Lot
1297 
1863, 5¢ brown, three singles. Slightly overlapping on 1867 folded letter sheet to Paris, France, tied by crossroads cancels with red "New York, 12, Mar 6" exchange and Calais transit additionally tying stamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 76 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot
1298
1863, 5¢ dark brown, three singles. Slightly overlapping on 1868 folded letter sheet to Paris, France, tied by fancy clover cancels with matching "San Francisco, Cal., Apr 30" origin cds, red "New York, 6, May 25" exchange and blue Calais transit cds's, Very Fine. Scott No. 76 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot
1299
1863, 5¢ brown. In combination with 1861, 10¢ green on folded letter sheet to Cognac, France, tied by target handstamps with "New Orleans, La., Jan 15, '68" cds alongside, red New York exchange and Calais transit cds's, Very Fine. Scott No. 76+68 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $100
Lot
1300
1863, 5¢ brown. In combination with 1861, 10¢ green on cover to Rostock, Germany, tied by blue Cincinnati, O., Aug 22 cds and target duplex, red "New York, Paid 12, Aug 25" exchange cds and Bremen boxed transit date stamp on reverse, Very Fine. Scott No. 76+68 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $125
Lot
1301
1863, 5¢ dark brown, horizontal pair. Tied by target handstamps on cover to Medina, Canada, matching "Stockton, Cal., Jan 8" cds above; missing most of backflap, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 76 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $130
Lot
1302 P
1866, 15¢ black, plate proof on card. Privately perforated and affixed on registered cover to Bridgeport, Conn., tied by cork handstamp with matching "South Meriden, Conn, Oct 1, 1897" cds alongside, an unusual fraudulent usage; with 1987 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 77P4 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $260
Lot
1303
1866, 15¢ black, vertical pair. In combination with 1867, 12¢ black, E. grill, tied by circle of wedges cancels, red "New York, Paid 24, Apr. 22" credit cds on 1868 folded letter sheet to Cadiz, Spain, endorsed "per Russia", blue Calais transit datestamp and boxed "P.D." handstamp, Spanish red "8R" due handstamp, Very Fine, an extremely rare franking for the double 21¢ French mail rate to Spain from the Gomez correspondence; with 1985 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 77+90 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,700
Lot
1304
1866, 15¢ black. Intense shade, in combination with 1861, 3¢ rose, horizontal pair tied by large segmented cork cancels, red "New York Paid Apr. 12" credit cds on 1867 cover to Malaga, Spain, red French transits including boxed "P.D." handstamp, Spanish red "4R" due handstamp, receiving backstamp; left 3¢ with small corner creases, otherwise Very Fine, an unusual combination of stamps paying the 21¢ rate to Spain via French Mail. Scott No. 77+65 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
1305
1866, 15¢ black. Single usage on 3 covers; a 1867 cover Boston, Mass. to Paris, France, and forwarded back to Boston, depreciated currency markings, a 1867 cover to Paris, France, then forwarded to Lucerne, Switzerland, and forwarded again to Paris, with a plethora of markings, and a 1867 cover to Paris, France, and forwarded to Lucerne, Switzerland sent via Philadelphia exchange office; some cover edge wear, F.-V.F. Scott No. 77 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1306
1866, 15¢ black, two singles. In combination with 1861, 3¢ rose, tied by segmented cork cancels on 1867 cover to Melbourne, Australia, red "N. York Am. Pkt., Paid, Apr. 1" cds, red "12" credit handstamp, red London transit and receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 77+65 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400