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Lot 78 |
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1866 (May 12) New York, N.Y. to Vienna, Austria, envelope with "Jegel's Hotel" corner card, bearing 15¢ black (77) tied by NYFM quartered cork, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. Paid 12 May 12" credit datestamp, blue Hamburg (5.28.66) transit with black "Franco" straightline handstamp, Vienna (5.31) backstamp, Very Fine, an early use of the 1866 15¢ by Hamburg packet.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 79 |
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1866 (Nov. 30) Columbus, Ohio to Vienna, Austria, large envelope addressed to the Archbishop of Vienna, bearing 15¢ black (77) and 30¢ orange (71) strip of four tied by four-ring targets duplexed with Columbus c.d.s., red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. Paid Dec. 8" exchange datestamp with magenta "108" credit, blue Hamburg (12.21) and Vienna (12.23) backstamps; folded at left, small faults, Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE LARGEST RECORDED ON-COVER MULITPLE OF THE 1861 30¢ ORANGE.
Provenance: Paliafito
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Lot 80 |
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1868 (Nov. 6) Washington, D.C. to Vienna, Austria, envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) tied by Washington D.C. duplex with segmented grid, red "N. York Brem Pk. Paid 12" credit datestamp, blue Bremen transit, Vienna (11.25) backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 81 |
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1867 (Sep. 12) New York, N.Y. to Antwerp, Belgium, folded letter bearing 15¢ black (77) used with 10¢ green (68) tied by corks, and with 1¢ blue (63) two singles (left moved) tied by red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Sep 12" exchange c.d.s., blue "17" crayon, Anvers (9.21) receiver; small faults, Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 82 |
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1867 (Jun. 4) San Antonio, Tx. to Prag, Bohemia, orange envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) pair tied through perfs by cork cancellation, red "N. York Paid 24 Hamb. Pkt. Jun 5" exchange datestamp, Hamburg (6.28) and Prag (6.29) backstamps; small faults, Very Fine, the 30¢ double Hamburg treaty rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 83 |
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1869 (Jan. 15) Paradise, Cal. to Allinge, Denmark, envelope bearing 15¢ black, F. grill (98) s.e. at right, with manuscript cancellation, red "New York Paid All Direct Feb 2" backstamp, red Hamburg (2.14) transit ties stamp and matching "2½" credit handstamp, Allinge (2.18) backstamp; light soiling, Fine and rare use from California, the 15¢ North German Union rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 84 |
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1868 (Apr. 7) Boston, Mass. to London, England, envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) tied by cork cancellation, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid" exchange datestamp, red London (4.18) arrival c.d.s., Very Fine, 3¢ overpayment of the 12¢ treaty rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
THE ONLY RECORDED SOLO 1866-67 15¢ FRANKING TO ENGLAND.
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Lot 85 |
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1867 (Jan. 7) Rochester, N.Y. to Paris, France, envelope with bountiful fruit bowl advertising corner card for a nursery, bearing 15¢ black (77) tied by segmented cork cancellation duplexed with Rochester c.d.s., red "New York Paid 12 Jan. 9" credit datestamp, Arton (1.25) backstamp; small opening faults at top, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 86 |
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1867 (Jan. 14) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, European size envelope with printed "Dramatique Italienne" corner card, bearing 15¢ black (77) single and strip of three, red "New York Paid 24 Jan 14" credit c.d.s., blue Calais (1.26) entry c.d.s. and red framed "PD" handstamp; small faults, reduced at top, Fine, four-times the 15¢ direct mail treaty rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 87 |
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1867 (Mar. 12) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, mourning envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) tied by NYFM segmented cork cancellation, red "New York Paid 12 Mar 12" credit datestamp, red Calais (3.26) entry c.d.s. with framed "P.D." handstamp also tying stamp; Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 88 |
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1867 and 1868, Philadelphia, Pa. to Paris, France, two covers, both with purple Philadephia credit datestamps, 1867 (Dec. 10) with "Paid 12" d.s. bearing 15¢ black (77) slightly doubled impression, lightly cancelled, via Calais (12.24), small cover faults; 1868 (Nov. 6) with "Paid 6" d.s. bearing 15¢ black, F. grill (91) tied by positive "F" cancellation, via Calais (11.21); Fine pair showing different Philadelphia exchange datestamps.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 89 |
