Lot
737 
1867 (Mar. 5) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, printed William P. Wright New York Cotton circular at 2¢ printed matter rate prepaid by 1863, 2¢ black, tied by NYCM geometric cancel, carried by Cunard Line Java from New York Mar. 6 to Queenstown arriving Mar. 19, red Calais (3.21) entry cds, Bremen Thurn & Taxis (3.22) backstamp, blue crayon "4" grote due rating, Very Fine and scarce routing to Bremen via France. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400.
Circular travelled from Paris to Bremen by the Thurn & Taxis Post, an uncommon routing for circulars to Bremen. French entry marking, ET.-UNIS SERV.BR. A.C., an entry marking taken out of service for letters in 1861, but apparently used in 1867 on printed matter, indicated the item was from the United States and was transported by British service to G.B., entering France on the Calais Ambulant to Paris.
Realized: $675
Lot
738
1867 (Mar. 19) New York, N.Y. to Amsterdam, Netherlands, printed circular bearing 1863, 2¢ black tied by NYFM circle of wedges cancel, carried by Cunard Line Cuba New York Mar. 20th to Queenstown arriving Mar. 31st, G.B. black "1d" debit to Netherlands, Netherlands manuscript "7½" Cents due rating; slight abrasion lower left, a Very Fine printed matter use. Scott No. 73 Estimate $200 - 300.
Printed circular sent in British Open Mails at newspaper rate. British debited Dutch one penny (handstamp "1d" in black, center of cover). Amsterdam applied triangle 1½ Cents marking in blue to circular (inside), a fiscal tax on all printed matter from foreign countries.
Realized: $220
Lot
739
1867 (Mar. 26) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, William P. Wright's New York Cotton Circular sent by Kremelberg & Co. of New York at 2¢ circular rate prepaid to destination by 1873, 2¢ black tied by NYCM geometric cancel, New York large "½" (silbergroschen) h.s. credit to Bremen, carried by NGL Line Union departing New York Mar. 28th to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 9th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" transit, Very Fine. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400.
Circular prepaid to destination in Bremen. Large "½" handstamp of New York, known in red and in black, applied as a result of late 1866/early 1867 negotiations with the Germans that established printed matter rates beyond the GAPU and set U.S. credits per item (recent research by Heinrich Conzelmann).
Realized: $425
Lot
740
1867 (Apr. 2) New York, N.Y. to Bremen, Germany, William P. Wright's New York Cotton Circular sent by Kremelberg & Co. of New York bearing 1873, 2¢ black tied by NYCM split grid prepaying the 2¢ printed matter rate to destination, New York large "½" (silbergroschen) h.s. credit to Bremen, carried by NGL Line New York departing New York Apr. 4th to Bremerhaven arriving Apr. 17th, blue "America/über Bremen/Franco" transit, Very Fine. Scott No. 73 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
741
1867 (Aug. 15) Rocky Hill, Ct. to Scotland, Great Britain, folded wrapper bearing 1867, 3¢ rose endorsed "Via Johnstone" and tied by manuscript "Rocky Hill, Aug. 15/67" postmark, carried by Allan Line Nestorian from Quebec Aug. 16 to Liverpool arriving Aug. 26, bold strike of large "1d" due handstamp for inland postage due, "Johnstone AU 27 '67" arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 65 Estimate $300 - 400.
Wrapper contained either one newspaper or one pamphlet under 2 ounces and was overpaid 1¢ with 3¢ 1861 adhesive. There were six post offices named Rocky Hill in 1867. This one may have been the one in Connecticut. The determination that an Allan Line steamer carried the wrapper is based on a best fit of sailing dates and supports a Connecticut origin. Houston was a sub office of Johnstone, Scotland and believed to be the location of Huston Manse.
Realized: $350
Lot
742
1867 (Nov. 16) New Orleans, La. to Bremen, Germany, printed circular bearing 1873, 2¢ black cancelled by cork duplexed with "New Orleans La. Nov 16"cds, New York large red "1" (silbergroschen) h.s. for credit to Bremen, carried by Hapag Line Hammonia II departing New York Nov. 23rd to Hamburg Dec. 5th, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Prepaid the 2¢ printed matter rate to Hamburg when the rate via Hamburg to Bremen was 3¢. Although underpaid by 1¢, the circular was allowed to go through. Large "1" handstamp of New York, known in red and in black, applied as a result of late 1866/early 1867 negotiations with the Germans that established printed matter rates beyond the GAPU and set U.S. credits per item.
Realized: $450
Lot
743
1868-69 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, newspaper wrapper to the Paris Publisher of the newspaper La Presse Libre, bearing 1868, 1¢ pale blue, F. grill, horizontal pair, tied by quartered corks, prepaying the 2¢ printed matter rate, red "15c" centimes due handstamp, Very Fine, this is the only recorded 1¢ F. grill wrapper to France. Estimate $300 - 400.
Since the earliest recorded use of the 1¢ F. grill is late October 1868, this wrapper was probably a late 1868 or early 1869 usage.
Realized: $675
Lot
744
1868-69 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France, undated newspaper wrapper from the New York Le Messager Franco-Americaine to the Paris publisher of the journal La Patrie, bearing 1868, 2¢ black, F. grill tied by NYFM circle of wedges killer, red "15c" centimes postage due handstamp; Very Fine. Scott No. 93 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170
Lot
745
1869 (Jan. 13) New York, N.Y. to Antwerp, Belgium, printed circular bearing 1868, 2¢ black, F. Grill, horizontal pair, tied by NYFM circle of wedges killers, New York "Short Paid" framed handstamp, New York blue crayon "4" cent debit rating to Holland, carried by Cunard Line China departing New York Jan. 13th and arriving at Queenstown Jan. 22nd, Mourouk (1.26) and Antwerp (1.26) backstamps, manuscript "5" décimes due rating; paper repair at top edge, Fine and scarce printed matter use. Scott No. 93 Estimate $300 - 400.
Printed circular was prepaid at the 4¢ newspaper rate. Unfortunately, at this time printed circulars required the 8¢ book-packet rate. New York sent the letter to Holland under U.S.-Netherlands Convention of 1867 (letter addressed to Holland instead of Belgium) and marked circular as "short paid," debiting Holland the missing 4¢. Closed bag opened on the Dutch Moerdijk railroad post office and letter sent to Antwerp. Belgians marked 5 decimes postage due, 20 centimes for U.S. debit plus 30 centimes insufficiently paid mail fine.
Realized: $400
Lot
746
1869 (Feb. 15) New York, N.Y. to Mexico City, Mexico, printed circular endorsed "City of Mexico" and bearing 1868, 2¢ black, F. grill tied by circle of wedges cancel, carried by N.Y. & Mexican Mail S.S. Co. City of Mexico departing New York Feb. 20th to Vera Cruz arriving Mar. 5th, "½" real due handstamp; particularly fresh and Very Fine, a very rare Blackjack circular usage to Mexico. Scott No. 93 Estimate $300 - 400.
According to a Post Office notice of 4 July 1862, "On all such printed matter received from Mexico, only our usual inland postage is to be collected, and this must be paid in all cases on delivery at the office of the address." The same was due for outgoing printed matter to Mexico. The U.S. postage for up to three unsealed circulars was 2¢.Mexico collected ½ real postage due.
Realized: $500