Lot
1251 
1860, 30¢ orange. Rich color, in combination with 1857, 10¢ green, type V, tied by grid and "New-York Jan. 11, 1861" cds on mostly complete blue cover to Mexico, "7" due marking overstruck by "0" and with "14" reales due marking below; reduced at top and right, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce quadruple rate usage. Scott No. 38+35 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $750
Lot
1252
1860, 30¢ orange. Deep color, tied by red grid handstamp, matching "New York Paid 12 Sep. 19" credit cds on 1860 cover from San Francisco to Havre, France, blue Wells Fargo & Co. "PAID THROUGH" straightline handstamp, St. Francis Hotel corner card at lower left, red Havre octagonal transit datestamp; barest cover reduction at bottom, Very Fine, an unusual cover carried by Wells Fargo & Co. outside the mails from San Francisco to New York City and then posted to France. Scott No. 38 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,150