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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 164° |  |
1c Buff (112). Well-centered, beautiful three-color mixed-issue combination with 6c Carmine, 15c Bright Orange (148, 152), tied by 7-ring targets, "North Edgecomb Me. Mar. 28" cds on small c. 1870 cover addressed in violet to Callao, Peru, red New York credit cds, most of backflap missing, minor perf tip gum toning, still Very Fine | E. 3,000-4,000 | 2,000.00 |
| 165° | |
2c Brown (113). Horizontal pair, used with pair and single 10c Green, F. Grill (96), one has gum stain and large tear across corner, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Bath Me. Apr. 27" backstamp on small 1870 cover to Callao, Peru, red New York credit cds, Callao backstamp, Very Fine appearance, a beautiful and very scarce franking | E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,500.00 |
| 166° | |
2c Brown (113). Two, average centering, used with horizontal strip of three 10c Green, F. Grill (96), s.e. at R., tied by quartered cork cancels, "Bath Me. Feb. 23" backstamp on small 1870 cover to Callao, Peru, ms. "Paid 34 cts.", red "12" credit hs., Very Fine, choice and rare usage | E. 1,500-2,000 | 0.00 |
| 167° | |
2c Brown (113). Minor wrinkle, used with 2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146, 147), 3c s.e., tied by segmented cork, red "New York Paid All Direct Jul. 5" cds on 1870 cover to Frankfurt, Germany, red Hamburg transit ties both 2c stamps, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a rare first-month/first-trip example of the 7c rate for direct mail to Germany - this service operated briefly from July 1st until the Franco-Prussian War erupted and caused the suspension of service from July 20th to October 1870 - only four 7c rate covers recorded during the pre-war period | E. 1,000-1,500 | 2,500.00 |
| 168° | |
2c Brown (113). Tied by quartered cork cancel, bold "Carrier Jan. 1 6th [Delivery]" cds ties City Dispatch, 1c Black (41L1) on small cover with local street address, the local stamp is used well after the life of the City Dispatch and was probably affixed for aesthetic reasons or possibly in the belief that it still served a purpose (not unlike the ex-Ishikawa 6c 1869 and Hussey's combination cover), Very Fine, ex Juhring, with 1978 P.F. certificate | E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,000.00 |
| 169° | |
2c Brown, Half Used as 1c (113c). Left vertical half used with full stamp, both tied together and on yellow cover by bright Green target with matching "Cabell C.H. W. Va. Jun. 8" cds, small repair at bottom left corner, minor soiling, still Fine, a true green cancellation on the 2c 1869 bisect is a remarkable rarity | E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,200.00 |
| 170° | |
3c Ultramarine (114). Horizontal pair, well-centered, tied by cork cancels and "N.York Steamship May 27" cds cover cover to West Dresden N.Y., bold blue "U.S. Ship Swatara." handstamp with illustration of full-rigged ship, ms. endorsement "San Domingo/JBH/Ensign", blue "Due 4" making up 10c rate, attractive green and gold engraved monogram on flap, sender also applied a green circular serrated edge label with ms. May 15, 1870 date, the cover is made from thin paper and has minor edge wrinkles and nicks, still Very Fine, an extremely rare United States naval marking and 1869 usage, from a new find | E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,000.00 |
| 171° | |
3c Ultramarine (114). Five, tied by cork cancels and red "Charlestown Mass. Apr. 27 '70" double-circle ds on hotel corner card cover addressed in purple to U.S. naval officer aboard U.S.S. Natasket at Santo Domingo, red "New York May 5" cds and rare red "N. York Steamship Mar. 31" cds, Santo Domingo receiving cds, minor reduction and small tears at right, otherwise Fine, a colorful and extremely rare foreign mail usage, 3c underpayment of 18c British Packet rate was accepted at New York, the use of the "Steamship" marking in red is most unusual, with 1996 P.F. certificate | E. 1,000-1,500 | 800.00 |
| 172° | |
2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine (113, 114). Two 3c and 2c with s.e., used with 3c Green, 7c Vermilion (147, 149), 3c short corner perf, tied by fancy circle of diamonds cancels, blurry Mass. town cds on fresh registered cover to Lowell Mass., Very Fine and stunning combination | E. 1,000-1,500 | 2,600.00 |
| 173° | |
3c Ultramarine (114). Used with 5c Brown (76) and pair of 10c Green, F. Grill (96), corner torn off one 10c, tied by cork cancels, "New Castle Me. May 21" cds on 1870 cover to Callao, Peru, red New York transit and "12" credit, piece of backflap missing, small edge nicks at top, still fresh and Fine, rare combination paying non-existent 28c rate (correct rate was 22c) | E. 1,500-2,000 | 650.00 |
| 174° | |
 10c Yellow (116). Well-centered, used with Peru 1868 1d Green (14) and Great Britain 1867 1sh Green, Pl. 4 (54) on small cover to Springfield O., Peru and G.B. stamps cancelled together and tied by
"C38" in oval grid, faint "A Callao SP 28 70" backstamp, well-struck "A Panama Oc 4 70" transit cds, 10c tied on arrival by "N.York Steamship Oct. 27" cds, sender's routing instruction "Via St. Thomas", but the absence of a St. Thomas transit
marking and cross-check with sailing records indicate this did not go thru St. ThomasAN EXTREMELY FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE TRIPLE MIXED FRANKING WITH THE 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. THE ONLY TIED EXAMPLE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF MUSEUMS. According to Jeffrey M. Forster's census of 1869 mixed-franking covers (The 1982 Register, 1869 P.R.A.), there are only four examples of the 1869's used with stamps of two other countries. All four covers were sent from Callao, Peru, to the United States and are classified as Group I mixed frankings, that is, the stamps of all three countries were applied at origin. Three have a single 10c 1869 with G.B. and Peruvian stamps, the fourth cover has a 30c 1869 with G.B. and Peruvian stamps. Of the three 10c covers, one has an uncancelled 10c stamp and the other is permanently housed in the National Postal Museum. The 30c cover is part of the Hirzel collection at the Swiss Postal Museum. Therefore, only one tied example of the 1869 Issue in a triple mixed franking available to collectors. Ex Hessel (Image Magnifier) |
E. 20,000-30,000 | 70,000.00 |