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Usage To France, 1867
cover with 30c
orange (#71) neatly tied by pinwheel fancy cancel, matching
"Pottsville Pa Apr 11" origin postmark, prepaid at double 15c
rate but Short Paid handstamp overstriking red exchange marking,
corrected black "New York Apr 13" exchange datestamp, blue
crayon "36" debit, carried on Havre Line steamer Arago,
red French entry "Havre 26 April 1867" postmark and
"24" (d) due handstamp, transit backstamps, ex Paliafito,
extremely fine |
$1,250 |
| 574 |
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Usage To Switzerland, 1865 cover to
Basel, Prussian Closed Mail rate of 33c prepaid with 30c orange (#71) and
3c rose (#65) tied by "St Louis Jul 8" duplex postmark, all over
reverse, lithographed, building illustrated advertisement for "Chas.
Leinberger's Rheinische Wein Hall & Hotel Garni" (see
here), red New York "Jul 12" exchange datestamp and
"12" credit handstamp, blue "Aachen Franco" boxed
handstamp, arrival backstamp, extremely fine and attractive |
$1,500 |
| 575 |
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Usage To Sweden, 1865 cover from
Alabama to Jonkoping with 10c green (#68) tied together with 30c orange
(#71) by "Mobile Ala Oct 1" duplex postmark, the October, 1865 Post
Office Assistant lists the rate to Sweden by Prussian Closed Mail at
40c and the "if prepaid 34c" note of the correct rate is
omitted, red "N. York Am. Pkt Paid Oct 14" exchange datestamp
and "15" credit handstamp, blue "Aachen Franco" boxed
handstamp, blue crayon "f 2½" (sg) on verso and Swedish "Sodrr
St Banan 29/10/ 1865" transit backstamp, extremely fine |
$2,500 |
| 576 |
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Usage To China, 1868 cover to Amoy with
30c orange and pair 2c black "F" grills (#93) tied by New
York Foreign Mails geometric cancels, red New York "Jul 18"
exchange office backstamp, red "24" credit handstamp, rare usage
of 34c rate, via Southampton, that replaced the 45c rate on January 1,
1868 and was in effect for only two years, red "London paid 30 JY
68" transit, "Hong Kong SP 21 65" transit backstamp and
"Hong Kong & Singapore Line Marine Sorter A" double circle
backstamp, extremely fine |
$12,500 |
