Canal Zone 1912/16: Panama 2 c. vermilion & black, an unused example with CANAL / ZONE reading down, further variety "Centre Inverted", well centred and of fresh and very fine appearance, one slightly blunted perf. at base, part og. A very scarce stamp Scott = $ 650. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 5367
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Canal Zone 1925: Overprinted 1 c. green, 2 c. carmine and 3 c. purple, used on Central America Survey Flight cover carried by Scadta / Condor Sindicato; tied by COLOMBIA CENTRAL AMERICA AIRMAIL / PIONEER TRIP cachets in violet (Aug 14). Reverse with San Jose, Costa Rica datestamps in red-violet (Aug 14 and Aug 15). Fresh and very fine a rare Flight, just 25 letters carried. Ex collection Dr. Hugo Goeggel Corinphila Sale 177-180, Lot #4480 (Feb. 2013) Muller #5 = 5'000 pts. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 5368
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1920/30: Goup of four covers/cards including 1920 First air dispatch Oct. 6,1920 with special cachet "Aviator encountered impossible weather conditions...", 1921 Disaster mail incoming from New York (March 22) bearing special cachet: "This piece of Mail damaged by fire and water aboard S.S. "Saint Ana" March 24, 1921" as well as "Damaged By Air Plane Wreck, December 22, 1930" cachet on legal size cover from Medellin to Los Angeles USA additionally franked in transit by pair of CZ 20c. tied by cristobal cds. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Hawaii
Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7358
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1884: 10 c. black postal stationery envelope used to Paris cancelled by "Honolulu H.I. duplex (June 9, 1890) and struck with triangular "T" marking; reverse with San Francisco (June 24) and New York transits (June 29); taxed with 1881/92 Postage Due 10 c. black interpanneau pair and single 30 c. black cancelled by traingular handstamps. Scarce. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7359
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1894: 10 c. yellow green, a single example on 1895 cover to Bordeaux, envelope with corner clip for Printed Matter rate, tied by WAIKULU / MAUI cds (Sept 27), thence via Honolulu (Sept 29) and struck with traingular "T" marking. Reverse with San Francisco transit (Oct 10) and Bordeaux arrival, taxed in Bordeaux with 1893 Postage Due 50 c. lilac (Oct 26). Scarce. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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USA
Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2609
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1849 (Feb 6): Entire letter from New York to Cognac by Cunard Steamer and endorsed "per Canada", the last voyage of the "Restored Rate Period" after the Retaliatory rate, with "AMERICA / LIVERPOOL" datestamp (Feb 19) on reverse and struck in London with framed "COLONIES / &c. ART.13" in red. Boulogne entry cds (Feb 21) and charged '52' décimes due in manuscript on receipt. Rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2611
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1861/62: 3 c. rose in a horizontal pair and 30 c. orange in a horizontal pair used on 1867 cover to Kerns, Switzerland tied by segmented cork handstamps in black with 'New Orleans' despatch cds (Sept 20) at right. "N. YORK AM. PKT / PAID" cds in red (Sept 26) with crredit handstamp '24' in red alongside. Reverse with 'Verviers / Coeln' TPO in blue (Oct 8) and Basel, Luzern and Sarnen (Oct 10) cds's. Sealed cover tear at top to right of adhesives, an attractive cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2613
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1872 (17. Jun.): 6 c. carmine (no grill), cancelled by obliterator cachet on letter with full contents from "PORTLAND" Maine via "BOSTON" and "LONDON" to "BERGEN". The letter was sent to a Miss Catlin care of Baring Bros. (Bankers in London), who had moved on to a bank in "BERGEN". Hence the letter was re-expedited from "LONDON" to "NORWAY" with 3d paid in cash, evidenced by a red 3 d. cachet, and a Lombard St. "PAID" (1. JY 72) mark. "CHRISTIANIA" transit on reverse, no arrival. Unusual combination. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2614
Symbol:
1933: 50 c. green, an unused plate block of six, with plate number "21171", fresh and fine multiple, unmounted og. Scott = $ 500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2616
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P.O. in Shanghai 1919/22: The unused set of eighteen values complete, all with fresh colours, centering varies, large part og. Note the overprint flaw with broken "c" in on "60c.". A scarce set Scott = $ 2'200+. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2617
