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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1338 |  |
 2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146,
147). Horizontal pair of 3c, used with 2c Black, E. Grill (87),
cancelled by cork, "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 8" circular datestamp on orange
cover to Vienna Austria, red New York transit, 1870 receiving
backstamp, slight edgewear and few perf faults on Black Jack, otherwise
Very Fine and extremely scarce combination usage
(Image) |
E. 500-750 | 400.00 |
| 1339 | |
 10c Brown, 30c Black (150,
154). Tied by circle of V's, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Oct. 5"
circular datestamp on orange legal-size cover to Mauthen, Austria,
transit and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at left, few cover
scuffs, vertical file fold well away from stamps, Fine, scarce franking (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 550.00 |
| 1340 | |
 2c Vermilion, 5c Blue, 10c
Brown (161, 178, 179). Tied by red targets, matching "La Crosse
Wis. Registered Aug. 12, 1878" circular datestamp on 3c Green entire (U63),
similarly cancelled, to Vienna, Austria, receiving backstamp, 2c
slight oxidation, Very Fine, colorful and scarce usage
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 550.00 |
| 1341 | |
 1c Gray Blue (206). Tied
by "Cleveland O. 1" oval handstamp on wrapper to Paris, France and
forwarded to Tyrol, Austria, postage due paid by Austria 2kr Brown,
Newspaper Tax (PR6), tied by "Toblach 12 8 87" datestamp, some
wrinkling, small perf flaw at bottom of 1c stamp, Very Fine appearance,
scarce combination usage on a wrapper
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 225.00 |
| 1342 | |
 5c Indigo, 30c Orange Brown
(216, 217). Tied by grids on oversize registered cover to Prague,
Austria, purple "Registered May 2, 1890" three-line datestamp, New York
registry label, various backstamps, 5c tiny corner crease at top left, Very
Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 170.00 |
| 1343 | |
 24c Purple (153). Radiant
color, tied by bold circle of V's cancel, "Washington D.C. Sep. 11"
circular datestamp on cover to Brussels, Belgium, red "New York Paid
All Br. Transit Feb. 18" datestamp, 1874 docketing, missing top flap, tiny
cover repair at top center, otherwise Very Fine, single usages of the 24c
are very rare, especially to Belgium, there was an 8c rate in effect at
this time, so this is presumably a triple rate, with 1996 P.S.E.
certificate (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,500.00 |
| 1344 | |
 6c Dull Pink (159).
Cancelled by quartered cork, matching "Portland Me. Nov. 12" circular
datestamp on cover to Belgium, neat "Boston Unpaid Br. Transit Nov.
17" circular datestamp and "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp, 1874 London
transit, ms. "Adresse incomplete", some overall wear, still Fine and
unusual usage (Image) |
E. 150-200 | 250.00 |
| 1345 | |
 1c-15c 1879-88 Issues (186,
189, 212, 214, 216). Five different cancelled or tied by grids on
legal-size registered 10c Brown entire to Banjaluka, Bosnia, purple
"Registered Jul. 23, 1888, Savannah Ga." three-line handstamp, New York
registry label also ties two stamps, receiving backstamp, barely reduced at
left, few trivial toned perfs, Very Fine, colorful and rare franking, we
cannot recall seeing another Bank Note cover to Bosnia
(Image) |
E. 400-500 | 1,200.00 |
| 1346 | |
 1c Ultramarine, 4c Blue Green
(211, 212). 1c s.e. at left, tied by quartered corks and "Greenville
Pa. Dec. 21" circular datestamp on illustrated hotel corner card
cover to Budapest, Hungary, 1887 transit and receiving backstamps,
Very Fine, attractive usage to a scarce destination
(Image) |
E. 200-300 | 375.00 |
| 1347 | |
 2c Red Brown, 3c Green, 10c
Brown (146, 147, 150). Four 10c, one s.e. at left, tied by New York
Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-W1a) on 1872 folded cover to Athens,
Greece, red "New York Paid All Jan. 24" circular datestamp, various
transits and rate markings, minor edge wear, light horizontal file fold
affects one 10c stamp, Very Fine appearance, rare and colorful triple-rate
usage to Greece (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,700.00 |
| 1348 | |
 12c Blackish Violet
(162). Deep rich color, tied by New York Foreign Mail Star
cancel (Ty. ST-MP3) on 3c Green entire (U82) to Athens, Greece, red
"New York Paid All Apr. ?" (1874) circular datestamp, New York, Trieste and
receiving backstamps, red crayon "8" credit and "P.D." handstamp, few toned
perfs not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE BANK NOTE ISSUE COVER TO GREECE WITH ELABORATE NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL STAR CANCEL. With P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 5,250.00 |