Lot
1485 
1862, 5¢ red brown, tied by large Boston "Paid" grid handstamp on 1862 folded letter to Calcutta, India, additionally tied by blue transit handstamp with manuscript "1/4" (1sh4d) rating alongside, reverse with "Boston. Br. Pkt., Aug 20" exchange, London transit and receiving cds's, a Very Fine use from the Goddard correspondence; with 2022 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 75 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $475
Lot
1486
1862, 5¢ red brown, fresh and well centered, tied on folded cover (missing left flap) to Madrid by bold grid cancel with red "New York Br. Pkt. Paid", red London 7/28/62 transit, and Madrid receiving back stamps, Very Fine; with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 75 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot
1487
1863, 5¢ brown, two singles, in combination with 1861, 3¢ rose, two singles + 1863, 2¢ black (65+73) on folded letter sheet to New York, all tied by encircled grid handstamps with matching "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 13, 1864" cds, manuscript "pr Constitution" ship endorsement; cover with restored address ink erosion, Very Fine appearance, a very unusual three color franking paying the six times 3¢ rating; signed Ashbrook, with 2015 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 76 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $400
Lot
1488
1863, 5¢ brown, rich color, tied by blue "Baltimore, Md., Mar 20" cds and target duplex on 1866 folded cover to Amsterdam, Holland, red "New-York Br Pkt Mar 21" cds, manuscript "10" pence debit to Holland and manuscript "55" Dutch cents due, reverse with red London transit and receiving cds's; few edge nicks at top, Very Fine and clean use by British Open mails. Scott Nos. 76 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $230
Lot
1489
1863, 5¢ brown, rich color, upper right trimmed perfs and corner flaw, tied by four-ring cancel duplexed with "Phila Pa., May 8, 1865" cds on blue folded letter to Halifax, Nova Scotia, flap with "Boston. Br. Pkt. 10 May" exchange and Halifax (5.12) arrival, "CTS/10" due handstamp, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. 76 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $180
Lot
1490
1866, 15¢ black, deep color, extremely fine centering, tied on cover to Esens, Germany by thick barred open grid cancel with red "New York 12 Brem. Pkt Paid Augt 8" credit cds, blue "America uber Bremen Franco" straight-line handstamp, blue boxed Esens receiving back stamp, cover with minor soiling, still Very Fine. Scott Nos. 77 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot
1491
1866, 15¢ black, crisp impression, tied on immaculate cover to Paris by segmented cork cancel with red "New York Paid 12 Feb 9" exchange, small red boxed "PD", French Packet marking "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr H No 3 9 Fevr. 67" octagon, Extremely Fine. Scott Nos. 77 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $170
Lot
1492
1863, 24¢ lilac, well centered with large margins, cancelled by fancy segmented cork on mourning cover to Dublin, Ireland with "Nashville, Tenn. May 9" cds alongside, red "New York 3 Am. Pkt. May 12" cds and Dublin arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine, a charming little cover; with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 78 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot
1493
1863, 24¢ lilac, tied by small grid cancel on 1867 cover to London England, red "Detroit Am. Pkt. '3 Paid' Nov 14" exchange cds, carried on Allan Line Peruvian from Quebec Nov. 16th to Londonderry arriving Nov. 25th, red London Paid (11.27) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce Detroit exchange office use, ex-Littauer. Scott Nos. 78 Estimate $300 - 400.
The Allan line sailed from Quebec or Portland to Liverpool via Londonderry. Portland, Chicago or Detroit were designated as the United States exchange office.
Realized: $350