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701

1851 (Nov. 24) New Orleans, La. to Leghorn (Livorno), Tuscany, printed circular with red "New Orleans La. Nov 24" cds and matching "Paid 4" rating handstamp, New York large red "2" cents credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Dec. 3 to Liverpool arriving Dec. 14, Calais (12.16) entry cds, Livorno (12.21) arrival backstamp and manuscript "4" crazie due rating, Very Fine and scarce, one of only two recorded printed circulars to Tuscany under the 4¢ rate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Tuscany via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B. Examples of the 4¢ prepayment and 2¢ credit are seldom seen. French entry marking showing American packet service struck in error. (Image1)

SOLD for $1,000.00
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702

1852 (Mar. 24) New York to Leghorn (Livorno), Tuscany, printed circular with New York large red "2" cents credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Mar. 24 to Liverpool arriving Apr. 6, Calais entry cds and manuscript "28" rating, red London (4.7) transit and Livorno (4.13) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and scarce, one of only two recorded printed circulars to Tuscany under the 4¢ rate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Tuscany via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B. Examples of the 4¢ prepayment and 2¢ credit are seldom seen. However, since this cover is marked for 28 crazie postage due it appears that it was treated as an unpaid letter in Tuscany for reasons unknown. (Image1)

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703

1852 (Jul. 9) New Orleans, La. to Ghent, Belgium, printed circular endorsed "via Ostend", red "New Orleans La. Jul 13" cds and matching "Paid 4" rating handstamp; New York large red "2" credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Collins Line Atlantic departing New York Jul. 24 to Liverpool arriving Aug. 3, manuscript "1" pence U.K. debit to Belgium, red accountancy framed handstamp, Ghent (8.5) arrival backstamp and blue manuscript "15" centimes due rating, Very Fine, the only recorded stampless example of this rate to Belgium. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Belgium via the U.K. at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, when the newspaper rate was reduced to 2¢ to most European countries, circulars prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to the U.K. Examples of the 4¢ prepayment and 2¢ credit are seldom seen. Only one other example of this with adhesives is known. (Image1)

SOLD for $2,100.00
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704

1852 (Sep. 1) New Orleans, La. to Kirkcaldy, Scotland, printed circular with "New Orleans La. Sep 6" cds, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Sep. 15 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 26, uncommon Liverpool America (9.26) oval backstamp (Robertson P-3) and fancy "2" pence due h.s., London (9.27) and Kirkcaldy backstamps; file fold, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. "Open P.C." (open printed circular) written in upper left to justify lower rate. (Image1)

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705

1852 (Sep. 3) New Orleans, La. to Granville, France, printed circular with black "New Orleans La. Sep 3" cds and red "Paid 4" rating h.s., New York large red "2" cents credit h.s. to G.B., carried by America from Boston Sep. 15 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 26, Granville (9.29) arrival backstamp and manuscript "15" centimes due rating, Extremely Fine and choice example of the 4¢ printed matter rate to France. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to France via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B. (Image1)

SOLD for $2,000.00
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706

1853 (Apr. 16) New Orleans, La. to Intra, Kingdom of Sardinia, printed circular with red New Orleans "Paid 4" handstamp for the prepaid 4¢ newspaper rate by British Open Mail by British packet, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Apr. 27 to Liverpool arriving May 9, Intra (5.15) arrival backstamp and manuscript "17 centi" centesimi rating for postage due by addressee, Very Fine and rare use. Estimate $300 - 400. Under the U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to France via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Two days after this circular was posted in New Orleans, a reduced rate of 2¢ for the same printed matter service was announced in Washington D.C. (Image1)

SOLD for $850.00
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707

1853 (Jun. 18) New York to Brussels, Belgium, wrapper with manuscript "3" at left at prepaid 6¢ rate, carried by Ocean Line Washington from New York June 18 to Bremerhaven arriving July 3, reddish "America/uber Bremen" two-line transit, Minden (4.7) and Verviers (7.4) backstamps, blue Bruxelles (7.5) arrival cds, various manuscript and crayon ratings, Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce printed matter use by Bremen mail to Belgium. Estimate $300 - 400. Wrapper believed to have contained three newspapers. Bremen debit to Hannover equivalent to 3x2/3 ggr., restated as 1 3/4 sgr. by Hannover. Prussian railway clerks thought newspapers were prepaid and credited Belgium 22 centimes; therefore, no postage due marked in Belgium. (Image1)

SOLD for $900.00
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708

1853 (Nov. 29) New Orleans, La. to Lesa, Kingdom of Sardinia, printed circular with red "New Orleans Nov 29" cds and matching "Paid 4" rating h.s., New York large red "2" credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York Dec. 4 to Southampton arriving Dec. 19, Calais (12.20) entry cds, Lesa (12.30) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce example carried by American contract steamship. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Kingdom of Sardinia via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B. (Image1)

SOLD for $950.00
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709

1854 (Sep. 16) New York, N.Y. to Liverpool, England, printed circular outer sheet bearing two 1852, 1¢ blue singles, positions 65L1L, 8L1L, large to slightly in margins, right stamp with top sheet margin, minor corner wrinkle at top right away from design, tied by circular grids, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Sep. 16 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 27, green Liverpool America (9.27) backstamp and fancy "2" pence due rating h.s., Very Fine. Scott No. 9 Estimate $200 - 300. Prices Current (printed circulars) were sent from the U.S. at the newspaper rate of 2¢ with 2 pence to be collected in G.B. Liverpool arrival datestamp on reverse was struck in green, a color used in 1853 and 1854. (Image1)

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710

1855 (Feb. 7) New Orleans, La. to Saulxures, France, unsealed circular with blue "Fredk Loison's Printed Circular" handstamp, sent under newspaper rate of 2¢ by British open mail, New Orleans red "Paid 2" handstamp, carried by Collins Line Atlantic from New York Feb. 21 to Liverpool arriving Mar. 4, red manuscript "15" centimes postage due rating, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

SOLD for $850.00
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711

1855 (Aug. 13) Poplar Ridge, N.Y. to Reigate, England, newspaper wrapper with manuscript "Poplar Ridge, N.Y. Aug 13" postmark and matching "Paid 4." rating, endorsed "2 Papers" at left, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Aug. 22 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 2, Liverpool America (9.2) and "1d" pence due h.s., Reigate (9.3) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F., uncommon newspaper wrapper and unusual rate stamp of Liverpool. Estimate $200 - 300. Two newspapers were included in this wrapper to England from a small New York town. Each newspaper was rated at 2¢ for a total prepayment of 4¢. Liverpool marked the newspapers for 1 penny postage due, a single newspaper rate. (Image1)

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712

1856 (Nov. 30) New Orleans, La. to Trieste, Austria, printed circular outer sheet at 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1851, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 2, horizontal pair, large margins to slightly in at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov 30" cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Dec. 8 to Liverpool arriving Dec. 19, red Calais (12.24) entry cds, Triest (12.25) arrival backstamp and manuscript "3" Austrian kreuzer due rating, Very Fine and scarce usage; signed by Ashbrook on reverse. Scott No. 7 Estimate $300 - 400. Printed circular sent in British Open Mails at newspaper rate. British forwarded circular to Trieste via France. (Image1)

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713

1857 (Jan. 1) New York, N.Y. to Hong Kong, China, printed circular sent at the prepaid 4¢ printed matter rate by British Mail via Southampton, endorsed "printed circular" and New York applied large "2" cent handstamp for credit to Great Britain, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Jan. 21 to Liverpool arriving Feb. 2, red London (2.3) transit cds, pencil "1" pence due in Hong Kong, P&O Steamers carried circular from Southampton to Alexandria and from Suez to Hong Kong, Very Fine, the only recorded example of this 4¢ circular rate to China. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image1)

SOLD for $5,000.00
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714

1857 (Jan. 3) Baltimore, Md. to Schiedam, Netherlands, printed circular with blue "Balto Paid" circular h.s., carried by Cunard Line Europa from New York Jan. 7 to Liverpool arriving Jan. 18, G.B. manuscript "1" pence debit to Netherlands, Schiedam (1.20) arrival backstamp and "1½ C. / Schiedam" triangular h.s., manuscript "7½" Cents due rating, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. Printed circular sent in British Open Mails at newspaper rate. Schiedam applied triangle 1½ Cents marking in black, a fiscal tax on all printed matter from foreign countries ("Zegelrecht"), not usually seen on fronts of covers, but usually inside. (Image1)

SOLD for $200.00
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715

1857 (Feb. 6) Charleston, S.C. to Cadiz, Spain, printed Herckenrath, Wragg & Co circular with "Paid" straightline h.s., carried by Cunard Line Arabia from Boston Feb. 11 to Liverpool arriving Feb. 21, two spindle hole affecting cover, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. When newspaper rate to most European destinations was reduced in April 1853 from 4¢ to 2¢, Spain was not included and the 4¢ rate remained until early 1860. The 4¢ paid in Charleston was marked against "Charge key box 25" belonging to Herckenrath, Wragg & Co. The Charleston postal clerk struck the black handstamp PAID. Boston did not mark the 2¢ credit to the U.K. as did New York. Spanish postage due is not shown but was ½ real. (Image1)

SOLD for $130.00
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716

1857 (Feb. 23) New Orleans, La. to Intra, Kingdom of Sardinia, printed circular at the 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1851, 1¢ blue, type V, horizontal pair, large margins except just touched at top right, left stamp with pressed wrinkle, tied by partial New Orleans cds, carried by Havre Line Fulton from New York Mar. 7 to Havre arriving Mar. 21, Havre (3.21) entry cds, Torino (3.24) and Intra (3.25) backstamps, manuscript "17" centesimi due rating; slight cover repair at bottom right, a Very Fine appearing and scarce 2¢ printed matter use. Estimate $300 - 400. Despite routing instructions via Liverpool, New York sent this printed circular by American contract steamship directly to France, where it was forwarded overland to the Kingdom of Sardinia. (Image1)

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717

1857 (Apr. 16) New York, N.Y. to Livorno (Leghorn), Tuscany, printed circular of Smith & Tracy, carried by Havre Line N.Y. & Havre Navigation Co. Fulton from New York May 2 to Havre arriving May 15, Havre (5.15) entry cds, Livorno (4.20) arrival cds, manuscript "4" crazie due rating, F.-V.F., a scarce example of printed matter to Tuscany. Estimate $200 - 300. Circular was prepaid 2¢ (not shown) for the United States printed matter fee. Since U.S.-French Convention of 1857, which just went into effect on 1 April 1857, had no provision for printed matter between the United States and France, circular was treated as an unpaid circular under the 1851 Franco-Tuscan Convention. The 4 crazie postage due was the rate for printed matter arriving from overseas via England instead of going directly to France, which required a 3 crazie rate. The reason for this charge is unknown. (Image1)

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718

1857 (Oct. 9) Charleston, S.C. to Cadiz, Spain, printed circular of Herckenrath, Wragg & Co. endorsed "printed sheet" and "Charge key box 25", black "Charleston S.C. 'Paid' Oct 10 1857" cds, New York large red "2" cent credit rating to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Arabia from New York Oct. 14th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 25th, red London (10.26) transit cds, couple minor flaws, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. When newspaper rate to most European destinations was reduced in April 1853 from 4¢ to 2¢, Spain was not included and 4¢ rate remained until early 1860. New York credited the U.K. with 2¢ using a large red handstamp. Spanish postage due is not shown but was ½ real. This circular includes a full page graph of cotton prices for the year. (Image1)

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719

1857 (circa) Bellville, Ill. to Brunswick, Germany, newspaper wrapper with two strikes of red "Paid 3", New York red "Paid All" straightline, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Although origin markings do not appear on this wrapper, three other wrappers are known in the same hand and to the same addressee in Brunswick, all from Belleville, Illinois. "Via Bremen or Hamburg" routing instructions would indicate contract steamship service of either the North German Lloyd Line to Bremen or HAPAG Line to Hamburg, setting the date after July 1, 1857 when the Hamburg Treaty began. New York marked the red PAID ALL because the newspaper was paid to destination. Absence of a Bremen arrival markings indicates HAPAG steamer to Hamburg. (Image1)

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720

1858 (Mar. 16) New Orleans La. to Amsterdam, blue printed circular at 2¢ British Open Mails newspaper rate prepaid by two 1¢ blue, type V singles tied by "New Orleans Mar 16" cds, manuscript "1" pence G.B. debit to Netherlands, manuscript "7½" Dutch Cents postage due, a Very Fine use. Scott No. 24 Estimate $300 - 400. Amsterdam applied triangular "1½ c., Amsterdam" handstamp to inside of circular, a fiscal tax on all printed matter from foreign countries. (Image1)

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721

1858 (Sep. 14) New Orleans, La. to Vienna, Austria, printed circular of Schmidt & Co. with framed "Printed Circular" h.s. at 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1857, 1¢ blue, positions 47-48R8, horizontal pair, tied by "New Orleans Sep 14" cds, carried by Inman Line Vigo from New York Sep. 25 to Queenstown arriving Oct. 9, manuscript "2" pence debit to Prussian, Aachen (10.12) backstamp with blue manuscript "7" Austrian kreuzer due rating, Vienna (10.14) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. 24 Estimate $300 - 400. London exchanged circular with Aachen under Anglo-Prussian Convention of 1852. Aachen struck the red double ring circular datestamp on the reverse which indicated the circular was a sea letter via England and Aachen, Prussia. (Image1)

