Sale 28: The Winter Sale

Lot 386    

Via Tehuantepec, manuscript route endorsement on small 1859 cover to New Orleans, La., franked with 1857, 10¢ green, type II tied by "Visaila, Cal., Jul 5" cds; cover with sealed tear at top and light toning, F.-V.F. and rare, this route only operated only between Oct. 1, 1858 and Sept. 27, 1859 and handled very little mail, letters for carriage over the route had to have the route endorsement.
Scott No. 32    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 387    

Stmr. Sierra Nevada/Via Nicaragua/Advance of the Mails, rare blue oval handstamp on buff cover to New York with additional blue handstamp "Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails", franked with horiz. pair of 1851 3¢ dull red (four margins) tied by "New York/Ship" cds, cover with slight corner wear, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 388    

Via Nicaragua, In Advance of the Mails, Sullivan, blue oval forwarder handstamp on 1854 folded letter to Boston, Ma., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red pair (left stamp skinned) with pencil cancels, interesting business and personal letter regarding 2 men going home, one of whom has made $800-1,000, Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 389    

Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails, red boxed handstamp on buff cover to Boston franked with horiz. pair of 1851 3¢ dull red (four margins, right stamp with sealed tear) cancelled by two line "Steam Ship", manuscript endorsed "Via Nicaragua", slightly reduced at left, Very Fine; with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 390    

Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails, red boxed handstamp on cover to New York franked with two singles of 1851 3¢ dull red (four margins, right stamp creased) tied by "New York" cds, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 391    

Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails, red boxed handstamp on buff cover to New York franked with 1851 12¢ black, diagonal bisect (well margined) tied by bold "New York" cds, cover with some wear, Very Fine and rare, ex-Stephen Brown.
Scott No. 17a    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

An extremely rare use of the 1851 12¢ bisect in combination with the "Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails" handstamp.

During the period from 1853 to April 1855, bisected 12¢ 1851 stamps were used on mail from San Francisco to prepay the 6¢ over-3,000 miles rate to the East Coast. Upon arrival in New York, the bisects were either accepted or rejected. In this case, the New York office accepted the bisect as prepayment of the rate.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 392    

Via Nicaragua/In Advance of the Mails/Sullivan, blue oval handstamp tying horiz. pair of 1851 3¢ dull red (slightly cut in) on buff cover to Illinois, pair additional tied by bold strike of "New York" cds, Very Fine and scarce, on of the scarcest markings with the "Sullivan" handstamp, ex-Wiltsee.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $650

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