Lot
5069 
1856 (Oct. 13) New Orleans La. to Augsburg, Bavaria, blue folded printed prices current bearing 1¢ blue (9) horizontal pair, large margins to just touched, tied by bold "New Orleans La. Oct 13" cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Persia from New York Oct. 29th to Liverpool arriving Nov. 7th, red French (11.8.1856) transit cds, Augsburg (11.10) arrival backstamp, green crayon "5" due rating, backstamp, fresh and Very Fine circular rate use, ex-Cipolla. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $725
Lot
5070
1859 (Feb. 5) New Orleans La. to Cromford, Prussia via New York, February 5th 1859 printed circular bearing 1¢ blue (24) pair, intense shade and impression, scissor trimmed at bottom and upper left corner scuff, tied by dateless "New York" circular postmark, printed "Printed Report. / Per first Steamer." endorsement at upper left, carried by Inman Line Charter Lebanon from New York Feb. 27th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 11th, French red (3.12.59) transit cds, blue manuscript ratings, reverse with Paris (3.16), Frankfurt (3.17) transits and German (3.19) arrival; forwarded internally, a Very Fine circular-rate use. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $850
Lot
5071
1859 (Mar. 5) New Orleans La. to Cromford, Prussia, Mar. 5th 1859 printed circular bearing 1¢ blue (24) horizontal pair, tied by partial "New Orleans La., Mar 11" cds, printed "Printed Report. / Per first Steamer" endorsement, red French (4.5) transit cds, red Aachen (4.6) exchange backstamp and blue manuscript "2½" due rating, German (4.6) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $290
Lot
5072
1855 (Aug. 11) New Orleans La. to Trieste, Austria, blue folded printed circular with company "Printed Circular" straightline at top left and bearing 1¢ blue (9) horizontal pair, huge margins to in at bottom incl. portion of adjoining stamps at top, tied by "New Orleans La, Aug 18" cds, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Aug. 22nd to Liverpool arriving Sep. 2nd, red Calais (10.3) transit cds, red Trieste (10.9) arrival backstamp, blue ms. "3" corrected to "7" krCM due rating due to four enclosed circulars, Very Fine and rare multiple circular rate use. Estimate $300 - 400.
The top cover was marked 3 krCM due (1843 Austria-France Convention). The clerk saw it contained four more circulars (see vertical ribbon marks) and rerated the postage due of 7 krCM (+1 KrCM each).
Realized: $325
Lot
5073
1856 (Mar. 16) New Orleans La. to Augsburg, Bavaria, blue folded printed prices current bearing 1¢ blue (7) bottom sheet margin pair, huge margins to just touched, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar 16" cds, endorsed "Circulaire" at top, partial red French transit cds, manuscript "7" kr due rating, blue crayon "X", Ausburg (4.9) arrival backstamp, fresh and Very Fine circular rate use. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425
Lot
5074
1856 (Sep. 21) New Orleans La. to Feldkirch, Austria, blue folded printed circular with company "Printed Circular" framed handstamp at top right and bearing 1¢ blue (7) horizontal pair, pos. 18-19L2, huge margins to in at bottom incl. significant portion of adjoining stamps at top, tied by "New Orleans La, Sep 21" cds, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Oct. 1st to Liverpool arriving Oct. 13th, red Calais (10.14) transit cds, "Feldkirch/17. Oct." two-line arrival backstamp and neat ms. "3" krCM due rating, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Most British Open Mail circulars to Germany went via France, which had extensive conventions with the German States. In the GAPU, the Austrian kreuzer Convention Mii.nze equaled the south German kreuzer. In 1855, the UK and France replaced accounting for individual pieces of printed matter with bulk accounting handstamps.
Realized: $425
Lot
5075
1857 (Mar. 22) New Orleans La. to Feldkirch, Austria, blue folded printed circular bearing 1¢ blue (9) horizontal pair, large margins to just in, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar 12" cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Apr. 1st to Liverpool arriving Apr. 12th, red Calais (4.13) transit cds, "GB / 2F PK" accountancy handstamp, "Feldkirch/16. Apr." two-line arrival backstamp and neat ms. "3" krCM due rating, forwarded within Austria, Very Fine and rare use of this "GB / 2F PK" accountancy handstamp, which was used only during the so-called "three months" period., ex-Neinken, Wagshal; with 1979 P.F. certificate. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
5076
1857 (Sep. 21) New Orleans La. to Cromford, Rhenish Prussia, blue folded printed circular bearing 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A) horizontal pair, pos. 73-74R4, rich color, tied by indistinct "New Orleans La. Sep 21" cds, endorsed "via Ostend" at top right, carried by Cunard Line Persia from New York Sep. 30th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 10th, red Calais (10.12) transit cds, Prussia blue ms. "3" sgr due rating, Oct. 14th arrival backstamp, a Very Fine use. Scott No. 8A; $2,250 as off-cover pair Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $650
Lot
5077
1858 (Apr. 17) New Orleans La. to Vienna, Austria, blue folded printed circular with blue company "Printed Circular" framed handstamp at top right and bearing 1¢ blue (24) horizontal pair, scissor separated, tied by partial "New Orleans La" cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Apr. 28th to Liverpool arriving May 10th, red Calais transit cds, Vienna (5.14) arrival backstamps, blue ms. "5" krCM due rating due, Very Fine use. Estimate $150 - 200.
This circular shows 5 krCM due for France 4kr transit and Austria 1kr postage. The 1857 Austria-France Convention increased France's share for transit from 2kr to 4kr.
Realized: $425
Lot
5078
1858 (Jul. 3) New Orleans La. to Vienna, Austria, blue folded printed circular with blue company "Printed Circular" framed handstamp at top right and bearing 1¢ blue, type Va (24 var.) horizontal pair, pos. 23-24R5 with 23 showing Curl in "E" variety, scissor trimmed perfs; tied by partial "New Orleans, La. Jul 3" cds, endorsed "via Ostende", carried by Cunard Line Arabia from Boston Jul. 14th to Liverpool arriving Jul. 24th, red Aachen "Seebrief per England and Aachen" (7.27) transit backstamp, Prussian manuscript "2" kr debit, Austria blue ms. "7" krCM final due rating, red Vienna (7.29) arrival backstamp; some edge wear, F.-V.F. and scarce 1¢ type Va plate 5 franking. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $575