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The Charles J. Starnes Collection continued...

Foreign Destinations (by Country) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3600 c image24c Brown Lilac (70a). Used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by target and small "Erie Pa. Aug. 31" circular datestamp on small 1865 cover to Antwerp, Belgium and forwarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid 7 Sep. 2" circular datestamp, six backstamps (mostly Belgian and French), ms. "240" for Brazilian postage due, stamps with small flaws, some cover wear, still Very Fine and scarce usage, sent on the Inman Line's City of Baltimore and then forwarded to destination via Belgian and French Mail (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
3601 c image1c Ultramarine, 3c Green (156, 158). Two of 1c and horizontal pair of 3c, cancelled by blue handstamps, light strike of matching circular datestamp, on 1874 cover to Brussels, Belgium, red "New York Paid All Br. Pkt. Mar. 10" transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, missing part of top flap, cover expertly restored at top left, stamps with minor flaws, still Very Fine usage paying the 8c Closed Mail rate, carried on the Guion's Idaho (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
3602 c image24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Two, used with horizontal pair of 5c Brown (76) and 10c Yellow Green (68), cancelled by penstrokes, "Oakland Cal. Dec. 12" circular datestamp on yellow cover with printed address to Mejillones, Bolivia, red "San Francisco Cal. Paid Dec. 14" transit datestamp and matching "48" credit handstamp, 1868 Panama transit, reduced at right, one 24c defective, some staining at top, otherwise Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage paying double the 34c rate (Image) E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3603 c image7c Orange Vermilion, 15c Yellow Orange (160, 163). 7c s.e. at right, cancelled by ultramarine Star fancy cancels, matching "Baltimore Md. Mar. 25" circular datestamp on orange 1874 cover to Mejillones, Bolivia, red "New York 12 Mar. 28" circular datestamp, Cobija transit, slightly reduced at left, some edgewear, 15c light corner crease at top right, appears Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage (Image) E. 500-750

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3604 c image24c Lilac (78). Used with 1c Blue and two 10c Yellow Green (63, 68), tied by fancy cork cancels, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid May 2?" circular datestamp on 1865 cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, endorsed "Via England", red "24" credit and London transit, carried on the Inman Line's City of Boston, some edgewear affects stamps, otherwise Very Fine, colorful usage sent via British Mail (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3605 c image30c Orange (71). Two, used with two 3c Rose (65) and tied by large segmented corks, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid 8 Aug." circular datestamp on 1865 cover to Bahia, Brazil, red crayon "60" credit also ties one stamp, red "Fr. Service" handstamp and boxed "P.D." handstamp, some toning around stamps, few perf flaws, reduced at top and expertly repaired, otherwise Fine, very scarce double-rate usage via French Mail to Brazil, carried on the Cunarder Scotia, then on the French Brazil Line's Guienne, the red "Fr. Service" was applied in Boston and was usually applied in blue on incoming mail, it is rarely seen on outgoing mails (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
3606 c image1c Ultramarine, 12c Dull Violet, 15c Bright Orange (145, 151, 152). Bright colors, tied by quartered corks, small "Boston Mass. Apr. 20" circular datestamp on 1871 cover addressed to Schooner Enterprise at Para, Brazil, red "New York 24 Apr. 22" circular datestamp, red London transit also ties 1c, neat Pernambuco backstamp, blue crayon "240" for Brazil reis collect, expertly repaired along top edge where roughly opened, stamps with minor flaws, still Very Fine, carried on the NGL's Rhein, scarce usage paying the 28c rate via Southampton, it was much less expensive (and faster) to send it via American Packet from N.Y., which was only 15c (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3607 c image10c Green, Ty. III (15). Ample margins to clear, very faint gum toning, tied by grid cancel, red "New-York May 10, 1856" circular datestamp on folded letter to Demerara, British Guiana, sender's routing "per Steamer 'Tennessee'", ms. "4" pence due, "St. Thomas MY 19 1856" transit datestamp and "Demerara JU 11 1856" receiving datestamp on back, ink in "4" has eroded paper, file fold

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF THE 10-CENT 1855 ISSUE ON A COVER TO BRITISH GUIANA.

10c rate covers from the United States to the British West Indies were usually carried by American Packet via Kingston or Havana. This letter was carried by the steamer Tennessee from New York to the St. Thomas, where it entered the British Post Office. From St. Thomas it was carried on a Royal Mail feeder line packet to Demerara. The Tennessee was owned by Messrs. S. de Agreda, Jove & Co. It made only six trips on the New York-St. Thomas-Puerto Rico route from January to August 1856. It was sold to the Nicaragua Transit Company in September 1856 (source: United States Incoming Steamship Mail 1847-1875, Theron J. Wierenga, pp. 387-388) (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3608 c imageBritish Guiana to Conn. Blue folded printed "Mercantile Intelligencer" of "Demerara, City of Georgetown, July 5, 1850" and addressed to Fair Haven Conn., red "New-York Ship 7cts. Aug. 3" circular datestamp, ship's designation at bottom left, fresh and Very Fine, scarce usage, carried privately on non-contract ship to New York where charged 7c (2c ship fee plus 5c domestic postage) (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
3609 c imageMorristown N.Y. to Brockville, Canada. Blue 1853 folded letter with "Morristown N.Y. Oct. 11" circular datestamp with matching "U. States" in arc and "Paid" handstamps, also with matching "Paid 3" handstamp crossed out and downrated with ms "2 cents", receiving backstamp of the same day, light horizontal file fold, Very Fine, exceedingly rare usage, the rate of 2c pays postage, irrespective of weight, between two adjacent U.S. and Canada exchange offices (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
3610 c image10c Green, Ty. I (13). Position 98L1, large margins to just in at top right, tied by blue "Schoolcraft Mich. Mar. 7" circular datestamp on cover to Union, Canada West, red "United States 6d" oval handstamp, neat strikes of "London, Canada Mar. 20, 1857" and Windsor backstamps, some slight toning specks, otherwise Fine (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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