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

**Plate Eleven (A and B Reliefs, Covers, Scott 22) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1486		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, A/B/A Reliefs, vertical strip of three, top stamp with double transfer, tied by "Detroit Mich. May 4, 1861" circular datestamps on inbound cover to Detroit, bottom stamp also tied by "Steamboat" straightline handstamp, cover with clipped corner at lower right, Very Fine, this is the only reported example of a "Steamboat" handstamp found on Scott No. 22 and is the listing copy in Scott, accompanied by note to this effect from James E. Kloetzel, vertical multiples are also scarce from Plate 11, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1487		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, B Relief, horizontal strip of three, tied by bold strike of "Fostoria Ohio Aug. 22" circular datestamp with date in manuscript on cover to Oswego N.Y., intense shade and attractive plate mottling, choice centering, middle and right stamps partly separated and slightly overlapping, left stamp with small corner crease, right stamp small tear, appears Very Fine, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1488		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, horizontal strip of three with straddle-pane margin and centerline at left, showing B-A-B Relief arrangement, typical Plate 11 mottled impression, tied by rimless "Pittsburgh Pa. Aug. 16" circular datestamp on cover to Rock Island Ill., cover with some mended corners and light soiling, otherwise Very Fine, an important Plate 11 multiple, this is the discovery copy of the B-A-B Relief arrangement, which proves that Plate 11 was not consistently entered with the A/B repeating vertical transfer order, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1489		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, B Relief, used with two 1c Blue Ty. V (24, Positions 85R9 and 95R9), right stamp the Ty. IIIa, tied by light strikes of "Washington Ct. 1861 22 May" circular datestamp with "22" inverted, additional clearer strike to left, on cover to Greenville S.C., docketing at left, Ty. IIIa stamp with small tear, small piece of top flap missing, Very Fine appearing and scarce combination of 1c 1857 types, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
1490		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, B Reliefs, tied by pen strokes, manuscript "Reveille N.J. My. 1, 1862" postmark on yellow cover to New York, cover tears and middle stamp with perf faults, Fine appearing and rare May 1862 demonetized use, most demonetized uses of the 1857 issue are found used in the last four months of 1861, after the 1861 Issue was distributed and the old stamps were no longer exchangeable for new stamps, the tolerance for illegal use of demonetized stamps dropped significantly, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1491		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, A Relief, horizontal strip of four, tied by "New-York Apr. 8, 1861" circular datestamps on cover to Perry N.Y., mostly separated between pairs prior to use, cover with some toned spots, Very Fine, a very scarce strip of four from Plate 11 used to pay the 1c carrier fee plus 3c domestic postage, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1492		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, B Relief, used with 5c Brown (29), both tied by grid cancels and "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 22" (1861) octagonal datestamp on blue tissue cover to Spezia, Sardinia, stamps also tied by "Philadelphia Br. Pkt. Apr. 22" circular datestamp, Calais transit (May 6), "GB/1F60c" Anglo-French accountancy boxed handstamp, manuscript "10" due marking, some cover wear as usually associated with this fragile paper, 5c barely affected from placement at edge of cover, still Very Fine, carried on the Cunarder Persia, the 1c Type IIIa stamp pays the carrier fee and the 5c pays the shore-to-ship rate, this cover was the subject of an article by Neinken (Chronicle 124, pp. 276-277), ex Gibson and Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction

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