Lot
1406 
1870, 6¢ carmine, H. grill, N.B.N.C. printing, horizontal pair, s.e. at right, canceled by matching segmented cork cancels duplexed with "San Francisco Cal., May 20" cds on 1873 cover with preprinted address to care of China Trans-Pacific Steam Co., London, England, red "New York, Ma 28" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Java from New York May 28th to Queenstown arriving Jun. 7th, red London Paid (6.9) arrival cds; some cover edge wear, right stamp some creasing, F.-V.F., and scarce 6¢ grilled pair used on cover.Scott No. 137; $900 for off cover pair Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $160
Lot
1407
1870, 1¢ ultramarine, without grill, N.B.N.C. printing, three singles, each with natural s.e. at left, each stamp quartered and neatly affixed on cover to West Dummerston, Vt., all tied by cork handstamps with matching "Holyoke, Mas., Jul 24" cds alongside, Very Fine and unusual.Scott No. 145 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1408
1870, 6¢ carmine, without grill, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by complete strike of large fancy geometric handstamp on cover to London, England, matching "Chicago, Ill., Apr 16" cds with red "Chicago, Ill., Am. Pkt., Paid All, Apr 16" exchange cds on reverse, red London entry cds, otherwise Very Fine. Cole No. GEC-9.Scott No. 148 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1409 ()
1870, 6¢ carmine, without grill, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by N.Y. geometric cancel on 1872 rebacked cover front to London, England, red "New York, Jan 24" exchange cds, forwarded to Rome, Italy franked with G.B. 2d blue canceled by light duplex with red "London, 5 Fe, 72" cds at left, Very Fine, ex-Knapp & Skinner.Scott No. 148 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1410
1873, 6¢ dull pink, C.B.N.C. printing, wrinkle at lower left, tied by "New York, Apr 17" cds and negative "6" duplex on 1874 folded letter from Kingston Jamaica to Lockeport, Nova Scotia, reverse with blue "Forwarded By J. Leaycraft, New York" oval handstamp, with Halifax, Liverpool and "Lockeport, N.S., Ap 21, 74" cds's; flap tear affecting forwarder mark, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 159 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1411
1873, 7¢ orange vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing, well centered, tied by 4-bar grid cancel, "San Francisco Cal. May 16" (1873) cds on blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" straightline and "New York 4 Br. Transit May 24" debit datestamp, Calais entry datestamp (Jun. 4) and "GB/2F" framed accountancy handstamp, "12" decimes due handstamp, London (Jun. 3) and Bordeaux (Jun. 5) backstamps, Extremely Fine, underpaid for 10¢ rate, ex-Mandel ("Penguin").Scott No. 160 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1412
1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, horizontal pair, used with 7¢ Orange Vermilion (160), tied black and red target cancels, red "New Haven Conn. May 18" (1876) circular datestamp on cover to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, red "New York 1.10 May 20" credit datestamp (110 centimes), red London Paid (May 31) and receiving datestamps, minor edgewear, Very Fine and attractive, a pretty cover paying the 27¢ British Mail rate via Southampton, ex-Karlawish.Scott No. 161 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1413
1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, tied on cover to Mauritius by "New Bedford / Mass." cds to 1877 cover addressed to "Bark Atlantic", Mauritius, with "Boston / Paid" cds in red (July 10) and "London / Paid" transit (July 23) in red adjacent, reverse with Mauritius arrival cds "AU 25" in blue, toning, Fine for this, a scarce destination, UPU rate was 10¢.Scott No. 161 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
1414
1873, 15¢ yellow orange, C.B.N.C. printing, used with 1¢ Ultramarine (156) and 5¢ Blue (179), cork cancels, "Fairfield Conn. Jun. 28" (1877) circular datestamp on cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red "New York Jun. 30" backstamp, red crayon "80" centimes credit (16¢), red London Paid datestamp (Jul. 9), Rio de Janeiro backstamp (Aug. 2), slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a scarce three color combination for 21¢ rate to Brazil via England (5¢ GPU-based credit to G.B.), this rate was in effect briefly from January to June 30, 1877; with 2002 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 163 Estimate $400 - 600.
Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
1415
1875, 5¢ blue, C.B.N.C. printing, two singles, used with 2¢ Vermilion (178) and 3¢ Green (158), tied by three strikes of "New Haven Conn. Jul. 13 10AM" (1878) duplex cancel and grid on cover to Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, red "New York Jul. 16 50" opera glass credit handstamp, red London Paid datestamp (Jul. 27), Capetown and Wellington datestamps (Aug. 22), barely reduced at left, Very Fine.Scott No. 179 Estimate $400 - 600.
A LOVELY COVER TO THIS RARE DESTINATION.
Current Opening Bid: $200