Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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

**Mail to Great Britain**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
290		3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal strip of three and single, bright shade, former beautifully centered but barely noticeable pulled perf at bottom right, latter has s.e., tied by large segmented cork cancel, purple "Phila. Paid All Sep. 14" (1869) foreign exchange office datestamp on 12c treaty rate cover to London, England, red receiving datestamp, neatly docketed, Very Fine, Philadelphia was the only exchange office to use this distinctive purple color on foreign mail (Image)	E. 400-500
291		3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical strip of four, well-centered, tied by Detroit square grid cancels, red "Detroit Paid All Direct Jun. 3" (1869) circular datestamp on light pink cover to Monasterevan, Ireland, possibly carried by the Allan Line's Hibernian departing Quebec on Jun. 5 and arriving at Liverpool on Jun. 16, part of Monasterevan Jun. 3 receiving backstamp still present, backflap removed and vertical folds thru two stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Detroit exchange office marking (Image)	E. 400-500
292		3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal strip of four, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Washington D.C. Jul. 6" (1869) circular datestamp on small cover to Glasgow, Scotland, red Liverpool transit, receiving backstamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
293		10c Yellow (116). Tied by segmented circular cork cancels, red "New York Dec. 16" (1869) circular datestamp on blue cover to Newtownlimivardy, Ireland, sender's ship designation "p Cuba", vertical fold, Very Fine, scarce franking for the 12c rate (Image)	E. 750-1,000
294		12c Green (117). Tied by red Leaf cancel, matching "New York Paid All Apr. 17" (1869) circular datestamp and "Supplementary Mail" Type A framed handstamp on cover to London, England, red London receiving datestamp, almost invisible long sealed tear in stamp, Fine appearance, clear strike of the Supplementary Mail marking (12c rate with fee paid in cash) (Image)	E. 400-500
295		2c Brown (113). Tied by segmented cork cancel on printed market report to Liverpool, England, sender's blue oval datestamp with 1868 yeardate error, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
296		2c Brown (113). Vertical pair and strip of three, freakish perfs (the sender used scissors to cut stamps apart), tied by segmented cork cancel, "Charleston S.C. Aug. 2" (1870) circular datestamp on cover to Liverpool, England, forwarded to London with Great Britain 1864 1p Red (33), red Liverpool transit, Brown, Shipley & Co. forwarder's oval, receiving backstamp, faint stains around 2c stamps and small perf faults, Fine, the 1869's overpay the 6c treaty rate, this combination is extremely unusual, illustrated in Forster 1982 Register article on mixed frankings (p. 91), ex Krug, with 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
297		3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal pair, deep shade, tied by cork cancels, purple "Phila. Paid All Feb 18" (1870) foreign exchange office datestamp on 6c treaty rate cover to London, England, neatly docketed, Very Fine, attractive example of the purple marking used exclusively at Philadelphia's exchange office, this cover and lot 290 make a matched pair of 12c and 6c treaty rates to England (Image)	E. 150-200
298		3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal pair, tied by quartered cork cancel and duplex "Washington D.C. Apr. 18" (1870) circular datestamp on cover addressed in purple to London, England, forwarded to another street address, red New York and London transits, additional forwarding datestamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
299		3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical pair, well-centered, tied by segmented cork and red "New York Jun. 8" (1870) circular datestamp struck twice on mourning cover to Edinburgh, Scotland, receiving backstamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
300		6c Ultramarine (115). Lightly cancelled, part strike of "Evansville Ind." circular datestamp on small cover to naval officer in care of B. F. Stevens, London, England, red "New York Feb. 3" transit and London receiving datestamp, red B. F. Stevens oval forwarding datestamp, Very Fine, an attractive example of mail directed to U.S. Navy vessels by B. F. Stevens, the U.S. Despatch Agent (Image)	E. 400-500

Mail to Great Britain

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

290

3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal strip of three and single, bright shade, former beautifully centered but barely noticeable pulled perf at bottom right, latter has s.e., tied by large segmented cork cancel, purple "Phila. Paid All Sep. 14" (1869) foreign exchange office datestamp on 12c treaty rate cover to London, England, red receiving datestamp, neatly docketed, Very Fine, Philadelphia was the only exchange office to use this distinctive purple color on foreign mail (Image)

E. 400-500

291

3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical strip of four, well-centered, tied by Detroit square grid cancels, red "Detroit Paid All Direct Jun. 3" (1869) circular datestamp on light pink cover to Monasterevan, Ireland, possibly carried by the Allan Line's Hibernian departing Quebec on Jun. 5 and arriving at Liverpool on Jun. 16, part of Monasterevan Jun. 3 receiving backstamp still present, backflap removed and vertical folds thru two stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Detroit exchange office marking (Image)

E. 400-500

292

3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal strip of four, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Washington D.C. Jul. 6" (1869) circular datestamp on small cover to Glasgow, Scotland, red Liverpool transit, receiving backstamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

293

10c Yellow (116). Tied by segmented circular cork cancels, red "New York Dec. 16" (1869) circular datestamp on blue cover to Newtownlimivardy, Ireland, sender's ship designation "p Cuba", vertical fold, Very Fine, scarce franking for the 12c rate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

294

12c Green (117). Tied by red Leaf cancel, matching "New York Paid All Apr. 17" (1869) circular datestamp and "Supplementary Mail" Type A framed handstamp on cover to London, England, red London receiving datestamp, almost invisible long sealed tear in stamp, Fine appearance, clear strike of the Supplementary Mail marking (12c rate with fee paid in cash) (Image)

E. 400-500

295

2c Brown (113). Tied by segmented cork cancel on printed market report to Liverpool, England, sender's blue oval datestamp with 1868 yeardate error, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

296

2c Brown (113). Vertical pair and strip of three, freakish perfs (the sender used scissors to cut stamps apart), tied by segmented cork cancel, "Charleston S.C. Aug. 2" (1870) circular datestamp on cover to Liverpool, England, forwarded to London with Great Britain 1864 1p Red (33), red Liverpool transit, Brown, Shipley & Co. forwarder's oval, receiving backstamp, faint stains around 2c stamps and small perf faults, Fine, the 1869's overpay the 6c treaty rate, this combination is extremely unusual, illustrated in Forster 1982 Register article on mixed frankings (p. 91), ex Krug, with 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

297

3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal pair, deep shade, tied by cork cancels, purple "Phila. Paid All Feb 18" (1870) foreign exchange office datestamp on 6c treaty rate cover to London, England, neatly docketed, Very Fine, attractive example of the purple marking used exclusively at Philadelphia's exchange office, this cover and lot 290 make a matched pair of 12c and 6c treaty rates to England (Image)

E. 150-200

298

3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal pair, tied by quartered cork cancel and duplex "Washington D.C. Apr. 18" (1870) circular datestamp on cover addressed in purple to London, England, forwarded to another street address, red New York and London transits, additional forwarding datestamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

299

3c Ultramarine (114). Vertical pair, well-centered, tied by segmented cork and red "New York Jun. 8" (1870) circular datestamp struck twice on mourning cover to Edinburgh, Scotland, receiving backstamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

300

6c Ultramarine (115). Lightly cancelled, part strike of "Evansville Ind." circular datestamp on small cover to naval officer in care of B. F. Stevens, London, England, red "New York Feb. 3" transit and London receiving datestamp, red B. F. Stevens oval forwarding datestamp, Very Fine, an attractive example of mail directed to U.S. Navy vessels by B. F. Stevens, the U.S. Despatch Agent (Image)

E. 400-500