plete (C23-C26),o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone S.1504; €525 ($680),Scott $430. Estimate $200 - 300

859 HH It aly: Trieste Zone A, Par cel Post, 1947-48,1st Over printed Is sue com plete (Q1-Q12), o.g., neverhinged, F.-V.F., Scott $1,195. Estimate $300 - 400

860 ) Ital ian Oc cu pa tion of the Aegean Is lands,1932, Gar i baldi is sue com plete from the 13 is lands,each tied on cacheted FDC's, ad dressed to Rome. Someon Coo cover with some perf tip ton ing, F.-V.F., an at trac -tive and scarce group of FDC's; Sismondo Photo Cer tif i cate for each. Sassone €8,125 on cover ($10,560), Scott $3,900as used. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

LIBERIA

861 HH 1958, Pres. Tubman's Vis its, spe cial izedgroup of er rors, imperfs and proofs (368//C117 vars.),in clud ing full sheets of the Swiss Visit with flag of Franceand Ger man Visit with flag of the Neth er lands, o.g., neverhinged, Very Fine (no photo). Estimate $600 - 800

LIECHTENSTEIN

862 HH 1912, 25h First Is sue, in dark blue (3a), o.g.,never hinged, Very Fine. Zumstein 3y; 3,000 SFr ($3,270),Scott $2,200. Estimate $400 - 600

MONACO

863 HH 1972, "Al bert Durer" in stead of "AlbrechtDurer" (817 var.), un is sued er ror with mispelling of firstname, o.g., never hinged, Ex tremely Fine; ac com pa nied bypho to copy of 2006 Calves cer tif i cate for a sheet of tenwhich was bro ken into sin gles. Michel 1033III; €6,000($7,800). Estimate $750 - 1,000


General Foreign: Italy - Monaco

NICARAGUA

864 P En ve lope, 1900, Momotombo Is sue, dieproofs, group of seven cut-squares show ing de sign usedin the is sued en ve lopes, and made by Amer i can Bank NoteCom pany in New York, com pris ing five on white pa per (5¢,10¢, 20¢, 30¢ & 50¢) and two on buff pa per (2¢ & 4¢), VeryFine. Estimate $250 - 350

RUSSIA

865 ) 1850, 2 stampless cov ers from St Pe ters -burg, the first with red "Paid De 9/1850" cds with "P" in cir -cle ad dressed to Hammersmith Eng land with boxed "StPeterburg/De 15 Nov 1850" on re verse; the sec ond withcds and "Aus Russland"straight line on folded let ter sheetad dressed to Liv er pool, for warded three times, with ap pro -pri ate backstamps, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

866 m 1868, Coat of Arms, 30k car mine & green,ver ti cally laid pa per (25a), used spe cial ists se lec tion of107 items, all show ing ver ti cally laid pa per types. We note awide range of can cel la tions as well, in ter est ing, un usual lot,mostly F.-V.F. Michel 23y; €23,540 ($30,600), Scott $5,617 (no photo). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

867 m 1879, Coat of Arms, 7k gray & rose, ver ti callylaid pa per (27b), all used spe cial ists se lec tion of 80 items,nearly ev ery stamp sound, in clud ing a great di ver sity ofcan cels as well, fresh, F.-V.F., un usual hold ing. Michel 25y; €6,400 ($8,320), Scott $5,200 (no photo).

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

868 m 1875, Coat of Arms, 8k gray & rose, ver ti callylaid pa per (28a), spe cial ist se lec tion of 35 used ex am ples,of fer ing a great va ri ety of can cel la tions as well, largelyF.-V.F., ex am ine. Michel 26y; €4,200 ($5,460), Scott$2,450 (no photo). Estimate $500 - 750

869 ) 1894, Franco-Rus sian friend ship let ter card,franked with France 1¢, 2¢, 3¢ & 4¢ Peace & Com mercetype II stamps, tied by Nancy March 14, 1894 cir cu lardatestamps, and ad dressed to lo cal des ti na tion, in side oflet ter card show ing in ter est ing and beau ti ful hand-paintedde signs, Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

Issued to commemorate the visit of the French Fleet toKronstadt in 1891, and the return visit of the Russian Fleetto Toulon in 1893 during the reign of Emperor AlexanderIII.

870 H 1909, Post Horns with Thun der bolts, 10kdark blue, wove pa per, 2 ex am ples with dra maticfoldovers (79), cor ner mar gin sin gle with spec tac u larfoldover caus ing part of stamp to printed on the re verse side in the up per quad rant of the sel vage and leav ing the face tobe par tially unprinted, the sec ond ex am ple folded over soas to have por tions of stamp unprinted, quite un usual andwor thy of the fin est ex hi bi tion col lec tion, o.g., lightly hinged,Very Fine and un usual. Estimate $100 - 150

871 HH/H 1935, Anti War and Com ple tion of Mos cowSub way com plete (546-550, 551-554), o.g., all lightlyhinged ex cept Sub way 20k high value never hinged, brightfresh sets, Very Fine, Scott $975 (no photo).

Estimate $400 - 600


General Foreign: Nicaragua - Russia

872 HH/H 1939, 15k Foundry Man, imperf (713a), hor i -zon tal gut ter pair, o.g., lightly hinged (right stamp neverhinged), light fold through gut ter, oth er wise Very Fine, Scott $800. Estimate $400 - 600

RYUKYUS

873 HHa 1958, 3¢ deep car mine, off-white pa per, perf10.3x10.3 (47U2), left sheet mar gin block of 4, o.g., neverhinged, ex tremely well cen tered, rich color, very choice,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine (no photo). Estimate $100 -

150

874 HHa 1948-49, First Is sue, mixed set of First andSec ond Printings (1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 6a and 7), sheets of 100,o.g., never hinged, clean and fresh, gen er ally Very Fine,Scott $2,350 as sin gles (no photo). Estimate $500 - 750

SPANISH COLONIES

875 H Rio de Oro, 1905, Alfonso XIII, "Muestras"(Edifil 12N-16N), key val ues of the set, in clud ing 2p, 3p, 4p, 5p & 10p, each with "A.000,000" on re verse, and con sid -ered as spec i mens, Very Fine. Scott 12-16, Edifil €1,130($1,470). Estimate $500 - 750

876 H Rio de Oro, 1907, Alfonso XIII, 15c on 25csur charge & va ri ety (Edifil 17, 17hh), at trac tive duo, onewith nor mal sur charge, other with dou ble sur charge, VeryFine. Scott 17, 17var.; $700, Edifil €995 ($1,290).

Estimate $500 - 750

877 H Rio de Oro, 1910, Alfonso XIII, 10c on 5p &10c on 10p sur charge va ri et ies (Edifil 55hi//56hz), threesin gles & two pairs, com pris ing 10c on 5p x2, one with in -verted sur charge, other with dou ble sur charge, 10c on 10px5, sin gle with dou ble sur charge, hor i zon tal pair with ex traver ti cal sur charge on right stamp, plus an other hor i zon talpair with left stamp de pict ing 15c on 10p sur charge. Edifil55hi,55hh,56hh,56hhx,56hz, F.-V.F.; three sin gles signedGalvez & se-ten ant pair signed by Cham pion. Scott 60 vars. & 62 vars., Edifil €1,350 ($1,760). Estimate $500 - 750

878 H Span ish Mo rocco, 1914, Alfonso XIII, 2c to10p with in verted "s" in "Marruecos" (Edifil 30he-41he), com plete set in hor i zon tal pairs, each de pict ing over printva ri ety on right or left stamp, F.-V.F. Scott 27-38 vars., Edifil €1,144 ($1,490). Estimate $500 - 750

879 H Span ish Mo rocco, 1915, Alfonso XIII, 2c to10p with wide & nar row over prints in se-ten ant pairs(Edifil 44hz-55hz), group of twelve which com mand a sub -stan tial pre mium in the Edifil cat a logue; each signed byCham pion. Scott 40-51 vars., Edifil €1,654 ($2,150).

Estimate $750 - 1,000

880 H Span ish Mo rocco, 1915, Alfonso XIII, 10c to10p with in verted "r" in "Protectorado" (Edifil 46-55,46he-55he), group of ten hor i zon tal pairs, each with left orright stamp show ing the over print va ri ety, F.-V.F.; mostlysigned by Cham pion. Scott 42//51 vars., Edifil €1,149($1,490). Estimate $500 - 750


General Foreign: Russia - Spanish Colonies

SUDAN

881 ) Of fi cial, 1943, “On Su dan Gov ern ment Ser -vice” cover, pair 10 p(49) tied by 1943 Khar toum cds onOSGS en ve lope with OSGS la bel, stamps have per fo ratedin sel vage "SG", ad dressed to Wash ing ton DC, F.-V.F.

Estimate $200 - 300

SWEDEN

882 m Air mail, 1920, In verted Sur charges, 10o on3o to 50o on 4o com plete (C1a-C3a), incl. 10o on 3o tiedon piece by Stock holm 27.11 bridge can cel & 20o on 2o tied on piece by Filipstad 28.10 cir cu lar datestamp, lat ter withhor i zon tal crease, F.-V.F.; 10o on 3o & 20o on 2obackstamped Kessler, Scott $3,100.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

883 HH Book let, 1939, 3kr Linné, or ange cover, with -out Linné on the cover, perf 3 or 4 side, con tain ing 20 x15öre, im mac u late, Very Fine. Facit H41B BC,CB, FacitSKr 18,000 ($2,630). Estimate $500 - 750

SWITZERLAND

884 ) 1934, NABA sou ve nir sheet (226), used on areg is tered of fi cial FDC to Eng land, Very Fine. ZumsteinWIII 1; 1,400 SFr ($1,530), Scott $550.

Estimate $200 - 300

885 m 1945, PAX, 5c-10fr com plete (293-305), with -out the 5c semi-postal, neat can cels, Very Fine. Zumstein262-274, Scott $895. Estimate $200 - 300

886 m 1912, 10c Pro Juventute fore run ner, in Ital -ian, neat Grafenried cds (back-dated, al though with theorig i nal canceler), per fectly cen tered, perfs at top just a tinybit ir reg u lar, Very Fine, a lovely ex am ple of this rar ity.Zumstein III, Zumstein 7,500 SFr ($8,180).

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000


General Foreign: Sudan - Switzerland

887 Hm Air mail, 1938, 75c on 50c “Pro Aero” (C26),mint sin gle, over printed “Spec i men”, plus used sin gle andpair, Spec i men o.g., lightly hinged, oth ers with neat Berncan cels, Very Fine. Zumstein 26. Estimate $750 - 1,000

TANNU TUVA

888 ) 1935 (Mar 26), for warded reg is tered cover toPort land, ME, a lovely cover franked by 50k Tuva ad he -sive, which is tied by Turan cds, ad dressed to "Port landUSA", de liv ered to Or e gon, then for warded onto Port land,Maine, with US 6¢ or ange air mail is sue af fixed for trans mis -sion back east, var i ous US reg is try tran sits, a Rare and at -trac tive us age, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

889 ) 1941 (Jan 10), reg is tered na tive scene pic -ture post card from Kizil to New York, franked on front by3k and 15k reg is tra tion stamps along with 75k air mail is sue, with back car ry ing 5k reg is tra tion and 1k on 40k sur chargeis sue, all cancelled by vi o let Kizil 10.1.41 cdss and match -ing reg is tra tion handstamp, with San Fran cisco Mar 21 andNew York Mar 25 tran sits, cor ner bend at lower left, F.-V.F.,a Rare and col or ful card (photo on our web site).

Estimate $200 - 300

THAILAND

890 HH/H 1947-49, King Bhumibol, 50s-20b val ues(267-273), com plete less 5s-20s low val ues, o.g., somehinged, some never hinged, F.-V.F., Scott $958.

Estimate $300 - 400

VATICAN

891 HH 1936, Cath o lic Press Con fer ence com plete(47-54), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Sassone 47-54, Scott$495. Estimate $150 - 200

892 HH Air mail, 1948, Arch an gel & Tobias com plete(C16-C17), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Sassone S.502,Scott $640. Estimate $200 - 300


General Foreign: Switzerland - Vatican

U.S. Postal History

Autographs and Free Franks

893 ) Nimitz, Ad mi ral C.W., US Navy First DayCover, Mellone #11, Aris to crat/Low ry ca chet in black with"C. W. Nimitz Fleet Ad mi ral USN" au to graph, Very Fine, exMar tin. Estimate $200 - 300

894 ) Web ster, Dan iel, free frank with red "Wash ing -ton DC/Jun/22" cds with mat ing "FREE" straight line oncover ad dressed to Boston MA with bold "Dan iel Web ster"free frank in up per right, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

895 ) Wright, Orville, 1928, 25th An ni ver sary Of First Flight, cover, 5¢(650) tied by Kitty Hawk cds on cachetedcover for 25th an ni ver sary of Wright Bros first flight au to -graphed by Orville Wright ad dressed to Teaneck NJ, VeryFine. Estimate $300 - 400

Postal History by State

896 ) Ar kan sas an te bel lum cover col lec tion, 45+cov ers pre Civil War, many better stampless and1851-1861 cov ers,better in cludes ms town can celRondo(S/R 7) on U9, Rockport cds(S/R 5) on U10, ms towncan cel Pekin(S/R 6) on mourn ing cover with #26, and redCo lum bia cds(S/R 5) on pen cancelled U10, each cover onits own page with iden ti fi ca tion, years of post of fice op er a -tion, and his tory, ex cel lent group to build upon or break upfor re tail, gen er ally F.-V.F. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000


U.S. Postal History: Autographs and By State

897 ) Geor gia an te bel lum cover col lec tion, 40+cov ers pre Civil War, many better stampless and1851-1861 cov ers, better in cludes Buena Vista on U10 with "For warded 3" sl, Darien oval with or na ments oval,Stampless red Lumkin with match ing "Paid/3" sl, and twostampless cov ers from Rome GA ad dressed to HowellCobb, he or ga nized "Cobb's Le gion" dur ing the Civil Warand was a CSA con gress man, each cover on its own pagewith iden ti fi ca tion, years of post of fice op er a tion, and his -tory, ex cel lent group to build upon or break up for re tail,gen er ally F.-V.F. Estimate $600 - 800

898 ) [Kan sas Ter ri tory] Gar dener, "GardnerK.T./Sept 9" manu script town can cel on cover with ms "Paid 5" rate ad dressed to Un ion Val ley NY, F.-V.F.

Estimate $200 - 300

899 ) [Ken tucky] “Bardstown, Ky. Dec. 29 1824”,fancy red cir cu lar datestamp with manu script “6” rat ing onfolded let ter to Elizabethtown, Ky., en dorsed “mail”, VeryFine. Estimate $300 - 400

900 ) [Mas sa chu setts] 1773 Red Boston StraightLine, ms 2 dwt rate on folded let ter sheet ad dressed toNew port RI, with red SL "Boston" on re verse with match ingFrank lin mark, strike in some what light with a small rub onthe "S", busi ness let ter, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600

This is the earliest type of Boston postmark made byhandstamp.

901 ) [Mas sa chu setts] 1815-1816 Stampless Cor -re spon dence Dewitt Fam ily, 12 stampless folded let tersheets, only one with PO mark ing, bal ance prob a bly car ried pri vately, a few ap pear to have been money let ters, all withcon tents, in ter est ing lot of le gal busi ness let ters, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $200 - 300

902 ) [Mas sa chu setts] 1823-1825 Stampless Cor -re spon dence Radcliff Fam ily, six folded let ter sheets, allwith con tents, no postal mark ings, prob a bly pri vately car -ried, busi ness let ters, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $150 - 200


U.S. Postal History: By State

Western Express Covers

903 ) Langton's Pi o neer Ex press, Downieville,Oval handstamp on 1864 3¢ en tire to San Fran cisco, blue"Wells, Fargo & Co., Marys ville" oval date stamp andLangton's fancy scroll frank at up per left, cover with mi norfly-speck ing, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott No. U58.

Estimate $300 - 400

904 ) Wells Fargo & Co's Ex press From MenloPark, Cal. (San Mateo), large vi o let rect an gle (LeutzingerType 18-5) on 2¢ Co lum bian en tire with Wells, Fargo & Co.com mem o ra tive Co lum bian frank, ad dressed to San Fran -cisco, Very Fine and rare, most at trac tive.Estimate $400 -

600

Railroad Covers

905 ) Rail road and RPO can cels on cover,1862-1948, 70+ cov ers, cards and fronts, nice range of rail -road & RPO post marks, most ap pear in the scar city rangeof I-III, a cou ple of better in cludes Eu reka & Jas per RPOand Shef field & Jas per RPO, mixed con di tion with a fewpar tial strikes, re search should turn up a few hid den gems,please in spect, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $250 - 350

Advertising/Illustrated Covers

906 ) [Ag ri cul tural] Hammond Seed Co., multicoloril lus trated ad de sign de pict ing build ing on pri vate mail ingcard bear ing 1¢ green (279) tied by “Bay City Mich. Jul 61901” ma chine can cel to San Jose, Cal., Very Fine andscarce pri vate card. Estimate $300 - 400

907 ) [Ag ri cul tural] Read ing, Aug L Wentzel Pro -ducer Of Trucks & To mato Kethup, 3¢(184) tied byRead ing cds on mul ti col ored il lus trated ad cover with ad di -tional allover ad for chick ens on re verse, split along top andsides for dis play, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

908 ) [Beer & Brew er ies] Mil wau kee Beer Fes ti val,Sept. 8-13, 1902, all-over il lus trated multicolor ad ver tis ingcover bear ing 2¢ car mine (279B) tied by “Mil wau kee Jul 14'02” ma chine can cel to DeWitt, Ioa., re verse with “DrinkSchlitz” slo gan and DeWitt (7.15) ar rival; re duced slightly atright, small edge tear at top, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400


U.S. Postal History: Western Express - Advertising Covers

909 ) [Cloth ing] Boots & Shoes, W.E. Schmertz &Co., all-over front and back multicolor or nate ad cover bear -ing 2¢ red brown (210) tied by “Pitts burgh Pa. Dec 16” cdsto Uniontown Pa.; small edge tear at top and small part ofbackflap re placed, a Very Fine ap pear ing use.

Estimate $400 - 600

910 ) [Cloth ing] Ni ag ara Silk Mills, NorthTonawanda NY, multicolor il lus trated de sign on coverbear ing 2¢ car mine (463) tied by “Chi cago Ill. Jan 25, 1917”ma chine can cel to Green field, Mass., Ex tremely Fine andrare de sign, ex Biddle. Estimate $500 - 750

911 ) [Com pany] The Wal ter M. Lowney Co.,Boston Mass., all-over multicolor il lus trated de sign de pict -ing woman with baby an gels bear ing 1¢ green (331) tied byBoston sta tion flag ma chine can cel to Quincy, Ill.; cou plesmall edge flaws, Very Fine. Estimate $350 - 500

912 ) [Food & Drink] Cudahy Broth ers Co. Hams,Ba con etc, Mil wau kee Wis., multicolor il lus trated ad de -pict ing Pea cock and Hams on cover bear ing 2¢ shield (319) tied by “Cudanhy Wis. Oct 10, 1906” du plex to Loyd, Wis.,re verse with slo gan ads; re duced slightly at right, Very Fineand at trac tive. Estimate $250 - 350

913 ) [Food & Drink] In ter na tional Stock Food Co.,Min ne ap o lis Minn., all-over multicolor il lus trated ad de -sign, front and back, on cover bear ing 1¢ green (300) with“Min ne ap o lis Minn” precancel to Osborne, Kan., Very Fineand beau ti ful ad. Estimate $400 - 500

914 ) [Food & Drink] The Ja cob Dold Pack ing Co.,Buf falo N.Y., multicolor il lus trated ad ver tis ing on coverbear ing 2¢ Trans-Miss. (286) tied by “Buf falo, N.Y. Jan 6'99” du plex to Attica, N.Y., re verse with slo gan ads, Ex -tremely Fine. Estimate $250 - 350


U.S. Postal History: Advertising Covers

915 ) [Food & Drink] New Prague Flour ing Mill Co., Minn., multicolor all-over il lus trated ad, front and back, oncover bear ing 2¢ car mine (319) tied by “New Prague MinnAug 31, 1904” du plex to New Hart ford, N.Y., Very Fine andchoice. Estimate $300 - 400

916 ) [Food & Drink] Ralston Purina Com pany, St.Louis Mo., multicolor il lus trated ad de sign on cover bear ing 2¢ Mailometer type IV (384), cat $90, tied by “St. Louis Mo. Oct 24, 1911” ma chine can cel to Beth le hem, Pa., Very Fineand at trac tive de sign. Estimate $350 - 500

917 ) [Food & Drink] Ward-Corby Co. Chid lowBread, Prov i dence R.I., multicolor il lus trated ad de signde pict ing scene serv ing chil dren bread, re verse with slo -gan, on cover bear ing 2¢ shield (319) tied by “Prov i denceR.I. Dec 26, 1906” ma chine can cel to E. Green wich, R.I.,Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350

918 ) [Gun & Pow der] Bue nos Ai res Ar gen tina,Smith & Wesson, Franked with 10c tied by Bue nos Ai resma chine can cel with in tri cate Smith & Wesson Logo cor nercard on front & at trac tive il lus trated de sign of Po lice & Mil i -tary Re volver on re verse, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

919 ) [Gun & Pow der] Iraq B.S.A. Shot Gun, 1928cover franked on re verse with ½a + 4a tied by Bagh dadpost marks with de sign show ing Shot gun & Dog with GameBird, ad dressed to the United States, Very Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200

920 ) [Gun & Pow der] Manaos Brazil,Remington-UMC, Franked with 200r tied by "Manaos"post mark with stun ning multicolor il lus tratedRemington-UMC de sign show ing Moun tain Lion, ad -dressed to the United States, cover with large tear at right &cou ple small tears at top, also torn on re verse, lovely Fineap pear ance, this is a very rare de sign.

Estimate $500 - 750



921 ) [Gun & Pow der] Mont pe lier, Law son C.Cummins The Du plex Tele scope Sight, Blue gray il lus -trated de sign on 1¢ postal en tire cancelled by "Mont pe lier,Vt." du plex can cel show ing Two Ri fles with "The Du plexTele scope Sight", light cover win kles, F.-V.F.

Estimate $100 - 150

922 ) [Gun & Pow der] New York City, The H. & D.Folsom Arms Com pany, At trac tive il lus trated de signshow ing "New York Club Ri fle" on 1894 cover franked with1893 2¢ Co lum bian tied by New York du plex can cel, VeryFine. Estimate $150 - 200

923 ) [Gun & Pow der] New York City, Henry B.Stock well. In ven tor and Man u fac turer of The Cel e -brated Re peat ing Per cus sion Goods, il lus trated de signon cover show ing Canon, Pis tol, Self-Light ing Torches, Ci -gar Lighter, etc., franked with 3¢ Bank Note tied by "NewYork" du plex can cel, mended flap tear which ex tends on tofront at top, slightly re duced at right, Fine, a won der ful & un -usual de sign. Estimate $150 - 200

924 ) [Gun & Pow der] Spring field, Geo A GravesShot guns, 3¢(184) tied by 1880 cork can cel on il lus tratedad cover, ad dressed to New York City, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

925 ) [Guns & Pow der] Deringer Re volver, Edw. KTyron & Co., Phil a del phia Pa., blue il lus trated ad de signon cover bear ing 3¢ green (184) cancelled by quar teredcork duplexed with par tial “Phil a del phia Pa Sep” cds to Get -tys burg, Pa.; re duced at right, Fine and scarce.

Estimate $250 - 350

926 ) [Guns] Wesson's Breech-Load ing Ri fle, J.W. Storrs Agent, New York City, il lus trated ad de sign bear ing 3¢ rose (65), tied by “New York Aug 29” du plex to Scranton,Pa.; some edgewear and flap re placed, Very Fine use, anearly and rare gun ad ver tis ing cover. Estimate $500 - 750



927 ) [Home Ap pli ances] White Moun tain Re frig -er a tors, Nashua N.H., beau ti ful multicolor il lus trated ad,front and back, on cover bear ing 2¢ shield (319) tied by“Nashua N.H. Jan 15 1904” du plex to Nashua, N.H., freshand Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $350 - 500

928 ) [Home Prod ucts] Kent & Purdy Paint Co., St.Louis Mo., multicolor il lus trated ad ver tis ing de sign de pict -ing the Lou i si ana Pur chase, on cover bear ing 2¢ car mine(319) tied by “St. Louis Mo. Aug 8 '05” ma chine can cel toKeokuk, Iowa, Ex tremely Fine and spec tac u lar.

Estimate $300 - 400

929 ) [Home Prod ucts] Kent & Purdy Paint Co., St.Louis Mo., multicolor il lus trated ad ver tis ing de sign de pict -ing the Found ing of St. Louis, on cover bear ing 2¢ car mine(319) tied by “St. Louis Mo. Aug 25 '05” ma chine can cel toKeokuk, Iowa, Very Fine and at trac tive.

Estimate $250 - 350

930 ) [Horses] J.C. Sheely, Sta ble Blan kets,Elmira N.Y., multicolor il lus trated horse de sign for “StayOn” Burlingtons sta ble blan kets, on cover bear ing 2¢ shield(319) tied by “Elmira, N.Y. Jun 10, 1908” ma chine can cel toGreen wood, N.Y.; re duced slightly at right, Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

931 ) [Ho tels] The Hollenden, Cleve land Oh.,multicolor il lus trated ad de sign with “Fire Proof” no ta tion oncover bear ing 2¢ car mine (220) tied by “Cleve land Nov 22'90” du plex to New York City; small edge tear at right, cleanand Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350

932 ) [House hold Goods] W. & H. Walker Soap &Can dle Mak ers, Pitts burgh, Pa., multicolor il lus trated adwith Rooster on cover bear ing 2¢ car mine (319) tied by “Al -le gheny, Pa. Mar 28, 1904” ma chine can cel on cover toCleve land, Ohio, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400



933 ) [Man u fac turer] Arlington, The StudebakerWagon, Mul ti col ored allover il lus tra tion with "Fel lows &Sperry, Agents, Ter mi nus S. Pa cific R.R." im print be low, on re verse of cover franked with 1867, 3¢ F. grill, tied by cir cleof wedges and "Arlington, Mo., May 3" post mark along side;sealed cover tears at top, F.-V.F. Scott No. 94.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

934 ) [Man u fac turer] Dor o thy Knapp Un der wearAd Cover, pur port edly cachetmaker Dor o thy Knapp al most lost her school teacher job for pos ing in this plumb ing ad,text at bot tom of blue photo reads "Posed by Miss Dor o thyKnapp of New York, awarded first prize at the Phys i cal Cul -ture Show, Mad i son Square Gar den for hav ing the mostbeau ti ful fig ure of all con tes tants", an ex cep tion ally rare col -lat eral item for the Knapp col lec tor, Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

935 ) [Man u fac turer] South Ryegate, RyegateGran ite Works, 3¢(207) cancelled by neg a tive "W" withWhite River & Mont pe lier Agt cds on il lus trated ad cover,ad dressed to Lockport NY, re duced at left, F.-V.F.

Estimate $150 - 200

936 ) [Med i cal] Paris Med i cal Co., St. Louis Mo.,multicolor il lus trated ad de sign de pict ing tod dler, re versewith slo gan ads, on cover bear ing 2¢ shield (319) tied by“St. Louis Mo. Mar 18, 1907” ma chine can cel toCanandaigua, N.Y., at trac tive and Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 300

937 ) [Med i cal] Prus sian Rem edy Co., St. PaulMinn., multicolor il lus trated front and back ad de sign forPrus sian poul try and live stock tonic on cover bear ing 2¢shield (319) nat. s.e. at left, tied by “St. Paul Minn. Oct 29,1908” ma chine can cel to Des Moines, Iowa, Ex tremely Fine and stun ning. Estimate $300 - 400



938 ) [Med i cal] Seabury & John son, multicolorall-over il lus trated de sign show ing Fac tory View and Build -ing with An gels at left, bear ing 2¢ car mine (220) tied by“New York, N.Y. Nov 25, 1893” ma chine post mark to GrandRap ids, Mich., re verse with Seabury trade mark; tiny edgetear, Very Fine and spetacular de sign.

Estimate $500 - 750

939 ) [Med i cal] Seabury & John son, multicolorall-over il lus trated de sign show ing show ing Fac tory Viewand Benson Plas ter Prod ucts and Awards, bear ing 1¢green (279) pair tied by “East Or ange N.J. May 29, 1904”ma chine can cel to Boston, Mass., re verse with multicolor il -lus trated Benson Plas ter Fac sim ile; two fil ing holes, onepatched, opened on three sides for dis play, Fine and at trac -tive. Estimate $300 - 400

940 ) [Medicals] Seabury & John son, mul ti col oredall-over il lus trated de sign show ing Fac tory View and Build -ing with Crown at Left, bear ing 2¢ car mine (250) tied by“New York, N.Y. Dec 11, 1894” ma chine post mark to Prov i -dence, R.I., re verse with mul ti col ored il lus trated ads, cou -ple mount ing marks at left, Very Fine and at trac tive.

Estimate $500 - 750

941 ) [Mer chant] New York City, A A Val en tine &Co Im port ers, 1¢(219) tied by New York dumb oval on ex -qui site allover mul ti col ored il lus trated fold out let ter card,out side with mul ti ple il lus tra tions of Mt Fuji and Chi nesegoods, in side are fur ther il lus tra tion, ad dressed to Al banyNY, an in cred i ble ad cover, wor thy of the fin est col lec tion,Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

942 ) [Min ing] San Fran cisco, Alaska Trade Com -mit tee, 2¢(267) pen cancelled and tied by 1897 ma chinecan cel to ad cover with ad di tional allover il lus trated ad onre verse of Gold Rush min ers, ad dressed to City, sta ple hole at left, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300



943 ) [Muscial In stru ments] Lyon & Healy Band In -stru ments, Chi cago Ill., brown il lus trated front and backad de sign de pict ing Levy & Strauss on cover bear ing 2¢ red(279B) tied by “Chi cago Ill. Aug 2, 1901” ma chine can cel toMil wau kee, Wis., choice and Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

944 ) [Pen] New York City, Ea gle Pen cil Com pany,1¢(300) tied by New York dumb oval on mul ti col ored il lus -trated ad ver tis ing post card for Ea gle Flash self fill ing foun -tain pen, scarce large sized post card that only re quire 1¢post age, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

945 ) [Pro pa ganda] Amer i can Peace So ci ety,all-over de sign in black on cover bear ing 3¢ green (147) tied by grid can cel duplexed with Kenosha Wis. cds to Oglesby,Ill., par tic u larly fresh and Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350

946 ) [Pro pa ganda] Val en tine Anti-Slav ery,all-over Val en tine Dundee de sign with “God Hath Made ofOne Blood All Na tions of Men” slo gan on cover bear ing 3¢dull red (11A) tied by blue “To ledo Ohio Jul 23” cds toOlivet, Mich.; some light edgewear, Very Fine and at trac -tive. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

947 ) [Pub lish ers] The North west Il lus tratedMonthly Mag a zine, all-over green il lus trated ad de sign de -pict ing ca boose on cover bear ing 2¢ red brown (210) tied by “Sanborn, Da kota May 27, 1885” ter ri to rial du plex to Phil a -del phia Pa.; flap mostly miss ing, clean and Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

948 ) [Soap] San Fran cisco, Gold Dust Twins,Allover mul ti col ored advertisment on 1910 cover, frankedwith 2¢ Wash ing ton coil tied by San Fran cisco ma chinepost mark, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300



949 ) [Sports] Phil a del phia Flex i ble Flyer, 2¢(455)tied by 1917 Phil a del phia ma chine can cel on full color il lus -trated cover with allover il lus trated ad on re verse to Rum -ney NH, light stain ing at left, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

950 ) [Stamps] Sinclair Can ning Co., 2¢ red, type IV (279B) tied by “Boston Mass. Nov 23, 1900” ma chine can -cel on all-over multicolor de sign to Sinclair, N.Y., Very Fineand un usual de sign. Estimate $300 - 400

951 ) [To bacco] The Chuch & McConnell Co., To -ledo O., all-over multicolor il lus trated ad de pict ing Tur keywalk ing on road of Ci gars, on cover bear ing 2¢ shield, typeII (319Fi) tied by “To ledo, Ohio. Jul 24, 1908” ma chine can -cel to Burgoon, O., pur ple “Missent” aux il iary handstamp,Bloomville (7.25) and Burgoon (7.25) backstamps; openedat right, Very Fine and re mark able de sign, the camine typeII has a cat. of $150 on cover. Estimate $350 - 500

952 ) [To bacco] Phil a del phia, M. Wayne Kratz,Deal ers in Ci gars & To bacco, Il lus trated de sign in roseshow ing Buf falo Bill on 1898 cover franked with 2¢ Bu reau Is sue (wrin kle) tied by "Phil a del phia" ma chine can cel, triv ial cover tear at left, Very Fine, with let ter dis cuss ing col legefoot ball. Estimate $150 - 200

953 ) [Tour ism] Ash bury Park, Sea Side Torch,Allover sea side re sort scene on fresh cover with ad di tionalil lus trated allover ad on re verse, ad dressed to Phil a del phia, franked with 1897 2¢ red (s.e. at top) tied by 1901 AsburyPark, N.J. ma chine post mark, Ex tremely Fine and choice.Scott No. 279B. Estimate $150 - 200

954 ) [Tour ism] Los An geles, 1895 Car ni val Sea -son, un used allover mul ti col ored il lus trated ad cover, VeryFine. Estimate $150 - 200



955 ) [Un usual] Wards, J.R. Pow Breeder Of PitGames, 2¢(319) tied by du plex on il lus trated ad cover forbreeder of cock fight ers ad dressed to Hanover PA, withunposted match ing pri vate mail ing card with same il lus tra -tion and in ter est ing mes sage, a very rare pair, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

956 ) [Wine & Spir its] The Speer N.J. Wine Co.,Passaic N.J., multicolor all-over il lus trated de sign show ingSpeer Build ings and Wine Cel lar, on cover bear ing on re -verse 2¢ car mine (279B), small nick, tied by “Passaic N.J.Dec 5, 1900” wavy flag ma chine post mark to Phil a del phiaPa.; opened at right, Very Fine and rare de sign.

Estimate $500 - 750

957 ) [Writ ing In stru ments] Jo seph Dixon Cru ci -ble Co., Jesey City N.J., all-over multicolor il lus trated adde sign de pict ing No. 2 pen cil, on cover bear ing 2¢ car mine(279B), nat. s.e., tied by “Jer sey City, N.J. Sep 2, 1899” ma -chine can cel to Charles town, N.H., re verse with all-over adand also in cludes il lus trated en clo sure, Very Fine and quitestrik ing. Estimate $250 - 350

958 ) Ad ver tis ing cov ers with 3¢ 1869, 25 cov ers,one il lus trated for the Amer i can base burner, two allover forWins low Glass Works and Amer i can En to mo log i cal So ci -ety, a pair tied by blue fancys for Briggs & Scanlan Law &Col lec tion Of fices, clean fresh and at trac tive lot, gen er allyF.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $300 - 400

959 ) Four ad ver tis ing postal cards, in cludes UX3with New York City De liv ery cds with fancy can cel and ad for fab ric on re verse; UX9 cancelled by cds with ad for Ha vanaci gars on re verse; UX12 cancelled by 1899 ma chine can cel with il lus trated ad of nude women on re verse for Antikamnia Chem i cal Co and UX12 uprated with 1¢(285) cancelled by1899 ma chine can cel with il lus trated ad for Co deine tab letson re verse, two small thins on ad side, nice lot, F.-V.F.

Estimate $200 - 300



Exposition Covers

960 ) 1898 Re union of States and Na tions July 4thPa tri otic, beau ti ful multicolor il lus trated ad de sign for JoeQuinn of Pueblo, Col. bear ing 2¢ pink (267), nat. s.e., tiedby “Pueblo, Colo. May 25, 1898” ma chine can cel to Den ver, Col., Very Fine and rare de sign. Estimate $350 - 500

961 ) 1901 Grand Army of the Re pub lic 35th Na -tional En camp ment, multicolor il lus trated fair de sign forThe Wil liam Tay lor Son & Co. of Cleve land Oh. on coverbear ing 2¢ car mine (279B) tied by “Cleve land, Ohio Sep 7,1901” ma chine can cel to Middletown, Conn., Very Fine.

Estimate $350 - 500

962 ) 1902 The Badger Fair, Platteville Wis, red and black il lus trated expo de sign for Ho tel Co lum bia ofPlatteville, Wisc. on cover bear ing 2¢ car mine (279B), nat.s.e., tied by “Platteville Wis. Jul 29, 1902” du plex toEvanston, Ill., F.-V.F. and scarce. Estimate $350 - 500

963 ) 1905 Lewis & Clark Cen ten nial Expo,multicolor il lus trated de sign on Ho tel Grande ad cover fromArlington, Or e gon bear ing 2¢ car mine (324) tied by“Pocateelo & Port. R.P.O. Jul 18 1904” du plex to Port land,Ore.; re duced slightly at right just af fect ing 2¢, Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

964 ) 1909 Hud son-Fulton Cen ten nial, all-overmulticolor il lus trated ad de sign, front and back, for A.C.Bosselman & Co. of New York on cover bear ing 2¢ car mine(372) tied by “New York, N.Y. Oct 14, 1909” ma chine can cel to Al bany, N.Y., Ex tremely Fine and choice.

Estimate $350 - 500


U.S. Postal History: Exposition Covers

Fancy Cancels

965 ) Six Pointed Stars, three 1¢(63) tied by twostrikes of fancy can cel with 1863 New York cds on foldedlet ter sheet, ad dressed to Port land ME, busi ness let ter, twover ti cal filefolds, one af fects right stamp, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

966 ) Neg a tive Shield (Skin ner-Eno PS-FC 42),can cels 3¢ rose (65) on cover to Huntsville, Ala., ad di tionalstrike ad ja cent duplexed with “Leavenworth Kas. Oct 26”cds; re duced slightly at right, Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 350

967 ) Fancy can cels on 2¢ Bank notes, three cov -ers, in cludes Worces ter MA neg a tive "A" Cole "La-33", New Or leans shield with tiny scrape on stamp, and Hart ford CTneg a tive "V", clean, fresh lot, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Postal History: Fancy Cancels

Campaign Covers

968 ) 1856 Bu chanan Cam paign Por trait, blackJohn An drew por trait de sign (Bischel-256, W-122) withmanu script “Pres i dent Elect” around por trait on cover bear -ing 3¢ dull red (11), four ex tra large mar gins, tied by“New-York Nov 13” cds to Nacogdoches, Texas; someedgewear, no flap, Very Fine and scarce de sign, ex Piller.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

969 ) 1856 Fremont Cam paign Por trait, blackPutnam Broth ers de sign (Bischel-un listed, Walcott-un -listed) on yel low cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (11A) tied bylarge “Paid” grid to Meredith, N.H., crisp red “Boston Mass.20 Aug” cds; triv ial flap tears, fresh and Ex tremely Fine gem us age. Estimate $400 - 500

970 ) 1860 Lin coln Railsplitter, black Magee cam -paign de sign (Bischel-351, W-189) bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by “Co lum bus O. Oct 16” dcds to Elmira, Ohio; re ducedslightly at right, ad dress light ened, Very Fine ap pear ing.

Estimate $400 - 500

971 ) Beard less Lin coln Cam paign Cover, 3¢(65)tied by East Bridgewater cds on il lus trated cover ad dressed to New port News VA, with 2003 PF cer tif i cate stat ing it is agen u ine us age, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750

972 ) 1864 Lin coln-John son Cam paign, de sign inblack (Bischel-408, W-215) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)cancelled by quar tered cork to No. Read ing, Mass., red“Boston Mass.” post mark; some cos metic res to ra tion, VeryFine ap pear ing ex am ple of this magnificant de sign, exWalcott, Bischel. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000


U.S. Postal History: Campaign Covers

973 ) 1864 Lin coln-John son Cam paign, pur ple L.Prang pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-408, W-214) on cover bear -ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by quar tered cork to Hillsboro Cen ter,N.H., red “Boston Mass Oct 27” dcds; re duced a bit at rightand light stain, Fine and rare ex am ple of this de sir able de -sign. Estimate $750 - 1,000

974 ) 1868 Grant and Colfax Cam paign, light pur plede sign with “I shall fight it out on this line” slo gan(Bischel-443, W-562 var.) on cover bear ing 3¢ ul tra ma rine(114) tied by quar tered cork to Bris tol, Ind., match ing Penn.town cds; edge flaws in clud ing cor ner mend, Fine.

Estimate $250 - 300

Civil War Postal History

975 ) Civil War Il lus trated En ve lopes, Lettersheets and Song Sheets, in trigu ing lot of Civil War ephem era, in -cludes six mint pa tri otic en ve lopes in clud ing flag with "Lib -erty And Un ion Now And For ever" ban ner, bronze sailorwith flag, Kimmel Lady Lib erty, ea gle with shield, split panelmul ti col ored and mul ti col ored ea gle and shield, twoMagnus mul ti col ored song sheets "Cal vary Song" and"Gen eral Grant's Boys", and best of all two Phil a del phia Un -ion Vol un teer Re fresh ment Sa loon & Hos pi tal lettersheetswith il lus trated Sol diers Guide in Phil a del phia ar ranged for50th Mass Vol un teers, scarce and at trac tive lot, F.-V.F.

