Sale 6

Spring 2015 Sale

1861-1866 Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 94		Used to Canada: 1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design, very fine, tied by ALBANY DEC 5 c.d.s. on yellow envelope with advertising "shield" on reverse along with HAMILTON DE 7 1861 c.d.s. receiver, Foundation Cert. (1983) (Scott 62B). Scott $2,100. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $475
Lot 95		1861, 3¢ pink, fine, tied by grid on envelope bearing CLEVELAND 1862 c.d.s., to Lockport NY, P.S.E. Cert. (1995) (Scott 64). Scott $900. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $290
Lot 96		1861, 3¢ pink, bright color, fine, replaced and lightly tied by light grid on envelope bearing FLUSHING (NY) JAN 31 c.d.s., to Hatfield Mass., Foundation Cert. (1986) for stamp (Scott 64). Scott $900. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 97		"STAND BY THE FLAG" embossed patriotic envelope, franked with 1857, 3¢ rose, type I, fine, tied by MYSTIC BRIDGE CT OCT 8 c.d.s. on pronounced albino envelope, to East Berlin Conn. Some toning around and on stamp (Scott 25). Scott $500. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 98		1860's Patriotic envelope: All over THE WAR FOR UNION-NEW YORK, with flags, bearing 3¢ rose tied by NEW CREEK STATION VA OCT (?) during the Union occupation, on reverse printed BERLIN & JONES, envelope manufacturers, to Michigan. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 99		1861 Patriotic Free Frank, "H. Wilson" on rare blue "Jeff ____ Big Thing. Uncle Abe. --- Can't see it." in front of the Capital Building (by S.C. Upham) envelope (minor soiling), bearing WASHINGTON D.C. NOV 28 1861 c.d.s., to Richmond. Wilson was a congressman who became Grant's Vice President. Estimate $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $170
Lot 100		1864, LINCOLN/JOHNSON Campaign, bearing 3¢ rose cancelled by grid, with DURAND (?) ILL c.d.s., to Tennessee "via Nashville". Very attractive, Foundation Cert. (1991) "cover… repaired and reduced (slightly) at right" (Scott 65). Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $200
Lot 101		P.T. Barnum: Ephemera, comprising wonderful museum advertising envelope franked with 1857 3¢ pair with enclosure a "SECRET" opened pamphlet by Professor Hutchings, plus letter head stationery bearing 1866 letter from Hyatt Frost, manager of the Zoological American Museum. Very attractive. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo/bid on this lot	Current Bid $290
Lot 102		P.T. Barnum, framed signed 1867 letter, in Barnum's hand to his good friend Sol. Smith. Contents concern Waldo Hutchings. Printed picture accompanies. Estimate $150 - 300. View details and enlarged photo/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 103		Used to Bohemia: 1861, 10¢ dark green, PAIR and SINGLE, fine, tied by blue grids and CHICAGO Ill JAN ? c.d.s. strikes on manila envelope bearing red box AACHEN _ FRANCO and probably NY PAID transit, on reverse EGER c.d.s. receiver (Scott 68a). Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $170
Lot 104		1861, 10¢ green, used with three different 2¢ Bank Notes, tied by some "animal" cancel on San Francisco stamp & coin dealer's registered envelope bearing SAN FRANCISCO, CAL REGISTERED NOV 21 1890, on reverse dealers "E.F. GAMBS FOREIGN STAMP IMPORTERS" Egyptian stamp seal. Very becoming (Scott 68, 183, 210, 213). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 105		Used From Rhenish-Prussia: 1861, 12¢ black, fine copy, tied by grid on white envelope with complete enclosure, bearing CAMBRIDGE MS SEP 14 1861 c.d.s. to Roxbury Mass. There are no other post marks. Why would someone use a 12¢ stamp to pay a 3¢ envelope weighing .2 oz. Send us your thoughts and a bid (Scott 69). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $100
Lot 106		1863, 2¢ black, on Valentine cover, very fine copy tied by precise four-ring target cancel on neat embossed Valentine local envelope bearing DELAWARE O. FEB 13 64 c.d.s., with frilly enclosure (Scott 73). Estimate $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $65
Lot 107		Used to Klausen, West Prussia: 1861-65, 10¢ green and 5¢ red brown, perfs touch or in, tied by red grids on manila envelope (two small holes), bearing red NEWARK N.J. MAR 20 PAID, red NEW YORK PAID 10 MAR 21 c.d.s. strikes, and boxed FRANCO, on reverse Hamburg 4/5/ transit. (Scott 75, 68). Estimate $250 - 300 Very rare destination . View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $170
Lot 108		Used to France: 1861-66, 5¢ red brown with 10¢ green, PAIR and SINGLE, fine, tied by black grids on 1862 re-addressed envelope (some reinforcing) bearing red NEW YORK PAID 18 NOV 15 transit, red French transit, on reverse initial Paris receiver thence PAU NOV 62 c.d.s. final destination (Scott 75, 68). Estimate $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos/bid on this lot	Current Bid $170