Lot
484 
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1867 Philadelphia, Pa. To Paris, France. Double rate cover franked with 1861, 3¢ rose, two singles + 1862, 24¢ grayish lilac, Scratch under "A" of "Postage", canceled by grid handstamps, red "Phila. Am. Pkt., 6, Apr 26" credit cds tying right 3¢ stamp, red Havre octagon date stamp, Very Fine, a rare on cover usage of the 1862, 24¢ Scratched Plate Variety. Scott No. 65+78a Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot
485
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1868 Philadelphia, Pa. To Palermo, Sicily. Folded letter sheet franked with 1868, 10¢ green, E. grill, horizontal pair canceled by solid star handstamps paying the 19¢ North German Union mail rate, purple "Phil'a., Br. Transit, Paid All, Mar 12" cds and red manuscript crayon "4" credit, blue manuscript "fr1½" silbergroschen for transit beyond the German-Austrian border, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, an extremely rare North German Union rate usage from the Philadelphia exchange office and the earliest known usage of this Philadelphia exchange office marking; with 1981 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 89 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Philadelphia was not an exchange office for North German Union mail when the convention was negotiated in October of 1867. When the detailed regulations to this convention where agreed to in June 1868, Philadelphia was listed as an exchange office for the North German Union mail.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
486
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1868 Philadelphia, Pa. To Berlin, Prussia. Cover franked with 1863, 5¢ brown, three singles tied by "Philad'a, Pa., Dec 18" cds and fancy "Mummers" duplex (S&E FR-NMc 1), red "New York Paid All, Br. Transit, Dec 19" exchange and Verviers/Coeln transit postmarks; right stamp with natural s.e. at left, Very Fine, an attractive 15¢ North German Union closed mail rate usage. Scott No. 76 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
487
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1868 Philadelphia, Pa. To Straussfurt, Prussia. Cover franked with 1869, 10¢ green, E. grill tied by grid handstamp paying the North German Union direct rate, purple "Phil'a, Direct Paid All, Jul 6" cds and red boxed Hamburg date stamp; couple cover tears at top from opening, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce usage of this Philadelphia exchange marking. Scott No. 89 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
488
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1868 Philadelphia, Pa. To Paris, France. Cover franked with 1866, 15¢ black (s.e. at left) tied by grid handstamp and purple "Philadelphia, Paid 12, Jan 7" foreign mail cds, sent by American contract steamship N.G.L. Deutschland with blue Calais entry cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 77 Estimate $200 - 300.
Credit to France should have been only 6¢, since the Calais arrival marking notes American service. British packet via England was probably the intended sailing (Cunard 'Scotia' departing N.Y. on January 8th) so the Philadelphia exchange office credited France accordingly.
Realized: $240
Lot
489
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1869 Philadelphia, Pa. To Braunschweig, Germany. Cover franked with 1868, 10¢ green, E. grill canceled by blue cork cancel, endorsed "Per Steamer Saxonia via Hamburg" at top, purple "Phil'a, Direct Paid All, Apr 5" cds and red boxed "Hamburg, 19 4 69, Franco" date stamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 89 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
490
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1869 Philadelphia, Pa. To Paris, France. Cover franked with 1869, 3¢ ultramarine + 12¢ green tied by square cork cancels, purple "Philadelphia, Paid 6, Dec 28" exchange and blue Calais entry cds's, cover forwarded privately to Egypt with blue "Forwarded By., Drexel Harjes & Co., Paris" oval handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 114+117 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $600
Lot
491
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1869 Philadelphia, Pa. To Braunschweig, Germany. Cover franked with 1869, 10¢ yellowish orange tied by Philadelphia foreign mail cancel, purple "Phil'a, Direct Paid All, Sep 20" cds and red boxed "Hamburg, 6 10 69, Franco" date stamp, Very Fine and scarce, a very scarce foreign mail cancel known recorded by census as used between August 27th and December 28th of 1869. Scott No. 116 Estimate $500 - 750.