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1851/1991c.: Collection with covers/cards/stamps (219 items) including 1851 3 c. on embossed ladies's envelope, 1857/61 3 c. frankings on illustrated covers, 1869 2 c. pair on cover, 1874 cover with 1870/71 12 c violet strip of three to Napa, California (signed Brettl), Wells Fargo 3 c. postal stationery usages (3), May 1875 cover to Switzerland via Ostende underpaid with Banknote 1 c. and 6 c. with scarce "New York / Via England & Ostende", 1881 cover with 2 c. and 3 c. Banknote to Syria, 1887 cover at 12 c. to New Zealand, readdressed with '2' handstamp, 1898 Trans-Mississippi 8 c. on registered cover, 1912 underpaid cover with Egypt Postage Dues, 1914 registered/AR frankings to Amsterdam (3) at 18 c. and 21 c., early 1918 airmail frankings, 1919 three covers from the US Military attache in Serbia at 3 c. concessionary rate, unusual 'Prexie' frankings, further Flight covers and Space Flights, Guam with 1902-1905 covers at 10 c. rate (4), Hawaii with 1894 cover from Lahaina and 1898 cover from Hilo, a most interesting lot with destinations incl. Chile, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Peru, Surinam, Sweden, Syria. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image 10)(Image 11)(Image 12)(Image 13)(Image 14)(Image 15)(Image 16)(Image 17)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 2618
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1861/1997: Considerable dealer's stockbook beginning with the 1861 wide perforated issue, including some grills up to 15c used, Columbus 30c orange brown mint (Sc. 239), 50c used (Sc. 240), Grant 5c dk. blue in mint block of 4 (Sc. 281), Curtiss Jenny 24c (Sc. C3) mint, 1938 Presidential issue to 5$ (Sc 803/834) unmounted plus a significant quantiy of face vale, in the region of $400. Condition of the early material is as usual mixed with many fine copies contained. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image 10)(Image 11)(Image 12)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7310
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1845/46: New York Postmaster's Provisional 5 c. black on blued paper, a used example paying internal rate with large even margins all round, signed "ACM" connected in magenta ink and by red grid cancel, used on 15 Dec 1846 entire letter from New York to Paris via Boston with curved PAID in red, endorsed "p. Caledonia" of the Cunard Line, with London transit cds on reverse (Dec 31) in red and struck there with framed "COLONIES / &c ART 13" in red. The adhesive also tied by 'Angl. / Boulogne' entry marking (Jan 2, 1847) in red and charged '15' décimes due upon receipt. A fine and very rare Transatlantic usage. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1989) Scott = $ 2'250+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7311
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1847: USA Franklin 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, a fine example with large margins all round, paying internal rate on small 1848 envelope from Oswego, NY to Paris cancelled by two strikes of PAID handstamp in blue with OSWEGO despatch cds (March 3). The cover not carried by a Contract Steamer but privately on board "un navire de commerce" direct to France with circular "Outremer / Le Havre" entry marking in red (April 4), where charged '6' décimes handstruck in black - a saving on cost of 90 centimes but a journey time of nearly two weeks more - with reverse showing 'Ligne du Havre' cds (April 4) and Paris arrival of the following day. Just two Transatlantic first issue covers are recorded carried in this fashion to France. A rarity.rn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7312
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1847: USA Franklin 5 c. pale orange red-brown on blued paper, a fine example paying internal rate with large margins all round, used on 11 Feb 1851 entire letter from Boston to Avize, Marne, France lightly tied by black grid, endorsed "per Steamer Canada via Liverpool", with London transit cds in red on reverse (Feb 24) and struck there with framed "COLONIES / &c ART 13" in red. The adhesive also tied by 'Angl. / Calais' entry marking (Feb 25) in red and charged '15' décimes handstruck due upon receipt. A delightful and rare Transatlantic usage. Reverse signed by Stanley Ashbrook "Genuine in every respect". Scott = $ 2'500+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Ryohei Ishikawa, Christie's, New York, 28-29 Sept 1993, lot 48. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7313
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1851: USA 1 c. blue in a vertical strip of five, Type IV, used to pay internal rate on 1855 cover from New Orleans to Bordeaux tied by black grid handstamps and "New Orleans / La." datestamp in red (May 1). Reverse with "BOSTON / BR. PACKET" datestamp (May 9) and carried on Cunard Steamer "Africa" with "Etats-Unis Paq. Brit. / Calais" entry marking in red (May 22) also on obverse alongside '13' décimes charge marking in black. File folds affect adhesives but a scarce entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7314
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1851: USA 3 c. red-brown, a single example with good margins, overlapping 1 c. blue horizontal pair, on single rate 1856 entire letter from New Orleans to Paris endorsed "per Boston Steamer", tied by "New Orleans / La." datestamps (May 13). Reverse with "BOSTON / BR. PACKET" datestamp (May 21) and carried on Cunard Steamer "America" with "Etats-Unis Paq. Brit. / Calais" entry marking in black (June 2) also on obverse alongside '13' décimes charge marking in black. File folds and some wrinkles but a scarce entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7315
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1851: USA 3 c. red-brown, a single example and a horizontal strip of five, margins shaved to good, used on 3 c. rose-red postal stationery envelope to Paris endoresed "Steamer" all tied by PRINCETON / N.J. datestamps (Jan 2, 1854) in black. "NEW YORK / AM.PACKET" cds below (Jan 7) in red and carried on Collins Line Steaamer "Pacific" to Liverpool with London transit cds on reverse (Jan 19) in red. Manuscript '8' on obverse (grams) and thus double weight and charged '16' décimes due on arrival (Jan 20). Top flap missing but a rare and most appealing cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7316
Symbol: Cat No: 12
1856: USA Jefferson 5 c. red-brown, single example with good to large margins all round, paying the internal rate and tied to 1856 entire letter from New York to Limoges endorsed "Per Fulton", tied by neat strike of barred red grid handstamp. "NEW YORK / AM: PKT" cds below (April 15) and carried on the NY & Havre Line Steamer "Fulton", with neat "Outremer / Le Havre" entry marking in red (April 19) and charged '6' décimes due in black, the reduced charge for a Paquebvot arriving directly at Le Havre. Limoges arrival cds on reverse. A lovely entire in fine quality. Signed Raymond H. Weil & Co.rnrnProvenance: Collection Frederick Meyer. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7319
Symbol:
1855: USA 10 c. green, imperforate, Type II, a horizontal pair with clear to enormous margins and showing the sheet margin and rule at left, used on reverse of 1856 cover from New Orleans to Bordeaux, tied by bold "NEW ORLEANS / LA" datestamp (Jan 30) in black, with repeated strike on obverse. New York transit cds in red (Feb 9) and endorsed 'Per First Steamer for Europe', carried on NY & Havre line Steamer "Fulton" with 'Outremer / Le Havre' entry marking in red (Feb 25) and rated '6' décimes to pay in black on arrival in Bordeaux (Feb 26). A delightful and rare entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7322
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1851/55: Franklin 1 c. deep blue, Type IV and Washington 10 c. green, Type III in a horizontal pair with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamps at top, used on 1857 entire letter from New Orleans to Bordeaux tied by "New Orleans / La." cds's (Jan 23) in black. Fair only "NEW YORK / AM. PKT" cds in red (Jan 31) and thence carried on the Collins Line Steamer "Atlantic" with scarce "GB / 40c." accountancy marking in black on obverse and Calais entry marking (Feb 15) and struck with "5" décime charge marking in black. A rare 21 cent usage (5 c. internal + 16 c. for American Packet) during the '3 Month rate' applicable from 1 Jan 1857 until 31 March 1857. A fresh and fine entire.rnrnProvenance: Collection Steven Walske.rnrnrn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7325
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1857/61: 1 c. blue, a horizontal pair used on Printed Matter 1860 entire letter (with interesting content regarding the possible seccession of the Southern States) from New Orleans to France, tied by smudged "New Orleans / La." cds (Dec 1) in black, prepaying the internal rate. Carried on American Packet via England with circular "ET. UNIS. SERV. AM. A. C." in red (Dec 31) and charged with "15c." due marking struck in red. Ferté Mace arrival cds (Jan 2, 1861) on reverse of a fine and scarce entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7328
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1861/62: Jefferson 5 c. buff, a horizontal strip of three used on small 1861 cover from New York to care of Rothschild in Paris, cancelled by bold strikes of circular grid obliterators in red. "NEW YORK / 12" credit datestamp in red alongside (Oct 9), and carried by Cunard Steamer "Persia" with "ETATS-UNIS / SERV. BRIT. CALAIS" cds in red (Oct 22). Locally readdressed within Paris with franking deleted in manuscript and red framed "Trouvé à la Boîte" at top. Small imperfections to envelope but a very rare multiple of this stamp on letter. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7330
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1861/66: 10 c. green, a single example used on 1870 cover to Phalsburg, France cancelled by target handstamp in black with "SAN PABLO / CAL." despatch cds (May 1) in black. Reverse with scarce circular "CHICAGO PAID ALL / DIRECT" datestamp (May 12) in red; carried on the North German Line Steamer "Rhein" (May 14), arriving in Bremen with erroneous Franco handstamp in red (May 25). Thence via Forbach (July 30) and charged '6' décimes due: Hamburg / Bremen tariff of 1 April 1862. Corner fault just away from the adhesive, a most unusual routing. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7332
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1861/66: Lincoln 15 c. black, a single example on 1868 cover from Hudson to Paris, tied by black cork handstamp with HUDSON cds adjacent (July 17), "NEW YORK / 6" credit marking alongside in red (July 18) and carried on the Inman Line "City of Boston" to Liverpool. Paris arrival cds (July 31) and mailed on unpaid to Salzburg with "ACHMINÉ / By HOTTINGUER & Cie. / PARIS" cachet in blue on reverse. Taxed on arrival ('PD' in red deleted and 15 c. crossed again in manuscript) with "32" kreuzers handstamp in black.rnrnNote: The cover is addressed to Frederic Church (1826-1900), the famous American artist of the 'Hudson School' of landscape painters. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7334
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1861/66: Lincoln 15 c. black, a single example on underpaid cover from Boston to Paris, tied by black cork handstamp, with correct "BOSTON / 18" (cents) datestamp alongside (April 27) in black. Struck with straight line INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID in black and annotated '8' (grams) in blue crayon - thus a double rate above the 7½ grams and charged '16' décimes due upon receipt. An attractive cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7336
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1869: 2 c. brown, a horizontal pair used on 1870 cover from Boston to Paris, cancelled by segmented handstamps in black and by BOSTON despatch cds (Jan 4), at the newly introduced internal rate to port of departure; carried on Guion Line Steamer "Manhattan" from New York with London transit on reverse (Jan 17) in red and "GB / 40c." accountancy mark applied in black. Charged '5' décimes due upon delivery in black. The envelope with some small closed tears not detracting from the appearance; a scarce usage of the 1869 issue. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7337
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1869: 2 c. brown and 3 c. blue, each in a horizontal pair, used on 1870 cover from San Francisco to France paying the internal rate, tied by "San Francisco / Cal." cds (July 1) and segmented cork cancels, thence via New York (July 9) and carried by French Paquebot "Pereire" with octagonal "ETAS-UNIS / PAQ. FR. H No. 1" datestamp (July 9) in red (Salles fig. 1713). Charged '8' décimes due in black: tariff of 1 Jan 1870 with Phalsbourg arrival cds (July 20) on reverse. An attractive and scarce franking. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7342
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1869: 3 c. blue and 12 c. green, used on underpaid 1869 cover from San Francisco to Paris tied by obliterator in black with "San Francisco / Cal." cds (July 5) at right of despatch, thence via New York (July 13) with "NEW YORK / 24" credit marking in black. Carried on the Hamburg America Line Steamer "Silesia" with "ETATS-UNIS / 2 CHERBOURG 2" entry marking in blue (July 24) and taxed with handstruck '16' décimes charge in black. Some edge wear but a scarce and attractive cover. Signed Von der Weid. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7344
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1870/71: National Banknote Co. 2 c. red-brown, a used example on 1871 Printed Matter Prices Current from New Orleans to Rouen, tied in black with segmented obliterator, carried on Hamburg American Line Steamer "Alemania", with "ETAS-UNIS / 2 CHERBOURG 2" entry mark in red and charged there with handstruck '20c.' due in red: tariff of 1 July 1871. Rouen arrival on reverse (Dec 13). Extremely scarce. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7345
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1870/71: National Banknote Co. 2 c. red-brown, a horizontal pair in a pale shade used on 1871 entire letter from New York to Montpellier tied in black with despatch cds (Nov 8) in red, carried at the newly introduced internal rate to port of departure; carried on Guion Line Steamer "Nevada" with London (Nov 22) transit in red and struck there with "GB / 40c." accountancy mark applied in black. Charged '5' décimes due upon delivery in black. Superb and scarce. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7347
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1870/71: National Banknote Co. 7 c. vermilion, a used example on 1872 3 c. green postal stationery envelope to Forwarding Agents Drexel Harjes in Paris, cancelled in blue on despatch with "PHILA / PAID ALL" datestamp in red below (April 30). Red crayon '6' credit to Great Britain with London transit cds on reverse (May 12) and struck there with "GB / 40c." accountancy mark applied in black. Charged '5' décimes due upon delivery in black: the so-called "Phantom Rate" of 10 cents which was barely announced. Handstamped by the Forwarding Agents "50c. Paid by Drexel Harjes & Co., Paris", presumably the sum to be charged to the recipient for holding his mail.rnrnNote: The cover is addressed to Lloyd Miflin (1846-1921), a poet and painter from Columbia, Pa. He is best known as a writer of sonnets, publishing over 500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7349
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1870/71: National Banknote Co. 10 c. brown, a used horizontal pair on 1872 entire letter from New York to Paris tied in black with New York Foreign Mail obliterator with despatch cds (April 20) in red; carried on the French Paquebot "St. Laurent", with octagonal "ETAS-UNIS / PAQ. FR. H No. 3" datestamp in red (Salles fig. 1713) alongside. Charged '10' décimes double rate due in black: tariff of 1 July 1871. Paris arrival (May 2) on reverse. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7350
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1870/71: National Banknote Co. 10 c. brown, a used example on 1873 entire letter from New Orleans to Bordeaux with private VIA ENGLAND in blue, cancelled in black on despatch (May 6), unusually carried by "un bâtiement du commerce" direct from New Orleans and not via New York contract ship; entry marking "OUTREMER / LE HAVRE" in red (June 5) and charged '8' décimes due: tariff of 1 Jan 1870. An unusual entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7352
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1873: Covers (2) on Exhibit page with Continental Banknote Co. 2 c. brown and 3 c. green (2) used on 1875 cover from Chicago (Jan 18) cancelled by "H" in blue, carried from New York (Jan 21) on Hamburg America Line "Pommerania", struck with two line INSUFFICENTLY / PREPAID in black with "ETATS-UNIS / CHERBOURG" entry marking (Feb 1) in blue and charged '35' centimes due in red manuscript upon receipt; second cover with 1 c. blue and 6 c. dull pink tied by New York Foreign Mail star in circle handstamp also struck with two line INSUFFICENTLY / PREPAID in black, taxed in manuscript upon receipt at '40' centimes to pay. A charming and scarce pair. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7353
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1873: Continental Banknote Co. 3 c. green, a used example, closed tear, paying internal rate on 1873 cover to France, cancelled in blue from Washington State with oval "BLACK DIAMOND / MAY 23 / POST OFFICE" handstamp at right, with "NEW YORK / BR. TRANSIT / 4" credit mark (June 1) and struck with INSUFFICIENTLY PAID in black. Framed "GB / 2F.-" accountancy marking struck in London and the partial franking ignored and charged '12' décimes due in black on delivery (June 12). A scarce and most attractive cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7355
Symbol:
1873: Continental Banknote Co. 10 c. brown, two used examples in differing shades on 1874 double rate entire letter from New York to Paris tied in black with New York Foreign Mail obliterator with despatch cds (March 6) in red; carried on the French Paquebot "St. Laurent", with "ETAS-UNIS / 2 BREST 2" datestamp (March 21) in blue. Charged '15' décimes due in black: tariff of 1 July 1871, the letter being double rate on despatch and triple rate under the French system. An unusual entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
