Lot
2622 
1861, 12¢ black, exceptionally well centered with sharp clear impression, tied by "Thomaston Ill Feb 3" duplex on 1868 cover to Liverpool, England at the 12¢ rate, red New York (2.5) exchange cdc, Liverpool (2.15) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Newbury. Scott No. 69 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
2623
1862, 24¢ red lilac, on red, white & blue patriotic design "Star in Shield - The Union Forever" franked with 1862 24¢ red lilac tied by red Key West Paid cds, to Carlisle, England, with New York transit and "London Paid" cds; stamp & cover with faults, including reinforcement, a very scarce patriotic item franked with 24¢, Fine and rare. Scott No. 70; $3,000 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot
2624
1861, 24¢ steel blue, well centered with deep color, tied by to bold red grids on 1862 folded letter to Newport, England, postmarked light red "3/ New York Am. Pkt./ Jan 11", partial red Liverpool transit cds, backstamped Newport, Jan 24; stamp with one nibbed perf at top, F.-V.F. Scott No. 70b $1,350.
Realized: $300
Lot
2625
1861, 30¢ orange, two singles, tied by "New Orleans, La., Dec 29" fancy star duplex on 1867 folded lettersheet with printed Prices Current to Havre, France, red "New Paid York/ 48, Jan 9" exchange office cds with Havre octagonal entry datestamp and boxed "PD", readdressed to Ribeauville, three French backstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. 71 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
2626
1861, 30¢ orange, strong color, tied by bold strike of Cross Roads (Skinner 64-X) on blue 1864 folded letter to France, red "New York 'Paid 24' Mar 23" exchange cds, red Calais (4.4) entry cds and large framed "P.D." h.s., Paris (4.4) backstamp, Very Fine and choice strike., fresh and Very Fine use, this strike shows a distinct vertical break in the left side of the cancellation. Scott No. 71 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $400
Lot
2627
1861, 30¢ orange, three singles, right two stamps s.e. at right, all with slight defects, cancelled by grids & center stamp tied by red "Aachen" transit handstamp on orange cover to Germany with "Wabash Ill. May 6" circular datestamp, red N.Y. transit, several transit and receiving backstamps, some minor wear, still Very Fine, triple-rate 30¢ 1861 covers to Germany are extremely rare. Scott No. 71 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $400
Lot
2628
1861, 30¢ orange, large margins, tied by circular geometric (Skinner-Eno GE-C 10) fancy cancel on yellow legal-size cover to Franklin, Pa., "New-York, Jul 13 1863" cds, 1863 docketing; reduced at left, Fine and scarce 10-times rate, ex-Brouillette. Scott No. 71 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
2629
1863, 2¢ black, In combination with 1861, 3¢ rose + 10¢ yellow green on 1864 cover to Picton, Canada, canceled by target handstamps with matching "Esmeralda, N.T. Mar 23" cds, red straight line "Paid" and "15" in octagon handstamps, transit and receiving backstamps; stamps with some defects and cover slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F., a rare Nevada territorial usage from this town paying the 15¢ treaty rate to Canada for over 3000 miles, ex H. Spelman. Scott No. 73+65+68 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
2630
1863, 2¢ black, tied by quartered cork handstamp and red Boston, Mass. origin cds on small cover addressed to Charlestown, Mass., red straight line "Charlestown, Mass".postmark and manuscript "2¢" for double deficiency due, Very Fine and unusual, ex Allen. Scott No. 73 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot
2631
1863, 2¢ black, used with 1¢ blue, both tied by grid cancels on 3¢ pink entire to Philadelphi Pa., "Lancaster Pa. Oct 20 1865" cds, clean and Very Fine, a scarce franking prepaying the double first class rate. Scott No. 73 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $425