371st Auction

1874, Washington 1 c. blue on postal stationery card 1 c. from "ST.LOUIS NOV.18" via "NEW YORK PAID ALL NOV.21. VIA BREMEN" to Basel and re-directed to Aarau, fine; rare pre-UPU rate (Scott 145, P1)

1874, Jefferson 10 c. brown tied by target cancel to envelope with adjacent cds. "CALMUD MAY.3" via Chicago to Bergen, Norway with arrival mark on front, slightly aging traces (Scott 161)  

1874, Jeffersons 10 c. brown, two single stamps, tied by clear red New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel to envelope with adjacent red cds. "NEW YORK PAID DEC.31" via London to Gelterkinden near Sissach with arrival mark, fine (Scott 161)

1875, Clay 12 c. blackish violett tied by black cork mark to envelope with adjacent red cds. "BOSTON JAN.20" via "LONDON PAID 1.FE.75" to Constantinopel with modified handwritten tax "6" and arrival mark "BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPEL", cover slightly shortened at right, otherwise fine (Scott 162)  

1847, Franklin 5 c. brown, clear to wide margins all around, tied by red grid cancel to entire letter from "U.S.EXPRESS.MAIL. N.YORK FEB.26" to Salem, fine, certificate Jakubek BPP (1988) (Scot 1)

5 c. red-brown, cancelled by red "5", used on envelope with adjacent blue "BALTIMORE MAY 25" (1851) to Freiwaldau in Austria with several transit and arrival marks, taxed on arrival with "52" kr.; the stamp repaired with portion of margins added at top and left; a scarce transatlantic use of 1847 issue, certificate PF

1847, Washington 10 c. black, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, tied by blue octagon "PAID" to letter sheet with adjacent cds. "PHILADELPHIA Pa. DEC.15 10 cts." to St. Louis, very fine and attractive cover, signed Alcuri with certificate (1982) (Scott 2)

3 c. dull-red in combination with Swart's City Dispatch Post 1849/53, 1 c. red on bluish, both tied by cds. "NEW-YORK OCT 16" to small embossed lady's cover to Ulster County; 3 c. small faults, still fine and attractive (Scott 11+136L11)

3 c. dull-red with cds. "NEW YORK FEB 13 1857" tied to envelope with combination franking Swarts' City Dispatch Post 1849/53, 1 c. red, tied by black marking, to Connecticut; a fine combination cover, certificates PF (1976 and 1999) (Scott 11+136L9)

1851, Franklin 1 c. blue, type IIIa, plate IV, tied by blue cds. "KEENE N.H. MAR.23.1858" to small envelope to Heene, tiny perforations faults at top, otherwise fine, certificate PF (1968) (Scott 22)

1857/61, Washington 10 c. green, type III, good to large margins all around, tied by clear cds. "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. 5.FEB." to envelope to North Weymouth, very fine, signed Calves (Scott 15)

1861, Washington 3 c. pink tied by cds. "GLENNS FALLS N.Y. SEP.18" to Patriotic cover depicting a solider with the American flag, adressed to New York, cover with small tear at top, otherwise fine

1868, envelope with 1861, Lincoln 15 c. black, horizontal pair tied by cork cancel, from "NEW ORLEANS LA. APR.16" via New York to Paris, fine (Scot 77)

Washington 24 c. grey, tied by target cancel to envelope from "VARWICK N.Y. JAN.16" via "NEW YORK  AM. PKT. 3 JAN.19" and London to Lebury with arrival mark, tiny tears at top backed, stamp fine, signed Brettl BPP (Scot 78 b)

1861, Franklin 30 c. orange tied by blue target cancel to domestic cover from "LOISVILLE KY. 18.FEB." to Bowlinggreen, cover shortened at left and right, signed Alcuri with certificate (1991) (Scot 71)

1869, Franklin 1 c. buff tied by cork cancel to local envelope from "SPRINGFIELD SEP. 11.", fine (Scott 112)

1869, Washington 6 c. ultramarine tied by cork cancel to envelope from "NEW ORLEANS LA. JAN 20." via New York to Dundee, Scotland with arrival mark, fine (Scott 115)

1869, pictorials 12 c. green, tied by cork cancel to envelope with adjacent red cds. "NEW YORK PAID ALL MAI.27" to London with arrival mark, small part of cover at top repaired, otherwise fine (Scott 117)

1870, Franklin 1 c. tied by cork cancel and cds. "BETHLEHEM P.A. DEC.14" to corner card "Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies" lady's cover to Philadelphia, fine, nice envelope

1870, Jefferson 10 c. brown and Clay 12 c. dull violett tied by cork cancel to envelope from "NEW YORK MAR.15" with printed endorsement "Via Panama" to Santiago, Chile, slightly creases, otherwise fine (Scott 150, 151)

1870, Clay 12 c. violett tied by dublex cancel "NEWPORT SEP.10.(72)" to envelope via New York to London with arrival mark, pen writing on reverse, otherwise fine (Scott 151)

1870, Webster 15 c. orange tied by dublex cancel "NEW YORK OCT.15.86 - 48" to envelope with printed endorsement "Per Steamer...(SERVIA)" and French ship mark to Le Havre with arrival mark, fine, signed Brettl BPP (Scott 163)

1898, Columbus 15 c. green and 5 c. brown, tied by dublex cancel "NEW YORK MAY 5.93" to cover to Munich, Germany with arrival mark, fine (Scott 238, 234)

1893, Columbus 30 c. orange brown on registered cover from "Wash. D.C. Sub-Sta. No.37 SEP 30. 1898" via New York with transit register label to Breslau, Germany with arrival mark, two sides opened and tiny water spots, otherwise fine (Scot 239)

1890, Jefferson 30 c. black tied by oval cancel "PHILADELPHIA" (1894) to registered cover via New York with transit register label to Landau, Germany with arrival mark, fine (Scott 228)

1901, Pan-American Exposition 4 p. electric automobile with centre inverted, nice colour and well centred, unused with usual disturbed gum, somewhat re-perforated, ligth crease, tiny thinned and filled spot, still fine and attractive; a very rare stamp (Scott 296a, $ 85.000,-)

Schiffspost: 1846, "STEAMER 5 OREGON", red oval handstamp on entire letter from New York to Providence, fine

Schiffspost: 1850, "FROM STEAMER OSCEOLA", red oval handstamp, clear strike on front and reverse on letter sheet from the Buchanan Carroll correspondence to New Orleans, fine

New York: 1849/53, Swarts' City Dispartch Post 1 c. red, large margins all around, tied by grid cancel to embossing envelope used with 3 c. dull red cancellled with cds. "NEW YORK JAN.31", fine (Scott 136 L9)  

EXPRESS COMPANIES: Lamping & Co's Express: Fancy printed frank on 3 c. pink envelope, cancelled by oval handstamp "WELLS, FARGO & Co. DOWNIEVILLE AUG. 11" to San Francisco, fine (Scott U58)

Langton's Pioneer Express: Printed frank in blue on buff envelope 3 c. pink, cancelled by cork cancel and cds. "NEW YORK..." to Galway, Saratogo with blue cds. "WELLS, FARGO & CO....13. FEB.", cover shortened at right, otherwise fine (Scott U35)

Pacific Express Co. Paid: Printed frank depicting horse and rider on 3 c. rose used from "PACIFIC EXPRESS CO.....SAN FRANCISCO OCT 2" to French Bar, Srohsh River, crease and tiny spots

Wells, Fargo & Co.: 1872, advertising envelope 3 c. green "Uhlfelder, Cahn & Co." cancelled with blue oval "SAN FRANCISCO....DEC.20" to Cedanville with arrival mark on front, cover shortened at right, otherwise fine (Scott U82)

Wells, Fargo & Co, Pony Express 25 c. blue, small to good margins allround on 3c Pink entire (U35) with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank used from San Francisco to Virginia, part of the envelope at the left is missing, rare (Scott 143L8)

1858, entire letter from Puerto-Cabello (dated 28.9.) with Forwarded Agent "Stirzing & Arenz, Baltimore" via "BOLTIMORE OCT.22.1858" with blue tax mark "30" and via "NEW YORK 18 OCT.23" (18 Cent credits to France) via Frensh Convention Mail with transit mark "ET.UNIS.SERV.AM. A.C. 9.NOV.58" and tax mark "16" (Decimes) to Bordeaux with arrival mark, fine, nice double rate cover from Venezuela

1916, Russia Coat of Arms 10k. vertical pair tied by cds. "АЛЕКСАНДРОПОЛЬ 9-1 16" to registered cover with military censor marks on front and reverse to Neuchatel, fine