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

Central and South American mails
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1258 c image1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, 12c Blackish Violet (156, 158, 162). 12c horizontal pair, tied by segmented corks, "Washington Ga. Sep. 7" circular datestamp on cover to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, red 1875 London transit, red "New York 1.10 Sep. 11" credit datestamp, receiving backstamp, missing part of top flap, few trivial toned perf tips, Very Fine, colorful franking overpaying by 1c the 27c British Mail rate via England (the previous rate was 28c) (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1259 c image4c Blue Green, 5c Blue, 5c Yellow Brown (185, 205, 211). Tied by New York registry ovals on registered 6c Red entire to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, neat strike of "New York N.Y. Reg'y. Div. 10-17 1885" oval datestamp, receiving backstamp, trivial edgewear and toning around a few perf tips from gum, Very Fine, attractive and scarce franking with both 5c Blue and 5c Yellow Brown stamps (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1260 c image2c Red Brown, 5c Yellow Brown (205, 210). Horizontal strip of three of 5c, tied (between perfs) by neat cork handstamps, "Dover N.J. Jun. 30" circular datestamp on cover to Potosi, Bolivia, 1887 New York backstamp, few small edge repairs are barely noticeable, Very Fine, rare usage (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1261 c image10c Brown (161). Rich color, cancelled by grid on 10c Brown entire with "Oxford Mass. Oct. 22" circular datestamp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red 1877 London transit ties stamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1262 c image1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, 30c Gray Black (156, 158, 165). Bright colors, tied by "New-York Mar. 31" duplex cancels on folded cover to Valparaiso, Chile, red New York 1879 binocular 24c credit datestamp, bold "20" due marking, receiving backstamp, trivial toning around perfs from gum, Very Fine, colorful and scarce franking, sender's "Via Panama" route instructions, but sent by American and British Packet via Colon (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1263 c image3c Green, 10c Brown (158, 161). 3c s.e. at right, tied by "New-York Oct. 29" duplex cancels on 1878 folded letter to Bogota, Colombia, red New York binocular 8c credit datestamp, faint file folds affect stamps, Very Fine appearance (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1264 c image15c Yellow Orange (163). Bright color, tied by segmented cork, red "Boston Paid Dec. 27" circular datestamp on cover to Falkland Islands, red London transit, Falkland Islands receiving datestamp, barely reduced at left, Very Fine, exceedingly rare pre-UPU usage to the Falklands (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1265 c image5c Indigo, 10c Brown (209, 216). Tied by bold cork cancels, "Milwaukee Wis. N.W. Sta. Apr. 22" circular datestamp on registered cover to the U.S. Consul at Cayenne, French Guiana, neat strike of French packet marking also ties 5c stamp, various backstamps incl. New York, St. Thomas, Martinique and Cayenne, address crossed out and ms. "decede", then sent to the Dead Letter Office with purple "D.L.O. Record No." handstamp, additional purple oval "Registry Branch Correct Jul. 6, 1889 P.O. Dept. Dead Letter Office" backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, fantastic usage, this destination is rarely seen on U.S. covers, even during the Bank Note Issue period (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1266 c image3c Green, 5c Blue (158, 179). 5c horizontal pair, tied by "New York Mar. 30" duplex datestamp on cover to Nicaragua, 1877 Colon transit, red "8" crayon credit, 3c defective, small repair at bottom of cover, otherwise Fine usage to a scarce destination (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1267 c image2c Vermilion (183). Tied by bold strike of "New York A" oval handstamp on 1c Blue wrapper to Ascuncion, Paraguay, endorsed in ms. "Via Direct Brazil", Very Fine and rare, ex Gallagher (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1268 c image5c Blue (179). Rich color, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EP13), "New York Feb. 9 Due 14 U.S. Currency" depreciated currency datestamp on blue cover from Peru to Marblehead Mass., Peruvian postage paid by Peru, 1868, 1d Green (14) tied by numeral grid, "Callao JA 14 76" backstamp, Panama three-line transit handstamp, "12" due marking, slight edgewear

VERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE AND RARE PERU AND UNITED STATES 5-CENT TAYLOR MIXED-FRANKING COVER.

The rate from Peru to the U.S. was 17c by American Packet, then British Packet via Colon. This cover apparently went via Panama, a route that had been discontinued after Dec. 1871, and was likely carried by American Packet the entire trip.

Ex Robertson. With 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)

 E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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