1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), clear to large margins including partial sheet margins right & bottom, tied by incomplete "(?)enia, N.Y." c.d.s. on small cover to Mansfield, N.Y.; small tear at top of envelope, otherwise Extremely Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
U.S. Postal History #646
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Lot #1129 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
Lot #1130 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), strip of four 3¢ paying double transcontinental rate, cancelled by circular grids with red Newport NH cds, on cover addressed to San Francisco CA; missing part of back flap, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1131 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), pen cancelled, on cover addressed to Greenville MI, Greenville c.d.s. used as receiver, manuscript "Ford & paid", forwarded to Union NY, #26 used to prepay forwarding charge, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
Unusual mixed franking of 1851 and 1857 3¢ stamps .
Lot #1132 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), 9 covers, 3 with 3¢ Type I (Scott 11) - one with manuscript decoration on the outer edges of the cover, one with printed design a portion excised from the cover above the address, one with pair on cover from San Francisco with letter talking about life in the city in July 1852; three covers with 3c type II - one Phrenologists illustrated corner card, one on enameled ladies cover with black trim,...
Lot #1133 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), clear to large margins, canceled crossed strikes green grid on ladies envelope postmarked matching green Thorndike, Ms. cds, stamp plated by Chase as position 21R1L, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1134 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II (Scott 11A), tied by Boston "Paid"` in grid, with red Boston c.d.s. at right, on cover addressed to Fryeburg ME; `, Very Fine, 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott $425.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1135 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), vertical strip of 5 and vertical pair, all tied by "N. York Steamship" postmarks on cover addressed to Bolton Mass, manuscript "due 19" at center; cover without part of backflap, stamps and cover with small flaws, Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1136 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), right sheet margin single with part-imprint (position 40R3), huge margins to barely shaved at upper left, tied by light Philadelphia cds on folded letter to Dover, Del., Extremely Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #1137 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), margins all around except clipped corners at top left and top right, tied by neat strike of "Ringville Mass July 1" straight line postmark on small cover addressed to Manchester NH; cover with trivial toned spots on right edge and reduced at left, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1138 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), bottom sheet margin single with clear to large margins, pen canceled "Paid" on small brown cover postmarked manuscript "Richmond, N.H. May 3", to Highgate, Vt. from whence it was forwarded, with manuscript "Paid 5" and red Highgate c.d.s., May 11; stamp with tiny corner crease in sheet margin, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1139 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (Scott 11A), horizontal pair with three nice margins and barely shaved at top, tied by light San Francisco cds on embossed ladies envelope to Albion, Me., Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1140 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), tied to envelope to London, England along with #11A single and #9 pair by lightly struck "New Orleans" c.d.s.; couple tears at top from careless opening, Fine.
Scott $1,200 for domestic cover.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1141 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 13), three margins just in at left, tied by "San Francisco Cal/20/Apr" cds on cover addressed to College of Saint James P O MD; missing half backflap, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,000.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1142 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 13), tied on 1856 folded letter sheet to San Francisco, California by black New York Ocean mail cancellation via "J.B. Clerk & Co - Bordeaux" in double oval at left; a few cover tears along file fold at top and bottom of this fragile folded letter sheet, Very Good.
Scott $1,000.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1143 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 14), large balanced margins, tied on 10¢ entire (U16) by clear strike Benicia, Cal. c.d.s., to Neponsett, Ma.; reduced just a tad at left, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1144 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 14), large balanced margins, tied by Middle(bury?) c.d.s. on cover to St, Catherines, Canada West; lightly struck red "United States/ Paid 6d" exchange office handstamp, backstamped St. Catherines; light stain at lower left, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1145 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), large balanced margins, tied on 10¢ entire (U16) by one of two clear strikes Benicia, Cal. cds, to Neponsett, Ma.; reduced a bit at right, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1146 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), horizontal pair with four nice margins tied by San Francisco c.d.s. on cover with pre-printed address to New York, N.Y.; two light vertical file folds not affecting stamps, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1147 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), clear to large margins, tied by one of two strikes Yankee Jim's, Cal. c.d.s. on cover to Hanover, N.H.; reduced a bit at right, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1148 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1855, 12¢ gray black and 3¢ dull red type II (Scott 17, 11A), single of former, vertical strip of three of the latter, circular grid cancels on 1855 folded cover with red New Orleans La postmarks, red New York Am. Packet exchange mark and French receiving mark, addressed to Nantes, 12¢ with four margins including frame line of stamp at right, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1149 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), 12¢ tied by New Orleans LA cds on large part legal sized cover front addressed to Houma LA, stamp with three decent margins and close at top; tiny ink burn at left, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,500.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1150 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), horizontal pair with full margins tied by c.d.s. on 1856 folded letter to England, red "19" handstamp and "America / Liverpool / Paid" entry c.d.s., backstamped Blackburn, Lancashire, Very Fine.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #1151 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), elusive use on sextuple rate cover to Baltimore, Md, tied by bold blue grid cancellations with matching adjacent "Frederick, Md, Spe. 2" c.d.s.; scarce domestic usage of the 12 cent 1851 issue, Fine.
Scott $1,500.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1152 - u.s. postal history by issue 1851 issue
1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), four singles, tied by red Mobile Ala town cancels on 1853 folded letter addressed to Manchester England, red numeral "38" credit and Liverpool transit mark; stamps with two margins and small flaws, cover with edge tears at top, Fine.
Scott $1,040 as 4 stamps.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1153 - u.s. postal history by issue 1857 issue
1857, 1¢ blue, type V (Scott 24), used with three 3¢ (26) tied by Pawtucket RI c.d.s., on folded letter sheet addressed to Saint John New Brunswick, red "U States" in scroll; horizontal filefold, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
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