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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 186° |  |
3c Ultramarine, 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (114, 119). Each stamp well-centered with rich colors, tied by targets, "Wallingford Vt. May 27" cds on registered cover to Austerlitz N.Y., Extremely Fine, a choice example of the 15c domestic registry usage, ex Juhring (1981, when it realized $1,760) | E. 1,000-1,500 | 0.00 |
| 187° | |
3c Ultramarine, 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (114, 119). Tied together by targets and duplex "Providence R.I. Mar. 21" cds on cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, red "8" hs, minor tears and small mended nick at top, otherwise Fine, ex Juhring, Klein | E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 188° | |
3c Ultramarine, 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (114, 119). Two 3c, tied by smudged grids, "Highland O. May 20" cds on registered 1870 cover to England, red Crown & "Registered" hs, matching receiving cds, backflap removed, Fine, an exceedingly rare example of the 6c treaty rate plus 15c registration fee prepaid with 1869's | E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,200.00 |
| 189° | |
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 | E. 7,500-10,000 | 10,000.00 |
| 190° | |
24c Green & Violet (120). Rich colors, centered to T.L., used with 6c Ultramarine, 12c Green (115, 117), each stamp cancelled by identical cork with duplexed "Portchester N.Y. Mar. 19" (1870) cds, 24c just tied at top between perfs, on cover addressed in purple to Lima, Peru, red New York cds and "12" credit hs, blue Lima receiving backstamp, reduced slightly at right. This cover from the Davis correspondence (the so-called Portchester find) is the second in the series dated after the rate change from 34c to 22c. The 42c franking on this cover does not represent correct postage - 22c would have been the single rate (with the corresponding 12c credit shown), and 44c is the correct double rate. Because of the anomalous franking, the P.F. declined to authenticate this cover when it first reached the market in 1966. After carefully examining the stamps, their tying cancellations and the cover itself, we are of the opinion that all stamps originated and there is no missing postage. Our explanation is that the sender, after learning of the new rates, simply miscalculated or misapplied the postage. At New York, the exchange office treated the letter as a single rate and credited 12c. Another Davis cover, mailed March 4, 1870, days after the new 22c rate went into effect, was incorrectly prepaid at the old 34c rate (see Christie's Ishikawa sale, lot 677). Similarly, other Davis covers are recorded with incorrect credits (Jul. 20 double 22c rate with 12c single rate credit) or re-ratings (May 4 with 48c credit overstruck by 24c). Given the physical evidence and the other Davis covers showing inconsistencies in prepayment and credits, we do not feel that this cover should be denied its status as a genuine usage. However, it is the buyer who must decide for himself whether or not to acquire the cover, because the P.F. may disagree with our analysis | E. 4,000-5,000 | 3,250.00 |
| 191° | |
 30c Blue & Carmine (121). Well-centered, rich colors, used with 12c Green (117), tied by circle of wedges, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit May 28" backstamp on 1869 cover to Hong Kong, red "32" credit,
red London Paid cds and "1d" rate, scarce "Hong-Kong Marine Sorter/Singapore-to-Hong Kong" backstamp, most of backflap removed, small piece and minor tears expertly restored at top centerVERY FINE APPEARANCE AND AN EXTREMELY RARE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL USAGE. Ex Gehrmann, Knapp. With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 15,000-20,000 | 37,500.00 |