US Stamp Prices Scott 73: 1861 2c Andrew Jackson National Bank Note. Page 4

(Foreign Mail) 2¢ Black. Two singles, used with 24¢ lilac (78), each tied by circle of wedges on 1864 cover with preprinted address to Furth, Bavaria, red “N. York Br. Pkt. ‘7 Paid’ Jan 11” exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Australasian from New York Jan. 11th to Queenstown arriving Jan. 21st, blue Aachen Franco (1.23) framed transit, Furth (1.23) arrival backstamp; 2¢ fault at right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 73; Estimate $200 – 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1862

(Foreign Mail) 1867 (Apr. 2) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany. William P. Wright’s New York Cotton Circular sent by Kremelberg & Co. of New York bearing 2¢ black (73) tied by NYCM split grid prepaying the 2¢ printed matter rate to destination, New York large “½” (silbergroschen) h.s. credit to Bremen, carried by NGL Line New York departing New York Apr. 4th to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 17th, blue “America/über Bremen/Franco” transit, Very Fine, ex-Richard Winter. Scott No. 73; Estimate price $300 – 400.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1860

(Foreign Mail) 1864 (Sep. 24) Havana, Cuba to New York N.Y. Datelined folded letter from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence entering the mail bearing 2¢ black (73), s.e. at right, tied by fancy cross roads geometric cancel duplexed with “New-York City Sep 30” cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 73; Estimate price $200 – 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1858

(Cross-Border Mail) 1864, 1871 Circulars to Canada and Nova Scotia. 1864 blue printed circular with 2¢ black (73) tied by “Boston Jan 16” duplex to Montreal, Canada; and 1871 (Nov. 18) printed circular with 2¢ black (73) tied by circle of wedges to Halifax, “Circular” handstamp at top left, blue crayon “1” pence due rating, Very Fine. Scott No. 73; Estimate value $200 – 300. (Image1)

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1856

(Patent Cancels) 2¢ Black. Used with 1¢ blue (63), tied by bold “Philadelphia Pa. Oct 7 1863” duplex with circular open patent grid on cover to Kennett Square Pa., Philadelphia Station C backstamp, flap tear, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 73; Estimate value $200 – 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1855

(Advertising Covers) 2¢ Black Jack – Advertising Covers. Group of 23 covers with single frankings paying the 2¢ local rate or circular rates, interesting group of corners cards and cameos including National Express and Transportation Co. of Baltimore Md., blue Geo. W. Williams & Co. cameo, blue Avenue House of Washington D.C. cameo, blue Sam’l D. McCullough blue cameo, various hotels, photography, publishers, banks, official business including Mass. and R.I. state seal illustrated designs, etc., couple grilled uses included; some faults, F.-V.F. Scott No. 73; Estimate price $750 – 1,000.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1876

(Fancy Cancels) New York City Local Covers. Group of 13 bearing 2¢ black (73) with all different fancy cancels in black and blue strikes, including 8-point star geometric in black, squared circle of wedge in blue, circular geometric, circled Christian cross in black, blue open star in circle, blue circle of wedges; some faults, F.-V.F. Scott No. 73; Estimate value $400 – 600.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1877

(Revenue Usages) 2¢ Black. Single on back only of a tissue paper cover probably to France, used in combination with three revenues: R15c, R18c and R40c, all tied by three strikes of “Clifton Springs N.Y. Dec 15” and “Dec 16” cds plus two small “Paid” handstamps, red crayon “8”, if over ½ oz. then rest of franking was on the front; 3¢ small piece out, Fine and very unusual, ex-Metzger. Scott No. 73; Estimate $200 – 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1872

(Revenue Usages) 1866 Oregon Stage Co. Receipt. $70 receipt for full payment of toll on Bridge boarding and use of barn bearing 2¢ black (73) cancelled by manuscript “J.J.B., Augst 1, 1866” as payment of revenue tax, Very Fine. Scott No. 73; Estimate price $300 – 400. Beus Bridge, erected in 1851 by J.J. Beu, was a toll bridge on the road from Shasta City to Tehama Cal. Miners and stagecoach stop on the way to the gold fields of Shasta, Trinity and Siskiyou.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1871

o 1863, 2¢ black, printed on both sides, reverse not inverted (73f), impression of portions of two stamps, lightly inked on the reverse in the same orientations as the front which has a neat star cancel. Reperfed at top. Fine appearance. Scott price $30,000 A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS STRIKING AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PRINTING VARIETY, OF WHICH PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 5 OR 6 EXISTT. The best example of the 2¢ Black Jack printed on both sides is the Metzger single sold in our sale 244, May 2002. the others are straight edged or have faults.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 73

o 1863, 2¢ black, laid paper (73g), very strong horizontal laid lines, centered to the top right but actually the best centered example of this variety. Lightly cancelled. Fine. Scott $12,500 UNQUESTIONABLY THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY-ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, TWO OF WHICH HAVE FAULTS. Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 74

o 1863, 2¢ black (73), absolutely perfectly centered, fresh intense color on bright paper. Neatly cancelled. Simply Superb. Scott price $65 Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 71

o 1863, 2¢ black “Atherton Shift”, Major double transfer of Top Left Corner and “Postage” (73 var.), very lightly cancelled (appears unused). Faint crease ending in tiny tear. Fine appearance. Scott value $10,000 AM ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE VARIETY, OF WHICH PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 10 EXIST, ONLY ONE OF WHICH IS WELL CENTERED (BUT HAS CLIPPED PERFS) AND ONLY ONE AVERAGE CENTERED EXAMPLE MAY BE SOUND. THE STAMP OFFERED HERE HAD GRACED TWO OF THE MOST FAMOUS BLACK JACK COLLECTIONS, ALLEN AND METZGER, AND WAS ILLUSTRATED IN LANE (P. 124). Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate. This so called “Atherton Shift” first came to light in 1923 when it was examined by Ashbrook in the extensive “Black Jack” collection formed by H.P. Atherton, though it was not recorded in the philatelic press until 1936 with an article by George Sloane in the March 28th edition of Stamps. Since that time it has become the most coveted of all the “Black Jacks”. Stanley Ashbrook wrote, “Here we have one of the most remarkable double transfers on U.S. stamps that I have ever seen. I have for years classified the One Cent 1851, Type II, 89R2, as the No. 1 among remarkable examples of this variety and in my opinion this 2¢ Black Jack could well rank as No. 2. Perhaps some would even rank it equal to the 1¢ 89R2.”.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 72

2c Black (73). Block of six, top stamps Mint N.H., others lightly hinged, detailed impression on bright paper, well-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK ISSUE, CONTAINING THREE MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMPS. With 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Retail as hinged block of four and pair

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1092, Lot 1061

1863, 2¢ black, overprinted “Specimen” (Scott 73SB), o.g., lightly hinged, gorgeous example with boardwalk margins, wide natural straight edge at left, an outstanding “Specimen” overprint, Superb, quite scarce as only 1,306 were sold. Scott $350. Estimate value $250 – 350.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1300