Lot
1624 
(Multiples) 1¢ blue, strip of six with nat. s.e. at left, strong color, cancelled by manuscript on cover with preprinted address to Fort Madison Iowa at two-times the 3¢ letter rate, "Austin Min" cds, Very Fine and scarce strip used on cover. Scott No. 63 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $425
Lot
1625
(Multiples) 1¢ Blue, block of four, small faults, each stamp tied by Boston "Paid" framed cancel (Skinner-Eno PM-PF 12) on cover to Keene N.H., dark red "Boston Mass Feb 18" origin cds, prepaid 1¢ for to the mail carrier fee plus 3¢ postage; some edge wear, Very Fine, ex-Emerson, James Lee. Scott No. 63 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXTRAORDINARY USE OF A 1¢ 1861 ISSUE BLOCK OF FOUR PREPAYING THE CARRIER FEE AND 3¢ LETTER RATE, THE FINEST OF ONLY THREE RECORDED BLOCKS OF FOUR ON COVER.
Realized: $900
Lot
1626
(Multiples) 1¢ Blue, block of fifteen, pair and single, all tied by grid cancels on reverse of legal-size cover addressed to E. Anson Moore, Col. & Q.M. General at St. Louis Mo., matching "Warrensburgh Mo 19 Feb" cds on reverse, endorsed "Official Business"; stamp faults, Fine, unusual franking prepaying six-times the 3¢ letter rate, ex-Wagshal. Scott No. 63 Estimate $400 - 600.
THE LARGEST RECORDED BLOCK OF THE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE USED ON COVER.
Realized: $700
Lot
1627
(Multiples) 1¢ Blue, block of six, tied by circular six-section grid cancels on Boston Steam and Gas Pipe Works corner card cover to New Bedford Mass., red "Boston Mass Sep 25" cds, Sep. 25th receiving backstamp; reduced at right and bottom, some faults, Fine and scarce use of block prepaying. Scott No. 63 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $210