| 1401 |  | #73, 2c Black, used with 1c Blue, 5c Brown and 10c Yellow Green (63, 76, 68), five pointed star in circle fancy cancels, "Springfield Tex. May 22" circular datestamp on legal sized cover to Gallatin Tenn., slightly reduced at left, Very Fine; a pretty four-color franking from Texas (Photo) (73) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1402 | | #73, 2c Black, tied by red cork and matching N.Y. City circular datestamp on locally addressed patent envelope, letter datelined "Ludlow St. Jail, Dec. 12, 1867" and pleads for help to get out of jail and (convincingly) points the finger at other individuals and companies, Very Fine; great content! (Photo) (73) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1403 | | #73, 2c Black, centered to left, tied by beautiful strike of New York geometric fancy cancel on small locally addressed mourning cover, New York 1864 circular datestamp at right, cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine strike (Photo) (73) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1404 | | #73, 2c Black, five covers with all-over advertisements (four different) for the Great American Tea Company, also incl. sixth cover with No. 114, one with small piece out at top left, otherwise Very Fine group (Photo) (73) | ECV 500-750 |
| 1405 |  | #73, 2c Black, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jun. 15, 1864" double circle datestamp on "Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission" illustrated cover front only, also incl. 1c Blue (63) tied by different Philadelphia 1864 double circle datestamp on locally addressed rebacked cover front, Fine and scarce usages (Photo) (73) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1406 | | #73, 2c Black, used with 5c Brown, 10c Green (76, 68) and Vancouver Is. 5c Rose (5) on 3c Pink entire (U58) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, no address and adherence on reverse indicate usage as a paste up, US stamps tied by blue Wells, Fargo double circle datestamp, Vancouver Is. stamp tied by blue "Paid" in oval and entire cancelled by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Jan. 14" oval handstamp, 2c and 5c stamps with s.e., stiil Very Fine (Photo) (73) | ECV 1,000-1,500 |
| 1407 | | #73, 2c Black, tied by cork cancel, light "Chillicothe Oh. Feb. 15" circlular datestamp on cover with illustrated Harnden Express, Western Division corner card with striding messenger to Walpole Mass., small bold blue "Chillicothe Ohio Feb. 15, 1869" circular datestamp on back, slightly reduced at right, smudge in address, otherwise Fine and rare usage (Photo) (73) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1408 | | #73, 2c Black, six covers with Vermont usages, comprising Montpielier (blue 1865 cds with printed corner card), Chester, Burlington (on 1866 University of Vermont printed circular from the Medical School), Rutland Vt. 1864 dc-ds with stamp affixed over Provost Marshall's official imprint and stamp tied by fancy "USM" in grid, and two legal sized -- one with Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Woodstock and one with Executive Department, St. Albans illustrated corner cards to Selectmen in other Vt. towns, Very Fine group (Photo) (73) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1409 | | #73d, 2c Black, Vertical Half Used as Part of 3c Rate, the right half used along with three 3c Rose (#65) with ms. stroke cancels just tying the bisect to cover paying the 10c rate to Staynor, Canada West, matching ms. "Roseby's Rock (West Virginia)/Apr 31" cancel at left, cover with original 1865 enclosure, stamps defective from placement over cover edge, still a rare bisect usage to Canada; íex-Robertson.í (Photo) (73d) | 2,000.00 |
| 1410 | | #73d, 2c Black, Vertical Bisect Used as Part of 3c Rate, tied by perfectly struck "Paid" in circle cancel, second strike cancels 2c Black on Buff entire (U50) to Washingtonville N.Y., well-struck "East Clarendon Vt. Aug. 8, 1864" circular datestamp, light vertical crease clear of stamp and markings, Very Fine; 1946 P.F. certificate (stating "according to high authority, it is a genuine bisect") (Photo) (73d) | 2,000.00 |
