Lot 1430 o
Mexico, 1872, Hidalgo imperf, 100c gray lilac, Veracruz, Papel Sellado watermark, cons 50-72, Veracruz rimless town cancel, full margins, Very Fine.Scott No. 86 $650.
Realized: $90
Lot 1431
Monaco, 1893 (Oct. 16) Cover to the United States, cover bearing 1891, 1c olive green, 2c dull violet, 5c blue, 10c brown, 15c rose and 25c green (11-13, 15, 17, 20), tied by five strikes of "Monte-Carlo, 16 Oct 83" cds on Cercle des Etranger, Salon de Lecture corner card cover to Boston Mass., reverse with Paris (10.18), New York (1027) transits and Boston (10.27) arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive six-color franking.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
Lot 1432
Montenegro, 1897 Cover to United States, blue green cover bearing 1893, 3n Green (16) block of four, apparently removed, uncancelled from another cover and used on this cover to Winfield Junction, N.Y., block canceled by bold "Cetinje, 9/9 1897" date stamp, reverse with New York (9.21) transit and Winfield Junction (9.22) arrival, some light glue stains around stamps, Very Fine and unusual reuse of block.Scott No. 16 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot 1433 o
Natal, 1857, Embossed, 6d green, large margins on three sides, slightly in at top right, cancelled by partial oval Post Office P.M. Burg (Pietermaritzburgh) on small piece, F.-V.F. SG No. 5.Scott No. 2 $2,000.
Lot 1434
Netherlands, 1871 (Nov. 24) Cover to the United States, green folded letter bearing 1867, 10c lake (8) and 15c orange brown (9), tied by boxed "Amsterdam" handstamp to New York, matching "Amsterdam, 24 Nov 71" origin cds, stamps additionally cancelled by three strikes of red "New York, Paid All, Dec 7" exchange cds; some edge wear and small nick, Very Fine and attractive franking.Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot 1435
Netherlands, 1894 Pawnee Bill's Wild West Advertising Wrapper, wrapper to Delaware Oh. bearing ½c rose (34) and two 1c emerald green (35) singles, all tied by strikes of "Amsterdam, 18 Sep 94" cds; some wrinkling and folds, Very Fine and rare wrapper use.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $325
Lot 1436
Netherlands East Indies, 1892 (May 4) Cover to the United States, cover bearing 10c orange brown (9) and 15c bister (11) tied by fancy diamond grids, matching Batavia (5.4.92) cds to New York Mills N.Y., reverse with New York Paid All (6.15) and New York Mills (6.16) arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive use.Estimate $200 - 300.