2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146, 147). Two of each, tied by quartered cork cancel, red "New York Paid 6 Apr. 4" (1871) credit datestamp on yellow cover to Nevers, France, partly visible red London "Paid" datestamp (Apr. 14) and "PD" oval, Calais transit datestamp and receiving backstamp, small piece of backflap missing, 3c couple small flaws, otherwise Fine, scarce use of 10c British Mail rate to France prior to October 1871 publication of this rate -- a "Phantom" Rate cover, ex "Andromeda"

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2c Red Brown (146). Horizontal strip of three cancelled by target and tied by "Hurley N.Y. Jan. 9" (1871) circular datestamp on Seymour and Blair illustrated overall campaign cover to Wurttemberg, Germany, underpaid 1c for the 7c NGU Direct rate (this service was suspended due to the Franco-Prussian War and revived in late 1870), "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" straightline and "New York Jan. 11" backstamp, blue crayon "5-1/2" (sgr), "6" (sgr) and "20" (kr) rates, transit and receiving backstamps, most of backflap removed, a bit toned, nonetheless Fine and quite an unusual use to Germany, ex "Andromeda"

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2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146, 147). Horizontal pair of 3c, used with 2c Black, E. Grill (87), cancelled by circular cork, "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 8" (1870) circular datestamp on buff cover to Vienna Austria, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit" datestamp, receiving backstamp, slight edgewear and few perf faults on Black Jack, otherwise Very Fine and extremely scarce combination for 10c NGU Closed Mail rate, ex "Mercedes" and "Andromeda"

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2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146, 147). Three 2c, used with horizontal strip of three of 2c Orange, Internal Revenue, Perforated (R15c), tied by unusual Propeller fancy cancels, "Ecorse Mich. Jan. 13" (1872) circular datestamp on yellow cover to France, New York 6c credit datestamp, red London Paid transit datestamp, French transits, left 2c Revenue and right 2c stamps with small tears, cover with a diagonal tear at right, otherwise Very Fine and very unusual, franked with 2c revenue stamps to make up the old 15c rate to France, but at this point the rate was only 10c so was accepted as fully prepaid, from a new find (see lot 2360), with 2019 P.F. certificate

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2c Red Brown (146). Strip of six and three singles, tied by six strikes of "New York Steamship Sep. 20" (1871) circular datestamp on cover from Curacao to New York, "B & D Jesurun Curacao" merchant's oval handstamp, "St. Thomas 13 9 1871" circular datestamp, origination docketing inside flap dated "Curacao Sept. 7/71, Rec. 20, Answer 20" which confirms all the dates in the markings, stamp at top right with tear at top

VERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARY USE FROM CURACAO TO THE UNITED STATES, FULLY PREPAID IN CURACAO WITH 20-CENTS U.S. POSTAGE FOR DOUBLE THE STEAMSHIP RATE.

Inbound uses from Curacao franked with Bank Note Issues are rare. This cover, with ten National Bank Note Co. 2c Red Brown ungrilled stamps, is spectacular

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2c Red Brown, 6c Carmine, 10c Brown (146, 148, 150). 6c s.e., rich colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail Circle of V's cancel (Weiss TR-W4b) on 3c Green entire (U83) addressed in violet to Cologne, Germany, sender's routing "pr City of Paris via England", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Oct. 8" (1871) datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, few toned perfs and some cover edge toning, Very Fine, colorful franking for double 10c Closed Mail rate, ex "Andromeda"

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2c Red Brown (146). Two, affixed slightly overlapping, cancelled by corks and tied by "Boston Jun. 13" (1870) circular datestamp on cover to Paris, France, "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy marking, Calais arrival double-circle datestamp and "5" decimes due, London and Paris backstamps, Very Fine use to France by British Open Mail after the expiration of the 1857 U.S.-French treaty

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2c Red Brown (146). Horizontal pair, tied by cork cancels, "Key West Fla. Jan. 3, 1874" circular datestamp on incoming officer's letter "from U.S. Flag Ship Wabash", addressed to Mrs. Edward Robie in Marathon N.Y., lengthy original contents written "at sea", Very Fine and scarce incoming U.S. Navy ship letter thru Key West, see lots 421, 665A and 924A for other covers from the Robie correspondence

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2c Red Brown (146). Two, affixed slightly overlapping, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancels and by red "New York Aug. 26" circular datestamp on 1871 blue folded letter to Cognac, France, "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy marking, Calais arrival datestamp and "5" decimes due, several transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine use to France by British Open Mail after the expiration of the 1857 U.S.-French treaty

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2c Red Brown, 3c Green (146, 147). Two 2c and single 3c, each stamp tied by perfect strike of New York Foreign Mail Circle of Arrowheads cancel (Weiss TR-C7), 2c also tied by red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jan. 20" (1872) circular datestamp on cover with printed address to Leipzig, Germany, sender's ship-name directive "City of Antwerp", receiving backstamp, trivial gum stains around perfs, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive New York Foreign Mail cover, ex Andromeda

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