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New York Foreign Mail Cancels on Cover - Traditional Designs

Lots 1309-1318 Lots 1319-1328 Lots 1329-1335

Lot 1309    

Cross Roads, clear strike cancels 2¢ vermilion entire to Saxony, Germany at the 2¢ printed matter rate, Gross-Rohrdorf (11.23.77) arrival backstamp, clean and Very Fine.
Weiss No. TR-C1    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1310    

Double Cross-Roads, two strikes tie 3¢ green, grilled (136) horizontal pair, on small 1870 cover to Aberdeen, Scotland, partial red "New York Jun 15" exchange cds, red Liverpool (6.27.70) transit cds and Aberdeen (6.28) arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.
Weiss No. TR-C3    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1311    

Flying Clothespins, clear strike in brown ties well centered 10¢ brown (150), bright color, on immaculate 1872 cover to Paris, France, endorsed "pr S.S. Nevada via England", red "New York 'Paid 6' Mar 13" exchange cds, red London (3.25.72) transit cds and matching oval "PD" handstamp, Calais (3.26) entry cds, Paris (3.26) arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine and choice use, ex-Beals, Weiss, Mercedes, Andromeda, Richards.
Weiss No. TR-C7    Estimate $300 - 400.

A SCARCE NYFM STRIKE IN BROWN, CAUSED BY A MIXING OF BLACK AND SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL RED CANCELING INK.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1312    

Flying Clothespins, brownish strike ties 6¢ carmine (148) on cover to Germany, bold strike of red "New York Paid All Direct Apr 4" exchange cds, carried by Hapag Line Hammonia, red framed "Hamburg, France, 17 4 72" datestamp, Suligen (4.18) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss No. TR-C7.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1313    

Flying Clothespins, clear strike ties 10¢ brown (150), nat. s.e. at left, on 1872 blue folded cover to Langnau, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Br Transit Apr 18" exchange cds, endorsed "Pr Silesia" at top left, reverse with Basel (4.30) transit and Langnau (5.1.72) arrival cds; 10¢ tiny perf tear, Very Fine, ex-Kirke; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-C7.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 1314    

Grid, clear strike ties 10¢ brown (150), nat. s.e. at left, on blue folded letter to Holland, red "New York Paid All Oct 26" exchange cds, carried as endorsed by NGL Line America to Southampton arriving Nov. 8th; Enkhuizen (11.10) arrival backstamp; 10¢ trivial corner crease, Very Fine, ex-Kirke; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-G unlisted.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

This new cancel design was documented by Dan Richards in the Cancel Club News.

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Lot 1315    

4-Bar Circular Grid, perfect sharp strike ties 10¢ brown (150) on blue 1873 folded letter to Enkhuizen, Holland, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Dec 11" exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Hapag Line Westphalia from New York Dec. 11th to Plymouth arriving Dec. 21st, the blue Cabel & Co. merchant handstamp has the wrong year, Extremely Fine.
Weiss No. TR-G6    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1316    

4-Section Circular Grid, clear strike ties two 3¢ green (158) singles, on cover to Berlin, Germany, red "New York Jan 10" exchange cds; right 3¢ with tear, Very Fine. Weiss No. TR-G6.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1317    

9-Section Grid, clear strike ties 6¢ carmine (148), rich color, on clean 1871 cover to London, England, red "New York Jun 24" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Calabria to Queenstown arriving July 3rd, red London (7.3.1871) transit cds, reduced a bit at right, Very Fine, One of only three recorded examples of this rare NYFM cancel., ex-Bleuler, Kirke.
Weiss No. TR-G17    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 1318    

10-Section Grid, two strikes tie two 10¢ brown (150) singles on cover to Zurich, Switzerland, neat "New York Paid All Via Eng. & Ost. Jul 13" exchange cds, reverse with Basel (7.25) transit and Zurich (7.25); top edge faults, Very Fine, This was the only recorded example of this Weiss type., ex-Weiss. Weiss No. TR-G28.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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