Lot
993 
1862 (Jul. 21) Peru, Ill. To Stettin, Wurttemberg, orange cover with sharp "Peru Ills. Jul 21" cds and manuscript "30" unpaid rating, choice strike of blue "Chicago Ill. Am Pkt. '23'" exchange debit cds, carried on Allan Line Norwegian from Quebec Jul. 26 ro Liverpool arriving Aug. 5, red Aachen (8.7) transit backstamp with blue manuscript "13" debit rating, crossed out and updated in blue crayon to "45" due, Stettin (8.9) arrival backstamp and red crayon "47" final due rating; minor edge and flap tear, Very Fine, ex-Stiss. Estimate $100 - 150.
References: Illustrated in Piszkiewicz article in the Chronicle Aug. 1998 on page 227.
Realized: $70
Lot
994
1863 (Apr. 18) New York, N.Y. To Denmark, datelined folded letter carried privately on Steamship "Bavaria" from New York to Hamburg, reverse with Hamburg (5.7) oval datestamp and matching "aus America." script handstamp, blue "6½" sgr. (28sk.) debit handstamp, Danish foreign letter rate of 9sk. was added for a total of 37sk. postage due; light file folds, Very Fine, A very scarce example of the Hamburg "aus America" script handstamp. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $500
Lot
995
1864-65 Hamburg N.Y. Depreciated Currency Markings, two folded letters, 1864 with "Hamburg Packet 12, May 28" exchange cds and "N.Y. Hamb. Pkt. '15 or 29 U.S. Notes' Jun 14" depreciated currency cds, 1865 with pretty blue "Hamburg Packet 7, Jun 29" exchange cds and "N.Y. Hamb. Pkt. '10 or 14 U.S. Notes' Jul 14" depreciated currency cds; Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
996
1865 (Feb. 28) New York, N.Y. To Copenhagen, Denmark, blue double-weight folded letter with black "N.York Br. Pkt. '46' Feb 28" debit exchange cds, blue Aachen (3.12) transit backstamp with blue manuscript "26" sgr. debit rating, Hamburg (3.16) oval backstamp transit, red crayon "128" sk. double rate final due rating, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $95
Lot
997
1865 (Mar. 8) Clinton, N.Y. To Vienna, Austria, blue "Clinton N.y. Mar 8 '68" duplex ties 1861, 3¢ rose + 12¢ black singles, red "N. York 'Paid 12' Hamb. Pkt. Mar 4" exchange cds, Hamburg (3.19) backstamp with matching "Franco" straightline handstamp, Vienna (3.21) arrival backstamps; flap torn, a Very Fine use. Scott No. 65+69 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $105
Lot
998
1866 (Jan. 25) Shanghai, China To Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Via Hong Kong, blue cover with Shanghae (1.25) and Hong Kong (1.29) backstamps,bearing Hong Kong 2¢, 4¢ (3), 8¢ and 24¢ franking tied by "B62" cancels, red crayon "1" and "1/9½" ratings, red London Paid (3.22) transit cds with matching "21/Cents" credit rating, carried by Allan Line Damascus from Liverpool Mar. 22nd to Portland Me. arriving Apr. 4th, closed bag to Chicago with red "Chicago Am. Pkt. 'Paid' Apr 6" exchange cds; small stamp faults and part of flap missing; accompanied by second 1865 (Oct. 25) large part of cover from same correspondence bearing Hong Kong 8¢, 12¢ and 24¢ franking, Fine, a stunning four color franking, The 46¢ rate (45¢ plus 1¢ local) was established Nov. 2nd 1863 (Webb, p. 231). Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,800
Lot
999
1866 (Mar. 17) Rheineck, Switzerland To Philadelphia Pa., blue folded cover bearing Switzerland 30f and 40f (2)couple perf flaws, tied by three strikes of "Rheineck 17 Mar 66" cds, black "P.D." paid-to-destination handstamp, French red crayon "9" cent credit to U.S., carried by Inman Line City of Paris departing Liverpool Mar. 21st to New York arriving Apr. 2nd, red "Phila. Am. Pkt. 'Paid' Apr 2" exchange cds and red "21" handstamp to reiterate rate, Very Fine, Carried on the maiden voyage of Inman Line City of Paris. Estimate $200 - 300.
Under the Franco-Swiss Convention of 1 October 1865, the prepaid rate for letters sent from Switzerland to the Brazil, Denmark, the United States, and the Sandwich Islands, via France, was established at 1Fl0c per 7½ grams. This amount paid all postal charges to destination. For accounting purposes, the French Post Office received a 1F per 7½ grams fee for its portion of the postal services provided on such mail.
Realized: $475
Lot
1000
1867 (Jan. 2) Burlington, Ia. To Holzminden, Germany, orange cover bearing 1866, 15¢ black tied by Burlington (1.2) cds, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. 'Paid 12' Jan 5" cds, Hamburg and Holzminden (1.27); backflap faulty, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $125
Lot
1001
1867 (Mar. 27) Baltimore, Md. To Bremen, Germany, folded cover bearing 1863, 2¢ black (73) tied by "Baltimore Md. Apr 27" cds, New York large "½" silbergroschen handstamp credit to Bremen, carried as docketed by NGL Line Union departing New York Mar. 28th to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 9th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" transit; small spindle hole, stamp with light toning; still a Very Fine and scarce circular rate use. Scott No. 73 Estimate $400 - 600.
Circular prepaid to destination in Bremen. Large "½" handstamp of New York, known in red and in black, applied as a result of late 1866/early 1867 negotiations with the Germans that established printed matter rates beyond the GAPU and set U.S. credits per item (recent research by Heinrich Conzelmann).
Realized: $550
Lot
1002
1867, 1869 (Apr. 30, Nov. 19) Paris, France To the United States, two Shepard mourning covers from Munroe & Co. with "Par Steamer / Pr. les Etats-Unis" direction handstamps, 1867 (Apr. 30) with Paris cds bearing France 80c. Empire Issue tied by "3" dotted star cancel, red "9" cent credit for American packet and matching framed "PD" handstamp, red New York Am. Pkt. May 12 exchange cds; 1869 (Nov. 19) with Paris cds bearing France 80c. Empire Issue tied by clear strike of "3" dotted star cancel, red "3" cent credit for British packet service and black framed "PD" handstamp, red New York Paid All Nov. exchange cds; Very Fine pair of covers prepaying the 80 centimes (15¢) rate. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $200