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

**Plates Seven to Ten (Covers, Foreign Mail, Scott 24, cont.)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1386		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Positions 38-39R2, horizontal pair, used with horizontal pair of 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), scissors-separated causing some short perfs, tied by neat strikes of blue "Chicago Ills. Jun. 13" double-circle datestamps on 1860 cover to Baden, Germany, red 10c credit datestamp at right, transit and receiving backstamps, some slight wear incl. one 1c affected by horizontal file fold at bottom, otherwise Fine, unusual franking, the 22c rate via Bremen-Hamburg Mails was reduced to 15c in October 1859 so this is an overpayment of the old rate, signed Ashbrook, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1387		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Rich color, used with horizontal pair of 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), 1c s.e. at right, tied by grid cancels, red "N. York Paid 10 Hamb. Pkt. Jun. 15" credit datestamp on orange 1859 cover to Berlin, Germany, endorsed "By steamer Hammonia via Hamburg", transit and receiving backstamps, stamps with few small toned spots, still Very Fine and colorful franking to pay the 15c rate by Bremen Mail and an early use of the 10c stamp, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1388		No lot (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	0.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1389		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Large margins to clear, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and 10c Green, Ty. V (35), tied by red grids and by matching "New-York Am. Pkt. Jun. 18" circular datestamp on 1859 cover to Berne, Switzerland, imperf also tied by "GB 40c" Anglo-French accountancy marking, light strike of red "Short Paid" handstamp, French transit also ties 1c, London and other transit backstamps, some overall wear and soiling, perforated 10c trivial corner crease, still Very Fine, a very unusual mixed imperforate/perforated franking intended to pay the 21c rate via American Packet, this rate was discontinued in 1857, it could have gone via French Packet at the 21c rate but was instead put on an American packet to England and so paid only to England, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1390		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two singles, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and two 10c Green, Ty. V (35), tied by red grids on buff cover to Locarno, Switzerland, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Apr. 10" datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, the 5c Brick Red (27) added in place of 10c stamp, right 1c torn at top right, otherwise Very Fine, colorful use, the proper rate is 35c via Prussian Closed Mail, ex Neinken, with 1975 P.F. certificate as "genuine" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1391		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two singles, used with horizontal pair of 10c Green, Ty. V (35) and two horizontal pairs of 12c Black, Plate 3 (36B), tied by grid cancels and "Niagara Falls N.Y. Aug. 20" circular datestamp on orange 1860 cover to Geneva, Switzerland, red manuscript "24" credit and additional German credits, boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, a few stamps with tiny tears, still Very Fine, a colorful and rare franking to pay double the 35c rate to Switzerland via Prussian Closed Mail, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1392		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal pair, possibly from Plate 8, tied by "New Orleans La. Sep. 5, 1860" circular datestamp on folded printed circular to Genoa, Italy, printed "Printed Circular Per first steamer from New York" at upper left, neat due handstamp, horizontal file fold well away from stamps, Very Fine, 1857 Issue circular rate covers are seldom addressed to Italy, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1393		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Position 85-86L8, horizontal pair, tied by blue "Balto. Paid" double-circle handstamps on folded outer wrapper of circular to Amsterdam, red French transit datestamp (Oct. 8, 1860), manuscript due rate, triangular receiving backstamp, left stamp small tear at lower left, right stamp pulled perf at bottom, otherwise Very Fine and colorful, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1394		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two singles, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and tied by "Jefferson City Mo. Sep. 18" circular datestamp on buff cover to The Hague, Netherlands, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 28" circular datestamp, manuscript due markings, London and receiving backstamps, cover with surface scuffs, otherwise Very Fine, scarce use, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
1395		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Used with horizontal pair of 10c Green, Ty. V (35), Positions 24-25R2, tied by grid cancels on 1861 cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, manuscript rates at left, "Portland Me. Am. Pkt. Mar. 23, 1861" and London backstamps, opening tears on three sides, still Fine, scarce cover from the Pierce correspondence, ex Gibson and Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1396		1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Rich color, used with horizontal pair of 10c Green, Ty. V (35) and 24c Gray Lilac (37), tied by grid cancels and "East Dennis Mass. May 15" circular datestamp on cover to Melbourne, Australia, red "Boston Paid 24 May 17" credit circular datestamp, 1861 London transit, missing part of top flap, repaired tears at top, 1c has small fault FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND COLORFUL FRANKING PAYING THE 45-CENT RATE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MARSEILLES. Ex Neinken. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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