Lot
98 
1862, 24¢ red lilac, used with 3¢ rose (65), tied by double-strike of large Boston "Paid" grid cancel on small 1862 cover to Rome, Italy, red "Boston 'Paid 24' Apr 3" exchange cds, French (4.23) entry cds and red "PD" framed handstamp, Rome arrival backstamp, French transit cds on with red "Boston, Paid 24" cds, adhesives with wonderful fresh colors, Extremely Fine, a lovely exhibition item. Scott No. 70 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550
Lot
99
1862, 24¢ red lilac, warm shade, tied by bright blue grid, matching "Keene N.H. Sep. 14, 1863" cds on folded letter to London, England, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 'Paid 19' Sep. 15" credit cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from Boston Sep. 16th to Queenstown arriving Sep. 25th, red London Paid (9.26) arrival cds, Extremely Fine, a beautiful usage with a gorgeous stamp and perfectly-struck markings; with 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 70 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $600
Lot
100
1862, 24¢ red lilac, tied by circular grid cancel on blue folded letter datelined "Maple (Pa.) 6th.mo.6th 1862" to Brown, Shipley & Co., Liverpool, England, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Boston Jun. 11th to Queenstown arriving Jun. 21st, Jun. 22nd arrival backstamp, remailed to London with Great Britain 1d red (20) tied by "Liverpool, JU 23 62" duplex with "466" circular grid, red London (6.24) arrival backstamp; part of backflap missing, 24¢ tear bottom right, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Hyzen, Haas; with 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 70 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $625
Lot
101
1862, 24¢ red lilac, tied by blue cork cancel with matching faint strike of "Chicago Ill. Sep. 4, 1864" double-circle datestamp on blue cover to London and forwarded within England with G.B. 1p Red tied by London duplex, missing top flap, some slight edge wear, F.-V.F., a rare and attractive usage. Scott No. 70 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
102
1862, 24¢ brown lilac, tied by target cancel with "Worcester Mass. Jun. 9" double-circle postmark alongside on blue 1865 cover to London, England, cover forwarded within England with G.B. 1d Red, small fault, partly affixed over U.S. stamp and tied by "71" numeral duplex, Very Fine and choice, a lovely combination cover; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 70a Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $450
Lot
103
1861, 30¢ orange, used with 5¢ brown (76) and 10¢ green (68), each tied by NYFM double cross-roads (Kirke 63-10-17-WG) on 1866 cover to Shanghai, China, endorsed "Via Southampton", red "N. York. Br. Pkt., Paid, Nov 4" exchange backstamp, red manuscript "40" cent credit rating to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Scotia from New York Nov. 4th to Queenstown arriving Nov. 13th, red London Paid (11.14) transit cds and matching "1d" colonial credit handstamp, carried by P&O Line Pera from Southampton to Alexandria arriving Dec. 3rd, then by P&O Line Bengal from Suez to Galle but issues enroute and towed to Aden, then by P&O Line Behar from Galle Jan. 2nd to Hong Kong arriving Jan. 20th, blue "Hong Kong, C, JA 20, 64" transit backstamp, then P&O Ganges from Hong Kong Jan. 22nd to Shanghai arriving Jan. 27th; 5¢ slightly affected from edge placement, Very Fine. Scott No. 71 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
AN ATTRACTIVE THREE-COLOR FRANKING PAYING THE 45¢ BRITISH MAIL RATE VIA SOUTHAMPTON TO SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Lot
104
1861, 30¢ orange, strip of three used with 12¢ black (69), tied by "Bethany W.Va. Oct 10 '63" duplexes on cover to South Australia, endorsement updated via "Marseilles & Suez", red "N. York Am. Pkt. 'Paid' Oct 14" exchange cds and red "24" cent credit to G.B. handstamp, carried by Hapag Line Allemannia from New York Oct. 14th to Southampton arriving Oct. 25th, red London Paid (10.25) transit cds, then by P&O Pera from Marseilles Oct. 28th to Alexandria arriving Nov. 3rd, overland to Suez departing Nov. 4th on P&O Golconda to Galle arriving Nov. 23rd, then P&O Madras Nov. 24th to King George's Sound, South Australia arriving Dec. 12th, Adelaide (12.15) arrival cds, right 30¢ small flaws from edge placement, a Very Fine usage. Scott No. 71 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Although prepaid $1.02 for Bremen-Hamburg mails via Marseilles for a letter weighing between ¼-½ oz, it was actually sent by British mails via Marseilles as indicated by the London transit cds.
Lot
105
1861, 30¢ orange, used with 15¢ black (77), both tied by four-ring targets on Goodhue correspondence cover to Zanzibar via Seychelles Islands, matching "Centre Harbour N.H. Jul 12" cds, red "Boston Am. Pkt. '24 Paid' 13 Jul" integral credit cds, endorsed "via Marseilles" at bottom at left, carried by Inman Line City of London from New York Jul. 14th to Liverpool arriving Jul. 26th, red London Paid (7.27) transit, red "4½d" credit handstamp, Mauritius (10.2) backstamp; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine, ex-Ainsworth. Scott No. 71 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A RARE 1861 ISSUE USAGE TO ZANZIBAR VIA SEYCHELLES ISLANDS.
This cover was prepaid 45¢ for the British mail rate via Marseilles weighing over ¼ ounce but not over ½ ounce.
Lot
106
1861, 30¢ Orange, vibrant color, tied by bold "Nashville Ten Jun 3" cds and four-ring target cancel on 1863 yellow cover to Russian Poland, red "N. York Bm. Pkt. 'Paid Jun 10" exchange cds, Hamburg (6.25) cds and oval datestamps, italicized "Franco" straightline, red crayon "3" credit rating, blue crayon "f3", reverse with Mierunsken (6.27) framed transit and Jun. 6th arrival cds; couple small cover flaws, a Very Fine usage. Scott No. 71 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 1861 ISSUE USAGE TO RUSSIAN POLAND.
This cover is convenience overpaid 1¢ for the 29¢ Hamburg Closed Mail rate to Poland rate effective July 1, 1857 to May 30, 1867.
Realized: $800
Lot
107
1861, 30¢ orange, rich color, used with well centered 12¢ black (69), each tied by fancy cogwheel cancels, matching sharp strike of "San Francisco Cal, Apr 15 1862" cds on light buff cover to Bergamo, Italy, red "New York 'Paid 36' Jun 24" exchange credit cds, red Calais (7.8) entry cds and matching small "PD" framed handstamp, reverse with transits including Milano (8.10) and Bergamo (8.10) arrival, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 71 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $950