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The Raymond Vogel Collection, Part 1 continued...

12c and 15c 1861-68 Issue - Italy
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2201 c 12c Black (69).> Horizontal pair used with <3c Rose (65),> tied by large Paid grids, red Boston Paid 24 Mar. 25 credit datestamp on 1862 tissue-paper cover <to Rome, Italy,> neat boxed P.D. handstamp, French transits, receiving backstamp, usual12c Black (69). Horizontal pair used with 3c Rose (65), tied by large "Paid" grids, red "Boston Paid 24 Mar. 25" credit datestamp on 1862 tissue-paper cover to Rome, Italy, neat boxed "P.D." handstamp, French transits, receiving backstamp, usual small flaws associated with this fragile envelope paper, Very Fine, attractive French Mail usage (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2202 c 12c Black (69).> Horizontal pair, tied by quartered cork cancels, Milwaukee Wis. Sep. 13 (1867) circular datestamp on buff cover <to Rome, Italy,> endorsed <<Via Bremen & Hamburg>> at upper left, red N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid Sep. 19 transit date12c Black (69). Horizontal pair, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Milwaukee Wis. Sep. 13" (1867) circular datestamp on buff cover to Rome, Italy, endorsed "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 incl. 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.

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. (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2203 c 15c Black, F. Grill (98).> Used with two <2c Brown (113),> tied by <red> quartered cork cancels, matching Baltimore Md. Jun. 11 (1869) circular datestamp on cover <to Rome, Italy,> red 4 credit also applied in Baltimore, red New York Paid All Br15c Black, F. Grill (98). Used with two 2c Brown (113), tied by red quartered cork cancels, matching "Baltimore Md. Jun. 11" (1869) circular datestamp on cover to Rome, Italy, red "4" credit also applied in Baltimore, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jun. 12" and receiving backstamps, red "Verviers B/23 6 III/Coeln/Franco" four-line datestamp, purple boxed "P.D." handstamp applied by Italian railway post office, missing small part of flap

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE MIXED-ISSUE COVER TO ROME, SENT FULLY PAID TO DESTINATION BY NORTH GERMAN UNION CLOSED MAIL.

Rome at this point was still part of the Papal States, defended in part by French troops and not yet incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy. The most common route for mail from the U.S. to Rome was via French Mail. The cover offered here is the subject of an article by George Hargest in Chronicle No. 45. At the time of mailing, Baltimore was an exchange office for some foreign mails. This letter was routed through New York where it went by Closed Mail via England to Ostend, then by the travelling post office from Verviers to Cologne, where the bag was opened and an accounting was made. It was then likely exchanged with the Italian railway post office that carried the letter to Rome.

Accompanied by letter from Hargest, and the subject of an article by him in Chronicle No. 45 of July 1963. (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2204 c 15c Black, F. Grill (98).> Used with two <2c Black, F. Grill (93),> tied by circle of wedges cancels on 1869 tissue-paper cover <to Rome, Italy,> red New York Paid All Br. Transit Jan. 27 circular datestamp, red 4 credit handstamp, Verona and rec15c Black, F. Grill (98). Used with two 2c Black, F. Grill (93), tied by circle of wedges cancels on 1869 tissue-paper cover to Rome, Italy, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jan. 27" circular datestamp, red "4" credit handstamp, Verona and receiving backstamps, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" handstamp, manuscript "25" centimes due, minor edgewear, Very Fine, scarce franking and routing by North German Union Closed Mail (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
2205 c 15c Black, F. Grill (98).> Clear grill, tied by quartered cork cancel, Phila Pa. Jun. 22 circular datestamp on 1869 cover <to Rome, Italy,> red New York Paid All Direct Jun. 24 and receiving backstamps, red boxed Aachen Franco and 4 credit h15c Black, F. Grill (98). Clear grill, tied by quartered cork cancel, "Phil'a Pa. Jun. 22" circular datestamp on 1869 cover to Rome, Italy, red "New York Paid All Direct Jun. 24" and receiving backstamps, red boxed "Aachen Franco" and "4" credit handstamps, purple "PD" handstamp applied by Italian postal authorities, stamp also tied by manuscript, fresh and Very Fine use of 15c F Grill stamp, overpaying the 14c rate to Rome by North German Union Direct Mail (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2206 c 30c Orange (71).> Vibrant color, used with <12c Black (69),> each stamp tied by a full clear strike of <New York City Union Soldiers Head fancy cancel> on 1866 folded letter <to Palermo, Sicily,> senders blue oval handstamp (the importing-and-shipp30c Orange (71). Vibrant color, used with 12c Black (69), each stamp tied by a full clear strike of New York City Union Soldier's Head fancy cancel on 1866 folded letter to Palermo, Sicily, sender's blue oval handstamp (the importing-and-shipping firm of Lawrence, Giles & Co. in New York), red "New York Paid 24 May 5" credit datestamp, red French transit datestamp and boxed "PD" handstamp, light vertical file fold well away from stamps

EXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENAL 1861 ISSUE COVER TO ITALY WITH 12-CENT AND 30-CENT STAMPS PREPAYING THE DOUBLE 21-CENT FRENCH MAIL RATE AND TIED BY THE FAMOUS UNION SOLDIER'S HEAD FANCY CANCELLATION OF NEW YORK CITY.

The 42c postage pays the double 21c rate to Italy by French Mail, and the stamps were cancelled at the New York foreign-mail exchange office with the Union Soldier's Head fancy cancellation. This is reportedly the only known example of the 12c 1861 on cover with this fancy cancel. Its creation and use in 1866 coincided with the return of soldiers from the Civil War. It is known on at least one domestic cover, but apparently the cancelling device migrated to the foreign-mail exchange office, where it was used to cancel stamps on mail to foreign countries. This explains why it is found on high values of the 1861-66 Issue, including the 10c, 12c, 15c, 24c, 30c and 90c denomination stamps off cover. Covers with this cancel are very rare, probably because European stamp collectors removed the high-value stamps from covers.

Ex Knapp, Emerson and Eno (Image)

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 E. 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $32,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2207 c 30c Orange (71).> Radiant color, used with <horizontal pair and single of 12c Black (69),> tied by handstamps, New Orleans La. Oct. 24 circular datestamp on 1866 folded letter <to Genoa, Italy,> red New York Paid Oct. 31 circular datestamp, magen30c Orange (71). Radiant color, used with horizontal pair and single of 12c Black (69), tied by handstamps, "New Orleans La. Oct. 24" circular datestamp on 1866 folded letter to Genoa, Italy, red "New York Paid Oct. 31" circular datestamp, magenta "54" credit, red French transit datestamp and boxed "PD" handstamp, single 12c slight soiling from gum, light horizontal file fold well away from stamps, Very Fine, a most unusual franking slightly overpaying the triple 21c French Mail rate to Italy, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
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2208 c 30c Orange (71).> Vivid color, used with <12c Black (69),> tied by cogwheel cancels, San Francisco Cal. Nov. 26, 1864 double-circle datestamp on cover <to Chiavari, Italy,> red N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Dec. 20 circular datestamp, red boxed Aachen F30c Orange (71). Vivid color, used with 12c Black (69), tied by cogwheel cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 26, 1864" double-circle datestamp on cover to Chiavari, Italy, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Dec. 20" circular datestamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstamp, neat "P.D." handstamp, magenta 19c credit, appropriate rate markings, top flap added, still Very Fine, a colorful and unusual cover from California to Italy, the 40c Prussian Closed Mail rate is overpaid by 2c, Chiavari is in northern Italy near Genoa (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
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2209 c 12c Black (69).> Bright shade, used with <10c Yellow Green (68),> tied by New Orleans La. Jan. 6, 1867 octagonal datestamp on <registered cover to Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in Palermo, Italy,> several registry markings, plethora of backstamps12c Black (69). Bright shade, used with 10c Yellow Green (68), tied by "New Orleans La. Jan. 6, 1867" octagonal datestamp on registered cover to Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in Palermo, Italy, several registry markings, plethora of backstamps incl. Bremen, Florence, receiving and four others, also with purple "Recommandirt" handstamp, stamps slightly affected from cover wear, still Very Fine and a most unusual cover, the stamps paid the rate to Palermo via Bremen-Hamburg Mail (the rate was raised to 24c one month later in February 1867), the 5c registry fee was paid in cash (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2210 c 12c Black (69).> Two singles, tied by light strike of Illinois circular datestamp on buff 1865 cover <to Livorno, Italy,> magenta manuscript 18 credit, transit and receiving backstamps, red boxed PD handstamp, right stamp light corner crease at t12c Black (69). Two singles, tied by light strike of Illinois circular datestamp on buff 1865 cover to Livorno, Italy, magenta manuscript "18" credit, transit and receiving backstamps, red boxed "PD" handstamp, right stamp light corner crease at top right, some slight wear, still Very Fine usage overpaying the 21c French Mail rate (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
2211 c 12c Black (69).> Horizontal pair, intense shade, choice centering, tied by segmented cork cancels, black Boston Am. Pkt. Apr. 30 backstamp on 1864 cover <to Rome, Italy, and forwarded to Florence,> blue London and Rome backstamps (latter with Via12c Black (69). Horizontal pair, intense shade, choice centering, tied by segmented cork cancels, black "Boston Am. Pkt. Apr. 30" backstamp on 1864 cover to Rome, Italy, and forwarded to Florence, blue London and Rome backstamps (latter with "Via di Mare" designation), neat "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, manuscript "26" decimes originally due from recipient crossed out and re-rated "32", fresh and Very Fine, a rare and interesting usage, sent via British Open Mail, it was supposed to go by American Packet from New York, instead Boston sent it to Portland where it was carried by the Allan Line's Nova Scotian, it travelled to Rome via G.B. and France and was then forwarded to Florence, the British Open Mail route was not widely used or even publicized after 1857, ex White, accompanied by letter from Hargest and the subject of an article by him in Chronicle No. 74. (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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