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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

The Chip Gliedman Collection of 12c 1861-68 Issue: Italy
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2065 c Image30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69), tied by bold "New Orleans La. Jan. 30, 1867" octagonal datestamp with "Registered" straightline handstamp on folded cover to Palermo, Italy, red "New York Registered Feb. 6" double-circle datestamp, blue "Recomandirt" and "Aachen Franco" handstamps, the latter ties the 12c stamp, several crayon rates including "18" credit, transit and receiving backstamps, faint gum stains, Very Fine, a scarce and attractive use, apparently prepaid at the 42c French Mail rate (with the registration fee paid in cash), but sent via Prussian Closed Mail as the postal treaty with France including registration services was not in effect until 1869, if so this was underpaid by 5c (47c rate) (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
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2066 c Image30c Orange (71). Used with 12c Black (69), tied by red "Philadelphia Paid Apr. 13" (1866) circular datestamp on cover to Palermo, Sicily, crayon "18/2" credit marking (double 9c credit to France), red French entry datestamp and boxed "PD", receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a colorful use, carried on the Havre Line's Fulton from New York Apr. 14, arriving Le Havre Apr. 28 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

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2067 c Image12c Black (69). Horizontal pair, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Milwaukee Wis. Sep. 13" (1867) circular datestamp on buff cover to Rome, Italy, sender's directive "Via Bremen & Hamburg" at upper left, red "N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid Sep. 19" transit datestamp and carried aboard the North German Lloyd's Hermann, blue "America/Uber Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, red crayon "16" (kreuzer) crossed out and with matching "Wf 14" (weiterfranco 14 kreuzer), manuscript "2" at upper left indicates this was considered double-weight in Rome and marked with large manuscript "10" for decimes due from recipient (equivalent of 20c), various transit backstamps including Basel and receiving, missing small part of top flap

VERY FINE. A RARE COVER PREPAID AT THE 24-CENT RATE TO ROME BY BREMEN-HAMBURG MAIL. THIS RATE WAS IN EFFECT FOR ONLY ELEVEN MONTHS AND ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.

This remarkable cover was the subject a Chronicle article by George Hargest in August 1972 (No. 75, pp 151-153). In the article, he notes that during this time the Papal States were not yet a part of the Kingdom of Italy. Uprisings, led in part by Garibaldi, had reduced their territory to Rome and a narrow strip of coastline which also contained the port of Civitavecchia. Napoleon III of France sent a contingent to help protect Papal interests. A majority of mail sent during this time was fully prepaid to destination and sent via French Mail. The Bremen-Hamburg route was only in existence from February 1, 1867, until January 1, 1868. It was compulsory that letters sent by this route be prepaid by stamps, with the final postage to destination collected from the recipient. In 1870, at the start of the Franco-Prussian War, the French troops were called home and after a short battle the remaining Papal States territory was incorporated into Italy.

Hargest also quotes from the U.S. Mail and Post Office Assistant for March 1867, which discusses the general state of affairs of the Italian postal system: "But, with all these improvements, the postal system of Italy is still very far behind the English and American systems... Our clerks could hardly, with impunity, fail to find a pile of letters of letters that had been in the office for many weeks, or to destroy others for the sake of making a stamp album. They do so in Italy yet. It is rather desirable to be forewarned that a rare American stamp on a letter will probably ensure its being stopped by the post office. Report says the wives of certain postmasters in Italy have the richest albums in Europe."

Accompanied by letter from Hargest to Ray Vogel explaining the cover. Illustrated and described in an article by Hargest in Chronicle No. 75.

Ex Vogel (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
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2068 c Image5c Brown, F. Grill (95). Used with three 3c Red, F. Grill (94) and horizontal pair of 12c Black, F. Grill (97), tied by red cork cancels, matching "Baltimore Md. Jan. 3" circular datestamp on 1869 cover to Rome, Italy, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jan. 6" transit datestamp and Rome backstamps, sender's directive "Per English Mail" but with red German transit, with original enclosure, some faults including few stamps small tears, front and back held together along one seam, still Fine, a colorful and very rare three-value 1868 Grilled Issue franking paying the double 19c rate via North German Union Closed Mail, ex Dr. LeBow (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,800.00
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2069 c Image12c Black (69). Used with 2c and 3c E Grill (87, 88), 2c in a pair, three stamps with s.e., tied by red cork cancels with matching "Baltimore Md. Feb. 26" (1869) circular datestamp on cover to Rome, Italy, red "New York Paid Feb. 27" backstamp, red "Verviers/Coeln/Franco" four-line handstamp ties stamps, "P.P." handstamp indicating postage paid to German frontier, "5" in circle handstamp and blue crayon "f 1-1/2" rates for postage paid past Germany, "50" centimes due for local postage, 12c small fault at left, 3c stamp few short or clipped perfs, some minor corner wear, Fine and scarce franking for the 19c rate by North German Union Closed Mail, ex Allen (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,400.00
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2070 c Image12c Black, F. Grill (97). Used with 1c Blue, E. Grill and 2c Black, F. Grill (86, 93), tied by segmented cork cancel, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Aug. 1" (1868) circular datestamp on folded printed lettersheet originating in Cuba and addressed to Genoa, Italy, blue Havana forwarder's double-oval datestamp of Jul. 23, sender's directive "Via U. States" which is crossed out and redirected "by City of Paris via England", second New York forwarder backstamp, receiving backstamp, 1c stamp defective, Fine appearance, carried outside the mails from Cuba to New York and then to Italy with franking paying the 15c rate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

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