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Auction: 144 - August Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 565

1840//1880 Trans-Atlantic postal history grouping,51 items, incl. 21 stampless, comprising mail sent between the United States and England, France, Germany, and Italy, several better covers incl. United States 1856 5c, 1861 30c, and 1869 12c, 15c single frankings, 1855 1c single and 10c type II pair both tied on 1856 cover to France, two singles each of 1851 1c type II and 1855 10c type III tied on 1856 cover to Germany, 1855 3c red type I pair and 12c single tied on 3c stamped entire to Germany, nine covers franked with Banknotes, incl. 1872 combination cover to France franked with 2c brown pair and France 5c Napoleon pair and 10c Ceres single, eight covers mailed from Europe to the United States, postmarked 1868//1873, five of which are from England, incl. 1sh single, and three from Germany, interesting stampless items, incl. 1854 folded letter to Derby, England with blue Niagara Falls N.Y." c.d.s., matching "24" (to pay) circular h.s., "5" (due) h.s., and Liverpool transit c.d.s., 1866 folded lettersheet to Bordeaux, France with "Steamship 10" h.s., "New 3 York" c.d.s., and "8" (decimes due) h.s, occasional peripheral fault, soiling, many well-struck cancels, generally fine-very fine, examine carefully.

Sold for
$5,500