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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 3622 |  |
 24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Used with 1c Blue, 3c Red, F. Grills (92, 94), tied by corks, "Milwaukee Wis. Jan. 24" circular datestamp on small cover to Jaffna, Ceylon, red "Chicago Il. Paid 18" credit,
large "20 Cents" handstamp, 1869 London transit, red Kandy and receiving backstamps, stamps with flaws, otherwise Fine and extremely scarce to this destination, also scarce routed thru the Chicago exchange office (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,500.00 |
| 3623 | |
 30c Orange (71). Tied by grid, red "Philadelphia Paid Jun. 12" circular datestamp struck mostly off 1866 cover to Pointe de Galle, Ceylon, red French transits, Marseilles and red receiving
backstamps, small magenta "27" credit, stamp with light bends, some slight cover wear, still Very Fine usage to a scarce destination, carried on the Cunarder Persia (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 3,500.00 |
| 3624 | |
 10c Yellow Green, 12c Black (68, 69). Pair of 12c, tied by corks, red "Springfield Mass. Dec. 21" double-circle datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamp on yellow 1867 cover to Valparaiso, Chile, red
"24" and "25" handstamps, Panama transit, slightly reduced at left, few perf flaws and slight toning, otherwise Very Fine, carried out of New York on the Rising Star to Panama and from there by British Packet (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 950.00 |
| 3625 | |
 30c Black (154). Used with 2c Red Brown (146) and 12c Dull Violet (151), cancelled by corks, "New Bedford Mass. Dec. 14" circular datestamp on cover to Talcahuano, Chile, light strike of red New
York 24c credit datestamp, red "45" handstamp, slightly reduced at left affecting stamps, 2c wrapped around edge of cover, otherwise Fine, colorful usage paying double the 22c rate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 600.00 |
| 3626 | |
 Santiago, Chile to U.S., 1854-58, 5c Rose Red, 25c Deep Blue, Santiago Prints (5, 9). 5c large margins to touched, 10c horizontal pair, large margins to just barely in, tied by target cancels, red "Santiago
Chile 17 Novbre 60" circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, "Panama De 6 1860 A" transit datestamp, New York "Steamship 10" in circle due handstamp, file folds clear of stamps, Very Fine, covers from Chile to the
U.S. in this period rarely have adhesive frankings, the 25c in stamps prepaid internal postage and British Packet transit to Panama, from Colon it was carried by American Packet and charged 10c due on arrival (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 900.00 |
| 3627 | |
 Valparaiso, Chile to Mass. Cover bearing Great Britain, 1873, 6p Gray (60, SG 125), tied by "C30" oval, "Valparaiso JU 12, 1874" circular datestamp on cover to Mass., neat strike of Panama transit, also
"New York Due 10 U.S. Currency Jul. 13" circular datestamp, blue crayon "10", slightly reduced at right, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 200.00 |
| 3628 | |
 Brunswick Me. to Hong Kong. Buff cover with well-struck "Brunswick Me. 3 Paid Oct. 16" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" handstamp and ms. "45" addressed to "U.S. Ship Saratoga, East India Squadron,
Hong Kong, China", endorsed at bottom left "Via New York & Southampton. overland Mail", red 1852 London transit datestamp with matching "British Packet" two-line handstamp, ms. "40" credit, receiving backstamp, some waterstaining
and edgewear, otherwise Very Fine, scarce with the "British Packet" handstamp, carried on the Cunarder Asia (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 1,300.00 |
| 3629 | |
 New York to Canton, China. Blue 1855 folded letter with red "New-York Am. Pkt. Apr. 21" circular datestamp to Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton, China, endorsed "per overland mail" and with London transit,
Hong Kong backstamp, pencil "65" rate and magenta "44" credit to Britain, light file folds, Very Fine, unusual sent via American Packet to Southampton (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 900.00 |
| 3630 | |
 10c Green, Ty. II (14). Horizontal pair, large margins to in, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9) and tied by "Trenton N.J. Jun. 6, 1856" circular datestamps on orange cover to Hong Kong, endorsed "Via
Southampton" and with red "New-York Am. Pkt. Jun. 7" circular datestamp, ms. "6" pence due (12c equivalent) to make up the 33c rate, transit and receiving backstamps, missing part of top flap, cover expertly repaired at top right, left 10c
scissors-cut at bottom right, otherwise Fine, unusual usage, franked to pay the 21c Open Mail rate but charged 33c for the rate via Southampton, the 21c would no doubt have been sufficient to deliver this to destination if the sender had not
specified instructions for the route with a higher rate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 1,400.00 |
| 3631 | |
 10c Green, Ty. III (15). Three singles, margins to in, used with 3c Dull Red (11) and tied by grids, light strike of "Springfield Mass. Oct. 21" circular datestamp on 1856 cover to Shanghai, China, neat
"Boston Br. Pkt. 22 Oct." transit backstamp, red London transit, red crayon "28" credit and magenta "33" rate, Hong Kong backstamp, stamps with small flaws, still Very Fine, attractive usage, carried on the Cunarder Niagara (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,100.00 |
| 3632 | |
 5c Buff, 10c Green, 30c Orange (67, 68, 71). Beautiful bright rich colors, 5c and 10c choice centering, 30c natural s.e. at left, tied by two clear strikes of blue "Baltimore Md. Feb. 25" (1862)
circular datestamp on cover to Canton, China, addressed to Reverend Rosewell H. Graves care of Russell & Co., red "N. York Br. Pkt Paid Feb. 6" transit datestamp on back, magenta "40" credit, red "London Paid HY MR 11 62" transit and "1d"
Colonial rate handstamp, "Hong-Kong C MY 4 62" receiving backstamp, neat receipt docketing, light horizontal bend or fold at bottomVERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR THREE-COLOR COMBINATION OF 1861 ISSUES IN EARLY SHADES, USED TO PAY THE 45-CENT RATE TO CHINA BY BRITISH MAIL VIA SOUTHAMPTON. This cover was carried on Cunarder Asia, depating New York on Feb. 26, 1862, arriving in Queenstown on Mar. 10. Ex Seybold (Image Magnifier) |
E. 10,000-15,000 | 18,500.00 |