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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 3655 |  |
 Cuba to New York. Blue folded letter datelined "Remedios 31 Enero de 1854" to New York, blue "Remedios, Isla de Cuba, 1 Feb. 1854" circular datestamp, blue "1-1/2" handstamp, bold "Steamship 10" in circle
handstamp, light vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 150.00 |
| 3656 | |
 Denmark to Minnesota. Cover with neat "Naksov 2 Ost. 3/12" circular datestamp addressed to Goodhue Centre Minn., bold "U.S. Currency/12" handstamp, boxed "Via Tydskland" and Copenhagen backstamps, some
cover staining, otherwise Very Fine, sent completely unpaid, this was subject to the 7c postage rate plus a fine of 4c (11c gold or 12c depreciated coins or notes) (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 120.00 |
| 3657 | |
 30c Orange (38). Intense color, used with 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A), tied by "Sacramento City Cal. Jan. 31, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Aabenraa, Denmark, red boxed "Aachen Franco" and "12"
credit handstamps, red "New York Br. Pkt. Feb. 27" and three transit backstamps, 30c diagonal crease at top right, 5c s.e. at left, sealed cover tear at left and some overall wear, still scarce usage, carried on the Cunarder Asia and arriving
in Aachen on March 12, it was turned over to the Royal Danish Post Office in Hamburg on March 14 (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,100.00 |
| 3658 | |
 3c Ultramarine (114). Two, used with 10c Green, F Grill (96), tied by unusual Maltese Cross cancel, faint "Hartford Ct. Apr. 26" (1870) circular datestamp on cover with printed address to
Copenhagen, Denmark, from the Warner correspondence, sender's routing "Via N. German Union", red "New York Paid All Direct Apr. 30" circular datestamp on back, matching "2-1/2" (cents) credit handstamp on front, red framed Bremen transit
datestamp and "Wieterfr. 1 Sgr." framed handstamp, Copenhagen receiving backstamp (May 15), neat pencil docketing, small nick in top edgeVERY FINE. A SCARCE MIXED-ISSUE FRANKING ON A NORTH GERMAN UNION COVER TO DENMARK. The rates to Denmark by NGU mails listed in the U.S. Postal Guide were 13c prepaid and 16c unpaid. Evidently the sender confused the two and prepaid this cover with 16c. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,100.00 |
| 3659 | |
 10c Yellow Green (68). Natural s.e. at left, deep rich color, cancelled by cork and tied by "Hartford Ct. Mar. 22" circular datestamp on cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, bold "New York Direct Mar. 22"
circular datestamp and also "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp, red crayon "29" rate, blue "5" crayon, 1870 transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, carried on the HAPAG Cimbria, the 10c stamp paid neither the 13c direct or 18c closed
mail rates and so was sent at the 16c unpaid direct rate, the charge to recipient was 29 skillings (equal to 16c) (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 475.00 |
| 3660 | |
 3c Green, 15c Bright Orange (147, 152). Bright colors, tied by circle of wedges, red "New York Paid All Oct. 12" circular datestamp on cover to Dominican Republic addressed "for first
Lieutenant, U.S.S. Nantasket, St. Domingo, W. I. Island or elsewhere", sender's routing "By the Steamer Yybec, Pier No. 4, Northriver N.Y.", blue 1871 receiving datestamp, neat "St. Thomas OC 29, 1871" transit backstamp, red "8" credit,
slightly reduced at right, some edgewear, stamps with sight gum toning around edges, otherwise Fine, unusual usage, sent via N.Y. & Brazil Steam Ship Co. packet to the British post office at St. Thomas and then carried by British inter-island packet
to Santo Domingo (Image Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 | 600.00 |
| 3661 | |
 Paramaribo (Suriname, Danish West Indies) to Boston. Blue 1873 cover with neat strike of large "Ship 4" handstamp, endorsed "per brig 'Elsey'", with original contents datelined "Paramaribo May
1" and with fascinating contents regarding trade and living conditions: "There are a number of Indian women who have children with white fathers -- According to a custom of the tribe these children are at once sent away into the interior and
the father is never allowed to see them again.", missing small part of top flap, some edge tears, Very Fine usage sent collect (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 225.00 |
| 3662 | |
 Mass. to Egypt. Cover with bold "Pigeon Cove Mass. Mar. 29" circular datestamp with matching "Free" handstamp addressed to the American Consul in Alexandria, Egypt, endorsed "by French mail" and with "Boston
24 Mar. 29" circular datestamp, ms. "32" decimes due marking, octagonal 1861 French transit datestamp, missing top flap and part of left flap, some slight toning, Very Fine, scarce usage, the originating post office attempted to avoid all postage
charges with the "Free" handstamp but it was charged double the 30c rate and was marked for 32 decimes due from the recipient, carried on the N.Y. & Havre Line's Arago (Image Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 | 650.00 |
| 3663 | |
 10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Horizontal pair, tied by unusual circle of dashes cancel on cover to Cairo, Egypt, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jan. 6" circular datestamp on back and matching
"5" in circle credit handstamp on front, red Verviers-Coeln transit datestamp, "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane Alessandria 29 Gen. 69 3T" receiving backstamp, blue "f2" silbergroschen rate, the NGU rate to Cairo was 25c, thus the "Aff. Insuff"
(Insufficiently Prepaid) straightline and "1-1/2" (piastres) due handstamps were appliedVERY FINE. A RARE 1868 10-CENT F GRILL USAGE TO EGYPT, FRANKED FOR THE 20-CENT NORTH GERMAN UNION RATE TO ALEXANDRIA, BUT CHARGED 7 CENTS DUE BECAUSE THE RATE TO CAIRO WAS 25 CENTS. Ex Gibson (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 4,750.00 |
| 3664 | |
 15c Yellow Orange (163). Used with 1c Ultramarine (156), canceled by cork and tied by "Clarksburgh W. Va. May 18" circular datestamp on 1874 cover to Cairo, Egypt, red "New York Paid All May 18" circular
datestamp, red crayon "10" crossed out, red "w f 4" credit, endorsed "Via Brindisi, Italy", neat Trieste, Alexandria and receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at right, 15c defective, still appears Very Fine, interesting usage paying the 16c
NGU Direct rate to Egypt (Alexandria was excluded from this rate, as only 11c was charged to Alexandria) (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 550.00 |
| 3665 | |
 Egypt to Boston. Cover bearing Great Britain, 1864-65, 1p Rose Red, 1sh Green (33, 48, SG 43, 101), two 1p, tied by "B02" in barred oval, matching "Suez, JY 6, 1866" circular datestamp on
cover to Boston, red "London Paid JY 17, 1865" transit datestamp, neat "Boston Am. Pkt. 5 31 Jul." circular datestamp, red "16 cents" credit, cover reduced at right affecting 1sh, trivial soiling at bottom, Very Fine, scarce usage from Suez to Boston
via Southampton (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 140.00 |