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

Mail to the Philippines
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1428° c image10c Brown, 24c Purple (150, 153). Rich colors, tied by circle of wedges cancels and red Boston circular datestamp on Nov. 3, 1871 blue folded letter to Manila, Philippines, via Singapore forwarder, sender's blue oval datestamp, ms. routing "Via Brindisi", red crayon "30" credit, red London transit (Nov. 15), red crayon "1" British Colonial rate, Singapore backstamp, stamps lifted and reaffixed as usual for the Peirce correspondence

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE BANK NOTE ISSUE COVER TO THE PHILIPPINES VIA SINGAPORE.

From the Peirce correspondence. Only four Bank Note Issue covers to the Philippines are reported. (Image)

 E. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1429° c image30c Black (154). S.e. at left, deep shade, tied by segmented cork cancel, "Boston Mass. Jul. 22" (1871) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Manila, Philippines, sender's blue oval datestamp and ms. "Via San Francisco" routing, Hong Kong backstamp (Sep. 2), stamp left and reaffixed as usual for this correspondence

VERY FINE. ONE OF THE FEW BANK NOTE ISSUE COVERS KNOWN TO THE PHILIPPINES. THIS IS THE ONLY PEIRCE CORRESPONDENCE COVER SENT VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

The 30c stamp pays the triple 10c rate to the Philippines by a contract steamer direct from San Francisco. (Image)

 E. 2,500-3,500

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1430 c image1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, 12c Dull Violet (145, 147, 151). 12c horizontal pair, 1c and 3c s.e., tied by corks and "Winchester Mass. Apr. 3" circular datestamp on cover to Singapore, endorsed "Via Southampton", 1872 London transit, red "1d" credit handstamp for Colonial rate, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, colorful and rare usage (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1431 c image2c Vermilion, 3c Green (183, 184). Both stamps s.e. at right, tied by corks, indistinct red circular datestamp on blue cover with printed address to Singapore, clear strike of magenta "Too Late" handstamp, "San Francisco Cal. May 22" backstamp, some age spotting, Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1432 c image1c Gray Blue (206). Tied by "New York 11-30 1882" oval datestamp on cover to Soerabaya, Java, endorsed "per Suevia via Europe", receiving backstamp, some slight creasing at top, appears Very Fine (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

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