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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

1861-67 Issues continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
375 c image5c Brown, 10c Yellow Green (68, 76). Horizontal strip of four of 10c, tied by targets, "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 30, 1866" double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red New York 36c credit and French receiving datestamps, light horizontal file fold affects 5c stamp, some slight toning, Very Fine appearing triple-rate franking (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
376 c image10c Yellow Green (68). Used with three 3c Rose (65) and two 1c Blue (63) on 3c Pink entire (U58), tied by blue targets, matching indistinct circular datestamp, to French artillery officer at Guadalajara, Mexico, red "24" credit handstamp, "2" reales due marking, some faults with top right of entire restored, otherwise Fine, colorful usage (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
377 c image10c Yellow Green (68). Intense dark shade and impression, scissors-separated leaving perfs intact on three sides and a wide s.e. at left, used with Danish West Indies, 1866, 3c Rose on White (2), three full margins, other side ample to barely in, bright and fresh color, tied by three-ring target and "St. Thomas 15/5/1867" circular datestamp, 10c tied on arrival by perfect bold strike of "N. York Steamship May 22" circular datestamp on folded cover from La Guaira, Venezuela to New York via St. Thomas D.W.I., "H. Lange & Co. La Guaira" sender's blue oval handstamp, perfect strike of "Schon, Willink & Co. St. Thomas, May 15, 1867" blue double-oval datestamp applied by forwarder on back, file folds clear of stamps

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MIXED-FRANKING COVER FROM VENEZUELA TO NEW YORK WITH THE DANISH WEST INDIES SECOND ISSUE AND 10-CENT 1861 ISSUE. THE DANISH WEST INDIES STAMP IS RARELY SEEN TIED BY THE ST. THOMAS DATESTAMP ON SUCH MIXED-FRANKING COVERS.

This cover was carried from St. Thomas to New York on the U.S. & Brazil Mail Steam Ship Company's Merrimack, departing May 15 and arriving May 22, corresponding to the postmark dates on this cover.

Ex Ackerman and Knapp (lot label affixed). (Image)

 E. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
378 c image12c Black (69). Choice centering top left corner selvage, tied by target and "Nashville Ten. Oct. 25" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover with part-printed address, 1863 docketing on back, cover refolded, small flaws in selvage only, few short perfs at bottom right, still appears Very Fine, perforated 1861 stamps are almost never seen on cover with the corner selvage still intact (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
379 c image24c Brown Lilac (70a). Deep rich color, a fabulous early 24c 1861 shade, choice centering, tied by red grid and also by matching "New-York Br. Pkt. 3 Jan. 2?" credit datestamp on blue 1862 folded letter to Liverpool, England, red London transit, minor edgewear, Very Fine, ex Knapp (lot label affixed), accompanied by note from Ezra Cole commenting on color (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
380 c image24c Steel Blue (70b). Choice centering, magnificent color and impression, tied by neat strike of "Paid" in oval cancel, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 19 Paid May 28" circular datestamp on small cover to London, England, receiving backstamp (Jun. 9, 1862), small stain at center of cover, otherwise fresh and perfect, the stamp is Very Fine and has the richest Steel Blue color we have encountered in a long time, the result of having been purchased in the 1941 Knapp sale and hidden in the dark for 66 years (Knapp lot label affixed, his source notation on back "'Widow Nolen' Collection", Knapp paid $100 in 1925!) (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
381 c image30c Orange (71). Tied by bold strike of Leaf fancy cancel red "New York Paid 12 Sep. 19" credit datestamp on 1868 folded cover to Lyon, France, appropriate transits, light horizontal file fold barely affects stamp, otherwise Very Fine (Image) 400.00

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
382 c image30c Orange (71). Rich color, choice centering, tied by "Jackson Mich. Oct. 5" circular datestamp on orange cover to Brunswick, Germany, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid 7 Oct. 11" credit datestamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image) 400.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
383 c image12c Black, 30c Orange (69, 71). Tied by waffle grids, red "New York Paid 36 Feb. 26" credit datestamp on 1867 folded cover to Palermo, Sicily, red "P.D." handstamp, blue French transit, receiving backstamp, Fine double-rate usage sent via French Mails (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
384 c image30c Orange (71). Rich color, tied by "Registered" straightline handstamp, matching "Baltimore Md. Oct. 30" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Detmold, Germany, red "New York Registered Oct. 31" double-circle datestamp, blue "Recomandirt" and "Aachen Franco" handstamps, fresh and Very Fine, scarce and attractive usage, an extremely unusual combination for the 28c Prussian Closed Mail rate and 5c registration fee to Germany, ex Knapp (lot label affixed) (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
385 c image15c Black (77). Bright color, used with 5c Brown (76) and tied by targets, "Portland Me. Oct. 30, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Nov. 1" datestamp also ties 5c, red "14" credit handstamp, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, Very Fine, ex White and Knapp (lot label affixed) (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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