Lot
576 
1861, 5¢ buff, rich color, used with 10¢ green (68), tied by "Washington D.C., Jun 26, 1862" double-circle datestamp on cover to Prussia, endorsed "Via Hamburg or Bremen", red "N.York Hamb Pkt, 'Paid 10' Jun 28" credit exchange cds, carried by HAPAG Line Bavaria from New York Jun 28th to Hamburg arriving Jul. 13th, reverse with "Hamburg, 13/7 1862" oval and cds transits, "FRANCO" straightline on face; flap tear and small stamp flaws, Very Fine and scarce 5¢ buff use to Germany. Scott No. 67; $1,000 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot
577
1861, 10¢ yellow green, two singles, used with 3¢ rose (65), two pairs, all tied or cancelled by circular grid cancel on registered light buff cover to Bradford, England, light strike of red "Milltown Me. Feb 14" Valentines Day cds and manuscript "Registered 4." at bottom right, endorsed "By Portland Mail", red "New-York, Registered, Feb 19" rimless cds, blue crayon registry numbers, Bradford-Yorks (2.29.68) arrival backstamp; couple trivial perf flaws, F.-V.F., a scarce 1868 registered use to Great Britain. Scott No. 68 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
578
1861, 10¢ yellow green, tied by "N.York Steamship, Apr 1" cds on yellow cover with printed "Frejole Brick Co., Panama" corner to Winthrop Me.; original enclosure datelined "Panama, March 22 1868"; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine, A rare Panama corner card cover prepaid by United States stamps. Scott No. 68 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
579
1861, 10¢ yellow green, horizontal pair, tied by "New York Dec 31" duplex with circle of wedges fancy cancel on blue 1867 folded letter to Guatemala, manuscript "Str. Arizona via Panama" endorsement at top left, red "2" crayon inland due rating, Very Fine and scarce double-rate use. Scott No. 68 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
580
1861, 10¢ yellow green, vertical pair, rich color, tied by two strikes of "N. York, Steamship, Jul 19" cds, additional strike on reverse of small cover from Cuba to Bennington Center Vt. reverse with two partial strikes of Jul. 13th 1866 Matanzas ship broker merchant cds; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine. Scott No. 68 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
581
1861, 10¢ yellow green, well centered, tied by three strikes of "Paid" straightline, matching "Wiscasset, Me, 3 Dec" cds to Capt. Tucker, Ship Sammoset at St.John New Brunswick, endorsed "Pr Steamer via Portland" at top, Very Fine and pretty. Scott No. 68 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot
582
1861, 10¢ yellow green, rich color, cancelled by cork duplexed with "Nashua N.H. Mar 18" cds on 1868 buff cover to Heidelberg, Germany, endorsed "Via Bremen", red "New York, Paid All, Direct, Mar 19" exchange cds, magenta Bremen Franco (4.2) framed transit, Heidelberg (4.3) arrival backstamp, original letter accompanies, fresh and Very Fine use at the 10¢ Bremen-Hamburg rate. Scott No. 68 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $100
Lot
583
1861, 10¢ dark green, beautiful shade, tied by circular grid cancel duplexed with "Boston, Mass. May 5" cds on cover to Habana, Cuba, endorsed "Stmr. from N.York, May 7" at top left, blue Havana (5.10) arrival backstamp and matching "NA1" oval handstamp for North America 1 reales inland postage due, fresh and Very Fine; with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 68a Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
584
1861, 12¢ black, used with 3¢ rose, E. grill (88), 5¢ brown (76) and 10¢ green (68), tied by cork cancels duplexed with "New Orleans La. May 8" cds on 1868 folded letter to Langon, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' May 12" credit exchange cds, blue Calais (5.25) entry cds and matching small "PD" framed handstamp, Langon (5.26) arrival backstamp; 5¢ tiny tear, Very Fine and attractive; with 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 69 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A REMARKABLE FOUR-COLOR MIXED 1861-1868 ISSUE FRANKING ON FOLDED LETTER TO FRANCE PAYING TWO-TIMES THE 15¢ TREATY RATE.
Lot
585
1861, 30¢ orange, horizontal pair, used with 3¢ rose (65) pair, beautiful early bright shades, tied by three clear strikes of Boston large "Paid" grid cancel on blue 1862 folded cover to Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, endorsed "via England, proof City of Washington" at top left, reverse with red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid Jun 20" exchange cds and red crayon "12" for double the 6¢ credit to G.B., carried by the Inman Line City of Washington from New York Jun. 21st to Liverpool arriving Jul. 3rd, red London Paid (7.4) transit cds and red crayon "1" pence credit, red Cape of Good Hope Aug. arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex-Knapp (lot label affixed); with 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 71 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A RARE 1861 ISSUE FRANKING FOR DOUBLE THE 33¢ BRITISH MAIL RATE VIA ENGLAND.
For some reason, London rated the letter as a single rate (1 pence) instead of the double rate (2 pence) for the British colonial postage.
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Realized: $1,800