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United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

1869 Pictorial Issue and 1875 Re-Issue (Scott 112-121) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2249° c Image30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Rich colors and proof-like impressions, used with 12c Green (117), each tied by large circle of wedges cancel on folded letter datelined "New York 4 June 1869" to Yokohama, Japan, addressed to to Charles Thorel & Co., red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jun. 5" backstamp with month slug inverted, sender's directive "pr City Paris & Via Marseilles", carried on the Inman Line's City of Paris, which departed New York June 5 and arrived Liverpool June 16, red "London Paid" transit datestamp (June 16), Hong Kong (July 27) and Yokohama (Aug. 4) backstamps, red "32" credit handstamp (24c for England plus 8c for French fast transit via Marseilles), red crayon "1" British colonial credit, light horizontal file fold well away from stamps not mentioned on accompanying certificate

FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENALLY RARE USE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ON COVER TO YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, FROM THE FAMOUS THOREL CORRESPONDENCE. ONLY THREE SUCH COVERS ARE RECORDED. THIS IS ALSO A VERY EARLY USE OF THE 30-CENT STAMP AND ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE COVERS EXTANT.

The U.S. rate to Japan via England and Marseilles prior to January 1, 1870, was 42c. The U.S. share of postage was 10c; therefore, 42c rate covers show a 32c credit to England, which includes 8c to France for expedited transit.

The 1869 Pictorial Issue census book confirms that there are three 30c covers to Japan, all addressed to Thorel & Company (this one is unlisted, because it has only recently come to light). The covers are as follows: 1) June 4, 1869, to Thorel & Co., 42c rate with 32c credit, the cover offered here; 2) July 1869, to Thorel & Co., 42c rate with 32c credit, 1984 Rarities sale (Siegel Sale 632, lot 291); and 3) Dec. 3, 1869, to Thorel & Co., prepaid for 42c rate but incorrectly credited 26c, marked "Insufficiently Stamped via Marseilles" due to short-paid credit, ex Gibson, Ishikawa, Rose (Siegel Sale 794, lot 632, realized $57,500 hammer in 1997).

The earliest documented date of use for the 30c 1869 is reported by Berkun (and listed in Scott) as May 22, based on the cover to Hong Kong with a May 22 docketing date. This June 4 letter (postmarked June 5) is a very early use of the 30c.

With 2014 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 75,000-100,000

SOLD for $67,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2250 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Detailed impressions, tied by grid cancel, "Napa City Cal. May 18" circular datestamp on yellow 1869 cover to Locarno, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit May 27" circular datestamp, Basel and receiving backstamps, minor mended edge tears, still Very Fine, this is the earliest recorded use of the 15c 1869 from the West Coast, carried on the Cunarder Samaria, ex Dr. Heimburger (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
2251 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Bright colors, used with 1c Buff (112) and 3c Ultramarine (114), cancelled by circle of wedges, "Gloucester Mass. Jan. 10?" circular datestamp on 1870 folded letter to Genoa, Italy, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" transit datestamp, "P.D." handstamp, blue crayon "f 1-1/2" (sgr.) for credit beyond North German Union, transit and receiving backstamps, 1c and 15c slightly affected from placement near edge of cover, still Very Fine and colorful franking paying the 19c rate by North German Union Closed Mail via England, possibly carried on the Guion line's Minnesota, one of 10 recorded 15c Ty. I covers to Italy, ex Dr. Heimburger, with clear 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2252 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, tied by cork cancel, purple "Philadelphia 12 Paid Dec. 10" (1869) credit datestamp on small cover to Paris, France and forwarded to Alexandria, Egypt, addressed in care of Drexel, Harjes & Co. in Paris, blue "Forwarded by Drexel Harjes & Co., Paris" oval handstamp, blue Cherbourg transit also ties stamp, red boxed "PD" handstamp, red manuscript "Alexandria" at upper left, some slight edgewear, Very Fine and scarce use of the 15c on a cover forwarded to Egypt, the 1869 PRA census lists only two covers with denominations higher than 12c to Egypt, the other is also a 15c Type II, ex Coulter (Siegel Sale 911, lot 222) and from the same correspondence, ex Dr. Heimburger (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2253 c Image15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Almost perfectly centered, deep rich colors, tied by sharp strike of New York registry oval on cover with printed address to C. F. Ruthfuchs, a well-known 19th Century stamp dealer in Washington D.C., purple New York Sep. 27, 1886 registry datestamp and number, receiving backstamp

EXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND COVER. ONE OF FOUR RECORDED 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE COVERS.

The 1869 PRA Census illustrates a 15c 1869 Re-Issue cover on page 212 (Figure 3), but the cover is omitted from the listings. There is also a cover that was unknown to the compilers, which is repaired at the upper left (ex Lafayette). In total there are four covers, all mailed by stamp dealers in the 1880's.

Ex Haas, Coulter and Belasco. With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $28,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2254 c Image1c Buff, 1880 Re-Issue (133). Tied by "Saint Louis Mo. Nov. 28" circular datestamp on John P. Biedstein, Foreign Stamp Importer's corner card cover to Berne, Switzerland, 1880 receiving backstamp, trivial cover soiling, Very Fine, scarce use of the 1c Re-Issue on a circular-rate cover to Switzerland, the 1869 PRA Census records eleven covers with Scott 133 or 133a, ex Belasco, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,900.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2255 c Image1c Buff, 1880 Re-Issue (133). Horizontal pair, perfectly centered, right stamp faulty at right from placement over edge of cover, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 6 11 AM 1891" machine cancel on small cover to C. F. Rothfuchs (stamp dealer) in New York City, receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine apart from minor stamp flaw, very rare, ex Juhring, Sheriff and Martin (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2256 c Image1c Buff, 1880 Re-Issue (133). Horizontal pair, tied by bold strikes of "Hartford Conn. Jan. 7, 84 6:30 PM" duplexes on locally addressed cover, barely reduced at right, some expert repairs along edges as well as bottom right corner of stamp reattached, Very Fine appearance, paying the 2c first class rate which went into effect Oct. 1, 1883, the 1869 PRA Census records eleven covers with Scott 133 or 133a, ex Dr. Heimburger (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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