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UNITED STATES CARRIERS continued...

1851 One-Cent Eagle General Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1140° P image1c Eagle Carrier, Large Die Proof on India (LO2P1). Hybrid proof die sunk on full-size 5-3/4 x 8-1/2 in. card, Very Fine, as noted in Scott the Eagle Carrier large die proof exists only in hybrid form, scarce (Image) 800.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1141° TC image1c Eagle Carrier, Orange Trial Color Plate Proof in Wove (LO2TCa). Full margins all around, Very Fine (Image) 350.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1142° TC image1c Eagle Carrier, Atlanta Trial Color Plate Proofs on Card (LO2TC). Complete set of five colors, large margins to barely touched, FIne-Very Fine (Image) 560.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1143° ogbl image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Lower pane of 100 with imprint at bottom, original gum, many Mint N.H., rich color and detailed impression, upper right stamp and selvage repaired, a few selvage creases and tears, one just slightly affecting lower imprint block, a couple stamps thinned

A RARE PANE OF 100 OF THE ONE-CENT EAGLE CARRIER ISSUE.

Scott Retail as 22 blocks of four, two pairs and plate block of eight (Image)

 6,990.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1144° image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Vertical pair, large margins, cancelled by part strike of "(?)olesville" circular datestamp, creases not affecting appearance on face, otherwise Very Fine, exceedingly rare used pair (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1145° image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Vertical strip of three and single, ample margins to slightly cut in, faint red carrier cancels, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. 5 Mar. 26" integral-rate circular datestamp on piece, piece creased but not affecting stamps, apparently the strip was intended to prepay 3c regular postage, but the "5" rate datestamp indicates Philadelphia rejected this invalid form of prepayment, ex Seybold (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1146° c image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Ample margins to slightly in, tied by bold blue "Cincinnati O. Feb. 24" circular datestamp on buff cover to Altkirch, Alsace, France, "New York 3 Feb. 29" debit datestamp (Leap Year 1860), "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A.C. K 13 Mars 60" receiving datestamp, "8" decimes due handstamp, Paris transits and Altkirch receiving backstamps, one backflap removed, sealed tear at bottom is almost unnoticeable

VERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EAGLE CARRIER COVERS TO FRANCE. AN OUTSTANDING USAGE.

Our records of Eagle Carrier covers contain eleven usages to foreign countries, including Canada (one cover from Philadelphia with 1c and 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), Denmark (half-cover from Cincinnati with 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), England (four from Philadelphia, from a correspondence discovered in 2000, one of which has eight 3c 1851 stamps and another has a pair of 12c 1851), France (two covers from Cincinnati, both ex Ezra D. Cole, Siegel Sale 747, both covers offered in this sale), Germany (one cover with 5c and 10c 1857 Issue, ex Hall, and another from Philadelphia), and Syria (from Cincinnati to Boston with 3c 1857, then carried outside the mails to Syria, ex Golden).

Ex Ezra D. Cole. (Image)

 E. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1147° c image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Ample margins to just touched at right, used with eight 3c Dull Red (11) in vertical pairs, mostly ample margins, all stamps well-tied by multiples strikes of blue "Cincinnati O. Mar. 31" circular datestamp on small cover to London, England, and forwarded to Paris, France, red "3" credit handstamp, red "Paid 1856 19 AP 19" London receiving datestamp, brownish London "FW AP 21 1856" circular datestamp, Calais transit, British and French transit backstamps, ms. rates for forwarding postage, backflap removed, wrinkles and creases slightly affecting stamps, other small faults

A FINE AND SPECTACULAR 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE AND EAGLE CARRIER COMBINATION FOR THE CINCINNATI CARRIER FEE AND TRANSATLANTIC POSTAGE. WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE GREATEST 1851 ISSUE CARRIER COVERS.

Our records of Eagle Carrier covers contain eleven usages to foreign countries, including Canada (one cover from Philadelphia with 1c and 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), Denmark (half-cover from Cincinnati with 3c 1851 Issue, ex Meyersburg), England (four from Philadelphia, from a correspondence discovered in 2000, one of which has eight 3c 1851 stamps and another has a pair of 12c 1851), France (two covers from Cincinnati, both ex Ezra D. Cole, Siegel Sale 747, both covers offered in this sale), Germany (one cover with 5c and 10c 1857 Issue, ex Hall, and another from Philadelphia), and Syria (from Cincinnati to Boston with 3c 1857, then carried outside the mails to Syria, ex Golden).

This cover has a 3c credit marking corresponding to American Packet service to England under the U.S.-British postal treaty. It was probably carried by the Havre Line's Fulton, which departed New York on Apr. 5, 1856, and arrived at Southampton on Apr. 19.

Ex W. C. Michaels and Ezra D. Cole (Image)

 E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $12,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1148° c image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, both tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Mar. 3" circular datestamp on brown cover to Blue Lick Springs Ky., Extremely Fine, a superb tied combination cover (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1149° c image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Large margins to ample at bottom, tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Jan. 3" circular datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to General Land Office in Washington D.C., some ms. offset and fold at bottom of entire, otherwise Very Fine, scarce combination (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1150° c image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Horizontal pair, large to huge margins, tied by pencil "X" cancels on mostly complete folded cover to local street address in Cincinnati O., couple ink smears, one sideflap removed, otherwise Very Fine, rare use of Eagle Carrier pair to pay 2c intra-city carrier rate in Cincinnati, ex Seybold (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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