![](http://www.rumseyauctions.com/lotphotos/45/133003.jpg)
Lot
492
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1870 Philadelphia, Pa. To Paris, France. Cover franked with 1869, 10¢ orange yellow tied by "Philad'a, Pa., Mar 11" cds and cork duplex, sent paying direct rate but routed via British open mail with "G.B./40c" accountancy handstamp and red London transit cds on reverse, Calais cds and "5" decimes due handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 116 Estimate $500 - 750.
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Lot
493
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1870 Philadelphia, Pa. To Paris, France. Cover franked with 1869, 10¢ yellow orange paying the direct rate, tied by fancy Heart foreign mail handstamp with matching "Philad'a, Pa., Mar 28" cds, blue Cherbourg cds and "8" decimes due handstamp, Very Fine and attractive, only three examples recorded of this fancy "Heart" foreign mail cancel. Scott No. 116 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
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Lot
494
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1870-73 Philadelphia, Pa. To London, England. Four covers paying the 6¢ treaty mail rate; two franked with two 1869, 3¢ ultramarine and purple "Phil'a, Paid All" cds's, others franked with 1870, 6¢ carmine each with different red "Philad'a, Paid All" cds, various cork killers tying stamps; few flaws, F.-V.F. or better. Scott No. 114, 148 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $100
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Lot
495
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1871 Philadelphia, Pa. To Germany. Cover franked with 1870, 3¢ green, horizontal pair tied by "Philad'a, Oct 4" cds and cork cancels, red "Phil'a, Paid All" exchange and boxed "Bremen, 19 10 71, Franco" transit postmarks, forwarded Bavaria to Stuttgart, Very Fine. Scott No. 147 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $100
![](http://www.rumseyauctions.com/lotphotos/45/133004.jpg)
Lot
496
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1872 Philadelphia, Pa. To Havre, France. Corner card cover franked with 1870, 2¢ green, two singles tied by red "Philad'a, Pa., Mar 26" cds's, sent at the 4¢ open mail rate via England with "G.B./40c" accountancy handstamp and red London transit cds on reverse, "5" decimes handstamp, forwarded to Newport, England with red "British Foreign" handstamp and receiving backstamp; cover reduced at right and corner repair at top right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 147 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
![](http://www.rumseyauctions.com/lotphotos/45/133005.jpg)
Lot
497
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1872 Philadelphia, Pa. To Paris, France. 3¢ entire uprated with 1870, 7¢ vermilion (s.e. at right) tied by blue cork handstamp, red "Phil'a, Paid All, May 30" cds, "G.B./40c" accountancy handstamp and red London transit cds on reverse, "5" decimes due handstamp additionally tying stamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 149 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $190
![](http://www.rumseyauctions.com/lotphotos/45/131704.jpg)
Lot
498
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1873 Philadelphia, Pa. To Yokohama, Japan. Cover franked with 1873, 10¢ brown tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 9" cds and foreign mail killer, manuscript "Direct via San Francisco" endorsement and red "Yokohama, Paid All, Aug 16" cds at top, Very Fine. Scott No. 161 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
![](http://www.rumseyauctions.com/lotphotos/45/133006.jpg)
Lot
499
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1873 Philadelphia, Pa. To St. Honorine, France. Cover franked with 1870, 2¢ red brown, pair + 3¢ green, pair, canceled by red cork handstamps with matching "Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 28" cds alongside, intended to paying the 10¢ direct rate but sent at the 8¢ British open mail rate, "G.B./40c" accountancy handstamp and red London transit cds on reverse, Calais cds and "10" decimes due handstamp tying pairs, Very Fine. Scott No. 146+147 Estimate $200 - 300.
![](http://www.rumseyauctions.com/lotphotos/45/131703.jpg)
Lot
500
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1873 Philadelphia, Pa. To Mettingen, Germany. Cover franked with 1870, 6¢ carmine tied by Philadelphia foreign mail cancel and light red "Phila'd Paid All, Apr 23" cds, red boxed "Bremen, 13 5 73, Franco" date stamp, Very Fine, foreign mail killer recorded by census as used between April 23rd and June 25th on 1873. Scott No. 148 Estimate $100 - 150.
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Lot
501
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1874 Philadelphia, Pa. To Moorbihan, France. Cover franked with 1873, 10¢ brown canceled by red grid handstamp, matching "Philadelphia, Pa., May 11" cds below, manuscript "via England" endorsement, "G.B./40c" accountancy handstamp and red London transit cds on reverse, Calais cds "15" decimes due handstamp; light cover fold, Very Fine. Scott No. 161 Estimate $100 - 150.
Sender probably tried to pay the 10¢ fully prepaid via England rate per ½ ounce.
Realized: $135