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722

1859 (Mar. 5) New Orleans, La. to Schopfheim, Baden, printed circular sent in French Treaty Mails at newspaper rate, prepaid by 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, plate 8, horizontal pair with s.e. at left, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar 7" cds, carried by Cunard Line Europa from New York Mar. 16th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 28th, blue pen "4/1" rating for 4 kreuzer to France and Baden retained 1 kreuzer; some very light soiling, Schopfheim (3.31) arrival backstamp, Very Fine; Ashbrook notes on reverse. Scott No. 24 Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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723

1859 (Mar. 29) Philadelphia, Pa. to Lurgan, Ireland, newspaper wrapper bearing 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, horizontal pair, tied by "Philadelphia Pa., May 29 1859" octagonal datestamp prepaying the 2¢ printed matter rate, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Mar. 30th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 10th, perfect strike of "d1" pence due rating handstamp, Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. 24 Estimate $300 - 400. One penny postage due marking believed to be that of Dublin, but confirmation has yet to be made. The normal newspaper rate in Ireland was charged. (Image1)

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724

1859 (Jun. 28) (cleaned.) New York, N.Y. to Matour, France, newspaper wrapper bearing 1857, 1¢ blue, vertical pair, tied by N.Y. squared grids, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Boston June 29 to Liverpool arriving July 9, red manuscript "30c" centime due rating, Matour (7.13) arrival backstamp; Very Fine. Scott No. 24 Estimate $300 - 400. This wrapper was sent in French Treaty mail at the U.S. pamphlet rate of 2¢ for 1-2 ounce weight. Paris marked 30 centimes postage due for matter weighing 40-80 grams. (Image1)

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725

1859 (Oct.) New Orleans, La. to Dusseldorf, Prussia, printed circular outer sheet bearing 1857, 1¢ blue, horizontal pair, tied by partial "New Orleans" cds, New York large red "Paid All" straightline, carried by Hapag Line Hammonia from New York Nov. 1 to Hamburg arriving Nov. 16, Hamburg (11.16) backstamp and small black "Franco" straightline h.s., Dusseldorf (11.17) backstamp, a Very Fine and attractive use. Estimate $300 - 400. Prepaid normal printed matter rate for most circulars overseas. New York elected to place it in the mails carried to Hamburg under the Hamburg Convention, even though the newspaper rate beyond Hamburg was 3¢, allowing the 1¢ underpayment. Hamburg struck the small FRANCO based on New York's PAID ALL handstamp. Steamship determined by best fit of sailings and the Hamburg arrival date shown on reverse. (Image1)

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726

1859 (Dec. 9) Charleston, S.C. to Barcelona, Spain, printed circular of Hall & Co. with "Charleston S.C. 'Paid' Dec 10, 1859" origin cds, New York large red "2" cent credit to U.K., carried by Cunard Line Europa rom Boston Dec. 14 to Queenstown arriving Dec. 25, Barcelona "½ Rs." reales due rating, some paper aging, Fine and scarce use. Estimate $150 - 200. When the newspaper rate to most European destinations was reduced in April 1853 from 4¢ to 2¢, Spain was not included and 4¢ rate remained until early 1860. Charleston indicated that the newspaper rate was paid but did not show the amount. New York credited the U.K. with 2¢ using a red handstamp. Barcelona marked ½ real postage due using characteristic script-style handstamp. (Image1)

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727

1860 (Mar. 31) New Orleans, La. to Brugg, Switzerland, printed circular sent in French mails at the newspaper rate prepaid by 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, horizontal pair, some clipped perfs causing s.e. at left, tied by "New Orleans La. Apr 3, 1860" cds, carried by Cunard Line Arabia New York Apr. 11th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 22nd, red French (4.23) entry cds, Brugg (4.25) arrival backstamp and Swiss red crayon "20" rappen due rating for mail sent via England; some light perf toning, clean and Very Fine. Scott No. 24 Estimate $200 - 300. Printed circulars to Switzerland, transported directly to France, were charged 15 rappen in Switzerland, while those sent via England required 20 rappen. (Image1)

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728

1860 (Jul. 28) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, printed prices current of H.D. Hull & Co. prepaid by 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, two singles, rich color, tied by "New York Jul 28" cds, carried by Vanderbilt Line Vanderbilt from New York Jul. 28th to Havre arriving Aug. 7th, blue Havre (8.7) entry cds, Bremen (8.10) arrival backstamp and blue manuscript "4" grote postage due rating, clean and Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. Circular travelled from Havre to Bremen by the Thurn & Taxis Post, a service that had been set up in the early 1820s when sailing packet service from New York to Havre began. Since the early 1850s most mail to Germany, however, did not go by this route, but by the regular German mail services under the Prussian, Bremen, and Hamburg treaties. (Image1)

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729

1860 (Nov. 24) New Orleans, La. to Brugg, Switzerland, printed circular sent in French mails at the newspaper rate prepaid by 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, horizontal pair, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov. 24, 1860" cds, carried by Havre Line Arago New York Dec. 8th to Havre arriving Dec. 22nd, blue Havre (12.22) entry cds, Brugg (12.24) arrival backstamp and Swiss red crayon "15" rappen due rating for mail sent direct to France; Extremely Fine and choice use. Scott No. 24 Estimate $300 - 400. Printed circulars to Switzerland, transported directly to France, were charged 15 rappen in Switzerland, while those sent via England required 20 rappen. The former are very uncommon. Swiss marked the postage due of 15 rappen, as they usually did, in red pencil in the center of the cover. (Image1)

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730

1862 (Mar. 11) New York, N.Y. to Basel, Switzerland, printed circular outer sheet at the 2¢ French Mails newspaper rate prepaid by 1861, 1¢ blue, horizontal pair, tied by "New-York Mar 12" double circle date stamp, carried by Cunard Line Arabia from New York Mar. 12 to Queenstown arriving Mar. 24, red crayon "20" rappen due rating for French mail via England, Very Fine, the only recorded circular to Switzerland franked with 1¢ 1861 issue. Scott No. 63 Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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731

1865 (Feb. 10) New York, N.Y. to St. Etienne, France, printed circular at 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1863, 2¢ black, exceptionally well centered, tied by geometric cancel, carried by NGL Line America from New York Feb. 11 to Southampton arriving Feb. 23, red French entry also ties 2¢ and matching red "15" centimes due h.s., Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400. Paris used an old 15 decimes handstamp, struck in red, to indicate the postage due, and wrote in pen "cleaned"for centimes. The sender noted in bright red ink that this was an "Open printed Circular" because, as viewed through the paper, it appeared to be a handwritten letter. Actually, it was printed in a manuscript style. (Image1)

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732

1865 (Apr. 1) New York, N.Y. to Andeer, Gaubunden Canton, Switzerland, large newspaper wrapper with large red "Paid All" of New York, carried by Hapag Line Borussia from New York Apr. 1 to Southampton Apr. 13, blue Aachen "Franco Preuss: respVereinsl:Ausg:Gr." framed h.s. indicating prepaid only to border, Prussian "2" sgr. due rating, Fine, one of only three recorded newspaper wrappers by Prussian Mail to Switzerland; with 1999 van der Linden certificate. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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733

1865 (Aug. 4) New York, N.Y. to Greifswald, Prussia, printed circular outer sheet at 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1863, 2¢ black tied by NYCM star cancel and black "Paid All" straightline h.s., carried by Hapag Line Teutonia from New York Aug. 5 to Hamburg arriving Aug. 18, reverse with Aug. 20 backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 73 Estimate $200 - 300. Circular paid printed matter rate to Hamburg when the rate to Prussia via Hamburg was 3¢. Although underpaid by 1¢, circular allowed to go through since New York marked PAID ALL handstamp in black ink across adhesive. (Image1)

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734

1865 (Dec. 16) New York, N.Y. to Vienna, Austria, orange newspaper wrapper endorsed "Germany via Bremen", bearing 1861, 3¢ rose, nat. s.e. at right, tied by cork cancel, New York large "Paid All" straightline applied, carried by NGL Line Bremen from New York Dec. 16th to Bremerhaven arriving Dec. 29th, blue "Bremen Franco" transit also ties 3¢, red crayon "2" kreuzer due, Vienna (1.2, 1.3) arrival backstamps; light file fold at left, Fine and scarce 3¢ use. Scott No. 65 Estimate $300 - 400. Newspapers sent by either the Bremen or Hamburg Lines required 3¢ prepayment, which was to fully pay the newspaper to another part of the German-Austrian Postal Union. Apparently, the Austrians collected an additional 2 kreuzer local charge. Large 43x9 mm. PAID ALL applied at New York. (Image1)

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735

1866-67 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Rio grande do Sul, Brazil, printed circular endorsed "pr Guilding Star via Rio de Janeiro" and prepaid with 1861, 3¢ rose, horizontal pair, tied by NYFM geometrics, blue crayon "40" reis postage due rating, Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce printed matter use to South America. Scott No. 65 Estimate $400 - 600. The 6¢ postage prepaid the rate for 6-9 unsealed circulars. This was the domestic rate required for circulars sent by steamship to a country with which U.S. had no convention. Although the exact date can not be determined, Guiding Star made only three round voyages for the line departing New York on 22 September 1866, 21 December 1866, and 23 September 1867. (Image1)

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736

1867 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, William P. Wright's New York Cotton Circular sent by Kremelberg & Co. of New York at the 2¢ printed matter rate paid to destination with 1873, 2¢ black tied by NYCM circle of wedges, New York large red "½" (silbergroschen) h.s. credit to Bremen, carried by NGL Line New York from New York to Bremerhaven, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" transit, Very Fine. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400. Pencil "12/30" numbers appear to be docketing date of origin or reception, but don't line up with an sailing of the "New York". (Image1)

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737

1867 (Mar. 5) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, printed William P. Wright New York Cotton circular at 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1863, 2¢ black, tied by NYCM geometric cancel, carried by Cunard Line Java from New York Mar. 6 to Queenstown arriving Mar. 19, red Calais (3.21) entry cds, Bremen Thurn & Taxis (3.22) backstamp, blue crayon "4" grote due rating, Very Fine and scarce routing to Bremen via France. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400. Circular travelled from Paris to Bremen by the Thurn & Taxis Post, an uncommon routing for circulars to Bremen. French entry marking, ET.-UNIS SERV.BR. A.C., an entry marking taken out of service for letters in 1861, but apparently used in 1867 on printed matter, indicated the item was from the United States and was transported by British service to G.B., entering France on the Calais Ambulant to Paris. (Image1)

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738

1867 (Mar. 19) New York, N.Y. to Amsterdam, Netherlands, printed circular bearing 1863, 2¢ black tied by NYFM circle of wedges cancel, carried by Cunard Line Cuba New York Mar. 20th to Queenstown arriving Mar. 31st, G.B. black "1d" debit to Netherlands, Netherlands manuscript "7½" Cents due rating; slight abrasion lower left, a Very Fine printed matter use. Scott No. 73 Estimate $200 - 300. Printed circular sent in British Open Mails at newspaper rate. British debited Dutch one penny (handstamp "1d" in black, center of cover). Amsterdam applied triangle 1½ Cents marking in blue to circular (inside), a fiscal tax on all printed matter from foreign countries. (Image1)

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739

1867 (Mar. 26) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, William P. Wright's New York Cotton Circular sent by Kremelberg & Co. of New York at 2¢ circular rate prepaid to destination by 1873, 2¢ black tied by NYCM geometric cancel, New York large "½" (silbergroschen) h.s. credit to Bremen, carried by NGL Line Union departing New York Mar. 28th to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 9th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" transit, Very Fine. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400. Circular prepaid to destination in Bremen. Large "½" handstamp of New York, known in red and in black, applied as a result of late 1866/early 1867 negotiations with the Germans that established printed matter rates beyond the GAPU and set U.S. credits per item (recent research by Heinrich Conzelmann). (Image1)

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740

1867 (Apr. 2) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, William P. Wright's New York Cotton Circular sent by Kremelberg & Co. of New York bearing 1873, 2¢ black tied by NYCM split grid prepaying the 2¢ printed matter rate to destination, New York large "½" (silbergroschen) h.s. credit to Bremen, carried by NGL Line New York departing New York Apr. 4th to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 17th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" transit, Very Fine. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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741

1867 (Aug. 15) Rocky Hill, Ct. to Scotland, Great Britain, folded wrapper bearing 1867, 3¢ rose endorsed "Via Johnstone" and tied by manuscript "Rocky Hill, Aug. 15/67" postmark, carried by Allan Line Nestorian from Quebec Aug. 16 to Liverpool arriving Aug. 26, bold strike of large "1d" due handstamp for inland postage due, "Johnstone AU 27 '67" arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 65 Estimate $300 - 400. Wrapper contained either one newspaper or one pamphlet under 2 ounces and was overpaid 1¢ with 3¢ 1861 adhesive. There were six post offices named Rocky Hill in 1867. This one may have been the one in Connecticut. The determination that an Allan Line steamer carried the wrapper is based on a best fit of sailing dates and supports a Connecticut origin. Houston was a sub office of Johnstone, Scotland and believed to be the location of Huston Manse. (Image1)

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742

1867 (Nov. 16) New Orleans, La. to Bremen, Germany, printed circular bearing 1873, 2¢ black cancelled by cork duplexed with "New Orleans La. Nov 16"cds, New York large red "1" (silbergroschen) h.s. for credit to Bremen, carried by Hapag Line Hammonia II departing New York Nov. 23rd to Hamburg Dec. 5th, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. Prepaid the 2¢ printed matter rate to Hamburg when the rate via Hamburg to Bremen was 3¢. Although underpaid by 1¢, the circular was allowed to go through. Large "1" handstamp of New York, known in red and in black, applied as a result of late 1866/early 1867 negotiations with the Germans that established printed matter rates beyond the GAPU and set U.S. credits per item. (Image1)

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743

1868-69 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, newspaper wrapper to the Paris Publisher of the newspaper La Presse Libre, bearing 1868, 1¢ pale blue, F. grill, horizontal pair, tied by quartered corks, prepaying the 2¢ printed matter rate, red "15c" centimes due handstamp, Very Fine, this is the only recorded 1¢ F. grill wrapper to France. Estimate $300 - 400. Since the earliest recorded use of the 1¢ F. grill is late October 1868, this wrapper was probably a late 1868 or early 1869 usage. (Image1)

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744

1868-69 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, undated newspaper wrapper from the New York Le Messager Franco-Americaine to the Paris publisher of the journal La Patrie, bearing 1868, 2¢ black, F. grill tied by NYFM circle of wedges killer, red "15c" centimes postage due handstamp; Very Fine. Scott No. 93 Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)

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745

1869 (Jan. 13) New York, N.Y. to Antwerp, Belgium, printed circular bearing 1868, 2¢ black, F. Grill, horizontal pair, tied by NYFM circle of wedges killers, New York "Short Paid" framed handstamp, New York blue crayon "4" cent debit rating to Holland, carried by Cunard Line China departing New York Jan. 13th and arriving at Queenstown Jan. 22nd, Mourouk (1.26) and Antwerp (1.26) backstamps, manuscript "5" décimes due rating; paper repair at top edge, Fine and scarce printed matter use. Scott No. 93 Estimate $300 - 400. Printed circular was prepaid at the 4¢ newspaper rate. Unfortunately, at this time printed circulars required the 8¢ book-packet rate. New York sent the letter to Holland under U.S.-Netherlands Convention of 1867 (letter addressed to Holland instead of Belgium) and marked circular as "short paid," debiting Holland the missing 4¢. Closed bag opened on the Dutch Moerdijk railroad post office and letter sent to Antwerp. Belgians marked 5 decimes postage due, 20 centimes for U.S. debit plus 30 centimes insufficiently paid mail fine. (Image1)

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746

1869 (Feb. 15) New York, N.Y. to Mexico City, Mexico, printed circular endorsed "City of Mexico" and bearing 1868, 2¢ black, F. grill tied by circle of wedges cancel, carried by N.Y. & Mexican Mail S.S. Co. City of Mexico departing New York Feb. 20th to Vera Cruz arriving Mar. 5th, "½" real due handstamp; particularly fresh and Very Fine, a very rare Blackjack circular usage to Mexico. Scott No. 93 Estimate $300 - 400. According to a Post Office notice of 4 July 1862, "On all such printed matter received from Mexico, only our usual inland postage is to be collected, and this must be paid in all cases on delivery at the office of the address." The same was due for outgoing printed matter to Mexico. The U.S. postage for up to three unsealed circulars was 2¢.Mexico collected ½ real postage due. (Image1)

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747

U56

1870 (Apr.) New York, N.Y. to Barcelona, Spain, book packet rate by British open mail prepaid by 2¢ black on orange entire, "Printed Circular" straightline h.s., Barcelona blue "½ Rs." script style due handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. U56 Estimate $200 - 300. From January 1, 1869, book packets, which included printed circulars, could be sent for 2¢ per ounce. This unsealed envelope contained a printed circular as marked by the sender. Barcelona marked ½ real postage due using a characteristic script-style handstamp in blue ink. (Image1)

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748

147

1870 (Apr. 26) New York, N.Y. to Puebla, Mexico, printed circular at 3¢ rate prepaid by 1870, 3¢ green tied by circle of wedges, carried by NY & Mexican Mail S.S. Co. Winchester from New York Apr. 26 to Vera Cruz arriving May 5, "½" real due h.s., Very Fine, a scarce example of this 3¢ rate. Scott No. 147 Estimate $200 - 300. Effective March 1870 the United States Mail & Post Office Assistant reported the newspaper rate to Mexico was increased from 2¢ to 3¢. Mexico collected ½ real postage due. The 3¢ newspaper rate was used only from March 1870 to sometime in the second half of 1873. (Image1)

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749

146

1872 (Mar. 23) Mobile, Ala. to Amsterdam, Netherlands, newspaper wrapper endorsed "Newspaper" and bearing two 1870, 2¢ red brown singles tied by "Mobile Ala. Mar 23" duplex, two partial strikes of New York red "Paid All" straightline handstamp, carried by Hapag Line Thuringia from New York Mar. 28th to Plymouth arriving Apr. 7th, clean and Very Fine. Scott No. 146 Estimate $200 - 300. The 4¢ prepaid newspaper rate, for up to a 4 oz. newspaper, paid to destination under the U.S.-Netherlands convention of 1870. (Image1)

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750

147, W77

1872 (Aug. 18) Geneva, N.Y. to Geneva, Switzerland, 1870, 1¢ wrapper bearing 1870, 3¢ green (small defect due to placement over edge of wrapper) tied by "Geneva N.Y. Aug 18" duplex, New York "Short Paid via Hamburg" circular handstamp, carried by Hapag Line Cimbria from New York Aug. 22nd to Hamburg Sep. 4th, two strikes of black "Via Hamburg" routing handstamps, large blue crayon "3" and red crayon due markings, reverse with blue crayon "35" rappen due rating, Very Fine and unusual printed matter use. Scott No. 147, W77 Estimate $200 - 300. Since this wrapper was from a U.S. nurseryman, it may have contained a seed catalog. It was prepaid at the 4¢ newspaper rate by the Swiss Treaty. New York apparently found item to be overweight for prepayment and decided to send it short paid by the Hamburg route (3¢ single rate), a new, less expensive rate, striking the very scarce "SHORT PAID/VIA/HAMBURG" handstamp. Basel struck the "VIA HAMBURG" route marking and marked 35 rappen postage due, 10 rappen short postage (2¢) plus 25 rappen insufficiently paid fine. (Image1)

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751

135

1873 (Jun. 20) New Orleans, La. to Zurich, Switzerland, printed circular outer sheet prepaid 4¢ for 1-2 ounce circular with 1870, 2¢ red brown, grilled, horizontal pair, tied by cork cancels duplexed with "New Orleans La. Jun 20" cds, New York red "Paid All" straightline; some outer paper loss at bottom right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 135 Estimate $200 - 300. Year of 1873 determined based on another circular in the same hand from New Orleans to the same addressee with the same adhesives in the lower left. (Image1)

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752

158

1874 (Jan. 6) Baltimore, Md to Bremen, Germany, printed Geyer & Wilkens circular prepaid for the 3¢ North German Union Treaty rate via England with 1873, 3¢ green (corner defect) cancelled by blue cork, matching blue "Baltimore Md. Jan 6" cds, New York red "Paid All" straightline also ties 3¢, carried by Cunard Line Calabria from New York Jan. 7th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 18th, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 158 Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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753

157

1874 (Jan. 9) Baltimore, Md to Bremen, Germany, printed Prior & von Cöllen circular prepaid for the 2¢ North German Union Treaty rate direct to German Port with 1873, 2¢ brown cancelled by blue cork, matching blue "Baltimore Md. Jan 9" cds, New York red "Paid All" straightline struck, carried by North German Lloyd Line Weser II from New York Jan. 10th to Bremerhaven arriving Jan. 22nd, Very Fine and quite attractive. Scott No. 157 Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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754

158

1874 (Apr. 1) Baltimore, Md. to Rotterdam, Netherlands, printed circular bearing 1873, 3¢ green cancelled by blue grid duplexed with "Baltimore Md. Apr 1" cds, New York "Insufficiently Paid" and framed "Short Paid" handstamps with crayon "1" cent deficiency notated, manuscript "12½" updated in blue crayon to "12½" Dutch Cents due, Rotterdam (4.14) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 158 Estimate $200 - 300. Circular underpaid the 8¢ book packet rate, under which circulars were to be sent. The U.S.-Netherlands postal convention, required all underpaid mail (letters as well as printed matter) to be sent with the deficiency noted and a mail fine collected at destination. New York struck the boxed SHORT PAID and straight-line INSUFFICIENTLY PAID markings, but showed only 1¢ deficient postage. This would suggest this item was treated under the newspaper rate category. The postage due marked in Holland was 12½ Dutch Cents, 2½¢ Cents for U.S. debit plus 10 Cents insufficiently paid mail fine. (Image1)

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755

156, 157

1874 (July 1) Baltimore, Md. to Naples, Italy, large outer wrapper of printed circular insufficiently prepaid for the 8¢ book packet rate for circulars, prepayment of 5¢ with 1872, 1¢ ultramarine and two 2¢ brown singles, tied by circular grids, red handstamps "3" updated in red crayon to "½" lira due; file fold at center, Fine and unusual deficiently prepaid use. Scott No. 156, 157 Estimate $200 - 300. New York sent circular with deficient postage and fine due in Italy. Postage due was 15 centessimi deficient postage plus 30 centessimi fine, rounded to 50 centessimi or ½ Lira. Red handstamp "3" believed to have been struck in Naples indicating 30 centessimi fine. (Image1)

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756

157

1874 (Aug. 1) Baltimore, Md. to Ragusa, Austria, printed circular of E.D. Bigelow & Co. prepaid for the North German Union (NGU) treaty rate directly to German port by 1873, 2¢ brown, well centered, tied by grid cancel, New York large red "Paid All" straightline, carried by North German Lloyd Line Donau departing New York Aug. 5th to Bremerhaven arriving Aug. 17th; Ragusa (9.11) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 157 Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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757

158, W112

1874-75 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Breslau, Prussia, newspaper rate for the North German Union closed mail through England prepaid with 1874, 1¢ dark blue wrapper bearing 1873, 3¢ green tied by grid cancels, New York red "Paid All" straightline h.s., Very Fine and scarce. Scott No. 158, W112 Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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758

157

1875 (Mar. 25) Charleston, S.C. to Havre, France, printed circular outer sheet with blue "Charleston S.C. Mar 26" cds and bearing 1873, 2¢ brown tied by matching blue cork cancel, red "N.Y.P.O. Paid Mar 30" exchange cds, carried on Guion Line Wisconsin that departed New York Mar. 30th to Queenstown arriving Apr. 10th, red Havre (4.12) entry datestamp and matching "PD" framed h.s., Very Fine, one of only two recorded examples of the 2¢ circular rate under this convention. Scott No. 157 Estimate $300 - 400. Unusual New York circular datestamp showing initials of the New York Post Office. Circular is fully prepaid to destination. Before this convention, circulars could not be paid to destination. (Image1)

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759

1830 (Oct. 3) Marseille, France to Boston, Mass., printed circular marked with 5 centimes Timbres Royal fiscal tax stamp (upper right) and Timbres l'Extraordinaire handstamp (lower right) showing tax recorded in Bouches du Rhone Department. Circular carried privately to ship in Havre, then by Union Line Formosa Oct. 20 to New York arriving Nov. 17, red "New-York Nov 17" cds with matching "Ship" handstamp, postage due of 1½¢ not shown, Very Fine, a scarce early printed matter from France to the United States. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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760

1841 (Sep. 23) Huntly, Scotland to Baltimore, Md., newspaper wrapper with "Huntly SE 23 1841" origin backstamp and red manuscript "Paid 2d" rating, red London "Paid" Sep 24 1841" cds, carried by Cunard Line Columbia from Liverpool Oct. 5 to Boston arriving Oct. 21, postage due of 1½¢ for circular rate traveling not more than 100 miles and in state; edge faults, Fine, an early transatlantic newspaper wrapper. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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761

1849 (Oct. 6) Havana, Cuba to Bath, Me., J.C. Burnham & Co. printed circular with red oval "printed report." handstamp, taken directly to steamship bypassing Cuban mails, carried by U.S. Mail Steamship Co. Ohio from Havana Oct. 8 to New York arriving Oct. 13, red "New-York Oct 15" cds and large red circled "6" rating h.s. consisting of 3¢ for a single circular arriving from the Caribbean plus 3¢ inland circular rate postage, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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762

1850 (Jan. 8) Havana, Cuba to Portland, Me., Drake Brothers & Co. printed circular with straightline "Printed Circular." handstamp, taken directly to steamship bypassing Cuban mails, carried by M.C. Mordecai Isabel from Havana Oct. 8 to Charleston arriving Oct. 11, Charleston large red "6" rating h.s. consisting of 3¢ for a single circular arriving from the Caribbean plus 3¢ inland circular rate postage; some age spotting, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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763

1852 (Jul. 9) Liverpool, England to New York, N.Y., printed "Freight Circular", forwarding agent "Samuel & Pearce" oval origin backstamp, imprint of red GB 1d newspaper tax stamp on circular, red "Paid at Liverpool, JY 10 1852" framed origin d.s. and matching large "1" penny prepaid rate handstamp applied for reduced circular rate abroad, carried by America from Liverpool Jul. 10 to Boston arriving Jul. 22, Very Fine and scarce intact wrapper use. Estimate $300 - 400. Printed circular sent as newspaper in printed wrapper, open at both ends for post office inspection. Very few wrappers with enclosures have survived intact as wrappers were usually separated from enclosures and discarded. (Image1)

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764

GB #3

1853 (May 5) Liverpool, England to New York, N.Y., printed circular with imprinted red 1d newspaper tax stamp and bearing Great Britain 1841 1d red, large margins except just clear at right, tied by "486" grid cancel, carried by Cunard Line Africa from Liverpool May 7 to New York arriving May 19; file fold at center affects 1d red, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. GB #3 Estimate $200 - 300. Since 1837, Prices Current and Commercial Lists published regularly could be sent by British packet for one penny each. Each business desiring to use this special rate had to be recorded at the Post Office in London. W.A. & G. Maxwell & Co. printed their prices current on stamped paper (revenue tax stamp impressed with their name) to send the circulars free through the British mails. The additional overseas postage was paid with a one penny adhesive. The U.S.-G.B. Treaty did not address circulars specifically, but It is believed they were treated as newspapers with 2¢ to be collected in the U.S. (Image1)

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765

1853 (Sep. 9) Liverpool, England to New Orleans, La., printed circular with red 1d newspaper tax handstamp on backflap, red "Paid at Liverpool SP 10 1853" d.s. and matching "1" pence prepaid rating h.s., carried by Cunard Line Africa from Liverpool Sep. 10 to New York arriving Sep. 22, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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766

1854 (Oct. 9 c.) Cuba to Montreal, Canada via New York, printed circular outer sheet probably from Havana with "Printed Circular" straightline h.s., carried by US Mail S.S. Co. Crescent City from Havana Oct. 9 to New York arriving Oct. 14, "New York, 2" circular debit h.s., Canada "2½" pence due rating, Montreal (10.18) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce printed matter use from beyond the U.S. to Canada. Estimate $200 - 300. New York debited Canada 2¢ for unpaid circular arriving from Cuba and sent to U.S.-Canadian border. Canada added one penny sterling for a total postage due of 2 pence sterling or 2½ pence currency. (Image1)

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767

1855 (Apr. 22) Aachen, Prussia to New York, N.Y., newspaper wrapper front with red Aachen (4.22) origin cds and matching "Paid All" framed h.s., Prussian red manuscript "4" cent credit to U.S., carried by Ocean Line Hermann from Southampton Apr. 25 to New York arriving May 9, pencil "1" at left, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. One newspaper wrapper paid 2½ silbergroschen under U.S.-Prussian convention of 1852. This paid the printed matter to its destination. Only newspapers were allowed as printed matter under this convention and no other forms such as printed circulars. Four other wrappers with printed address labels from this sender in Aachen are recorded. Printed matter under the Prussian closed mail convention is quite scarce. (Image1)

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768

1855 (May 21) Matanzas, Cuba to Boston, Mass. via New York, printed circular carried by U.S. Mail S.S. Co. from Havana May 23 to New York arriving May 28, New York large black "2" cent due rating, clean and Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. New York marked 2¢ postage due for the U.S. printed matter rate for an unpaid circular sent to any part of the U.S. established by the Postal Act of August 30, 1852. (Image1)

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769

GB #14

1855 (Nov. 9) London, England to Richmond, Va., printed circular with 1d red tied by "16" canceller, red manuscript "J.K. Gilliat & Co. Registered Circular" across top to indicate eligibility for 1d overseas printed matter rate, London (11.9) backstamp, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Liverpool Nov. 10 to Boston arriving Nov. 24, red crayon "2" cent due rating, Very Fine. Scott No. GB #14 Estimate $200 - 300. Richmond marked the circular for 2¢ postage, this marking usually omitted in most U.S. cities. (Image1)

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770

1857 (Oct. 1, Dec. 1) London, England to Baltimore, Md., two printed freight circulars of Oakford & Co., each with printed ship endorsement and bearing 1d red prepayment, Oct. 1 carried by Cunard Line Asia and Nov. 1 carried by Cunard Line "Canada", both with Baltimore blue "2" cent postage due h.s., a Very Fine pair. Scott No. 33 Estimate $200 - 300. Each was registered at the General Post Office to qualify for the reduced rate of one penny and printed to go out by specific steamships to the U.S. Baltimore was one of the few U.S. cities that actually used a handstamp to show the 2¢ postage due. (Image1)

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771

GB #33

1858 (Feb. 26) Liverpool, England to Thomaston, Me., printed monthly freight circular of Jacot, Taylor & Tipper, Ship Brokers, with red print "Printed Circular only." and "Per "Canada" " endorsement, bearing G.B. 1d red for 1d printed matter rate; light edge stain, F.-V.F. Scott No. GB #33 Estimate $100 - 150. This was registered at the General Post Office to Qualify for the reduced rate of one penny. Printed to going out by specific steamships to the U.S., one of a very few printed circulars in red ink. (Image1)

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772

1859 (Jul. 9) Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Boston, Mass., wrapper with printed prices current, red Genoa (8.11) origin cds at the 17 centesimi rate (not shown), Turin (8.12) backstamp, red oval "P.P." handstamp, red London "Paid JY 15" transit, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Liverpool Jul. 16 to Boston arriving Jul. 28, 2¢ postage due not shown, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. Printed circular with wrapper sent under Anglo-Sardinian Treaty of 1857 (closed mail through France). The exchange office at Turin marked P.P. to show item was paid part way. G.B. received 2 Francs per kilogram of bulk printed matter from Sardinia. Circular was then exchanged with U.S. under U.S.-G.B. Treaty of 1849, each country paying own printed matter fees. Wrappers with original contents are quite scarce since most wrappers were discarded. (Image1)

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773

1859 (Dec. 12) Bahia, Brazil to Boston, Mass., wrapper with printed prices current endorsed "One Prices Current", British manuscript "4" cents debit rating to U.S., Boston "6" cents handstamp due rating, Very Fine and rare incoming circular from Brazil. Estimate $400 - 600. Six page printed circular of Johnston, Cambers & Co. of Bahia sent unpaid in the British mails. Circular carried from Bahia to Southampton by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company contract mail steamer "Tyne", then placed on Cunard mail steamer to New York. London debited U.S. 4¢. Circular in closed mail bag to Boston where it was marked for 6¢ postage due with 2¢ added for U.S. circular postage. (Image1)

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774

GB #33

1860-66, Liverpool, England to Maine, group of three two-color printed circulars of Boult, English & Brandon's Freight Circular, each bearing 1d red and with printed ship endorsement, 1860 endorsed "Per Asia" with New York large black "2" due rating h.s. (only recorded example on incoming printed matter), stamp faulty; 1862 endorsed "Per Arabia" and 1866 with "Per Persia", F.-V.F. Scott No. GB #33 Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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775

1861 (Feb. 27) Penang, Straight Settlements to New York, N.Y., printed circular outer sheet endorsed "Printed Circular via Marseilles" with red "Penang PO, 6 Mar '61" origin cds, prepaid 4 pence with red crayon "3d" pence credit rating to G.B., red "London Paid AP 12 '61" transit, carried by Cunard Line Asia from Queenstown Apr. 14 to New York Apr. 25, F.-V.F., a scarce incoming circular from Singapore. Estimate $300 - 400. Circular prepaid 4 pence (8¢) for all transit fees by British mails via Marseille. P&O steamers "Columbian" and "Colombo" carried the circular to Galle, Ceylon and to Suez, while P&O steamer "Vectis" carried it from Alexandria to Marseille. In June 1857, the American public was told that prepayment of 8¢ was compulsory for U.S. and British transit fees of newspapers to Penang via Marseille. London considered this circular fully paid (British transit fees had been paid) and left the U.S. portion of 2¢ to be collected in New York. (Image1)

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776

GB #29

1868 (Feb. 13) Liverpool, England to Richmond, Va., printed circular outer sheet at 2d single printed matter rate prepaid with GB, 2d deep blue, tied by "Liverpool 15 FE 68" origin duplex, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Australasian from Liverpool Feb. 15 to New York arriving Feb. 28, Very Fine, a scarce example of this fully prepaid rate that was valid only 15 months. Scott No. GB #29 Estimate $200 - 300. The 2¢ printed matter rate paid to destination, in effect from October 1, 1867 to December 31, 1868 only. (Image1)

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777

Italy #25, 27

1868 (Aug. 8) Messina, Italy to New York, N.Y., printed circular at the 12c. single printed matter rate prepaid with 1863-65, 2c and 10c singles, tied by "16" grid cancels, matching Messina (8.8) cds, "P.D." h.s. for paid direct, Very Fine. Scott No. Italy #25, 27 Estimate $150 - 200. Under the 1867 U.S.-Italy Convention, each country established its own rate on printed matter sent to the other country and retained the postage collected. (Image1)

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778

1869 (Jan. 13) Callao, Peru to New York, N.Y., printed circular of Bryce Grace & Co. of Callao with their private blue "Printed Circular, Registered for Transmission Abroad" two-line handstamp, carried by PSNC Pacific to Panama where British Post Office struck "Panama, 20JA1869, Transit" and blue crayon "4" cent debit to the U.S., New York used old incoming ship letter rate marking (handstamp "6") to indicate postage due., Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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779

1869 (Oct. 5) Paris, France to New York, N.Y., wrapper with original pamphlet, red "PP, 5 Oct 69" origin d.s., carried by Inman Line City of Antwerp from Queenstown Oct. 8 to New York arriving Oct. 17, New York "Due 4 cts" straightline h.s.; some minor wrapper splitting, Very Fine, scarce example of transatlantic wrapper with original pamphlet. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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780

GB #30

1873 (Jan. 8) Liverpool, England to New York, N.Y., large blue wrapper with printed "M.C. Pothonier & Co.'s Steam-Ship Circular" endorsement, bearing G.B. 1869, 2d blue, plate 14, deep rich color, tied by "Exchange, Liverpool, 8 JA 73" duplex to New York, N.Y., carried by Inman Line City of Antwerp that departed Liverpool Jan. 9th to New York arriving Jan. 25th, Very Fine and scarce wrapper, prepaid at the 2 pence rate for newspapers up to 4 ounces. Scott No. GB #30 Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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781

1874, 1879 Cardenas, Cuba to New York, N.Y., two incoming unsealed envelopes bearing Cuba 25c. bisects prepaying the 12½¢ circular rate to the U.S., the circa 1874 with blue New York "Due 2" handstamp, latter fully prepaid the 12½¢ UPU circular rate; Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (261KB) (Image1)

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782

1851-1876, Printed Circulars from Great Britain to the U.S., group of five, first 1868 Jan. bearing 2d deep blue prepaying 2d printed matter rate to destination (valid only 15 months); remaining four bearing 1d red, comprising 1851 Martineau, Croskey & Co. of Southampton with info on the US Steam Packets between Southampton and N.Y. for May to Dec. 1851; 1862 Scotland to Andover, 1865 Charles Gumm's Freight Circular from London to Alexandria Va. with manuscript "2¢" due rating; and 1876 Robert Crooks & Co. circular from Liverpool with printed "Per 'Germanic.' " endorsement to New York; F.-V.F., an interesting group. Estimate $300 - 400.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (674KB) (Image1)

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783

1856-70, Stampless Printed Matter Balance, group of 10 stampless covers comprising 1856 Cuba to Baltimore, 1858 New York to Bavaria via French mail, two 1858 Baltimore to Amsterdam, 1859 & 1860 Charleston to Scotland, 1860 New York to France, 1863 San Francisco to Spain, 1866 New York to Netherlands, and 1870 Mexico City to New York, few faults, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (1.3MB) (Image1)

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784

1857, 1¢ Blue Printed Matter Usages, group of four comprising 1859 circular with 1¢ single to France, 1861 circular to Italy with two 1¢ singles, and two 1860 circulars with 1¢ pairs to Brugg, Switzerland; each with stamp flaws, Fine and scarce group. Scott No. 24 Estimate $300 - 400.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (616KB) (Image1)

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785

1861 Issue Printed Matter Usages, group of four comprising 1863 wrapper front with #63 (2) from Trenton to Bavaria at Bremen pamphlet rate, 1866 circular with #73 from N.Y. to Paris by French packet, 1866 circular with #73 from Charleston to Cuba, and 1869 2¢ blackjack wrapper #W57 to Prussia (missing stamp), some faults, Fine and scarce group. Estimate $300 - 400.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (603KB) (Image1)

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786

1865-73, U.S.-German Mails Printed Matter, group of four comprising 1866 pamphlet wrapper from Berlin to Richmond Va. with N.Y. red "Paid All" straightline, 1870 newspaper wrapper from Altenburg to Charleston S.C. with NGU ½gr. & 1gr. franking, and 1873 printed circular from Prussia to Lawrence Ks. with German 1gr. eagle franking; few flaws, F.-V.F. and scarce group. Estimate $200 - 300.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (412KB) (Image1)

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787

146, 178

1872-1880, 2¢ Bank Note Circulars, group of four circulars comprising 1872 Savannah to Halifax, 1876 Charleston to Sweden, 1877 New York to Italy, and 1880 Savannah to England, Very Fine and pretty group. Scott No. 146, 178 Estimate $200 - 300.Complete images: View gallery or Download PDF (473KB) (Image1)

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