New York Foreign Mail Cancels On Cover ? Red Strikes continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 1231 |
 |
 10c Brown (150).
Horizontal pair, bright color, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel
(Ty. TR-G25), red "New York Apr. 20" circular datestamp on orange cover
to Paris, France, red 1872 French transit also ties stamps, bold
"10" decimes due marking, receiving backstamp, right stamp tiny tear at
top, appears Very Fine, scarce cancel
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
190.00 |
| 1232 |
|
 6c Carmine, 12c Dull Violet
(148, 151). Bright colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel
(Ty. TR-G25), red "New York Mar. 25" circular datestamp on blue cover to
Liverpool, England, 1872 receiving datestamp, few lightly toned perf
tips, Very Fine, scarce, only ten covers are recorded in Weiss (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
250.00 |
| 1233 |
|
 1c Ultramarine, 6c Carmine
(145, 148). Bright colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel
(Ty. TR-G31) on cover to Hannover, Germany, partial strike of red
1872 boxed transit, receiving backstamp, light bend barely affects stamps,
Very Fine strike of this NYFM cancel (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
225.00 |
| 1234 |
|
 10c Brown (150). Tied by
well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-G36) and "New York
Sep. 10" circular datestamp on 1872 folded letter to Acapulco,
Mexico, light horizontal file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
180.00 |
| 1235 |
|
 5c Blue (185). Deep rich
color, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Segmented Cork
cancel (Ty. TR-G37 family), red "New York Oct. 20" circular datestamp on
Grand Central Hotel corner card cover to Florence, Italy, receiving
backstamp, company receiving handstamp on front, faint corner crease at
bottom left of stamp, Extremely Fine strike
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
750.00 |
| 1236 |
|
 6c Carmine (148).
Horizontal pair, deep rich color, tied by New York Foreign Mail
Segmented Cork cancel (Ty. TR-G family) and red "New York Jan. 8"
circular datestamp on 1873 folded cover to London, England, red
London transit, faint bend at top, Very Fine, attractive double-rate usage
(Image) |
E. 400-500 |
250.00 |
| 1237 |
|
 3c Green (147). Tied by
unlisted New York Foreign Mail cancel on 3c entire (U59), red "New
York Paid All Direct Jan. 25" circular datestamp to Eckernforde,
Germany, red boxed "Bremen Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp,
stamp with few faults incl. tear and creases, still Very Fine strikes of
this unlisted New York Foreign Mail cancel, accompanied by Jan. 1995
U.S. Cancellation Club News article by John Valenti describing the
find, which has been assigned Ty. RE-N9
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
425.00 |
| 1238 |
|
 10c Brown (150).
Horizontal pair, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-M4),
red "New York Paid 12 Jun. 8" credit datestamp on blue 1872 folded cover
to France, red London transit and "PD" in oval, red French transit,
stamps with few light creases, cover with few age spots, Very Fine strikes
of this rare cancel, only six covers are recorded in the Weiss book (where
this cover is illustrated), ex Van Villingsen-Waud and Weiss (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
1,000.00 |
| 1239 |
|
 10c Brown (150). Bright
shade, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-M5),
red "New York Paid 6 Feb. 12" circular datestamp on 1873 folded letter
to Bordeaux, France, London and French transits, Extremely Fine
strike, ex Van Vlissingen-Waud and Weiss, illustrated in Weiss book where
described as "the finest on-cover strike he has seen"
(Image) |
E. 500-750 |
400.00 |
| 1240 |
|
 1c Ultramarine, 3c Green,
Grill (134, 136). H. Grill, tied by New York Foreign Mail Spokes
cancel, red "New York Jul. 11" circular datestamp on 1871 folded letter
to Lyon, France, 1c also tied by Anglo-French accountancy marking,
Calais transit, "10" decimes due marking, some slight wear, Very Fine,
scarce 4c British Open Mail usage with NYFM cancel (see lot 1297) (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
550.00 |
| 1241 |
|
 5c Blue (179). Tied by
New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-S6), red "New York Dec. 6"
circular datestamp on back of 1876 folded letter to France, various
French transits, Very Fine strike, ex van Vlissingen-Waud (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
550.00 |
