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10c 1870-82 Bank Note Issues Specialized Collection (Scott 150, 161), cont. continued...

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2325

10c Brown (150). Cancelled by quartered cork and tied by "Yokohama, Japan Mar. 10" circular datestamp on 1874 cover to New York, purple "Forwarded by H. Grauert, Yokohama Japan" oval handstamp, San Francisco Cal. Apr. 4" double-circle datestamp, stamp with corner crease at top right, still Very Fine and attractive use from Japan to New York, carried on the PMSS Alaska, which departed Yokohama March 11 and arrived San Francisco April 3 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2326

10c Brown (150). Horizontal pair, tied by corks, "Yokohama, Japan Aug. 7" circular datestamp on 1872 cover to Hamburg, Germany, neat "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 1" double-circle datestamp, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Sep. 11" circular datestamp, blue "L. Kniffler & Co., Hiogo, 30 JUL. 72" oval backstamp, receiving backstamp, few toned perfs and minor edgewear

VERY FINE. A RARE USE FROM HIOGO, JAPAN, TO GERMANY SENT VIA THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.

The 20c postage pays 10c rate from Japan to the U.S. and 10c rate from the U.S. to Germany. Carried on the PMSS Alaska, which departed Yokohama Aug. 8 and arrived in San Francisco Sep. 1. From New York it was sent on the Guion line's Wyoming, which departed Sep. 11 and arrived Queenstown on Sep. 23. (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2327

10c Brown (161). Two, gorgeous centering, cancelled by cork and tied by San Francisco Cal. Aug. 25” circular datestamp on cover originating in Ikuno, Japan, and sent to Lyon, France, red New York Sep. 2” circular datestamp, boxed PD” handstamp, French transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and rare use, sent from Dr. Augustine Hénon in Ikuno to his wife (docketing indicates July 10, 1874 origin date), mailed in an outer envelope to the U.S. post office in Yokohama, this inner cover was removed and the outer discarded, this cover placed in the mailbag for the PMSS Japan, which departed Yokohama Aug. 3, 1874, and arrived in San Francisco on Aug. 24, then sent to New York, where it was carried on the NGL steamer Minister Roon, which departed New York Sep. 2 and arrived at Havre on Sep. 13 -- when this was mailed from Japan the rate to France was 10c but it was lowered to 9c during transit, so this was technically overpaid by 1c -- the Henon correspondence is discussed in Matsumoto’s A History of the French Post Office of Yokohama (pp. 136-139), with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2328

10c Brown (150). Cancelled by bold circle of wedges, "P.O.D. U.S. Con. Genl. Shanghai Jun. 13" circular datestamp on 1871 cover with printed address to a silk manufacturer in Hartford Conn., San Francisco backstamp, Very Fine, carried on the branch line packet Arizona, which arrived in Yokohama on June 21, it departed Yokohama on the PMSS America the following day and arrived in San Francisco on July 15 (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
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2329

10c Brown (150). Cancelled by bold strike of circle of wedges, "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, Oct. 12" circular datestamp on 1873 cover to Portsmouth N.H., neat strike of "San Francisco Steamship Nov. 13" circular datestamp, barely reduced at right, Very Fine, carried on the PMSS branch line's Costa Rica which arrived in Yokohama Oct. 20, it was then placed on the PMSS Japan, which departed Oct. 21 and arrived San Francisco Nov. 12, this San Francisco marking is scarce (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2330

10c Brown (161). Tied by clear strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric (Weiss GE-EN5) on 1875 tissue cover to Amoy, China, red "New York Mar. 20" circular datestamp, Hong Kong backstamp (Apr. 29), small ink erosion spot at left in docketing, Very Fine and attractive, carried on PMSS City of Tokio, which departed San Francisco April 1 which arrived in Hong Kong April 29 via Yokohama, it was then transferred to the P & O's Lombardy, which departed the same day (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2331

10c Brown (150, 161). Two covers, first with No. 150 cancelled by New York Foreign Mail Star (Weiss ST-5P2) on cover to Shanghai, China, endorsed "Via San Francisco By Rail", right edge restored, second with wide margins, tied by bold strike of New York Foreign Mail 4-Point Star (Weiss ST4-P2) on 1875 cover with return address from American Tract Society to Amoy, China, red "New York Mar. 27" circular datestamp, docketing at left indicates this contained $200 in currency, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

2332

10c Brown (209). Rich color, used with 1c Gray Blue (206) and 2c Red Brown (211), cancelled or tied by cork on registered 2c Brown entire (U281) to Hong Kong, China, neat "Portland, Oregon Regy. Div. Feb. 8, 1887" oval backstamp, other backstamps include San Francisco, Hong Kong, boxed "Unclaimed/Non Reclame" and triangular "Dead Letter Office Sep. 26 87", San Francisco registry label, Very Fine and colorful, carried on the PMSS City of Sydney, which departed San Francisco Feb. 13, 1887 and arrived Hong Kong March 24, it was unclaimed and after three months was sent to the Dead Letter Office in Washington D.C. (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction