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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1278° |  |
 2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine
(113, 114). Used with five 10c Brown (150), each tied by large
New York Foreign Mail Star in Circle cancel (Ty. ST-MP1) on cover
from Cuba to Barcelona, Spain, cover also bears two Cuba 50c Gray
(61), tied by oval florette cancels, "Admin Gral Correos Habana, 3 Oct.
1874" origination double-circle datestamp, red "New York Oct. 8" transit,
London transit ties two stamps, red crayon credits, red "PD" handstamp,
Commission Merchant's printed return address on back, opened for display,
right 10c and 2c stamps small faultsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MIXED-COUNTRY FRANKING PAYING POSTAGE FROM CUBA TO THE UNITED STATES AND THEN FROM THE UNITED STATES TO SPAIN. Ex Boker and Lafayette. With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 15,000-20,000 | 16,000.00 |
| 1279 | |
 15c Red Orange (189).
S.e. at right, bright color, tied by "N.Y. Supplementary Jul. 28, 1881"
Type E duplex on 5c entire to Havana, Cuba, receiving backstamp,
cover with few age spots, Very Fine double-rate Supplementary Mail usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 650.00 |
| 1280 | |
 3c Green, 10c Brown (158,
161). 3c s.e. at left, tied by perfect strike of New York Foreign
Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W1c) and "New York Aug. 31" circular datestamp on
1876 folded cover to St. Thomas, West Indies, endorsed "Via
Havana" at top left, red "8" crayon credit, 3c light crease at top,
Extremely Fine strike, ex Weiss and illustrated in his book (Image) |
E. 500-750 | 375.00 |
| 1281 | |
 10c Brown (161). Rich
color, tied by quartered cork, "Columbus O. Oct. 27" circular datestamp on
1878 cover to Brownstone, Jamaica, Kingston transit, receiving
backstamp, some overall cover wear, stamp with perf flaws at top left and
at right, still Fine, scarce usage (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 200.00 |
| 1282 | |
 10c Brown (150). Rich
color, tied by New York Foreign Mail style cancel (Ty. RE-L1) with
"New York May 20" circular datestamp on blue folded cover inbound from
Puerto Rico to Brooklyn N.Y., company handstamp at bottom indicates
origin, St. Thomas circular datestamp, receiving backstamp, cover with few
file folds incl. one ending in small tear, Fine and scarce, only nine
covers are recorded in Weiss with this cancel
(Image) |
E. 500-750 | 400.00 |
| 1283 | |
 5c Yellow Brown (205).
Rich color, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Apr. 27, 1886" duplex on 5c entire
to St. Kitts, British West Indies, receiving datestamp at left,
Philadelphia and New York backstamps, Very Fine double-rate usage to a
scarce destination (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 300.00 |
| 1284 | |
 1c Ultramarine (212). Two
horizontal pairs and single, tied by multiple strikes of "New York Sep. 4,
1889" duplex cancels on illustrated steamship office corner card cover
to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, faint horizontal bend affects stamps, Very
Fine appearance, scarce and attractive usage
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | 350.00 |
| 1285 | |
 3c Green (147). Bright
color, choice centering, tied by perfect strike of N. York Steamship
Jan. 2" circular datestamp on blue cover addressed to "Providence Rhode
Island, United States of America", stamp with faint corner crease at top
right from placement at edge of cover, appears Very Fine, attractive usage,
probably from the Caribbean or South America
(Image) |
E. 150-200 | 160.00 |