The Wilson Born Collection of 1c 1861-68 Issue Stamps and Covers. Hundreds of covers and off-cover items, housed on exhibit pages in three 3-ring binders and two cover boxes, mounted collection starts with official Post Office Dept. notice announcing the new issue and continues with some off-cover issued stamps such as Nos. 63 (two unused) and 102, some off-cover with interesting cancels, proofs including large die and P2a, eight Bowlsby patent essays and few others, Encased Postage represented by Ayer’s No. EP8, strength is in postal history including three used with earlier demonetized 1c 1857 Issue (one with “Held for Postage” marking), great range of shades including several with different shades on the same cover, several easily identifiable as the scarce Dark Blue (63b), imprint single on cover, some fancy cancels including “W” of Waterbury Conn., Buffalo patent cancel, large number of carrier, circular and drop rate uses, some short paid, Revenue uses, few Valentines, range of auxiliary markings, few larger frankings such as legal-size with twelve 1c stamps paying 4x domestic rate, nice combination frankings including pair of 5c Buff (67) used with pair of 1c Blue (63) on legal-size cover used within California, some territorial, transcontinental, many nice advertising covers, fantastic group of Patriotics with several in the $200-$750 range including 1c used with No. 64 on colorful Keystone State design and Cogan imprint (1976 PFC), Volunteer Refreshment Saloon illustrated cover (three different, one expertly restored), two Sanitary Commission, nice range of foreign destinations including England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Spain, India, Nova Scotia, Canada, New Brunswick, Mexico, Guatemala, some other interesting including 1c carrier use with Martin Van Buren free frank as ex-president, some faults to be expected

A FANTASTIC COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE ONE-CENT 1861-68 ISSUE, CONTAINING OFF-COVER PROOFS AND STAMPS AND COVERS ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF THIS FASCINATING COLLECTING AREA. THIS IS A SOLID NUCLEUS FOR AN EXHIBITION COLLECTION.

The 1c stamp of the 1861-68 series is fascinating in many ways. It comes in a variety of shades and has interesting proof and production-related material. The 1c was also used for many different purposes: circular rate, drop rate, carrier fee, and in strips or with other stamps for the standard 3c letter rate. On mail to overseas destinations, it was used to pay the circular rate and also in combination with other denominations to make up various treaty rates, such as 24c to England or 34c rate to places elsewhere in the British Mail system. The possible combinations are virtually endless, and this collection contains a solid representation of all aspects of this fascinating issue.

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