10c Yellow, Re-Issue
(127). Near perfect centering, rich color, tied by bold "New York Reg"
oval on 10c Brown entire (U189) to London, England, G. B. Calman
(stamp dealer) corner card, "New York, N.Y. Reg'y Div. 4-21 1884"
double-oval datestamp, registry label tied by blue crayon registry marks
applied in London, red London registry oval and receiving
backstampEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE TWO FINEST OF THE FOUR RECORDED 10-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE COVERS, ALL OF WHICH WERE MAILED BY STAMP DEALERS IN THE 1880'S.
The 10c plus 10c postage on this cover prepays the double 5c UPU rate and 10c registry fee. This cover was not among the three recorded in the 1869 PRA census.
Ex "European" and Lafayette. With 2003 P.F. certificate. (Image)
2c Brown, Re-Issue (124).
Beautifully centered, dark rich color, tied by duplex "Baltimore Md. Jun.
7" (ca. 1884) circular datestamp and oval on cover to Halifax, Nova
Scotia, corner card of stamp dealer Frank Y. Jones, to Henry Hechler,
receiving backstampEXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMP AND CHOICE COVER. THE ONLY SINGLE FRANKING AMONG THE THREE RECORDED 2-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE COVERS.
The rate to Canada, which was based on the domestic letter rate, was lowered to 2c on Oct. 1, 1883. This is not a printed matter usage, as indicated in the 1869 PRA census.
Ex Juhring, "European" and Lafayette. With 1978 P.F. certificate. (Image)
1c Buff, 1880 Re-Issue
(133). Cancelled by crossroads and tied by rim of circular datestamp,
clear strike of "Doylestown Pa., Mar. 6, 1890" circular datestamp, on 4c
Green entire to Dresden, Germany, receiving backstamp, some
edgewear, stamp lifted to confirm identification and hinged in place, small
thin spot, Very Fine appearance, rare, only twelve covers are recorded in
the Searing book with either Scott 133 or Scott 133a, with 1992 P.F.
certificate (Image)