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Printed Matter to Foreign Destinations

Lots 1126-1135 Lots 1136-1145 Lots 1146-1151

Lot 1126    

1854 (Jul. 4) New York N.Y. to Liverpool, England, folded wrapper bearing 1¢ blue, type IV (9), margins to touched, rich color, tied by NYFM red circular grids, endorsed "printed P Current", carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Canada from Boston July 5th to Liverpool arriving July 16th, green "Liverpool America JY 16 54" arrival backstamp, large black "2" pence due rating, Very Fine; with 1972 P.F. certificate.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1127    

1860 (Jun. 30) New York N.Y. to London, England, printed circular bearing 1¢ blue (24) pair, s.e. at left with corner nick, tied by "New York Jul 10" cds, London "2d" pence due handstamp, remailed to Wokingham with G.B. 1d red tied by "London AU 2 60" duplex, Reading (8.2) and Wokingham (8.3) backstamps; minor wear, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 1128    

1866-67 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, printed circular endorsed "pr Guilding Star via Rio de Janeiro" and prepaid with 3¢ rose (65) horizontal pair, single pulled perf, tied by NYFM geometric cancels, blue crayon "40" reis postage due rating, Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce printed matter use to South America, ex Richard Winter.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

The 6¢ postage prepaid the rate for 6-9 unsealed circulars. This was the domestic rate required for circulars sent by steamship to a country with which the United States had no convention. Although the exact date can not be determined, "Guiding Star" made only three round voyages for the line departing New York on September 22nd 1866, December 21st 1866, and September 23rd 1867.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 1129    

1867 (circa) New York N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, William P. Wright's New York Cotton Circular sent by Kremelberg & Co. of New York at the 2¢ printed matter rate paid to destination with 2¢ black (73), exceptionally well centered with a couple sort perfs, tied by NYCM circle of wedges, New York large red "½" (silbergroschen) handstamp credit to Bremen, carried by NGL Line New York from New York to Bremerhaven, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" transit; slight bend affects 2¢, Very Fine, ex Richard Winter.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Pencil "12/30" numbers appear to be docketing date of origin or reception, but don't line up with an sailing of the "New York". 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: $900

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Lot 1130    

1867 (Mar. 20) New York N.Y. to Amsterdam, Netherlands, printed circular bearing 2¢ black (73) tied by NYCM circle of wedges at the 2¢ British open mails newspaper rate, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Cuba from New York Mar. 20th to Queenstown arriving Mar. 31st; British "1d" pence debit handstamp, manuscript "7½" pence due rating and blue Amsterdam "1½" Dutch cents fiscal tax handstamp on inside flap; slight abrasion at lower right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 1131    

1869 (Dec.) New York N.Y. to Messina, Italy, printed circular bearing 2¢ black, grilled (93) pair, tied by NYCM leaf cancels, matching "Short Paid" framed handstamp and matching large "4" cent debit rating; reverse with (8.28.69) arrival backstamp, manuscript "50" centesimi due rating; some toned perfs, minor ink erosion, Very Fine, ex-Gibson; with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

This circular was noted short paid at the exchange office because the 8¢ book post rate had been short paid by 4¢.

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Lot 1132    

1870 (Oct. 15) New York N.Y. to Reichenberg, Austria, folded cover endorsed "Circular" bearing 2¢ red brown (146) pair tied by NYCM circle of wedges (TR-W6) prepaid for the 4¢ NGU direct circular rate, red "Paid All" straightline handstamp, carried as endorsed by Guion Line Wisconsin from New York Oct. 19th to Queenstown arriving Oct. 29th, Austria (11.1) arrival backstamp; 1870 docketing across face, minor bottom edge toning, Fine.
Scott No. 146    Estimate $200 - 300.

Weiss recorded only five covers bearing this cancel, this was not one of them. This is the only example not bearing an 1869 issue franking.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1133    

1872 (Feb. 10) New York N.Y. to Port of Spain, Trinidad, folded circular bearing 2¢ red brown (146) well centered, pre-use corner crease, tied by NYCM split circular grid (Weiss UNC-7), endorsed "Circulars, p Mississippi via Havana", colonial "1d" credit handstamp, "Trinidad MR 7 1872" arrival double-arc datestamp and blue crayon "1" due rating for inland postage; small hole, still Very Fine, Illustrated in Weiss NYFM on page 463., ex-Braus, Klein, Weiss, Kirke, Richards.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS NYFM CANCEL, AND ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED NYFM COVERS TO TRINIDAD.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 1134    

1873 (circa) New York N.Y. to Barcarrena, Portugal, 2¢ brown wrapper cancelled by large circular three-bar grid, sent at printed matter rate, Lisbon (9.1) transit backstamp; couple stains and small tear, Fine and rare destination.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1135    

1874 (circa) New York N.Y. to Zurich, Switzerland, 1¢ blue (W77) wrapper cancelled by circle of wedges and with New York red "Paid All" straightline handstamp; horizontal crease at top, Very Fine, sent at the 1¢ printed matter treaty rate.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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