Foreign Destinations (by Country)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 3589 |
 |
 12c Black (36). Horizontal pair, used with strip of three of 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26) and tied by grids, red "New York N.Y. May 2?" circular datestamp on blue 1860 folded cover to Buenos Aires,
Argentina, red "12" credit handstamp, red London transit, right 3c stamp pre-printing paperfold, 12c barely affected from placement near edge of cover, Very Fine, carried on the N.Y. & Havre's Fulton (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,300.00 |
| 3590 |
|
 12c Blackish Violet (162). Horizontal pair, used with 3c Green (158), tied by corks and by "Richmond Va. Dec. 27, 1875" circular datestamp on cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, red "New York 1.10
Dec. 29" credit datestamp, red London transit also ties stamps, blue crayon "10" for Argentine centavos due, right 12c pulled perf at top, missing top flap, trivial edge toning, otherwise Very Fine, Argentina did not join the U.P.U. until April 1,
1878, the "1.10" in the U.S. marking states the credit in centimes (equivalent to 22c), ex Gibson (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 |
600.00 |
| 3591 |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal pair with s.e. at right, rich color, tied by indistinct "New Orleans La. May 2" circular datestamp on folded printed Prices Current dated May 1, 1858 to Vienna, Austria,
well-struck blue "Printed Circular" handstamp, French transit, blue "5" rate for Austrian postage due, light horizontal file fold, some light age spotting around stamps, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 |
500.00 |
| 3592 |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal pair with straddle pane and guide line at right, tied by "New Orleans La. Aug. 12" circular datestamp on blue folded printed Prices Current of Aug. 10, 1858 to
Vienna, Austria, blue framed "Printed Circular" handstamp, ms. "2" crossed out with ms. "7" for Austrian postage due, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, unusual usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 |
700.00 |
| 3593 |
|
 12c Black (36). Vertical pair, used with 3c Rose, Ty. I (25), no inner framelines, tied by "Newport R.I. Oct. 13, 1857" circular datestamps on cover to Vienna, Austria, red "Paid 27" handstamp,
red "New-York Am. Pkt. Oct. 17" backstamp, French transits incl. red boxed "P.D." handstamp, magenta "15" credit, receiving backstamp, carried on the N.Y. & Havre Line's Fulton, horizontal file folds affect stamps which also have a few other
flaws, appears Very Fine, unusual, the "Paid 27" was applied in Newport and followed postal regulations which required the total rate paid to be marked in red ink, this regulation seems to have been followed more frequently on stampless covers, the
regulation was often ignored or the marking crossed out on covers with stamps (Image Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 |
850.00 |
| 3594 |
|
 3c Rose (65). Bock of four and single, bright colors, tied by circle of wedges, red "N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid 12 Oct. 10" credit datestamp on yellow cover to Trieste, Italy, blue "America/Uber
Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, receiving backstamp, stamps with few small flaws, Very Fine, unusual franking to pay the 15c rate, carried on the NGL's America (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 |
475.00 |
| 3595 |
|
 30c Orange (71). Bright color, small flaws, tied by unusual bold "L", "Lockport N.Y. May 31" circular datestamp on 1863 cover to Vienna, Austria, red "N. York Brem. Pkt. Paid 24 Jun. 6" credit
datestamp, blue "America/Uber Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp, receiving backstamp, barely reduced at top, small repair at top edge, otherwise Fine, carried on the NGL's Hansa (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 |
550.00 |
| 3596 |
|
 Austria to Rhode Island. Cover bearing Austria, 1863-64, 3kr Green and 15kr Yellow Brown (23, 26), horizontal pair of 15kr, tied by neat strikes of "Wien 6 6 2A" circular datestamps on cover to Valley
Falls R.I., endorsed "via Hamburg and Bremen", Bremen transit backstamps, red "Paid 10" in oval handstamp, red crayon "23" rate, barely reduced at left, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 150-200 |
800.00 |
| 3597 |
|
 Batavia N.Y. to Belgium. Cover with red "Batavia N.Y. Jan. 1" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps to Brussels, Belgium, endorsed "Via Boston", unusual backstamps incl. "Boston Am. Pkt. Jan.
9" and "Boston Br. Pkt. Jan. 17" circular datestamps, 1855 London and receiving backstamps, framed exchange office handstamp showing division of rate, ms. 1sh debit, minor wear, Very Fine, unusual usage, the sender paid 5c (3c domestic postage plus
2c shore-to-ship fee), mistakenly backstamped in Boston to go via American packet, they realized their mistake (which would have deprived the U.S. of the postage for transit) and held it for the next British Packet, carried on the Cunarder
Asia (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
140.00 |
| 3598 |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Vertical pair, huge margins to in at bottom incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by "New Orleans La. Jul. 3" circular datestamp on blue folded printed circular of July 1, 1855
to Anvers, Belgium, red French transit, receiving backstamp, ms. "15" centimes due, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, carried via American Packet on the Ocean Line to Southampton and then routed thru Le Havre (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 |
1,900.00 |
| 3599 |
|
 5c Red Brown (28). Scissors-separated with perfs intact at left and trimmed at top and right, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov. 28, 1857" circular datestamp on orange cover to Mons, Belgium, red "New-York Br.
Pkt. Dec. 9" circular datestamp, endorsed "Collins steamer" but carried on the Cunarder Africa, transit and receiving backstamps, some wear, Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
250.00 |
