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1857, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 2, pretty color, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jul 22" cds on buff cover to local Baltimore street address; cover wrinkle, otherwise Very Fine, Ashbrook pencil "Plate 12, Type II" note.

Scott No. 20   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $340.

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV, upper right corner crease, tied by "New-York, Sep 26" cds on blue Sep. 26th 1857 printed circular to Haverhill Mass., F.-V.F.

Scott No. 23   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000.

1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by NYFM circular grid, red "PAID ALL" straightline adjacent on 1861 New York wrapper to Switzerland at the 3¢ printed matter rate, carried by NGL Line New York from New York Aug. 3rd to Bremen arriivng aug. 20th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" three-line exchange, blue ms. rating, Frankfurt (8.20.1861) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 26   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A RARE WRAPPER VIA BREMEN MAILS TO SWITZERLAND AT THE 3¢ PRINTED MATTER RATE.

1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, quadruple plate flaw, position 18L28, rich color and strong impression clearly showing flaw, tied by grid cancel, matching partial "Albany N.Y. Aug 21, 1860" cds on cover to Hartford Conn.; flap tear, Very Fine and rare.

Scott No. 26 var.   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $2,000 as used off-cover.

AN ATTRACTIVE AND SCARCE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC PLATE VARIETIES FOUND ON ANY 1851-57 3¢ STAMPS.

1857, 3¢ dull red, type IV, vertical pair, each neatly canceled by criss-cross grids, matching sharp "Niles Mich. Jun 1, 1858" cds on folded letter to Bath N.Y., Very Fine and choice Type IV pair, Accompanied by Amonette note , ex-Klein .

Scott No. 26A   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1857, 3¢ dull red, type IV, huge wide straddle-margin single, rich color, tied by bold " Nebraska City N.T., Feb 21 " cds on orange cover with Platte Valley Bank embossed flap to Pacific City, Iowa, Very Fine and choice Nebraska Territorial use.

Scott No. 26A   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200.

1860, 5¢ brown, type II, natural s.e. with full guideline at right, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jul 17" cds on 1860 blue folded letter to Amsterdam, Netherlands , red "New-York, Br. Pkt. Jul 18" exchange cds, red London (7.30) transit backstamp and ms. "1/" 1s debit rating, red Amsterdam (8.1) arrival backstamp and ms. "80" Dutch cents due rating, Very Fine.

Scott No. 30A   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1857, 10¢ green, type II, two singles, used with 1¢ blue (24) , all scissor trimmed and tied by two strikes of blue "Cincinnati O. May 25l cds on 1860 blue folded cover to Milan, Italy , sharp red "New York 'Paid 18' May 29" credit exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Europa from Boston May 30th to Queenstown arriving Jun. 9th, French "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A.C." (6.11) transit cds and bold reddish "P.D." framed handstamp, Milano (6.14) arrival backstamp, a Very Fine and attractive use.

Scott No. 32   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1857, 10¢ green, type III, horizontal strip of three, used with 3¢ dull red (26) , perfs trimmed at bottom, tied by magenta circular grids, "Hartford Ct. Mar 16, 1858" cds on cover to Shanghai, China red "New York, Br. Pkt, Mar 17" exchange backstamp and magenta "28" cent credit rating, carried by Cunard Line Europa from New York Mar. 17th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 29th, red London Paid (3.30) transit, Hong Kong (5.22) double-arc transit backstamp, Very Fine; with 1994 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 33   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A SCARCE 33¢ RATE 1857 ISSUE USE TO SHANGHAI, CHINA.

1859, 10¢ green, type V, pair, tied by "Philadelphia Pa., Jun 14" octagon datestamp and red "New York 'Paid' Hamb. Pkt. Jun 15" exchange cds on buff cover to Copenhagen, Denmark , endorsed "pr Hamburg steamer" at top, carried by HAPAG Line Saxonia from New York Jun. 15th to Hamburg arriving Jun. 30th, Hamburg (6.30) arrival backstamp with script "Franco" handstamp with red crayon "2" credit, Jul. 1st arrival backstamp; cover tear and reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F. and rare 1857-Issue use at the 20¢ Bremen-Hamburg rate to Denmark.

