Sale 92: The Summer Sale

Lot 1940    

Wrapper, 1875, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 5, cancelled by New York Circular Mail circle of wedges fancy cancel to Amsterdam, Holland, Very Fine and scarce New York foreign mail use.
Scott No. W148    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1941    

Wrapper, 1875, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 5, cancelled by light San Francisco Cal. and showing New York red "Paid All" straightline to Berlin, Germany; file fold, otherwise Very Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. W148    Estimate $150 - 200.

The New York exchange office "Paid All" handstamp was used per treaty to indicated prepayment of postage to destination.

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Realized: $130

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Lot 1942    

Wrapper, 1881, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 8, cancelled by "Philadelphia Pa." third-class oval to Germany, Landau Pfalz (10.16) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. W158    Estimate $400 - 600.

THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE DIE 55 VERMILION WRAPPER.

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Lot 1943    

Wrapper, 1883, 2¢ red on manila, wrapper with illustrated John A. Salzer's Plant and Seed Catalog advertising design showing plant, cancelled by target cancel to Berea, Ohio; small tear at left, otherwise Very Fine, This is the only recorded example with illustrated advertising..
Scott No. W235    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 1944    

Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila, wrapper enclosing January 1892 Chicago Stamp News showing World's Fair Packets advertisement, cancelled by Chicago third-class oval to Southampton, Great Britain, sharp strike of purple "Saved from wreck of S.S."Eider."" framed handstamp; some faults from emersion in sea water, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. W301    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THE ONLY RECORDED WRAPPER CARRIED ON THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMSHIP "EIDER" WRECK USE.

This wrapper was onboard the North German Lloyd S.S. "Eider", a German luxury passenger liner traveling from New York and bound for Bremen via Southampton with 227 passengers and 167 crew. She ran aground about half a mile from shore off St. Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wright in the English Channel during in a dense fog on Sunday night. January 31st 1892. The captain believed that the liner would ride off the bar with the tide. Some of the cargo was jettisoned. At 7am the next day, a lifeboat approached "Eider" to warn that a gale was approaching. The captain felt sure that tugs would arrive in time and asked the lifeboat to carry some of the mail bags ashore instead of the passengers. As conditions worsened all passengers and crew were removed with no loss of life; however, the ship was lost. The mail was taken charge of by officials from the Newport Post Office. Two markings were used, one in German for mail bound for Bremen and the scarcer one in English (Saved from wreck of S.S. "Eider") for mail bound to Southampton.

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Lot 1945    

Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila, wrapper cancelled by bar grid cancel to Round Grove Ill., "Held for Postage" and "Due 1" straightline handstamps, sent to Dead Letter office where Dead Letter Office, Package Tracking Seal, Type 5, red (OX) affixed, red manuscript "H. 3717" DLO record number; edge tears, Dead Letter Office (12.10) triangular datestamp; tears, Fine and rare use.
Scott No. W301    Estimate $400 - 600.

ONE OF FOUR RECORDED DEAD LETTER OFFICE TYPE 5 SEALS USED ON COVER.

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Lot 1946    

Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila, uprated with 1¢ deep green (279) tied by partial "N.Y. Supplementary Mail, May 21 '98" duplex to Curacao; some toning, Fine and rare supplementary mail use.
Scott No. W301    Estimate $300 - 400.

THE ONLY RECORDED SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL WRAPPER USE, AND THE ONLY RECORDED THIRD CLASS MAIL EXAMPLE.

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Lot 1947    

Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila, uprated with 10¢ Trans-Miss. (290) cancelled by cork cancel registered to Batavia, Java, "New York" registry exchange label (FX-NY1a) affixed, partial Batavia arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rare registered wrapper to Java.
Scott No. W301    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1948    

Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila, wrapper bearing 10¢ Special Delivery (E5) tied by cork cancel duplexed with partial "Malvern Pa., Sep 16, 1899" cds to Philadelphia Pa., manuscript "9630/2" delivery notation; small nick, Very Fine and rare special delivery wrapper.
Scott No. W301    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1949    

Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila, wrapper with illustrated red The Black Diamond Shoe Dressing, Parker, Holmes & Co., Boston Mass. advertising design showing cork bottle, cancelled by "Boston Mass." third-class oval to Halifax, Nova Scotia; file fold through design, otherwise Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. W301    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $110

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