368. Auktion

1863, "Col. E.D. Baker" patriotic cover as "army letter" from "PORT ROYAL S.C. MAR.14" via New York with handstamp "Due (21)" by French Convention Mail" with red ship cancel "ETAT-UNIS SERV. AM. CALIS 3. AVRIL.63" to Switzerland with manuscript rates and arrival mark, very fine and rare military patriotic cover to Switzerland

1863, Washington 10 c. green in horizontal pair and Franklin 1 c. blue tied by target cancel to letter sheet from "SAN FRANCISCO APR.6.1863" with handwritten endorsement "Via Paris" via New York by French Convention Mail with red ship cancel "ETATS-UNIS SERV.AM CALAIS 3.MAI.63" and red boxed "PD" to Geneve, Switzerland with arrival mark, folded, otherwise fine, sign. Alcuri with certificate (1992) (Scott 63,68)

1863, Jefferson 5 c. brown tied by black open grid cancel to entire letter from "N.YORK BR. PKT. AUG. 12. PAID" by British Open Mail via London to Cadiz, Spain with red tax mark "8 Rs." and arrival mark, fine, certificate PF (1984)

1864, Washington 24 c. grey violet, tied by black crid cancel to envelope with red cds. "PHILA BR. PKT. 19. FEB.11." and handwritten endorsement "per Steamer Feb. 3. 1864" by Brit. Treaty Mail to Bromsgrove with arrival mark, envelope with small tear at top, otherwise fine (Scott 70)

1864, Washington 10 c. green, two horizontal pairs and 3 c. rose tied by target cancel to envelope from "SAN FRANCISCO SEP..." via New York by Prussian Closed Mail via Aachen with red boxed "AACHEN 21.10. FRANCO" and "Franco Preuss. resp.Vereinsl.Ausg.Gr." and via Switzerland with double line "Débours...Transite suisse" and straight line "Italiano" with handwitten tax "20/35 cts" to Chiavari with arrival mark, in Switzerland the cover was treated as double rate cover, the right stamps wiht faults, otherwise fine, rare (Scott 66, 68)

1864, unpaid entire letter from Puerto de Mazatlan (dated 18.9.) with manuscript endorsement "per overlandmail" carried by Forwarded Agent "ZIEL, BERTHEAU & Co." via "SAN FRANCISCO SEP.26.1864" and "N. YORK BREM. PK. 3 OCT.22" with tax mark "30" by Bremen Convention Mail with German transit mark "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" in blue and tax mark "22" to Backnang with arrival mark, slight folded marks and toned

1864, Franklin 30 c. orange tied by cds. "PHILADELPHIA MAR.11.1864" to envelope via "N.YORK BREM.PKT. 24 PAID MAR.12." with blue German transit mark "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN FRANCO" nach Rhodt near Landau, Bavaria, few tears on reverse closed, otherwise fine, signed Jakubek BPP (Scott 71)

1865, Washington 10 c. green, three single stamps and 3 c. rose, all tied by target cancel to envelope from "BATTLE CREEK MICH. OCT.10." via New York by Prussian Closed Mail and Aachen with blue boxed "AACHEN....FRANCO" and red tax mark "12" to Thal, Switzerland with arrival mark, tiny spots (Scott 66,68)

1865, Washington 24 c. lilac and 3 c. rose tied by black grid to mourning cover from "N.YORK BR.PKT.7.PAID NOV.25." by Belgian Closed Mail to Brussels with arrival mark, tiny spots, otherwise fine

1867, blue tax mark "6 1/2", clear strike on US postal stationery envelope 3 c. from "ROCHESTER JUN.24." via "N.YORK Hamb.PKT. 3 JUN.29" via Hamburg to Wehden, Prussia with arrival mark, envelope was treated as totally unpaid

1867, Washington 24 c. grey and two single stamps Jackson  2 c. black, tied by cork cancel to envelope from "WASHINGTON AUG.26." via "N.YORK BR.PKT. 7 PAID AUG.27." by Prussian Closed Mail to Vienna with arrival mark, fine (Scott 78b)

1868, Andrew Jackson 2 c. black with cork cancel on printed matter of the 3rd weight category from "BALTIMORE FEB.27", franking not accepted, used via New York with boxed "SHORT PAID" and tax cancel "6" (cent) to Bremen with arrival mark and handwritten tax "4 1/2" (Sgr.) on front, fine (Scott 73)  

1868, Washington 10 c. tied by cork cancel to envelope from "PITTSBURG PA. MAR.23" via "NEW YORK 9 MAR 24" with straight line "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" by French Convention Mail via Great Britain with handstamp "F.30" to Switzerland with arrival mark, cover was treated as totally unpaid, reverse with long cuts, otherwise fine (Scott 68)

1868, entire letter from "NEW ORLEANS MAY.13" via "NEW YORK BR.TRANSIT MAY.19." by Prussian Closed Mail via Aachen with blue tax mark "8" to Limbach, Saxony, fine, certificate James van der Linden BPP (1996)

1869, Shields and Eagle 10 c. yello tied by cork cancel to envelope from "NEW YORK PAID ALL DIRECT AUG.19.", carried by Direct Mail via Bremen with red handstamp "BREMEN 1.9.69 FRANCO" to Berlin with arrival mark

1870, Landing of Columbus 15 c. brown & blue, type II, two single stamps tied by red cork cancel to registered cover from "NEW YORK REGISTERED JAN.22." via Bremen with red boxed "BREMEN 1.2.70 FRANCO" to Stuttgart with arrival mark, cover opened on two sides, otherwise fine, certificate PF (1993)

1871, Stanton 7 c. orange, horizontal pair tied by blue cork cancel to envelope from "KEWANEE MAY.19" via "NEW YORK MAY.22." by German Closed Mail via Aachen with transit mark "Wfr. 1 1/2" to Sweden with arrival mark, left stamp with corner faults, otherwise fine, certificate Jakubek BPP (1989)

1871, Jefferson 2 c. brown, horizontal pair with cork cancel on letter sheet from "NEW ORLEANS JUL.21." via New York by Open Mail via Great Britain with handstamp "GB 40c" and French cancel "ANGL. AMB. CALAIS 6.AOUT.71" and tax mark "10" (Decimes) to Bordeaux with arrival mark, fine (Scott 146)

1871, Jefferson 10 c. brown in horizontal pair tied by cork cancel to letter sheet from "YOKOHAMA JAPAN NOV. 22" with handwritten endorsement "via America" via "NEW YORK PAID ALL NOV.27" by German Direct Mail via Verona to Milan with arrival mark, tiny spots, otherwise fine, rare usage from Japan (Scott 150)