New York Foreign Mail Cancels On Cover ? Red Strikes continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 1220 |
 |
 6c Dull Pink (159).
Natural s.e. at left, radiant color, tied by perfect strike of New York
Foreign Mail Star cancel (Ty. ST-MP1), red "New York P.O. Oct. 22"
circular datestamp on 1874 folded cover to London, England, red
London transit, some slight cover wear, Extremely Fine strike, ex Van
Vlissingen-Waud (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
500.00 |
| 1221 |
|
 10c Brown (161). Deep
rich color, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Star cancel
(Ty. ST-MP3), red "New York P.D. 6 Mar. 28" circular datestamp on blue 1874
folded cover to La Rochelle, France, red London and Calais transits,
stamp also tied by small oval "PD" handstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
300.00 |
| 1222 |
|
 6c Dull Pink (159).
Bright color, tied by perfect strike of New York Foreign Mail Star
cancel (Ty. ST-MP4), red "New York Aug. 5" circular datestamp on 1874
folded letter to Nurenberg, Germany, cover with some slight wear
incl. bend barely affecting stamp, Extremely Fine strike of this desirable
fancy cancel, this is the earliest of the ten recorded covers with this
cancel, ex Klein (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
700.00 |
| 1223 |
|
 2c Brown, 3c Green (157,
158). Two of each, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail
Star cancel (Ty. ST-MP5), red "New York Dec. 10" circular datestamp on
1873 cover to England, receiving backstamp, stamps with few tiny
tears, appears Very Fine, very rare, this is the earliest of the two
recorded covers bearing this New York Foreign Mail cancel, especially
desirable with the colorful franking (the other cover bears only a single
10c stamp, to France), ex Van Vlissingen-Waud and Weiss
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,100.00 |
| 1224 |
|
 1c Ultramarine, 6c Carmine
(145, 148). Bright colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail Shield
cancel (Ty. RE-E2) and red "New York Paid All Direct Jun. 8" circular
datestamp on 1871 cover to Bremen, Germany, additional ms. cancels,
ms. "Pr. Hansa", receiving backstamp, part of address crossed out,
few lightly toned perfs, Very Fine, scarce New York Foreign Mail cancel,
only eight covers recorded in Weiss (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
425.00 |
| 1225 |
|
 10c Brown (161). Tied by
unusually clear strike of New York Foreign Mail Anchor cancel (Ty.
RE-E4), "New York Mar. 30" circular datestamp on blue 1875 folded cover
to Vera Cruz, Mexico, purple "City of Merida" ship designation
handstamp at top left, light file fold well clear of stamp, Very Fine
strike of this unusual pictorial New York Foreign Mail cancel, this is the
earliest recorded use of this marking in Weiss (one other is also known) (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
600.00 |
| 1226 |
|
 10c Brown (150). Tied by
well-struck New York Foreign Mail style cancel (Ty. RE-L1), "New
York May 20" circular datestamp on 1873 folded cover to Mexico,
horizontal file fold well clear of stamp, some toning affects cover and
stamp, still Extremely Fine strike of this scarce cancel, only nine covers
are recorded in Weiss, ex Van Vlissingen-Waud
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
130.00 |
| 1227 |
|
 3c Green (147).
Horizontal pair, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel
(Ty. RE-LF3), red "New York May 29" circular datestamp on tissue cover
to London, England, red 1872 London transit also ties stamps,
missing part of top flap, stamps barely affected from placement near edge
of cover, still Very Fine strike of this scarce NYFM cancel, only nine
covers are recorded in Weiss (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
375.00 |
| 1228 |
|
 7c Orange Vermilion
(160). Horizontal pair, tied by blackish brown New York Foreign Mail
Clothespin cancel (Ty. TR-C7) on cover with printed address to
Leipzig, Germany, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Apr. 6" circular
datestamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, this cancel is reported in brown
in Weiss (see lot 1184A) (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
650.00 |
| 1229 |
|
 7c Vermilion (149).
Bright color, tied by bold strike of New York Foreign Mail cancel
(Ty. TR-G3), red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Oct. 8" circular datestamp
on cover to Bremen, Germany, receiving backstamp, Very Fine strike
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
650.00 |
| 1230 |
|
 10c Brown (161). Detailed
impression, tied by bold strike of New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty.
TR-G3), red "New York Paid All Via Eng. & Ostd. Dec. 20" circular datestamp
on blue 1873 folded letter to Switzerland, datelined in Philadelphia
and with company handstamp from that city, light horizontal file fold well
away from stamp, Very Fine, evidently carried outside of the mails from
Philadelphia to New York (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
650.00 |
