379. Auktion

1866 (27 Sept.), Washington 3c. rose, two vertical pairs and single tied by grid cancel to small envelope endorsed "France via New York" to Combrondes, alongside scarce "DETROIT MICH SEP 27 PAID 12" exchange office mark, even though the cover was endorsed "France via New York" it most likely travelled with the "Moravian"  to Londonderry, envelope some tears, otherwise fine and attractive

1848, double-weight folded letter dated "Habana Diciembre 28" endorsed "via del Norte" to Paris, privately carried to Charleston with cds. "CHARLESTON JAN 12" and matching red "PAID", carried on the 2nd of 3 Cunard Line eastward voyages, in transit red boxed "COLONIES /& Art. 13" applied and charged with "33" decimes in France, a fine and scarce restored rate period entire

1852, (12 Oct.) folded letter from New York with short lived red "BRITISH PACKET." (Winter records usage August 1852 to April 1853) alongside. Bagged for Boston and from there with the "Canada" to Liverpool, London, Paris and Cognac, charges "13" decimes, some aging, otherwise fine and scarce

1862, Franklin 1c. blue, two singles and 3c. rose together with 10c. green tied by target cancel to envelope from "GARETTSVILLE MAY 9" to Paris, in New York handles as overweight, and thus red boxed "SHORT PAID" next to "NEW YORK 9 MAY 10" applied, carried with the "America" to Queenstown, and from Calais to Paris where the cover was charged "16" decimes, a fine and attractive 3-color franking 

1870 (13 Jun), Pictorials 2c. brown horizontal pair, deep color, tied by quartered cork and cds. "BROOKLINE JUL 13" to small cover via Calais to Paris, "GB/40c" accountancy and "5" decimes due handstamp struck alongside, part of backflap missing, otherwise fine and attractive

1868, Washington 3c. rose, horizontal strip of four with cork cancel on Postal stationery envelope 3c. rose endorsed "Europe by french steamer" from "MADISON AUG 17" to Matignon, France, in New York handles as overweight, and thus black straight-line "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" next "NEW YORK 6 AUG 8" applied, carried with the "St. Laurent" to Brest, charged "16" decimes, some minor toning, otherwise fine and attractive

FRED k PROBST: "FORWARDED BY FREDk PROBST & Co NEW YORK", folded letter dated "San Francisco 23 October 1858" and endorsed "pr Steamer Asia" via "NEW YORK NOV 24" to Cognac, fine

1860, ½ Gr. schwarz, weiße Gummierung, allseits knapp bis vollrandig geschnitten und Georg V. 1 Gr. durchstochen, zwei Einzelmarken und ein Paar, mit DKr. "BREMERHAFEN 3/7" auf gelbem Briefkuvert mit nebengesetzem "P.D." und "PRUSSE ERQUELINES 4 JUIL 64" nach Cognac, gering stockig, teils winzig knittrig, attraktive und nicht häufige Frankatur