Lot
1707 
1867 (Oct. 16) Lousiana to Thun, Switzerland, salmon cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and four 5¢ brown (76) singles, each cancelled by blue corks cancels, matching indistinct La. cds, light strike of red "New York 'Paid 18' Oct 18" exchange cds, red French packet (10.19.67) datestamp, partial Swiss arrival backstamp; stamp faults, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot
1708
1868 (Sep. 21) San Antonio, Tex. to Bedford, England, orange buff cover bearing 1¢ blue, F. grill (92) strip of three, and 3¢ red, F. grill (94), pair and single, all tied by cross roads cancel duplexed with "San Antonio Tex Sep 21" cds, red "New York 'Paid All' Oct 1" exchange cds, carried by NGL Line Hermann departing New York Oct. 1st to Southampton arriving Oct. 13th, red London Paid (10.14) arrival cds, Bedford (10.14) arrival cds; edge wear with rounded corner, Fine; with 1992 R.P.S. certificate. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $475
Lot
1709
1871 (Aug. 17) to Brausminden, Germany, orange buff cover bearing mixed issue franking of 1861 1¢ blue (63) and 1870 6¢ carmine (148), tied by grids duplexed with indistinct cds, prepaid at the 7¢ 1870 U.S.-North German Union postal convention rate effective July 1st 1870, red "New York Paid All 'Direct' Aug 17" exchange cds, carried by NGL Line Hannover from New York Aug. 17th to Southampton arriving Aug. 29th, red "Bremen, 1 / 9 71, Franco" framed transit, German (9.2) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and scarce mixed issue combination, ex-Ainsworth. Estimate $400 - 600.