Lot 1697
1863 (May 8) Philadelphia Pa. to Palermo, Sicily, docketed folded cover bearing 1¢ blue (63), three 3¢ rose (65) singles, and two 10¢ green (68) singles, all cancelled with NYFM circular grid cancels, red "New York 'Paid 12' May 9" exchange cds, carried by NGL Line New York from New York May 9th to Southampton arriving May 22nd, red Calais (5.24) transit cds and small red framed "PD" handstamp, Palermo receiving backstamp; name in address partially inked, some fold separations and stamp flaws, F.-V.F.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 1698
1863 (Oct. 12) Cleveland Oh. to Baden, Germany, orange buff cover bearing 1¢ blue (63), 3¢ rose (65) and two 12¢ black (69) singles, all tied by circular grid cancels duplexed with "Cleveland O. Oct 12" cds, red "N.York Am. Pkt. '7 Paid' Oct 17" exchange cds, prepaid 28¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate, carried by Hapag Saxonia from New York Oct. 17th to Hamburg arriving Oct. 31st, red "Aachen Franco 30/10" framed transit, Bahnpost (10.31) and Schoenau (11.1) backstamps; right 12¢ torn, no bottom flap and some edge flaws, F.-V.F., ex-Tom Allen.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot 1699 *
1863 (Dec. 13) New York N.Y. to Vienna, Austria, red white and blue Magee patriotic cover from the Angell correspondence bearing 1¢ blue (63), 2¢ black (73) and 12¢ black (69), all tied by three NYFM six-section grids, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. 'Paid 12' Nov 28" exchange cds, carried by Hapag Line Teutonia from New York Nov. 28th to Hamburg arriving Dec. 12th, Hamburg (12.13) backstamp and matching "Franco" handstamp on front, Vienna (12.15) arrival backstamp; some light water staining at sides, 12¢ small tear top right, Very Fine appearance, ex-Matthies, Allen; signed by Ashbrook on reverse.Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF THE 2¢ BLACK JACK ISSUE ON AN ANGELL PATRIOTIC COVER TO AUSTRIA.
Illustrated in Lane on page 3. Only four covers with Black Jacks were offered in the 1969 Matthies sale.
Realized: $6,250
Lot 1700
1864 (Jun. 22) San Francisco, Cal. to London, England, printed Wells Fargo frank on 3¢ pink buff entire bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 10¢ green (68) pair with nat. s.e. at right, all tied by NYFM circular geometrics, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. S. Fr. 22 Jun" double-circle backstamp, red "New York AM. Pkt. '3' Jul 16" exchange cds, carried by Inman Line City of Baltimore from New York Jul. 16th to Liverpool arriving Jul. 28th, red London (7.28) arrival cds, Very Fine.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,400
Lot 1701
1865 (Apr. 27) Philadelphia Pa. to Andelfingen, Switzerland, folded cover bearing 1¢ blue (63), 10¢ green (68) and 24¢ red lilac (70), tied by two strikes of "Philadelphia Pa. Apr 27 1865" cds for the 35¢ Prussian closed mail rate, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 'Paid' Apr 28" exchange backstamp and magenta "12" cent credit rating to Prussia, carried by Cunard Line Arabia from Boston Apr. 29th to Queenstown arriving May 9th, red "Aachen Franco 12 / 5" framed transit and magenta "f1" for 1 sbr German transit, Swiss red orange "3" kr crayon transit rating, "E.B. 13 Mai, Curl I" framed railroad (eisenbahn) backstamp, Andelfingen (5.13.1863) arrival backstamp; faint vertical file fold barely affects perfs of 1¢ stamp, Very Fine; with 2005 P.F. certificate.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A CHOICE THREE-COLOR FRANKING PREPAYING THE 35¢ PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE TO SWITZERLAND.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 1702
1865 (May 23) New York N.Y. to Amsterdam, Holland, folded cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and two 10¢ green (68) singles, tied by NYFM negative star cancels prepaying the 21¢ French mail rate, red "New York 'Paid 18' May 23" exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Asia from Boston May 23rd to Queenstown arriving Jun. 3rd, Calais Br. Ser. (6.5) transit and red "P.D." framed handstamp, red Amsterdam (6.7) arrival backstamp and red crayon "55" rating, Fine and attractive.Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot 1703
1865 (Aug. 30) Boston, Mass. to Florence, Italy, cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 10¢ green (68) pair, all tied by two strikes of grid cancel (Skinner-Eno LC-P 5) prepaying the 21¢ French treaty rate for ¼-½ oz., red "Boston 'Paid 18' 30 Aug" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line China from Boston Aug. 30th to Queenstown arriving Aug. 9th, Calais (9.11) transit cds and red framed "P.D." handstamp, Florence (9.15) arrival backstamp; slightly rough opening at top, F.-V.F.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot 1704
1865 (Dec. 21) Elmira N.Y. to Lima, Peru, cover bearing 2¢ black (73), nat. s.e. at right, and two 10¢ green (68) singles, all tied by three strikes of "Elmira N.Y. Dec 21" cds, New York red "12" credit handstamp, British Post Office "Panama, JA 16, 1865" double-arc transit datestamp, Lima (2.2) arrival backstamp; slight edge wear, left 10¢ faulty, F.-V.F.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot 1705
1866 (Jan. 6) Petersburgh Va. to Santiago, Chile, orange buff cover bearing 1¢ blue (63), 3¢ rose (65) and 30¢ orange (71), all tied by three strikes of Star with Star (Skinner-Eno ST-St 21) fancy cancels duplexed with "Petersburgh Va. Jan 6" cds, endorsed "Per 'Atlantic'" at top left, New York red "24" credit handstamp, British P.O. Panama (1.24) double-arc transit; faults, Fine; with 1973 P.F. certificate.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot 1706
1867 (Aug. 17) New York, N.Y. to Naples, Italy, blue folded cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 10¢ green (68) pair, tied by two strikes of NYFM fancy circular grid cancels, light strike of red "New York 'Paid' Aug 17" exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Inman Line City of London from New York Aug. 17th to Queenstown arriving Aug. 27th, red Calais (8.29) transit cds and red framed "PD" handstamp, Naples (9.1) arrival backstamp; horizontal fold, Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270