Lot
2146 
1857, 3¢ dull red, type II, vertical pair and six singles, all red grid canceled on 1860 cover to Liverpool, England, portion of "New York" town postmark at top and red "New York, 19" exchange cds, forwarded to Paris, France bearing G.B. 1855-57, 4d rose, two singles tied by "Liverpool" duplex postmarks, couple of small nicks in stamps at top and in bottom stamp in pair, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 26 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A SPECTACULAR COMBINATION USAGE OF THE 1857 3¢ ISSUE PREPAYING THE 24¢ TREATY RATE TO GREAT BRITAIN AND FORWARDED WITH TWO G.B. 4D ROSE SINGLES.
Lot
2147
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by bold "Perkins, Ills., Aug 7" cds on cover to Lawrence, Kans. with all-over Abraham Lincoln railsplitter campaign design (AL-80) showing "Honest Abe Lincoln on his flat boat" and Rufus Blanchard - Chicago imprints; cover a bit reduced at right, Very Fine, illustrated in Milgram Abraham Lincoln Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper 1860-1865 (page 48); with 1980 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS ABRAHAM LINCOLN RAILSPLITTER CAMPAIGN COVER.
This Lincoln vignette was used by the Republican newspaper "The Republican Standard" that was published by Rufus Blanchard.
Lot
2148
1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, tied by large "Paid" in grid cancel with red "Boston, Mass, Oct 22" cds at left on John Bell & Edward Everett dual portrait campaign cover with Carpenter & Allen - Boston imprint below, to New York City, Very Fine and choice, a very rare 1860 Presidential election campaign cover (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Milgram No. JBL-16. Scott No. 26 Estimate $500 - 750.