Blood & Co., 1843 (3¢) black on grayish. Medium paper, red "3" cancellation, ample to large margins; small tear and creases at bottom, manuscript 1843 which appears to be contemporary, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 15L3; $750.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1638 - united states postage stamps locals
Lot #1639 - united states postage stamps locals
Bouton's City Dispatch Post, 1848, 2¢ black on gray blue. Red "Paid Bouton" and New York town cancels, large margins, Extremely Fine, rarely encountered with both local and New York post office cancels, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 18L2; $250.
Lot #1640 - united states postage stamps locals
California Penny Post Co., 1855, 3¢ red brown, trial color. Proof on card, full even margins; horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, very rare, one of two examples recorded, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 34L1ATC; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1641 - united states postage stamps locals
City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ black on grayish. Posthumous 1892 die proof showing large crack across die and head of Vulcan at left, on white laid paper, light bend not affecting design, Very Fine.
Scott No. 40L1P; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1642 - united states postage stamps locals
Faunce's Penny Post, 1885 (1¢) black on red. Without gum; adherences of another Faunce's issue on reverse, Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 152L1; $325.
Lot #1643 - united states postage stamps locals
Gahagan & Howe City Express, 1849-70, 5¢ light blue. Clear to shaving framelines; couple minute edge tears at top and tiny thin, Fine appearance, very rare with only a few unused examples known.
Scott No. 70L1; $1,200.
Lot #1644 - united states postage stamps locals
Humboldt Express, 1863, 25¢ brown. Without gum, margins large to into framelines at left center; corner crease and thin, Fine appearance, still a very presentable mint example of this scarce express issue, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 86L1; $1,750.
Lot #1645 - united states postage stamps locals
Humboldt Express, 1863, 25¢ brown. Blue Langton's oval handstamp and manuscript cancels, margins ample to just shaving frameline; thins, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. 86L1; $1,250.
Lot #1646 - united states postage stamps locals
Hussey's Post, 1877, black. Full well balanced margins; faint internal crease of little consequence, otherwise Very Fine, still probably the finest of this rare and grossly undercataloged provisional issue, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 87L55; $175.
Lot #1647 - united states postage stamps locals
Hussey's Post, 1877, black. Ample margins; tiny tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 87L56; $350.
Lot #1648 - united states postage stamps locals
Mercantile Library Association, 1870-75, 5¢ blue. Right margin single, margins clear to touching design at left, affixed on unused order card, accompanied by 2¢ Jackson return address entire, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 105L3; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1649 - united states postage stamps locals
Price's City Express, 1857-58, 2¢ black on vermilion. Usual manuscript cancel, clear to large margins; couple small thins, Very Fine appearance, a very rare local issue and woefully undercataloged in Scott, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 119L1; $275.
Lot #1650 - united states postage stamps locals
Wells Fargo & Co., 1861, $2 green. O.g., lightly hinged, large margins, strong color, Extremely Fine, especially so with original gum, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 143L4; $275.
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