Foreign Origins
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 289 |
 |
 Boston. Neat straightline
hs on 1798 folded cover to Portsmouth N.H., forwarded to Dover, ms. "Sh.
14" (10c plus 4c ship's fee), fresh and Very Fine, unusual as it apparently
was not charged for the forwarding postage
(Image) |
E. 100-150 |
45.00 |
| 290 |
|
 St. Petersburg the 22nd of
April 1802. Dateline on folded letter from Russia to New York,
forwarded to Boston, ms. "3/8" for mailing via British Packet to New York,
apparently carried outside of the mails to Stamford where sent to Boston
and charged "17", light file fold, Very Fine, unusual usage (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
120.00 |
| 291 |
|
 "Pr. Courier" Oval. Light
strike of red oval handstamp on folded cover from G.B. to Boston, forwarded
to Charleston S.C., 1819 docketing on back, "New-York Nov. 3" cds and
matching "Ship" hs, Boston cds, ms. rates (39c paid for double 18-12c rate
and 2c ship fee, followed by 75c for triple 25c forwarding rate), file
fold, Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
95.00 |
| 292 |
|
 U.S. Naval Lyceum.
Forwarder's illustrated handstamp on folded letter with "Schenectada
Jan. 27th 1842" dateline, to U.S. Frigate United States in the
Pacific Squadron care of U.S. Naval Lyceum at Brooklyn, forwarded to U.S.
Consul at Valparaiso, light file folds, Very Fine and choice, with 1991
P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
350.00 |
| 293 |
|
 Havana Cuba. Cover
originating in Havana (company backstamp) to New York City, forwarded to
Springfield Mass., bold N.Y. "Steamship 10" in circle, oval "New York
Post Office Advertised" hs, also "Forwarded" and "New-York Jan." cds,
ms. "14c" for postage due (10c plus 3c forwarding postage and 1c advertised
fee), fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
325.00 |
| 294 |
|
 Halifax Canada Oct. 23,
1907. Three strikes of purple double-circle datestamp tie Canada 5c
Blue on 2c Red entire to Pedro Miguel, Canal Zone, forwarded to
Cristobal, registered usage with N.Y. label, neat "Forwarded from Pedro
Miguel, Canal Zone" hs, transit and receiving backstamps, cover edge tear
at left, still Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
250.00 |
| 295 |
|
 10c Brown (161). Tied by
circle of wedges, "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Dec. 23" cds on cover
to Muncie Ind., forwarded to St. Louis Mo., San Francisco transit, blue
Muncie cds overstrikes Shanghai cds, both are readable, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
325.00 |
| 296 |
|
 CUBA, 1899, 1c, 5c Postage Due
(J1, J3). Tied by oval grids, Havana backstamp on cover forwarded from
Pinar del Rio to Mariana, "Erie Pa. Oct. 29, 1900" flag machine cancel ties
2c Red (279B), due 6c for insufficiently prepaid postage (2c was
inadequate), Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
220.00 |
| 297 |
|
 Paris (France) 5 Juin 51.
Neat double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, postage
paid by vertical strip of three of France 1fr Carmine tied by diamond grid
cancels, forwarded to Philadelphia, red "New-York Jun. 20" cds and matching
"Misdirected" and "Forwarded" handstamps, bold "5" due with blue ms. "5"
and "10" faint file fold barely affects bottom margin of bottom stamp, Very
Fine and choice, scarce franking and unusual use of the "Misdirected"
handstamp (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
600.00 |
| 298 |
|
 3c Green (184). Used as
forwarding postage, tied by N.Y. duplex on cover with France 25c Peace &
Commerce tied by Paris Sep. 2, 1881 cds, forwarded to Norwich Conn.,
Fine, UPU regulations provided for free forwarding, but in certain cases
additional postage was necessary if the letter was re-mailed (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
65.00 |
| 299 |
|
 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26).
Tied by "Georgetown S.C. Jun. 9, 1858" cds, used as forwarding postage on
cover from Ireland to Georgetown, forwarded to Charleston, "Dublin
(Ireland) MY 20, 1858" backstamp, bold "Br. Packet Boston 3 Jun. 24" with
rate crossed out, also with "19 cents" hs crossed out, fresh and Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
200.00 |