Lot
1519 
1865 (Jun. 16) Faringdon, England to Central City, Col. Territory, cover bearing G.B. 1865, 1s green (SG 101) tied by "Faringdon, JU 15 65" duplex and barred "293" numeral cancel, red London (6.16) backstamp and matching "5/Cents" credit handstamp to U.S., carried on Cunard Line Cuba from Liverpool Jun. 17th to New York arriving Jun 27th, red "New York Br. Pkt. 'Paid' Jun 28" exchange cds, faint "Mountain City, Col." cds with "Advertised" and "Unclaimed" framed handstamps, red manuscript "7/15", Very Fine and scarce Colorado Territory advertised use. Estimate $300 - 400.
At the time Central City was called Mountain City.
Realized: $325
Lot
1520
1865 (Aug. 29) Paterson N.J. to Manchester, England, cover with "Paterson N.J. Aug 29" cds and matching small "24" packet rating, black "N.York Br. Pkt. '5' Aug 29" debit exchange cds, Manchester (9.10) arrival cds and manuscript "1/-" packet due rating; small cover tear and reduced slightly at left, F.-V.F. and scarce packet rating. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
1521
1865 (Nov. 30) New York N.Y. to Calmar, Sweden, blue dated printed circular bearing 2¢ black (73) with bottom imprint selvage, tied by New York fancy circle of wedges cancel, New York exchange office red "PAID ALL" straightline, carried on NGL Line Bremen from New York Dec 16th to Bremerhaven arriving Dec 29th, Bremen exchange office blue "America, uber Bremen, France" three-line handstamp, blue and red crayon "6" ratings denote 6 ore postage due in Sweden, Malmo (2.1.1866) arrival backstamp, 2¢ faults, otherwise Very Fine and scarce printed matter use to Sweden; with 1990 P.F. certificate. Estimate $500 - 750.
In October 1865, the newspaper rate to Sweden by the Bremen-Hamburg mail was 3¢, apparently the 2¢ prepaying was accepted as fully paid. In October 1865, the newspaper rate between rate between Hamburg and Sweden via Denmark was reduced from 9 öre to 6 öre.
Realized: $1,800
Lot
1522
1866 (Jan. 16) New York N.Y. to Furth, Bavaria, light buff cover with preprinted Seligman, Bendit & Sohne address bearing 2¢ black (73), two singles, one s.e., and 24¢ grayish lilac (78a), tied by NYFM wedge (65-12-19-WG) cancels, red "N. York Br. Pkt. '7 Paid' Jan 16" credit exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Boston Jan. 17th to Queenstown arriving Jan. 29th, blue "Aachen, France 31 1" framed transit, Furth (1.31) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F., Prepaid at the 28¢ Prussian Closed Mail rate. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
Lot
1523
1866 (Apr. 24) London, England to New York N.Y., light gray datelined folded letter bearing G.B. 2d blue, 6d lilac (SG 45, 97) tied by oval grids prepaying the 8d ship letter rate, blue London (4.24) backstamp, carried as endorsed by NGL Line New York from Southampton Apr. 25th to New York arriving May 7th, sharp strike of "New York Ship Letter '4' May 7" cds, fresh and Very Fine Non-Contract steamship use. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1524
1866 (May 15) Pennington N.J. to Paris, France, partial cds on cover bearing 5¢ brown (76) pair and single, tied by target cancels, red "New York 'Paid 12' May 16" credit exchange cds, red Calais (5.27) entry cds and matching small "PD" handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot
1525
1866 (May 31) Clausthal, Germany to New York N.Y., blue cover with blue "Clausthal, 31 5" origin cds, blue crayon "2" sbr. rating(5¢) for transit fee beyond Hamburg, blue "Hamburg Packet '12' Jun 2" exchange debit cds to U.S., carried by Hapag Line Borussia from Hamburg Jun. 3rd to New York Jun. 16th, "N.Y. Hamb. Pkt., 15 or 24 U.S. Notes, Jul 16" depreciated currency cds, Very Fine, ex-Hugh Feldman. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1526
1866 (Jul. 31) New York N.Y. to Furth, Bavaria, light buff cover with preprinted Seligman, Bendit & Sohne address bearing 2¢ black (73) pair, 10¢ green (68) and 24¢ lilac (78), each tied by strike of NYFM circle of wedges, red "New York 'Paid 24' Jul 31" exchange cds and "New York 'Paid 36' Jul 31" struck adjacent, carried by Cunard Line Africa from Boston Aug. 1st to Queenstown arriving Aug. 11th, red Calais (8.13) transit cds, Furth (8.15) arrival backstamp; 10¢ faulty corner, F.-V.F. Estimate $500 - 750.
The stamps were purposely placed to the left to cover the preprinted "per Closed Mail via London & Ostende" endorsement for Prussian Closed mail service. This cover was prepaid 38¢, short paying double the 21¢ per ¼ ounce rate by French mail. The short payment was apparently paid in cash or accepted by the New York exchange office, which struck the proper 36¢ credit cds for double-weight letter by French mail via British packet.
Realized: $1,700
Lot
1527
1866 (Aug. 24) Hoboken N.J. to Strasbourg, France, cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) and 12¢ black (69), cancelled by matching targets and latter tied by "Hoboken, N.J. Aug 24" cds, red "New York 'Paid 12' Aug 25" exchange cds overstruck by black "New York '6' Aug 25" debit exchange cds and matching "Short Paid" framed handstamp adjacent, Havre entry datestamp and matching "16" decimes due handstamp, French red insufficiently prepaid framed handstamp, forwarded to Andlau upon arrival, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1528
1866 (Aug. 25) New York N.Y. to Furth, Bavaria, light buff cover with preprinted Seligman, Bendit & Sohne address bearing 2¢ black (73) pair, two 3¢ rose (65) singles and two 10¢ green (68) singles, tied by strikes of NYFM grid cancel, red "N. York Brem. Pkt. 'Paid 24' Aug 25" exchange cds, carried NGL Line Bremen from New York Aug. 25th to Bremen arriving Sep. 8th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, Furth (9.10) arrival backstamp; left 10¢ repaired corner, cover edge wear and small edge tear. Estimate $300 - 400.
The letter was properly paid for the 28¢ Prussian closed mail rate, but must have weighed just over ½ oz. Since 2 x 28¢ = 56¢ had not been paid for this route, the New York exchange office clerk sent the letter in the Bremen mail at two-times the 15¢ Bremen rate = 30¢ rate and accepted the 2¢ short payment. The New York marking shows a credit to Bremen of 2 x 12¢ = 24¢.
Realized: $575