"The Blake M. Myers Collection of Trans-Oceanic Mail To and From the United States 1860-65" continued...

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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2270		90c Blue (72). Horizontal pair, s.e. at left, tied by grids, "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 7, 1863" circular datestamp on large cover front only to Montevideo Uruguay, London and French transits, oval receiving datestamp, right stamp small piece out at top right and light creases at bottom FINE APPEARANCE. A VERY RARE FOREIGN-MAIL COVER -- THIS IS THE EARLIEST OF THE FOUR RECORDED USAGES OF THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE TO URUGUAY. The cover pays four times the 45c British Mail rate via England. With 1997 P.F. certificate. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	4,500.00
2271		Admno. de Correos, Montevideo, 16 Mayo 1863. Oval datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, endorsed "via Bordeaux", "Uruguay Saintonge 17 Mai 63" transit datestamp, "N.Y. Br. Pkt. Jul. 1 30c or 41 U.S. Notes" depreciated currency datestamp, faint vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	160.00
2272		"Caracas Dec. 22, 1862". Dateline on blue folded letter to New York, well-struck blue "Baltimore Md. Jan. 26" circular datestamp with matching "Ship" and "5" handstamps, faint vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)	E. 100-150	70.00