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The Steven Walske Collection of United States-France Transatlantic Mail continued...

1851-56 Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
524 c Image10c Green, Ty. II (14). Horizontal pair, margins all around, tied by grid cancels, part strike of New Orleans circular datestamp on folded letter to Vosges, France, endorsed for direct route "p. first mail steamer Arago," red "TOO LATE" straightline with "New York Am. Pkt. Jan. 19" (1856) circular datestamp and sent fully prepaid by American Packet on Collins Line steamer Atlantic via Liverpool (despite the 1c underpayment), Calais arrival datestamp (Feb. 1) and "8" decimes due, letter missing one leaf but front and back are fully intact, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
525 c Image10c Green, Ty. III-IV (15-16). Positions 63-64L1, horizontal pair, right stamp Ty. IV recut at both top and bottom (the only such recut on the plate), tied by grid cancels and by large red New Orleans circular datestamp, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9), grid cancel and affixed over forwarder's handstamp on 1855 blue folded cover to Bordeaux, France, red "New York Am. Packet Jul. 14" circular datestamp, crayon "21", carried via steamer Hermann, red Le Havre arrival datestamp (Jul. 31), Paris and Bordeaux backstamps, 10c faint gum toning, 1c stamp with small scuff, insignificant small erosion hole in cover at top left

VERY FINE. A STRIKING USE OF A 10-CENT 1855 TYPE III-IV COMBINATION PAIR ON A COLORFUL 21-CENT AMERICAN PACKET RATE COVER TO BORDEAUX, FRANCE.

French Circular #67 eliminated the discriminatory Great Britain 10 decimes packet fee for American Packet mail to France and reduced the French collections to 8 decimes per 7.5 grams, effective Sep. 1, 1851. Therefore this cover lacks the discriminatory sea postage charge found on other U.S.-France covers even after the 1848 U.S.-Great Britain treaty ended the discriminatory/retaliatory rates for mail between the U.S. and Great Britain. This cover shows the 21c U.S. postage under the 1848 treaty -- consisting of 16c packet and 5c inland.

Ex Warm, Ishikawa and Hackmey (Image)

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E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
526 c Image3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Positions 8-10R5E, horizontal strip of three from the upper right corner of Plate 5 Early, used with 12c Black (17), both tied by neat red circular grid cancels, matching "New-York Aug. 23" (1851) circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Lyon, France, sent via New York & Havre Line steamer Humboldt on Aug. 23 with ship-name directive at bottom left, arriving Le Havre Sep. 4, red "Outre-Mer Le Havre 4 Sept. '51" arrival datestamp, "6" decimes due, a few scattered age bleaching spots of little consequence

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION OF THE 1851 3-CENT ORANGE BROWN STRIP OF THREE AND 12-CENT 1851 ON A COVER TO FRANCE VIA AMERICAN PACKET DIRECT.

The 21c franking on this Payen correspondence cover was sufficient for carriage via England and represents a 1c overpayment of the American Packet Direct route. Correspondents sometimes intentionally overpaid the 20c rate even when directing the letter via American Packet in order to ensure carriage on either steamship. (Image)

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E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
527 c Image12c Black (17). Full margins to clear, used with strip of three 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by three strikes of blue "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 14" circular datestamp on 1853 folded letter to Paris, France, addressed to Charles Toppan of Toppan, Carpenter & Co. fame, the printers who engraved and produced the U.S. 1851-57 Issue, sender's directive "Pr Steamer Canada Feby 16th", red London transit datestamp, "BRITISH/PACKET" two-line handstamp, Calais arrival datestamp (Mar. 1) and "26" decimes due for double weight

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COVER TO FRANCE, PREPAID FOR THE 21-CENT SECOND RETALIATORY RATE WITH 12-CENT AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE STAMPS. FEWER THAN FIVE SECOND RETALIATORY RATE COVERS ARE RECORDED PREPAID BY STAMPS.

The U.S. Post Office Department, unaware that the continued discriminatory rates charged on American Packet mail to France after the 1848 treaty were rescinded in September 1851, briefly charged retaliatory packet postage of 16c (plus the normal 5c) on mail to France via British Packets. This lasted only from Jan. 24 to Feb. 9, 1853. On Feb. 10 the Post Office Department issued a notice rescinding the extra sea charge and restoring the 5c Open Mail rate for letters sent to France via British Packet. This cover was posted at Philadelphia four days after the notice was issued. The sender was unaware of the Restored Rate and prepaid the full, but now obsolete, 21c Retaliatory Rate. The cover was then carried on the Cunarder Canada from Boston on Feb. 16 -- first sailing of the Restored Rate period.

Ex Grunin (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
528   Image3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11). Horizontal strip of seven, mostly ample margins to just in at bottom, bright shade, tied by grid cancels, red "New Orleans Nov. 6" (1855) circular datestamp on cover front only to Marseilles, France, blue pencil "21", red "New York Am. Packet Nov. 17" transit circular datestamp, red Le Havre arrival datestamp (Nov. 30) also ties strip, "6" decimes due, some edgewear barely affecting strip, Very Fine, overpaid 20c American Packet Direct rate to France via New York-Havre Line, the strip was sufficient for and probably intended to prepay the 21c rate via England (as evidenced by the blue "21"); however, the letter reached New York in time for the next Havre line sailing, which carried it to France direct (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
529 c Image3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. II (11). Pos 78L3, large margins to just in at top, tied by bold "New-York Jan. 31" circular datestamp on 1853 buff incoming cover from USS St. Louis at Marseilles, France to Norfolk Va., manuscript "Via Liverpool," "8" decimes credit and red "PD" with French postage paid only to England, carried on Cunarder Africa, "21" due handstamp for Second Retaliatory Rate charge in U.S., (3c stamp was completely ignored), fresh and Very Fine, postmarked in New York one week after the Postmaster General's Retaliatory Rate order of 21c on all letters to or from France through England, which lasted only from Jan. 24 to Feb. 9, 1853, ex Piller (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,300.00
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530 c Image1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Horizontal strip of four from Plate 2, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9) from Plate 1 Late, tied by three strikes of "New Orleans La. Feb. 12" circular datestamp on 1856 folded letter to Paris, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Feb. 20" circular datestamp, red London transit backstamp, Calais arrival datestamp and "13" decimes due (8 decimes to Great Britain), faint gum toning, Very Fine, a wonderful and unusual combination of 1c 1851 stamps to pay the 5c British Open Mail rate, carried on Cunarder Persia on her maiden voyage, left New York Feb. 20 and arrived Liverpool Mar. 3 (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
531 c Image1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Two singles from Plate 2, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by three strikes of blue "Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 22" circular datestamp on 1853 folded tissue-paper letter to Paris, France, addressed to Charles Toppan of Toppan, Carpenter & Co. fame, the printers who engraved and produced the U.S. 1851-57 Issue, sender's directive "Pr. Steamer Africa Aug. 24", red "New-York Br. Pkt. Aug. 24" circular datestamp, Paris backstamp and "26" decimes due for double-weight, Extremely Fine, a colorful and beautiful 5c open mail cover to France, ex Grunin (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
532 c Image1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Two singles, both recut at top and bottom, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A) and tied by two strikes of "Mobile Ala. Feb. 1" circular datestamp on 1853 folded letter to Paris, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Feb. 9" circular datestamp, red London transit backstamp, Calais arrival datestamp and "13" decimes due, carried on Cunarder Africa, arriving Liverpool Feb. 23, Very Fine, this was sent during the brief Second Retaliatory Rate period and while there is no indication of additional postage the extra 16c may have been paid in cash (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
533 c Image3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. II (11A). Horizontal pair, tied by large Boston "Paid" grid cancel on June 29, 1852 docketed (partly over stamp) folded tissue-paper cover to La Rochelle, France, carried from New York by Cunarder Europa arriving Liverpool Jul. 11, red Paris arrival datestamp (Jul. 13) and "13" decimes due, La Rochelle receiving backstamp, small piece missing from top left of cover, Very Fine and unusual 1c overpayment of U.S. internal postage on cover to France, French Circular #72, effective Dec. 1, 1851, set Great Britain transit and sea postage at 80 centimes per 7.5 grams, with French inland postage remaining at 50 centimes, for a total French collection of 13 decimes (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
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534 c Image1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Tied by red "New Orleans La. Apr. 16" circular datestamp and used with vertical strip of three 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by grid cancels on 1855 folded letter to Paris, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Apr. 24" circular datestamp, London transit backstamp, red Paris arrival datestamp with "39" decimes due for triple rate due to weight, manuscript "16" (grams) to left of 1c stamp, file fold below stamps, Very Fine, prepaid double rate in U.S. (over -1/2 ounce) and triple rate (over 15 grams) in France, carried by Cunarder America arriving Liverpool May 8, ex Noel (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

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