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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 3611 |  |
 10c Green, Ty. III (15). Large margins to full, bright color, tied by "Washington D.C. Aug. 16, 1856" circular datestamp on buff cover to Toronto, Canada, receiving backstamp, minor edgewear incl. top right corner
clipped, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 150.00 |
| 3612 | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (31). Choice centering with intact perfs at top, tied by large "Paid" grid, red "Boston Ms. Dec. 22, 1858" circular datestamp on cover to Gananoque, Canada West, red "Ogdensburgh N.Y.
10 Paid Dec. 24, 1858" exchange office circular datestamp, red "U. States" handstamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful cover (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 850.00 |
| 3613 | |
 30c Orange (71). Bright color, choice centering, tied by "Buffalo N.Y. Oct. 2, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Oil Springs, Canada West, blind embossed grocer's corner card, some slight overall
wear, Extremely Fine, scarce triple-rate franking (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 300.00 |
| 3614 | |
 5c Brown (76). Horizontal strip of three, few trivial perf flaws at top, tied by cogwheel cancels, neat "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 4, 1864" double-circle datestamp on light yellow cover to Cambleford,
Canada West, blue Belleville and receiving backstamps, with original contents, small tear at bottom, Very Fine example of 15c West Coast rate to Canada (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 500.00 |
| 3615 | |
 5c Buff (67). Used with 10c Yellow Green (68) and 30c Orange (71), tied by red grids, matching "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Nov. 9" circular datestamp on 1861 folded cover to Palmas, Grand Canary
Islands, red London transit datestamp, red oval "PD" handstamp, unusual small cross in circle handstamp also struck in red, magenta "24" rate, light vertical file folds incl. one affecting 10c stamp, the 10c small toned spot at topVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL THREE-COLOR FRANKING WITH THE 5-CENT BUFF TO TO THE GRAND CANARY ISLANDS. A MAGNIFICENT EXHIBITION ITEM. A review of 1857-60 and 1861-66 Issues in our database failed to find another usage with the 1861 Issue to the Canary Islands. A cover with a combination of Nos. 30, 35 and 38 realized $7,500 hammer in our sale of the Blake Myers collection (Sale 882, lot 2175). (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 18,000.00 |
| 3616 | |
 Boston to Cape of Good Hope. Blue 1858 folded letter with well-struck red "Boston Paid B. Pkt. Dec. 15" circular datestamp and pencil "33" rate to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, red "28" credit and
crayon "1" for Colonial rate, red London transit, blue Devonport transit and receiving backstamps, light file folds, Very Fine stampless cover from the Howland correspondence (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 200.00 |
| 3617 | |
 30c Orange (71). S.e. at right, used with 3c Rose (65) and tied by well-struck large "Paid" grid, red "Boston Am. Pkt. Paid Dec. 20" backstamp on blue 1863 folded letter to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good
Hope, red London transit, neat red "1d" Colonial rate handstamp, red crayon "12" credit to England, 30c tear at top, otherwise Very Fine cover from the Howland correspondence, carried on the Allan Line's North American (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,200.00 |
| 3618 | |
 3c Green, 10c Brown, 15c Yellow Orange (158, 161, 163). Bright colors, tied by segmented corks, "Batavia N.Y. Nov. 6" circular datestamp on 1874 cover to Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope, red "New York
24 Nov. 7" credit datestamp, endorsed "via Southampton", red London transit and "1d" handstamp for Colonial rate, Dec. 22 receiving datestamp at top left, missing small part of top flap, cover tears at right, otherwise Very Fine, colorful
usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 450.00 |
| 3619 | |
 10c Brown, 15c Yellow Orange, 2c Vermilion (161, 163, 178). Each cancelled by neat "Paid 3" in circle, "Norfolk Ct. Aug. 22, 1876" circular datestamp on cover to Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, red "New
York 50 Aug. 22" credit datestamp with date crossed out, 1876 London transit, stamps also tied by "Cape Town, Cape Colony SP. 29, 1876" receiving datestamp, red 3d", slightly reduced at right, 2c affected from placement at edge of cover, otherwise
Fine, overpaid at the old 27c rate which had been reduced to 15c, New York credited England with 10c (50 centimes) (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,300.00 |
| 3620 | |
 Cape of God Hope to Connecticut. Blue cover bearing Cape of Good Hope, 1865, 1p Rose, 1sh Yellow Green (16, 19, SG 23, 26), horizontal pair of 1p, tied by well-struck "1" in barred oval and "Cape Town,
Cape-Colony JA 4, 1871" circular datestamps to Stonington Conn., red London transit and "2 Cents" credit handstamp to the U.S., red "Boston Paid Feb. 25" circular datestamp, slightly reduced at left, some edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine usage paying
the 1sh2p rate (equivalent to U.S. 28c), carried on the Cunarder Siberia (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 450.00 |
| 3621 | |
 Philadelphia to Cape Verde Islands. 1855 cover with red "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 2?" circular datestamp and red "Paid" handstamp to Porto Grande, St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, ms. "65" crossed out and with
magenta "44" ms. credit, red "New York Am. Pkt. Jan. 24" backstamp, minor edgewear, Very Fine usage paying the 65c rate by British mails via England (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 1,200.00 |