Lot
1500 
1870, 2¢ Red Brown, Split Grills, horizontal pair, used with 6¢ carmine, strip of three, single short perf, tied by three beautiful strikes of NYFM fancy star geometrics (Weiss ST-8P10) on 1873 cover with preprinted Pearson address to Lima, Peru, red "New York '12' Apr 19" exchange credit cds, endorsed "Per Steamer 'Ocean Queen' "; Extremely Fine, a choice New York foreign mail usage from the Pearson correspondence to Peru., ex-Moody, Barwis; with 2003 P.F. Certificate. Scott Nos. 135 var., 148 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Realized: $8,000
Lot
1501
1870, 10¢ Brown, "I" Grill, showing bold grill impression of late state "I" grill, single perf flaw, tied by strong strike of cross-roads on blue 1874 folded letter to Costa Rica, magenta "San Francisco Cal, Paid, Oct 17" exchange cds, blue Hellmann Bros. merchant handstamp, couple minor cover flaws including light horizontal file fold, a Very Fine and rare use. Scott No. 139A $6,000 as off-cover.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 10¢ I. GRILL USAGES.
The Scott catalog recently added separate listings for I. grills used on the 1870 issue. The "I" grills are usually well impressed and measure about 10 to 11 by 10 to 13 points. The "I" grills can be separated into early state and late state based on the shape of the tip of the grill. Early state grills show small tip of the pyramid, while late state grills show the pyramid tips truncated and flat. The Scott catalog does not currently assign a value to on cover usages.
Lot
1502
1870, 12¢ Dull Violet, Grilled, pretty pastel color, beautiful strike of red NYFM supplementary mail cross-roads cancel, two small thin spots, Fine and very attractive; with 1970 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 140 $4,000.
Lot
1503
1870, 6¢ Carmine, exceptionally well centered, tiny corner perf crease, tied by cross roads cancel on cover to Liverpool, England, magneta "San Francisco Cal. Dec 19" foreign mail cds, red Liverpool U.S. Packet (1.6) arrival cds, 1874 docketing on back, Very Fine and attractive use, ex-Emerson. Scott No. 148 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $400
Lot
1504
1871, 7¢ Vermilion, three covers used to Europe, 10¢ rate to Italy with 3¢ green from Cincinnati, and two 7¢ rates to Leipzig with N.Y. Paid All Br. Transit exchange cds and other with Boston Paid All Direct exchange cds, a Very Fine trio. Scott No. 149 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $240
Lot
1505
1870, 10¢ Brown, singles cancelled by cross roads on two Millet correspondence covers (Aug. 17, 1872 and Jun. 5, 1873) from San Francisco Cal. to San Jose, Costa Rica prepaying the 10¢ rate; later with slight overall toning, a F.-V.F. pair. Scott No. 150 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $200
Lot
1506
1870, 10¢ Brown, tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Griffin Ga. Sep 9" cds on legal size cover to Talbotton, Ga., franked along with Revenue 10¢ Inland Exchange stamp, uncancelled and cover showing "Due 3" straightline handstamp; light vertical fold affects 5¢, F.-V.F., an unusual attempted revenue use. Scott No. 150 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1507
1873, 2¢ Brown, Double Paper, huge straddle single with s.e. at right showing adjacent stamp, used with 1¢ ultramarine, both cancelled by violet geometric cancels on cover to Chabloe, Oh., matching "Sidney O. Jan 12" cds; 1¢ and cover small faults, Fine and rare; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 157a + 156.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED ON-COVER USAGES OF THE 2¢ BROWN DOUBLE PAPER VARIETY.
Lot
1508
1873, 6¢ Dull Pink, used with 1873, 3¢ green, both tied by French auxiliary "Trouve a la Boite/ P. 35" (Found in the Box) framed marking on 1874 cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid' Aug 25" exchange cds, blue Brest (9.7) entry cds and small red "PD" framed h.s., "Forwarded by Munroe & Co." oval backstamp and remailed with France 15c. ceres perf. issue to Paris street address; flap tear, Very Fine, an unusual use with the French auxiliary marking tying the stamps. Scott No. 159 + 158 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot
1509
1873, 6¢ Dull Pink, remarkably well centered, bright and fresh, cancelled by scarce strike of NYFM geometric (Weiss GE-EP7), Extremely Fine and choice; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 159 Estimate $200 - 300.