1870-88 Bank Note Issue Covers continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 497 |
 |
 1c Ultramarine (156). Block of six, tied by quartered corks, light strike of "Washington D.C. Dec. 4" circular datestamp on attorney's corner card cover to Birmingham, England, red "New York Dec.
5" circular datestamp, 1874 receiving backstamp, insignificant corner crease on bottom right stamp and tiny soiled spot on bottom center stamp, Very Fine, unusual use of 1c block to pay 6c rate, ex Mercedes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 |
200.00 |
| 498 |
|
 1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, 10c Brown (156, 158, 161). 10c horizontal pair and two 3c, tied by quartered corks, "Westport Mass. Jan. 24" circular datestamp on cover to St. Helena, red Boston transit, red
crayon "110" credit and red "11d" handstamp, some edgewear, some toned spots affect few stamps, Very Fine appearance, attractive franking to a rare destination, ex Mercedes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 |
325.00 |
| 499 |
|
 7c Orange Vermilion (160). Horizontal strip of three and single, tied by blue cork, matching "Madison N.J. Oct. 11" circular datestamp on cover to Moradabad, India, Sea Post, Bombay and
receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at left and missing part of side flap, small cover repair at top, stamps with some faint overall toning, Very Fine appearance, scarce usage, ex Mercedes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 |
425.00 |
| 500 |
|
 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 Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 |
300.00 |
| 501 |
|
 15c Yellow Orange (163). Radiant color, tied by bold cork, "New Haven Conn. Sep. 13" circular datestamp on cover to Cape of Good Hope, red "New York Sep. 14 50" credit datestamp, 1878 London transit,
Cape Town and receiving datestamps, barely reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine, ex Gibson (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
120.00 |
| 502 |
|
 15c Yellow Orange (163). Used with 2c Vermilion (178), tied by bold strikes of "B" handstamps on cover to Chile, "Boston Dec. 27" and Valparaiso backstamps, oval "Valparaiso Militada 10c" handstamp,
12c New York credit datestamp, missing part of bottom flap, stamps with some slight soiling, otherwise Very Fine, unusual usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
160.00 |
| 503 |
|
 5c Blue (179). Rich color, wide margins, tied by quartered cork and "Montrose Pa. Oct. 31" circular datestamp on cover to Beirut, Syria, attractive calligraphic address includes routing instructions
"Via London", small tear at bottom of cover and few small cover toned spots of little consequence, Very Fine, rare usage, ex Gallagher and Mercedes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 |
500.00 |
| 504 |
|
 15c Red Orange (189). Rich color, used on 5c entire and tied by segmented cork, to Porto, Portugal, red "Registered Jul. 8, 1887 Station D, San Francisco Cal." handstamp, New York registry
label, Lisbon and receiving backstamps, some slight wear, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
350.00 |
| 505 |
|
 5c Indigo, 30c Full Black (190, 215). Tied by "New York Mar. 13, 1888" duplex cancels on large-size cover with printed address to London, England, red receiving backstamp, stamps defective, appears
Fine, attractive high-value franking, ex Mercedes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
100.00 |
| 506 |
|
 5c Yellow Brown (205). Block of 20, natural s.e. at left and few perf separations, rich color, tied by corks, "Benson Ariz. Feb. 6, 1887" circular datestamp on legal-size 20c Mexico entire with printed
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express frank, used as a paste-up, purple oval "Express Wells, Fargo Guaymas, Mexico Feb. 4" datestamp, New York duplex, Very Fine, impressive and rare franking, ex Mercedes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
800.00 |
| 507 |
|
 3c Blue Green, 4c Blue Green (207, 211). Rich colors, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 28, 1888" circular datestamp with yeardate inverted on 5c entire to Sydney, New South Wales, San Francisco
and receiving backstamps, some slight overall toning, Very Fine, scarce usage paying the treaty rate during the U.P.U. period, ex Mercedes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 |
350.00 |
