United States and C.S.A. Postal History continued...

**5c-12c 1851-56 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3739		12c Black (17). Large margins, used with vertical pair and single of 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by grids and red "New Orleans La. Apr. 7" circular datestamp on buff cover to France, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Apr. 18" transit datestamp, French "8" decimes due handstamp also ties pair, stamps with light crease, cover with some slight wear, still Very Fine and unusual franking for the 21c rate via American Packet, signed Ashbrook (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3740		12c Black (17). Two horizontal pairs, large margins to just in, cancelled by open grids, "San Francisco Cal. 5 Apr." circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Berlin, Germany, neat "America Uber Bremen" and red "Paid All" handstamps, stamps are faulty and have been lifted and replaced (the tie at right is questionable), cover reduced and with some wear, appears Fine, scarce usage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
3741		12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Lower left diagonal half with ample margins, tied across all sides by bold "New-York Sep. 9" circular datestamp on buff cover from San Francisco to Honeoye Falls N.Y., bold red "Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails." framed handstamp, small sealed opening tear at top left, minor wear and soiling VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 BISECTED AND ACCEPTED FOR 6-CENT TRANS-CONTINENTAL RATE ON COVER MARKED 'VIA NICARAGUA". Ex Brown and Martin. With 1982 P.F. certificate ("genuine usage") (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
3742		12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Lower right diagonal half, large margins to touching frameline only, well-tied by "San Francisco Cal. 16 Aug." circular datestamp on brown cover to New Bedford Mass., carried to Panama on the PMSS Winfield Scott, Very Fine, choice bisected usage, signed Ashbrook, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3743		12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Top left half, tied by neat penstrokes on blue 1853 folded letter to Boston, well-struck "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 1" circular datestamp and "10" due handstamp, some wear and edge separation and splitting, internal cover tear affects adhesive at bottom, appears Fine, scarce bisect usage which was not accepted as prepayment, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
3744		12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Top left diagonal half, margins to just in, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Sep. 17" circular datestamp on part of cover front only to Warner N.H., some wear incl. part of front severed and rejoined by hinges, still Fine bisect usage, with 2007 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction

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