Costs of US Stamp Scott #9: 1852 1c Benjamin Franklin. Page 25

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 65R1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins including part of adjoining stamps at bottom and at left, tied by St. Louis boxed “1ct” handstamp on National Telegraph embossed corner card cover to local street address and forwarded, 1857 docketing indicates message from John C. Crittenden in Frankfort Ky., some faint waterstains along edges, otherwise Extremely Fine, rare usage

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 240

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 99R1L, recut once at top, large margins including sheet margin at bottom, bright color, tied by blue “Philadelphia 1 Paid Jun. (6 or 8?)” (1852) integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to Pittsburgh, some cover mends and circular portion removed, file fold does not affect stamp, Very Fine and choice stamp and an early usage, Scott lists June 5 as the EDU, ex Chase, Brown and Moody (realized $110 in the 1950 Moody sale when it was the EDU)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 241

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 6L1L, recut twice at bottom (eleven such recuts on plate), full to clear margins, tied by lightly inked strike of “Salem Ms. 1 Paid” integral-rate circular datestamp on printed shareholders meeting notice to Beverly Mass., dated Sep. 22, 1857, Very Fine, ex Haas, Scott Retail $150.00 off cover

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 242

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 49R1L, recut once at top, huge margins including significant portions of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, intense shade and impression, tied by large “Paid” grid, red “Boston Jan. 2” circular datestamp on cover to local addressee, missing top flap, Extremely Fine drop-rate use

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 243

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 56R1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by well-struck “U.S. Express Mail, N.Y. N. York Apr. 6” route agent’s circular datestamp on 1853 folded printed circular to Providence R.I., red “B.J. Howland New-York Open Circular” handstamp at upper left, faint vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 248

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 82R1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins to clear, deep rich color, tied by “U.S. Express Mail, N.Y. N. York Mar. 2” route agent’s circular datestamp on 1853 folded printed prices current to Providence R.I., red “B.J. Howland New-York Open Circular” handstamp at upper left, clear “Missent to Boston, Mass. two-line handstamp, light vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 249

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 53L1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, large to huge margins showing part of adjoining stamp at left, bright shade, tied by “Boston Paid 21 Mar.” circular datestamp on folded cover to Newbury Vt., Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 244

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 97R1L, recut once at top, large even margins all around, tied by well-struck blue “Concord N.H. Paid Jul. 12” circular datestamp on 1855 folded letter to “the Insaine Asylum”, vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine and choice

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 245

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 42L1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, large margins, dark shade, tied by two strikes of “Paid” straightline cancel on cover to Clinton La. with “Official. State Superintendent of Public Education, Baton Rouge, La.”, three-line imprint, Extremely Fine, the imprint on this cover was probably printed by George A. Pike, the publisher of the local Baton Rouge newspaper Comet and Gazette, he was also a job printer and is believed to have printed the Baton Rouge provisionals

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 246

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 80L1, recut once at top and bottom, large even margins, tied by “New York Feb. 14” circular datestamp on Barnabas Bates illustrated propaganda cover with elaborate design for Cheap Inland and Ocean Postage, wonderful depiction of steamship and railroad train, imprint on back, our 1978 Baker sale description notes a “closed tear” in the bottom of stamp but this might be nothing more than a slight crease EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT BARNABAS BATES “CHEAP INLAND AND OCEAN POSTAGE” PROPAGANDA COVER AND BELIEVED TO THE ONLY EXAMPLE KNOWN WITH THE ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE. Barnabas Bates (1785-1853) was born in England and came to the United States as a child. He became a Baptist preacher in Rhode Island, where he was also for some time collector of the port of Bristol under President Adams. Bates became a Unitarian and established in New York in 1825 a weekly paper called the Christian Inquirer. During the administration of Andrew Jackson he received an appointment in the New York post office and was for some time acting postmaster. He became a reform advocate for cheap land and ocean postage, founding the New York Cheap Postage Association, which published this envelope in 1851. Ex Knapp and Baker.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 230

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 61R1L, recut once at top, huge margins to full including part of two adjoining stamps and left straddle-pane margin, tied by red “Paid/U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1” New York City carrier department circular datestamp on buff cover to local street address with “Erastus W. Smith, Engineer” blue cameo corner card with illustration of steamship, Extremely Fine, a beautiful cover, ex Caspary and Judd

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 231

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 31L1L, recut once at top and bottom, minor double transfer, ample to large margins, dark shade and sharp impression, tied by “New-York Mar. 24” circular datestamp on buff cover to Millville N.Y. postmaster with “Holloway’s Pills & Ointment” blue cameo corner card, with original printed advertisement enclosure pitching postmasters to help advertise products — the precursor to modern-day pharmaceutical company marketing — the stamp has a tiny toned dot in the right margin, which never would have been mentioned before expertizing committees started noting such negligible trivia on certificates, Extremely Fine, a wonderful cover

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 232

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 13L1L, large even margins, beautiful deep rich color and impression, tied by full clear strike of red “Paid/U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/Oct. 9” New York City carrier department datestamp on bright yellow cover to local street address, Extremely Fine, a colorful cover in superb condition, ex Malcolm and Grunin (who had paid $750 for it probably more than 35 years ago)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 237

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 31R1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins including part of left straddle-pane margin, beautiful deep rich color, tied by “Paid” in Rectangular Frame with Integral Square Grid cancel, matching “Bucksport Me. Oct. (?)” circular datestamp on buff cover to local addressee, top right corner of stamp detached and rejoined (entirely in margin and not affecting printed portion), small part of backflap missing, still Very Fine, any form of “fancy” cancellation on the 1851 Issue is rare, the distinctive Bucksport “Paid” — sometimes called the Bucksport Flag — was a creative way to simultaneously cancel the whole stamp and mark the letter “Paid”, ex Newbury and Haas

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 238

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 66R1L, recut once at top, tied by blue “Paid 1ct.” in circle handstamp, second strike at left, on 1854 printed Prices Current from Augusta Ga. to Providence R.I., light vertical file folds well away from stamp, Very Fine and choice

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 239