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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
1242 c image2c Red Brown, 6c Carmine, 10c Brown (146, 148, 150). Rich colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W4b) on 3c entire (U83) to Cologne, Germany, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Oct. 8" circular datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, few toned perfs and some cover edge toning, Very Fine, colorful usage (Image) E. 400-500 300.00
1243 c image5c Blue (179). Rich color, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W4e), red "New York Oct. 7" circular datestamp on cover to London, England, 1876 receiving backstamp, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400 325.00
1244 c image3c Green (158). Horizontal pair, tied by New York Foreign Mail Rosette cancel (Ty. TR-W5) and red "New York Paid Aug. 18" circular datestamp on small pink 1874 cover to France, French transit also ties stamps, clear strike of "Insufficiently Prepaid" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, minor edgewear, Very Fine, unusual usage, illustrated in Weiss book (Image) E. 400-500 550.00
1245 c image6c Purple on Amber, entire (U65). Cancelled by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Rosette cancel (Ty. TR-W5), red "New York Jun. 4" circular datestamp, to Hamburg, Germany, missing top flap, Very Fine, scarce used on 6c entire (Image) E. 300-400 750.00
1246 c image10c Brown (150). Two, bright color, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W9), red "New York Paid All Via England & Ost. Oct. 18" circular datestamp on 1873 folded cover to Neuchatel, Switzerland, Basel and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, this NYFM cancel is considered scarce in Weiss with only nine covers recorded (Image) E. 300-400 325.00
1247 c image10c Brown (150). Bright shade, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W12), red "New York Paid All" circular datestamp on cover to Florence, Italy, transit and receiving backstamps, stamp with faults, still Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400 425.00
1248 c image7c Vermilion (149). Two, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W13a) on 1873 folded cover to Frankfurt, Germany, indistinct strike of red New York circular datestamp also ties one stamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, ex Klein (Image) E. 300-400 350.00
1249 c image3c Green, 6c Dull Pink (158, 159). Rich colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W13) on 1874 cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid Sep. 3" circular datestamp, blue French transit, red boxed "PD" handstamp, 6c faint corner crease at top right, appears Very Fine (Image) E. 300-400 200.00
1250 c image6c Carmine, 10c Brown (148, 150). 10c horizontal pair, each tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W19) on 1873 legal-size cover to France, red "New York Paid 18 Feb. 26" credit datestamp, red London transit and "PD" oval, French receiving datestamp, opened for display, stamps faulty and some edge faults, still Fine, a rare New York Foreign Mail marking, also a scarce correctly prepaid 26c rate to France via England for -2/3 to 1 oz. (20-30 grams) (Image) E. 400-500 300.00

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