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United States Bank Note Issues, featuring the Mercedes Collection continued...

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New York Foreign Mail Cancels On Cover ? Red Strikes continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
1188 c image3c Green, 6c Dull Pink (158, 159). Rich colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail Pinwheel cancel (Ty. GE-C4), red "New York Paid Aug. 12" circular datestamp on blue 1875 folded cover to Bordeaux, France, blue Cherbourg transit, endorsed "Closed mail via England", 3c stamp torn, Very Fine strike, ex Van Vlissingen-Waud (Image) E. 500-750 700.00
1189 c image2c Brown (157). Vertical pair and three singles, tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-C7) and red "New York Paid All Br. Transit May 14" circular datestamp on cover to Rome, Italy, 1874 Verona and receiving backstamps, two stamps with small flaws, Very Fine strikes of this NYFM cancel (Image) E. 400-500 500.00
1190 c image2c Vermilion (178). Intense color (slightly oxidized), tied by clear strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-C8) on folded printed prices current to Trieste, Austria, 1876 Vienna and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, this is one of only four recorded covers bearing this unusual New York Foreign Mail cancel (Image) (imagea) E. 400-500 1,100.00
1190A c image2c Vermilion (178). Radiant color, choice centering with wide margins, tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-C10) on March 1877 folded printed circular to Sweden, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful usage (Image) E. 400-500 550.00
1191 c image2c Brown, 10c Brown (157, 161). Rich colors, tied by cork, "New York Feb. 19" circular datestamp, also tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EN1) and red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Feb. 20" circular datestamp on 1875 cover to Rome, Italy, receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine strike of this elaborate New York Foreign Mail cancel (Image) E. 500-750 650.00
1192 c image1c Ultramarine (156). Deep rich color, tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EN3) on 1c Brown on Buff, Postal Card (UX2) to Berlin, Germany, red "New York Sep. 30" circular datestamp, 1874 dateline on back, fresh and Very Fine (Image) E. 400-500 700.00
1193 c image1c Brown on Buff, Postal Card (UX3). Cancelled by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EN3), to Lewiston Me., Oct. 27, 1874 dateline on back, Extremely Fine, unusual use on 1c domestic card (Image) E. 300-400 550.00
1194 c image6c Dull Pink (159). Bright color, tied by two perfect strikes of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EN4), red "New York P.O. Feb. 23" circular datestamp on blue 1875 folded cover to London, England, vertical file folds incl. one thru stamp, gently cleaned, Very Fine strikes, illustrated in Weiss book (Image) E. 400-500 550.00
1195 c image3c Green (158). Rich color, tied by New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EN5) on 3c Green entire to London, England, red "New York Mar. 28" circular datestamp, red 1875 London transit, Very Fine strike (Image) E. 300-400 200.00
1196 c image1c Ultramarine (156). Tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EN6) on 1c Brown on Buff, Postal Card (UX2) to Hamburg, Germany, datelined Oct. 19, 1874, fresh and Very Fine strike of this scarce NYFM cancel, based on the dateline this would be the earliest recorded usage of this cancel (Image) E. 400-500 600.00
1197 c image10c Brown (161). Tied by unusually clear strike of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Ty. GE-EN8) and "New York Oct. 1" circular datestamp on blue 1874 folded letter to Havana, Cuba, stamp and cover with some age soiling, cover with horizontal file fold well clear of stamp, Extremely Fine strike (Image) E. 500-750 275.00

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