Estimate $150 - 200

976 ) Cor re spon dence From Ezra But ton 22ndReg i ment Wis con sin Vol un teers, 20 cov ers with let tersfrom 1861-1864, de scrib ing Pri vate But ton's war time ex pe -ri ences, some with pa tri otic cov ers and/or lettersheets, re -lates events of the Vicksburg, Murfreesboro and Nash villecam paigns, de scribes some of the day to day trib u la tions ofa sol diers life, post marks range from Ra cine WI to New Or -leans, Lou is ville and Covington KY, Nash ville,Murfreesboro and Mem phis TN, fairly easy to read, Pvt But -ton was in the 4th Reg i ment WI and 22nd Reg WI, needsfur ther re search, please spend suf fi cient time in spect thishis toric lot, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $500 - 750


U.S. Postal History: Campaign Covers - Civil War

977 Lin coln mourn ing en grav ing, J.M.Whittemore & Co. Pub lish ers, Boston, on pa per (101 x72mm) die sunk on card board (118 x 85mm), 2mm bor derin black, with A. Lin coln sig na ture re pro duced, fresh and im -mac u late, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

978 Lin coln oval en grav ing, on pa per (114 x77mm) die sunk on card board (245 x 195mm), signedCharles B. Hall in pen cil, mar ginal im per fec tions, still VeryFine, scarce. Estimate $200 - 300

Patriotic Covers

979 ) Wash ing ton and “Be ware of Trai tors”, redand blue pa tri otic Upham de sign (Bischel-41, W-2) withWash ing ton por trait and Lib erty with Flags and Shield(Bischel-41, W-2 var.) on cover bear ing 10¢ green (68),faulty, tied by “New-York May 14” du plex to San Fran ciscoCal., some cover re pairs, Very Fine ap pear ance.

Estimate $150 - 200

980 ) Rose of Wash ing ton, multicolor Magnus pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-43, W-5) on cover bear ing on re verse3¢ rose (65), tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Sep 28” post mark toOswayo, Pa.; re duced at right into 3¢, cover faults; Fine and rare, ex Walcott. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500


U.S. Postal History: Civil War - Patriotic Covers

981 ) Wash ing ton on Horse, multicolor Kimmel pa -tri otic de sign (sim i lar to Bischel-47, W-58 var.) bear ing 3¢dull red (26), straddline line at right, tied by square grid,match ing “Rensselaerville, N.Y. Jun 10” cds; lower left cor -ner re paired, 3¢ light crease, Fine and scarce.

Estimate $350 - 500

982 ) Wash ing ton Cross ing Del a ware and Houseof Rep re sen ta tives, two-panel multicolor Magnus pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-60, W-un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65), large strad dle s.e. at right af fected a bit fromslight re duc tion, tied by “Al ex an dria va. Feb 11” dcds toClare mont N.H.; Fine and de sir able. Estimate $400 - 600

983 ) Wash ing ton with “The Pa triot of '76' ” Slo -gan, red pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-67, W-18) on cover withblue “Bal ti more Md. Oct 27” rim less cds and match ing “Due3” cir cled handstamp to New York City, sol dier's en dorse -ment “48 Regmt N.Y. V.” at top, Very Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200

984 ) Wash ing ton Por trait, gray pa tri otic de sign(sim i lar to Bischel-71, W-18 var.) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65), nat. s.e. at right, tied by “Jan 9” cds to Lud low, Mass.;re duced at right, small pa per loss on back, F.-V.F.

Estimate $150 - 200

985 ) Wash ing ton: “Lib erty's De fender”, red andblue all-over pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-88, W-31) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65), well cen tered, tied by tar get can celduplexed with “Nash ville Ten. Aug 21'65” dcds to Rutl and,Ohio; re duced slightly at right, Very Fine and quite at trac -tive. Estimate $150 - 200

986 ) Wash ing ton on Shield with Lib erty, red andblue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-176, W-90) on cover bear ing3¢ rose (65) tied by large “Wash ing ton D.C.,Jun 11, 1863”dcds to Troy, N.Y.; some light edgewear, Very Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200


U.S. Postal History: Patriotic Covers

987 ) Re view of the Army with Lin coln andMcClellan, sur rounded by Sailor, Zuave and McClellan,multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-324, W-170)on cover bear ing on re verse 3¢ rose (65), rounded cor ner,tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Sep 23, 1862” post mark toBrockport, N.Y.; re duced at right, edge tear, Fine andscarce de sign. Estimate $500 - 750

988 ) Re view of the Army with Lin coln andMcClellan, multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-un listed, W-un listed) on cover bear ing on re verse3¢ rose (65) tied by “Al ex an dria Va. May 11 1863” post mark to New Hampton, N.H.; some mi nor mended edge flaws,Very Fine, an ex ceed ingly rare Lin coln de sign.

Estimate $1,250 - 1,500

989 ) Pres i dent Lin coln and his Cab i net, all-overmulticolor Upham pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-376, W-210) oncover from Wash ing ton D.C. to Saco, Me., 3¢ rose (65) is are place ment, some soil ing, Fine. Estimate $75 - 100

990 ) Gen eral Scott with “Hero of Lundy's Lane”Slo gan, beau ti ful red and blue Upham pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-455, W-234) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), s.e. atleft and small fault at top, tied by “Al ex an dria Va. Sep 18,1862” cds to Jamesburg, N.J.; re duced slightly at left, tinyedge tear, Very Fine and at trac tive. Estimate $350 - 500

991 ) Gen. Scott Por trait with Draped Flags, redand blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-491, W-258) on coverbear ing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by large “Paid” grid can cel toFessenden Mills, N.H., red “Boston Mass. Jun 13” dcds; re -duced a bit at right, clean and Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 300

992 ) “Winfield Scott, Lieut Genl.”, free frank en -dorse ment and ad di tional manu script “Free” on yel low“Head Quar ters of the Army, Of fi cial Busi ness” en ve lope toMarblehead, Mass., a Very Fine Lt. Gen. Scott free frankuse. Estimate $600 - 800



993 ) Gen eral Scott with Flags, red and blue pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-510, W-274) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65) tied by clear “Phil a del phia Pa. Sep 9” cds to New YorkCity; flap tear, clean and Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

994 ) Gen. McClellan Por trait sur rounded byCamp Scene, multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-un listed, W-un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65), light stains, tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Feb 20, 1863”cds to Co lum bia, Pa.; right edge re paired, Very Fine ap -pear ance. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

995 ) Maj. Gen eral McClellan, red and blue Ropespa tri otic de sign (Bischel-517) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Ga lena Ill. Oct 11” dcds to Wheaton, Ill.; small faultsin cludes tear into stamp; Fine ap pear ance.

Estimate $150 - 200

996 ) Gen. McClellan and Col. Meagher sur -rounded by Drum mer and Sol dier, multicolor Magnuspa tri otic de sign (Bischell-un listed, W-un listed) on coverbear ing on re verse 3¢ rose (#65) tied by “Al ex an dria Va.Mar 29” post mark to Medford, N.J., clean and Very Fine,Ex cep tion ally Rare. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

997 ) Maj. Gen eral McClellan Por trait with DrapedFlags, red and blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-533, W-281)on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by tar get duplexedwith “New-York Aug 7, 1862” dcds to Cotuit, Mass.; re -duced slightly at left, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

998 ) Gen eral McClellan and Staff, black and greenUpham pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-548, W-289) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65), small faults, tied by “Washignton D.C.Sep 17, 1861” cds to Saco, Maine; some edge ton ing andflaws, Fine. Estimate $300 - 400



999 ) Gen eral McClellan with Ea gle, Shield andFlags, red and blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-550, W-291)on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Feb 22” cds to New York City; no flap and cou ple edge flaws attop, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150

1000 ) Ma jor Gen. McClellan Por trait with Flags be -low, red and blue de sign (Bischel-607, W-369) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by grid to Scott, Iowa; ac -com pa nied by orig i nal Gen. Winfield Scott pa tri oticlettersheet date lined “Burlington Oct 16th”, Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 300

1001 ) Wash ing ton and McClellan, He ros of Pastand Pres ent, red and blue Magee pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-609, W-330) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by“Phil a del phia Pa. Jun 1 1862” cds, ad dressed to Lieut. ofCo. N 1st Cal. Regt., Genl. Burn's Bri gade, Genl. Sedg -wick's Di vi sion near Rich mond, Va., en dorsed “Via For tress Mon roe, P. Mast. Pease for ward to Regt.”; large cover tear,Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

1002 ) Gen. McClellan with “Lib erty and Un ion”Slo gan, all-over red and blue Magee pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-645, W-354) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by“Phil a del phia Pa. Dec 15, 1862” cds to Shaftsbury, Vt.;small edge and flap tears, Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350

1003 ) We Re mem ber Ellsworth, red and blue pa tri -otic shield de sign by Mumford (Bischel-666, W-405) oncover with “Cape Girardeau Mo.” cds and “Sol dier Let ter,11th Iowa Regt., J. C. Bennett Ma jor” en dorse ment with“Due 3” rat ing to Suttors Point Ill.; mi nor edge mends, Fineand scarce de sign, ex Chase. Estimate $150 - 200



1004 ) Ellsworth with Flags, red and blue Bloom and Smith pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-689) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Sep 30” cds to New tonCen tre, Mass.; opened at right, Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 350

1005 ) "Hero, Pa triot, States man!" The Late Col E.D. Baker, por trait fac ing right with bro ken col umn at left,black de sign (W-449) on cover with "Wash ing tonDC/Mar/8" post mark ad dressed to South Glen's Falls NY,re duced at right, edge ton ing, with red & blue il lus tratedlettersheet of ea gle and shield that may not be long, F.-V.F.

Estimate $400 - 600

1006 ) Col. Baker, Col. Ellsworth and Gen. Lyon,bronze Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-792, W-402) hon -or ing the fallen on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by in dis -tinct cds to Casleton, N.Y.; slight dis col or ing, re duced atright from open ing, Fine and ex ceed ingly scarce de sign.

Estimate $400 - 600

1007 ) Port Royal with Dupont Por trait, gray pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-868) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), perfflaws, cancelled by tar get to Bellefonte, Pa., match ing “PortRoyal S.C. Mar 28” cds; re duced slightly at right, F.-V.F.

Estimate $200 - 300

1008 ) Por traits of Gen er als Heintzelman,McDowell and Blenker, multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de -sign (Bischel-894, W-un listed) on cover bear ing on re verse3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Jun 25 1863” post -mark to Gayhead, N.Y.; re duced at right, Fine and ex ceed -ingly rare de sign. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000



1009 ) Gen eral Nathaniel Lyon, multicolor Gates pa -tri otic de sign (sim i lar to Bischel-914) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65) tied by “Decatur Ill. Jan 13” cds to Belleville, Pa.;light top edge stain ing, F.-V.F. and ex ceed ingly rare de sign, ex Walcott. Estimate $150 - 200

1010 ) Cap tain Milroy with Flags, red and blue pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-924, W-un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65) tied by blue cir cu lar grid, match ing blue “Cum ber -land Md. Dec 25” cds to Glens Falls, N.Y.; re duced slightlyat right, just af fect ing 3¢, oth er wise Very Fine and scarcede sign. Estimate $250 - 350

1011 ) Gen eral Sprague over har bor Scene and Ea -gle with spread wings, mul ti col ored Magnus coverfranked with 3¢ rose (#65) tied by Wash ing ton DC, Sept 101865 post mark, tri fle bit re duced at right which barely clipsedge of stamp, light ened crease along top, ad dressed toBrookfield, NY (Bischel # 969), Very Fine, un listed inWalcott.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1012 ) Maj. Gen eral Wool, blue por trait and ea gleHunckel pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-992) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), faulty cor ner, tied by “Old Point Com fort Va. Oct21” cds to Ma son, N.H.; faults, Fine. Estimate $75 - 100

1013 ) The Great Na val Bat tle be tween the Mon i torand the Merri mac, blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1049,W-622) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), nat. s.e. at left,cancelled by grid, match ing “Hannibal Mo. 21 Feb 1965”dcds to In dus try Pa.; re duced slightly at left, light edgewear, Fine. Estimate $350 - 400

1014 ) Merri mac and Mon i tor Bat tle, red and blue pa -tri otic de sign (Bischel-1053, W-627) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65), tied by cork can cel duplexed with “Grand Ha ven,Mich. May 16” cds to Roulett, Pa., manu script “for ward”; re -duced slightly at right with small cor ner mend, Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200



1015 ) Merri mac and Mon i tor Bat tle, red and blue pa -tri otic de sign (Bischel-1053, W-627) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65), s.e. at right, tied by tar get can cel duplexed with“Sabina O. Nov 15” cds to Fairview, Ind.; some edgewear,F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

1016 ) New ark N.J., bronze Magnus de sign(Bischel-1118, W-679var) franked with 3¢ rose (#65) tiedby "Al ex an dria VA" post mark, ad dressed to Frank lin NY,ex pertly cleaned, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1017 ) View of New York and Ea gle with Shield,two-panel multicolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-1121,W-665) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), cor ner crease, tiedby “Wash ing ton D.C. Dec 6” cds to Lamson, N.Y.; re ducedslightly at left, slight stain in ad dress, Fine and scarce.

