Summer 2025 -Day 1

#26 1857 3c Claret, Tied on Cover by Blue "CHICAGO SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL" on Ill. Central R. R. Co. Land Department Corner Card
"CHICAGO SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL MAR 20" datestamp addressed to Watertown, NT. The cover without backflap.

Estimate $200.00 - $300.00

#24 1c Blue and #29 5c Brown, Tied on 1858 Cover to Germany Underpaid 22c Bremen-Hamburg Rate and Treated as Wholly Unpaid
Constableville, N.Y. to Friedewald, Germany, August 30, 1858 folded letter. Blue “Constableville N.Y. Aug 30” circular datestamp, with sharp “N. York U.S. Pkt. ‘14’ Sep 4” debit exchange marking. Carried by Vanderbilt Line Ariel from New York Sep. 4 to Bremen, arriving Sep. 22; red “24/9 KrR America über Bremen”...

#36, 12c Black, Plate 1, Horizontal Pair on 1858 Cover to England, Carried by Cunard's Africa
Horizontal pair tied by black grids and red Philadelphia "19 Paid" exchange datestamp (Jun 3) on 1858 cover to Great Malvern, England, endorsed "Per Steamer" at top, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York to Liverpool, with London transit and Great Malvern arrival backstamp, addressed to Rebecca B. Cope. Stamps show a few scissor-cut...

#63 1c Blue, Horizontal Pair, Tied by Cork Stars on 1866 "Advertised" Local Cover
The cover addressed to Galveston, Texas, with contents. Manuscript "4" and faint Galveston handstamp on reverse.

Estimate $300.00 - $400.00

#63, 1c Blue, Two Singles on Cover, Alfred Center to Alfred, New York
Two singles with manuscript cancels and manuscript "Otter Creek, Wis. Nov 23" postmark on cover addressed to Alfred, NY. Sent as first-class postage with one stamp which has fallen off cover.
The letter was received at Alfred Center and brought to Alfred.

Estimate $200.00 - $250.00

#63, 1c Blue, Tied by Blue Savannah, Ga. Cancel on Drop Letter to the British Consulate in Savannah
Blue "SAVAHNNAH, GA. NOV. 15" postmark on front, with a blue Savannah British Consulate handstamp on reverse. The stamp with toned perfs.

Estimate $300.00 - $400.00

#63 1c Blue, Two Vertical Pairs, Tied on Polytechnic College of Pa. West Penn Square 1861 Advertising Cover
Two strikes of Philadelphia Pa Jun 12 1861 circular datestamp, addressed to Bristol, Pa. Rated to prepay the 1c to the mail carrier fee plus 3c postage. U.S. Penny Mail backstamp. Small faults and tears on stamps and small cover with crease and small tears.

Estimate $600.00 - $800.00

#65 1861 3c Rose, Tied by Grid Cancel on Cover Double-Roulette
"ALLEGHANY, PA APR. 27" double-circle postmark, addressed to Elisabeth, PA. The stamp with straight edge at left. The cover roughly opened at right.

Estimate $100.00 - $150.00

#72 90c Blue, Tied by Baltimore Datestamp on 1865 Piece to Hong Kong Augustine Heard Correspondence, Included in the Census
The stamp with two large margins. tied by "Baltimore Md. Jun. 12" datetstamp, addressed to Hong Kong with the Heard name. Red 1865 London transit marking and magenta "80" in manuscript.
The Augustine Heard Co. of Shanghai and Hong Kong, China, was established in 1840, and its business correspondence,...

#75 1862 5c Red Brown, Tied by Boston Paid in Grid, on Cover to Calcutta, India per Boston Packet An Attractive Calcutta Steam Letter
"BOSTON BR. PKT. NOV 12" and red "LONDON NOV. 24, 1862" transit marks and boxed "CALCUTTA STEAM LETTER DEC. 31, 1862" receiving mark.

Estimate $500.00 - $600.00

#76, 5c Brown, Irregular Block of 9, on 1864 Cover from New York to Peru. Carried via Panama with British Consulate Address Possibly the Largest Multiple of this Issue on Cover
Irregular block of nine tied by segmented cork cancels, on folded letter from New York to Capt. Dauserities, Br. Ship Lydia, British Consulate, Callao, Peru, routed via Panama. Manuscript “24” in red and “2” in blue totaling 26c for the Panama transit rate. Panama...