Lot
976 
1847, 5¢ brown, faint vertical crease, clear to large margins, tied by orange red grid cancel on cover to Poquonock, Ct., matching "Brattleboro, Vt., Apr 19" cds over embossed "Thursday" corner card, light cover filing crease at top, F.-V.F. appearance; with 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
977
1847, 5¢ red brown, margins large to in at right, tied by red numeral "5" handstamp and blue "Baltimore, Md., May 4" cds on 1850 folded letter to Annapolis, Md., F.-V.F. and attractive. Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
978
1847, 5¢ dark brown, on folded letter, bold pen cancel, green Cambridge, Md., cds to New York City, stamp with ample to large margins, vertical crease on cover not affecting stamp, Very Fine and attractive; with 1973 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1a $200.
Realized: $230
Lot
979
1851, 1¢ blue, type III, position 64L4, large margins to just touching and clearly showing breaks at top and bottom, bright color, tied by "West Waterville Me. Aug. 29" cds on unsealed cover to New Vineyard Me.; cover slightly soiled at left, Very Fine, a very scarce on cover usage. Scott No. 8 $3,250.
Realized: $675
Lot
980
1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia, deep rich color, tied by blue "Montpelier Vt. Feb. 9, 1858" cds on locally addressed cover; trivial perf flaws and corner crease at top left from placement at edge of cover, Very Fine appearance, a very rare and attractive usage of the 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type Ia on cover, ex White. Scott No. 19 $12,000.
Realized: $3,250
Lot
981
1857, 1¢ blue, type III, position 66R4, C relief, well centered single just barely in at bottom with margins around, on 1858 printed merchant circular notice to Suffield, Conn., tied by neat "Hartford, Ct." cds, Extremely Fine, a gem circular rate usage, very rare in such exceptional condition; with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 21 $3,000.
Realized: $1,700
Lot
982
1859, 5¢ brown, type I, tied by "New Orleans La. Jan 10 1860" cds on blue folded cover to Madrid, Spain, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Jan 24" exchange cds, red London (2.6) and Madrid (2.11) backstamps, Spanish "4Rs" h.s. in blue for inland postage; file fold slightly affects 5¢, Very Fine and scarce use. Scott No. 29 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
983
1857, 10¢ green, type I, horizontal pair, in combination with "1857, 10¢ green, type II" on 1860 folded letter sheet to Lyon, France, tied by grid handstamps with red "Philadelphia, Paid 6, Jul 13" exchange cds however endorsed by New York at top, blue Havre octagon transit and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a rare 1857, 10¢ combination usage. Scott No. 31 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $675
Lot
984
1857, 10¢ green, type II, horizontal strip of three, perfs scissor separations with bottom perfs intact and top perfs trimmed, tied by light strike of New Orleans, La. cds on 1858 folded letter sheet to Mexico City, "pr Tennessee" ship endorsement, inside docketing indicates cover may have been carried outside of the mails from Glasgow to New Orleans, bold "12" reales due handstamp; left stamp with printing flaw at bottom left, Fine, ex Schimmer. Scott No. 32 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190
Lot
985
1859, 10¢ green, type V, rich color, tied by red "New York, Paid, Aug 21" cds on 1860 folded letter to Havana, Cuba, manuscript ship endorsement and "NA1" in oval handstamp applied upon arrival; some faint toning, still Very Fine. Scott No. 35 Estimate $200 - 300.