The Corey Long Collection of United States Stamps, Essays, Proofs and Covers continued...

1861-66 Issue Covers continued...

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
369		2c Black (73). Tied by "St. Louis Mo." double-circle datestamp on "Rooms of the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair" corner card cover on locally used cover, slightly reduced at right and with tiny edge restoration at top right, Very Fine appearance (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
370		2c Black, Vertical Half Used as 1c (73d). In pair with 2c, s.e. at right, to pay 3c rate, cancelled by pen, "Cornwall Bridge Conn. May 5, 1866" double-circle datestamp on manufacturer's corner card cover to East Sheffield Mass., erased pencil docketing, Very Fine, scarce bisect, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,000.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
371		Black Jack Balance. 15 items, incl. one with three singles and three 3c to France, single on life insurance advertising cover, four tea importer's advertising covers, one on illustrated circular for medicated vapor inhaler, three Revenue usages incl. two on checks, few flaws to be expected, most Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating group	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
372		5c Brown (76). Two vertical pairs, used with horizontal strip of three and single of 10c Yellow Green (68), cancelled by cogwheels and "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 19" double-circle datestamp on cover to Dordogne, France, New York 18c credit datestamp, some small faults, appears Very Fine, ex Neinken, scarce and attractive quadruple-rate usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
373		24c Lilac (78). Horizontal pair, used with 3c Rose and three 5c Brown (65, 76), tied by quartered cork cancels, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jun. 21" (1866) circular datestamp on folded letter to Goteburg, Sweden, red Calais transit and "PD" in frame, receiving backstamp, address erased and re-inked, 3c and one 5c creased from file fold, otherwise Fine, rare double-rate franking to Sweden, ex Martin, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
374		1861-66 Issue Cover Balance. Nine covers, incl. two with strips of three of No. 63, one with No. 64b, two Patriotics with No. 65, one with Nos. 65, 68 and 73 to France, one with Nos. 76 and 68 to France, one with No. 77 to France, last with pair of No. 77 to France, most Fine-Very Fine	E. 500-750 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction