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The "Andromeda" Collection of U.S. Bank Note Issue Covers continued...

British Mail to India
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2127 c 24c Purple (153).> Used with horizontal pair of <10c Brown (150),> tied by circle of wedges cancels, red Boston Paid Aug. 27 (1872) circular datestamp on cover <to Ahmednugger, India,> senders routing <<Via Southampton,>> red crayon 362 cred24c Purple (153). Used with horizontal pair of 10c Brown (150), tied by circle of wedges cancels, red "Boston Paid Aug. 27" (1872) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednugger, India, sender's routing "Via Southampton", red crayon "36/2" credit, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, red "2d" British Colonial credit handstamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, stamps with slight wrinkling, Very Fine, attractive double 22c rate cover from the Bissell correspondence (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
2128 c 2c Brown, 24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 157, 165).> Tied by light strikes of circle of wedges cancel, red Boston Paid Apr. 27 (1875) circular datestamp on cover <to Ahmednuggur, India,> senders routing <<Via Brindisi,>> red crayon 482 credit, r2c Brown, 24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 157, 165). Tied by light strikes of circle of wedges cancel, red "Boston Paid Apr. 27" (1875) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednuggur, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red crayon "48/2" credit, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, red "2" British Colonial credit handstamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, few slight toned spots on cover and stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce and desirable high-value franking on a non-oversize cover paying double the 28c rate via Brindisi (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2129 c 24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 165).> 24c superbly centered with wide s.e. at right, used with two slightly overlapping 30c, tied by three strikes of circle of wedges cancel, red Boston Paid Dec. 23 (1874) circular datestamp on cover <to Ahmednuggur,24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 165). 24c superbly centered with wide s.e. at right, used with two slightly overlapping 30c, tied by three strikes of circle of wedges cancel, red "Boston Paid Dec. 23" (1874) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednuggur, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red crayon "72/3" credit, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, red "3d" British Colonial credit handstamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, each stamp has a small or tiny tear, otherwise Very Fine, the 24c stamp on this cover was described in a Cyril dos Passos article as the silk paper variety, which would make it a Continental printing, but the accompanying 2004 P.F. certificate declines opinion as to identification of stamp -- if there is a way to prove this stamp is a Continental printing (Scott 164), this could be one of the most valuable United States covers extant (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2130 c 24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 165).> 24c well-centered, used with 30c pair, tied by three strikes of circle of wedges cancel, dark red Boston Paid Mar. 30 (1875) circular datestamp on cover <to Ahmednuggur, India,> senders routing <<Via Brindisi,>24c Purple, 30c Black (153, 165). 24c well-centered, used with 30c pair, tied by three strikes of circle of wedges cancel, dark red "Boston Paid Mar. 30" (1875) circular datestamp on cover to Ahmednuggur, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red crayon "72/3" credit, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, red "3d" British Colonial credit handstamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, small corner crease at bottom right of 30c pair, still Very Fine, a scarce high-value franking for triple 28c rate, from the Bissell correspondence (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,400.00
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2131 c 7c Orange Vermilion (160).> Horizontal strip of four, choice centering, vivid color, s.e. at right, tied by bold strikes of target cancel, Auburn N.Y. Oct. 18 circular datestamp on ca. 1875 cover <to Moradabad, India,> senders routing <<Via Brind7c Orange Vermilion (160). Horizontal strip of four, choice centering, vivid color, s.e. at right, tied by bold strikes of target cancel, "Auburn N.Y. Oct. 18" circular datestamp on ca. 1875 cover to Moradabad, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red "New York 1.10 Oct. 20" credit datestamp (110 centimes = 22c), red London "Paid" transit datestamp and "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp both tie strip, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps, Extremely Fine, prepaid for 28c rate but credited in accordance with 27c rate during GPU/UPU period (the credit in centimes replaced old U.S. currency credit markings), a spectacular cover in pristine condition (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
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2132 c 30c Gray Black (165).> Horizontal pair with wide natural s.e., used with a spectacular array of <3c Green, 6c Dull Pink and 12c Blackish Violet (158, 159, 162),> slightly overlapping and tied by circle of wedges cancels on cover <to Ahmednuggur, Indi30c Gray Black (165). Horizontal pair with wide natural s.e., used with a spectacular array of 3c Green, 6c Dull Pink and 12c Blackish Violet (158, 159, 162), slightly overlapping and tied by circle of wedges cancels on cover to Ahmednuggur, India, sender's routing "Via Brindisi", red "Boston Paid Jul. 21" (ca. 1875) circular datestamp, red crayon "330/3" credit (330 centimes = 66c), red London "Paid" transit datestamp, red crayon "3" British Colonial credit, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamp, slight creasing around edges of cover and tiny tear in 30c at top right, still Very Fine, a remarkable franking correctly prepaying the 27c rate, the credit in centimes was applied in according with GPU/UPU requirements, one of the more unusual Bissell covers (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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