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The Dr. Irvin Heimburger Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

International On-Cover Uses, Belgium thru Singapore
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
743 c Image2c Brown (113). L-shaped strip of five, vertical pair and a single, an additional single is a replacement for a missing 2c, tied by quartered cork cancels, Chicago Ill. Nov. 17” circular datestamp on 1869 2c Black on Buff entire (U54) and addressed to Louvain, Belgium, top edge faults affecting stamps, some other edge flaws, still Fine and unusual franking, the 10c rate did not come into effect until March 1870 so this must have overpaid the 15c rate by Belgian direct mail, carried on the Inman City of London (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
744 c Image6c Ultramarine (115). Tied by red segmented cork cancel and matching "Baltimore Md. Nov. 2" circular datestamp on blue 1869 folded cover to Rotterdam, Holland, clear strike of "Short Paid" handstamp, manuscript ratings incl. blue crayon "2" indicating double weight, sender's directive "Per Scotia" at upper left, receiving backstamp, stamp also tied by indistinct boxed handstamp, Very Fine, the correct payment for the double rate should have been 8c, this was charged 15c Dutch for postage due (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
745 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, centered to bottom, tied by segmented cork cancel, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Aug. 21" circular datestamp on 1869 folded cover to Amsterdam, Holland, red receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, carried on the Inman City of Boston, only three 15c covers (Type I or II) to Holland are recorded in the PRA Census book (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
746 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, tied by cork cancel and "Mobile Ala. Oct. 17" circular datestamp on cover to Tromso, Norway, via Christiana, red "New York Oct. 22/5" 5-cents credit circular datestamp (scarce type), red "Wfco 2" (sgr.) handstamp for credit beyond North German Union, lightened stain spot at left, sealed opening tear at top

VERY FINE. ONLY TWO COVERS WITH THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ARE RECORDED TO NORWAY. A RARE DESTINATION.

Only three covers to Norway are known for the 10c value and up. One other with a 15c is known, ex Coulter.

Ex Rose. With 1977 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
747 c Image1c Buff (112). Intense shade, used with 15c Black, F Grill (98), tied by segmented cork cancels, "Norway Lake Minn. Aug. 16" circular datestamp on 1869 cover with fancy printed address panel to Mossangen, Sweden, red "Hamburg Franco" boxed datestamp, scarce type of red "4 Cents" credit handstamp applied at Chicago foreign-mail office for service beyond North German Union, receiving backstamp, cover with some soiling and staining, Very Fine, a very unusual franking, the 16c postage was intended to pay the North German Union Mail Direct rate, the rate was lowered in May 1869 to 14c so this was a 2c overpayment, carried on the HAPAG Hammonia II, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
748 c Image10c Yellow (116). Natural s.e. at right, used with 1c Buff (112) and 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by grid cancels, "Council Bluffs Ioa. Oct. 25" circular datestamp on buff 1869 cover to Lund, Sweden, 1c also tied by red boxed "Hamburg Franco" handstamp, scarce type of red "4 Cents" handstamp applied at Chicago foreign-mail office for service beyond North German Union, receiving backstamp, carried on the HAPAG Allemannia, slightly reduced at bottom and missing small part of bottom flap, 10c tear and crease at upper right and some soiling, otherwise Fine, a colorful franking paying the 14c NGU Direct rate to Sweden, Laurence records only two covers to Sweden with the 1c-3c-10c combination (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
749 c Image3c Ultramarine (114). Two singles, used with 10c Green, F Grill (96) and 30c Orange (71), matching cork cancels (one 3c tied), "Evanston Ill. Nov. 17" circular datestamp on 1869 tissue paper cover to Athens, Greece, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Nov. 20" backstamp, carried on the Inman City of London, blue crayon "2" at upper left indicates double rate, red crayon "16" double 8c credit, red "Verviers-Coeln Franco" transit datestamp, red crayon "f6" (sgr.) double-rate credit for service beyond North German Union, receiving backstamp, cover with some wear as one would expect in this fragile paper

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE FRANKING PAYING THE DOUBLE 23-CENT RATE TO GREECE VIA NORTH GERMAN UNION CLOSED MAIL. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE COVERS TO GREECE AND IT IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THIS DOUBLE RATE.

Ex Cutts (from our 1996 Rarities sale). With 1996 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
750 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Centered to top, tied by unusual cork cancel on cover to Constantinople, Turkey, bold "Middleborough Mass. Nov. 17" circular datestamp and bit of red New York 5c credit datestamp, red "Franco" handstamp, "Norddeutsch Post-Argentur 11/12 No. 1" transit backstamp, slightly reduced at right, Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
751 c Image10c Yellow (116). Pair, vivid color, few toned perfs, tied by quartered cork cancels and "Newark N.J. Feb. 15" duplex datestamp on yellow cover with printed address to Beirut, Syria, printed route instructions "Via North German Union Closed Mail", red "5" in circle credit handstamp, matching New York transit backstamp, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" transit datestamp, blue crayon "f 3" (sgr.) for credit beyond North German Union, bold Beirut receiving datestamp on front of cover, small part of backflap removed, slight edgewear

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE USE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ON NORTH GERMAN UNION MAIL COVER TO BEIRUT, SYRIA.

The Laurence 10c 1869 book notes that the addressee was a Christian evangelist who for many years was part of the American Presbyterian Mission in Beirut, where the American University was founded. Dennis served as librarian for the mission and corresponded with other missionaries around the world. There are ten recorded 10c 1869 covers to Syria, including eight sent via NGU Mail. Five of the eight bear two singles to pay the 20c NGU rate.

Ex Mack. (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
752 c Image2c Brown (113). Horizontal pair, used with 24c Grayish Lilac (78a), tied by quartered cork cancels and "Pittsfield Mass. May 6" circular datestamp on 1869 cover to Madras, India, sender's directive "Via Southampton" and "Paid 28cts.", red "18" credit handstamp, red "1d" British Colonial credit handstamps, London transit, Sea Post and receiving backstamps, one 2c affected from placement near edge, some expert cleaning and improvements along edges, still Very Fine and rare franking, ex Juhring, with 1978 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
753 c Image30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Rich colors, part of left margin torn away by sender before affixing stamp, used with 6c Ultramarine (116), perfs trimmed at left prior to use, tied by "Hampton N.H. Oct. 4" circular datestamp on 1870 cover to Anjer, Java, Dutch East Indies addressed to "Mr. Randolph P. DeLancey, Care Mr. Schuit, Anjer Hotel, Anjer, Java" and "Ship Golden Fleece, Capt. Adams" with directive "Via Marseilles", red "New York Oct. 5" transit datestamp, red crayon "32" credit to Great Britain, red London Paid transit (Oct. 17), "12-1/2 Cents" handstamp applied by British postal authorities for credit to Netherlands for carriage beyond Singapore by Dutch colonial mail service, receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at left, some overall wear

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ON A COVER TO THE EXOTIC EAST INDIES ISLAND OF JAVA. A FASCINATING COVER ADDRESSED TO A CREWMAN ABOARD THE WHALING SHIP GOLDEN FLEECE ON ITS RETURN FROM A JOURNEY TO THE FAR EAST.

Randolph P. DeLancey, a resident of Hampton, New Hampshire, was a crewman aboard the whaler Golden Fleece, when she embarked on a journey to the Far East in 1869. The entire voyage is documented in the book, Under the Mizzen Mist, by Nehemiah Adams, the father of Captain Robert C. Adams. The book briefly describes the pass through Anjer in Java.

Anjer was completely obliterated by a tsunami following the eruption of the volcano at Krakatoa in 1883. According to the Mystic Seaport website (http://www.mysticseaport.org/research/ ): "The London and China Telegraph for Feb. 27, 1868 lists G. Schuit as the proprietor of the Anjer Hotel in Anjer in the Sunda Strait. When Krakatoa erupted 15 years later, another member of the Schuit family, H. Schuit, was the proprietor, and other reports tell us that the hotel, which was set above a seawall, was ripped from its foundation by the waves. An issue of Popular Science for 1884 states that while Mr. Schuit survived the incident, his family did not. This earlier picture is one of the few reminders of the idyllic setting of the Anjer Hotel before 1883."

Ex Kapiloff. With 2003 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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 E. $ 20,000-30,000

SOLD for $47,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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