Lot
1459 
5¢ Red Brown, three large margins, just clear at right, beautiful rich color on bright paper, neatly tied by red squared grid on buff cover to Lakeville Conn., matching "New-York Sep 1" cds, endorsed "Via Bridgeport"; wax seal stain at center, reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1 $575.
Realized: $180
Lot
1460
5¢ Red Brown, margins large to just touching frameline, deep color, tied by red grid handstamp on 1849 folded letter to Boston, Mass., matching "New - York, Feb 20" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
1461
5¢ Dark Brown, four margins, tied by black circular grid cancel on 1850 blue folded letter to New York City, red "Boston Mass. Oct 19" cds; some splitting along horizontal file fold, otherwise Very Fine; with 1987 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1a $1,025.
Realized: $375
Lot
1462
5¢ Orange Brown, ample to mostly large margins, tiny scissor cut in top left margins, tied by grid handstamp on 1851 folded letter sheet to New York City, additionally tied by red "Boston, 5cts, Jun 12" cds with matching "Paid" handstamp; cover with light folds not affecting stamp, F.-V.F.; with 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1b Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $230
Lot
1463
10¢ Black, large margins to clear at upper right, neat pen cancel, matching "Union Mo. May 10 / 51" postmark on buff envelope to Columbia, S.C., original 1851 enclosure; minor erosion in postmark, still Very Fine, accompanied by a stampless Union Mo. from 1849 addressed to Big Lick, Va., ex-Craveri; with 1993 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED 1847 COVER FROM UNION, MISSOURI.
This is the only 1847 issue cover from a Missouri post office other than St. Louis. Union received a supply of 300 5¢ stamps and 100 10¢ stamps. No 5¢ covers are known, and this is the only 10¢ cover recorded from there.
Realized: $1,900
Lot
1464
10¢ Black, large margins all around, exquisite shade and impression, tied by attractive red "Saint Louis Mo. '10' Nov 3" cds on blue 1850 folded letter to Philadelphia Pa., matching strike adjacent, light horizontal file fold; trivial small edge tear at top, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Emerson, Moody, Craveri; with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 2 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
The red St. Louis cds is rather unusual with the integral "10" rate designation inserted in an atypical manner in that it is directly above the state abbreviation. We do not note another example as St. Louis apparently used a different style on most 10¢ 1847 covers.
Realized: $3,500
Lot
1465
10¢ Black, two slightly overlapped singles, large to huge margins, cancelled by matching manuscript and cork cancel, on blue folded cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, manuscript "Bay Route, Feb 23" manuscript route agent postmark, blue "Baltimore Md. Feb 24" cds, endorsed "p. British Steamer from New York to Halifax N.S.", red "Halifax, Paid, Feb 29, 1848" arrival leap year postmark, manuscript "2/-" shilling due rating for two-times the 1 shilling packet fee; cover refolded at top and extensively restored, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 2 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED USE FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ROUTE AGENT.
This letter was handed to the route agent aboard a steamboat carrying mail on Postal Route #2462. This Chesapeake Bay Route provided mail service over the 200 miles between Baltimore and Norfolk. The three route agents received 1,500 5¢ and 300 10¢ 1847 issue stamps. The 20¢ postage prepaid the double-weight rate for over 300 miles to New York City. The route agent delivered the letter to the Baltimore post office where it was postmarked Feb. 24th. There it was placed in a bag for the New York City post office, where it was delivered to the British mail steamer "Hibernia" departing Feb. 26th to Halifax and Liverpool. The letter was charged two-times the 1 shilling packet fee upon arrival.
The astonishing U.S. equivalent of 68¢ was charged for this letter from its origin on Chesapeake Bay to Halifax - evidence that the British postal reform of 1839-40 emphatically did not apply to ocean mails carried by British ships.
Realized: $4,250
Lot
1466
10¢ Black, position 46R1, four large to huge margins margins, except just touched at bottom left, light corner crease at lower left, tied by bold strike of red squared grid cancel on light blue 1850 folded letter to New Orleans La., matching "New-York Mar 20" ocean mail cds, light horizontal fold just clear of stamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 2 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A RARE USE OF THE NEW YORK OCEAN MAIL MARKING ON AN 1847-ISSUE COVER.
Stanley B. Ashbrook theorized that the first New York City Ocean Mail cancel was fashioned from the older "New York/Ship" postmark with the word "Ship" removed. It is known on a handful of March 1850 covers bearing stamps of the 1847 Issue. Creighton C. Hart described the five 1847 covers that were known to him, dated March 14th to 19th, and occasionally thereafter. (Chronicle 97). The cover offered here was not mentioned, but falls into this March date range.
Realized: $3,000