| 1411 | | #73d, 2c Black, Vertical Bisect Used as Part of 3c Rate, used with normal to pay 3c rate, bisect and single with two small pen strokes, neat "Mifflinburg Pa. Aug. 31" circular datestamp on orange cover to Pa town, with original enclosure datelined 1867, cover with wrinkles, edge faults and tear on back, otherwise Fine (Photo) (73d) | 2,000.00 |
| 1412 | | #73d, 2c Black, Vertical Bisect Used as Part of 3c Rate, right vertical bisect in pair with normal, small pen strokes, blue Glen Mount Pa. Jul. 30" circular datestamp, on cover to Gettysburg Pa., Extremely Fine cover (Photo) (73d) | 2,000.00 |
| 1413 | | #73, 2c Black, used with 3c Rose (65), cut into on two sides, tied by cog wheel cancels and affixed over vertical pair of Hawaii 5c Numeral (21), large margins to just into at bottom, tied by cork cancels, on cover to Sherman N.Y., San Francisco double and red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jan. ??" circular datestamps, light waterstaining, otherwise Fine and very rare use of the Black Jack and the 5c Hawaiian numeral issue (Photo) (73) | ECV 3,000-4,000 |
| 1414 | | #73, 2c Black, horizontal pair, Japanese chop cancels, on wrapper with printed address to Hartford Ct., red "Forwarded by Augustine Heard & Co. Yokohama" double oval handstamp, stamps with tiny faults from placement over edge of wrapper, still Fine and very rare Black Jack usage (Photo) (73) | ECV 5,000-7,500 |
| 1415 | | #73, 2c Black, tied by quartered cork cancel and "U.S. P.O.D. U.S. Con. Genl. Shanghai Oct. 17" circular datestamp on printed wrapper to Cheney Brothers Hartford Ct., with printed original enclosure -- a pricelist dated Sept. 15th 1868 from the Augustine Heard Co., Extremely Fine; a beautiful item (Photo) (73) | ECV 5,000-7,500 |
| 1416 | | #73, 2c Black, extra row of vertical perfs, centered to bottom right, tied by fancy five pointed star in circle cancel and "New York City Feb. 22" circular datestamp on folded letter datelined Hong Kong, 12 Dec. 1864" >B to New York City, interesting content regarding the journey via Cape of Good Hope rather than Cape Horn and the capture of the "Florida" off the coast of Brazil, stamp with minor gum toning and top flap removed, otherwise Fine and very rare (Photo) (73) | ECV 750-1,000 |
| 1417 | | #73, 2c Black, block of four and single, tied by perfectly struck 7-bar grid cancels on cover to Kingston, Canada West, "Oswego N.Y. May 16" circular datestamp and red "U.States" straightline, "Kingston C.W. My 16, (18)65" backstamp, cover slightly reduced at right, top right stamp in block with small piece out and the single is a replacement, minor gum staining, still Very Fine and scarce franking; copy of 1976 P.F. certificate; Scott catalogue for used block of four (Photo) (73) | 1,250.00 |
| 1418 | | #73, 2c Black, used with single and horizontal pair of 3c Rose (65), tied by segmented cork cancels, on cover to Matanzas, Cuba, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine (Photo) (73) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1419 | | #73, 2c Black, horizontal pair, centered to left, tied by perfectly struck circle of wedges cancel on wrapper with London address on a sticker tied by bold large "2d" credit, Extremely Fine wrapper (Photo) (73) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1420 | | #73, 2c Black, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jan. 29" circular datestamp on wrapper to "Old England", "Birmingham 28 Fe. 12 (18)66" receiving circular datestamp on face, faults, still a Fine and rare usage (Photo) (73) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1421 | | #73, 2c Black, vertical pair, used with vertical pair of 10c Yellow Green (68), s.e. at right, tied by targets, 2c also tied by red London transit datestamp, on front of folded letter to London, "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 14, 1864" double circle datestamp, central vertical file fold, Fine; ex Spencer (Photo) (73) | ECV 75-100 |
| 1422 | | #73, 2c Black, used with 3c Rose and 10c Yellow Green (65, 68), tied by two perfect strikes of large circle of V's cancels, on cover to Paris, France, red "Boston 24 Feb. Paid 12" and 1866 French transit datestamps, docketing at left and blue crayon "1866" confirm dating, Very Fine (Photo) (73) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1423 | | #73, 2c Black, misperforated vertically but cut with scissors at right, used with 3c Rose and 10c Yellow Green (65, 68), circle of wedges cancels with one tying 3c, also tied by red 1867 French and dark red "Boston Nov. 6 Paid 12" transit datestamps, on cover to Paris, France, top backflap removed, 3c with fault from placement over edge of cover, otherwise Fine; ex Spencer (Photo) (73) | ECV 75-100 |
| 1424 | | #73, 2c Black, used with 5c Brown (76) tied by target cancel, on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Germany, "High Hill Ill. 68 Jul. 21" circular datestamp, red "New York Paid All Br.Transit Jul. 29" and red German transit cancels, Very Fine (Photo) (73) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1425 | | #73, 2c Black, used with 3c Rose and 10c Yellow Green (65, 68), grid cancels, 2c also tied by circular datestamp and 3c tied by red New York transit datestamp, on cover to Germany, 3c folded over edge, Fine; ex Spencer (Photo) (73) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1426 | | #73, 2c Black, two, used with 24c Red Violet (70), blue target cancels, tied by balloon style Wisconsin town circular datestamp, bottom 2c stamp with ms. "31", on cover to Bavaria, Germany, red boxed German and very rare red "Detroit Mich. Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Nov. 5" transits, Ensdorf receiving backstamp, Fine; a rare Wisconsin usage thru Detroit to Germany (Photo) (73) | ECV 400-500 |
| 1427 | | #73, 2c Black, horizontal pair, left stamp with small piece out and right stamp with s.e., used with 24c Lilac (78), bold small circle of wedges cancels with one tying 24c, light "La Salle Ill May 11" circular datestamp, red "N. York Br. Pkt. May ?? Paid 7" credit datestamp and blue boxed "Aachen Franco handstamp, on cover to Germany, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, Very Fine (Photo) (73) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1428 | | #73, 2c Black, two, used with 24c Grayish Lilac (78a), tied by circle of wedges cancels, on cover to Rome, Italy, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. Paid Dec. 14" transit datestamp, 1867 docketing, various ms. credits, small faults at right, otherwise Fine (Photo) (73) | ECV 400-500 |
| 1429 | | #73, 2c Black, used with 5c Brown (76) and two 10c Yellow Green (68), tied by bold segmented cork cancels, 2c also tied by red 1864 French transit datestamp, on cover to Rome, Italy, most of back removed, Fine appearance; rare rate! (Photo) (73) | ECV 400-500 |
| 1430 | | #73, 2c Black, vertical pair with sheet selvage at right and single with s.e. at left, tied by quartered cork cancels on front only to St. Gallen Switzerland, >B, red "Paid All" straightline cancel, Fine (Photo) (73) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1431 | | #84, 2c Black, "D" Grill, misperforated vertically but scissors separated to show full design, s.e. at top, tied by cork cancel, "Worcester Mass. Apr. 9" circular datestamp, on brown cover to West Townsend Mass., Fine (Photo) (84) | 4,750.00 |
| 1432 | | #85B, 2c Black, "Z" Grill, centered to top left, tied by red circle of wedges cancel, matching red "New York City Jan. 29" circular datestamp, on locally addressed large printed bankrupcy notice, refolded at left, few minor edge faults, otherwise Fine (Photo) (85B) | 1,500.00 |
| 1433 | | #85B, 2c Black, "Z" Grill, single and two pairs, possibly the largest quantity of this stamp on a cover, centered to top right, circle of wedges cancels and tied by "New York Mar. 24" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Nassau (Bahamas), blue crayon "4" crossed our and rerated "8d" credit, single with natural s.e. at right, Very Fine (Photo) (85B) | ECV 3,000-4,000 |
| 1434 | | #87, 2c Black, "E" Grill, well-centered, tied by bold leaf cancel on "The New-York Tobacco Market" printed circular dated Aug. 5, 1868 to Boston, central vertical file fold barely affects address, Very Fine (Photo) (87) | ECV 150-200 |
