Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 40645
Symbol: F
Cat No: 11, 17
1853 (Dec 30) Entire letter from San Francisco to London, endorsed "Via Nicaragua" at top right, franked by 1851-57 3c dull red pair, part of the frame line missing at top, and 12c grey-black, upper sheet-margin pair with clear to huge margins, tied by grids of seven bars applied in transit in New York, with quite neat "VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS" octagonal handstamp in blue, and red "Paid" London cds at right, being uncommonly treated as fully prepaid, pressed out vertical filing fold passing through one 12c; one of two covers recorded with this Via Nicaragua postmark sent to a foreign destination; ex Piller and Goldberg. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,500.00
Sold...EUR 3,400.00
Closed..Dec-14-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3400
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 40646
Symbol: F
Cat No: 136L9
1856 (24 Jul) envelope from New York to Niederweningen Switzerland, bearing Swarts City Despatch Post 1852 George Washington 1c. red tied by oval Chatham Square Swarts Post office ds and New York /Am/PK debit marking, the cover was sent by Havre Line via Aachen and arrived 12/8/1856 taxed 45kr in Germany and 115cts on arrival in Switzerland, an exceptional usage of an American local and possibly the only known to Switzerland.
A cover from the same correspondence addressed to Germany was in the Ambassador Middendorf II collection. (Image)
Opening EUR 1,200.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Dec-14-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 40651
Symbol: F,WWW
1930-33 Registered cover franked 5c Roosevelt + 2c Washington bearing 2 different f cancel, at back Santa Claus 25.12.30 departure & Bridgeport arrival mkg + another cover with Santa Claus figure cancels to Indianapolis, also 1933 Santa Claus figure cancel of Good Hope Ohio on cover to N.Y. along with some modern 1980/90ies similar topics covers. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 200.00
Closed..Dec-14-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 21DE
Lot No: 40653
Symbol: F
Cat No: 1094
1959 (June 8) First Official Missile Mail, U.S.S. Barbero cover to Washington, with "USS BARBERO/(SSG-317)" postmark and with "First Official Missile Mail" cachet, with Jacksonville arrival backstamp. (Image)
