1870-88 Bank Note Issues
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 454 |
 |
 3c Green (147). Four, tied
by corks, "New Orleans La. Sep. 15" circular datestamp on cover to
Rebeauville, France, red "New-York Sep. 19" datestamp, neat "GB/40c"
Anglo-French accountancy marking, ms. rating, 1871 London transit
backstamp, Very Fine, unusual franking
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
275.00 |
| 455 |
|
 6c Carmine (148). Intense
shade (possibly the Dark Carmine sub-shade), tied by cork, "Lincoln Neb.
Jul. 21" circular datestamp on cover to Berlin, Germany, red boxed
"Bremen Franco" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
80.00 |
| 456 |
|
 12c Dull Violet (151).
Horizontal pair, s.e. at left, cancelled by New York Foreign Mail
Star with red "New York Mar. 22" circular datestamp on cover to "Big
Paddock, Haw Haw, Hokitika, New Zealand", sender's routing "Via
Sanfrancisco", "NZ Hokitika Ju 1" backstamp, few trivial perf flaws,
still Very Fine, a fantastically rare Bank Note Issue cover, beginning in
1864 Hokitika prospered as a goldrush town on the west coast of New Zealand
(Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,600.00 |
| 457 |
|
 24c Purple (153). Tied by
clear strike of New York Foreign Mail Grid cancel (Ty. TR-G34), red
"New York Paid All Jan. 4" circular datestamp on 1873 folded letter to
Cadiz, Spain, various transit markings, stamp slightly affected by
cover bend, lifted, reperforated and placed back on cover, still Extremely
Fine strike of this scarce New York Foreign Mail cancel, only three covers
are recorded of which this is the finest strike, illustrated in Weiss book,
with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
850.00 |
| 458 |
|
 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, part of backflap missing,
Fine, scarce franking (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
425.00 |
| 459 |
|
 10c Brown (150). Tied by
quartered cork and "Yokohama, Japan Nov. 22" circular datestamp on
blue cover front only to New York City, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
150.00 |
| 460 |
|
 3c Green (158). S.e. at
right, tied by Waterbury Shield fancy cancel, "Waterbury Conn. Mar.
27" circular datestamp on cover to Plymouth Conn., Very Fine strike (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
400.00 |
| 461 |
|
 3c Green (158). Two on
separate covers, each tied by Waterbury fancy cancel, one with basic
Leaf style, other Rosette, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
350.00 |
| 462 |
|
 3c Green (158). Horizontal
pair, cancelled by "M" handstamps, "Keno & R'kf'd Agt. Aug. 2"
circular datestamp on cover to Tokyo, Japan, red "Yokohama Paid All
Sep. 11" double-circle datestamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, scarce
usage (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
300.00 |
| 463 |
|
 6c Dull Pink (159). Two,
tied by Star in circle, red "New York P.D. 6 May 2" circular
datestamp on yellow cover with insurance company corner card to Paris,
France, 1874 London and French transits, some soiling, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
225.00 |
| 464 |
|
 10c Brown (161).
Horizontal pair, used with horizontal pairs of 1c Ultramarine (156) and 3c
Green (158), cancelled by quartered corks, "Westport Mass. Mar. 17"
circular datestamp on orange 1875 cover to Jamestown, St. Helena,
red "New York 24 Mar. 18" credit datestamp, London and receiving transits,
repairs and tears at top, otherwise Fine, colorful usage to a scarce
destination (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
475.00 |
