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New York Foreign Mail Cancellations, 1870-1878
 
 
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Lot 1343

1872 (Oct. 23) to Rome, Italy, cover bearing 10¢ brown (150) tied by full strike of NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York Paid All" c.d.s., Rome (11.8) backstamp; stamp faulty from foldover, a Very Fine strike of this cancellation. Weiss GE-S1.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Boker
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Lot 1344
 
1873 (Mar. 1) to Dresden, Germany, cover bearing 6¢ carmine (148) tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York Paid All Direct" c.d.s., German (3.15) backstamps, forwarded locally; stamp faulty and edge toning, Fine and rare., Weiss recorded only 4 covers (this not included). Weiss GE-S4.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1345

1873 (Mar. 6) to Brighton, England, cover bearing 6¢ carmine (148) tied by broken state of NYFM geometric cancellation and red "New York" c.d.s.; Very Fine and rare., Weiss recorded only 4 covers, illustrated Weiss page 33. Weiss GE-S4.
Estimate 200 - 300

Provenance: Weiss

This is the latest recorded use of this cancellation that is recorded only from Feb. 27 to Mar. 6, 1873. The killer was probably withdrawn because it was breaking up.

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Lot 1346

1873 (Feb.) to London, England, cover bearing 3¢ green (147) horizontal pair tied by NYFM geometric cancellations and red "New York" c.d.s., red London Paid (3.8) datestamp; pair with crease from placement over edge, light stamp and cover toning, Fine and scarce., only six examples recorded by Weiss. Weiss GE-S8.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Braden
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Lot 1347

1875 (Sep.) to London, England, cover bearing 3¢ green (158) two singles, tied by NYFM 13-spoke 30mm geometric cancellations and partial red New York c.d.s., red London Paid (9.21) datestamp; both stamps with nat. s.e., Very Fine., there are only three examples of the 13-spoke cancellation recorded. Weiss GE-C3.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1348

1875 (Aug. 17) to London, England, tissue paper cover bearing 5¢ Taylor (179) tied by very fine strike of NYFM 12-spoke cancellation and rim of red "New York P.O." c.d.s., red London Paid (8.28) c.d.s., edge faults and small tear, Fine and scarce. Weiss GE-C4.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1349

1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), tied by NYFM cancellation (Weiss GE-C7) on clean cover to England, bold red "New York X" c.d.s., red London paid transit, company cachet on flap; small cover flaw, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1350

1873, 3¢ green (158), two pairs, tied by three strikes of NYFM cancellation (Weiss GE-C7) in broken state, on cover to England, red "New York Jun 1" c.d.s., red "London Paid 13 JY 74" receiver; stamp faults from place over top edge, refolded flap, Fine and rare.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1351

1874 (Jul. 7) to Genoa, Italy, datelined folded letter bearing 10¢ brown (161) tied by very fine strike of NYFM geometric in worn state, indistinct red New York c.d.s., Italian (8.22) backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss GE-C7 worn.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Weiss, Boker
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Lot 1352

1875 (Mar. 31) to London, England, blue cover bearing 6¢ dull pink (159) tied by bold strike of NYFM geometric in worn state, red "New York" c.d.s., red London Paid (4.12) c.d.s., "W.D. Crane" merchants oval on reverse; partial flap, Very Fine. Weiss GE-EN1.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Beals, Boker
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Lot 1353

1874 (Nov. 5) to Italy, envelope with embossed intials corner card bearing 10¢ brown (161) tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" c.d.s, Italian (11.20) backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss GE-EN3.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1354

1874 (Nov. 14) to Warrington, England, folded letter bearing 6¢ dull pink (159) tied by well struck NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s., Warrington (11.24) backstamp; address a little smudged, otherwise fresh and Very Fine. Weiss GE-EN3.
Estimate 250 - 300

Provenance: Weiss, Boker
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Lot 1355

1873, 10¢ brown (161), tied by clear strike of NYFM cancellation (Weiss GE-EN3) and red "New York Paid All Br Transit Oct 31" c.d.s. on blue folded cover to Italy, "Palermo 16 Nov 1874" backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1356

1874 (Nov. 17) to Tumbridge-Wells, England, envelope bearing two 3¢ green (158) singles, each tied by bold strikes of NYFM geometric cancellations, carried on the scarce Eagle line Goethe to Plymouth, red "New York P.O." c.d.s., Tumbridge-Wells (11.28) backstamp; slightly rough opening at top, Very Fine. Weiss GE-EN3.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1357

1873, 3¢ green (158), horizontal pair, tied by NYFM cancellation (Weiss GE-EN4) on cover to England, red "New York Mar 6" c.d.s., red "London Paid 20 MR 75" receiver, flap with blue "Pacific Mail Steamship Company, New York" cachet; reduced slightly at top and left, appears Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1358

1875 (Mar. 11) to Hamburg, Germany, envelope bearing 6¢ dull pink (159) tied by bold strike of NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York, P.O." c.d.s., German (3.24) arrival backstamp; reduced at top, Fine with an exceptional strike. Weiss GE-EN4.
Estimate 150 - 200

Provenance: Gibson, Weiss, Boker
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Lot 1359

1875 (Feb. 27) to Hamburg, Germany, corner card cover bearing 6¢ dull pink (159), natural s.e., tied by NYFM geometric cancellation and red "New York, P.O." c.d.s., endorsed "Per Str Deutschland.", Hamburg (3.12) backstamp, Very Fine. The earliest recorded usage of this NYFM. Weiss GE-EN5.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Vlissingen-Waud, Ainsworth
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Lot 1360

1875 (Apr. 21) to Munich, Germany, envelope with N.Y. merchant's corner card bearing 1¢ ultramarine (156) and 3¢ green (158) vertical pair, tied by two strikes of NYFM geometric cancellations, Munich (5.3) arrival backstamp; no flap, couple small perf flaws, Fine. Weiss GE-EN5.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1361

1874 (Nov. 14) to Paris, France, large piece bearing 1¢ ultramarine (156), 7¢ vermilion (160) and 10¢ brown (161) tied by three strikes of red supplementary NYFM cancellations, red "New York/Sup. Paid" supplementary type E datestamp, red London (11.25) transit and "PD" in circle handstamp, black Calais entry; some faults, Fine. Weiss GE-EN6.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1362

1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), horizontal pair with left stamp wrap over edge, tied by bold strike of NYFM cancellation (Weiss GE-EN7) on blue cover to England, red "New York Dec 30" c.d.s., endorsed "Via Queenstown per Java", red "Paid Liverpool U.S. Packet 9 JA 75" transit and London (1.11) backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1363

1875 (Oct. 30) to Hamburg, Germany, 1¢ postal card (UX3) uprated with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s., Hamburg (11.11) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss GE-EP2.
Estimate 250 - 300

Provenance: Boker
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Lot 1364

1874 (Aug. 12) to Rhein, Germany, 1¢ postal card (UX5) uprated with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by NYFM geometric cancellation lacking outer ring with additional strike cancelling indicia, red "New York" c.d.s., German (8.25) arrival backstamp; small faults, Fine., scarce postal card NYFM use. Weiss GE-EP3 broken state.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1365

1875 (Jul. 27) to Bruxelles, Belgium, 1¢ postal card (UX3) uprated with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by NYFM geometric cancellation and red "New York" c.d.s., Bruxelles (8.7) arrival backstamp; couple staple holes, Fine., Belgium is a surprisingly scarce NYFM destination with only 11 recorded by Weiss. Weiss GE-EP3.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1366

1876 (Feb. 9) to Amsterdam, Holland, "Foreign Postage Stamps" dealer corner card envelope bearing 1¢ ultramarine (156) two singles, and 3¢ green (158) tied by two strikes of NYFM geometrics and red "New York" c.d.s., Amsterdam (2.22) backstamp, partial flap, Very Fine and scarce early stamp dealer use. Weiss GE-EP3.
Estimate 200 - 300

Provenance: Vlissingen-Waud
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Lot 1367

1875 (Dec. 16) to Chemnitz, Germany, 1¢ postal card (UX5) uprated with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by bold strike of NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s., German (12.29) arrival c.d.s.; fresh and Extremely Fine. Weiss GE-EP4.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Weiss
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Lot 1368

1876 (Feb. 18) to London, England, 1¢ postal card (UX5) uprated with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s.; couple card faults, still Very Fine. Weiss GE-EP4.
Estimate 250 - 300

Provenance: Weiss, Boker
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Lot 1369

1876 (Mar. 2) to Leipsig, Germany, 1¢ postal card (UX5) uprated with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by bold strike of NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York, P.O." c.d.s., German arrival c.d.s.; Very Fine. Weiss GE-EP4.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1370

1876 (Mar. 4) to Enkhuizen, Holland, folded cover with blue sender's cachet, bearing 10¢ brown (161) tied by bold strike of NYFM geometric cancellation, clear strike of "New York" c.d.s. in red, endorsed "per "Hermann", Enkhuizen (3.18) arrival backstamp. Weiss GE-EP4.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1371
 
1875 (Jul. 10) to Hamburg, Germany, cover bearing 3¢ green (158), two well centered singles, tied by full strike of NYFM geometric cancellation and red New York c.d.s., Hamburg (7.19) backstamp, reduced at right, Very Fine. Weiss GE-EP13.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1372

1874 (Mar. 21) to London, England, folded cover bearing 6¢ dull pink (159) tied by very fine strike of NYFM geometric in a worn state, red "New York" c.d.s. and blue merchants cachet, red London Paid (4.1) c.d.s., Very Fine. Weiss GE unlisted.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Vlissingen/Waud, Ainsworth
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Lot 1373

1875 (Jun. 1) to London, England, envelope bearing 3¢ green (158) vertical pair tied by NYFM halkf-moon cancellations, red New York c.d.s., London (6.12) backstamp, some soiling, Fine. Weiss GE unlisted.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1374

NYFM geometric cancellations, group of 20 covers and one piece with different frankings and cancel types comprising GE-S1, GE-S7 (broken), GE-C1, GE-C7 (broken), GE-EN1 (two), GE-EN3 (three), GE-EN5 (two), GE-EP2, GE-EP-U2, GE-EP3, GE-EP4 (four and one piece), GE-EP9, and GE-EP10 (worn) to Cuba; some faults, several certificates, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1375
 
1870, 6¢ carmine (148), cancelled by NYFM star (Weiss ST-5P1) and lightly tied by partial red New York c.d.s. on cover to Dublin, Ireland, "Dublin MY 19 70" backstamp; reduced slightly at left, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1376

1871 (Nov. 1) to London, England, folded cover bearing 6¢ carmine (148) tied by NYFM five-point star cancellation and red "New York" c.d.s., endorsed "per Wisconsin", red London Paid (11.13) c.d.s.; horizontal file fold, Fine and scarce. Weiss ST-5P1.
Estimate 200 - 300

Provenance: Beals, Weiss
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Lot 1377

1873 (May 3) to London, England, folded cover with blue merchant's cachet, bearing 6¢ carmine (148) tied by clear strike of NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s., red London paid (5.21) c.d.s., Fine., the earliest recorded usage. Weiss ST-8P2.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1378

1874 (Feb. 9) to Switzerland, cover bearing 10¢ brown (161) tied by very fine strike of NYFM geometric, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" c.d.s., Basel (11.19) and Chur (11.20) transit backstamps; cover tear and flap taped, Fine., the lastest recorded usage. Weiss ST-8P2.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1379

1874 (Aug. 15) to London, England, envelope with embossed initials corner card, bearing 6¢ dull pink (159) tied by perfectly struck NYFM 8-point star cancellation and red "New York, P.O." c.d.s., red London Paid (8.25) transit, small faults, Fine, an exceptional example of this cancellation., Illustrated by Weiss on page 164. Weiss ST-8P3.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Weiss, Ainsworth
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Lot 1380

1874 (Aug. 19) to Bavaria, Germany, envelope bearing 7¢ vermilion (160), natural s.e., tied by fine strike of NYFM 8-point star cancellation, red "New York Br. Transit" c.d.s., indistinct German arrival backstamp; no right side flap, toning spots, Fine. Weiss ST-8P3.
Estimate 200 - 300

Provenance: Boker
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Lot 1381

1874 (Oct. 8) to Leipsig, Germany, 1¢ postal card (UX3) uprated with 3¢ green (158), tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s., German arrival c.d.s., 1874 dateline; Very Fine, an unusual overpayment of 2¢ perhaps intended for supplementary mail. Weiss ST-8P4.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 1382

1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), horizontal pair, tied by NYFM cancellation (Weiss ST-8P5) and red "New York P.O. Jan 16" c.d.s. on blue cover to London, England, red London Paid 28 JA 75" arrival c.d.s.; reduce slightly at right just clear of the pair, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1383

1875 (Jan. 20) to London, England, envelope bearing 3¢ green (147) horizontal pair tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York" c.d.s., partial London (2.2) arrival c.d.s., docketed at right; small stamp and cover faults, Fine. Weiss ST-8P5.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1384

1875 (Feb.) to Hamburg, Germany, envelope bearing 6¢ dull pink (159) tied by boldly struck NYFM geometric cancellation, partial "New York" c.d.s. in red, Hamburg (2.6) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss ST-8P5.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Gibson, Boker
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Lot 1385

1874 (Jan. 6) to Lage, Germany, 1¢ postal card (UX3) uprated with 1¢ ultramarine (156), tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York, P.O." c.d.s., 1874 dateline; minor soiling, Fine and scarce use on postal card. Weiss ST-8P6.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2004 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1386

1870, 10¢ brown (150), tied by full strike of NYFM cancellation (Weiss ST-8P10) on 1873 orange cover to France, red "New York Paid 6 Jun 14" exchange c.d.s. with matching "Too Late" handstamp signifying the letter missed the intended sailing, London (7.25) and French (6.26) transits, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1387

1873 (c., Aug. 16) to Berlin, Prussia, yellow envelope bearing 7¢ vermilion, grilled (138) tied by NYFM star cancellation, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" c.d.s. (8.29) backstamp; stamp with sealed tear, Fine and scarce grilled use. Weiss ST8-P10.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1388

1873 (Aug. 16) to Enkhuizen, Holland, folded cover with blue merchant's oval, bearing 10¢ brown (150) tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, red "New York Paid All" datestamp, Enkhuizen (8.29) backstamp; small stamp faults, Very Fine and scarce destination. Weiss ST-8P10.
Estimate 250 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1389

1873 (Sep. 6) to Paris, France, orange envelope bearing 10¢ brown (150) tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, scarce red "New York/6" integral exchange datestamp (Winter 253 / Weiss 31), red London (9.16) and oval "PD" handstamp, Calais (9.17) entry c.d.s., French backstamps including Paris (9.17), Very Fine. Weiss ST-8P10.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1390

1873 (Sep. 6) to Paris, France, orange envelope bearing 10¢ brown (150) tied by NYFM geometric cancellation, scarce red "New York/6" integral exchange datestamp (Winter 253 / Weiss 31), red London (6.10) and oval "PD" handstamp, Calais (6.11) entry c.d.s., Paris (6.11) backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss ST-8P11.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1391

1871, 7¢ vermilion (149), tied by full strike of NYFM cancellation (Weiss ST-8P11) on 1873 cover to Germany, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jun 26" c.d.s., Frankfurt (7.9) backstamp; slightly reduce at top, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1392

1870, 3¢ green (147), horizontal pair, tied by bold strike of NYFM cancellation (Weiss ST-8P11) on cover with preprinted address to England, red "New York Jul." c.d.s., red "London Paid 4 AU 73" receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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