Lot
1958 
(Incoming Philadelphia) 1799 Hamburg, Germany To Philadelphia, Pa., folded letter datelined October 12 and endorsed "via New York, pr Capt. Dupler", "New York, Jan 16" scroll postmark and manuscript "Sh 27" rate (2¢ ship fee + double 12½¢ inland), Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $40
Lot
1959
(Incoming Philadelphia) 1854-65 Bremen, Germany To Philadelphia, Pa., 3 folded letters; 1854 "pr Mathilde" with "6" in octagon handstamp, 1863 "Per Amerika" with "New York Ship Letter, 6, Oct 23" cds and 1864 "Per Hamburg" with "New York Ship Letter, 6, May 4" cds and Oelrichs & Co. oval forwarder handstamp on reverse, also two unpaid 1855-56 folded letters from Wurttemberg via New York, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot
1960
(Incoming Philadelphia) 1865 Bremen, Germany To Philadelphia, Pa., unpaid folded letter with bold "Bremen 18 11" boxed date stamp and matching "10" rate, manuscript "pr closed mail via Aachen" however sent by direct mail, "N.Y. 10 Brem. Pkt., or U.S. 15 Notes, Dec 6" entry postmark, Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $40
Lot
1961
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1825 Philadelphia, Pa. To Francomont, Belgium, folded letter via French mail with manuscript pr Desdemora ship endorsement, red "T-F" and "Colonies Par Le Havre" French transit markings, manuscript "17" and "6gr" rates, receiving backstamp; file fold, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $25
Lot
1962
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1854 Philadelphia, Pa. To Cognac, France, folded letter sent by open mail via England, red "Philadelphia, Pa., Paid, Jul 18" cds and matching "Paid 21" handstamp, Calais transit cds and "8" decimes due handstamp; some cover tone spots, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $50
Lot
1963
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1855 Philadelphia, Pa. To Wurttemberg, Germany, Prussian closed mail rate cover with "Philadelphia, Pa., Apr 12" origin cds and matching "30" rate handstamp below, "N. York Am. Pkt., 23, Apr 18" exchange cds intentionally struck of Philadelphia cds, reverse with red Aachen transit cds and Alpirsbach receiving postmark; with second cover with similar usage to Saxony, Very Fine, former cover the earliest recorded use of this New York exchange marking. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
1964
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1858 Philadelphia, Pa. To Lyon, France, cover franked with 1857, 5¢ red brown + 10 green, type III tied by grid cancels and "Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 23, 1858" octagon date stamp, additional red "Philadelphia, Pa., Paid 12, Nov 23" exchange cds, French transit and receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 28+33 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $650
Lot
1965
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1859 Philadelphia, Pa. To Cognac, France, folded letter with "Philadelphia, 12, Aug 26" cds and manuscript "pr "Vanderbilt" from New York Aug 26.59" endorsement at top, blue Havre octagon transit date stamp and manuscript "8" decimes due; some minor age spots, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce usage via the Vanderbilt steamship line. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $75
Lot
1966
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1860-62 Philadelphia, Pa. To France, two folded letter sheets sent unpaid via England; 1860 cover "pr Asia from New York" to Rochelle and 1862 cover "pr Canada from Boston" to Cognac, both with "Philadelphia, 3" debit cds and "8" decimes handstamp applied upon arrival in Le Havre, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $40
Lot
1967
(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1861 Philadelphia, Pa. To Bordeaux, France, folded letter sheet franked with 1861, 10¢ yellow green + 5¢ buff tied by grid handstamps, red "Phila. Am. Pkt., 6, Dec 27" foreign mail and Calais transit cds's, reverse with receiving cds, Very Fine, a scarce combination franking and a rare usage of the Philadelphia foreign mail cancel used only in December of 1861. Scott No. 67+68 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $500