Lot
1231 
1858, 5¢ brick red, type I, vertical strip of three. Intense color, tied by "New Orleans La., Mar. 23, 1859" cds on folded letter sheet to Nantes, France, red "New York, Paid 3, Apr 2" credit cds also ties strip as does an ultramarine Havre transit and small red boxed "P.D." handstamp; strip with some gum stains, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce multiple of the 5¢ Brick Red on an American Packet cover to France. Scott No. 27; $6,500 off cover Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $850
Lot
1232
1857, 5¢ red brown, type I, vertical strip of three. Rich color, perfs scissor separated leaving intact perfs on three sides and trimmed at bottom, tied by clear strikes of "New Orleans La. Oct. 2, 1857" cds's on folded letter to Paris, France, red "New York, Paid 6, Oct. 10" credit cds, receiving backstamp; stamps affected by light horizontal cover bend, F.-V.F., this October 1857 usage pre-dates the Red Brown printing (the shade is the 1856 No. 12 shade); with 1982 E. Diena certificate. Scott No. 28; $4,500 off cover Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
1233
1859, 5¢ brown, type I, vertical strip of three. Rich color, tied by "New Orleans, La., Oct 17, 1860" cds's on folded letter to La Ferte - Mace, France, red "Boston, Paid 12, Oct 23" cds, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine; with 2001 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 29 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $500
Lot
1234
1860 5¢ brown + 10¢ green. Used together on neat 1860 cover to Milan, Lombardie, with grid cancels, postmarked "Richmond, Va. Aug 28 1860", red boxed "Short Paid", with integral rate 2 Aug 29 cds, manuscript "19" (decimes) due, French transit, endorsed "Per Steamer, Via Liverpool", red boxed Italian receiver on reverse. Scott No. 29+35 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $350
Lot
1235
1860, 5¢ brown, type II. Vertical strip of three, bottom stamp Relief F (10th row) with projections at top and bottom only partially removed, well-centered, minor perf tip gum toning, tied by large "New Orleans La. 14 Jan." (1861) cds's on blue folded letter to Gironde, France, red "New York Paid 6" credit datestamp, red "P.D." in frame, French transit datestamps front and back, some minor bleaching along file fold, Very Fine, an extremely choice strip showing combination of Type II reliefs, late Federal usage from New Orleans--Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861--ex-Grunin and Zoellner. Scott No. 30A Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
1236
1857, 10¢ green, type I. Small neat pink cover postmarked "Springfield, Mass., Dec 19", to San Francisco, franked with 10¢ green, stamp with slight soiling at top not mentioned on certificate, note on reverse "Pos 91R1", a Fine cover; with 1978 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 31 $1,550.
Realized: $200
Lot
1237
1857, 10¢ green, type II. On two covers from correspondence from Boston to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands; single usage (s.e. at left) on 1858 cover and a 1857 usage in combination with 1857, 10¢ green, type III (33) with small stamp flaws, F.-V.F., a scarce pair. Scott No. 32 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550
Lot
1238
1857, 10¢ green, type II. Tied by "Chenango Forks, N.Y., Oct 21" cds on cover to Bath, Cal., endorsed "via Overland Route" at top, cover reduced at right, Very Fine; with 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 32 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot
1239
1857, 10¢ green, type III. Well centered, tied by "Saint Louis. Mo. Oct 6 1857" cds on1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Sacramento, Cal., additional strike of "Saint Louis, Mo., Oct. 16" cds (10 days later) at left, Very Fine and choice, an early usage of the 10¢ type III; with 2003 A.P.S. certificate (when it was the 10¢ EKU). Scott No. 33 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $375
Lot
1240
1859, 10¢ green, type V. Tied by "Steam Ship, Cts" circular handstamp on cover to Newton, Mass., manuscript "U.S. Brig Bainbridge Aspinwall N.G." sender's endorsement at left and "Per Steamer "Northern Light" Oct 25 Via N.Y.", additional manuscript "Due 10", Very Fine, a rare incoming usage from Panama paid by U.S. stamps. Scott No. 35 Estimate $750 - 1,000.