Lot
1628 
(Drop Rates) Cincinnati, O. Jul 1, blue cds duplexed with small open grid cancel ties 1¢ blue (63), nat. s.e. at left, on yellow "Ohio & Mississippi R.R., Cincinnati" corner card cover addressed locally to Alphonso Taft, matching large blue "2" cent due rating handstamp indicating the 1¢ underpayment of the new 2¢ carrier fee plus a 1¢ penalty, 1863 docketing at left, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A CHOICE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW 2¢ DROP LETTER USE.
This cover was mailed on the First Day of the new 2¢ drop letter rate effective July 1st 1863, which included local carrier service if available. This cover was addressed to Alphonso Taft who was U.S. Attorney General under Grant and father of President William Taft, as well as Minister to Austria-Hungary and Russia under Arthur.
Realized: $3,000
Lot
1629
(Drop Rates) Gloucester, Ms. Aug 28 1861, complete sharp strike ties 1¢ blue, Dot-in-U variety, Plate 9 (63 var.) on folded drop cover within Gloucester, CDS., a Very Fine early use, used only 11 days after the earliest documented use. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $210
Lot
1630
(Circular Rates) 1¢ Blue, two singles, tied by "Baltimore Md " dateless cds on orange cover to Shippensburg Pa., endorsed "Two Circulars", 1862 docketing at left, prepaid for two circulars at double the 1¢ circular rate; minor wear due to thick contents, Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. 63 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $240
Lot
1631
(Circular Rates) 1¢ Blue, tied by cork cancel on 1¢ blue (W21) wrapper to Deerfield Centre N.H., prepaid at the 2¢ single weight (4 oz or less) newspaper rate that was effective 7/1/1863, Very Fine and scarce combination. Scott No. 63 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $550
Lot
1632
(Circular Rates) 1¢ Blue, singles used on two unsealed 1¢ blue (U19) buff entires, first with red "New Bedford Mass. 'Paid' Aug 12" cds with 1¢ tied by cogwheel fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno GE-P 27) to Acushnet Mass. at the 2¢ circular rate, other with bold red "New Bedford Mass May 11" double-circle datestamp with 1¢ tied by cogwheel fancy cancel (Skinner-Eno GE-P 27) to Lenox Mass. at the 2¢ circular rate, tape stains, F.-V.F. Scott No. 63 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot
1633
(Circular Rates) Boston Ms 'Paid' May 1 1862, cds ties 1¢ blue (63) pair, exceedingly well centered, on cover to Dudley Mass. at double the unsealed 1¢ circular rate, manuscript docketing at left, "An Act relating to Poll Tax & Taxes of Corporations Recd. May 3d. 1862"; flap partly sealed and reduced slightly at right from opening, Very Fine circular use with a gem pair. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $140
Lot
1634
(Circular Rates) Cambridge Mass. Feb 27, socked-on-the-nose strike ties 1¢ blue (63) on folded cover a the 1¢ unsealed circular rate to Hon. Frederick W. Lincoln, Mayor, Boston, fresh and Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Frederic Walker Lincoln, Jr. (1817-1898) was an American manufacturer and politician, serving as the sixteenth and eighteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1858-1860 and 1863-1867, respectively.
Realized: $180
Lot
1635
(Circular Rates) Pepperell Ms Aug 17, near strike of cds on orange buff cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) pair, well centered, tied by two strikes of matching four-ring cancels to Mason Village N.H. at the 2¢ circular rate, Very Fine, ex-Wagshal. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1636
(Printed Matter Rates) Boston Ma. Paid Dec 9, bold cds ties 1¢ blue (63) tied by "Boston Ma. 'Paid' Dec 9" cds on wrapper with printed fancy frame addressed to East Sanbornton N.H., prepaid 1¢ for the newspaper, transient mail rate; small edge tear, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1637
(Printed Matter Rates) "Metedeconk, N.J. 11 Mo. 28 / 63", manuscript postmark with matching manuscript "3 ½ oz." cancellation ties 1¢ blue (63) horizontal pair on large wrapper to Point Pleasant, N.J., prepaid for the 2¢ newspaper rate for up to 4 ounces (effective 7/1/1863); left 1¢ torn, otherwise Very Fine, an unusual use with weight of newspaper and Quaker style postmark, ex-Cipolla. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $800