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Sale 55: United States Postal History

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1851 3c Dull Red, Type I

Lots 1504-1512

Lot 1504    

(Cancels) 3¢ Dull Red, Type I, margins large to in, tied by full bold strike of blue fancy Running Stag in Circle cancel on cover to North Pownal, Vt., red "Shelbourne Falls, Mass., Jan. 14" cds; light horizontal file fold affecting stamp, otherwise Very Fine, still a clear well defined example of this very scarce and difficult fancy pictorial cancel.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1505    

(Dates) 3¢ Dull Red, Type I, Earliest Known Use From Plate 4, position 40L4, huge margins to cut in, tied by "Foxcroft Me." cds on buff cover to Bangor, Me., original enclosure headed "Foxcroft March 28 1855" from C.P. Chandler, confirmed by docketing, Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $200 - 300.

This plate 4 cover is listed in the Hulme, Omiya, Tiara, Celler & Rogers article titled "Earliest Known Uses in the 1851-1857 Era" from Chronicle issue 171 (Aug. 1996). It was originally documented in Chronicle #116 on page 255.

Realized: $115

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Lot 1506    

(Paper Varieties) 3¢ Dull Red, Type I, Silk Paper Variety, ample to large margins, sheet margin and centerline at right, small piece out of bottom right, tied by "Scion N.Y. May 10" cds on light buff cover to Cuba, N.Y.; cover corner faulty, Fine and very interesting and unique silk paper variety.
Scott No. 11 var.    Estimate $500 - 750.

This stamp shows two distinct blue silk threads on each side of the 'button'. Less visible, but less discernible at two red silk threads to the right of the upper right rosette. This paper is apparently white-wove machine-made paper, the usual used for the printing of the 3¢ 1851-57 issue. According to Dr. Carroll Chase, "Paper is occasionally found that shows a foreign substance embedded in it, but because a really excellent quality was used, this happened but rarely." This stamp is from the left pane of plate 7 in the 1856 deep yellowish rose red shade.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1507    

(Shades) 3¢ Yellowish Rose Red, Type I, absolutely huge margins all around showing portions of five stamps, bright color, tied by "Albany NY. Apr 3" cds on yellow cover with preprinted address to Cooperstown, N.Y., 1856 noted on back, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $135

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Lot 1508    

(Shades) 3¢ Deep Brownish Carmine, Type I, position 15R6, extra large margins all around except slightly in at bottom right, deep intense color, tied by bold strike of dark blue "North Mammouth Me. Feb 12" cds on buff cover to Wales, Me., Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 1509    

(Usages) 3¢ Dull Red, Type I, strip of six and pair, positions 35-40R4, 33-34R4, tied by circular grids (Skinner NYFM 51-1) on 1857 folded cover to Liverpool, England at the 24¢ treaty rate, red "New York '19' Jan 13" exchange credit cds also ties strip, red "America Liverpool Paid 26JA 57" arrival cds; vertical file fold affects strip, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1510    

(Usages) 3¢ Dull Red, Types I & II, strip of three, pair and single, margins to cutting, all tied by manuscript cancels on 3¢ Nesbitt buff entire (U10) to Einbeck, Hannover via Bremen at the 15¢ treaty rate, red "N.York U.S. Pk. 'Paid 6' Dec 1" exchange cds, blue "America/uber Bremen/Franco" transit, blue Einbeck (12.22) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11/11A    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1511    

(Usages) 3¢ Dull Red, two embossed valentines envelopes, yellow bearing #11 cancelled by manuscript strokes and matching "Plainville Mich Oct 27" postmark docketed 1856 on back, and second with #11A cancelled by cross-hatched manuscript and matching "Lunenburg Ms. Oct 20" postmark to Mason Village N.H.; F.-V.F.
Scott No. 11/11A    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $30

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Lot 1512    

(Usages) 3¢ Dull Red, Type I, canceled by grid handstamp on 1856 ladies cover to Hallowell, Me. with embossed border and hand-colored Lute and Cornucopia design, "Waterville, Me., Dec 29" cds, with original enclosure; cover with some light edge toning at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $100 - 150.

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