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**1869 Pictorial Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3147		1c Buff (112). Choice centering, tied by cork cancel on front page of The Medical and Surgical Reporter Weekly Journal with address in margin at top Dr. Weber 10th & Lombard", minor splitting along folds, Very Fine circular rate usage (Image)	E. 200-300	350.00
3148		2c Brown (113). Vertical pair, tied by cork cancels on The Medical Gazette wrapper to Munich, Germany, well-struck "Paid All" handstamp, Oct. 3, 1869 boxed receiving backstamp, fresh and Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	1,500.00
3149		2c Brown (113). Used with 30c Orange, F. Grill (100) and tied by "Springfield Mass. Mar. 3" circular datestamp on 1870 cover to Calcutta, India and forwarded to Rwalapindi, Lahore, Futtehgunge, Jhelum and Shahpore, red "New York Paid All Mar. 12" circular datestamp, London and transit, unusual blue "Calcutta Redirected Apr. 19, 1870" datestamp, red "32" and "1d" credits, a veritable cornucopia of backstamps (we counted fifteen), with original enclosure, extensively docketed on front, 2c stamp with some faults, still Fine, a unique usage from the Lyman correspondence (discussed in the 1869 Pictorial Register), franked to pay the short-lived North German Union closed mail rate, which was only valid between July 1868 and July 1870, ex Wunsch and Paliafito (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	4,000.00
3150		2c Brown (113). Two, slightly overlapping and used with three 10c Green, F. Grill (96), tied by "Newark N.J. May 28" circular datestamp and handstamp on orange cover to Lima, Peru, endorsed "Steamer 'Hey Chaucer'", 1869 Panama transit, blue crayon "Due 14c", Good Samaritan label on back reads "This letter was detained in the Post Office at Newark N.J. on account of the non-payment of postage. One who realizes how important it may be to have letters forwarded immediately, has placed the necessary stamps upon this letter. To repay him, please send stamps of equal value, addressed to Box 582, Newark N.J.", receiving backstamp, small piece out at bottom, stamps with some faults, still Fine, scarce and early usage of the 2c 1869 Pictorial issue (Image)	E. 750-1,000	950.00
3151		2c Brown (113). Two, used with 30c Orange, F. Grill (100) and tied by circle of V's cancels on blue 1870 folded letter to Callao, Peru, magenta "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 4 Paid" circular datestamp and matching "24" handstamp, red crayon "2", receiving backstamp, faint vertical file fold, few minor age spots, Very Fine, attractive and rare, the rate was 34c for single rate up until March 1870 when it was lowered to 22c, this cover apparently overpays the old rate and was credited at the old rate as well, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	2,600.00
3152		2c Brown (113). Used with horizontal pair of 10c Brown, Grill (139), tied by crossroads cancel on blue folded cover to Lima, Peru, magenta "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 17 Paid" circular datestamp with matching "12" handstamp, trivial toning from gum around perf tips, horizontal file fold, Very Fine, scarce usage from California to Peru with a combination of the 1869 Pictorial and grilled Bank Note issues paying the 22c rate (effective March 1870), with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,500.00
3153		3c Ultramarine (114). Used with horizontal pair of 10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96) and cancelled by corks, "Brooklyn N.Y. Jul. 7" circular datestamp on 1869 registered cover to Zurich, Switzerland, "Registered" straightline applied at Brooklyn, odd "PD" handstamp, red "New York Registered Jul. 8" circular datestamp, "Chargee" framed registry handstamp applied in Switzerland EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MIXED-ISSUE FRANKING FOR THE 15-CENT RATE TO SWITZERLAND PLUS 8-CENT REGISTRATION FEE. The 15c rate for Closed Mail via England was in effect from April 1868 to May 1870 (reduced to 10c). The registry fee at this time was 8c. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	11,500.00
3154		10c Yellow (116). Bright color, tied by cork and "New-York Apr. 20 10:30 AM" circular datestamp on orange cover to Shanghai, China, endorsed at top "Via San Francisco pr Rail", slightly reduced at sides VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED USAGES OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE TO SHANGHAI, CHINA, AND THE ONLY ONE WITH RAILROAD-DESIGNATED ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS. On May 10, 1869, the tracks of the Union Pacific joined those of the Central Pacific Railroad at Promontory, Utah. The connection bridged the 2,000 miles to the Missouri River, and the four to six months time taken by the overland pioneers was reduced to six days. Previously, mails were mostly sent via Panama, which was the shortest route. It is rare to see a railroad designation on a cover with the 1869 Pictorial Issue. Of the other two recorded usages to Shanghai, one was sent via London at the 34c rate, and the other was sent at the 10c trans-pacific rate but does not have any routing instructions. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000	1,500.00
3155		10c Yellow (116). Block of three, one stamp affixed partly over top edge and tied by bold strikes of quartered corks on United States Consulate imprint cover from Yedo, Japan, to Buffalo N.Y., location of consulate completed in manuscript, "Yokohama Japan Nov. 24" circular datestamp, red "San Francisco Cal. Paid All Dec. 20" backstamp, slightly reduced at right, few small repaired edge tears, stamps with few short perfs VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ON COVER FROM THE U.S. CONSULATE AT YEDO, JAPAN, AND SENT VIA THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN YOKOHAMA. With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	4,750.00
3156		12c Green (117). Cancelled by blue quartered cork and tied by matching "Savannah Ga. Oct. 9" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Liverpool, England, red New York transit datestamp, 1869 receiving datestamp, vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	280.00
3157		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, used with 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by blue negative Star fancy cancels, matching "Emmitsville Md. Jan. 18" circular datestamp on registered orange cover to Baltimore, 1870 docketing at left, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful 1869 Pictorial cover (Image)	E. 400-500	1,500.00

