Lot
799 
Circle of Wedges, two bold strikes tie well centered 1¢ ultramarine (156) on 1¢ postal card to Vienna, Austria, red "New York Br. Transit May 10" exchange cds, Vienna 1876 arrival cds, Very Fine, a scarce postal card use; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-W14a Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
Lot
800
8-Section Circle of Wedges, sharp strike ties 3¢ green (158) vertical pair, fresh with rich color, on orange buff Wm Weiss corner card cover to Austria, endorsed "via Bremen", red "New York Paid All 'Direct' Nov 15" exchange cds, Vienna arrival backstamp; small cover nick, bottom stamp perf flaws, Very Fine strike of this scarce cancel, Weiss recorded only 7 examples of TR-W15, this not one of them., ex-Boker; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-W15 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
801
Circle of Wedges, three bold strikes tie 3¢ green (158) and 5¢ blue (179) on 2¢ vermilion on fawn entire to Denmark, unusually clear and bold strike of red "New York, Paid 'SUP' Oct 5" supplementary mail type E cds, partial arrival backstamp; minor cover wrinkling, Very Fine. Weiss No. TR-W17 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED NEW YORK SUPPLEMENTARY TYPE E USE TO DENMARK.
We have been unable to locate another New York Supplementary mail use with a type A, D or E datestamp.
Realized: $850
Lot
802
Circle of Wedges, three bold strikes tie four 3¢ green (158) singles, nat. s.e. at left, one faulty, on clean cover to Pont d'Ain, France, unusually clear strike of red "New York Paid 'SUP' Mar 8" supplementary mail exchange cds, Calais entry cds, Paris (3.21.76) transit and Pont d'Ain (3.22) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and scarce use, ex-Weiss. Weiss No. TR-W17 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $525
Lot
803
Circle of Wedges, two bold strikes, tie 2 vermilion (178), vibrant color, and 3¢ green (158), s.e. at right, on cover addressed to A. August Adee as Secretary of the U.S. Legation at Madrid, Spain, red "New-York Sep 5" exchange cds, Madrid 1876 arrival backstamp; partial flap, Very Fine, ex-Weiss. Weiss No. TR-W17 Estimate $200 - 300.
Alvey Augustus Adee (1842-1924) was a long-time official with the United States Department of State who served as the acting Secretary of State in 1898 during the Spanish-American War and later Boxer Rebellion. He was the second of three senior State Department officials, the first being William Hunter and the third Wilbur J. Carr, whose overlapping careers provided continuity and good management in American foreign policy for over a century, from the administration of President Andrew Jackson until that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Realized: $160
Lot
804
Circle of Wedges, three strikes ties two 2¢ red brown (146) singles and 6¢ carmine (148) on 1873 cover to Italy, partial red New York exchange cds and Italian backstamps; partial flap, Fine and scarce, One of nine recorded TR-W18 covers. Weiss No. TR-W18 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
805
Circle of Wedges, sharp clean strike ties 10¢ brown (150), well centered with deep color, some short perfs, on 1873 cover to Baden, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All via Eng. & Ostd. Apr 2" exchange cds, Basel (4.16) backstamp; some light soiling and edge tear, Fine and scarce. Weiss No. TR-W18a Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot
806 ()
Circle of Wedges - Square Center, stunning bold strike ties 6¢ carmine (148), well centered within large margins, on blue 1873 cover front to London, England, carried as endorsed by the White Star Line Atlantic that departed New York Mar. 2nd and arrived at Liverpool on Mar. 11th, bold red "New York Mar 1" exchange cds, red London (3.13.72) arrival cds, a Very Fine front, ex-Weiss, Ainsworth, Kirke. Weiss No. TR-W19 Estimate $300 - 400.
Certainly one of the finest strikes of only five recorded usages. The period of use is February 25 to March 1, 1873, the cover front offered here is the latest recorded date.
Realized: $230
Lot
807
Circular Grid, two strikes, one cancels 3¢ green on cream (U165) entire bearing 6¢ dull rose (159) tied by second strike, addressed to Paris, France at the 9¢ treaty rate, New York (11.3) station A duplex backstamp, red "New York Paid Nov 4" exchange cds, carried as endorsed on Hapag Line Wieland that arrived at Plymouth on Nov. 15th, blue Cherbourg (11.16.75) entry cds and red "PD" framed handstamp, Very Fine, ex-Van Vlissingen & Waud, Ainsworth, Kirke. Weiss No. UNC-5 Estimate $300 - 400.