Lot
1435 
1857, 1¢ blue, type IV, right centerline margin block of four, on reverse of 1857 folded letter sheet to Nantes, France, tied by "Charleston S.C. Dec. 1857" cds's, additionally franked with 1857, 3¢ rose (25) on address side; two stamps have been removed from front and some minor gum soak in block, otherwise Fine, ex Waterhouse. Scott No. 23 $25,000 off cover.
ONE OF THREE KNOWN USED BLOCKS OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE IV AND THE ONLY KNOWN BLOCK ON COVER.
Realized: $12,000
Lot
1436
1857, 3¢ rose, type I, tied by indistinct "---burgh" town postmark in olive yellow, in cover to Chazy, N.Y., F.-V.F., an extremely rare color postmark on a 1857 3¢ Rose Type I issue; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 25 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
1437
1857, 3¢ rose, type II, position 79L3, showing 1 extra vertical line outside of left frame line, tied by "Wheeling, Va., Sep 24" cds on Sprigg House corner card cover to Piedmont Station, Va., Very Fine. Scott No. 25A; $1,100 off cover Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
1438
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, on cover to Trenton, N.J. canceled with "Paid" handstamp and matching "Elizabethport, N.J., Nov 2" cds's, manuscript "For Old Abe Inquire at the Back Door (Over)" directive at left, printed Abram, Spare This Head Lincoln poem affixed on reverse reading…Abram, spare this head, Touch not a single hair, Of its official life, For Old Buck placed it there! If victims you must have, Strike at my friends, Jo Yard, Josephus Shaun and Speer - Dear Abram, hit 'enormous margins hard! But spare this head of mine, And I will never fail, To bless "that same old Coon, A sittin on a Rail!", with additional "Honest Old Abe." in manuscript above; opened at side for display, Very Fine, an unusual Lincoln political propaganda cover; with 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
1439
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by grid handstamp on fresh cover to the American Express Office in New York City, matching "Springfield, Ms., Nov 23" cds, with blue Thompson & Co's Express illustrated train and Mercury corner card, Very Fine and choice; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 Estimate $500 - 750.
This express corner card is also known in red and used from Thompson's Springfield office.
Lot
1440
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, natural s.e., tied by St. Louis boxed "1ct" handstamp on locally addressed cover to the Truino Telegraph; some cover edge splitting, Very Fine, a rare over payment of the drop rate; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1441
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by Richmond, Va. cds on cover to Lowell, Mass., with illustrated "O.W. Blake, Dialect Comedian" corner card cover showing Vagabond, Very Fine, a very early comedian advertising cover; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
1442
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by grid handstamp with matching "Seneca Falls, N.Y., Mar 28,1861" cds on cover to Logansport, Ind., with red Cowing & Co. Seneca Falls, N.Y. illustrated design showing Fire Hose Wagon, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
1443
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by "Seneca Falls, N.Y., Oct 15" cds on cover to Logansport, Ind., with red Cowing & Co. Seneca Falls, N.Y. illustrated design showing Fire Hose Wagon, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $280
Lot
1444
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, well centered, bright color, tied by "Vancouver, W.T., Feb 9" cds on fresh cover to San Francisco, Cal., Very Fine and choice, a scarce Washington Territorial usage (ASCC lists this townmark at $750). Scott No. 26 Estimate $300 - 400.