Estimate $300 - 400

1018 ) Pan oramic View of the For ti fi ca tions aroundWash ing ton, over all bronze Magnus de sign(Bischel-1133, W-un listed) on cover franked on back with3¢ rose (#65) tied by "Georgetown D.C./Oct/6/1862" post -mark ad dressed to Millerville PA, triv ial bit of soil ing, VeryFine. Estimate $500 - 750

1019 ) Train with Flag, bronze Magnus pa tri otic de -sign (Bischel & W Un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Apr 3, 1863” cds to Remsen, N.Y., Ex tremely Fine, a rare de sign. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1020 ) Full View of U.S. Capitol, all-over bronzeMagnus de sign (Bischel & Walcott Un listed)on cover bear -ing 3¢ rose (65), nat. s.e. at left, cor ner fault, pos si bly pinkshade, tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Feb 10” cds and ad -dressed to Mass., slight de sign dis col or ing; re duced atright, Fine. Estimate $400 - 500



1021 ) Long Bridge in Wash ing ton D.C. by Moon -light, No. 2, all-over bronze Magnus de sign (Bischel-un -listed, W-724) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied byin dis tinct Wash ing ton D.C. cds to West Spring field, N.H.;re duced slightly at left just af fect ing 3¢, edge nick, Fine andex cep tion ally rare de sign, ex Walcott.Estimate $350 - 500

1022 ) U.S. Capitol (West Front), Wash ing ton, D.C.,all-over multicolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-1142, W-un -listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by star fancy can -cel duplexed with “Wash ing ton D.C. Jun 13, 1864” cds toWest Medway, Mass.; small edge tear, Very Fine and ex -ceed ingly rare. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1023 ) U.S. Capitol, all-over bronze Magnus de sign(Bischel-Un listed, W-Un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65) tied by blue “Bal ti more Md. Jan 12” cds to Phil a del phiaPa., flap re paired, Very Fine and at trac tive.

Estimate $1,250 - 1,500

1024 ) “The House that Un cle Sam Built”, red pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-1146, W-643) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by rim less blue “Bal ti more Md, Dec 21” cds to Mar -shall, Mich; some re paired flaws and opened on threesides, Very Fine ap pear ance. Estimate $300 - 400

1025 ) “The House that Un cle Sam Built”, red pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-1146, W-643) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), nat. s.e. at left, tied by blue “Annapolis Md. Feb 23” cds to West min ster, Md.; re duced a bit at right, Very Fine andat trac tive. Estimate $300 - 400

1026 ) View of the U.S. Capitol, pur ple Magnus pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-1150, W-642) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), cor ner crease, tied by “Al ex an dria Va. Jan 3” dcds toEtna, N.Y., dock eted “Rec'd Jany 8th 1862”, Very Fine andchoice ex am ple. Estimate $400 - 500



1027 ) West Front of Capitol, two-panel multicolorMagnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1171, W-un listed) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), nat. s.e. at left, tied by “Wash -ing ton D.C. Jan 23” cds to Fortsville, N.Y.; small edge tearsand soil ing, re duced slightly at right, Fine and scarce de -sign. Estimate $300 - 400

1028 ) East Front of the Capitol, two panel multicolorMagnus de sign (Bischel-un listed, sim i lar to 1175, W-un -listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), choice cen ter ing, tiedby “Jack son ville Ill Jul 6” cds to Chi cago Ill., blue Chi cagoJul. 7 ar rival backstamps; re duced slightly at right, choiceand Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1029 ) U.S. Pat ent Of fice and Ea gle with Flag,two-panel multicolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-1182, W-656 var.) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), faulty, tied by “Al ex an -dria Va. Mar 4, 1863” dcds to Ja maica, Vt.; re duced a bit atleft, Fine and scarce. Estimate $250 - 350

1030 ) View of the Wash ing ton Ar se nal and Lib erty, brown two-panel Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel un -listed) on buff cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by“Rowlesburg Va. Mar 11” cds to Clear Spring, Md.; smalledge tear at right, 3¢ slightly af fected by fold, fresh and Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750

1031 ) White House and Lib erty on Globe, two-panel multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel un listed) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), ex ceed ingly well cen tered, tiedby “Al ex an dria Va.” dcds to Clare mont, N.H.; opened atright, slight soil ing, Very Fine and scarce de sign.

Estimate $500 - 750

1032 ) U.S. Sen ate and Ea gle with Shield, two-panelblue Magnus pa tri otic de sign (sim i lar to Bischel-1206) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), slightly ox i dized, tied by “Wash -ing ton D.C. Oct 10” cds to Harris ville, Wisc., clean and VeryFine. Estimate $400 - 500



1033 ) House of Rep re sen ta tives and Ea gle &Shield, light red pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-un listed, W-un -listed) sim i lar to Magnus style on cover bear ing 3¢ pink(64), dam aged at cen ter, bright color, tied by “Al ex an driaVa. Apr 15 1862” dcds to It aly Hol low, N.Y.; some edgeflaws, Fine and scarce de sign, Scott $1,500 on pa tri oticcover. Estimate $200 - 300

1034 ) Smith so nian In sti tute with Fe male at left, two panel bronze Magnus de sign (Bischel-un listed, W-un -listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), wide mar gins,trimmed at top, cancelled by quar tered cork with match ing“Litch field Ct. Aug 3 1862” cds to Del a ware Wa ter Gap,Penn.; re duced a bit at top and right, stiff ened, fresh andF.-V.F., a rare de sign. Estimate $300 - 400

1035 ) Smith so nian In sti tute and Fe male, two-panelgreen Magnus de sign (Bischel-1220, W-un listed) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65), nat u ral s.e. at right, tied by “Wash ing -ton D.C. Dec 6” cds to Hampton Cor ners, N.Y., faulty at bot -tom right and mostly sep a rated; ac com pa nied by orig i nalmatch ing Smith so nian bronze Magnus lettersheet date -lined “Camp Palmer Dec 4th, 1861” talk ing about how cold it is, shiv er ing at night and one of his tent mates hav ing mea -sles, Fine and at trac tive. Estimate $400 - 500

1036 ) Trea sury De part ment, two-panel multicolorMagnus de sign (Bischel-1221, W-651) on cover bear ing3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Sep 6, 1862” dcds toTroy, N.Y., Very Fine and choice. Estimate $750 - 1,000



1037 ) U.S. Navy Yard and sailor stand ing on dockbe fore ship, two panel mul ti col ored Magnus de sign(Bischel-1230, W-672) on cover to Lan cas ter, franked with3¢ rose (#65) tied by "Wash ing ton D.C./Sep/14" post mark,light ton ing, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1038 ) Bat tle at Pitts burgh Land ing or Shiloh Apr. 7. 1862, No. 3, all-over multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-un listed, W-un listed) on cover bear ing on re verse3¢ rose (65), nat. s.e. at left, tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. May8 '64” du plex to Millville, N.Y.; open on three sides for dis -play, Very Fine and choice ex am ple of this rare de sign;1981 P.F. Cer tif i cate. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1039 ) Bat tle at Newbern, N.C., No. 8, all-overmulticolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1240, W-711)on cover bear ing on re verse 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Al ex an derN.Y. Aug 21” post mark to Rushford, N.Y., Very Fine andchoice, very de sir able and rare de sign, ex Knapp; 1993P.F. Cer tif i cate. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

1040 ) Bat tle at Newbern, N.C., No. 10, all-overmulticolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1241, W-710)on cover bear ing on re verse 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Al ex an -dria Va. May” post mark to Cornwall, Conn.; tone spot at left, Very Fine and ex ceed ingly rare de sign.

Estimate $1,250 - 1,500

1041 ) “The Na tion's De fense” Cal vary Charge Bat -tle Scene, all-over red pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1271,W-751) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), nat. straddleline atleft, tied by rim less Feb. 13, 1862 cds to Bridge port, Conn.;re duced slightly at right, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 500

1042 ) Bat tle Scene, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-1275, W-730) on buff cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by blue “Banks Di vi sion July 3” cds to Etna Cen ter,Me.; some edgewear, Fine. Estimate $400 - 500



1043 ) Bat tle Scene show ing Merri mac and Mon i -tor, red and blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1292) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Sandy Hook Md. July 20” cdsto Granville, N.Y.; barely re duced at right, Very Fine andchoice ex am ple of this de sign. Estimate $500 - 750

1044 ) Bal ti more and Lexington Bat tle Scenes, pur -ple pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1295, W-742) on cover frontbear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C., Dec 181861” cds to Co lum bus, Pa.; some edgewear, Fine andvery scarce de sign. Estimate $200 - 300

1045 ) Lib erty over Fort Sump ter, red and white pa tri -otic de sign (W-un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26)tied by tar get can cel, match ing “Yon kers, N.Y. Jul 9, 1861”dcds to East Smith field, Pa.; re duced slightly at left, someedgewear, Fine, ex Meroni. Estimate $250 - 300

1046 ) Camp Scene No. 20 with Eight Sol diers andHorse, bronze Magnus de sign (Bischel & W-un listed) onrebacked front bear ing 3¢ rose (#65) tied by “Wash ing tonD.C. Apr 4” cds to New York City, en dorsed “Sol dier Let ter”at bot tom right, Very Fine and scarce.

Estimate $250 - 350

1047 ) Life Scene in Camp, black pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-1340, W-884) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), sur -face abra sion, tied by “Mem phis, Ten. May 13, 1863” dcdsto Lena, Ill.; re duced at left and some edgewear, Fine andscarce. Estimate $400 - 500

1048 ) “The Na tional Lanc ers at Home andAbroad”, multicolor F. Hedge of Boston pa tri otic de sign(Bischel & W Un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)cancelled by open grid, match ing “Port Royal S.C. Feb 5”cds to Boston, Mass.; some small mended edge flaws, Fineand at trac tive de sign. Estimate $250 - 350



1049 ) Four Sol diers Be neath Tree Camp Scene,multicolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-1345, W-773) bear ing3¢ rose (#65) tied by large “Wash ing ton D.C. Sep 18” dcdsto Nottingham N.H.; some light stain ing and edge faults,Fine and very rare. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1050 ) Nine Sol diers with Bayonettes Camp Scene,multicolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-1351, W-un listed) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), rounded cor ner, tied by “Wash -ing ton D.C. Oct 21 1862” dcds and ad dressed to Belvidere,N.J.; re duced slightly at right; orig i nal en closed Penn syl va -nia and Un ion Flag dual-de sign Magnus multicolorlettersheet date lined “Wash ing ton, Oc to ber the 20”; someedgewear, Very Fine, Ex tremely Rare, a re mark ableMagnus pa tri otic cover with orig i nal lettersheet.

Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

1051 ) Camp Scene, No. 2, Nine Sol diers aroundBayonettes, multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-1352, W-un listed) on cover bear ing on re verse 3¢rose (65) tied by blue “Al ex an dria Va. Nov 19 1863” dcds toSouth Kingston R.I.; slightly re duced at right, some tonespots and mi nor edgewear, still Very Fine and col or ful de -sign. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1052 ) Camp Scene 17, Five Sol diers and Horsesur round ing Tree, multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-1359, W-778) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), re -paired, tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. May 24 1862” dcds to East Machias, Me.; cor ners re paired, Very Fine ap pear ing, Ex -tremely Rare. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1053 ) “How our Amer i can ea gle serves the se ces -sion rooster”, slo gan with red and blue car i ca ture de sign(Bischel-1577, W-1025) on cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26),tied by “Wa ter bury Vt. Sep 22 1861” cds to East Braintree,Vt.; re duced a bit at right, clean and Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400



1054 ) The Lat est Con tra band of War, black car i ca -ture de sign (Bischel-1611, W-1047) de pict ing “Black” withhoe on cover bear ing 1¢ blue (24) and 3¢ dull red (26) tiedby “New-York Jul 14” du plex to Ar me nia Un ion, N.Y.; re -duced at right, a Very Fine and rare car i ca ture, the 4¢ pre -pay ing the 3¢ let ter rate plus 1¢ car rier fee.

Estimate $600 - 800

1055 ) Un cle Sam Hold ing Flag to Save the SouthCar i ca ture, multicolor Kimmel style pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-1751, W-1016) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) ver ti -cal pair, trimmed from re duc tion, match ing “Fremont O. Jan 23” dcds to New port, R.I., Fine ex am ple of this rare and de -sir able car i ca ture de sign. Estimate $350 - 500

1056 ) Re pu di a tion - Jef fer son Da vis car i ca ture, hu -mor ous Berlin & Jones car i ca ture de sign on cover toGilsum, N.H., franked with 1861 3¢ rose tied by "Wash ing -ton, D.C., Oct 3" cds, F.-V.F., a very scarce used pa tri otic. Scott No. 65. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1057 ) The El o quent Per suader, Il lus trated ri fle de -sign on cover to Mar a thon, N.Y., franked with 1861 3¢ rosetied by Wash ing ton, D.C. cds, light cover ton ing, Fine, arare early de sign. Scott No. 65. Estimate $150 - 200

1058 ) Dan iel Web ster, “Lib erty and Un ion, nowand for ever, one and in sep a ra ble”, red pa tri otic de sign(Bischel & W un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), cor ner flaw, tied by sharp “Massillon O. Sep 1, 1862” du plex toDeerfield, Ohio; re duced slightly at right, Very Fine, ascarce de sign. Estimate $300 - 400

1059 ) Un cle Sam with Ri fle Car i ca ture, red and bluepa tri otic de sign (Bischel-1920, W-un listed) on cover bear -ing 3¢ rose (65), re mark ably well cen tered within bal ancedmar gins, cancelled by cir cu lar grid, match ing “Tor ring tonCt. Jun 11” cds to Navgatuck, Conn.; some ag ing and smalledge tear, Fine, a rare de sign, ex Judge Fay.

Estimate $300 - 400



1060 ) A Sol dier's Fare well, large val en tine pa tri oticen ve lope (Bischel-2114, W-2380) in or ange and light buffde pict ing sol dier and girl friend, bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by“Wash ing ton D.C. Feb 13” dcds to Forestburgh, N.Y.; tentof bunt ing Val en tine en clo sure; mi nor toned spots and flaptear, still Very Fine and mag nif i cent, ex Sapperstein.

Estimate $2,500 - 3,500

1061 ) Ro meo and Juliet Val en tine, vari a tion of the“Sol dier's Fare well” large val en tine pa tri otic en ve lope(Bischel-2115, W-2381) in red and blue, bear ing 3¢ rose(65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Feb 12” cds to East Cor inth,Me.; Sol dier val en tine en clo sure; some edgewear, in sig nif i -cant edge tear at bot tom, a Very Fine and out stand ing ex hi -bi tion item. Estimate $4,000 - 5,000

1062 ) Sol dier's Fare well with “Off for the War” Slo -gan, red and blue Gates pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-2141,W-849) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), well cen tered, tied by blue “New port Ky Sep 3” dcds to Or ange Sta tion, Ohio;some edgewear and stain, Fine. Estimate $250 - 300

1063 ) The Sol dier's Dream of Home, all-over red and black Upham pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-2177, W-882) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue “Lexington Ky. Nov22” dcds to Cicero, Oh.; barely re duced at right trims 3¢perfs, Fine, a very at trac tive de sign. Estimate $300 - 400

1064 ) Sixth Army Corps and Wash ing ton,two-panel multicolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-2845,W-1558) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing tonD.C. Feb 10 '64” du plex to Middlebury, Vt.; re duced slightlyat right, very slight ton ing, F.-V.F. and rare de sign.

Estimate $750 - 1,000



1065 ) Wash ing ton Past and Pres ent, all-over redand blue Upham pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3034, W-1617)on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Sep 10, 1861” cds to Nel son, N.H.; some edgewear andmended cor ner, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

1066 ) The Orig i nal Thir teen States, multicolorUpham pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3053, W-1922) on coverbearig 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Dec 7, 1861”cds to Frenchtown, Wis.; re duced at left, Very Fine and de -sir able de sign. Estimate $350 - 500

1067 ) The Orig i nal Thir teen States, multicolorUpham pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3053, W-1922) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Dec 11” cdsto Frenchton, Wis.; re duced slightly at left, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

1068 ) “United We Stand, Di vided We Fall”, blueMagee pa tri otic de sign on cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26)tied by open cir cu lar grid, match ing par tial “Phil a del phia Pa. 1861” dcds to Fred er ick City, Md.; small cover flaws, stillVery Fine and early de sign. Estimate $350 - 500

1069 ) Ten Stars, red and blue pa tri otic de sign (W-un -listed) on clean cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26), slightly af -fected from edge place ment, tied by “Grafton Ms. Aug 24”cds to Spring field, Mass., fresh and Very Fine, a scarce de -sign. Estimate $150 - 200

1070 ) Con nect i cut, “For the Un ion”, two-panelmulticolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-3070, W-1642) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), small perf flaws, tied by “Al ex -an dria Va. Sep 7 '63” du plex to East Pen field, N.Y.; someedge faults and part of side flap miss ing, Fine and scarce.

Estimate $350 - 500



1071 ) In di ana “Un ion and Con sti tu tion”, pur pleGates pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3121, W-1723) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by tar get can cel, match ing“Cannelton Ind. Mar 14” cds to Napoli, N.Y.; cou ple edgeflaws, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 500

1072 ) Iowa, “Loyal to the Un ion”, all-over red andblue Ridenburgh pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-Un listed,W-1665) on cover bear ing well cen tered 3¢ rose (65), bright and fresh, tied by “Bowens Prai rie Iowa Jun 4” cds toWaukegan, Ill.; orig i nal en clo sure ac com pa nies; re duced abit at right, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

1073 ) Mas sa chu setts - “For the Un ion”, two-panelmulticolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3162,Walcot-1647) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash -ing ton D.C. Sep 26” post mark to Higganum, Conn.; re -duced slightly at right, Very Fine and scarce; 1973 P.F.Cer tif i cate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1074 ) Mas sa chu setts, “For the Un ion”, two-panelmulticolor Magnus de sign (Bischel-3162, W-1647) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Apr 30 '64” du plex to Wahjamega, Mich.; some edge tears and re -duced a bit at right, small pa per loss on back, Fine andscarce. Estimate $300 - 400

1075 ) New Jer sey - “For the Un ion”, two-panelmulticolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-un listed, sim i -lar to 3250, Walcot-un listed), on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by “Al ex an dria Va. Sep 23” post mark to Olean, N.Y.; re -duced slightly at right, Very Fine and rare.

Estimate $600 - 800

1076 ) New York, “For the Un ion”, two-panelmulticolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3263, W-un -listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), cancelled by manu -script strokes with match ing “Camp Pierpont” en dorse mentat top cen ter and ad dressed to Burlington Pa.; small edgetear and some wear, F.-V.F. and quite scarce.

Estimate $500 - 750



1077 ) New York, “For the Un ion”, two-panel greenMagnus de sign (Bischel-3266, W-1635) on cover bear ing3¢ rose (65), small flaws, tied “Wash ing ton D.C. Oct 151861” cds to Co pen ha gen, N.Y.; re duced a bit at left, VeryFine. Estimate $300 - 400

1078 ) New York, “For the Un ion”, multicolorMagnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3285, W-1638) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65), s.e. at left, tied by “Wash ing ton D.C.Feb 22, 1862” cds to Bea ver Dam, Wisc., en dorsed “inhaste”; re paired cover faults, Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

1079 ) New York, Sailor, Fe males and Flag,three-panel multicolor Magnus style pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-3288, Bischel-un listed, W-1638) on cover ad -dressed to Gohram, N.Y., no post mark or frank ing, VeryFine and scarce de sign. Estimate $100 - 150

1080 ) The Arms of the Key stone State., multicolorde sign with Ed ward Cogan im print on flap (Bischel-3345,W-1744) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by can cel withmatch ing “Phil a del phia Pa Feb 4, 1863” cds to BostonMass., ex cep tion ally fresh and Ex tremely Fine.

Estimate $500 - 750

1081 ) Ver mont Fe male with Flag, two panelmulticolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3374, W-un -listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (#65), some perf flaws, tiedby tar get can cel duplexed with “Wash ing ton Jan 7 '64” dcdsto Milford, Conn.; re duced at right, F.-V.F., Only Three Re -corded Ex am ples. Estimate $500 - 750

1082 ) Lib erty and Sol dier with Flag and Ea gle, redand blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-3800, W-2191) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by cir cu lar grid can cel, match ingsharp “Dal ton O. Jul 28” cds to Millbrook, Oh.; re ducedslightly at right and tiny edge tear, Very Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200



1083 ) “Lovely Woman”, red and black pa tri otic de -sign (Bischel-3806, W-2223) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by tar get can cel to Ar ca dia, Ind., match ing “Kokono,Ind. Jan 11” cds; opened at right and small stain, Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

1084 ) Lib erty, Ea gle and Shield, red pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-3852, W-2162) on yel low cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65), slightly ox i dized, cancelled by ms. to Le Roy, Ill.,match ing manu script “Gra ham, Ky, May 9th” post mark; re -duced slightly at right, clean and Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 350

1085 ) Lib erty, Ea gle and Shield, red and blue pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-3855, W-2237) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65) tied by “Al ex an dria Va. Jan 7, 1863” dcds to Au -burn, N.Y.; slightly re duced at right, cou ple tone spots, Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200

1086 ) Lib erty and Shield, red and blue de sign(Bischel-3868, W-2253) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), nat.s.e. at right, tied by blue tar get can cel with match ing“Portsmouth Va. Mar 7” dcds to Red wood, N.Y.; re ducedslightly at right, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

1087 ) “Un ion” Lib erty and Shield, red and blue pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel - 3869, W-2253) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65) pair and sin gle, one with cor ner fault, and 1¢ blue,grilled (93), all cancelled by manu script, match ing“Manannah Min. Jan 15, 1863” post mark to Can ada, red“U. States, 10, Paid” ex change handstamp, re verse withSouth Gowen, U.C. (1.27.63) ar rival; some light soil ing andedgewear, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

1088 ) Lib erty and Flag, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-3918, W-2179) with em bossed im print of the Sta -tio ners Fran ces & Loutrel on cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26)tied by grid can cel to New ark, N.Y., red “Pal myra N.Y. May22” cds; re duced slightly at right just af fect ing 3¢, F.-V.F.and rare de sign. Estimate $500 - 750



1089 ) The War for the Un ion, red and blue pa tri oticde sign (Bischel-3919, W-2216) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65) tied by blue grid and “Clare mont N.H. Oct 24” cds toMarkesan, Wisc.; back of left side re stored, Very Fine ap -pear ing. Estimate $100 - 150

1090 ) Lib erty and Flag with “Our Coun try First”slo gan, red and blue de sign (Bischel-3958, W-2204) oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by cir cu lar grid can cel toNew York City, match ing “Portsmouth N.H. Jul 11” cds,Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

1091 ) “The Fed eral Laws Must Be En forced” Lib -erty, Ea gle, Shield and Flag, red, white and blue Benhamde sign (Bischel-4025, W-2164) on cover bear ing two 3¢rose (65) sin gles, strong color, tied by pretty blue in dis tincttown cds to Johnsburgh, N.Y.; re duced slightly at right, Very Fine and rare de sign. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1092 ) Ea gle, Lib erty and Flags, red and blue de signwith “On ward to Vic tory” slo gan (Bischel-4034 var.,W-2193) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (#65), faulty at top, tiedby “Saint Louis Mo. Dec 10” cds to Guttenberg, Iowa; smalltop edge and flap tears, Fine and at trac tive, only four re -corded ex am ples. Estimate $500 - 750

1093 ) Lib erty and Flag with “Our Coun try, Right orWrong” slo gan, red and white Mosley & Bros. pa tri oticde sign (Bischel-un listed, W-un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢dull red (26), s.e. at top, tied by open cir cu lar grid, match ing“Merrimack Wis Jul 24” bal loon style cds to East Calais Vt.;opened at right; Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

1094 ) Lib erty, Flag and “Un ion”, red and blue pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-4103, W-2341) on clean cover bear ing3¢ rose (65) tied by cir cu lar grid can cel, match ing “DaytonO. Jan 12” cds to Phil a del phia Pa., Very Fine and choice.

Estimate $300 - 400



1095 ) Fe male with Flag, multicolor pa tri otic de sign(sim i lar to Bischel-4124, W-2353) on cover withpart-printed ad dressed to Com pany “B”, 4th Reg i ment,Maine Vol un teers in Wash ing ton D.C., bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by “Rockland Me. Jan 6” dcds, Very Fine and at trac tive.

Estimate $300 - 400

1096 ) Lib erty and Shield, red pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4168, W-2240) on buff cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)cancelled by in cised star fancy can cel to Wash ing tonD.C., match ing “Roch es ter Ind Sep 24” cds; dock et ing andopened at right, Very Fine and at trac tive with fancy pa tri oticcan cel. Estimate $250 - 350

1097 ) The Un ion Now and For ever, red and blue pa -tri otic de sign (sim i lar to Bischel-4175, Walcott-2360) onbuff cover bear ing 3¢ pink (64), tied by “Middleburg N.Y.Jun 22” cds to Sol dier of Com pany C 172 Regt. P.M. atYorktown, Va.; some edgewear, F.-V.F.; 1983 Alcuri Cer tif i -cate. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1098 ) Lib erty, Flag and Shield, green de sign(W-2114) sim i lar to Kimmel bear ing 3¢ rose (65), pair andtwo sin gles, tied by two strikes of “Phil a del phia Pa. Jul 211862” cds to Boston, Mass., clean and Very Fine.

Estimate $500 - 750

1099 ) “The Un ion Must and Shall be Pre served”,red and blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4207, W-2190) withEa gle, Flag, U.S. Capitol and Lib erty, on 1861 cover bear -ing 3¢ dull red (26), perfs trimmed, tied by cir cu lar grid,match ing “Or ange N.J. May 27” cds to Prince ton, N.J., orig i -nal 1861 en clo sure; par tic u larly fresh and Very Fine.

Estimate $400 - 500

1100 ) Lib erty with Ea gle and Flag, “The Un ionMust and Shall be Pre served”, red and blue pa tri otic de -sign (Bischel-4207, W-2190)on cover bear ing well cen -tered 3¢ rose (65) tied by two strikes of cir cu lar grids,match ing “Katona, N.Y. Nov 19” cds to Danbury, Ct.; someflap tears, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400



1101 ) Ea gle & Flag, 3¢(65) tied by tar get withTennallytown cds (S/R 6) on cover ad dressed to Brook lynNY, with multicolor il lus trated pa tri otic lettersheet with in ter -est ing let ter, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

1102 ) Ea gle and Flags, red and blue Gates de sign(Bischel- un listed, W-2537) on yel low cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by tar get can cel duplexed with “Mem phis Ten. Aug 24, 1862” cds to Berlin Heights, Oh., cover faults with part of back miss ing, Fine, this was an early Fed eral oc cu pa tionuse as Mem phis fell on June 6, 1862.

Estimate $150 - 200

1103 ) Ea gle, Shield and Slo gan, black pa tri otic de -sign (Bischel & W Un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Apr 18” dcds to Lan cas ter, Mass.;cou ple sealed edgetears, flap faulty, Very Fine.

Estimate $400 - 500

1104 ) Ea gle and Shield, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4439, W-2477) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tiedby “Wash ing ton D.C. Oct 17, 1862” dcds to Ossian, N.Y.;ac com pa nied by orig i nal en closed let ter with “FairfaxCourt house Oct the 14, 1862” date line from sol dier “Oncemore i will try and write…while i am in the land of the liv ing”,some edgewear, Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350

1105 ) Ea gle and Shield, multicolor pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4303 var., Walcott-2385 var.) sim i lar to Magnusstyle on cover en dorsed “Sol diers Let ter” and with “Due 3”handstamp to New ark, N.J., edge faults and tape stain,orig i nal pa tri otic let ter head date lined “Camp Clay, Wash -ing ton D.C., Feb 12 1862” to sol dier's sis ter, some foldseps; Fine pair. Estimate $300 - 400



1106 ) Ea gle and Shield, all-over multicolor Magnusde sign (Bischel-4346, W-un listed) with steam ship andtrain, on cover ad dressed to Wayne, Mich on re verse,stamp miss ing and par tial Wash ing ton D.C. cds; somestain ing and tiny edge tear at top, Fine and ex cep tion allyrare de sign, ex Bischel. Estimate $200 - 300

1107 ) Ea gle, Shield and Crossed Flags, red andblue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4364, W-un listed) on coverwith “Free” oval handstamp to Post mas ter at Yel lowSprings, Pa., Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 300

1108 ) Ea gle, Shield and Flags, all-over red and blueRadenburgh pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4368, W-2407)bear ing 3¢ rose (65), re paired, tied by “Portsmouth N.H.Oct 21” cds to Pomeroy, Ohio; barely re duced at right, VeryFine and quite at trac tive. Estimate $350 - 500

1109 ) Ea gle, Shield and Flags, all-over red and blueRadenburgh pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4368, W-2407)bear ing 3¢ rose (65), tied by “Fishkill N.Y. Dec 6” cds to New York City; small piece of flap miss ing top left, clean andVery Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

1110 ) Ea gle with Shield and Flags, dark pur ple pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-4377, W-2415) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65), well cen tered, tied by large “Wahington Oct 20”dcds to 'Saughlingtown', Pa.; re duced slightly at left, VeryFine, ex Grunin. Estimate $250 - 350

1111 ) Ea gle, Flags and Globe, gray peace pa tri oticde sign (Bischel -4406, W-2422) on cover with manu script“Pine Glen, April 21” post mark and “Free” rat ing to Third As -sis tant Post mas ter Gen eral in Wash ing ton D.C.; light stain,re duced a bit at right, small mount pa per loss on back, freshand Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 500



1112 ) Ea gle and Shield, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(sim i lar to Bischel-5994, W-2477) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65) tied by bold “Wash ing ton D.C. Jan 23” cds toRimersburgh, Pa., Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350

1113 ) Ea gle and Flag Pa tri otic La bel, red and blueon white (Bischel-4574, W-Un listed) af fixed at up per left oncover bear ing 3¢ pink (64), slightly ox i dized, tied by opencir cu lar grid can cel on cover to Sa lem, Ct., match ing “NewLon don Ct. Jan 4, 1862” cds, Very Fine and scarce 3¢ pinkuse, Cat a log $1,500 on pa tri otic cover; 1982 P.F. Cer tif i -cate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1114 ) Ea gle and Flags, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4589, W-2537) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tiedby “Lou is ville Ky. Oct 20, 1862” du plex to Usquepaug, R.I.,F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350

1115 ) Ea gle and Flags, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4589, W-2537) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tiedby “Al ex an dria Va. Jan 22” du plex to North Or well, Pa.; filefold at right, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

1116 ) Ea gles Fight ing with Flags, red and blue pa tri -otic de sign (Bischel-4591, W-2560) on cover bear ing 3¢rose (65), well cen tered, tied by “Terre Haute, Ind, Sep 25,1862” dcds to Harrodsburg, Ind.; re duced a bit at left,F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

1117 ) The Star Span gled Ban ner Must be Up held,red and blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4593, W-2579) withEa gle, Drum and Flags, on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tiedby “Al ex an dria Va. Sep 7, 1862” dcds to East Pembroke,N.Y., Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350



1118 ) Ea gle and Flags, red and blue Un ion pa tri oticde sign (Bischel-4596, W-2543) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65) tied by cir cu lar grid and “Niles Mich. Dec 23” cds to Ot -ter Creek, Mich.; light pen “1862”, Very Fine.

Estimate $300 - 400

1119 ) Ea gle and Flags, red and blue Un ion pa tri oticde sign (Bischel-4596, W-2543) on cover bear ing well cen -tered 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by cir cled grid, match ing “PortRoyal S.C. Aug 16, 1863” dcds to Un ion, Iowa; re ducedslightly at right, F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350

1120 ) Ea gle and Flags with “Doom of the Trai torsFlag” Slo gan, red and blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4600,W-2542) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), strong color, tied by in dis tinct blue cds to Bethel, Conn.; some flap tears, F.-V.F.

Estimate $250 - 350

1121 ) Ea gle and Flag with U.S. Pat ent Of fice Build -ing, multicolor Magnus pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4614,W-un listed) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), ex cep tion allywell cen tered, tied by “Al ex an dria Va Jul 28 1862” dcds toTroy, N.Y.; re duced slightly at right, fresh and Ex tremelyFine, ex Brown. Estimate $2,500 - 3,000

1122 ) Ea gle and Flag, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4646, W-2598) with “Un ion & Lib erty” slo gan oncover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Dec12, 1862” cds to Crown Point, N.Y., en dorsed “in haste”; re -duced at right, Fine. Estimate $75 - 100

1123 ) Ea gle, Snake and Flags, red and blue Snow &Hapgood pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-4658, W-2561) oncover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by cir cu lar grid, match ing“Nashua N.H. Jul 2, 1861” dcds to Den ver City, Col o radoTerr.; light stain ing, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150



1124 ) Ea gle with Flag, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4664, W-2624) on cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26)tied by pretty blue “Sharon Spring N.Y. Jun 15” cds toHamden, Conn.; open ing tears at top and part of flap miss -ing, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

1125 ) Our Ea gle and Flag, blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-4672, W-2555) on cover bear ing 3¢ dull red (26),strad dle edge at left, rounded cor ner, tied by cir cu lar grid toLa Porte, Ind., match ing “In di a nap o lis Ind., Aug 21, 1861”dcds; small cor ner tear, clean and Very Fine. Estimate

$250 - 350

1126 ) All over Flag, all-over red and pink pa tri otic de -sign (Bischel- 5144, W-2834) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65), small tear, tied by “In de pend ence Tenn. Jan 9” cds toRoch es ter, N.Y., Very Fine and scarce. Estimate $750 -

1,000

1127 ) Flag with “The Un ion For ever” Slo gan, redand blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-5233, W-3067) on coverbear ing 3¢ rose (65), strong color, tied by neat “Wash ing ton D.C. Sep 17, 1863” cds to South Granville, N.Y., fresh andVery Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

1128 ) Flag on Staff, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-5262-4, W-2850) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65)tied by “Cairo Ill. Dec 20, 1861” cds to Chi cago Ill., blue ar -rival backstamp; barely re duced at right, Very Fine.

Estimate $350 - 500

1129 ) Flag, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-5268, W-2885) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65) tiedby blue cir cu lar grid, match ing “Bollingreen Ky, Nov 3,1862” dcds to Martins ville, Ill., manu script “Missent” at left;small faults, Fine. Estimate $250 - 350



1130 ) Flag with “Death to Trai tors” Slo gan, blue pa -tri otic de sign (sim i lar to Bischel-5513, W-3003) on coverbear ing 3¢ dull red (26), uncancelled, manu script“Sharpsville Md, Aug 13” post mark to Bain bridge, Ind., Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

1131 ) Flag with “Long May it Wave” Slo gan, redand blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-5610, W-3027) on buffcover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), beau ti ful deep fresh color, tiedby blue “East Jaffrey, N.H. Apr 7” cds to Randolph, Vt.;opened at right, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150

1132 ) Shield and Flags, all-over red and blue pa tri otic de sign (Bischel-5640, W-2858) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose(65) tied by “Wash ing ton D.C. Nov 19” cds to Lowville, N.Y.; mended edge tear and cor ners, Fine ap pear ing. Estimate

$125 - 175

1133 ) Flags with “The Fa ther of this Coun try leftthis for this Chil dren”, red and blue pa tri otic de sign(Bischel-5671) on cover bear ing 3¢ rose (65), ver ti cal stripof three, tied by two strikes of blue “Bal ti more Md. Jun 18”cds to New York City; small edge flaws and re duced at right, Fine and scarce tri ple rate. Estimate $150 - 200

1134 ) Un cle Sam Pa tri otic, multicolor il lus tratedcover with “Un cle Sam is my Drum mer” poem bear ing 2¢car mine (319) tied by “Bal ti more, Md. May 9, 1904” ma -chine can cel to Worces ter, Mass., Very Fine and strik ing.

Estimate $300 - 400

1135 ) Nice Se lec tion Of Pa tri otic Cov ers, lot of fif -teen pa tri otic cov ers, better in cludes Sol dier withFlag(Bischel 3612, W-2031var), em bossed "United WeStand… A Lin coln", US Chris tian Com mis sion im print,Berlin & Jones im print Dogs with flag and noose car i ca -tures(Bischel 1451, W-918), and "Lib erty and Un ion" shield(Bischel-4762, W-2696), won der ful group with better items, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $500 - 750



1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic Covers

1136 ) 1898, Ad mi ral George Dewey Span ish Amer -i can War pa tri otic, red, white and blue Shield, Ea gle andFlags de sign on cover bear ing 1¢ Trans-Miss. (285) pair,nat. s.e. at right, tied by “York Pa. Sep 2, 1898” ma chinecan cel to Lewisburg, Pa.; some light ton ing, F.-V.F.

Estimate $250 - 350

1137 ) 1898, Com mo dore W.S. Schley Span ishAmer i can War pa tri otic, red, white and blue Lib erty andFlag de sign on cover bear ing 2¢ Trans-Miss. (286) tied by“Jack son ville Fla. Aug 19 '98” ma chine can cel to New YorkCity, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

1138 ) 1898, Com mo dore Wat son Span ish Amer i -can War pa tri otic, red, white and blue Flag and Sailor de -sign on cover en dorsed “Sol diers Mail” to Bloomington,Ind., “Due 2” handstamp and 2¢ post age due af fixed, VeryFine. Estimate $250 - 350

1139 ) 1898, Fitzhugh Lee Span ish Amer i can Warpa tri otic, red, white and blue Ea gle and Flag de sign oncover bear ing 2¢ Trans-Miss. (286) tied by “Port & Worces -ter R.P.O. TR 4 Aug 30” du plex to Boston, Mass., smallpiece of flap miss ing, Very Fine and choice.

Estimate $250 - 350

1140 ) 1898, Pres i dent Wil liam Mc Kin ley Span ishAmer i can War pa tri otic, red, white and blue Shield andFlags de sign on cover bear ing 1¢ Trans-Miss. (285) pairtied by “Jack son ville Fla. Aug 19 '98” ma chine can cel toNew York City; re duced slightly at right, fresh and VeryFine. Estimate $250 - 350

1141 ) 1898, Rich ard Pearson Hob son Span ishAmer i can War pa tri otic, red and blue de sign show ing theburn ing U.S.S. Maine, on cover bear ing 1¢ Trans-Miss(285) ver ti cal pair, tied by “York Pa. Sep 11, 1898” wavy flag ma chine can cel to Lewisburg, Pa., Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 350


U.S. Postal History: 1898 Spanish-American War

1142 ) 1898, Rough Rid ers In Ac tion, 2¢(267) tied by1898 ma chine can cel on red & blue il lus trated pa tri oticcover ad dressed to Syr a cuse NY, Very Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200

1143 ) 1898, Shield With Flags, 2¢(267) tied by 1898Lewiston ME du plex on red & blue il lus trated pa tri otic coverad dressed to Farmington ME, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

1908-1945 Military/War-Related Covers

1144 ) 1908-90, US Na val cov ers & pic ture post -cards, 140+ cov ers and pic ture post cards, mostlypre-WW2 and WW2 era, starts with post cards of the GreatWhite Fleet, then better in cludes USS Ar i zona with 3 cov ers and 1 post card, USS Yorktown with 2 cov ers, then onecover each of Lexington, Oklahoma, Saratoga, En ter prise,Cal i for nia and In di a nap o lis, many have bat tle his tory inpen cil on cover, a col lec tion that would be dif fi cult to du pli -cate to day, please re view, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $250 - 350

1145 ) 1908-11, sailor's cor re spon dence from USSKan sas, 53 pic ture post cards, 34 are real photo post cards,19 are post marked US Kan sas, one post marked USS NewHamp shire, with two from St Pe ters burg, many of the realpho tos show spe cial events in a sailor's life like New Year'sDay pa rade 1909, bi cy cling in Weymouth Eng land, morn ing ex er cise, danc ing to the ship's band, cross ing the equa tor,re hears ing Sherlock Holmes, eleven of the RPPCs showdam age to a ves sel not the USS Kan sas, many of the cardshave short notes de scrib ing the events pic tured on front,needs fur ther re search, in ter est ing and his toric, please re -view, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $500 - 750

1146 ) 1935-41, Mid way & Wake Is land cov ers, six -teen cov ers, in cludes four gooney bird ca chets one whichpre dates the cat a log by 76 days, 1940 ca chet on Pa cific Tri -an gle ma neu vers, Crosby ca chet of USS New Or leans,1941 Mid way Is land pa tri otic,and 1935 48 Air ships MassFlight To Mid way, ex cel lent and scarce lot, a rare op por tu -nity, F.-V.F. (photo on web site). Estimate $500 - 750

1147 ) 1941, “Ser vice Sus pended”, re turned coverfrom It aly with P.O. no tice, 1¢(899) and two 2¢(900) tiedby 1941 New York ma chine can cel on cover ad dressed toIt aly, with cen sor tape at left, "Re turned/To Sender/By Cen -sor" la bel, vi o let "Re turned To Sender/Ser vice Sus pended"sl and form OC-12 stat ing that let ter is re turned be cause it is ad dressed to an en emy or en emy oc cu pied coun try, VeryFine. Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Postal History: 1898-1941 Military Covers

1148 ) 1941-45, WW2 pa tri otic and mil i tary cov ers,170+ cover and cards, in cludes WW2 patriotics, pic turepost cards, Vmail, cen sored and some WW1 post cards,some scarce ca chets, a cou ple of Hit ler car i ca tures, a fewCrosby photo ca chets, should be in spected in or der to as -cer tain the lots value, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $200 - 300

1149 ca 1943, Walt Dis ney WW2 com bat in sig niastamps, won der ful col lec tion with two mint sheets ofstamps, the orig i nal al bums with spaces for all the stamps,two allover pa tri otic cover with #905 and Com bat In sig niastamps tied, a Dis ney pic ture post card of Mickey & Don aldpara chut ing pres ents, and hard cover book of Dis ney DonsDogtags, a col lec tion that would please the col lec tor ofWW2, Dis ney or poster stamps, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

Postal History by Issue

1845 N.Y. Postmaster's Provisional

1150 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), po -si tion 38, four huge mar gins in clud ing bot tom sheet mar gin,ex cept clear at top right, tied by red “New-York 5cts 4 May”cds and two blue pen strokes on 1846 folded cover to Phil a -del phia Pa., match ing “Paid” arc handstamp, Very Fine us -age. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1151 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), po -si tion 10, full to large mar gins, beau ti ful crisp im pres sion,neatly tied by red “Paid” arc handstamp on buff cover to Ox -ford, N.Y., match ing red “New-York 5cts 3 Mar” cds, VeryFine and choice. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500


U.S. Postal History: 1941-45 Military and By Issue

1152 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), po -si tion 15, four full mar gins, strong im pres sion, cancelled bythree neat pen strokes on cover to Monpelier, Vt., strongstrike of red “New-York '5cts' 2 Jan” and match ing “Paid”arc handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1153 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), po -si tion 34, found large mar gins, small faults, tied by red NewYork cds on blue 1846 folded let ter to Port land Me., red“New-York '5cts' 4 Apr” cds and match ing “Paid” archandstamp, flap with off set of blue “Heightstown NJ” cds; aVery Fine us age. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1154 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), fourmar gins, sharp im pres sion, tied by manucript on bluefolded cover to Phil a del phia Pa., red “New-York '5cts' 5Oct” cds and match ing “Paid” arc handstamp, Very Fine.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

1155 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), po -si tion 1, four mar gins, tied by blue pen strokes on 1845folded cover to Prov i dence R.I., red “New-York Nov” cdsand match ing “Paid” arc handstamp; ad dress clipped, Fine.

Estimate $750 - 1,000


U.S. Postal History: 1845 New York Postmasters Provisional

1156 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), po -si tion 24, three mar gins, tied by bold dou ble-strike of “Paid”arc handstamp and rim of “New York 5cts 26 May” cds on1846 part folded let ter to Boston, Mass.; ver ti cal file foldbarely af fects 5¢, Fine, Scott $625. Estimate $400 - 600

1157 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), po -si tion 12, am ple mar gins ex cept just in at left, neatly tied byblue pen on im mac u late blue 1846 folded let ter to NorwichConn., red “New-York 5cts 15 Oct” cds and match ing “Paid” arc handstamp, fresh and Very Fine use, Scott $625.

Estimate $400 - 600

1158 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1, 9X1 var.), hor i zon tal pair, po si tions 22-23(d.t), large mar gins all around, cancelled by two bold strikesof squared red grids on 1847 folded let ter to New Or leans,La., match ing red “New-York 10cts. 17 Jan” cds and red“Paid” arc handstamp; left stamp with tiny tear at left, a VeryFine and at trac tive us age with stamps cancelled solely byred grids; 1992 P.F. Cer tif i cate, Scott $2,100+.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1159 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1, 9X1 var.), hor i zon tal pair, po si tions 1-2 withlat ter hav ing ma jor shift, large mar gins ex cept clear at bot -tom right, tied by blue pen strokes on 1846 folded let ter tocover to Leeksville, N.C., red “New-York 10cts. 24 Apr” cdsand match ing “Paid” arc handstamp; Fine, Scott $2,000+.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1160 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1, 9X1 var.), hor i zon tal pair, po si tions 6-7(d.t.), large mar gins ex cept clear at right, tied by blue penstrokes on blue 1845 folded cover to De troit, Mich., red“New-York 10cts. 24 Nov” cds and match ing “Paid” archandstamp; top edge re pair, light ver ti cal file fold barely af -fects left stamp, Fine, Scott $2,000+.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000



1161 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1, 9X1 var.), two sin gles, po si tions 7 (d.t.) and18, both four mar gins and cancelled by sin gle blue penstroke on 1846 folded let ter to Ithaca, N.Y., red “New-York'10cts' 15 Nov” cds and match ing “Paid” arc handstamp;ver ti cal file fold at right, a Very Fine us age, Scott $1,075+.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1162 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1, 9X1 var.), hor i zon tal pair, po si tions 23(d.t.)-24, large to am ple mar gins ex cept just touched at bot -tom cen ter, just tied by rim of red “New-York 10cts. 9 Dec”cds on 1846 light blue folded let ter to Wash ing ton, D.C.,match ing red “Paid” in arc handstamp; light ver ti cal file foldbarely af fects left stamp, fresh and Very Fine use; 1987 P.F. Cer tif i cate, Scott $2,000+. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1163 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1 var.), po si tion 2 with big shift, four full to largemar gins with clear im pres sion, tied by square red grid onblue 1846 folded let ter to New Ha ven, Conn., match ing red“New-York '5cts' 21 Dec” cds and match ing “Paid” archandstamp, Very Fine and choice use.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1164 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1 var.), po si tion 27, large mar gins ex ceptshav ing lower right, tied by large red squared grid on 1847folded let ter to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., match ing red “NewYork 5cts 2 Mar” cds and “Paid” arc handstamp; 5¢ withsome tone spots, a Very Fine and scarce us age cancelledsolely by large square grid; 2012 P.F. Cer tif i cate, Scott$625+. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1165 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou bletrans fer (9X1 var.), po si tion 4, three huge mar gins, cut in at top, cancelled by two neat blue pen strokes on 1846 foldedlet ter to New Ha ven, Conn., bold red “New-York 5cts. 13Feb” cds and match ing “Paid” arc handstamp, Very Fine,Scott $625. Estimate $500 - 750



1166 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, both“ACM” and “AC M” (9X1, 9X1a), two sin gles, top is pos. 9“ACM” and bot tom pos. 19 “AC M”, cancelled by three redmanu script strokes on 1846 folded let ter to Mont pe lier, Va.,bold red “New-York Jan 21” cds and match ing sharp “Paid”arc handstamp; bot tom stamp de fec tive at top, Very Fineap pear ing, a rare use bear ing two dif fer ent types of 9X1;1990 P.F. Cer tif i cate (does not note 9X1a prop erly).

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1167 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1a),hor i zon tal pair, po si tions 11-12, clear to huge mar gins ex -cept just touched at bot tom right, tied by black manu scriptand red “New-York '10cts' 21 Dec” cds on 1845 folded let terto Waddington, N.Y., match ing “Paid” arc handstamp andsec ond strike of cds; cen tral ver ti cal file fold through leftstamp, Fine us age, Scott $2,250. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1168 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1a),po si tion 16, mostly am ple mar gins ex cept just touched attop left, cancelled by blue pen stroke and tied by red“New-York '5cts' 11 Mar” cds with match ing “Paid” archandstamp on 1846 folded let ter to Wash ing ton D.C., cleanand Very Fine us age. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1169 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1a),po si tion 11, three large mar gins, just touched at left,prooflike im pres sion, cancelled by two black pen strokes on blue 1845 folded let ter to Stockbridge, Mass., red“New-York '5cts' 15 Oct” cds with match ing “Paid” archandstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000



1170 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1a),po si tion 25, am ple to large mar gins, just in at bot tom leftcor ner, tied by crossed blue pen on folded cover to Hart ford, Conn., red “New-York '5cts' 11 Nov” cds and match ing“Paid” arc handstamp, F.-V.F., Scott $725.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

1171 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, dou blebot tom frameline (9X1a var., 9X1a), po si tions 31-32, hor i -zon tal pair with left stamp show ing dou ble bot tomframeline, four clear to large mar gins, tied by blue pen on1845 blue folded let ter to In di a nap o lis, Ind., red “New-York'10cts' 22 Dec” cds; ver ti cal file fold af fects left stamp, aclean Very Fine ap pear ing us age, Scott $2,250+.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

1172 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, platescratch (9X1a var.), po si tion 26, plate scratch in bot tommar gin, huge mar gins to just in at left, tied by red “New York'5cts' 10 Jan” cds with match ing red “Paid” arc handstampon 1846 folded let ter to Plattsburgh, N.Y., ad di tional manu -script “Due 5” rat ing at top; file fold stain ing and faults, Fineand un usual due us age. Estimate $300 - 400

1173 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, signedA.C.M., dou ble trans fer (9X1b var.), po si tion 23, slightlyir reg u lar mar gins at left, small mar gin tear at bot tom, tied byblue manu script on 1845 folded let ter to Spring field, Mass.,red “New-York '5cts' 25 Sep” cds and match ing “Paid” archandstamp, a F.-V.F. us age, Scott $850.

Estimate $500 - 750

1174 ) New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, with outsig na ture (9X1e), po si tion 24, four large mar gins, tied byblue pen strokes on fresh 1845 folded let ter to New Ha ven,Conn., red “New-York '5cts. 26 Aug” cds and red “Paid” archandstamp, an Ex tremely Fine gem use, Scott $1,400.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500



1847 and Later Issues

1175 ) 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), 5¢ with three mar ginsjust touch ing at bot tom, tied by blue "PAID" in loz enge withmatch ing "Phil a del phia PA/Oct/8/5 cts" cds on outer foldedlet ter sheet ad dressed to Penn Grove PA, un listed in Al ex -an der's cen sus, Very Fine, Scott $575.

Estimate $200 - 300

1176 ) 1847, 10¢ black (2), 10¢ with parts of ad ja centstamps at top and right, just in at bot tom, tied by red "StLouis MO/Oct/10" cds on 1848 outer folded let ter sheet ad -dressed to New York, sta ple holes at top, hor i zon tal file fold, listed in Al ex an der's cen sus, F.-V.F., Scott $1,500.

Estimate $400 - 600

1177 ) 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), three folded let tersheets, in cludes map of lower Manhattan ad, stock hold ersno tice, and cur rent com mod ity price list from Bal ti more, afew small flaws, F.-V.F., Scott $390. Estimate $200 - 300

1178 ) 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type I (10), 3¢cancelled by grid with blue "Phil a del phia PA/Jul/11" cds on1851 folded let ter sheet ad dressed to Hagerstown MD, par -tially printed bank no tice, Very Fine, Scott $280.

Estimate $150 - 200

Very early usage, July 1 is first day.

1179 ) 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11,15L14), two in ter -est ing cov ers, the first is a #11 and 15L14 tied to a cover bya Phil a del phia town can cel with a Blood's handstamp topcen ter, the other is a NY stampless with a Boyd's City Ex -press and a PAID J.L.B. handstamp, Fine.

Estimate $100 - 150


U.S. Postal History: 1847 - 1852

1180 ) 1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), strip of five andpair, tied by “San Fran cisco Cal. Dec 28, 1860” cds on re -verse of cover to Locarno, Swit zer land prepayiny two-timesthe 35¢ Prus sian Closed Mail rate, red “N.York Am. Pkt.Jan 25” ex change backstamp and red “Aachen 9/2” framedtran sit, var i ous cred its on front; 10¢ pair clipped prior to use, some edgewear, Fine and scarce use.

Estimate $500 - 750

1181 ) 1861, 3¢ pink (64), bril liant pink color, tied byopen cir cu lar grid on cover to Hat field, Mass., match ing“Flush ing N.Y. Jan 31” dcds; some cover wrin kling fromstamp re moval (reaffixed), still a Very Fine and clean use;1986 P.F. Cer tif i cate as off-cover, Scott $900 as off-cover.

Estimate $500 - 750

1182 ) 1861, 30¢ or ange (71), used with 3¢ rose (65),each cancelled by match ing cir cu lar grid can cel on 1865cover to Whal ing Bark “Is land City” at Mel bourne, Aus tra lia,match ing “Do ver, N.H. Sep 2 1865” dcds, red “N. York Br.Tran sit Sep 6” ex change cds with red “12” credit handstamp crossed out and cor rect “28” credit handstamp ap plied, blue Mel bourne (11.19) ar rival backstamp, Very Fine and choice 33¢ rate to Aus tra lia. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1183 ) 1869, 1¢ buff (112), strip of three, beau ti fulcolor, tied by cir cle of wedges can cels on or ange buff coverto Phil a del phia Pa.; match ing per fect bold “Fairfield Ills. Jul18” cds, re verse with July 21 ar rival; Very Fine and at trac -tive, Scott $475+. Estimate $300 - 400

1184 ) 1893, Columbians on cover, 30+ cov ers, withads, reg is tered, for eign des ti na tions, better in cludes #231& E3 on cover to Boston, 231 & E2 on cover to NY, 237 onad cover to St Louis, 234 on cover to Swit zer land, three 231on cover to Ger many, 237 on reg is tered cover with Penn -syl va nia cor ner ad to Oak land CA and a phil a telic fan tasywith half 230 and half 232 cancelled on cover to Iowa, con di -tion is mixed, please in spect, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Postal History: 1859 - 1893

1185 ) 1893, 8¢ Co lum bian (236), In com bi na tion with1890, 10¢ green on reg is tered 10¢ Co lum bian en tire to Ho -no lulu, Ha wai ian Is lands, tied by light oval can cels, SanFran cisco reg is try et i quette and light red or i gin and re ceiv -ing post marks, cover miss ing backflap, Fine. Scott No. 236+226+U351. Estimate $200 - 300

1186 ) 1917, 20¢, 50c and $1 is sues (515,517,518),in cludes two tags one with a ver ti cal pair of 515 and a sin gle517 all perfins tied to a tag by At lanta du plex can cels, theother is a hor i zon tal pair of 518 also a perfin tied to a tag byMil wau kee du plex can cels, scarce us age, Fine.

Estimate $75 - 100

Locals

1187 ) Humboldt Ex press, 1863, 25¢ brown (86L1),mar gins ex cept just touched at right, added with fake ty ingpost mark on faulty Langston's Ex press cover fromDownieville to San Fancisco, Fine; 2012 P.F. Cer tif i cate,Scott $1,250 as used off-cover. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

1188 ) Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue (143L8), tied by “Wells Fargo & Co. Ex press, Au rora” ovalhandstamp on 3¢ pink (U34) en tire from the Crittenden cor -re spon dence to San Fran cisco Cal., printed Wells Fargopaid frank; edge fault at left and no flap, F.-V.F. and scarce;1997 P.S.E. Cer tif i cate, Scott $4,500.

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000


U.S. Postal History: 1893 - 1917 and Locals

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