9th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Sale 1000 — Siegel Sale 1000
Sale Date — Wednesday, 8 December, 2010
Category — The Peter G. Dupuy Collection of High-Value 1857-60 Issues - Covers
12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Horizontal strip of five, tied by five strikes of "New Orleans La. Dec. 14, 1858" circular datestamp on folded cover to Vera Cruz, Mexico, neat "8" reales due handstamp and manuscript ship endorsement "per Tennessee", strip has faint even gum toning, tiny tear at top of first stamp at left (not mentioned on accompanying certificate)VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE ONE, PAYING SIX TIMES THE 10-CENT RATE TO MEXICO.
Ex Grunin, Klein and Sevenoaks. With 2001 P.F. certificate.
30c Orange (38). Used with 1c Blue, Ty. V, and 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (24, 26), single of each, tied by "New York Jan. 11" Ocean Mail circular datestamp on cover to Managua, Nicaragua, franked to pay the 34c British mail rate via St. Thomas though actually sent via American Packet Direct (10c), cover with small repaired tear at top left, 30c with minute scuffFINE APPEARANCE. POSSIBLY A UNIQUE USE OF THE NEW YORK OCEAN MAIL DATESTAMP ON THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE.
Ex Polland, Grunin and Myers.
30c Orange (38). Bright color, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and tied by well-struck "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 28, 1861" octagonal datestamp on light yellow cover to Cape Hatien, Haiti, red "24" credit, St. Thomas and Jacmel backstamps, flap tears and small scuffed area at left skillfully repaired, 30c few short perfsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE 1857 ISSUE COVER TO HAITI. VERY FEW COVERS FROM THIS CLASSIC PERIOD ARE KNOWN TO THIS ISLAND DESTINATION.
Franked to pay the 33c rate by British Mail via Southampton, this was actually accepted as fully prepaid and sent at the 34c rate by British Mail via St. Thomas.
Ex Gibson and Piller
30c Orange (38). Rich color, used with 10c Green, Type V (35), tied by grid and "New-York Jan. 11, 1861" circular datestamp on mostly complete blue cover to Mexico, reduced at top and also at right, "7" due marking overstruck by "0" and with "14" reales due marking below, some wear, still Very Fine, scarce quadruple-rate usage
30c Orange (38). Rich color, tied by red grid, matching "New York Paid 12 Sep. 19" credit datestamp on 1860 cover from San Francisco to Havre, France, blue Wells Fargo & Co. "PAID THROUGH" straightline handstamp, "St. Francis Hotel. Corner of Clay and Dupont Sts." corner card printed at lower left, red Havre octagonal transit datestamp, barely reduced at bottom, some edgewear, still Very Fine, unusual cover carried by Wells Fargo & Co. outside the mails from San Francisco to New York City and posted to France via Havre
30c Orange (38). Deep rich color, used with 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A) and 10c Green, Ty. V (35), tied by grid cancels, red "New York Paid 9 May 22" credit datestamp on blue 1861 folded cover to Lyon, France, French transit and red boxed "PD" also ties 10c, various French transit backstamps, Very Fine, a colorful triple-rate cover from the Payen correspondence, ex Krug
30c Orange (38). Cancelled by blue grid with matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 13, 1861" duplex double-circle datestamp on folded cover (without side flaps) from New Orleans to Bremen, Germany, well-struck "Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 12, 1861" circular datestamp on back (folded up for display), blue oval handstamp applied by Pandorf & Co. in New Orleans, sender's routing instructions "Per Adams Express Co. to New York, per first steamer via Liverpool or Southampton" and "paid in full", manuscript "60/1" rate notation at upper left (25c express fee plus postage, which was apparently calculated at 35c in the Adams New Orleans office), red "New York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Aug. 17" credit datestamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstampVERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE ON A COVER THAT WAS CARRIED ACROSS THE LINES BY EXPRESS AND THE ONLY RECORDED THRU-THE-LINES EXPRESS COVER TO GERMANY (FIVE KNOWN IN TOTAL).
This cover was posted from Confederate New Orleans and is franked to pay the 30c rate via Prussian Closed Mail. It was datestamped August 12 by Adams Express Company in Louisville, ten days prior to demonetization of the old stamps. The 30c stamp was probably applied at the Adams office in Louisville. The Walske-Trepel census records five thru-the-lines express covers in the June 15-August 26 period, including three carried by Adams (two to France, one to Germany) and two by American Letter Express Co. (to France and Switzerland). This is the only cover to Germany and the only 30c cover among the five recorded.
Special Routes Census No. N-AD-61. Ex Grunin
30c Orange (38). Rich color, tied by "Alleghany Pa. Jun. 12, 1861" circular datestamp, second strike below, on red and blue "Death to Traitors!" Patriotic cover to Germany, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Jun. 15" credit datestamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, few cover tears, some edgewear, still Very Fine, a rare use of the 30c 1860 on a Civil War patriotic cover to Germany
30c Orange (38). Bright color, cancelled by red criss-crossing grids, matching "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Sep. 14" credit datestamp on 1861 folded letter to Glogau, Prussia, stamp also tied by red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstamp, endorsed pr Asia", this did not make the Sept. 11 sailing of that Cunarder and with clear strike of "TOO LATE" straightline handstamp, carried on the Havre Line's Arago instead, which departed New York on June 14, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, unusual usage, apart from the routing this also overpays by 2c the Prussian Closed Mail rate which was reduced from 30c to 28c on Sep. 1, 1861
30c Orange (38). Horizontal pair, tied by bold black grids, red "N.York Am. Pkt. 14 Paid Jan. 19" credit datestamp on double-rate 1861 folded cover to Trieste, Austria, red boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstamp, receiving backstamp, light horizontal file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine, pairs of the 30c 1860 are extremely rare on cover, ex Krug, Grunin and LeBow, signed Ashbrook
30c Orange (38). Horizontal pair, s.e. at right, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Dec. 18, 1860" octagonal datestamp on registered cover to Vienna, Austria, red "New-York Dec. 19, 1860" circular datestamp (used on registered mail to foreign countries), red "Recomandirt" and boxed "Aachen Franco" transit handstamps, receiving backstamp, expertly sealed cover tear at upper left, Very Fine, an exceedingly rare registered cover to Austria with a pair of the 30c 1860 issue paying double rate, ex Gibson, Klein and Kapiloff
30c Orange (38). Vivid color nicely contrasted and tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Apr. 16" double-circle datestamp with grid on light yellow 1861 cover to Brussels, Belgium, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid" credit datestamp, neat "Am. Packet" straightline and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, a scarce use of the 30c 1860 Issue to Belgium, overpaying the 27c Closed Mail rate, ex Grunin, Hill and Sevenoaks
30c Orange (38). Horizontal pair, vibrant color, used with 24c Gray Lilac (37), tied by red grids and matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Nov. 21" circular datestamp on 1860 blue folded letter to Pisa, Italy, magenta "72" manuscript credit, French transits incl. red boxed "P.D." handstamp, part of address panel expertly restored, still Very Fine, this is the only reported 24c and 30c combination cover to a foreign destination, this pays four times the 21c rate via French Mail, signed Sloane
30c Orange (38). Cancelled by red grid, matching "New York Paid 18 Oct. 3" credit datestamp on 1858 blue folded cover to Barcelona, Spain, endorsed "P Vanderbilt" and carried aboard the famed Vanderbilt of the Vanderbilt Line, Havre transit, red boxed "P.P." handstamp, blue "8Rs." due handstamp, appropriate transits, faint vertical file fold well away from stampVERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND SCARCE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE COVER TO SPAIN, CARRIED BY THE VANDERBILT, WHICH WAS BUILT BY CORNELIUS VANDERBILT FOR TRANSATLANTIC PACKET SERVICE AND LATER SERVED AS A UNITED STATES NAVAL SHIP DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
Built for direct competition with the British Cunard Line, the passenger mail steamship Vanderbilt was named for steamship and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. Flying the flag of the Vanderbilt European Line, she sailed (in summertime only) until the Civil War. The Vanderbilt was then chartered to the government as a transport, but when the Confederacy unveiled the C.S.S. Virginia, Vanderbilt offered the services of his ship -- which had 50 feet of iron plating forward -- as a ram to destroy the ironclad. Armed with two 200-pounder, twelve 9-inch, and one 12-pounder guns, she arrived at Hampton Roads after the duel between Virginia and Monitor. She then sailed in a yearlong search for the Confederate raider Alabama, during which time she captured several blockade-runners.
