The Wagshal Collection Part 4: Perforated One-Cent 1857-60 Issue continued...

**Plates Seven to Ten (Covers, Domestic Letter Rate, Scott 24) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1361		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Positions 91-92 and 21L7, horizontal pair and single, tied by square grids, matching thimble-size "Montague Ms. Oct. 22, 1860" circular datestamp on cover to Barre Mass., barely reduced at right, some slight overall wear, Very Fine, this diminutive town datestamp is very unusual and scarce, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1362		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal strip of three, choice centering, tied by blue grids and by matching "Gaysville Vt. Oct. 7" circular datestamp on lady's cover to Brookfield Vt., Very Fine and choice (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
1363		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two covers: first bears horizontal strip of three tied by blue "Chicago Supplementary Mail" circular datestamps to Williamstown Mass., second cover is a companion bearing 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by blue grid and matching "Chicago Supplementary Mail Jan. 23" circular datestamp also to Williamstown Mass., minor wear, the strikes on 1c cover are weak but still a Very Fine pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1364		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Three singles, Positions 19L8, 33L7 and 11L7, each cancelled by neat penstrokes, red "Braintree Ms. Aug. 4" circular datestamp on cover to St. Johnsbury Vt. and forwarded to Boston, stamps tied by "St. Johnsbury Vt. Aug. 6, 1858" circular datestamp, matching "Forwarded" handstamp with manuscript "3", Very Fine, unusual use with stamps from two different plates, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1365		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Positions 66-67L8 and 57L8, horizontal pair and single, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and tied by neat strikes of "3" in circle" handstamps on legal-size cover to Fort Adams Miss., light strike of red "Steamer Reindeer" oval handstamp at upper left, reduced at right, pair partly separated prior to use and with horizontal crease, single small perf flaw at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, scarce double-rate use, the Reindeer plied the waters of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1366		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Bright color, used with two 1c Blue (63) and tied together by "New-York Sep. 4, 1861" circular datestamps on cover to Roxbury Mass., barely reduced at left, Very Fine, a very unusual and attractive combination, New York City allowed the 1857 Issue to be used much later than other post offices during the demonetization period, ex Chase, Knapp and Neinken (illustrated in his book, p. 546) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1367		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Six singles, Positions 12L, 42L, 24L, 15L, 16L and 11L8, Position 16L8 with so-called moon on shoulder variety, tied by "Portland Me. Paid 9 Jul." circular datestamps on cover to Wiscasset Me., also with manuscript "Due 3" at left, slightly reduced at right where missing most of right flap and with piece added to cover, few slightly toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine, unusual use, franked to pay double the 3c rate but marked due 3 as it qualified for triple the normal postage, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
1368		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Positions 35-37/45-47L8, block of six, tied by brown manuscript, "Nacogdoches Tex. Feb. 7, 1860" circular datestamp on buff cover with "C. & H. W. Raguet, Merchants" corner card to New York N.Y., some edge flaws also affect stamps, still Very Fine, scarce used block from Texas to New York, the Raguets were prominent merchants in Nacogdoches and Henry was a postmaster from 1837-52, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1369		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Positions 12-14/22-24/32-34 and 81L7, block of nine and single, tied by "San Francisco Cal. May 20, 1859" circular datestamps on back of cover to Lynn Mass., center stamp in block with tear from wax seal, few perfs scissors-separated, still Very Fine, an extremely unusual franking to pay the 10c transcontinental rate, San Francisco had an ample supply of 10c stamps, so it is possible this was hand-carried from a small mining or other town where stamps were not so plentiful to the mails, illustrated and described in Morris Fortgang's article "The One Cent Stamp of 1857: Types - Varieties - Rarities" (1957 Congress Book, p. 136-137), ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1370		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Plate 7, vertical pair and eight singles, plating notes beneath stamps, 21R7 with straddle-pane margin and centerline at left, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 5, 1859" circular datestamps on light yellow cover to William P. P. Longfellow (nephew of the poet) in Cambridge Mass., some flaws incl. edgewear and stamps affected from placement at edge of cover, still Fine and unusual franking to pay the 10c transcontinental rate, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1371		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Plate 9, A Relief from the top row of the plate, used with three 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and cancelled by blue segmented corks, light strike of matching "Marysville Cal. Dec. 23" circular datestamp on light yellow cover to Dixon Ill. with "Overland Via Los Angeles" illustrated six-horse stagecoach design, Randall & Co. of Marysville imprint, reduced left edge has been skillfully restored, Very Fine appearance, a colorful illustrated stagecoach cover, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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