Sale 61: The Fall Sale

Lot 538    

1832 (Aug. 1) St. Kitts, B.W.I. to Philadelphia, Pa. Via New Haven, incoming ship letter bearing red "New Haven Ct. Sep 17" cds and matching bold strike of "Ship" handstamp with ship's hull, manuscript "20¾" rating, some docketing on face and part of letter removed, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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Lot 539    

1854-1877, Panama-Chile Transit mail, small group of five covers comprising 1864 Valparaiso to Bordeaux w/ "GB/1f 60c" debit, three 1853-56 Chile to France with red "Panama / Transit" two-line h.s., and 1855 Chile to Genoa with red "Panama / Transit", F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 540    

1858 (Jun. 5) San Francisco Cal. to Charleston S.C., forwarded to Mexico, buff cover bearing 10¢ green, type III (33), tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun 5" cds for 10¢ rate to Charleston, then forwarded with 10¢ green, type III, tied by "Charleston S.C. Jul 30 1858" cds, endorsed "Via Mail Steamer Packet from New Orleans to Vera Cruz" at lower right, Vera Cruz "4" reales due rating handstamp; some perf flaws, and cover faults, Fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

AN UNUSUAL TRANSCONTINENTAL USAGE REDIRECTED TO MEXICO VIA U.S. PACKET FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERA CRUZ.

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Lot 541    

1859 (Jul. 5) New York N.Y. to Havana, Cuba, blue folded letter with red "New York Jul 5" ocean mail cds, Cuba "NA1" oval handstamp for inland postage due, Havana (7.10), Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

The New York ocean mail cds is usually found in black, this strike in red on mail to Cuba is unusual.

Realized: $350

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Lot 542    

1864 (Sep. 24) Havana, Cuba to New York N.Y., datelined folded letter from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence entering the mail bearing 2¢ black (73), s.e. at right, tied by fancy cross roads geometric cancel duplexed with "New-York City Sep 30" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 543    

1866 (Sep. 15) Charleston S.C. to Trinidad, Cuba, printed W.P. Hall market circular bearing 2¢ black (73) tied by circle of wedges cancel, red manuscript "North America" at top left, Cuba "NA1" oval due handstamp, forwarded with Trinidad (10.11) backstamp to Remedios, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $140

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Lot 544    

1867 (May 24) Burlington Vt. to Knowlton, Canada, cover bearing 1¢ blue (63), "L" strip of five, pair and three singles, all tied by multiple strikes of "Burlington Vt. May 24" duplex with circle of thin wedges, prepaid 10¢ cross-border rate, St. Johns (5.24) transit cds; one 1¢ faulty, Very Fine, ex-Kramer, Christian.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

A SCARCE CROSS-BORDER USAGE WITH SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE FRANKING.

Illustrated and discussed in Donald Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67, pg. 360, fig. 17-33.

Realized: $850

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Lot 545    

1867 (Oct. 12) Buenos-Ayres, Argentina to New York N.Y., double-weight blue folded letter with French "Buenos-Ayres, Paq. Fr. K. No. 1, 12 Oct. 67" paquebot cds sent unpaid on French Line K paquebot Aunis to Rio de Janeiro, French "15" cent debit, then carried by US-Brazil Steamship Line Guiding Star to New York, black "New-York 23" cds and matching "25" due rating stamp for 10¢ incoming steamship rate plus 15¢ to France, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $260

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Lot 546    

1868 (May 8) Philadelphia Pa. to Cienfuegos, Cuba, folded letter endorsed "Bienville" and bearing 10¢ green, grilled (89), light diag. crease, tied by NYFM circle of wedges, blue "NA1" due rating oval handstamp, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $50

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Lot 547    

1871, 1874 Peru to New York N.Y., pair of Lanman & Kemp correspondence folded letters paid to port by Peru 1868 1d green, first from Cuzco with Lima transit backstamp, British Post Office "Panama-Transit, Oc 20, 71" cds overstruck with "12" due handstamp, arriving with "New York '24' Nov 12" integral due cds (12¢ due the B.P.O., 10¢ steamship rate and 2¢ internal postage); second cover entered the British Post Office with "Callao Mr 27 74" backstamp, "Via de Panama" directive and three-line straightline "Panama / Ap 4 1874 / Transit" postmark and "12" due handstamp, arriving in New York with boxed "Due" and "24" handstamps; stamps slightly affected by file folds, a Very Fine pair.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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