Auction Stamps and Covers of the World. Sesión II
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Tuesday, July 9th 2024
Session I - 2 pm | Lots 1 - 1304
Wednesday, July 10th 2024
Session II - 2 pm | Lots 1305 - 1953
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Lot 1918
✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1825 (Sept.11). Entire letter from WASHINGTON DC- the ´Second Bulletin Sanitaire´ concerning and epidemic in Charleston SC, addressed to the Public Health Officer in MARSEILLE, with manuscript ´French Consulate General-Post Paid´ and ´via New York, Havre Packet´. Struck with Washington cds (Sept 11), straight line PAID and two line COLONIES PAR-LE HAVRE with all markings in red. A fine entire.
Lot 1921
✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1852 (Sept 26). Entire letter from NEW YORK to BORDEAUX (France) bearing 1851-57 3c. red-brown (2) imperforate cancelled in black; red NEW ORLEANS/LA despatch cds at left. Charged with handstruck ´13´ decime due mark in black on arrival. Reverse with London transit cds, and Bordeaux and Tarbes cds´s (Oct 21). Scott 11.
Lot 1926
✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Sc. 69, 71. 1863 (May 6). Cover from CHARLESTOWN (Mississippi) to US Consul in ROME via Boston (May 9) and England, franked by USA 12 cents black and 30 cents orange with corresponding PAID 42 at left in red. Probably carried by Cunard "Europa" with red British credit "36" cents. CIVITAVECCHIA-DALLA VIA DI MARE in black well struck on front of scarce cover mailed during the US Civil War.
Lot 1929
✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1870(July 16). Cover and complete origina1 contents from New York to Paris franked by scarce usage of top marginal vertical pair of 1870 2c red brown tied by cork cancels and by Calais entry marking. Fine strike of ´GB-40c´ Anglo-French Accountancy marking in black and charged 5 decimes due on receipt. London transit on reverse (July 30) in red. Scott 146. Cert. PF´2002.
Lot 1930
✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. Sc. 96, 100. 1870. YOKOHAMA (Japan) to PONT ST. ESPRIT (France). 10 c. green (grill F) and 30 c. orange (grill F, short margin at right). Transits in S. FRANCISCO and N. YORK, and paquebot mark ETATS-UNIS/PAQ. FR. H Nº 3. Cut in the envelope under the stamps and roughly margins. RARE.
Lot 1938
✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1922(Jan 20). Registered envelope of 3ctvos. in ´albino´ (Scott U437 ?) to Berne, Switzerland franked by Jamestown 2c carmine pair, 1915 5c blue and 1919 Victory 3c violet all tied by bold strikes of scarce WAIMEA-HAWAII handstamps in red. Charged on arrival with 1910 Postage Due 50c blue green & red tied by Berne cds. Delightful and scarce cover. Scott 329,403,537/J43.
Lot 1945
✉ VENEZUELA. 1848 (Jan 24). Entire letter datelined CIUDAD BOLIVAR, mailed to BORDEAUX and struck in transit with SAINT PIERRE MARTINIQUE datestamp in black, via London (March 6) and struck with COLONIES / & ART.13 in red. Charged 25 decimes in manuscript on delivery. Fine and most unusual routing.
Lot 1946
✉ VENEZUELA. 1864. Incoming stampless entire letter from LIVERPOOL (26 Dec) with sender´s cachet endorsed ´per Kilo´ addressed ´Messrs. Krutzer & Rivodo / Caracas / La Guaira´ with HERNANDEZ & RIVODO/LA GUAIRA forwarding agent cachet and addes 1863 1/2r Eagle tied by LA GUAIRA cds (18 Mar) to pay ongoing postage to Caracas. RARE usage of an Eagle stamp.