| 1435 | | #87, 2c Black, "E" Grill, huge margins on three sides, single horizontal line precancel, on advertising cover for wheat seeds farm in Chambersburg Pa. to Cadiz O., cover with creases, Fine; interesting precancel usage of the Black Jack (Photo) (87) | ECV 150-200 |
| 1436 | | #87b, 2c Black, "E" Grill, Vertical Bisect, in horizontal pair with normal, natural s.e. at bottom, tied by cancel, "Limestone N.Y. May 2" circular datestamp on small cover to Angelica N.Y., small toned spot at top right and on back, Fine (Photo) (87) | 2,000.00 |
| 1437 | | #93, 2c Black, "F" Grill, horizontal strip of five, right stamp with tiny corner crease and four pulled perfs, quartered cork cancels, used with Hawaii 5c Blue (32), cork cancel, on cover to Edgartown Mass., large "Honolulu Hawaiian Islands May 21" and "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 7" circular datestamps, cover with tiny edge faults, otherwise Fine (Photo) (93) | ECV 3,000-4,000 |
| 1438 | | #93, 2c Black, "F" Grill, used with 1c Blue, "F" Grill and 12c Black (92, 69), tied by bold segmented cork cancels, 1c with perfs trimmed at left, on folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Genoa, Italy, >B red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Aug. 1" circular datestamp and blue "J. Demestrey Y. Ca. Habana Jul. 23, 1868" sender's double oval handstamp, New York forwarder's oval on reverse, Very Fine; an interesting usage of American stamps on a folded letter from Cuba to Italy (Photo) (93) | ECV 500-750 |
| 1442 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, huge margins at sides with wide straddle margin at right, light cancel, framed "Sep. 21 7AM" cancel on fresh locally addressed cover with Philadelphia Stove Works printed corner card, Extremely Fine stamp and cover (Photo) (146) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1443 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, quartered cork cancel and tied by framed "May 30 11AM" cancel on locally addressed cover with printed Philadelphia address, with original enclosure datelined "May 30, 1870" with illustration o fthe Tabernacle Baptist Church, Very Fine early usage (EDU is May 7, 1870) (Photo) (146) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1444 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, tied by unusual cork cancel on 1c Blue on Buff Star Die entire (U19), "Boston Mass. Feb. 25 1PM" circular datestamp, to Boston Highland (Mass.), Very Fine (Photo) (146) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1445 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, used with 3c Green and 6c Dull Pink (158, 159), tied by three strikes of geometric fancy cancel (unlisted in Cole), "Emporia Kans. Dec. ??" circular datestamp at bottom right, on registered cover to Colerain Ohio, ms. "#66" at left, stamps with few toned perfs, 3c with s.e. at right, cover with few toned areas, otherwise Very Fine (Photo) (146) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1446 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, used with two 3c Green (147), tied by two full strikes of New York foreign mail geometric fancy cancel, >B large "NA1" in circle, on cover to Matansas, Cuba, >B 1874 backstamp, few faults, otherwise Fine (Photo) (146) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1447 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, used with horizontal pair of 10c Brown (161), cork cancels, "Camden N.J. Jul. 20" circular datestamp on cover to Valparaiso, Chile, red "New 12 York Aug. 1" credit datestamp and red "25" credit handstamp, light soiling and slightly reduced at left, otherwise Fine; rare destination (Photo) (146) | ECV 150-200 |
