Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale

1861, 3¢ rose. Used with Boyds 1¢ black on blue gray (20L18), tied together by circular grid cancel duplexed with "New-York Sep 1861 30" cds on cover to New Haven Conn., Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $200 - 300.

1861, 10¢ yellow green. Dark shade, pre-use crease, cancelled by grid cancel, matching "Stratham N.H. Mar 22" on light yellow cover from the Wingate correspondence to Swatow, China, red "New York Mar 23" exchange cds, "Hong-Kong 'C' MY 11 72" arrival backstamp; reduced at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 68; Estimate $400 - 600.

1861, 30¢ orange, two singles. Tied by "Newport R.I., Jul. 17, '66" cds and target duplex on cover to Paris, France, red "Boston Br. Pkt., Paid, Jul. 18" exchange cds, light red "Paid 60" handstamp at lower right, French transits; cover with tiny repaired tear at top edge, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 71; Estimate $250 - 350.

1861, 30¢ orange. Tied by blue quartered cork cancel on 3¢ pink (U58) entire to Embeck, Hannover, matching "Memphis Tenn. Dec 20" duplex, endorsed "Per Prussian closed mail", red "N.Y. Am. Pkt '7 Paid' " exchange cds, blue "Aachen 3.1 Franco" framed transit, light Embeck arrival backstamp; minor edge faults and soiling, F.-V.F., with 1998 Holcombe and 2011 Weiss certificates.
Scott No. 71; Estimate $200 - 300.

1867, 3¢ rose, A. grill. Strong allover grill impression, tied by neat "Cleveland, O., Oct 1" cds and grid duplex on cover to Orville, O., with original 1867 billhead notice; stamp with upper left corner nick showing the difficulty of separation of this issue, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive and very scarce early usage.
Scott No. 79; $2,000.

1867, 10¢ yellow green, F. grill. Well centered, tied on 1870 cover to Germany by neat grid cancel and red "Hamburg, Franco" boxed date stamp, red "Pawtucket, R.I." cds and matching straight line "Paid" handstamp, red "New York Paid All/Direct" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 96; Estimate $150 - 200.

1867, 15¢ black, F. grill. vertical pair, tied by NYFM circular grid cancels on 1869 cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Dec 22" exchange cds, blue Calais (1.3) entry cds with matching small boxed "PD" handstamp; reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 98; $600 as off-cover pair; Estimate $150 - 200.

1869, 1¢ buff, color cancels. Group of three comprising 112 single tied by red target cancel on local drop cover (1987 PFC), 112 strip of three tied by blue target cancels duplexed with "Hillsdale Mich, May 30" cds to Orwell Oh., and 112 pair and single tied together by blue cork cancels duplexed with "Savannah Ga. Jan 6" to Athens Ga.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 112; Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 2¢ brown. Two singles, used with 15¢ black (98), all tied by grid cancels, matching "New Orleans La. Sep 2" cds on 1869 folded cover to Milan, Italy, red New York Paid All Br. Transit Sep 7" exchange cds, reverse with Milan (9.22) arrival cds; couple small stamp flaws, otherwise Very Fine and scarce combination use.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $500 - 750.

1869, 2¢ brown. horizontal pair, cancelled by two strikes of brown target cancels, matching "Elizabethtown Ill, Jan 7" cds on cover to Boston Mass.; small edge tear, right stamp trivial corner crease, F.-V.F. and rare brown cancel, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 113; Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 2¢ brown & 3¢ ultramarine - revenue use. Two receipts comprising #113 tied by blue "N.Y.C.R.R., Paymasters Office, Aug 30 1869" double-oval datestamp on part of receipt; #114 tied by blue "Leonard Decker, 20 Maiden Lane, N.Y., Jan 6 1870" double-oval datestamp on large part of receipt, Very Fine and colorful pair.
Scott No. 113, 114; Estimate $150 - 200.

1869, 3¢ ultramarine. Matched correspondence pair of covers from Farmland Ind. to Highland Oh. with Magenta and Green strikes of fancy Six-Pointed Star cancels, magenta strike dated Dec. 20th and green dated Feb. 14th; each with some light soiling and reduced slightly at left.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $500 - 750.