Sale 126: Gems of Philately

Lot 180    

Wells Fargo & Co., Paid, company red frank on 1855, 10¢ Nesbitt entire (U16) to Philadelphia, Pa., with choice strikes of "Blood's Penny Post, May 14, 1858" cds canceling indicia and "Blood's Despatch, 2Cts." rimless circular handstamp at lower left; small corner repair and stain removes with backflap reattached, Extremely Fine appearance, a wonderful appearing western express and Eastern local city delivery usage; with 1997 & 2011 P.F. certificates.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 181    

Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Co., Denver City K.T., Jun 5, oval date stamp on cover to Belvidere, Ill., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) with small corner nick at top right, tied by blue "St. Joseph, Mo., Jun 13, 1860" cds, reverse with manuscript "Rec'd, June 20th, 1860" docketing, with lengthy original 4-page enclosure datelined "Oroville, Gold Hill, May 27, 1860" (Jackson Co., Jefferson Territory) from town President, R.S. Low to family regarding new prospectors coming to the gold fields in part…Notwithstanding the experience and disappointment of last season hundreds and thousands are arriving at these mines with just as unreasonable expectations as ever only to be disappointed and discouraged & return disgusted with the Country. They come here without a penny, to make their "pile" and return in autumn laden with dust, vain hope! The gold is these mines is in the quartz rock mostly (I sent you & Father Whiting specimens of both kinds last fall) which it requires time and capital to raise and crush before ti can be made available, the quantity of gold bearing quartz here is almost inexhaustible, its quality or richness has not fur want of machines been fully tested. Most people say they "know it will pay big" but they do not know as yet. I have prospected this rock as much as anyone here and I do not know, but my faith is pretty strong that it will pay if properly worked., Very Fine, this being the earliest of five letters known from the Nebraska Territory section of Colorado.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 182    

NEW-YORK MR 10, 1842. British Postal Agency Postmark, wonderful strike of British Postal Agency's red circular datestamp on reverse of folded cover from Salem, N.C. to Jamaica, postmarked excellent strike of blue "Salem, N.C. Feb 1" cds with matching straight line "Paid" and manuscript "27" rate (erroneously charged the 2¢ ship fee which was not required on outbound mail), endorsed "Via Baltimore per the first Packet" at bottom left and backstamped red oval "Forwarded Through Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office, New York" handstamp, Extremely Fine and choice, this is perhaps the finest known example of this marking with only five recorded. This is from an original find which only came to light in 2017., ex-R. Winter.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

AN EXCEPTIONAL USAGE AND A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BRITISH POSTAL AGENCY'S NEW YORK DATESTAMP ON A COVER FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO JAMAICA.

Apparently there was no ship leaving from Baltimore to Jamaica, so it was sent to New York. It was placed in a letter bag at Gilpin's Exchange, where the British packet agent collected the letter and delivered the mail bag to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. steamer "Clyde" on the first mail voyage of that ship from New York to Havana, where it was transferred to the RMSP Co. steamer "Dee". It was transferred again at Turks Island to the RMSP Co. steamer "Tweed" and arrived in Kingston on April 13 1852.

Upon arrival in Jamaica, a clerk marked the letter for 1s6d postage due, but the Jamaican agent paid only the packet rate and held the letter until the next visit by the recipient, saving the Jamaican inland postage.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 183    

1847, 5¢ red brown, clear to mostly large margins, deep rich color, tied by complete sharp strike of red 15-bar rectangular grid handstamp on fresh cover to Clarendon Springs, Vt., with matching "Hudson Riv. Mail, N.Y. Sep 7" route agent cds struck over light express office mail marking, with original enclosure datelined "New York, 7th Sept, 1849", Very Fine and choice, an exceptional strike of the Hudson River Mail 15-Bar Rectangular Grid with only two on cover usages known; with 2025 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

This Hudson River Mail 5-bar rectangular grid cancellation device is far rarer then the iconic 17-bar wavy line grid. We known of only one other lesser distinct example tying a 1847 10¢ issue on cover to Canada.

Realized: $900

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Lot 184    

1847, 5¢ brown orange, two singles, bright true color, slightly overlapping on cover to Boston, Mass., tied by blue grid handstamps with matching "Philada., Pa., 10, Dec 20" integral rate cds, in combination with Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black (15L13) acid tied, Very Fine, a scarce shade and local issue combination; with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1d    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $425

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Lot 185    

1861, 3¢ rose, on cover to Windsor Locks, Ct., tied by "West Meriden, Conn., Aug 20" cds and fancy Devil & Pitchfork in Circle duplex, Very Fine and choice, a lovely strike of this elaborate 19th Century Fancy Cancellation; with 2016 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno No. PH-F 40.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 186    

1861, 3¢ rose, tied by complete bold blue fancy Masonic Negative Square and Compass cancel ton fresh cover to Haverhill, Mass., matching "Brattleboro, Vt. Apr 11" cds, corner card at left for the Vermont Record and Farmer, Very Fine and choice; with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 187    

1863, 24¢ lilac, in combination with 1861, 1¢ blue + 10¢ green, two singles (63, 68) on cover to Hon. James Monroe, American Consul at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, tied by "Central Village, Con. Mar 12" balloon cds with one 10¢ and 1¢ canceled by matching grid handstamp, red "N. York Am. Pkt., Paid, Mar 14" exchange cds, magenta manuscript "24" credit to G.B., with red "London, Mar 27, 63" transit cds, a Very Fine use at the 45¢ treaty rate via British mail to Brazil; with 2025 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 78    Estimate $600 - 800.

James Monroe (1821-1898) was the U.S. Consul to Rio de Janeiro (1863-69) and later U.S. Representative from Ohio (1871-81).

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 188    

1870, 10¢ brown, without grill, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by complete bold strike of blue fancy Shield cancel duplexed by "Chicago, Ill. Oct 9" cds on cover to Lausanne, Switzerland, with red "New York, Paid, Via Eng & Ostf., Oct 11" exchange cds below, reverse with Basel transit and receiving cds's, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful strike of this blue Chicago fancy postmark on cover to a foreign destination; with 2024 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 150    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $950

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Lot 189    

1898, 2¢ Trans-Mississippi, s.e. at right and some light wrinkling, tied by "Gallipolis, Ohio, Jul 19, 98" duplex postmark on multicolored hand painted and addressed cover to soldier (Co. B., 2nd O.V.I.) at Camp Thomas in Chickamunga, Ga., with illustration showing Commodore Dewey, U.S. Cruiser Olympia, Soldier & Tents, with American flag label on reverse; cover with some light tone spots, otherwise Very Fine, a lovely hand painted Spanish-American War patriotic cover signed by "Wm. A. Roberts", a noted American artist of the day.
Scott No. 286    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED COVERS KNOWN IN UNITED STATES PHILATELY.

Realized: $650

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