Cross Roads, partial strike ties 12¢ dull violet (151), exceedingly well centered, on cover to Aleppo in care of Constantinople, Turkey, indistinct "New York '5' " exchange credit cds, red German "Wfco 2" credit handstamp, indistinct arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine; with 2002 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-C1  Estimate $400 - 600. Shakespeare thought Aleppo was a romantic destination, Macbeth: "his master's to Aleppo gone and like a rat without a tail I'll do and I'll do and I'll do…". Turkey is a scarce NYFM destination, with Weiss listing only four examples. $0 (Image)

Cross Roads, ties 24¢ purple (153) on legal size cover to Liverpool, England, red "New York Jan 13" exchange cds, endorsed "pr City of London", red "Liverpool Paid U.S. Packet 24 JA 72" transit cds; stamp has been removed and replaced on this cover of origin, F.-V.F. Weiss No. TR-C1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Cross Roads, clear strike cancels 2¢ vermilion entire to Saxony, Germany at the 2¢ printed matter rate, Gross-Rohrdorf (11.23.77) arrival backstamp, clean and Very Fine. Weiss No. TR-C1  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Cross Roads, fine strike ties two 5¢ blue (178) singles, rich color, on 1876 cover to Amsterdam, Holland, partial red "New York Aug 9" exchange cds, endorsed "pr Abyssinia" at top left, Amsterdam (8.20.76) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss No. TR-W1  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Cross Roads, bold strike duplex with "New York Jul 18" foreign mail cds tied 10¢ brown (161) on light blue folded letter to Laguna, Mexico, endorsed "pr City of Mexico" at top left, "Via Progreso" directional handstamp, Mexican "10" reales handstamp overstruck with "0" and updated with "25" reales due handstamp for inland postage, 1874 receipt docketing; small flaws, still a Very Fine use. Weiss No. TR-W1f  Estimate $200 - 300. This example of TR-W1f is earlier than the three examples recorded by Weiss. $0 (Image)

Cross Roads with Patent Pin, complete strike clearly showing pin, ties 10¢ brown (150) on 1871 cover to Berne, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Dec 16" exchange cds, carried by NGL Rhein arriving at Southampton on Dec. 26th 1871, Basel (7.28) and Bern (7.28) backstamps, 1871 docketing; small faults, Fine. Weiss No. TR-C1a  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)