Scott No. 35   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1857, 12¢ black, plate I, used with 10¢ green (35) vertical strip of three , each with neat ms. "X" cancel, tied by two strikes of "Helsingborg, 28/7 1860" cds, "Galva Ill., Jul 10" origin cds on neat yellow cover to Hudikswall, Sweden , purple ms. "Paid 42¢" marking top left, red "N.York, Am. Pkt, Jul 14" exhange backstamp and matching red "19" credit handstamp, red "Aachen Franco" framed transit and red ms. "f5" sgr. rating, Hamburg backstamp transits and red ms. "7"; minor restoration, top 10¢ pulled perf, a Very Fine use.

Scott No. 36   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE 1857 ISSUE USE TO SWEDEN AT THE 42¢ PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE.

1857, 12¢ black, plate I, horizontal pair, some slightly trimmed perfs, tied by two bold strikes of NYFM circular open grids, red "New York '19' Oct 14" credit exchange cds on 1857 gray folded letter to London, England , carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Arabia , bold red London Paid (10.26) arrival cds, pair with few scissor-trimmed perfs, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 36   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $850.

1857, 12¢ black, plate I, used with 3¢ dull red (26) , each tied by partial "Richmond Va. Apr 15" cds on cover to Paris, France , red "New York 'Paid 12' Apr 17" credit exchange cds, French (4.30) entry cds with red "P.D." framed handstamp, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 36   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $475.

1859, 12¢ black, plate III, rich color, used with 3¢ dull red (26) , canceled by circular grids, matching sharp "Saint Paul, Min. Aug 25, 1860" cds on orange buff cover to Württemberg, Germany , red "N.York 'Paid 12' Brem. Pk., Sep 1" credit exchange cds, blue three-line "America/über Bremen/Franco" handstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 36B   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1860, 24¢ gray lilac, well centered, rich color, tied by grid cancel and "New York '19' Apr" exchange credit cds on 1861 cover to North Shields, Northumberland , Apr. 16th arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine and choice use.

Scott No. 37   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1860, 24¢ gray lilac, used with 3¢ dull red (26) , tied by circular grid cancels, matching bold "Dover N.H. Apr 23" cds on 1861 cover to Antwerp, Belgium , red "Boston Br. Pkt. '7 Paid' Apr 3" credit exchange cds, "Etats Unis par Ostende" (5.7.61) exchange backstamp with "Br. Packet" straightline and small black "PD" framed handstamp; reduced slightly at top with small opening tear and nick, otherwise Very Fine and scarce usage paying the 27¢ Belgian Closed Mail rate; with 1988 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 37   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $400 - 600.

1860, 24¢ gray lilac, two singles, rich vibrant color, tied by bold red circular grids, matching "N. York. Br. Pkt. '38' Sep 11" credit exchange cds on gray cover front to Dublin, Ireland , "Barclay & Livingston, New York" forwarders oval; mended fold split, Very Fine and pretty use.

Scott No. 37   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1860, 30¢ orange, intense color, used with 5¢ brown, type II (30A) , tied by "Sacramento City Cal. Jan 31, 1861" cds on cover to Aabenraa, Denmark , red "New York Br. Pkt. Feb 27" exchange cds with matching red "12" cent credit handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Asia , red boxed "Aachen Franco" (3.12) datestamp, reverse with Hamburg (3.14.61) transit and Aabenraa (3.15) arrival cds; 30¢ small faults including diagonal crease, 5¢ straight edge at left, sealed cover tear at left, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 38   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A RARE 1857 ISSUE USE TO DENMARK AT THE 35¢ PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE.