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70, 1861 24c Red lilac, used alongside 1861 1c, 3c, and 10c pair (63, 65, 68) on blue folded letter sheet addressed to London, bold strike of "San Francisco Cal Sep 3 1864" double circle date stamp at left, additional partial strikes tie stamps along with black grids, manuscript "Via Panama" at lower left, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 38 Sep. ??" credit handstamp and red London arrival handstamp, stamps with few faults (especially lower right corner of 24c), horizontal file fold well away from stamps, still Very Fine, an attractive 4-color franking double rate cover from California to England
Sale No: 3030
Lot No: 9
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Cat No: 65, 69, 76
71, 1861 30c Orange, along with 3c Rose (2), 5c Brown, 12c Black (65, 69, 76) all tied by segmented cork cancels on folded letter datelined "Boston May 12th 1864" from the Augustine Heard correspondence to Shanghai, China, ms "Via Marseille", red "London Paid MY 27 64" transit postmark and "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp, backstamped "Boston Am Pkt Paid May 13" and blue "Hong Kong C JY 22 64" transits plus partial sender's dated handstamp, one of the 3c stamps some short perfs, letter with a couple light file folds, Very Fine and attractive cover properly franked for the 53c rate to Shanghai via British mail through Marseille; "Ward" handstamp on back (Image)
CV. 1,500
Opening US$ 2,400.00
Sold...US$ 2,400.00
Closed..Dec-10-2019, 18:10:17 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 3030
Lot No: 10
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Cat No: 71
71, 1861 30c Orange, single used alongside strip of strip of three 1861 3c Rose (65) on 1868 cover to Örebro, Sweden, stamps tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Jan 24" circular date stamps with additional matching target cancels, manuscript "via England," faint red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Jan ??" circular date stamp, blue "Verviers Coeln Franco" four-line transit date stamp (February 10), "Sodra St. Banan 18.2.68" receiver on reverse, 30c small faults, right 3c stamp with lower right corner missing, cover with overall wear (including small tear lower right) expected after such a long journey, still Fine, a wonderful double-rate cover (underpaid by 3c) to an extremely desirable destination; 2005 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)
CV. 150
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Dec-10-2019, 18:11:01 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 3030
Lot No: 11
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Cat No:
73
73, 1863 2c Black, along with 1861 3c Rose, 30c Orange (65, 71) and each with target cancels on envelope addressed to "Kingdom of Denmark", nicely struck "Marquette Mich Apr 4" (1865) postmark at lower left, stamps also tied by strike of blue framed "Aachen 2/5 Franco" handstamp, ms "Prussian Closed Mail" at upper left, additional red "12" credit handstamp along with blue and red crayon rate markings, NY and Hamburg transit backstamps, opened at top with small part of backflap removed, Fine and attractive 3-color franking
Sender was probably not aware the Prussian Closed Mail rate to Denmark had changed to 33c in May of 1863.
76, 1863 5c Brown, with 1861 10c Green (68) on small mourning cover addressed to France, tied by target cancels with an accompanying "Nevada City, Cal Oct 22 65" date stamp, red New York 3c credit and 6c exchange office date stamps, boxed "P.D.," Calais "1 Dec 65" French transit cancel, 5c couple perf faults due to placement, 10c straight-edge at left, envelope opened at top with small tear at upper left, Fine use (Image)
CV. 100
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Dec-10-2019, 18:12:46 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 3030
Lot No: 13
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Cat No: 76
78b, 1862 24c Gray, pair with 1863 5c Brown (76) tied/cancelled by segmented cork cancels on folded letter datelined "Boston Novr 11th 67" and addressed to Manila, nice strike of blue "Robt B. Storer/Boston" forwarder handstamp (Rowe rarity 3), ms "Via Marseille," red "Boston Br Pkt Paid Nov 12" date stamp, "London Paid 23 Nov 67" transit, red "48" British packet credit, black "2" due handstamp applied in Manila, backstamped "Hong Kong JA 7 68" transit and blurry "Manila 13 Ene 68" arrival, as with many covers in this correspondence, the stamps have been lifted and replaced, still Very Fine and eye-catching cover from the Peirce correspondence showing proper franking for the 53c rate to Manila by British mails via Marseille; signed Holcombe
Lengthy letter from Charles Wyman of Boston to Charles Peirce discusses, among many topics, the local politics and the recent presidential election, sinking of the Spanish vessel "Minerva" and assorted business matters.
Provenance: "The Manila Find" (HR Harmer Sale 2893, 1994)
