Lot
2759 
NGL Line Steamship "Hansa" to Germany, New York September 10th - Bremen September 23rd 1868. Envelope posted at Dundee, Missouri August 31st with postmaster pen cancelling 1861, 3¢ rose, strip of 3 and single (top of vertical strip of 3 folded over flap). On arrival at Bremen the Van der Linden type 120 was struck but the significance of the manuscript "1" is not known. Atlantic Transit 13 days to Bremen; tiny cover edge tears, F.-V.F. Scott No. 65 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $260
Lot
2760
Treaty Rate on 1868 Mourning Cover to England. 1867, 12¢ black, F grill tied by fancy oval of Passaic, New Jersey, carried on Inman Line's City of Boston from New York to Liverpool; backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 97 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $210
Lot
2761
HAPAG Line Steamship "Teutonia", New York June 9th - Southampton June 22nd 1868. Envelope posted at New York on 9th June addressed to Chatenay 7 miles south of Paris. Carried by the Teutonia and transferred in closed bag via Southampton to Calais where the exchange office stamp for 23rd June 1868 was applied. Prepaid the 15 cent rate for up to ¼ ounce of April 1857 with a 1866, 15¢ black tied by circle of wedges and red N.Y. exchange postmarks. Reverse bears the Antoni arrival stamp of June 23rd being the office on the Orleans road for Chatenay, Atlantic Transit 13 days; few tiny cover tears at top, Very Fine. Scott No. 77 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $110
Lot
2762
French Line "St. Laurent", New York - Brest 8th - 18th August 1868. 1861, 3¢ rose, strip of four (few toned perfs) on 1864, 3¢ pink entire from Madison, New Jersey and endorsed by sender "Europe by French steamer". Made up to 15 cents for the under ¼ ounce rate, the New York post office applied the "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" stamp, presumably because the letter was over ¼ ounce. Routed through Paris on the 19th August to arrive at Matignon near St. Malo on the 20th., Very Fine. Scott No. 65+U58 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $550
Lot
2763
Combined Treaty Rate, Service U.S. to West Coast of South America via American and British Packets, Prepaid by Stamps. Envelope and contents from New Bedford, Mass. to San Carlos, Chile, paid by 1867, 24¢ gray lilac, F. grill + 10¢ yellow green, F. grill (damaged perfs one side), "25" and "24" credits in red (see explanation below), Panama transit cds, several colorful postmarks on reverse, Very Fine, most attractive. Scott No. 99+96 Estimate $600 - 800.
The Combined Treaty worked as follows: the United States had a service which carried steamship mail between New York and Aspinwall on the east side of the Panamanian Isthmus for a flat rate of 10 cents, while the British had a packet service running from Panama, on the western side of the Isthmus, to the various South American Pacific ports for a flat rate of one shilling, or 24 cents, The combined rate of 34 cents thus paid for both legs of the service (except for Panama itself), The rate credits on this cover work thus: of the 34 cents prepaid, the U.S. kept 9 cents and credited 25 cents to Panama, which kept one cent as a transit fee and then credited 24 cent to Great Britain.
Realized: $750
Lot
2764
HAPAG Line Steamship "Cimbria", New York February 9th - Southampton February 19th 1869. Corner Card Envelope posted on February 6th 1869 at Rochester, New York addressed to Chatenay le Sceaux near Paris. Received the 6 cent credit to US stamp "NEW YORK 6 / FEB / 9", Prepaid the 15 cent for under ¼ ounce of April 1857 using 1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill + 10¢ green, F. grill. Routed Southampton to Calais with transit of February 21st 1869 and an arrival stamp of Antoni for the same day. Atlantic Transit of 10 days; 5¢ with margin nick at lower right and small cover tear at top, F.-V.F. Scott No. 95+96 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $375
Lot
2765
1864, 3¢ pink entire Uprated with 1861 3¢ Rose + 10¢ Green on 1869 Cover from San Francisco to Germany. Red "New York / Paid All / Br. Transit" and "Verviers / Coeln / Franco", colorful and attractive, with original enclosure, Very Fine. Scott No. 65+68+U58 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $135
Lot
2766
1869 Eight Cent Printed Matter (Circular) Rate, New York to Sicily. Franked with 1869, 2¢ brown + 6¢ ultramarine, stamps tied by NYFM cancel and black straight line "PAID ALL", carried via England in closed bag to Milan, routed through Naples to Palermo; stamps with a few toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine, scarce and attractive. Scott No. 113+115 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $2,300