Georgetown, S.C., Integral Rate Datestamp on U6 3c Red Nesbitt
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
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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 #3017 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3018 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#9 1c Blue, Type II, Left Straddle Margin Single Position 21R1L, Tied on 1857 Drop Cover
Richmond, Va. Feb 12 1857 postmark with local address.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #3019 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#9 1852 1c Blue, Torn in Half and Tied with #33 10c Green Horizontal Pair Tied by Grid in Circle Handstamp on Dental Depot Corner Card Interesting Usage
Blue "Philadelphia Pa. Mar 3" circular datestamp on elaborate blue embossed advertising cameo reading "Jones, White & McCurdy / Dental Depots / 116 Arch St., Philad'a / 263 Broadway, New York / 3½ Tremont Row, Boston." Addressed to Dr. R.G. Grant, Dentist, Arlington, Va.
Jones...
Price: $ 300.00
Lot #3020 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
1851-1857, #10a 3c Orange-Brown, Tied on John C. Fremont 1856 Presidential Campaign Cover
1851-1857 3c Orange-Brown tied by blue Oct 9 Acton, Mass circular datestamp.
The enclosed letter is dated 1856. Letter mentions the Fremont Club.
This "Campaign" cover is one of the earliest types of advertising covers. It was used to rouse up interest for General Fremont in the 1856 Presidential campaign. He stood as a Republican...
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3021 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#11 3c Dull Red, Horizontal Strip of Five, Tied by Grid Cancels on Folded Cover Sheet to Michigan Very Scarce, Attractive Large Multiple
Oswego New York, "MAY 14" datestamp to Detroit, Michigan on folded letter outer sheet. The strip of five used to pay the quintuple rate. A vertical crease between the right pair, the strip of stamps roughly separated at bottom.
Chase notes that a horizontal strip of 5 is 100 times more rare than a...
Price: $ 360.00
Lot #3022 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#11 3c Dull Red, Tied by Boston "PAID in Grid" Cancel with Boston 3cts Handstamp on 1852 Cover
Boston Mar. 16 1852 3cts handstamp, sent from F. & K. Co (probably Faulkner, Kimball & Co) to Messrs Faulkner & Colony in Keene, N.H. The rate of 3c was for a less than 1/2 oz paid letter sent up to 3000 miles
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3023 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#11 3c Dull Red, Tied by Boston "PAID in Grid" Cancel on 1852 Cover
Apr 5, 1852, Boston circular datestamp, sent from F. & K. Co to Messrs Faulkner & Colony in Keene, N.H. The rate of 3c was for a less than 1/2 oz paid letter sent up to 3000 miles
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3024 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#11 3c Dull Red, Tied by Boston "PAID in Grid" Cancel with Bold Strike of Boston Circular Datestamp on 1857 Cover New Latest Known Usage
Apr 24, 1857 Boston circular datestamp, sent from Philo S. Shelton to Messrs. Moses Taylor & Co, in New York. The 3c rate for a less than 1/2 oz letter sent up to 3000 miles.
BPM 646 is reported used in red from 5/9/53 to 8/17/53. This example is a new LKU.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3025 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
1855 10c Green, Vertical Strip of 3 (#14, #15, #14) Tied on U10 3c Entire to Germany via "Prussian Closed Mail" Fine and Scarce
The stamps tied by three strikes of "Charleston S.C. Nov 19" datestamp. Red "N. York 7 Am. Pkt." exchange office datestamp and red, boxed "Aachen Franco" marking. The cover was routed Charleston, SC via New York to Lamstedt, Hanover, Germany via Aachen. The cover with vertical crease affecting the center stamp,...
Price: $ 300.00
Lot #3026 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#17 1851 12c Black, Tied by Pen and Black Franklin, Louisiana Circular Datestamps on Quadruple Rate Court Cover to St. Martinville, Louisiana Scarce Quadruple Rate
Single tied by pen cancel and two strikes of black "Franklin, La." Jul 29 circular datestamp on cover addressed to "The Clerk of the 14th District Court, Parish St. Martin, Attakapas, St. Martinville." Manuscript "To. 1" at upper left and sender's endorsement along right edge...
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #3027 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#17 1851 12 Black, Tied on Cover with Hawaii #8 1853, 5c Blue Thin White Paper, Red "HONOLULU – U.S. POSTAGE PAID" A Very Fine and Attractive Rare United States and Hawaiian Mixed Franking
Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Jan 27 Red postmark (Type 242.03). and Black San Francisco Cal ,Mar 5 postmark. Addressed to Old Lyme CT. The cover with repairs.
Price: $ 1,500.00
Lot #3028 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#20 1c Blue, Type II, Plate 11, T Relief, Top Row of Plate, Canceled on Locally Addressed Cover Very Fine and Choice Stamp on Attractive Cover
The stamp tied by bold black circle of wedges cancel, with matching “Little Falls, N.Y. Apr. 30” double-circle datestamp on locally addressed cover to George A. Hardin.
Price: $ 260.00
Lot #3029 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#24 1c Blue with Manuscript Cancel on Reverse of Illustrated "Compliments of Danielle Dimond" Envelope, Local Drop Cover
No postal markings. The cover with red stains and a small piece out at bottom left.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3030 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#24, 1c Blue, Type 5, Position 2L5, Top Margin, Tied on Locally Addressed Drop Cover Scarce Plate 5 Top-Row A Relief Impression from Transfer Roll 4
The stamp tied by red Providence R.I. circular datestamp on local drop-rate cover, with docketing at left and back flap missing.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #3031 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#24 1c Blue and #26 3c Dull Red, on Cover to Ephratah, NY #24 with Double Perforations, Paying the Carrier Fee
NEW YORK NOV.5 postmark. The cover opened roughly at top. The 1c stamp with top perfs torn away.
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #3032 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#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.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3033 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#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.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3034 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#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.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3035 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#63 1861 1c Blue, Two Singles, Tied by New York Circular Datestamp on 1865 Printed Rotterdam, Holland Circular to Boston
Printed circular dated January 14, 1865 carried privately to New York, where it receive the FEB 1 circular datestamps, and rated 2c for 2nd class mail to Boston.
"V. RARE FANCY CANCEL" in pencil on back.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3036 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#63 1861 1c Blue, Two Singles Tied on Unsealed Circular Cover from Falmouth, Mass. to Bridgewater, Mass.
Addressed to "Assessor of Bridgewater/ Mass" from Falmouth, Mass.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3037 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#63 1861 1c Blue, Tied by Boston Double-Circle Handstamp on U19 1c Black Entire, Unsealed Circular
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3038 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#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.
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #3039 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#65 3c Rose, Fancy Shield Cancel, Tied on Cover to Vermont
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3040 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#65 3c Rose, Tied by Suspension Bridge, NY Datestamp, on Cover to New York
3c Rose tied by black 1859 Suspension Bridge, NY circular datestamp with black "NIAGARA RAILWAY/SUSPENSION BRIDGE/SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE" oval handstamp on cover to New York.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3041 - u.s. postal history U.S. 19th Century
#65 1861 3c Rose, Straddle Margin, on Cover to Massachusetts
North Sterling, N.Y., June 30, 1863 to Amherst, Mass., straddle margin single. The stamp and cover with a stain at top.
Price: $ 50.00
