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The Bernard Faust Collection of U.S. 1863-68 Black Jack Issues continued...

Foreign Mails: British Columbia and Vancouver Island
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1433 c Image2c Black (73). Used with two 10c Green (68), tied by target cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 10" (1867) double-circle datestamp on cover from Victoria, Vancouver Island, to Christchurch, New Zealand, blue "Post Office Paid Victoria Vancouver Island" oval handstamp, "Panama JY 23 67" transit datestamp, Christchurch receiving backstamp (Aug. 28), 2c slightly affected from placement at edge of cover, few age spots, some green ink at bottom right corner of cover

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY COVER WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED FROM VANCOUVER ISLAND TO NEW ZEALAND VIA THE UNITED STATES.

The 5c Colonial postage was paid in cash, and the cover was carried by contract steamer to San Francisco. The 22c rate is for American Packet from New York or San Francisco to Panama, then by British Packet to New Zealand. It was carried to Panama, where it was put on the British steamer Kaikoura, which departed July 25, 1867. It stopped at Pitcairn Island on August 10 and arrived in Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbor) on August 27. It was then delivered to Christchurch the following day. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1434 c Image2c Black (73). Horizontal pair, interpane margin at right, used with 24c Gray (78b), tied by target cancels and "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 27, 1865" double-circle datestamp on blue cover from Vancouver Island to Vienna, Austria, blue "Post Office Paid Victoria Vancouver Island" oval handstamp, docketing on back indicates this was mailed on Sep. 28, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Dec. 27" credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen/Franco" datestamp, receiving backstamp (Jan. 10), small tear at bottom left

VERY FINE A COLORFUL BLACK JACK COVER ORIGINATING IN VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, AND SENT TO AUSTRIA VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

The Colonial postage rate of 5c was paid in cash, and from Victoria it was carried by contract steamer to San Francisco. The 28c U.S. postage paid the Prussian Closed Mail rate to Austria. After processing at the New York foreign-mail office, it was put on the Cunarder Java, which departed New York on December 27, 1865, and arrived in Queenstown on January 5, 1866. It reached Aachen on January 9 and Vienna the following day.

Ex Allen and illustrated in the Lane book on p. 37 (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1435 c Image2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65) and 10c Green (68), 3c s.e. at right, 10c horizontal crease prior to use, tied by cogwheel cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 24" (1866) double-circle datestamp on yellow cover from British Columbia to Pictou, Nova Scotia, with horizontal strip of three of British Columbia, 1865, 3p Blue (7), right stamp piece missing at right and left stamp with wing margin, tied by "10" in barred oval cancels, "General Post Office, British Columbia, 3 Jan. 1866" double-circle datestamp on back, several other backstamps, "PAID" handstamp under U.S. stamps, red crayon "5d" crossed out and with red crayon "5", slightly reduced at right and missing part of right flap

FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND COLORFUL BLACK JACK FRANKING ON A COVER ORIGINATING IN THE GOLD FIELDS AT WILLIAMS CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND SENT TO NOVA SCOTIA VIA THE UNITED STATES MAILS.

Ex Wellburn (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1436 c Image2c Black (73). Used with 5c Brown (76), tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Jul. 16" oval datestamps, used with Vancouver Island, 1865, 5c Rose (5) wing margin at left, tied by blue "35" in barred oval cancel on 3c Pink on White entire with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank to Sacramento Cal., missing small part of top flap, light soiling

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA AND UNITED STATES 1861 ISSUE MIXED-FRANKING COVER CARRIED FROM VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, TO SACRAMENTO BY WELLS, FARGO & CO. EXPRESS.

This was handled by Wells Fargo's office in Victoria. Even though Wells Fargo carried it, the postage prepayment requirement was the same as if it went through the mails. This was delivered directly to the addressee and never entered the U.S. post office.

A similar franking was offered in one of our 2010 auctions (Vogel Collection, Sale 1002, lot 3917) (Image)

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 E. $ 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1437 c Image2c Black (73). Used with 5c Brown (76) and 10c Green (68), perfs scissors-separated on 2c and 5c but mostly intact, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Mar. 9" oval datestamps, used with Vancouver Island, 1865, 5c Rose (5) tied by blue "PAID" in double oval handstamp on 3c Pink on White entire with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank, affixed to slightly smaller cover to New York, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Feb. 26" oval datestamp, entered the U.S. mails at New York where "New York City 3 Apr." duplex datestamp and quartered cork cancel was applied, additionally tying stamps, some slight wear, paste-up opened bit roughly at right

VERY FINE. A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE BRITISH COLUMBIA AND UNITED STATES MIXED-FRANKING COVER FROM VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, TO NEW YORK, CARRIED BY WELLS, FARGO & CO. EXPRESS.

This was handled by Wells Fargo's office in Victoria. Even though Wells Fargo carried it, the postage prepayment requirement was the same as if it went through the mails. The U.S. stamps pay the double 10c rate. This was carried outside the mails until it reached New York City. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1438 c Image2c Black, F. Grill (93). Clear grill impression, tied by quartered cork cancel and blue "Post Office Victoria V.I." coast-of-arms handstamp on 10c Yellow Green on Buff Nesbitt entire (U41) to London, England, with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria Feb. 8" oval datestamp, red "London Paid 27 MR 69" and New York transit datestamps, London receiving backstamp

VERY FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK ON A WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY ENTIRE ORIGINATING IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND SENT TO ENGLAND VIA UNITED STATES MAILS.

Ex Friedman. With 1969 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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