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

Foreign Mails: Norway
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1594 c Image2c Black (73). Used with 12c Black (69) and 24c Grayish Lilac (78a), 2c and 12c perfs slightly in, 24c wide margins, intense shades, tied by bold blue segmented cork cancels and "Chicago Il. Jul. 14 '64" double-circle datestamp, also tied by red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jul. 19" circular datestamp on buff cover to Bergen, Norway, red manuscript "23" cents credit to Prussia, red "Aachen/Franco" boxed handstamp, "F6" (sgr) transit to Norway and "1" skilling internal postage, transit and receiving backstamps, missing part of backflap

VERY FINE COVER TO NORWAY FROM THE DEBBES CORRESPONDENCE. NORWAY IS A RARE DESTINATION FOR AN 1861 ISSUE COVER, PARTICULARLY FRANKED WITH THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK.

This cover was prepaid for the 38c Bremen-Hamburg rate, but was was sent via Prussian Closed Mail (44c rate). It was accepted at New York as fully prepaid, despite the short payment for this route. It was carried on the Cunarder Asia, which departed from Boston on July 20, 1864, and arrived in Queenstown on July 30.

Ex Dr. Rorke (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1595 c Image2c Black (73). With top selvage, used with 12c Black (69) and 30c Orange (71), cancelled or tied by 6-bar grids and 2c by "Chicago Ill. Jan. 24" (1865) duplex datestamp, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jan. 31" circular datestamp on buff cover to Bergen, Norway, red manuscript "23" cents credit to Prussia, blue "Aachen/Franco" boxed handstamp, "F6" (sgr) transit to Norway and "1" skilling internal postage, transit and receiving backstamps

VERY FINE COVER TO NORWAY FROM THE DEBBES CORRESPONDENCE, CORRECTLY PREPAID AT THE 44-CENT RATE FOR PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL. A RARE DESTINATION FOR AN 1861 ISSUE COVER, PARTICULARLY ONE FRANKED WITH THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK.

This cover was correctly prepaid for the 44c rate via Prussian Closed Mail. It was carried on the Cunarder Canada, which departed from Boston on February 1, 1865, and arrived in Queenstown on February 15.

Ex Dr. Rorke (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1596 c Image2c Black, F. Grill (93). Horizontal pair, used with 12c Black, F. Grill (97), few trivial perf faults from placement at edge, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Williamsburg N.Y. May 7" circular datestamp and red "New York Paid All Direct May 8" circular datestamp on cover to Frederickshold, Norway, red "6" cents credit, red "Bremen/Franco" boxed handstamp and red "Weiterfr. 2-1/2 Sgr." boxed handstamp (equivalent to the 6c credit), cover previously had a stain at left and cleaning has faded the address, still all markings are clear, Fine appearance, a very rare Black Jack use to Norway, sent via North German Union Direct Mail at the 16c rate, this rate was only in effect from May 1, 1868, through July 31, 1869, ex "Patrick Henry" (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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