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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 208° |  |
 2c Brown, 10c Yellow (113, 116). Three 10c singles used with 2c, tied by circle of V's on cover with Bavier & Co. Yokohama Japan brown oval return card on flap, addressed to Manchester England, and
endorsed, "For Europe via Pacific Railroad," bold magenta "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 16 Paid" exchange office cds and matching large "4" handstamp. The 32c prepayment includes 20c for the double 10c transpacific rate from Japan to the U.S. plus 12c for
the double 6c transatlantic rate to England, the meaning of the "4" hs is unknown. Cover with some wrinkles, small tears in flap neatly mended, stamp at L. with minor perf toning, still a Very Fine usage, the only recorded example of this double rate
(Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 0.00 |
| 209 | |
 10c Yellow, 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (116, 119). Single and pair of the first, single of the latter, tied by quartered cork cancels on June, 1870 Fleming Brothers cover to France, showing a 5c overpayment
of two times the 20c 1 oz. rate via British mail, "Pittsburgh Pa. Jun. 15" cds, red London Paid, docketing at right, right 10c creased, Fine, very scarce franking (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 3,750.00 |
| 210 | |
 10c Yellow (116). Single with star cancel and bit of ds rim on cover to a member of the Italian Parliament in Naples and additionally franked with 15c Black, F. Grill (98) horizontal pair with
guideline at left, each with matching cancels, pair additionally tied by partial red London Paid, back with "Ninever Mo. Jul. 31" cds and red New York exchange, etc, apparently a 2c overpayment of two-times 19c NGU rate, left 15c with some creasing
in margin, still Very Fine, very scarce combination of issues, ex Gibson (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 2,300.00 |
| 211° | |
 12c Green (117). Well-centered, faint pre-use crease ending in tiny margin tear, tied by circle of wedges cancel on 3c Pink Entire (U59) to Trieste, Austria, with Wells Fargo & Co. PAID OVER OUR MEXICAN
COAST AND CALIFORNIA EXPRESS 25 CTS. printed frank, bold "Franco * En Mazatlan * Oct. 4, 1869" double-circle ds, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" cds and red Cologne transit ds, blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Mazatlan Mex. Oct. 14" oval handstamp on
backA VERY FINE AND OUTSTANDING WELLS FARGO & COMPANY EXPRESS USAGE FROM MEXICO TO EUROPE. BELIEVED TO BE UNIQUE WITH THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE AND ALSO THE EARLIEST RECORDED WELLS FARGO COVER FROM MAZATLAN. This remarkable cover surfaced in Europe during the past year and, as far as we know, is offered in the American market for the first time. Use of the 1869 Pictorial Issue on express mail is very rare, this transatlantic usage is thought to be unique (Image Magnifier) |
E. 25,000-35,000 | 25,000.00 |
| 212 | |
 10c Yellow, 12c Green (116, 117). Each tied by matching quartered cork cancel, on 1869 cover to New Zealand,, clear "New Bedord Mass. Dec. 9" cds and red London Paid, ms. "2d", red New York
backstamp and three different New Zealand postmarks, slightly reduced at left with almost invisible nick, Fine and rare usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 3,250.00 |
| 213 | |
 10c Yellow, 12c Green (116, 117). Each well-centered, tied by targets on ca. 1870 cover to Chile, "South Hampton N.Y. Feb. 28" cds, red New York exchange cds and "25" credit, bit reduced at left, just
into postmark, 12c with two tiny scrapes in margin, Fine and very scarce usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,900.00 |
| 214° | |
 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Well-centered with wide margins, barely canceled and tied by "New Orleans La. Jun. 15" cds on 1869 orange cover to Paris, readdressed within the city, bright red "Paid New York 6
Jun. 19" credit cds, Parisian merchant's handstamp in blue on back with new address in ms on bottom flap, small expertly cover sealed tear to the left of stamp, not affecting it or appearance, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice Type I usage, ex
Krug, signed by Ashbrook (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 215 | |
 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Large margins at top and left, canceled by neat rosette and tied by light red "New York 3 Jun. 29" exchange cds, on cover to Paris, bold blue Cherbourg cds, cover with tiny
sealed edge tears, Very Fine appearance, a very attractive usage, ex Worthington, signed Ashbrook - who adds, "I have known it for many years" (Image Magnifier) |
1,000.00 | 900.00 |
| 216 | |
 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Single, used with vertical pair of 2c Brown (113) tied by cross roads cancel on July, 1869 folded cover to Naples, Italy, red New York exchange cds and blue merchant's oval
at top, 15c small perf faults at top, Fine, very scarce (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,300.00 |
| 217 | |
 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Horizontal pair, cork cancels, and tied by red "New York Jun. 7" exchange cds on 1870 Fleming Bros. cover to France, attempting to pay the old 30c rate for 1 oz. by French
mail - discontinued Jan. 1870 though a number of covers from this correspondence show a continuing misunderstanding of the new 10c per -1/2 oz. rate by American of French packet direct, paritial "Pittsburgh Pa. Jun. 1" cds, bold "16" decimes due,
tiny foxing from gum around perfs, cover slightly reduced at left, Fine, scarce and interesting 10c overpayment, with 1967 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 2,400.00 |
| 218° | |
 24c Green & Violet (120). Corner crease, used with vertical pair of 2c Red Brown (146), cork cancels, matching "New Orleans La. May 2" cds on 1872 cover to Barcelona, Spain, red "New York 24 May 8" credit
cds, red "PD" in oval and London transit cds, receiving backstamp, few trivial short edge tears, Fine and rare mixed issue franking to Spain, with 1968 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-12,000 | 0.00 |