1869 Pictorial Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3147

1c Buff (112). Choice centering, tied by cork cancel on front page of The Medical and Surgical Reporter Weekly Journal with address in margin at top Dr. Weber 10th & Lombard", minor splitting along folds, Very Fine circular rate usage (Image)

E. 200-300

350.00

3148

2c Brown (113). Vertical pair, tied by cork cancels on The Medical Gazette wrapper to Munich, Germany, well-struck "Paid All" handstamp, Oct. 3, 1869 boxed receiving backstamp, fresh and Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

1,500.00

3149

2c Brown (113). Used with 30c Orange, F. Grill (100) and tied by "Springfield Mass. Mar. 3" circular datestamp on 1870 cover to Calcutta, India and forwarded to Rwalapindi, Lahore, Futtehgunge, Jhelum and Shahpore, red "New York Paid All Mar. 12" circular datestamp, London and transit, unusual blue "Calcutta Redirected Apr. 19, 1870" datestamp, red "32" and "1d" credits, a veritable cornucopia of backstamps (we counted fifteen), with original enclosure, extensively docketed on front, 2c stamp with some faults, still Fine, a unique usage from the Lyman correspondence (discussed in the 1869 Pictorial Register), franked to pay the short-lived North German Union closed mail rate, which was only valid between July 1868 and July 1870, ex Wunsch and Paliafito (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

4,000.00

3150

2c Brown (113). Two, slightly overlapping and used with three 10c Green, F. Grill (96), tied by "Newark N.J. May 28" circular datestamp and handstamp on orange cover to Lima, Peru, endorsed "Steamer 'Hey Chaucer'", 1869 Panama transit, blue crayon "Due 14c", Good Samaritan label on back reads "This letter was detained in the Post Office at Newark N.J. on account of the non-payment of postage. One who realizes how important it may be to have letters forwarded immediately, has placed the necessary stamps upon this letter. To repay him, please send stamps of equal value, addressed to Box 582, Newark N.J.", receiving backstamp, small piece out at bottom, stamps with some faults, still Fine, scarce and early usage of the 2c 1869 Pictorial issue (Image)

E. 750-1,000

950.00

3151

2c Brown (113). Two, used with 30c Orange, F. Grill (100) and tied by circle of V's cancels on blue 1870 folded letter to Callao, Peru, magenta "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 4 Paid" circular datestamp and matching "24" handstamp, red crayon "2", receiving backstamp, faint vertical file fold, few minor age spots, Very Fine, attractive and rare, the rate was 34c for single rate up until March 1870 when it was lowered to 22c, this cover apparently overpays the old rate and was credited at the old rate as well, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

2,600.00

3152

2c Brown (113). Used with horizontal pair of 10c Brown, Grill (139), tied by crossroads cancel on blue folded cover to Lima, Peru, magenta "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 17 Paid" circular datestamp with matching "12" handstamp, trivial toning from gum around perf tips, horizontal file fold, Very Fine, scarce usage from California to Peru with a combination of the 1869 Pictorial and grilled Bank Note issues paying the 22c rate (effective March 1870), with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,500.00

3153

3c Ultramarine (114). Used with horizontal pair of 10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96) and cancelled by corks, "Brooklyn N.Y. Jul. 7" circular datestamp on 1869 registered cover to Zurich, Switzerland, "Registered" straightline applied at Brooklyn, odd "PD" handstamp, red "New York Registered Jul. 8" circular datestamp, "Chargee" framed registry handstamp applied in Switzerland

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MIXED-ISSUE FRANKING FOR THE 15-CENT RATE TO SWITZERLAND PLUS 8-CENT REGISTRATION FEE.

The 15c rate for Closed Mail via England was in effect from April 1868 to May 1870 (reduced to 10c). The registry fee at this time was 8c. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

11,500.00

3154

10c Yellow (116). Bright color, tied by cork and "New-York Apr. 20 10:30 AM" circular datestamp on orange cover to Shanghai, China, endorsed at top "Via San Francisco pr Rail", slightly reduced at sides

VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED USAGES OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE TO SHANGHAI, CHINA, AND THE ONLY ONE WITH RAILROAD-DESIGNATED ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS.

On May 10, 1869, the tracks of the Union Pacific joined those of the Central Pacific Railroad at Promontory, Utah. The connection bridged the 2,000 miles to the Missouri River, and the four to six months time taken by the overland pioneers was reduced to six days. Previously, mails were mostly sent via Panama, which was the shortest route.

It is rare to see a railroad designation on a cover with the 1869 Pictorial Issue. Of the other two recorded usages to Shanghai, one was sent via London at the 34c rate, and the other was sent at the 10c trans-pacific rate but does not have any routing instructions. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

1,500.00

3155

10c Yellow (116). Block of three, one stamp affixed partly over top edge and tied by bold strikes of quartered corks on United States Consulate imprint cover from Yedo, Japan, to Buffalo N.Y., location of consulate completed in manuscript, "Yokohama Japan Nov. 24" circular datestamp, red "San Francisco Cal. Paid All Dec. 20" backstamp, slightly reduced at right, few small repaired edge tears, stamps with few short perfs

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ON COVER FROM THE U.S. CONSULATE AT YEDO, JAPAN, AND SENT VIA THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN YOKOHAMA.

With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

4,750.00

3156

12c Green (117). Cancelled by blue quartered cork and tied by matching "Savannah Ga. Oct. 9" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Liverpool, England, red New York transit datestamp, 1869 receiving datestamp, vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

280.00

3157

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, used with 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by blue negative Star fancy cancels, matching "Emmitsville Md. Jan. 18" circular datestamp on registered orange cover to Baltimore, 1870 docketing at left, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful 1869 Pictorial cover (Image)

E. 400-500

1,500.00