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The Millard H. Mack Collection of 1869 Pictorial Issue Covers continued...

**Mail to France**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
79		3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical strip of four and single, tied by segmented cork cancels, red "New York Paid 6 Sep. 2" credit datestamp on 1869 merchant's corner card cover to Paris, France, and forwarded to Germany with two 30c Napoleon, forwarding address and postage on back, various transits, opened out for display, rough opening at right slightly affecting one 3c stamp, otherwise Fine, attractive exhibition item, signed Ashbrook (Image)	E. 750-1,000	3,000.00
80		3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical strip of four and single, tied by segmented cork cancels, "Boston 6 Sep. 6" debit datestamp, "Insufficiently Paid" in circle on front only to Paris, France, blue Cherbourg transit, "16" decimes due handstamp, Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	300.00
81		6c Ultramarine (115). Two, tied by circle of wedges cancels, "La Porte Cal. May 1869" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Paris, France, red New York credit and blue Calais transit datestamps, reduced at right, slightly soiled, Fine, signed Ashbrook (Image)	E. 200-300	230.00
82		12c Green (117). Used with 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by large segmented cork cancel, purple "Philadelphia Paid 12 Nov. 12" credit datestamp on small 1869 cover to Paris, France, and forwarded to Rome, Italy, red French packet datestamp ties 12c, red "PD" in frame, blue forwarder's oval, with original enclosure, tiny tear at top left, Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	230.00
83		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Tied by circle of V's cancel on May 1869 cover to Paris, France, red New York 3c credit datestamp overstruck by black 24c debit datestamp, "Insufficiently Paid" straightline handstamp, "16" decimes due handstamp, blue Cherbourg transit ties stamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750	675.00
84		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Two, rich colors, tied by circle of V's cancels, red "New York Paid 24 Jul. 10" credit datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 1 10 Juil. 69" octagonal datestamp and "PD" in frame, remarkably fresh and Very Fine cover, carried direct from New York to Paris by French Packet, ex Seybold and Richey (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	3,250.00
85		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep rich colors, tied by cork cancel, purple "Philadelphia Pa. 6 Paid Dec. 28" (1869) credit datestamp on small cover with printed address to Paris, France, blue Calais transit and matching "PD" in frame, receiving backstamp, sealed tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, signed Ashbrook who notes late treaty usage (Image)	E. 300-400	350.00
86		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Two, rich colors, one has tiny corner crease, tied by circle of V's cancels, red "New York Paid 24 Sep. 18" credit datestamp on cover to Paris, France, clear strike of "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 4 18 Sept. 69" octagonal transit, red "PD" in frame, receiving backstamps, Very Fine, signed Ashbrook, ex Seybold and Richey (Image)	E. 750-1,000	1,100.00
87		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Three, tied by segmented cork cancels, red "New York Paid 18 Dec. 29" credit datestamp on 1869 cover to Paris, France, red "PD" in frame, blue Calais transit, part of address crossed out in pen, part of backflap removed, otherwise Fine, very scarce triple-rate usage just prior to expiration of U.S.-French postal treaty on Dec. 31, 1869, illustrated in Ashbrook Special Service (No. 124) (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,300.00
88		30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Two, rich colors, one has tiny perf flaw at right, tied by quartered cork cancels, bold red "New York Paid 12 Sep. 28" credit datestamp on 1869 cover to, Paris, France, sender's routing "pr Str. Cimbria", red "PD" in frame, blue Cherbourg transit VERY FINE. ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED COVERS WITH TWO 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL STAMPS. A COLORFUL AND RARE TRANSATLANTIC USAGE. This cover was carried on the HAPAG line's Cimbria, departing New York on Sep. 28, 1869, arriving at Cherbourg on Oct. 9. The 60c postage prepays the quadruple 15c rate, with the United States retaining a total of 48c. With 1948 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 15,000-20,000	32,500.00
89		1c Buff, 6c Ultramarine (112, 115). Two 1c, one with portion of plate no. 1 at bottom, tied by circle of wedges cancels on buff cover to Paris, France, red "New York Feb. 9" (1870) circular datestamp, "GB/40c" accountancy handstamp, ms. "20" decimes due handstamp, prepaid for double 4c Open Mail rate but "20" due marking indicates it was treated as quadruple rate in France, "Short Paid" backstamp applied by Munroe & Co., London transit also on back, minor stamp faults, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage (Image)	E. 750-1,000	575.00

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical strip of four and single, tied by segmented cork cancels, red "New York Paid 6 Sep. 2" credit datestamp on 1869 merchant's corner card cover to Paris, France, and forwarded to Germany with two 30c Napoleon, forwarding address and postage on back, various transits, opened out for display, rough opening at right slightly affecting one 3c stamp, otherwise Fine, attractive exhibition item, signed Ashbrook (Image)

E. 750-1,000

3,000.00

3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical strip of four and single, tied by segmented cork cancels, "Boston 6 Sep. 6" debit datestamp, "Insufficiently Paid" in circle on front only to Paris, France, blue Cherbourg transit, "16" decimes due handstamp, Fine (Image)

E. 100-150

300.00

6c Ultramarine (115). Two, tied by circle of wedges cancels, "La Porte Cal. May 1869" circular datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Paris, France, red New York credit and blue Calais transit datestamps, reduced at right, slightly soiled, Fine, signed Ashbrook (Image)

E. 200-300

230.00

12c Green (117). Used with 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by large segmented cork cancel, purple "Philadelphia Paid 12 Nov. 12" credit datestamp on small 1869 cover to Paris, France, and forwarded to Rome, Italy, red French packet datestamp ties 12c, red "PD" in frame, blue forwarder's oval, with original enclosure, tiny tear at top left, Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

230.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Tied by circle of V's cancel on May 1869 cover to Paris, France, red New York 3c credit datestamp overstruck by black 24c debit datestamp, "Insufficiently Paid" straightline handstamp, "16" decimes due handstamp, blue Cherbourg transit ties stamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 500-750

675.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Two, rich colors, tied by circle of V's cancels, red "New York Paid 24 Jul. 10" credit datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 1 10 Juil. 69" octagonal datestamp and "PD" in frame, remarkably fresh and Very Fine cover, carried direct from New York to Paris by French Packet, ex Seybold and Richey (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

3,250.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep rich colors, tied by cork cancel, purple "Philadelphia Pa. 6 Paid Dec. 28" (1869) credit datestamp on small cover with printed address to Paris, France, blue Calais transit and matching "PD" in frame, receiving backstamp, sealed tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, signed Ashbrook who notes late treaty usage (Image)

E. 300-400

350.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Two, rich colors, one has tiny corner crease, tied by circle of V's cancels, red "New York Paid 24 Sep. 18" credit datestamp on cover to Paris, France, clear strike of "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 4 18 Sept. 69" octagonal transit, red "PD" in frame, receiving backstamps, Very Fine, signed Ashbrook, ex Seybold and Richey (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1,100.00

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Three, tied by segmented cork cancels, red "New York Paid 18 Dec. 29" credit datestamp on 1869 cover to Paris, France, red "PD" in frame, blue Calais transit, part of address crossed out in pen, part of backflap removed, otherwise Fine, very scarce triple-rate usage just prior to expiration of U.S.-French postal treaty on Dec. 31, 1869, illustrated in Ashbrook Special Service (No. 124) (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,300.00

30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Two, rich colors, one has tiny perf flaw at right, tied by quartered cork cancels, bold red "New York Paid 12 Sep. 28" credit datestamp on 1869 cover to, Paris, France, sender's routing "pr Str. Cimbria", red "PD" in frame, blue Cherbourg transit

VERY FINE. ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED COVERS WITH TWO 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL STAMPS. A COLORFUL AND RARE TRANSATLANTIC USAGE.

This cover was carried on the HAPAG line's Cimbria, departing New York on Sep. 28, 1869, arriving at Cherbourg on Oct. 9. The 60c postage prepays the quadruple 15c rate, with the United States retaining a total of 48c.

With 1948 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 15,000-20,000

32,500.00

1c Buff, 6c Ultramarine (112, 115). Two 1c, one with portion of plate no. 1 at bottom, tied by circle of wedges cancels on buff cover to Paris, France, red "New York Feb. 9" (1870) circular datestamp, "GB/40c" accountancy handstamp, ms. "20" decimes due handstamp, prepaid for double 4c Open Mail rate but "20" due marking indicates it was treated as quadruple rate in France, "Short Paid" backstamp applied by Munroe & Co., London transit also on back, minor stamp faults, otherwise Very Fine, scarce usage (Image)

E. 750-1,000

575.00