| 1448 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, two, used with two 3c Green (147), just tied by cork and red "PD" in circle cancels on folded letter to France, 1872 dateline, "New Orleans La. Oct. 5" circular datestamp, red New York, red London and black French transit datestamps, Very Fine; ex Gibson (Photo) (146) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1449 | | #146, 2c Red Brown, two, used with 7c Vermilion (149), tied by bold bars cancels, one 2c stamp also tied by "Chicago Ill. Sep. 30" circular datestamp, on 3c Green on White entire (U145) to Bremen, Germany, printed Chicago return address, bold red boxed "Hamburg 15.10.72 Franco" transit handstamp, red New York transit and blue Bremen receiving backstamps, tears at top from rough opening do not affect stamps, Fine and rare means of paying the double 7-cent rate to Germany; also noteworthy is that this cannot be U82 because the queue does not project below the bust, and the Scott catalogue lists the U44/U46 series as an 1874-1876 issue, but this is clearly in use in 1872 -- making this the earliest documented usage >B of this entire (Photo) (146) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1450 | | #157, 2c Brown, used with 3c Green, horizontal pair of 7c Vermilion and vertical pair of 10c Brown (147, 149, 150), Cheyene Wyo. Mar. 18" >B circular datestamp on registered legal sized cover to New York City, cover refolded on three sides, Fine appearing and rare Wyoming territorial usage >B (Photo) (157) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1451 | | #157, 2c Brown, pulled perf at bottom, used with 3c Green and 30c Black (158, 154), quartered cork cancels on registered legal sized cover to Oakland County Michigan, ms. notation at left states the cover was received and answered March 23, 1874, Fine and rare; the 30c appears to be on hard paper, but if it is Continental paper then it is the earliest documented usage (Photo) (157) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1452 | | #157, 2c Brown, used with two 6c Dull Pink (159), dark colors, tied by unusual cork cancels on registered all-over advertising cover for New York City Chandelier and Lamp manufacturer to Boston, cover with few tiny tears, otherwise Very Fine (Photo) (157) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1453 | | #157, 2c Brown, used with 7c Vermilion (160), bold circle of wedges cancels, 2c tied by red "New York Paid Nov. 25" transit, paying scarce 9c rate,>B on cover to France, "New Orleans La. Nov. 17 2PM" circular datestamp, 1875 French transit datestamp, three different backstamps, with original letter, Fine (Photo) (157) | ECV 300-400 |
| 1454 | | #157, 2c Brown, two, used with 6c Dull Pink (159), tied by two strikes of beautiful geometric New York foreign mail fancy cancels,>B red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Apr. 21" transit datestamp on cover to Rome, Italy >B" Extremely Fine (Photo) (157) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1455 | | #178, 2c Vermilion, tied by perfectly struck blue sun fancy cancel >B with matching blue "St. Louis Mo. Jan. 22, 2:30PM" circular datestamp on locally addressed cover with original letter enclosure, Extremely Fine strike (Photo) (178) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1456 | | #178, 2c Vermilion, tied by "New York May 9 7AM A" duplex cancel on locally addressed all-over advertising cover for the Revere Hotel, Extremely Fine (Photo) (178) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1457 | | #178, 2c Vermilion, used with 1c Blue (156) on turned cover, purple cancels, matching "Bennington Vt. Oct. 15, 1877" circular datestamp, to Pawlet Vt., made from 3c Green on White entire (U82) from New York to Bennington Vt. with bank's printed corner card, minor edge tears, still Very Fine and interesting usage (Photo) (178) | ECV 100-150 |
| 1458 | | #178, 2c Vermilion, used with 3c Green (158) and France 15c Sage, Ty. I (69), tied by quartered cork cancels, circular and French transit datestamps, on cover to Paris, and forwarded within France, blue 1876 French transit and forwarder's oval, cover with bottom right corner off, otherwise Very Fine and rare combination franking (Photo) (178) | ECV 200-300 |
| 1459 | | #178, 2c Vermilion, used with 3c Green (158), tied by bold cross roads cancels, magenta "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 17" circular datestamp, purple Optician's handstamp corner card and large purple handstamped advertisement on reverse, on cover to Dublin, Ireland, 1877 docketing and 1877 Dublin receiving backstamp, very fresh and Very Fine (Photo) (178) | ECV 200-300 |
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