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The Elliott H. Coulter Collection of The United States 1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

**Inbound Mail from Latin America and the Caribbean**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
187		10c Yellow (116). Vibrant color and proof-like impression, used with Danish West Indies 1886 3c Rose on White (2), large margins except just touched at lower left, rich color, both stamps tied by two strikes of 5-ring target cancel of St. Thomas D.W.I. on folded cover from La Guaira, Venezuela, to New York via St. Thomas, "Alexandre Fleury y Cia La Guayra" large blue oval handstamp applied by sender, on arrival the stamps were again tied by "New York Oct. 20" duplex circular datestamp and circle of wedges cancel, docketing indicates Oct. 8, 1869 origin date EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF A UNITED STATES 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE AND DANISH WEST INDIES MIXED FRANKING. THIS COLORFUL AND PRISTINE COVER IS WIDELY RENOWNED AS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING 1869 PICTORIAL COVERS EXTANT. This spectacular cover is illustrated and described in Michael Laurence's article on 10c 1869 covers in the Pan-American mails (Chronicle 118). According to Laurence, it was carried outside the mails by private forwarder from Venezuela to St. Thomas, then posted there for delivery to the Brazil Line steamer South America, departing St. Thomas on Oct. 14, 1869. The 3c paid local D.W.I. postage (as required, but usually paid in cash), and the 10c paid the contract ship rate to the U.S. Laurence further states "This is the only example of this particular combination of stamps that I have been able to locate." He also mentions the ex-Tows cover to St. Croix, which once had a D.W.I. stamp that did not originate (it was subsequently removed, and the cover is offered in lot 182). According to recent correspondence with Michael Laurence, previous reports of a second 1869/D.W.I. mixed-franking cover (dated 4/13/72) in a South American collection have proven to be unfounded. Illustrated in the Rose book (p. 84) where he describes it as "one of the great mixed-franking gems." Ex Seybold and Krug. (Image)	E. 50,000-75,000
188		10c Yellow (116). Vivid shade, tied by clearly struck "N. York Steamship Nov. 20" circular datestamp on 1869 blue folded cover from La Guaira, Venezuela, to New York via St. Thomas D.W.I., stamp affixed over "Alexandre Fleury, La Guayra" (sender) oval handstamp, blue "Nunes Fills & Co. St. Thomas 13 Nov. 69" forwarder's circular datestamp, entered mails with "St. Thomas 24/11 1869" circular datestamp. light file fold VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING INBOUND STEAMSHIP USAGE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH A COLORFUL ARRAY OF MARKINGS. This cover beautifully demonstrates the arrangement by which mail from various locations in the Caribbean and South/Central America could be sent to forwarders in St. Thomas D.W.I., who would put 10c U.S. postage on the letter and send it to New York on one of the regular Brazil Line contract sailings. Ex Juhring (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
189		10c Yellow (116). Bright shade, tied by "N. York Steamship Apr." circular datestamp on Apr. 9, 1869 folded letter from Arroyo, Puerto Rico, to New York via St. Thomas D.W.I., sender's blue oval datestamp on back, unusual red "Lamb & Co. Ship Insurance Agents, St. Thomas W.I." forwarder's oval handstamp with anchor illustration, entered mails with "St. Thomas 14/4 1870" circular datestamp, route notation "p. Brazil Str.", light file fold VERY FINE. A SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ON AN INBOUND BRAZIL LINE COVER FROM PUERTO RICO TO NEW YORK VIA ST. THOMAS. THE FORWARDER'S ANCHOR-ILLUSTRATED MARKING IS AN UNUSUAL AND DESIRABLE ELEMENT OF THIS COLORFUL USAGE. This cover was pictured and discussed in Michael Laurence's article on 10c 1869 covers in the Pan-American mails (Chronicle 118). (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
190		10c Yellow (116). Vibrant shade, well-centered, tied by unusually clear strike of "N. York Steamship Sep. 20" circular datestamp on cover from engineer officer Hiram Parker Jr. on board the U.S.S. Dacotah to his father at Pottsville Pa., blue "U.S. Flagship Lancaster Aug. 14, 1870" oval datestamp, with neatly written 7-1/2 page letter filled with detail about travels including reference to the civil war in Peru, tiny tear at top, still Very Fine, the U.S. Flagship Lancaster was on a tour of duty in South America at this time, mail from U.S. Navy vessels was datestamped by the clerk on board, then sent by one of the contract mail steamers to New York (thus the 10c rate), although a fair number of covers from various correspondences have this marking, very few have 10c 1869 Pictorial stamps, this is one of the best in terms of condition, accompanied by Richard Graham article on the Lancaster (Chronicle 94) (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
191		10c Yellow (116). Well-centered, intense color, tiny corner crease, tied by "N. York Steamship Dec. 20" circular datestamp on blue folded cover from Haiti to New York via St. Thomas D.W.I., docketing gives origin at "Cape Haytien 18 Novbre", blue "Forwarded by Hurtzig & Co., St. Thomas. W.I. Dec. 12, 1869" circular datestamp on back, entered mails with "St. Thomas 12/13 1869" circular datestamp, some creasing and splits along folds, otherwise Very Fine, a desirable example of inbound contract steamship mail routed thru St. Thomas with a clearly-struck forwarder marking and origin indicated (Image)	E. 750-1,000
192		2c Brown (113). Used with 3c Green and 10c Brown (158, 161) and Cuba 1875 50c Blue Green (65), three 3c and pair of 10c, each tied by oval florette cancel, U.S. stamps additionally tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel on cover from Cuba to Barcelona, Spain, red "New York Jul. 3" transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, Commission Merchant's printed return address on back, ms. notation in Spanish translates "Duplicate of the letter 23 July 75", 2c scuffed at left, Cuban stamp has small faults at right, cover has small edge tears VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MIXED-COUNTRY FRANKING ON COVER FROM CUBA TO SPAIN VIA THE UNITED STATES. This is the latest of ten 2c 1869 covers listed in the 1869 PRA Census addressed to Francisco Quadrada in Barcelona, Spain. All have mixed frankings adding up to 31c or 32c U.S. and 50 or 100 centavos Cuban postage, and they usually are overpaid. The postage on this cover was apparently intended to prepay a multiple of the pre-July 1875 rates, but it was received at New York's foreign exchange office on July 3, 1875, the third day of the new General Postal Union rates, which presumably explains the absence of credit and transit markings found on covers from the earlier treaty-rate period. This covers is one of the most attractive of the Quadrado correspondence, because it has a large number of stamps, all of which are tied on the front, and the condition is superior to many of the fragile covers from this group. Illustrated in color in the 1869 PRA Census (p. 142) and described in Forster's 1982 Register article on mixed frankings (p. 89). (Image)	E. 15,000-20,000

Inbound Mail from Latin America and the Caribbean

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

187

10c Yellow (116). Vibrant color and proof-like impression, used with Danish West Indies 1886 3c Rose on White (2), large margins except just touched at lower left, rich color, both stamps tied by two strikes of 5-ring target cancel of St. Thomas D.W.I. on folded cover from La Guaira, Venezuela, to New York via St. Thomas, "Alexandre Fleury y Cia La Guayra" large blue oval handstamp applied by sender, on arrival the stamps were again tied by "New York Oct. 20" duplex circular datestamp and circle of wedges cancel, docketing indicates Oct. 8, 1869 origin date

EXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF A UNITED STATES 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE AND DANISH WEST INDIES MIXED FRANKING. THIS COLORFUL AND PRISTINE COVER IS WIDELY RENOWNED AS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING 1869 PICTORIAL COVERS EXTANT.

This spectacular cover is illustrated and described in Michael Laurence's article on 10c 1869 covers in the Pan-American mails (Chronicle 118). According to Laurence, it was carried outside the mails by private forwarder from Venezuela to St. Thomas, then posted there for delivery to the Brazil Line steamer South America, departing St. Thomas on Oct. 14, 1869. The 3c paid local D.W.I. postage (as required, but usually paid in cash), and the 10c paid the contract ship rate to the U.S. Laurence further states "This is the only example of this particular combination of stamps that I have been able to locate." He also mentions the ex-Tows cover to St. Croix, which once had a D.W.I. stamp that did not originate (it was subsequently removed, and the cover is offered in lot 182). According to recent correspondence with Michael Laurence, previous reports of a second 1869/D.W.I. mixed-franking cover (dated 4/13/72) in a South American collection have proven to be unfounded.

Illustrated in the Rose book (p. 84) where he describes it as "one of the great mixed-franking gems." Ex Seybold and Krug. (Image)

E. 50,000-75,000

188

10c Yellow (116). Vivid shade, tied by clearly struck "N. York Steamship Nov. 20" circular datestamp on 1869 blue folded cover from La Guaira, Venezuela, to New York via St. Thomas D.W.I., stamp affixed over "Alexandre Fleury, La Guayra" (sender) oval handstamp, blue "Nunes Fills & Co. St. Thomas 13 Nov. 69" forwarder's circular datestamp, entered mails with "St. Thomas 24/11 1869" circular datestamp. light file fold

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING INBOUND STEAMSHIP USAGE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH A COLORFUL ARRAY OF MARKINGS.

This cover beautifully demonstrates the arrangement by which mail from various locations in the Caribbean and South/Central America could be sent to forwarders in St. Thomas D.W.I., who would put 10c U.S. postage on the letter and send it to New York on one of the regular Brazil Line contract sailings.

Ex Juhring (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

189

10c Yellow (116). Bright shade, tied by "N. York Steamship Apr." circular datestamp on Apr. 9, 1869 folded letter from Arroyo, Puerto Rico, to New York via St. Thomas D.W.I., sender's blue oval datestamp on back, unusual red "Lamb & Co. Ship Insurance Agents, St. Thomas W.I." forwarder's oval handstamp with anchor illustration, entered mails with "St. Thomas 14/4 1870" circular datestamp, route notation "p. Brazil Str.", light file fold

VERY FINE. A SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ON AN INBOUND BRAZIL LINE COVER FROM PUERTO RICO TO NEW YORK VIA ST. THOMAS. THE FORWARDER'S ANCHOR-ILLUSTRATED MARKING IS AN UNUSUAL AND DESIRABLE ELEMENT OF THIS COLORFUL USAGE.

This cover was pictured and discussed in Michael Laurence's article on 10c 1869 covers in the Pan-American mails (Chronicle 118). (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

190

10c Yellow (116). Vibrant shade, well-centered, tied by unusually clear strike of "N. York Steamship Sep. 20" circular datestamp on cover from engineer officer Hiram Parker Jr. on board the U.S.S. Dacotah to his father at Pottsville Pa., blue "U.S. Flagship Lancaster Aug. 14, 1870" oval datestamp, with neatly written 7-1/2 page letter filled with detail about travels including reference to the civil war in Peru, tiny tear at top, still Very Fine, the U.S. Flagship Lancaster was on a tour of duty in South America at this time, mail from U.S. Navy vessels was datestamped by the clerk on board, then sent by one of the contract mail steamers to New York (thus the 10c rate), although a fair number of covers from various correspondences have this marking, very few have 10c 1869 Pictorial stamps, this is one of the best in terms of condition, accompanied by Richard Graham article on the Lancaster (Chronicle 94) (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

191

10c Yellow (116). Well-centered, intense color, tiny corner crease, tied by "N. York Steamship Dec. 20" circular datestamp on blue folded cover from Haiti to New York via St. Thomas D.W.I., docketing gives origin at "Cape Haytien 18 Novbre", blue "Forwarded by Hurtzig & Co., St. Thomas. W.I. Dec. 12, 1869" circular datestamp on back, entered mails with "St. Thomas 12/13 1869" circular datestamp, some creasing and splits along folds, otherwise Very Fine, a desirable example of inbound contract steamship mail routed thru St. Thomas with a clearly-struck forwarder marking and origin indicated (Image)

E. 750-1,000

192

2c Brown (113). Used with 3c Green and 10c Brown (158, 161) and Cuba 1875 50c Blue Green (65), three 3c and pair of 10c, each tied by oval florette cancel, U.S. stamps additionally tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel on cover from Cuba to Barcelona, Spain, red "New York Jul. 3" transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, Commission Merchant's printed return address on back, ms. notation in Spanish translates "Duplicate of the letter 23 July 75", 2c scuffed at left, Cuban stamp has small faults at right, cover has small edge tears

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MIXED-COUNTRY FRANKING ON COVER FROM CUBA TO SPAIN VIA THE UNITED STATES.

This is the latest of ten 2c 1869 covers listed in the 1869 PRA Census addressed to Francisco Quadrada in Barcelona, Spain. All have mixed frankings adding up to 31c or 32c U.S. and 50 or 100 centavos Cuban postage, and they usually are overpaid. The postage on this cover was apparently intended to prepay a multiple of the pre-July 1875 rates, but it was received at New York's foreign exchange office on July 3, 1875, the third day of the new General Postal Union rates, which presumably explains the absence of credit and transit markings found on covers from the earlier treaty-rate period. This covers is one of the most attractive of the Quadrado correspondence, because it has a large number of stamps, all of which are tied on the front, and the condition is superior to many of the fragile covers from this group.

Illustrated in color in the 1869 PRA Census (p. 142) and described in Forster's 1982 Register article on mixed frankings (p. 89). (Image)

E. 15,000-20,000