Lot
1593 
1876 (Feb. 15) New Haven Ct. to London, England, mourning cover bearing 5¢ Revenue (R23) cancelled by sharp "T" in circle handstamp, matching strike at center, "New Haven Conn. Feb 15" cds, "New York" transit backstamp, pencil "0" below stamp indicating zero postage, London (2.28.76) arrival cds ties stamp, "5d" due handstamp for 2½d rate plus 100% fine; reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $450
Lot
1594
Transatlantic Mail, 1848-69, group of 10 covers including 1869 Richmond Me. to Havre, France and forwarded with "British/Foreign" handstamp; three early 1848 treaty uses, four 1848-57 covers from UK to US with various "Too Late" markings; 1866 Sydney, New South Wales to Providence R.I. via London and New York; and 1851 c. Great Britain 1s green embossed on cover front to Chicago Ill. via Boston, F.-V.F. and interesting group. Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $200
Lot
1595
1848 Retaliatory Period Mail, group of 3 comprising 1848 (Aug. 25) Richmond, England prepaid by Cunard Hibernia to Philadelphia with Boston "34" retaliatory due rating; 1848 (Aug. 24) Norwich, England to New York N.Y. by Cunard Hibernia with Boston "29" retaliatory due handstamp; and 1848 (Aug. 1) Philadelphia Pa. to London with "Paid" and "29" retaliatory due handstamps carried by Cunard Hibernia, F.-V.F. trio. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
1596
1863-1870s, Depreciated Currency Collection, collection of 90 inbound mail covers with a wide variety of mostly New York depreciated currency markings, origins include Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, etc., many better usages including 1869 (May 5) Stockholm to New York with large "2½" due handstamp and "New York 35 U.S. Notes" cds, 1871 (May 9) Ireland to Chicago with "Chicago Am. Pkt., May 22" cds and "13/U.S. Notes" h.s. (purported to be unique); 1870 Vlaardingen, Netherlands to New York with "Moerdyk" framed handstamp and "New York, 16 U.S. Notes" cds; 1863 (May 29) Sicily with faulty 40c red pair underpaid to New York with "U.S. Notes / 29" two-line handstamps updated in manuscript. to "84¢" and "113" due in notes (cover stained); two 1864, 67 usages from Germany via Bremen with N.Y. "Brem." cds's (partial strikes); 1868 (Mar. 3) Brest, France with "24" and "New York, 41 U.S. Notes, Mar 20" cds; Due 31 U.S. Currency, Jan 21" cds; 1874 Argentina to New York with "14" and "New York; Due 18 U.S. Currency Mar" cds; 1866 Chile to New York with blue "24" and "31" h.s. in notes; etc., mixed condition but many better covers and discovery listing examples, F.-V.F., A remarkable assemblage mostly emanating from the Cal Hahn collection. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $4,250