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1868 (Jun. 24) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, folded cover bearing two 15¢ black, E. grill (91) singles tied by red cancellations and matching New York "Supplementary Mail" type A handstamp, matching "New York Paid All Jun 24" exchange c.d.s. and red crayon "6" credit, French (7.6) entry c.d.s. and red "P.D." handstamp, partial Paris (7.6) backstamp; lacking bottom and right flaps, Fine and scarce supplementary usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 90 |
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1868 (Jul. 28) New Orleans, La. to Marseilles, France, 3¢ stationery envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) pair used with 2¢ Black Jack (73) and 10¢ green, E. grill (89) singles, all tied by matching grid cancellations, red "New York Paid 18 Aug 1" exchange c.d.s., blue Calais (8.12) entry c.d.s. and backstamps include partial Marseilles (8.13); edge faults, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
AN ATTRACTIVE MIXED ISSUE FRANKING PAYING THE 45¢ THREE-TIMES RATE TO FRANCE.
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Lot 91 |
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1869 (Sep. 29) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, 1864 3¢ stationery with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank bearing 15¢ black, F. grill (98), marked with "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp crossed out in red crayon, black "New York '18' Sep 2" debit datestamp, blue Calais entry c.d.s. and black "PD" handstamps; last name of addressee crossed out, Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1866-67 15¢ USED ON A WELLS FARGO IMPRINT ENVELOPE.
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Lot 92 |
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1867 (Apr. 2) Philadelphia Pa. to Gilbraltar via France, envelope addressed a Surgeon on the U.S.S. Canandaigua, bearing 15¢ black (77), small faults, tied by grid cancellation and "Philadelphia Pa Paid 12 Apr 2" exchange datestamp to Munroe & Co. forwarders in Paris, French (4.14) receiver, forwarded privately upon receipt to meet up with the ship at Gilbraltar, docketed "Recd. Gilbraltar - May 30", Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
THE ONLY RECORDED 1866-67 15¢ COVER TO GILBRALTAR.
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Lot 93 |
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1868 (Feb. 22) New York, N.Y. to Temesvar, Hungary, yellow envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) tied by cork cancel and red "New York 'Paid 12' Feb. 12" credit datestamp, additional "Br. Transit" datestamp adjacent, blue Verviers (3.4) transit; small faults, Fine, the 15¢ Prussian Closed mail rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 94 |
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1866 (Jun. 4) Portland, Me. to Milan, Italy (Lombardy), envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) and 10¢ green (68) tied by duplex c.d.s. and red "Boston Paid 18 5 Jun" credit datestamp, French transit withmatching "P.D." handstamp, Milano (6.15) backstamp, address updated to "Posta restante"; reduced at right, Fine, 4¢ overpayment of the 21¢ French mail rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 95 |
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1868 (Oct. 27) Portland, Me. to Florence, Italy (Tuscany), orange envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) and 3¢ rose, E. grill (88) pair tied by duplex c.d.s., red "New York Paid 12 Oct 29" credit datestamp, blue French (11.10) transit with matching framed "PD" handstamp, Firenze (11.12) and Florence (11.13) backstamps, slightly reduced at left; Very Fine and choice, the 21¢ French mail rate.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 96 |
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1869 (Aug. 1) New York, N.Y. to Palermo, Sicily, folded cover bearing 15¢ black, F. grill (98), well centered, tied by NYFM segmented grid cancellation, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Aug 1" datestamp, endorsed "per "City of Paris"", Milan (8.14) and Palermo (8.19) backstamps; Very Fine, the 15¢ Italian direct mail rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 97 |
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1869 (Jan. 20) New York, N.Y. to Palermo, Sicily, folded cover bearing 15¢ black, F. grill (98) used with 1¢ blue, E. grill (92) and 3¢ red, F. grill (94) s.e. at right, tied together by NYFM leaf cancellations, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jan 20" credit d.s., endorsed "pr "Cuba"", French, Naples (2.5) and Palermo (2.6) backstamps; no side flaps, some toned perfs, Very Fine, an interesting three-color franking.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Ishikwawa
Although the cover was franked with 19¢ to prepay the North German Union Closed mail rate, it was actually bagged as Italian Closed Mail carried by British Packet.
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Lot 98 |
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1869 (Mar. 23) Baltimore, Md. to Rome, Italy, envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) and 2¢ black, F. grill (93), two singles, all tied by red cork cancellations, red N.Y. exchange backstamp, red Verviers (4.4) transit, various ratings and backstamps; Fine, the 19¢ N.G.U. closed mail rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 99 |
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1868 (Sep. 8) New York, N.Y. to Trondhjem, Norway, orange envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) pair and 10¢ green (68) tied together by matching five-ring target cancellations, red N.Y. Paid All Direct c.d.s. and large circled "10" credit handstamp, reddish Bremen (9.27) transit with matching framed "Weiterfr. 4 Sgr." handstamp; small faults, Fine, double the 20¢ N.G.U. rate.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 100 |
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1869 (Mar. 1) Ripley, Ohio to Lisbon, Portugal, 3¢ stationery addressed to an ensign on U.S.S. Kenosha in care of American consul, bearing 15¢ black, F. grill (98) and 1¢ blue, 3¢ rose, F. grills (93, 94), all cancelled by manuscript, red N.Y. exchange backstamp, red London (3.15) transit, Lisbon (3.20) backstamp and oval "Franca" handstamp tying 1¢ and 15¢; small faults including irregular reduction at right, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF TWO RECORDED 1866-67 15¢ COVERS TO PORTUGAL.
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Lot 101 |
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1867 (Mar. 26) New York, N.Y. to Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, folded cover bearing 15¢ black (77) used with 1¢ blue, 24¢ gray lilac (63, 78), tied by circle of wedges cancellations, red "New York Paid 18 Mar 26" credit datestamp, red Calais (4.9) transit also ties 15¢ and 24¢ Berne (4.10) and Chaux-de-Fonds (4.10) backstamps; Fine and attractive.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
AN UNUSUAL 1861-66 ISSUE COMBINATION FRANKING.
The cover was franked with 40¢ postage apparently intended for, but short-paying the 42¢ double French Mail rate. It was accepted as a single-rate letter with the appropriate 18¢ credit marked.
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Lot 102 |
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1867 (Nov. 27) New York, N.Y. to Geneva, Switzerland, Jeweler and Watchmaker corner card envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) two singles and 3¢ rose (65) tied by NYFM radial geometric cancellations, red "New York Br. Transit Paid" c.d.s., red "12" credit handstamp, blue and red crayon ratings, Verviers (12.8), Basel (12.9) and Geneva (12.10) backstamps; Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Sevenoaks
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Lot 103 |
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1866 (Jul. 19) Salem, Mass. to Zanzibar via Aden, blue Goodhue correspondence envelope bearing 15¢ black, 30¢ orange (77, 71) tied by Salem grids and c.d.s., red "Boston Am. Pkt. 24 Paid Jul 20" exchange datestamp, red London (8.1) transit and red crayon "1" colonial credit, "Aden Str. Point 17 AU 66" single-arc backstamp; smalled sealed tears in middle, addressee's name partly re-inked, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Gibson, Paliafito
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Lot 104 |
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1866 (Oct. 5) Salem, Mass. to Zanzibar via Mauritius and Seychelles Isles., blue Goodhue correspondence envelope with pasted care "Dr. Brooks, Seychelle Isles." label bearing 15¢ black, 30¢ orange (77, 71) tied by Salem grids, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid 5 Oct" exchange backstamp and red crayon "24" credit, red London (10.20) transit, "Mauritius DE 3 66" backstamp; reduced slightly at right, 15¢ with s.e., Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Expertization: Signed "Stanley B. Ashbrook".
Provenance: Krug
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Lot 105 |
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1866 (Sep. 7) Boston, Mass. to Jaffa, Syria, envelope bearing 15¢ black, 30¢ orange (77, 71) tied by circle of wedges cancellations, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid 7 Sep" backstamp and red crayon "24" credit, red London (9.19) transit and oval "PD" handstamp, Calais (9.20), Marseille (9.21), and Alexandria (10.5) transits; cover restoration, Very Fine appearing, 45¢ British mail rate via Marseilles.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE DESTINATION DURING THE 1860S.
Provenance: Paliafito
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Lot 106 |
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1868 (Jan. 4) New York, N.Y. to Constantinople, Turkey, folded letter bearing 5¢ brown (76) and 15¢ black (77) tied together by NYFM star cancellation, red "New York Paid All Br Transit" exchange datestamp and red circled "5" credit handstamp, blue Verviers (1.15) transit ties 15¢ and repeated on reverse, Vienna (1.18) and Constantinople (1.31) backstamps; 15¢ moved slightly, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST RECORDED 20¢ N.G.U. CLOSED MAIL RATE TO TURKEY.
The new North German Union closed mail rate of 20¢ took effect on January 1, 1868.
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Lot 107 |
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1867 (Apr. 12) New Haven, Ct. to Bangkok, Siam, mourning envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) and 30¢ orange (71) cancelled by matching negative stars of David, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Apr 13" exchange datestamp and red "24" credit handstamp, red London (4.25) transit that ties 30¢ and red crayon "1" colonial credit, docketed received June 22, 1867 on reverse; Extremely Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A STUNNING USAGE TO SIAM AT THE 45¢ BRITISH MAIL RATE VIA SOUTHAMPTON.
Provenance: Haas, Paliafito
One of only two recorded 1866-68 15¢ usages to Siam.
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Lot 108 |
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1868 (Jan. 2) Easton Pa. to Singapore, envelope addressed to an engineer aboard the U.S.S. Piscataqua in care of the American consul, bearing 15¢ black (77) and 30¢ orange (71) cancelled by matching blue corks, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" exchange datestamp and red "24" credit handstamp, red London (1.15) transit and red crayon "1" colonial credit, Singapore (4.5) backstamp, 30¢ tiny faults, Very Fine, the 45¢ British mail rate via Southampton.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1866-67 15¢ COVER TO SINGAPORE.
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Lot 109 |
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1867 (May 4) Stratham, N.H. to Swatow, China, envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) strip of three, rounded left corner, cancelled by manscript "C Pd" for cancelled and paid, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid May 8" exchange c.d.s. and red crayon "40" credit, red "London Paid" transit and red crayon "1" colonial credit both tying the strip, Hong Kong (7.3) and Swatow (7.6) backstamps; tear at top, Fine, an attractive franking paying the 45¢ British mail rate to China.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 110 |
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1867 (Jul. 11) New York, N.Y. to Kanagawa, Japan via Hong Kong, bearing 15¢ black, 30¢ orange (77, 71) tied by NYFM geometrics and "N. York AM. Pkt." exchange c.d.s. on cover addressed to an engineer aboard the S.S. Rover at Hong Kong in care of the American Consul, red "London Paid 22 JY 67" transit and red crayon "1" colonial credit, Hong Kong (9.18) backstamp, forwarded privately to Kanagawa; 30¢ with s.e. and rounded corner, slight cover restoration, Very Fine appearing, an early American usage to Japan.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1866-68 15¢ BLACK TO JAPAN.
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Lot 111 |
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1867 (Apr. 19) New York, N.Y. to Melbourne, Australia, orange envelope bearing 15¢ black (77) two singles and 3¢ rose (65) tied by matching NYFM geometric cancellations, red "N.York Am. Pkt. Paid Apr 19" exchange c.d.s. and red "12" credit handstamp, red London transit, blue "Melbourne JY 10 67" backstamp, couple trivial stamp faults, Very Fine, the 33¢ British mail rate via Southampton.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Haas
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