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United States and C.S.A. Postal History continued... 1c-3c 1857-60 Issue Lot Sym. Lot Description   3745 1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Plate 4, bright color, tied by red "U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/ May 18" carrier department circular datestamp on folded letter bootlegged from Marseille, France to New York, sender's blue oval handstamp and manuscript routing instructions "per Steamer 'Arago' via Havre", light vertical file fold well away from stamp, minor ink erosion VERY FINE. A RARE BOOTLEGGED LETTER FROM FRANCE AND DELIVERED BY CARRIER IN NEW YORK CITY, PREPAID WITH THE DESIRABLE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE IA. Type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. This folded letter was carried privately aboard the Havre Line's Arago, which left Havre on May 4, 1859, and arrived in New York on May 17. It was postmarked the next day at the New York City carrier department. With 1987 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 14,500.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction 3746 1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Position 49L12, with vertical blue line thru "S" of "US" and down the back of Franklin's head, tied by "U.S.P.O. Dispatch Phila. Jul. 22 2-1/2 PM" octagonal carrier's datestamp with second strike on "Knight & Bell Commission Merchants" blind embossed corner card cover to local street address, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com 800.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction 3747 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two covers each with single and captured imprint at left, first is Position 41L7 on circular, second is Position 51L7 with part plate no. on unsealed cover, some slight wear, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 300-400 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction 3748 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Positions 40/50R8, vertical pair with part captured imprint and "8 P" of plate no. at right, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 12 18?" octagonal datestamp on small local cover, backflap tear, otherwise Very Fine, desirable with the imprint and plate number (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction 3749 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Positions 50/60/70R9, vertical strip of three with virtually entire imprint captured at right, including "Carpenterar" misspelling, fresh color, tied by two strikes of "New-York N.Y. Feb. 10" circular datestamps on cover to Framingham Mass., Very Fine and choice, a scarce and desirable strip with captured imprint, ex Moody and Sevenoaks, signed Ashbrook (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 500-750 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction 3750 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Three singles, one is Position 41L9 with part of captured imprint at left with "Carpenterar", tied by grids, matching "Oswego N.Y. Sep. 25, 1860" circular datestamp on Beardless Lincoln campaign cover to Southampton Mass., slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and attractive (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 400-500 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction 3751 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Positions 31/41/51L10, vertical strip of three with captured imprint at left with "Carpenterar", tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Mar. 4" circular datestamps on cover to Aiken S.C., slightly reduced at left, some central soiling affects stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, likely a Confederate period usage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 200-300 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction 3752 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Three items on exhibit pages, incl. single Position 50R8 on carrier use cover, second item is vertical strip of three, Positions 41/51/61L8 with captured imprint from Orleans Ind. to New Alban O., last bears two singles, Positions 65 and 70R4, latter with captured imprint at right, on 36pp catalogue for Elmira Female College, few minor imperfections, Fine-Very Fine, useful group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 400-500 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction 3753 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two covers, each stamp with choice centering, tied by red and black strikes of small "Boston Mass." double-line circular datestamp, one used locally, other to Newton Lower Falls Mass., few trivial cover flaws, stamps are Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 200-300 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction 3754 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Vertical strip of three, choice centering, tied by neat strikes of "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 11, 1861" octagonal datestamps on cover to Millheim Pa. with commission merchant's blue cameo corner card with illustration of tea, sugar and coffee, Calvert imprint, barely reduced at right, Very Fine, a beautiful cover, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction 3755 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Vertical strip of three with straddle-pane margin at right showing full guideline, tied by three strikes of blue "Petaluma Cal. Dec. 31" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Jacksonville Cal. with blue illustrated four-horse stagecoach design and "The Star of the Union--California" imprint, "Overland via Los Angeles U.S. Mail" on coach, arithmetic notations, minor toning on stamps, still Very Fine, extremely rare intra-California usage of stagecoach envelope with 1c 1857 Issue (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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