LO1-E2a, 1851 1c Dark Blue on India, Unused, Vignette Die Essay
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
By: Americana Stamps
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Jun 26, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
Friday Jun 26, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
As always, the sale is designed to serve both the collector and the researcher. Whenever available, you can expect:
✔ High-resolution imagery of all aspects of the item
✔ Links to reference articles and supporting research
✔ Links to philatelic certifications
✔ Census data and population insights
✔ Provenance details to trace notable histories
Whether you are pursuing a long-sought rarity or simply enjoy the chance to study material of this caliber, we invite you to explore the Philatelic Icons Sale and join us in Boston for our largest in-person preview to date.
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Lot #1004 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2,1c Blue, Unused, Original Gum, Never Hinged PSE Graded Gem 100J
A beautiful example of the eagle carrier.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1005 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Unused, Original Gum, Previously Hinged
Previously hinged with small part O.G.
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Lot #1008 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, Large Reprint on Sunken Card, 1924 Austrian Print, Ludwiche/Haimer
Eagle Carrier design 60mm x 50mm, on sunken card stock. 118mm x 142 mm
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #1009 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Used with Blue Cincinnati, Ohio Circular Postmark
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #1010 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Used with Hartford, Connecticut Postmark
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Lot #1011 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Used with Hartford, Connecticut Postmark PF Graded XF-S 95
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1012 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Used with New York Double-Oval Handstamp
Used with a non-contemporary cancel, a toned spot, and a tiny pinhole.
Price: $ 25.00
Lot #1013 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, On 1854 Embossed "Lehigh Crane Iron Co" Corner Card Front
Red Sep. 6, 1854 datestamp on locally used cover front, embossed "Lehigh Crane Iron Co., North Del(aware). Ave., Phila., PA" which was founded by Josiah White and Erskine Hazard.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1014 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Tied by Seven Bar Grid in Circle Philadelphia Handstamp on 1857 Locally Addressed Folded Letter Extremely Fine and Rare Grid in Circle Usage
Stamp with full to large margins, tied by black Philadelphia seven bar grid cancel on locally addressed folded letter dated January 16, 1857, to Cornelius & Baker in Philadelphia.
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #1015 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue with Red Philadelphia Carrier Star Cancel, Used on Embossed Advertising Corner Card on U10 3c Entire
Addressed to Messrs. Greenawalt & Hutchison at Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania with with an octagonal Philadelphia postmark tying the indicia. Advertising corner card for "Martin & Wolff, No. 334 Market Street, Philadelphia"
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1016 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Tied by Red Fingerprint Cancel with Red Philadelphia "PAID" Integral Datestamp and Manuscript "PAID" on 1857 Folded Letter to Easton, Pennsylvania Unusual Usage with Postage Prepaid in Cash and Carrier Fee Prepaid by the Eagle Carrier Stamp
Stamp tied by a red fingerprint cancel on a folded letter addressed to Easton, Pennsylvania. Red Philadelphia "PAID 3 Dec 4" integral circular datestamp and a manuscript "...
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1017 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Tied by Red Star Cancel on Folded Letter Datelined "P. Railroad Depot 29th" for Local Delivery in Philadelphia
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1018 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue Tied by Red Star Cancel on 1854 Folded Drop Letter with Carrier Service for Delivery Letter Signed by J. Edgar Thomson, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Folded letter addressed to Philadelphia for local drop letter delivery. The enclosed letter is on printed "Office Pennsylvania Rail Road Co." letterhead, datelined Philadelphia, July 7, 1854, and signed by J. Edgar Thomson as President. The letter...
Price: $ 70.00
Lot #1019 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Acid Tied on Piece with #11A, Tied by Philadelphia Postmark
Clean single with clear margins all around, on piece with nearly four-margined #11A, both tied by clean if faint Philadelphia postmark, Very Fine.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1020 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Double Transfer, Position 7 Upper Pane, Double Transfer of "T" in Cents with Red Cancel, Used with #11A 3c Red on Cover The Only Recorded Example of the Eagle Double Transfer on Cover
Illustrated in Donald B. Johnstone's U.S. Carrier Studies, as Only Recorded Example on Cover
The eagle carrier with double transfer in "T" of "Cent" and border, with ample to large margins. The 3c also with large margins,...
Price: $ 750.00
Lot #1021 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue with Number Initials, Used with #11A 3c Dull Red Type II, Both Tied by on 1853 Cover to Baltimore, Maryland
Both stamps tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 1" circular datestamp on a small cover addressed to Mrs. Henry M. Morfit at No. 87 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Manuscript "February 28" and "1853" notations on reverse.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #1022 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue, Cut to Shape, Used on Backflap of 1852 Cover with Four Margin #11a 3c Brownish-Carmine, Position 94R1L, Tied on Front A Highly Unusual Usage of the Eagle Carrier as a Letter Seal
The Eagle Carrier, cut to shape, affixed to the backflap of a small cover and serving as a letter seal rather than as prepayment of carrier service. The front with a 3c in a rich brownish-carmine shade with magnificent four margins...
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #1023 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue Manuscript Number Initials, Used with Two #25 3c Red Singles on 1857 Double-Weight Cover to New York One of Only Two Recorded Double-Weight Uses
The carrier stamp with manuscript number initials, used with two 3c Red singles, addressed to Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. One 3c is tied by a "Washington D.C. Oct 26, 1857" circular datestamp, the other with a manuscript cancel. Docketed "Answered Nov 3d...
Price: $ 300.00
Lot #1024 - carriers Eagle Carrier
Eagle Carrier, LO2, 1c Blue with Manuscript Initial "W" Cancel (for Charles J. Wright) and #26 3c Dull Red Tied on Cover to Barnet, Vermont
The 3c stamp tied by Washington, D.C. postmark. The cover with a central stain.
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