Lot 547
1861, 10¢ yellow green. Tied by blue dotted grid cancel on cover to Suisun City, Cal., matching "Brighton, Ill., Sep 5" cds at left, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 68 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 548
1861, 10¢ yellow green, horizontal strip of three. Tied by grid cancels on 1868 folded letter to Gironde, France, matching "New Orleans, la., Feb 12" cds alongside, red New York and blue French transit date stamps additionally tying stamps, Very Fine.Scott No. 68 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $145
Lot 549
1861, 10¢ yellow green. Horiz. pair + 3c rose tied by segmented cork cancel & New Orleans cds on blue 1867 folded letter to Italy, a 2¢ overpayment of the 21¢ rate, Very Fine.Scott No. 68 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $160
Lot 550
1861, 12¢ black. + 3c rose tied by black grids & red New York foreign mail cds on blue 1862 folded letter to France with red French entry markings, adhesives both well centered with bright fresh impressions, Extremely Fine, a delightful cover.Scott No. 69 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot 551
1861, 12¢ black. + 3c rose tied by San Francisco Cogwheel cancels & red New York foreign mail cds on blue 1862 cover to France with San Francisco double circle postmark, handstamped with red French entry markings, hint of some perf soiling, two small sealed cover tears at top, Very Fine; signed Ashbrook.Scott No. 69 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $115
Lot 552
1862, 24¢ red lilac + two 2¢ black. Paying the 28¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate on a cover to Bavaria, blue target cancels tie adhesives with matching Appleton, Wis. cds with red "Detroit Mich. Am Pkt. Paid 7" exchange marking at bottom right, one 2¢ Blackjack with minor flaw due to placement at edge of cover, Very Fine, the Detroit exchange postmark is very rare, a lovely cover; with 2005 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 70+73 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $950
Lot 553
1862, 24¢ red lilac. Tied by grid on 1862 folded letter to Liverpool with indistinct red postmark, cover forwarded to London with Forwarder's handstamp "Brown, Shipley & Co./Liverpool", placed in mails by forwarder & franked with Great Britain 1d red tied by Liverpool duplex cancel, flap tear on reverse, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely combination cover.Scott No. 70 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $750
Lot 554
1862, 24¢ red lilac. Couple of slightly blunt perfs at top, lovely deep red lilac shade, neatly tied by Washington, D.C. double circle postmark on 1864 cover to Great Britain with red "Boston Br. Pkt./19 Paid" cds, flap tear which extends slight on to front at top, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 70 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $425
Lot 555
1862, 24¢ brown lilac. Lovely rich shade with sharp clear impression, tied by perfect strike of Large Boston Paid grid on 1862 cover to London with colorless embossed monogram at top right, postmarked neat strike of red "Boston Br. Pkt./19 Paid" cds & red London arrival cds, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous cover, ex-Lehman.Scott No. 70a Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $525
Lot 556
1861, 24¢ steel blue. A well centered single with deep rich Steel Blue color, cancelled by central grid cancel on 1862 folded letter to London with red New York foreign mail cds alongside, Extremely Fine and choice, one of the finest known singles on cover.Scott No. 70b Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,600