March Internet Auction

1871, 7¢ vermilion, H. grill, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by partial duplex on 1874 cover to Wurttemberg, Germany , bold red "New York, Br Transit, Nov 3" exchange cds, Tuttlingen (11.14.74) arrival backstamp; some soiling and wear, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 138   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $700.

1871, 7¢ vermilion, N.B.N.C. printing, rich color, tied by cork cancel duplexed with "St. Paul, Minn. Feb 23" cds on blue cover to Leipzig, Germany , bold red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Mar 1" exchange cds, Mar. 17th arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive use at the 7¢ NGU closed mail rate.

Scott No. 149   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1871, 7¢ vermilion, N.B.N.C. printing, rich color, tied by blurry fancy blue "A" cancel, matching "Martin, Ohio, Dec 17" cds on 1873 buff cover to Cassel, Germany , endorsed "via Bremen" at top right, red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Dec 20" exchange cds, carried by NGL Line Mosel from New York Dec. 20th to Southampton arriving Dec. 30th, Jan. 2nd arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 149   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1871, 7¢ vermilion, N.B.N.C. printing, bright color, tied by quartered cork and red "New York 'Paid 6' Oct 2" credit exchange cds on 1872 cover to Burdeos, France , red London Paid (10.15) transit and "PD" oval, Calais (10.16) entry cds; light horizontal fold tone spotting, Very Fine.

Scott No. 149   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.

Cover should have 10¢ postage, but there is no apparent sign of a missing 3¢ stamp.

1871, 7¢ vermilion, N.B.N.C. printing, small flaws, tied by light strike of star fancy cancel duplexed with "Ottawa Ill. Apr 22" cds on cover to Liepzig, Germany , partial German "Franco" handstamp at top left; stain spots, Fine appearance.

Scott No. 149   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

1870, 10¢ brown, N.B.N.C. printing, tied cork cancel duplexed with "Yokohama, Japan" cds to Hartford Conn., "San Francisco, Cal., Apr 28" transit cds; reduced at left, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 150   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1870, 10¢ brown, N.B.N.C. printing, single and pair, tied by circular grids, red "New York, Registered, Sep 28" rimless cds on 1872 registered cover to Italy at double the treaty rate (red crayon "2") plus 15¢ registry fee, Genoa (10.12) arrival backstamp, return address on flap, Fine and scarce multiple rate registered use.

Scott No. 150   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1870, 12¢ dull violet, N.B.N.C. printing, canceled by quartered cork duplexed with partial "Middleborough Mass. Mar 27l cds on cover to Constantinople, Turkey , light red "Boston, Paid All, Mar 28" exchange cds with red crayon "4" cent credit, red "Bremen, Franco" (4.10) transit and dark red crayon "Wf 1½" credit, German (4.15) arrival backstamp; reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine.

Scott No. 151   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1873, 7¢ orange vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Towanda Pa. Feb 8" cds on 1875 light blue cover to Studiosus, Germany , red "New York, Br. Transit, Feb 9" exchange cds, German (2.21) arrival backstamp, 1875 enclosed letter, Very Fine.

Scott No. 160   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, large margins, slight abrasion, tied by partial "New Orleans La. Apr 14" duplex on cover to Spain , additional clear strike of cds at top right, reverse with red "New York 'Paid to England' Apr 21" exchange cds and red London (5.4.74) transit, Spanish (5.6) arrival backstamp and bold bluish-black "1P." due rating handstamp; cover fault at lower right, F.-V.F. and scarce use.

Scott No. 161   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1881, 3¢ blue green, used with 1879, 1¢ dark ultramarine (182) and 1881, 1¢ gray blue (206) singles, tied by cork cancels on cover to Burma , matching "Sandy Hill N.Y. Feb 9, 1882" cds, endorsed "through Italy", reverse with Brindisi (2.26), Sea Post Office (3.7) and Mandalay (3.30) transits; some light soiling, Fine, a very scarce mixed 1¢ bank note franking with the 1879 and 1881 issues , ex-Stever, Mercedes .

Scott No. 207   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1890, 6¢ brown red, used with 2¢ carmine (220) and 3¢ purple (221), tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., RD" ovals on registered 4¢ Lincoln (U250) entire to Germany, endorsed "pr S S 'Trave' ", reverse with "Registered, Philadelphia, Pa. Oct 17, 1892" cds and "New York, N.Y., Foreign, 10-18, 1892" oval, New York (FX-NY1a) registry label affixed, Aue (10.28) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive.

Scott No. 224   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $30 - 40.