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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

The Chip Gliedman Collection of 12c 1861-68 Issue: Africa, Aden, India

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2078

12c Black (69). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by crossroads cancels, bold "New London Con. Jul. 21, 1865" double-circle datestamp on folded letter to Setif, Algeria, red New York 6c credit datestamp and carried by American Packet, sender's directive "Via France", red French transits, missing bottom flap, Very Fine use to an exotic Northwestern Africa destination, ex Vogel (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

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2079

12c Black (69). Pair and single, right stamp in pair defective with the right third missing, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by segmented cork cancels, "New Brunswick N.J. Sep. 15" double-circle datestamp on fertilizer company corner cared cover to Mauritius, red "New York Paid 12 Sep. 16" credit datestamp, French transit datestamps front and back, other stamps couple small flaws, cover repaired at right and some wear, missing one side flap, otherwise Fine, a rare use of the 12c 1861 Issue to Mauritius, franked for the 39c British Mail rate via Marseilles, carried on the HAPAG Saxonia (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

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2080

12c Black (69). Two horizontal pairs, dark shade, used with 10c Yellow Green (68), cancelled by grids and blue "Tioga Pa." oval datestamp on 1868 yellow cover to 3rd Assistant Engineer on board the U.S.S. Shenandoah at Cape Town, South Africa, red crayon "48" credit, red London Paid transit and receiving datestamp, red crayon "2" British Colonial credit, 10c at top affected from placement over edge of cover, other 10c a replacement, still Fine and an unusual double-rate cover, ex Vogel (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

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2081

12c Black, F. Grill (97). Horizontal pair and single, tied by bold crossroads cancel, red "New York Paid All Oct. 18" (1868) circular datestamp on cover to Aden, red crayon "26" credit, sender's directive "pr. City of Paris via Queenstown" and carried aboard that Inman Line vessel, red London Paid transit, red crayon "1" British Colonial credit, receiving backstamp, some edgewear, right stamp faulty, still appears Very Fine, a rare franking paying the 36c rate to Aden by British Mail via Marseilles, this rate was only in effect for 20 months, ex Rose and Vogel, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
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2082

12c Black (69). Used with 3c Rose and 24c Lilac (65, 78), tied by large four-bar open grid cancels on Jan. 31, 1865 folded letter to Bombay, India, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Feb. 1" circular datestamp on back, manuscript "34" cents credit, London Paid transit datestamp of Feb. 16, crayon "1" British Colonial credit, 3c stamp defective (looks like sender might have peeled it off another cover and re-used the stamp), 12c with light crease from file fold

VERY FINE APPEARING THREE-COLOR 1861 ISSUE COVER TO BOMBAY, INDIA.

This was prepaid at the 39c rate for British Mail via Marseilles. It was carried on the Cunarder Canada from Boston on Feb. 1 and arrived at Queenstown on Feb. 15 (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
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2083

30c Orange (71). Vertical pair, used with 12c Black (69), tied by crossroads cancels, "Newburyport Mass. May 15" (1865) circular datestamp, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 16 May 40" credit datestamp on buff cover to Bombay, India, red London transit datestamp of May 27 ties pair, "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp, Boston Paid backstamp, cover with some acidification at right affecting the stamps, 12c with blunted perfs at top, appears Fine, prepaid for the 72c rate by Bremen-Hamburg Mail via Marseilles, however the exchange office routed it by British Mail via Marseilles (45c rate with 40c credit to Great Britain), carried on the Cunarder Scotia, departing New York on May 17 and arriving Queenstown May 26 (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

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