30c Orange (38). Rich color (slightly oxidized), used with 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A) and 10c Green, Ty. V (35), tied by grid cancels, red "New York Am. Pkt. Nov. 10" backstamp on 1860 folded letter to Palmas, Grand Canary Island, red "London Paid" transit datestamp, magenta manuscript "24" credit, red crayon "4" and "PD", 5c s.e. at left, light vertical file folds slightly affect 5c and 30cVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE THREE-COLOR 1857-60 ISSUE FRANKING ON COVER TO THE CANARY ISLANDS. A FANTASTICALLY RARE DESTINATION IN THE CLASSIC PERIOD.
We have offered only two others in the 1857-67 time period, including one with a similar franking (but with the 5c Orange Brown No. 30) and one with 1861-66 Issue stamps. All three are addressed to the James Wood.
With 1981 P.F. certificate
30c Orange (38). Rich color, cancelled by red grid, matching "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid May 14" (1861) circular datestamp on tissue-paper cover to Athens, Greece, French transits incl. red boxed "P.D." handstamp, magenta "27" credit, receipt docketing also ties stamp, usual small flaws associated with this fragile envelope paperVERY FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE ON A COVER TO GREECE. FROM THE REVEREND HILL CORRESPONDENCE.
Our computerized records contain just one other usage to Greece with the 30c stamp, which was used with a 12c 1857 to pay the Prussian Closed Mail rate. This is the only single-franking we have offered since keeping computerized records. The stamp pays the 30c rate via French Mail.
Ex "Patrick Henry" and Kapiloff
30c Orange (38). Slightly oxidized, used with 12c Black, Plate 3 (36B), tied by large "Paid" grids, "Boston Am. Pkt. Apr. 20" backstamp on cover to Gottenborg, Sweden, 1861 London transit, stamps and cover somewhat defective but still a very scarce usage to Sweden sent via Prussian Closed Mail
30c Orange (38). Vivid color, well-centered, natural s.e. at right, used with 1c Blue, Ty. I (18) and vertical pair of 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), 1c straddle-pane margin at left, tied by red grids on orange cover to Helsingfors, Finland, red "New-York May 14 Br. Pkt." and 1861 receiving backstamps, red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp and magenta manuscript rating, endorsed at top of cover "via Boston By first steamer via Liverpool and Stockholm/Sweden"VERY FINE AND CHOICE. BELIEVED TO BE A UNIQUE THREE-COLOR FRANKING WITH THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE TO FINLAND.
Ex Waterhouse, Haas, Ishikawa and Sevenoaks.
30c Orange (38). Rich color, tied by large Boston "Paid" grid, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 7 Paid ? 29" circular datestamp on cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, also with red boxed "paid to the border" translated handstamp, some minor cosmetic improvements along edges, stamp with flaw, Very Fine appearance, a rare single use of the 30c 1860 to Russia, from the Pierce correspondence, ex Gibson, with 1988 P.F. certificate not mentioning condition
30c Orange (38). Rich color, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and 5c Orange Brown, Type II (30), lightened manuscript cancels, neat "Newburyport Ms. Aug. 12, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Calcutta, India, 5c tied by red boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, various manuscript rate markings, Alexandria, Bombay and receiving backstamps, some edgewear, 30c light vertical crease, still Very Fine, a colorful and rare cover to India via Prussian Closed Mail, signed Ashbrook who confirms shade of the 5c stamp and routing thru Trieste, ex Kapiloff, with 1949 and 1992 P.F. certificates
30c Orange (38). Rich color, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), s.e. at left, tied by large grids, "Brooklyn N.Y. Nov. 20" circular datestamp on 1860 cover to Cape of Good Hope, red London transit, magenta "28" credit, manuscript "1" British Colonial credit, receiving backstamp, 30c barely affected from placement over edge of cover, 3c trivial tear at bottom, Very Fine, scarce usage, ex Hubbard and Piller
30c Orange (38). Bright color, tied by grid, matching "East Cambridge Mass. Nov. 2" circular datestamp on 1860 cover to Alexandria, Egypt, magenta "25" credit, two different red New York transit datestamps, Hamburg and Trieste transits, "Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamps, slightly reduced at right, some edgewear and soiling, still Very Fine, a very unusual cover to a scarce destination sent via Bremen-Hamburg Mails, accompanied by note from Charles Starnes
30c Orange (38). Horizontal pair, used with 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A) and two 10c Green, Ty. V (35), 5c small faults, one 10c Position 47R2 with double transfer, tied by well-struck grids, red "New York Br. Pkt. Jan. 2" backstamp on 1861 blue folded letter to Melbourne, Australia, endorsed "Steamer Persia via Marseilles", red London transit, magenta manuscript "74" credit, receiving backstamp, light file folds do not affect stampsVERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE 1857-60 ISSUE FRANKING FOR THE 84-CENT RATE FOR A THREE-QUARTER OUNCE LETTER TO AUSTRALIA BY BRITISH MAIL VIA MARSIELLES.
Ex White, Krug, Grunin and Kapiloff. With 1975 P.F. certificate
30c Orange (38). Used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tied by Boston large "Paid" grids on blue 1860 folded letter to Manila, Philippines, endorsed "By way of Southampton", red "New-York Am. Pkt. Sep. 28" and Hong Kong backstamps, red London transit, magenta manuscript "12" credit and "1d" British Colonial credit handstamp, letter refers to tobacco monopoly in Manila and upcoming U.S. presidential election, stamps lifted and hinged in place as are many from this correspondence, vertical file fold at left well away from stampsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED COVERS TO THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE 1857-60 ISSUE, AND THE FINER OF THE TWO WITH THE 30-CENT 1860 STAMP.
George H. Peirce came to the Philippines from New England as a 19-year old clerk in the firm of Peele, Hubbell & Company. By 1862 he was responsible for buying one-third of all the abaca exported from the Philippines. In 1868 he became a partner in the firm. The Peirce correspondence began to leak out into the marketplace in the 1980's, and in 1994 the auction sale of 29 Peirce covers, under the name "The Manila Find," was held by H. R. Harmer of New York. Over half have their stamps either reattached by hinges or missing. The cover offered here was included in the 1994 Harmer's auction.
30c Orange (38). Used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tied by red and black grids, red "New Haven Con. May 7, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Bangkok, Siam, endorsed "Overland via Southampton and Singapore", magenta manuscript "28" credit, London transit, missing top flap, 30c stamp tiny tearsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL USE OF THE 3-CENT AND 30-CENT 1857-60 ISSUE ON A COVER TO BANGKOK, SIAM.
Ex Grunin, Kapiloff and Myers. With 2004 P.F. certificate
30c Orange (38). Vibrant color, used with vertical strip of three of 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A), tied by large grid cancels, red "New York Am. Pkt. Sep. 8" backstamp on 1860 folded letter to Hong Kong, China, endorsed "Vanderbilt" at lower left and carried aboard the Vanderbilt, magenta manuscript "24" credit, red London Paid transit (Sep. 19) and "1d" manuscript British Colonial credit, Nov. 14 receiving backstamp, center stamp of strip has a tiny tear at left, trivial soiling along a few perfs from gumVERY FINE. A RARE 1857-60 ISSUE FRANKING TO PAY THE 45-CENT RATE TO HONG KONG BY BRITISH MAIL VIA MARSEILLES.
Built for direct competition with the British Cunard Line, the passenger mail steamship Vanderbilt was named for steamship and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. Flying the flag of the Vanderbilt European Line, she sailed (in summertime only) until the Civil War. The Vanderbilt was then chartered to the government as a transport, but when the Confederacy unveiled the C.S.S. Virginia, Vanderbilt offered the services of his ship -- which had 50 feet of iron plating forward -- as a ram to destroy the ironclad. Armed with two 200-pounder, twelve 9-inch, and one 12-pounder guns, she arrived at Hampton Roads after the duel between Virginia and Monitor. She then sailed in a yearlong search for the Confederate raider Alabama, during which time she captured several blockade-runners.
Accompanied by note from Calvet M. Hahn, who states that this was carried via Southampton, despite the 45c prepayment for British Mail via Marseilles.
With 1991 P.S.E. certificate
30c Orange (38). Bright color, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), cancelled by red grids, matching "New-York Br. Pkt. Apr. 2" backstamp on 1861 cover to Hong Kong, China, endorsed "Overland Mail from England, manuscript "28" credit, red London Paid transit datestamp, manuscript "1" British Colonial credit, receiving backstamp, minor edgewearVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE 1857-60 ISSUE COVER TO HONG KONG BY BRITISH MAIL VIA SOUTHAMPTON.
With 1988 P.F. certificate
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