Sale 103: The APS Auction

Lot 722    

1863, 2¢ black, tied by fancy star cancel duplexed with "New York City, Dec 11" cds on all-over tan shaded Central Park Board of Commissioners cover to local street address, Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

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Lot 723    

1862, 5¢ red brown, bright shade, used with 10¢ green (68), each tied by bold NYFM double cross-roads fancy cancels, red "New York 'Paid 6' Oct 17" credit exchange cds on blue 1863 folded letter to France, red French (10.30) entry cds also ties 5¢ and matching small "PD" framed handstamp, Oct. 31st arrival backstamp, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 75    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A CHOICE NYFM DOUBLE CROSS-ROADS FANCY CANCEL USE TO FRANCE.

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Lot 724    

1862, 5¢ red brown, beautiful vibrant shade, used with 10¢ green (68), rich color, both tied by pretty blue "Baltimore, Md. Sep 19" cds on orange buff cover to Germany, partial red "N.York, Hamb. Pkt. 'Paid 10' Sep 20" credit exchange cds, carried by HAPAG Line Hammonia from New York Sep. 20th to Hamburg arriving Oct. 5th, reverse with Hamburg (10.5) oval and Oct. 8th arrival, Very Fine and choice red brown use.
Scott No. 75; $730    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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Lot 725    

1862, 5¢ red brown, used with 1¢ blue (63), tied by light New York City duplex on cover New Haven, Conn., 5¢ right corner flaws, otherwise Very Fine and scarce combination for double the 3¢ rate.
Scott No. 75    $700.

Realized: $200

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Lot 726    

1863, 5¢ brown, used with 10¢ green (68), each tied by NYFM red triangular grid (Skinner NYFM 65-3) on 1865 cover to Germany, red "N. York, Brem. Pkt. 'Paid 12' Apr 22" credit exchange cds, carried by NGL Line New York from New York Apr. 22nd to Bremerhaven arriving May 4th, sharp blue "American/über Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, Very Fine and scarce red strike of this NYFM cancel.
Scott No. 76    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 727    

1863, 5¢ brown, horizontal pair, each canceled by NYFM fancy circle of wedges, red "N.York, 'Paid 7' Brem. Pk., Aug 15" credit exchange cds on light buff 1863 cover to Bremen, carried as endorsed by NGL Line America from New York Aug. 15th to Bremen arriving Aug. 29th, Very Fine and scarce NY Foreign Mail use to Bremen at the special 10¢ rate.
Scott No. 76    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $280

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Lot 728    

1866, 15¢ black, tied by circle of wedges duplexed with "Buffalo N.Y." cds on small cover from the Shepard correspondence to Frankfurt, Prussia in care of U.S. Consul W.W. Murphy, partial red "N. York 'Paid 12' Brem. Pkt. Oct 10" credit exchange cds, carried by NGL Line America from New York Oct. 10th to Bremen arriving Oct. 23rd, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" three-line exchange handstamp, forwarded prepaid by consul with Prussia 1867, 1kr green (23) four margins, tied by Frankfurt (10.24) cds to Hotel D'Angleterre; small edge tears, 1kr small flaws from fold-over, Very Fine and colorful forwarded use sent at the 15¢ Bremen-Hamburg packet rate.
Scott No. 77    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1861 ISSUE USES FORWARDED IN PRUSSIA, THIS BEING THE ONLY ONE SENT BY BREMEN MAILS.

The other recorded forwarded use is also from the Shephard correspondence dated Aug. 29th 1867 from Buffalo sent by Hamburg mails (ex-Ishikawa, Ainsworth).

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Lot 729    

1866, 15¢ black, used with 2¢ black (73) vertical pair, tied by circle of V's cancels duplexed with "Williamsburgh N.Y. Dec 8" cds on 1867 orange buff cover to Switzerland at the 19¢ Bremen-Hamburg rate, New York red "16" cent credit handstamp, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" handstamp, reverse with Basel (12.19) and Aarburg (12.20) transits; missing backflap, Very Fine use to Switzerland at the 19¢ via Bremen-Hamburg rate, ex-Faust.
Scott No. 77    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 730    

1866, 15¢ black, used with 3¢ rose (65) vertical strip of four and single, canceled by corks duplexed with "Kanawha C.H., West Va. Feb 28" cds to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Mar 5" credit exchange cds, blue Calais (3.17) entry cds ties strip, red "PD" framed handstamp; couple stamp flaws and minor paper loss at upper right, Very Fine appearing and scarce double-weight franking from West Virginia.
Scott No. 77    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 731    

1863, 24¢ lilac, used with 3¢ rose (65) horizontal pair, tied by bold magenta segmented cork cancels, matching "Hartford Ct. Sep 12" double-circle datestamp on folded letter to Paris, France, red "Boston 'Paid 24' 13 Sep" credit datestamp, red Calais (9.26) entry cds and matching small red "P.D." on 3¢ pair, partial Paris arrival backstamp; one 3¢ with tiny tear, Very Fine and colorful use; with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 78    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $425

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