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