Lot
2546 
New Hampton, N.H., Feb 19, cds (in blue or green) with matching "5" & "10" handstamps totaling "15" in manuscript, on bronze floral type border Valentine cover to Holderness, N.H., with pierced lace Valentine enclosure (Mansell imprint) with flower embellishments on silk at center, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
2547
New Haven, Ct., Feb 14, 1856, Valentine's Day cds tying 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) on large ornate bordered Valentine cover to Xenia, O., with pierced lace ornate Valentine enclosure with bordered Queen portrait design and Forget-me-not poem below; cover edge wear and cover enclosure flaws, F.-V.F. and attractive, featured in Milgram's Valentine article in The American Stamp Dealer & Collector (Feb. 2017).Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $110
Lot
2548
New Haven, Con., Feb 13, 1857, cds tying 1851, 3¢ brownish carmine (11) on elaborate embossed bordered Valentine cover to Oxbridge, Mass., with original matching enclosure with gold and multicolored floral embellishments, hand written poem inside, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
2549
New Orleans, La., Feb 13, 1862, cds with matching target handstamp tying well centered 1861, 3¢ rose (65) on fresh Soldiers' Farewell Patriotic Valentine cover with all-over design in orange showing soldier and lady in embrace, addressed to New London, Ct., with Valentine enclosure with American flag clad tent vignette which opens to show soldier at desk with apparition of sweetheart in background, "True Joy" Civil War poem below, inside with hand written poem, Very Fine.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A LOVELY AND RARE PATRIOTIC VALENTINE WITH THE ORIGINAL ENCLOSURE FROM OCCUPIED NEW ORLEANS.
Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot
2550
New Philada., O., Feb 27, cds with manuscript "Paid 6" rating on oversized gold floral bordered Valentine cover to Hellers Cross Roads, O., with original pierced lace Valentine enclosure with colored circular inside border and allegorical elements within, inside with similar hand drawn circular poem with addressee name at center, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
2551
New Portland, Me., Feb 19, cds on embossed bordered Valentine cover to Freeman, Me., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) canceled by socked-on-the-nose quartered circle in circle handstamp, with pierced embossed enclosure showing cherub gondola scene and printed verse inside; cover and stamp soiling and wear, missing backflap, Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
2552
New York, 5cts, Feb 15, red cds on intricate pierced laced Valentine cover to Hartford, Ct., with matching pieced laced enclosure with bird and scenic elements, inside with lengthy poem datelined "St. Valentine's Festival 1851", Very Fine and attractive, a rare type Valentine cover in remarkable condition, featured in Milgram's Valentine article in The American Stamp Dealer & Collector (Feb. 2017).Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $160
Lot
2553
Norwich, Con., Feb 14, 67', cds tying 1861, 1¢ blue (63) on embossed bordered Valentine cover to Trenton, N.J., cover held for postage and franked again with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) over original postmark and canceled by fancy triangle in triangle handstamp (GE-T 6) with matching "Norwich, Con., Feb 15" cds alongside, with hand colored Valentine enclosure with double fold out heart at center; cover fold and small corner tear, F.-V.F., featured in Milgram's Valentine article in the American Philatelist (Feb. 2014).Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $110
Lot
2554
Norwich, Ct., Feb 14, red Valentine's Day cds with matching "5" in circle handstamp on gold floral border Valentine cover with Cupid, Bow & Arrow and Peacock allegories, to Portersville, Conn., with gold gilt on white glazed Valentine enclosure with various female figures, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $90
Lot
2555
Painesville, Ohio, Feb 14, blue cds with matching small "2" rate handstamp, on locally addressed gold floral border Valentine cover with Cupid, Bow & Arrow and Peacock allegories, with original enclosure with tipped in black on blue Female Indian with Bow and handwritten poem, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80