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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1307 |  |
 2c Red Brown (210). Tied
by circle of wedges and used as forwarding postage on 1884 folded cover
from Paris, France to Baltimore Md. and forwarded to Maine,
originating postage paid by France, 1879, 25c Yellow on Straw (99)
tied by "Paris 25 Jul. 1884" circular datestamp, purple "Forwarded Balto.
Md. Aug. 4, 1884" datestamp also ties stamp, various transits, Very Fine,
attractive usage (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 225.00 |
| 1308 |
 30c Orange Brown (217).
Tied by "Philadelphia Pa. R D" oval on part of registered stamp
dealer's catalogue (front only) to Narbonne, France and forwarded to
Paris, purple "Philadelphia Jan. 29, 1890 Registered" boxed datestamp,
stamp with small creases and tears from placement near edge, Fine
appearance, Scott Retail as on cover $1,400.00
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 150.00 | |
| 1309 | |
 30c Orange Brown (217).
Used with 10c Brown (209), tied by "New York Nov. 30, 1888" duplex
cancels on cover with printed address to Paris, France, blue
receiving datestamp, small piece cut out of return address at top left,
central toned spot from wax seal on back, Fine
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | 160.00 |
| 1310 | |
 10c Brown, 30c Orange Brown
(209, 217). Horizontal pair of 10c, tied by "New York Oct. 3, 1889"
duplex cancels on blue legal-size cover to Paris, France, some
overall wear, appears Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 160.00 |
| 1311 | |
 90c Purple (218). Two
singles, tied together by twice-struck "Hoboken N.J. Mar. 28" duplex
datestamp and star oval cancel on legal-size cover paying 36 times the UPU
rate to France (possibly a Supplementary Mail usage), printed address and
ship endorsement, 1890 Paris backstamp, cover with some edgewear and
vertical file fold at left, right stamp tiny tear at top right not
mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE. A HANDSOME AND VERY RARE USAGE OF THE 90-CENT 1888 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE. WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST HIGH-VALUE BANK NOTE ISSUE COVERS IN EXISTENCE. Although the 90c Purple saw extensive use on parcels -- several large used blocks are known -- very few covers survive. This is probably the finest known usage on a full cover. With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 8,500.00 |