1869 Pictorial Issue On Cover continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 175° |
|
10c Yellow (116). Horizontal pair, vivid color, used with 2c Brown (113), all cancelled by matching quartered cork cancels, "Bath Me. May 18" cds, red New York transit and "12" credit on small 1870 cover
to Callao, Peru, in pristine condition, Extremely Fine and colorul 22c rate usage (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 4,000-5,000 |
3,250.00 |
| 176° |
|
10c Yellow (116). Horizontal pair, spectacular diagonal paper fold across both stamps, used with 2c Red Brown (146), tied by targets, "Winnegange Me. Mar. 31" cds on small c. 1870 cover addressed in
violet to Callao, Peru, red New York credit cds, part of backflap missing, minor gum toning, still Very Fine, quite remarkable (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
0.00 |
| 177° |
|
10c Yellow (116). Well-centered, minor gum toning around perfs, tied by quartered cork cancel (Ishikawa Ty. Va) on small cover originating in Yokohama, Japan, to Kingston N.Y. with sender's routing "P.M.S.S Co. Str. Great
Republic", stamp also tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 15" (1870) cds, engraved crest on flap with matching enclosure datelined "U.S. Flag Ship Delaware, Yokohama May 9th, 1870", letter mentions arrival of next mail in Yokohama on May 22nd
and discussed U.S. plans for Queen Victoria's birthday regatta on the 24th, small repair at top right corner of cover, otherwise Very Fine, ex Ishikawa Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
0.00 |
| 178° |
|
10c Yellow (116). Perfectly centered, vivid color, tied by quartered cork cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 21" cds on 1870 Phantom Rate cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" backstamp, matching "6" credit hs, red
London Paid cds and "PD" in oval, French receiving cds, Extremely Fine example of the elusive Phantom Rate - intended as part-paid treaty rate, but treated as fully prepaid in New York Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,600.00 |
| 179° |
|
10c Yellowish Orange (116). Three, intense shade, one slightly creased, two have minor gum toning, tied by "New-York Apr. 26" cds and quartered cork on blue 1870 folded cover to Mexico, "8" hs due, Very Fine, very scarce multiple rate
to Mexico Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,250.00 |
| 180° |
|
12c Green (117). Rich color, tied by red Diamond in Circle and matching "Baltimore Md. Sep. 3" cds on 1869 buff cover to Oxford, England, red New York cds also ties stamp, forwarded to Sheffield with Great Britain 1866 1p Red
tied by Oxford duplex, receiving backstamp, part of backflap removed, small tear at top, still Very Fine, colorful combination of cancels and stamps, ex Gibson Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
4,000.00 |
| 181° |
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12c Green (117). Used with two 2c Brown (113) and 6c Ultramarine (115), one 2c overlapping edge, tied by cork cancels on lady's small blue cover attractively addressed to Callao, Peru, "Bath Me. May
19" backstamp, red "12" credit, minor sealed tear at top, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare combination for the 22c rate and a beautiful cover (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 4,000-5,000 |
5,250.00 |
| 182° |
|
3c Ultramarine, 12c Green (114, 117). Horizontal pairs of each, tied by cork leaf cancels, "New-York Sep. 25" (1869) backstamp on cover to Paris, France, "Insufficiently Paid" straightline, blue Calais transit and black due hs, from the
Norton correspondence, Very Fine, extremely scarce short-paid triple-rate cover, ex Seybold, Wunsch, Ishikawa Search for
comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,500.00 |
| 183° |
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12c Green (117). Used with 10c Brown (150), cork cancels, "Bath Me. Jun. 2" backstamp on small narrow c. 1870 cover addressed in violet to Callao, Peru, red New York transit and "12" credit, Callao backstamp, Very Fine and rare
franking Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
0.00 |
| 184° |
|
15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Rich colors, used with 30c Orange, F. Grill (100), tied by small circle of wedges cancels and "New Orleans La. Apr. 12" cds on blue 1869 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New York Apr. 17 36" credit
cds also ties stamps, red octagonal "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 3 17 Avril 69" transit ds and boxed "PD" hs, French transit backstamps, a Very Fine and colorful triple-rate usage, very early (15c Type I eku Apr. 2) and only one other combination
franking of its kind is recorded Search for comparables |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
6,000.00 |
| 185° |
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Horizontal pair, tied by large cork cancel on small June 1869 cover from New York to Oise, France, interesting rating sequence - New York treated the cover as underpaid and applied its black 18c debit cds and
"Insufficently Paid" straightline, "16" decimes due handstamp crossed out at Calais where blue arrival cds and "PD" (Paid to Destination) hs were applied, pair affixed slightly over right edge, Fine and fascinating French mails usage, scarce
multipl,e of the Type I on cover, with 1995 P.F. certificate Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,000.00 |