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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1258 |  |
 1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, 12c
Blackish Violet (156, 158, 162). 12c horizontal pair, tied by segmented
corks, "Washington Ga. Sep. 7" circular datestamp on cover to Buenos
Ayres, Argentina, red 1875 London transit, red "New York 1.10 Sep. 11"
credit datestamp, receiving backstamp, missing part of top flap, few
trivial toned perf tips, Very Fine, colorful franking overpaying by 1c the
27c British Mail rate via England (the previous rate was 28c) (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 850.00 |
| 1259 | |
 4c Blue Green, 5c Blue, 5c
Yellow Brown (185, 205, 211). Tied by New York registry ovals on
registered 6c Red entire to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, neat strike of
"New York N.Y. Reg'y. Div. 10-17 1885" oval datestamp, receiving backstamp,
trivial edgewear and toning around a few perf tips from gum, Very Fine,
attractive and scarce franking with both 5c Blue and 5c Yellow Brown stamps
(Image) |
E. 500-750 | 800.00 |
| 1260 | |
 2c Red Brown, 5c Yellow Brown
(205, 210). Horizontal strip of three of 5c, tied (between perfs) by
neat cork handstamps, "Dover N.J. Jun. 30" circular datestamp on cover
to Potosi, Bolivia, 1887 New York backstamp, few small edge repairs
are barely noticeable, Very Fine, rare usage
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | 375.00 |
| 1261 | |
 10c Brown (161). Rich
color, cancelled by grid on 10c Brown entire with "Oxford Mass. Oct. 22"
circular datestamp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red 1877 London
transit ties stamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 200.00 |
| 1262 | |
 1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, 30c
Gray Black (156, 158, 165). Bright colors, tied by "New-York Mar. 31"
duplex cancels on folded cover to Valparaiso, Chile, red New York
1879 binocular 24c credit datestamp, bold "20" due marking, receiving
backstamp, trivial toning around perfs from gum, Very Fine, colorful and
scarce franking, sender's "Via Panama" route instructions, but sent by
American and British Packet via Colon
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,700.00 |
| 1263 | |
 3c Green, 10c Brown (158,
161). 3c s.e. at right, tied by "New-York Oct. 29" duplex cancels on
1878 folded letter to Bogota, Colombia, red New York binocular 8c
credit datestamp, faint file folds affect stamps, Very Fine appearance (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 400.00 |
| 1264 | |
 15c Yellow Orange (163).
Bright color, tied by segmented cork, red "Boston Paid Dec. 27" circular
datestamp on cover to Falkland Islands, red London transit, Falkland
Islands receiving datestamp, barely reduced at left, Very Fine, exceedingly
rare pre-UPU usage to the Falklands (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 2,700.00 |
| 1265 | |
 5c Indigo, 10c Brown (209,
216). Tied by bold cork cancels, "Milwaukee Wis. N.W. Sta. Apr. 22"
circular datestamp on registered cover to the U.S. Consul at Cayenne,
French Guiana, neat strike of French packet marking also ties 5c stamp,
various backstamps incl. New York, St. Thomas, Martinique and Cayenne,
address crossed out and ms. "decede", then sent to the Dead
Letter Office with purple "D.L.O. Record No." handstamp, additional
purple oval "Registry Branch Correct Jul. 6, 1889 P.O. Dept. Dead Letter
Office" backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, fantastic usage, this destination
is rarely seen on U.S. covers, even during the Bank Note Issue period (Image) |
E. 500-750 | 800.00 |
| 1266 | |
 3c Green, 5c Blue (158,
179). 5c horizontal pair, tied by "New York Mar. 30" duplex datestamp
on cover to Nicaragua, 1877 Colon transit, red "8" crayon credit, 3c
defective, small repair at bottom of cover, otherwise Fine usage to a
scarce destination (Image) |
E. 500-750 | 550.00 |
| 1267 | |
 2c Vermilion (183). Tied
by bold strike of "New York A" oval handstamp on 1c Blue wrapper to
Ascuncion, Paraguay, endorsed in ms. "Via Direct Brazil", Very
Fine and rare, ex Gallagher (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 325.00 |
| 1268 | |
 5c Blue (179). Rich
color, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel
(Ty. GE-EP13), "New York Feb. 9 Due 14 U.S. Currency" depreciated currency
datestamp on blue cover from Peru to Marblehead Mass., Peruvian
postage paid by Peru, 1868, 1d Green (14) tied by numeral grid,
"Callao JA 14 76" backstamp, Panama three-line transit handstamp, "12" due
marking, slight edgewearVERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE AND RARE PERU AND UNITED STATES 5-CENT TAYLOR MIXED-FRANKING COVER. The rate from Peru to the U.S. was 17c by American Packet, then British Packet via Colon. This cover apparently went via Panama, a route that had been discontinued after Dec. 1871, and was likely carried by American Packet the entire trip. Ex Robertson. With 1974 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 14,000.00 |