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One-Cent 1861 Issue Postal History Carrier usages from the Collection of the late J. Leonard Diamond

63+65 Blue Baltimore carrierScarce carrier use from Baltimore. (PH73-21) $125.00

63+65 Philadelphia carrier “Miss sent”Stamps have great color! Addressed to Johnstown, RI and miss sent to Johnstown, PA. A gem! (PH73-22) $150.00

63+64b Nov 1861 Philadelphia carrierThree-cent is a rose-pink! Unusual circle of wedges cancel. Philadel-phia Nov 14, 1861 CDS. (PH73-23) $150.00

63 Boston carrierPale milky blue shade, quite scare! (PH73-24) $125.00

63 (x4) Philadelphia carrierOct 27, 1862 use with the four stamps paying the carrier fee to the mails and the three-cent domestic postage. (PH73-25) $100.00

63 (x2) New York two-cent carrierJune 17, 1864 use from the two-cent carrier fee period. Bold fancy tied the stamps. (PH73-26) $100.00

63 (x4) Philadelphia carrierMay 2, 1862 use with the four stamps paying the carrier fee to the mails and the three-cent domestic postage. Unusual arrangement of the stamps. Nick in bottom left stamp. (PH73-27) $125.00

63 (x2) Boston two-cent carrierFrom the two-cent carrier fee period. Each stamp a differ-ent shade. (PH73-28) $50.00

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63 Harding’s Stamp AgencyPhiladelphia, PA unsealed circular rate cover with unusual corner card! (PH73-29) $100.00

63 Leather, Hides, Oil & Wool advertisingIlluminated advertising cover, one-cent circular rate with Albany, NY CDS. Opened at right. (PH73-30) $150.00

63+73 One-cent with a paper foldBlue Lyme, NY CDS. Stamps pen cancelled. The one-cent stamp has major paper wrinkle and fold. Contains a four page letter, dated: “Oct 31st 1863”. (PH73-31) $175.00

63+73 Bold manuscript “1865” cancelBlue West Winthrop, ME CDS ties Black Jack. Interesting manuscript “1865” used to cancel both stamps. Opened at left. (PH73-32) $150.00

63+U19 Dedham Bank blind embossed cameo corner cardUsed during the two-cent circular rate period with Dedham, MA CDS beneath the cameo. (PH73-33) $150.00

63 Unsealed circularPale blue shade. Stamp tied by Albany, NY CDS with slug used in place of the date. Quite scarce. (PH73-34) $125.00

63 Fancy cork cancelRutland, VT drop letter with duplex CDS and interesting carved cork cancel. (PH73-35) $75.00

92 “F” Grill drop letterNice ladies envelope with stamp tied by Al-lentown, PA CDS. Docketed: “Nov 4th, 1865. (PH73-36) $200.00

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Gems from the “Glass City” Collection

11-E12a – Bald, Cousland & Co.3c Black full size die es-say pulled on India paper and die sunk on card. Brazer notes on card in pencil: “Early State K Die Size”. Very few exist full size. Ex-Brazer (EP73-57) $1,250.00

11-E14A + 11-E16 - Bald, Cousland & Co.3c se-tenant pairs pulled on bond paper. Three colors available: Black, Scarlet & Brown. Ex-Brazer (EP73-58) $750.00 each

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Gems from the “Glass City” Collection

1Xa-E1e – Gavit & Co.3c Black-brown die essay pulled on ivory glazed paper and printed through a matte to remove the crosshatching. Prepared for the Albany post office. (EP73-59) $900.00

67-E9a – “Premiere Gravure” first design5c Black die essay pulled on India paper and removed from card. Die “442” and National Bank Note Company imprint beneath the design. Cat. $2,500.00 (EP73-60) $1,500.00

LO1-E4 Brazer 1952 reprint

Carrier stamp essay printed directly onto

glazed card. Clarence Brazer had these prints

pulled from the original die, once owned by Ernest Schernikow.

He had two diagonal lines added to the upper

right corner of the die. (EP73-61) $500.00

212-E1 – Vignette1c Black vignette pulled on India paper and die sunk on card. Ex-Brazer (EP73-62) $600.00

212-E5 – Vignette facing left1c Ultramarine incomplete vignette pulled on India paper and die sunk on card. Ex-Brazer (EP73-63) $600.00

212-E3 – Vignette1c Black vignette with diagonal lines in both

directions pulled on India paper and die

sunk on card. Signed by Alfred Jones in pencil. Ex-Brazer

(EP73-64) $700.00