Price of US Stamps Scott Catalog #7: 1c 1851 Benjamin Franklin. Page 40

1c Blue, Ty. II (Scott 7). Position 91L1E, triple transfer, one inverted, large margins all around, bright shade, cancelled by rare “New York” large-slug dateless circle, Extremely Fine, a scarce inverted transfer position and extremely rare with this cancel, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 647

1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (Scott 7). Positions 63-64L3, horizontal pair, large margins to in, deep rich color, unobtrusive cancel, vertical crease mostly between stamps just barely affects the right stamp, Fine appearance

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1062

1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (Scott 7). Positions 71-72L3, horizontal pair, large margins to just touched, intense shade, unobtrusive cancels, corner crease at top right, Fine-Very Fine appearing pair from Plate 3, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1061

1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (7). Positions 44-46R3, horizontal strip of three, huge margins to in, rich color, left pair with manuscript “#” cancels and with Me. circular datestamp at right, Fine, scarce strip, with 1980 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as pair and single

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1064

1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (7). Positions 47-49L3, horizontal strip of three, huge margins to clear including part of three adjoining stamps at top, clear strikes of “New-York Sep. 14” circular datestamps, some unusual plate wash at top right, right stamp thin spot, Very Fine appearance, a scarce strip from Plate 3, ex Neinken, Scott Retail as pair and a single

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1063

1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (Scott 7). Positions 43-44L4, horizontal pair, large margins to just in, intense shade, bold circular datestamp, Fine-Very Fine, this pair was recently replated by Richard Celler and is described in a Chronicle article in August 2010

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1060

1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 71L1E, double transfer, one inverted, unused (some traces of gum), ample margins to touching, deep shade, Fine, this inverted transfer is exceedingly rare in unused condition, with 1981 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as original gum

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 640

1c Blue, Ty. II (Scott 7). Position 71L1E, double transfer, one inverted, ample to large margins, rich color, odd cancel, Very Fine, scarce, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 641

1c Blue, Ty. II (Scott 7). Plate 1E, horizontal strip of three, full top margin, other sides ample to slightly in, cancelled by three strikes of Boston small “Paid” grid in red, this cancel was struck in red only briefly in July 1851 (the first month of the 1851 Issue), Ashbrook Vol. 2 refers to this strip as the only one he had seen with the red Boston “Paid”

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 637

1c Blue, Ty. II (Scott 7). Positions 98-100L1E, horizontal strip of three with bottom sheet margin and right straddle-pane margin showing centerline, mostly ample on other sides, just touched at top, tied by red square grids with matching “New-York Jul. 2” (1851) circular datestamp on July 1, 1851 blue folded letter datelined “Rockaway July 1st 1851, Tuesday 1 oclk” and addressed to Dr. Henry W. Bellows in Walpole N.H., written by his wife while she stayed at a beach resort hotel, her postscript reads “We found on our arrival at Union Square this morning…”, therefore, this was undoubtedly mailed from the post office in Union Square on the second morning the new 1851 Issue was available, the strip has tears and slight creases but the overall appearance is attractive AN IMPORTANT ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE COVER, POSTED IN NEW YORK CITY ON JULY 2, 1851, THE SECOND DAY OF ISSUE. ONLY TWO JULY 1, 1851, FIRST DAY COVERS AND TWO JULY 2 SECOND DAY COVERS WITH THE ONE-CENT ARE RECORDED. The addressee, Dr. Henry Whitney Bellows, was a prominent Unitarian minister and anti-slavery advocate. In this letter, his wife describes “luxuriating” at a seaside hotel in the company of Dr. Bellows’ father. She wrote the letter on Tuesday, July 1, 1851, and mailed it upon arriving at Union Square on Wednesday morning, July 2. Ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 633

1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (Scott 7). Plate 3, large margins to just touched at bottom and including part of adjoining stamp at top, pretty color from an early impression, tied by light strike of circular datestamp on blue folded 1857 Printed Circular from New Orleans to New York, horizontal file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine, attractive Plate 3 usage, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1076

1c Blue, Ty. II (Scott 7). Positions 7-9L1E, horizontal strip of three with top sheet margin, other sides large to barely in, beautiful deep rich Plate 1 Early color and impression, cancelled by bold jet-black grids, blue “Louisville Ky. 5 Jul. 3” (1851) integral 5-cent rate circular datestamp on July 2, 1851 folded letter to Philadelphia, smear of black ink ties strip, Very Fine, an outstanding third-day use of the 1851 Issue, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 634

1c Blue, Ty. II (Scott 7). Position 69L1E, full even margins except touched at upper left ornament, tied by red grid with blue “Nashua N.H. Jul. 5” 1851 circular datestamp on blue printed notice with manuscript July 1, 1851 date — the first day of issue — to Northbridge Mass., light file fold, Very Fine, rare use of 1c 1851 during first week of issue (three recorded July 5 covers), printed notices were often dated prior to mailing, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 635

1c Blue, Ty. II (Scott 7). Position 13R1E, two huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps, ample at top and cut in at left, bright Robin’s Egg Blue shade, red grid cancel, matching “Lexington Ky. Jul. 9” (1851) circular datestamp on folded printed notice dated June 30, 1851, Very Fine, used nine days after issue, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 636

1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (Scott 7). Position 94R3, huge margins to just in, tied by “East Boston Nov. 2?” circular datestamp on locally used 1856 folded part-printed Court of Insolvency notice, Very Fine, attractive drop-letter rate use of Plate 3, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1073