2013 CHICAGOPEX Stamp Show November 2013

Session II: Sunday, November 24, 2013 Estimate Estimate 2205 2206 2208 2207 2209 2210 Session II: Sunday, November 24, 2013 2205 Estimate (12, 34) 1856-57 JEFFERSON 5¢ RED BROWN TYPE I & WASHINGTON 10¢ GREEN TYPE IV ....... PH $1200 Two used stamps, added to stampless cover to France. Cert reads ‘The stamps did not originate on this cover.’ That said, stamps are quite nice, both lightly canceled, with fresh color, #12 with large margins all around, #34 recut at top, 3 large margins, perfs just into design at right. Cat value for used stamps $3200. (1987 PF Cert #185167). 2206 (17) 1855 WASHINGTON 12¢ BLACK PAIR, ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER TO IRELAND .......... PH 2208 2209 2210 Type Ia tied to cover by blue Feb 19, 1858, Montpelier, VT, cancel. Very fine example of this rare franking. Ex-White Collection. Cat $12,000. USA-COVERS-01.pmd (23) 1857 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE TYPE IV (x3) ON RAILROAD COVER ............................................. PH $1900 (23) 1857 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE TYPE IV (x3) ........... PH $1900 Scarce multiple of 3 tied to cover by blue town cancel (likely Cincinnati). Addressed to wealthy riverboat captain Ulysses P. Schenck, who owned half of Vevay, Indiana. Stamps fine to very fine with typical margins. Backflap mostly gone, few edge faults, pencil marks on back indicate positions 86-95-96R1L. Fine. Estimated cat $2900. Stamps & Postal History 179 $350 Scarce cover with 3 singles tied to folded letter by 3 good strikes Aug 24, 1857, black ‘New-York’ cds. Writer represents foreign bondholders in New London, Willimantic & Palmer Railroad (CT). Early use, just one month after earliest known use. Stamps with typical fine centering, vertical file fold affects left stamp otherwise cover very fine. Cat $2950. (19) 1857 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE TYPE Ia ON COVER ....................................................................... PH $5000 Chicagopex 2013 (20) 1857 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE TYPE II, PLATE 4 ON LOCAL BOSTON COVER ................................... PH Top margin single centered to the left, showing Type II characteristics as well as part of top sheet margin. Stamp tied by Boston grid, with circular Sept 6 ‘BOSTON’ marking nearby. Scarce variety and use. Cat $1500. $350 Very fine centered pair on cover, tied by Dec 8, 1855, ‘SAVANNAH 3 PAID’ marking, addressed to New Ross, Ireland. Cover also bears red ‘3’ and red ‘Dec 23’ ‘PAID IN AMERICA’ Liverpool marking. Reverse side bears green Dec 24 marking (no city) and GREEN Ross, Ireland, CHRISTMAS DAY 1855 postmark. Right stamp in pair is affected by crease. Still pretty cover with many interesting markings. 2207 Estimate Page 179 10/2/2013, 7:40 PM

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