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United States Bank Note Issues, featuring the Mercedes Collection continued...

New York Foreign Mail Cancels On Cover ? Red Strikes continued...

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Lot Description

1198

5c Blue (179). Bright color, s.e. at left, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (similar to Ty. GE-EP4), red "New York May 25" circular datestamp on cover to Norway,Very Fine strike, an unusual cancel (Image)

E. 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1199

10c Brown (161). Tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail style Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EP5) and "New York Apr. 20" circular datestamp on folded cover to Vera Cruz, Mexico, clear "City of Mexico" handstamp, Very Fine strike of this scarce cancel, only eight covers are recorded in the Weiss book (Image)

E. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1200

6c Dull Pink (159). Bright color, tied by magnificent strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EP7), red "New York Jun. 26" circular datestamp on blue 1875 folded cover to London, England, stamp affected by vertical file fold (almost split), Extremely Fine strike of this scarce New York Foreign Mail cancel, ex Weiss and illustrated in his book (Image)

E. 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1201

6c Dull Pink (159). Radiant color, tied by perfect strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EP9) on illustrated corner card cover to London, England, red 1875 New York and London datestamps, stamp with tiny corner perf fault at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, scarce NYFM cancel, only ten covers are recorded in the Weiss book (Image)

E. 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1202

3c Green (158). Two, tied by perfect strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EP10), red "New York Apr. 14" circular datestamp on cover to London, England, red London datestamp, 1875 docketing, Extremely Fine strike of this beautiful New York Foreign Mail cancel, ex Emerson (Image)

E. 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1203

3c Green (147). Vertical pair, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-S1) and red "New York Nov. 13" circular datestamp on cover to England, 1872 docketing and receiving backstamp, few slightly toned perfs, stamps barely affected from placement at edge of cover, Extremely Fine strike (Image)

E. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1204

7c Vermilion (149). Bright color, tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-S2), red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" circular datestamp on cover to Leipzig, Germany, address somewhat faded, small edge tears, still Very Fine strike (Image)

E. 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1205

10c Brown (150). S.e. at left, bright color, tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-S8), red "New York Paid All Feb. 20" circular datestamp on cover to Florence, Italy, light horizontal file fold at top well clear of stamp, Very Fine strike (Image)

E. 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1206

3c Green (158). Rich color, used on 3c Green on amber entire (U83) and cancelled by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Star cancel (Ty. ST-4P2), also tied by red "New York Jan. 27" circular datestamp to London, England, 1875 receiving datestamp, Very Fine strike of this scarce NYFM cancel, only nine are recorded in Weiss (Image)

E. 300-400

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1207

6c Carmine, 24c Purple (148, 153). Tied by New York Foreign Mail Star cancel (Ty. ST-5P1), 24c also tied by red "New York Mar. 20" circular datestamp on reduced cover front only to Liverpool, England, 1872 arrival datestamp, Very Fine strikes, a particularly scarce cancel used on the 24c stamp (Image)

E. 400-500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1208

7c Orange Vermilion (160). Horizontal pair, s.e. at left, tied by perfect strikes of New York Foreign Mail Star cancel (Ty. ST-5P3), red "New York Br. Transit Oct. 3" circular datestamp on cover to Frankfurt, Germany, 1874 receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, this is the earliest recorded use of this New York Foreign Mail cancel in the Weiss book, only ten covers are recorded (Image)

E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction