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Lot 176 |
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1865 (Jun. 14) Philadelphia, Pa. to Aden, Arabia, c.d.s. tying 30¢ orange (71) on Goodhue correspondence cover addressed to Bark Marego in care of an Aden merchant, endorsed "via Marseilles, France", red "Phila. AM. Pkt. Paid Jun 16" exhange office c.d.s. and "London Paid JU 29 '65" transit, red crayon "1" penny, indistinct Aden backstamp, few trivial faults typical of tissue paper covers, Very Fine usage to a very rare destination; intended prepayment of the 30¢ French mail rate, but accepted into British Mails via Marseilles.
Provenance: Paliafito
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Lot 177 |
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1866 (Jun. 26) Boston, Mass. to Aden, Arabia, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40" integral credit c.d.s. on Goodhue correspondence cover bearing 30¢ orange (71) and 15¢ black (77) tied by circle of v's cancellations, addressed to Zanzibar in care of an Aden merchant, endorsed "via Marseilles", additional "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid" backstamp, red "London Paid 7 JY 66" transit, red crayon "1" penny, "Aden-Stn.Point 25 JY 66" backstamp, reduced slightly at left, Very Fine usage to a very rare destination; 45¢ British mail rate via Marseilles for a letter weighing over ¼ ounce but not over ½ ounce.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 178 |
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1866 (Sep. 20) Faribault, Minn. to Jerusalem, Palestine, double-circle datestamp with matching four-ring cancellations tying 30¢ orange (71) and 3¢ rose (65) on disinfected cover, fumigation slit through 30¢ red "London 9 OC 66" transit, "Calais 10 Oct 66" transit, circled "12" credit and "PD" handstamps in light red, "Marseille 11 Oct 66" and "Alexandrie Egypte 18 Oct" backstamps, Very Fine usage; franked with 33¢ postage for the British mail rate via Southampton, handled via Marseilles and Egypt.
EXCEEDINGLY RARE 1861 ISSUE USAGE TO JERUSALEM.
Expertization: signed Ashbrook, 1990 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Paliafito
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Lot 179 |
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1864 (Dec. 29) New York to Aintab, Syria, red "N. York Br. Pkt." c.d.s. on blue cover bearing 30¢ orange (71) tied by New York foreign mail circle of wedges cancellation, endorsed via "French Mail", French "Et. Unis Serv. Br. A.C. 10 Jan 64" transit with matching boxed "P.D.", reverse with two partial French style transits; opening reduction at left and portion of reverse removed, repaired at lower left, still a Fine usage to a rare destination; 30¢ French mail rate.
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Lot 180 |
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1864 (Nov. 25) Boston, Mass. to Constantinople, Turkey, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 27 Paid Nov 25" integral credit c.d.s. on Washburn correspondence cover bearing 30¢ orange (71) tied by segmented cork cancellation, endorsed "Pr. Asia", French Dec. 7 transit and large boxed "P.D.", reverse with "Marseilles 8 Dec 64" and "Alexandria 18 Dec 64" transits, indistinct 1864 receiver; nibbed perfs and couple trivial faults typical of tissue paper covers, Very Fine and early usage to Turkey; 30¢ French mail rate.
Provenance: Paliafito
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