Lot 2770
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, size 7 entire pre-printed for Wells Fargo use with blue "Wells Fargo & Co./Virginia City Montana/ Aug 10/ 1868" double circle datestamp and two strikes Post Office "Virginia City, Montano, Sep 20" duplex cds, Extremely Fine and rare.Scott No. U50 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,800
Lot 2771
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, entire with beautiful illustrated "New Jersey R.R. & Trains Co., New York" cameo in blue showing Locomotive, cancelled by split cork and addressed to Jersey City, N.J, Very Fine.Scott No. U50 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $675
Lot 2772
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, size 7 entire with segmented cork cancel to Paris, France, red Calais entry cds, 11 Feb 65 and "15" handstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. U50 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $625
Lot 2773
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, unused size 7 entire with pre-printed Bamber & Co. San Francisco, parcel notification address, Very Fine and scarce.Scott No. U50 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $65
Lot 2774
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 3, type 13A, mint size 7 entire, light pencil notations on reverse, clean Very Fine and very rare. Thorp-Bartels 133M; with 1989 P.F. certificate confirming type & T-B number.Scott No. U50 var. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $290
Lot 2775
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, size 7 entire turned and re-used with 3¢ 1869 tied by Lowville New York duplex to Turin, New York; original use to Lowville with cork cancel on indicia but no town postmark; some wear, still Very Fine and most unusual.Scott No. U52 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2776
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, entire cancelled by light cork from Chicago, Ill. to Mitchell, Mo., illustrated Saddle advertising corner card; some edgewear, F.-V.F.Scott No. U52 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot 2777
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, size 7 entire with 3¢ 1869 (114) tied by manuscript "X" and postmarked manuscript "Union, Cal/ Augt. 6h/ 69", to Livingston, Ala., the 2¢ indicia crossed out and apparently not counted as postage; edge wear, flap missing, Fine; scarce first period Merced County town.Scott No. U52 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $75
Lot 2778
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on orange, die 3, albino impression, size 7 entire with blue "M. Lienau & Co., New York, Sep 6 1867" in shield handstamped corner card, msc addressed to Eufaula, Ala. but apparently not mailed, vertical and horizontal creases at left and bottom do not detract, a Very Fine and seldom seen Black Jack albino.Scott No. U52 var. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $70
Lot 2779
Envelope, 1864, 2¢ black on buff, die 4, size 10 entire to Löbau, Germany, uprated with 10¢ brown & 15¢ orange (209, 189) on front and 1¢ gray blue & 2¢ red brown (206, 210) on back, all tied by New York REG ovals, postmarked New York, Dec 12, 1884, with manuscript endorsement "Str. ‘Oregon’ via England" and New York exchange office registration label, backstamped Löbau (Dec 27), Very Fine, large size 2¢ Blackjack entires are rare.Scott No. U54 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300