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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 394° |  |
 CANADA, 1855, 6p Slate Gray, Wove (5, SG 9). Large margins all around, fresh and bright color, unused (no gum), small thin spot at bottom, Extremely Fine appearance, very rare unused, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, SG £12,000 (Image Magnifier) |
8,250.00 | 2,500.00 |
| 395° |  |
 CANADA, 1959, 5c Seaway Invert (387a, SG 513a). Mint N.H., Extremely Fine,
fresh and choice, with 1971 P.F. certificate, SG £9,000 (Image Magnifier) |
8,000.00 | 6,250.00 |
| 396° |
 CANADA, 1959, 5c Seaway Invert (387a, SG 513a). Fresh
colors, bold wavy-lines postmark, fresh and Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate, SG £5,000 (Image
Magnifier) |
6,250.00 | 4,500.00 | |
| 397° |  |
 CEYLON, 1857, 1p Blue (3, SG 4). Clear to full margins, tied by grid on 1860 blue folded letter to Uleaborg, Finland, sender's routing "Via Marseilles", red "Galle Post-Paid MR 10 1860" rimless cds
on back, "F. / 39" framed accountancy handstamp, red French transit cds on front and additional transits on back, red Aachen transit backstamp, ms. rates, Uleaborg receiving backstamp, ms. 66 kopeks due marking, minor wear, Very Fine, an extremely
unusual destination for a Ceylon first issue cover (Image Magnifier) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 0.00 |
| 398° | |
 THURN & TAXIS, Southern District, 1852, 9kr Black on Brownish Yellow (46, Michel 10). Horizontal strip of seven, mostly full margins all around, used with strip of three (slightly cut in at top) and
1852-53, 1kr Black on Light Green, 3kr Black on Blue (42, 44, Michel 7, 8), tied by "100" target cancels on March 1857 blue folded cover to Ebenezer Society at Ebenezer ("near Buffalo") New York, Budingen cds, red "P." in circle hs, magenta
ms. "2/" credit, red London transit, New York 10c due cds, small piece of backflap torn awayVERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AND COLORFUL FRANKING FOR MULTIPLE RATE TO THE UNITED STATES. Ex Schuh (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 4,500.00 |
| 399° | |
 THURN & TAXIS, Northern District, 1859-63, 1sgr Rose, 3sgr Bister, 5sgr Lilac (13, 18, 20, Michel 18, 38, 40). Ample margins to slightly in, tied by "39" target cancels, Marburg cds on Feb. 1865 cover to
Vera Cruz, Mexico, blue "Tour-T. Erqueline" French transit cds, red London transit and "PP" hs, "2" reales internal due hs, Frankfurt transit backstampVERY FINE AND COLORFUL FRANKING ON AN EXTREMELY RARE TRANSATLANTIC COVER TO MEXICO. With 1984 Friedl certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 4,750.00 |
| 400° | |
 "A92" S.S. Asia. Full and clear strike of numeral in oval ties Great Britain 1p Red, trimmed perfs at left, on cover to Haverhill, England, concessionary rate with proper endorsement "From Joseph
Backler RM, HMS Pylades, St. John, New Brunswick, [signed] Commanding Officer", New Market backstamp (Mar. 22, 1866), flap tear just touches top edge, lightly soiled, otherwise Fine, carried on the S.S. Asia on its 114th return
crossing of the Atlantic, an extremely rare concessionary rate usage with the Atlantic mail boat numeral cancel, with 1964 B.P.A. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 0.00 |
| 401° | |
 "A93" S.S. Java (Cunard). Partly clear numeral in oval on Great Britain 1p Red tied by gum staining on pink cover to Brighton, England, concessionary rate with proper endorsement "From William
Lintott, Steward, HMS Phoebe, Halifax", Brighton backstamp (Oct. 19, 1867), edges frayed and torn, backflap removed - modest restoration could significantly improve appearance - Fine and extremely rare "A93" mail boat numeral on a seaman's
concessionary rate cover, carried on the S.S. Java on her 16th transatlantic round trip (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 0.00 |
| 402° | |
 "A94" S.S. Arabia (Cunard). Partly clear ("94" distinct) strike of numeral in oval ties Great Britain 1p Red on small cover with blue-trimmed scalloped flaps to Bath, England, concessionary rate with
endorsement "From James Young, Yeoman of Signals, H.M.S. Mersey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1861, [signed] Commanding Officer", Bath backstamp (Nov. 11, 1861), Very Fine, a significant and very rare Atlantic mail boat usage - this was the
S.S. Arabia's 58th return transatlantic crossing, and this cover confirms that the Arabia had been allocated "A94" as well as "A92" and "A98" numerals (three different mail clerks served on this ship) (Image Magnifier) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 0.00 |
| 403° | |
 "A95" S.S. Africa (Cunard). Five bold perfect strikes cancel a remarkable Great Britain franking comprising horizontal strip of three 1p Red, 3p Rose and 6p Lilac, paying 12p U.S.-British treaty rate on orange
cover to New York City, red "Paid" in arc and "5 Cents" credit hs, no backstamp, docketing dated Feb. 4, 1865, 6p had small sealed tearEXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE AND EXTREMELY RARE ATLANTIC MAIL BOAT USAGE TO THE UNITED STATES. With 1981 B.P.A. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 0.00 |
| 404° | |
 "A97" S.S. Europa (Cunard). Clearly struck numeral in oval ties Great Britain 6p Lilac on pink cover to London, England, pencil docketing indicates Bermuda origin, London backstamp (Aug. 4, 1862), 6p has
rounded corner, otherwise Very Fine, choice example of the "A97" mail boat cancel carried on the Europa's 89th transatlantic voyage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 0.00 |