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Lot | Photo | Description | Realized |
Lot 62 |
1866, cover from Maine to Argentina, via New York and London, with lovely 3-color franking to make the 45¢ rate; some cover tears, Fine, a rare destination in this period, the 30¢ is especially scarce used anywhere except to Europe. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $110 |
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Lot 63 |
1898, cover from Phoenix, Arizona Territory to Argentina, attractive 3-color franking to make the 5¢ UPU rate; no backstamp; corner mend lower right, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce territorial usage to a scarce destination. Scott 267, 247, U311. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 64 |
1895, cover from New York to Queensland, Australia, exceptionally neat and attractive, with San Francisco and Brisbane backstamps, Very Fine. Scott 264, 265, U294. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 65 |
1880-1906, 2 covers to Austria, 1 to Hungary, uncommon destinations, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $40 |
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Lot 66 |
1893, cover from Chicago to Vienna, Austria, note the World's Fair cancels; Vienna backstamp, Fine to Very Fine, a lovely and colorful Columbian Expo cover going abroad. Scott 232, 235, U348. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $65 |
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Lot 67 |
1894, registered cover from New York to Belgium, 5¢ UPU rate + 8¢ registry fee, New York and Brussels backstamps, Fine to Very Fine, a colorful Columbian usage. Scott 221, 232, U348. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 68 |
1848, incoming folded letter to Baltimore from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by private ship ("per Sarah via New York"), with red New York SHIP 7 cts postmark (5¢ inland postage + 2¢ ship fee), Fine to Very Fine, Ex-Brouillette. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 69 |
1900, picture post card from New York to British East Africa, nice Black Americana usage to a scarce destination, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 279B. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 70 |
1860, cover from New York to Canada, with Chatham, Canada backstamp, manuscript "10" pence due for Canada postage, Very Fine, Ex-Brouillette. Scott 26. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $90 |
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Lot 71 |
1867, stampless folded letter from New York to Canada, privately forwarded with red framed forwarders backstamp, hand-drawn mourning box "My Brother Athill's death! -13 June 1867" at left; small faults, Fine, an unusual use with indication of postage paid. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 72 |
1868-95, 5 covers to Canada, variety of frankings, all imaged on the website, Fine or better. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $90 |
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Lot 73 |
1860, incoming folded letter to New York from Chile, via British packet; postmarks include Valparaiso, Chile; PAID TO PANAMA; and STEAMSHIP 10; file folds, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce usage, Ex-Brouillette. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 74 |
1880, cover from New York to Chile, with 3-color franking folded over the top edge to act as a seal. Note the Panama transit cancel on front (no backstamps), nearly Fine, a scarce destination in this period. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 75 |
1907, post card from New York to Canton, China, clean and attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 300, UX18. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $36 |
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Lot 76 |
1902, picture post card from Brooklyn, New York to the Danish West Indies, back with multicolor portrait of George Washington, Very Fine, outstandingly neat and attractive. Scott 279B. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 77 |
1889 (Mar 15), double rate three color franking from US forwarded to Alexandria, Egypt, from Washington, D.C. to a U.S. sailor, in care of Naval Agent at London, England, additional franking of two copies 2¢ and single 1¢ 1887 Issue, 29 March 1889 B.F. Stevens United States Despatch Agent cachet and forwarded to Alexandria, Egypt 29 March 1889 Charing Cross postmark, arrival backstamp, colorful and unusual, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 78 |
1897, cover from Philadelphia to Alexandria, Egypt, with 4 different Egyptian transit cancels including "Post Office, Cairo, Cook's Tourist Service", Fine to Very Fine. Scott 270. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $30 |
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Lot 79 |
1873, cover from New Berne, N.C. to England, via New York, with Manchester backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 158, U82. Estimate $35 - 50. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 80 |
1873-98, 5 postal cards to England, including a couple ad covers. Nice variety, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $36 |
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Lot 81 |
1883, cover from Salt Lake City, Utah Territory to England, Fine to Very Fine, a rare territorial usage with lovely 3-color franking, Ex-Ainsworth. Scott 182, 184, 186. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 82 |
1891, well-traveled short paid cover from Mass. to England, forwarded to France and Switzerland, with a plethora of transit cancels and postage dues of France and Switzerland, Fine, a scarce 3-country usage. Scott 220. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 83 |
1896, cover to a ship, forwarded to England and then returned, Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 84 |
1898, cover from Akron, Ohio to Helsinki, Finland, an immaculate and very neat usage, with Helsinki backstamp, Very Fine. Scott 279, 279B, U311. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 85 |
1901, cover from Minnesota to Helsinki, Finland (then a part of Russia), with R.P.O. cancel and New York 25 centimes due postmark (double rate, short paid?), New York and Helsinki backstamps, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 268, U363. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 86 |
1875, cover from New York to France, with INSUFFICIENTLY PAID marking, French "8" décimes due, 4 backstamps, Very Fine, a choice short paid usage just before UPU rates. Scott 69. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $200 |
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Lot 87 |
1882, cover from New York to France, marked "per 'Arizona'", backstamped. A lovely clean Bank Note era use of the 5¢ UPU rate, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 88 |
1859, stampless cover from Cincinnati to Germany, "per Prussian Closed Mail", with "PAID 30" postmark, and with 2 German backstamps; small paper loss on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 89 |
1865, cover from Massachusetts to Germany, via New York, lovely 2-color franking, 3 German backstamps, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $90 |
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Lot 90 |
1867, cover from Belle Plaine, Minn. to Germany, 15¢ rate via Prussian Closed Mail, via New York, with German backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 77; $225. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 91 |
c. 1870, cover from Marblehead, Mass. to Berlin, Germany, 7¢ postage for the NGU rate via England, a lovely usage, Fine, Ex-Knapp, Andromeda. Scott 146, 147. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 92 |
1874-1900, 15 covers to Germany, variety of frankings including some Bank Notes, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $140 |
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Lot 93 |
1876, cover from New York to Germany, with NYFM cancels tying the 3¢ pair, the cover was redirected within Germany, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive usage, with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott 158. Weiss TR-W10. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $60 |
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Lot 94 |
1887, cover from New York to Dresden, Germany, marked "per Steamer Ems" and "Supplementary", the 25¢ franking is quite high; cover tear at right, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 95 |
1888, commercial cover from New York to Germany, 2x UPU rate; backstamped; horizontal file fold at bottom, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive foreign mail usage. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 96 |
c. 1895, wrapper from New York to Germany, 3-color franking for the printed matter rate, no backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 253, 255, W316. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 97 |
1895, cover from Boston to Germany, a lovely double rate cover cover with Hamburg backstamp, Very Fine. Scott 223, 253, U314. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 98 |
1915, post card from New York to Germany, with printed red Für das deutsche Rote Kreuz" (for the German Red Cross) on front and and an illustration for "Jung Deutsch-Amerika" (Young German America) on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce pro-German usage early in World War I. Scott UY2m. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $60 |
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Lot 99 |
1884 (Apr. 7), cover from Baltimore to India, sent by George B. Cole to Rev. Chas. H.A. Dall of Calcutta, India. When it got to Calcutta it was forwarded to Kurseong, India where Rev. Dall had set up a school for orphan and poor girls. Rev. C.H. A. Dall (1816-1886) was a Harvard graduate and wrote many scientific papers. Failing health in 1855 forced him in to his first love missionary work and he became the first foreign missionary of the Unitarian Church of America. On the face of the cover is a great example of cross-writing which was common for the period where Mr. Cole added some more notes. The address was type written which is also an early example of the typewriter use. Nice group of hand cancels on the back of the cover charting its travels, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 100 |
1908, cover from New York City to Indochina, with "Missent to Seattle, Wash." and 4 backstamps including Saigon, Very Fine. Scott U418. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 101 |
1909, cover from Lake Benton, Minn. to Indochina, 5¢ UPU rate, with Saigon backstamp, Very Fine, a beautiful cover to this scarce destination. Scott 333, U411. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 102 |
1871, cover from New York to Naples, Italy, 15¢ rate via England, with Naples backstamp, Very Fine. Scott 152; $350. Weiss TR-C4. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 103 |
1902, cover from Nyack NY to Italy, forwarded to Switzerland, via Southampton, with New York, Florence and Swiss backstamps, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 104 |
1907, cover from New York to Rome, Italy, forwarded and returned, with Italian postage dues on front and 3 US postage dues on the reverse. The cover spent nearly a year in transit! Well traveled, to say the least, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $90 |
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Lot 105 |
1885-94, 2 items to Jamaica, an 1894 cover and an 1885 postcard, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $22 |
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Lot 106 |
1903, cover from Philadelphia to Jamaica, with unusual marking "Received under cover from the Post Office at Easton, Md. to be forwarded in the mails"; Port Antonio, Jamaica backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 107 |
1884, cover from New York to Mexico, with a 5¢ Bank Note paying the UPU rate; couple forwarder's backstamps. Neat and clean, Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 108 |
1874-1906, 2 postcards and 1 cover to the Netherlands, 1 cover to Denmark, 1 cover to Sweden, interesting variety, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 109 |
1894, cover from Connecticut to the Netherlands, lovely 3-color franking to make the 5¢ UPU rate, with Amsterdam backstamp, Very Fine. Scott 219, 220, U349. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 110 |
1899, cover from Stamford, CT to the Netherlands East Indies, with New York and Paris backstamps, Very Fine, an attractive usage to a rare destination. Scott 268, U359. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 111 |
1898, cover from Wisconsin to Norway, neat duplex cancel, Chicago backstamp; light cover stain and 5¢ with small fault, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott 255. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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