Lot 3474
1847-57 Classic Cover Balance. A small group of 19 covers with a diverse range of franking & cancels, included are three 5¢ 1847 covers (one with pair), three 1851 issue covers (one with 12¢ pair), twelve covers with 1857 Issue frankings (six covers with 10¢ frankings, five covers with 12¢ pair & one 24¢ cover), also included is 12¢ Dept. of Interior Official on cover, mixed condition, a valuable lot worth inspection.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,200
Lot 3475
1851 1¢ Blue, Balance Lot. A wonderful lot of 68 covers used domestically with a wide variety of cancels & usages, included Circular rate covers, Drop rate covers, 1st Class rate covers, & Trans-Continental rate covers, all appear to be franked with 1¢ type II or IV, mixed condition, please inspect, an important lot for the specialist.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $3,250
Lot 3476
1851 3¢ Issue, Balance Lot. A wonderful lot of 396 covers used domestically with a wide variety of cancels & usages, of the 392 covers over 46 covers are franked with 3¢ orange brown; included are Margin Examples, Fancy Cancels, Color Cancels (several with green postmarks), Ladies Covers, Advertising Covers, Auxiliary Markings, etc., plus a number of Vermont towns are noted, virtually all franked with with single 3¢, many nice stamps & cancels are present, mixed condition, please inspect, as this is an important lot for the specialist with most covers hand selected for their unique interest.Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
Realized: $14,500
Lot 3477
1857 10¢ green, Balance Lot. Small lot of 10 covers all franked with 1857 10¢ green single, all but one addressed to California, one addressed to Washington Territory, four covers franked with type II or III, others franked with type V, mixed condition, F.-V.F.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
Lot 3478
1857 1¢ Blue, Balance Lot. A wonderful lot of 45 covers used domestically with a wide variety of cancels & usages, included Circular rate covers, Drop rate covers, 1st Class rate covers (several in combination with Carrier rate) & Trans-Continental rate covers, most all appear to be franked with 1¢ type II or V, however a couple of type IV are noted, mixed condition, please inspect, a fine lot for the specialist.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,000
Lot 3479
1857 3¢ Dull Red, Balance Lot. A fascinating lot of 234 covers used domestically with a wide variety of cancels & usages, of the 233 covers 32 covers are franked with 3¢ Type I; included are Fancy Cancels, Color Cancels, Ladies Covers, Advertising Covers, Auxiliary Markings, etc., plus a Major Plated Crack (Pos. 48R7, #25, however the top right corner is defective), virtually all franked with single 3¢, many nice stamps & cancels are present, mixed condition, please inspect as this is an important lot for the specialist.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $2,400
Lot 3480
United States Cover Collection, 1860-1935. Several hundred better covers in a carton, each in plastic holder and color code priced, which seem very realistic and add up to over $8,500 retail; perfect lot ready for a show, store or Ebay seller.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,500
Lot 3481
1861 3¢ Rose, Auxiliary Markings Balance Lot. A fascinating lot of 49 covers used domestically with a wide variety of cancels & usages, all with Auxiliary Markings including Due, Advertised, Dead Letter Office, Unclaimed, "Have Your Letters Directed to…", Missent, Forwarded, Received, Collected, Free, Not Called For, Post Office Business, etc., virtually all franked with single 3¢, many nice stamps & cancels are present, mixed condition, please inspect as this is an important lot for the specialist.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,200
Lot 3482
1861 3¢ Rose, Balance Lot. A wonderful lot of 310 covers used domestically with a wide variety of cancels & usages, included are Fancy Cancels, Color Cancels (several with green postmarks), Patent Cancels, Ladies Covers, Advertising Covers, etc., virtually all franked with with single 3¢, many nice stamps & cancels are present, mixed condition, please inspect, as this is an important lot for the specialist with most covers hand selected for their unique interest.Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $5,500
Lot 3483
1861 Issue, Balance Lot. An interesting lot of 30 covers used domestically with a variety of cancels & usages, most are franked with 1¢ values, however a few other values are present, no 3¢ values included except in combination with 1¢ paying the 1st Class rate + Carrier fee (one cover noted with rate all paid by 1¢ values), mixed condition, please inspect.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $675