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The Raymond Vogel Collection, Part 1 continued...

12c and 15c 1861-68 Issue - Germany continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2184 c 15c Black (77).> Tied by rosette cancel, Buffalo N.Y. circular datestamp on 1867 cover <to Frankfurt, Germany, and redirected within Frankfurt,> red N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid 12 Oct. 10 credit datestamp, blue
AmericaUber BremenFranco three-line15c Black (77). Tied by rosette cancel, "Buffalo N.Y." circular datestamp on 1867 cover to Frankfurt, Germany, and redirected within Frankfurt, red "N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid 12 Oct. 10" credit datestamp, blue "America/Uber Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, local forwarding postage paid by Prussia, 1867, 1kr Green (23) tied by circular datestamp, two additional Frankfurt backstamps, Prussian stamp affected from placement over edge of cover

VERY FINE. A RARE COMBINATION OF 15-CENT LINCOLN AND PRUSSIAN ONE-KREUZER STAMPS FOR THE BREMEN-HAMBURG MAIL RATE AND LOCAL FORWARDING POSTAGE.

This cover was addressed to Sidney Shepard, in care of the U.S. Consul in Frankfurt. The consul directed it to a local Frankfurt hotel and stamped it with 1kr Prussian postage. (Image)

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E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2185 c 15c Black (77).> Crisp shade, used with <1c Blue (63) and 12c Black (69),> tied by target cancels and Newport R.I. Jan. 8, 1866 double-circle datestamp on cover <to Leipzig, Saxony, Germany,> endorsed <<Via
Prussian Closed Mail,>> red New York P15c Black (77). Crisp shade, used with 1c Blue (63) and 12c Black (69), tied by target cancels and "Newport R.I. Jan. 8, 1866" double-circle datestamp on cover to Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, endorsed "Via Prussian Closed Mail", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jan. 8" datestamp also tying stamps, blue "Verviers Coeln" and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at left and some minor edgewear, Fine and colorful franking, the Prussian Closed Mail route was closed as of Jan. 1, 1868, so this was sent by North German Union Closed Mail and thus overpaid by 13c (Image)

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E. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2186 c 15c Black (77).> Tied by <blue> target, matching Cincinnati O. May 26 circular datestamp on cover with printed address <to Frankfurt, Germany,> printed instructions for sending via Bremen or Hamburg crossed out
in red and with printed Per Closed M15c Black (77). Tied by blue target, matching "Cincinnati O. May 26" circular datestamp on cover with printed address to Frankfurt, Germany, printed instructions for sending via Bremen or Hamburg crossed out in red and with printed "Per Closed Mail, Via England", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit May 29" transit, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" handstamp, missing part of top flap, Very Fine, a pretty cover (Image)

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E. 400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2187 c 15c Black (77).> Two, tied by cork cancels, red New York Paid All Br. Transit Mar. 11 circular datestamp on 1868 cover with printed address <to Furth, Bavaria, Germany,> printed routing instructions at upper
left, red Verviers Coeln Franco handst15c Black (77). Two, tied by cork cancels, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Mar. 11" circular datestamp on 1868 cover with printed address to Furth, Bavaria, Germany, printed routing instructions at upper left, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp, light vertical file fold well away from stamps, Very Fine double-rate usage via North German Union Closed Mail (Image)

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E. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
2188 c 12c Black, F. Grill (97).> Used with <3c Red, F. Grill (94),> tied by Leaf cancels, red New York Paid All Br. Transit Aug. 1 circular datestamp on yellow cover <to Regensberg, Prussia,> endorsed <<North German
Union closed Mail via England,>> red12c Black, F. Grill (97). Used with 3c Red, F. Grill (94), tied by Leaf cancels, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Aug. 1" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Regensberg, Prussia, endorsed "North German Union closed Mail via England", red "Verviers Coeln Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, attractive usage (Image)

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E. 300-400

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2189 c 12c Black, F. Grill (97).> Choice centering, tied by small cork cancel, partly clear strike of <Santa Fe N. Mex. Jun. 23 territorial> circular datestamp on buff 1869 cover <to Berlin, Germany,> red New York
Paid All Direct Jul. 6 transit, red box12c Black, F. Grill (97). Choice centering, tied by small cork cancel, partly clear strike of "Santa Fe N. Mex. Jun. 23" territorial circular datestamp on buff 1869 cover to Berlin, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct Jul. 6" transit, red boxed "Hamburg Franco" datestamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine territorial usage from New Mexico to Germany overpaying the 10c North German Union Direct Mail rate via Bremen-Hamburg, ex Gibson (Image)

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E. 300-400

SOLD for $475.00
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2190 c 15c Black, F. Grill (98).> Tied by quartered cork cancel and Washington D.C. Apr. 16 (1869) circular datestamp on <From the President of the United States imprint cover to the U.S. Consul in Leipzig, Germany,>
printed Private crossed out and si15c Black, F. Grill (98). Tied by quartered cork cancel and "Washington D.C. Apr. 16" (1869) circular datestamp on "From the President of the United States" imprint cover to the U.S. Consul in Leipzig, Germany, printed "Private" crossed out and signed by Orville E. Babcock (partly covered by the stamp), red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Apr. 17" transit datestamp, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp, top backflap added and some small skillful edge improvements

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLE USE OF THE 15-CENT LINCOLN MEMORIAL ISSUE ON A PRESIDENTIAL IMPRINT COVER TO GERMANY, SENT DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF ULYSSES S. GRANT AND SIGNED BY HIS PERSONAL SECRETARY, ORVILLE E. BABCOCK.

This cover was mailed in April 1869, just six weeks after Ulysses S. Grant took the oath of office and Orville E. Babcock was appointed to be his personal secretary.

Free franking privileges were not abolished until 1873 (also during Grant's administration). Official correspondence to foreign consuls was frequently sent without postage in diplomatic pouches handled through the State Department. Some letters were mailed through normal postal channels, as in this case. The treaty rate to France was 15c until the end of 1869. As far as we are aware, this is the only example of the 15c Lincoln sent from the White House. It seems to be more than coincidence that President Grant's secretary used a stamp picturing the martyred President Lincoln's image.

Orville E. Babcock, a Union officer who served as aide-de-camp to General Grant during the war, became President Grant's personal secretary in 1869. In 1875 Babcock was cleared of charges in the Whiskey Ring scandal, thanks in large part to Grant's personal testimony, but Babcock's connection to various nefarious activities caused Grant to distance himself from his former secretary after the Whiskey Ring trial. (Image)

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E. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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