Sale 106: The Stanley Piller Inventory of United States

Lot 157    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, margins to in, tied by partial "Augusta, Ga. Jan 1" cds on orange buff cover with "Barry & Batty. Druggists, Apothecaries & Chemists" cameo corner card to Raytown, Georgia, reverse shows four other advertisements; small internal nick at bottom right, Very Fine and unusual "Chemists" cameo.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $250

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Lot 158    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, large margins to slightly in, bright color, tied by "Portsmouth Va. Jul 1" cds on "Macon House, Portsmouth, Va." illustrated building ad cover to Charleston S.C., neat 1855 docketing at left; flap tears and bit missing, attractive and Very Fine.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 159    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, margins to in, tied by indistinct cds on illustrated "Bethel College, Russellville Ky." corner card cover depicting school building, addressed to Homer N.Y.; reduced at right and small top right corner mend, F.-V.F. and attractive.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 160    

1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II, position 66L1L, margins large to into frameline at top, tied by blue crisscross grid handstamp on fresh 1852 folded letter sheet to Providence, R.I., matching "Woonsocket, R.I., Aug 13" cds, Very Fine; with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $250

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Lot 161    

1856, 5¢ red brown, block of five originally a block of six but top right stamp was removed, ample margins to slightly in at right, rich color on brilliant paper, tied by five strikes of open grid cancel, matching bold "Pekin Ills. Jan 20" cds on circa 1857 cover to Berlin, Prussia, red "N.York Br. Pkt. '7 Paid' Jan 27" credit cds for Prussian Closed Mail, red "Aachen 13/2 Franco" framed transit, German (2.14) arrival backstamps; one stamp in block has small pinhole, a few other trivial faults, Fine appearance, ex-Gibson, Rohloff, Mayer, Hansen.
Scott No. 12; $45,000 as used off-cover block    Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.

THE SECOND LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 5¢ 1856 ISSUE AND AN ICONIC ITEM OF UNITED STATES CLASSIC PHILATELY.

There are 11 recorded blocks of the 5¢ 1856 stamp, including two original-gum blocks (one in the Knight museum collection), five off-cover used blocks, and four blocks on cover. An intact block of six on cover is the largest recorded multiple, followed by the block of five offered here. When someone cut off the top right stamp of this block, it was a true act of philatelic vandalism.

Realized: $11,500

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Lot 162    

1856, 5¢ red brown, originally a block of six subsequently reduced to a block of four, ample to large margins on two sides, touched or in on others, tied by "Wilmington Del. Sep 27" cds on 1856 buff cover to Schorndorf, Württemberg originally prepaid at the 30¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 'Paid 7' Oct 1" exchange office c.d.s., carried by the Cunard Line steamer Asia that departed from New York on Oct. 1st to Liverpool arriving Oct. 13th, red boxed "Aachen Franco 15/10" transit, German backstamps including partial "Schorndorf 18 Oct 1856" receiver; the block at one time removed from the cover and then replaced in its original position, lower right stamp with small repaired surface fault, cover faulty with creasing and wear, Fine, ex-Gibson, Mayer.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

ONE OF NINE RECORDED 1856 5¢ BLOCKS, OF WHICH ONLY FOUR ARE ON COVER.

Reference: Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 112, fig. 9-9.

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Lot 163    

1856, 5¢ red brown, full to large margins, rich color, tied by NYFM grid cancel, red "New-York, Br. Pkt. Mar 18" exchange cds on blue 1857 folded cover to Toulouse, France, blue "H.L. Kayser & Co." merchant's oval, London red (3.30) transit backstamp and "GB/1F60C" accountancy handstamp, Calais (3.30) entry cds and matching "8" decimes due handstamp, Toulouse (4.2) arrival backstamp; horizontal file fold clear of stamp, Very Fine example of the "Three-Months" period of U.S.-French mails, rarely seen from a city other than New Orleans, ex-Perry Hansen; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $950

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Lot 164    

1856, 5¢ red brown, full to huge margins, tied by unusual 10-bar grid, matching "Philadelphia Pa. Apr 3" cds on blue 1858 Hare correspondence folded letter to Halifax, Nova Scotia, endorsed "via Boston per steamship 'Niagara' to sail April 7th 1858" at bottom left, "Boston, Br. Pkt. Apr 7" exchange backstamp and matching "5" due marking, partial Halifax (4.10) arrival backstamp; vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 12    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 165    

1855, 10¢ green, type I, position 99L1, large margins, deep rich color, tied by "Benicia Cal., Feb 19" cds on buff cover to Yorkville N.Y., original Feb. 18th 1856 enclosed letter; cover reduced at right and top right corner corner away, a Very Fine stamp.
Scott No. 13; $850    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 166    

1855, 10¢ green, type II, two four-margin pairs, pos. 57-58L1, 9-10R1, used with 1¢ blue (9) pair and 3¢ dull red (11) pair, each large margins to in, all tied by manuscript, 1¢ pair by blue "Wicassett Me. Jan 9" cds on buff cover to Havre, France, red "N.York, Am. Pkt. Jan 12" exchange cds, light strike of red French entry cds and manuscript "9" decimes due rating; partial flap; left 10¢ pair creased at top, right with top right corner crease, F.-V.F. and scarce franking for double the 20¢ American Packet rate to France.
Scott No. 14    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $675

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