380. Auktion

1861, AFRICA: Washington 12c. black, two horizontal pairs, tied by grid to envelope with matching cds. "FALL RIVER AUG 13 1861" alongside to Leeds, also red "38" credit handstamp alongside, backflap missing, otherwise an attractive and scarce double-rate usage just before demonetization

1863, SCOTIA: Jackson 2c. and Washington 10c., pair and two singles, tied by cork cancel with adjacent cds. "SAN FRANCISCO DEC 28" to small envelope to York, England with red "N. YORK BR. PKT JAN 27 PAID 19" and "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PAKET" alongside, 2c. adhesives some blunted perfs due to being applied over edge, otherwise fine

1864, CHINA: Jefferson 5c. brown, Washington 10c. green and Franklin 30c. orange, tied by grid to envelope with matching cds. "WASHINGTON DEC 12" to Sydney, New South Wales, red "N. YORK BR. PKt. DEC 14 Paid", London transit and magenta manuscript "40" credit alongside, reverse with clear strike of "SHIP-LETTER-SYDNEY E FE 14 1865", 30c. tear at bottom, 5c. small flaws due to placement near the edge of the cover, otherwise very fine and colorful franking

1865, AFRICA: Franklin 1c. blue horizontal pair and two horizontal pairs Washington 10c. green tied by circle of wedges to folded letter to Neuchatel, Switzerland, red "NEW YORK PAID 36" and british transit marks alongside, few slightly blunt perfs and one stamp 10c. toned perf, otherwise fine

1866, CHINA: Lincoln 15c. black and Franklin 30c. orange tied by grid to envelope with cds. "SALEM NOV 6" alongside to Zanzibar, endorsed "via Marseilles" and "care Adumally Sultanally, Esq., Merchant, Bombay", red "BOSTON BR. PKT. 7 NOV 40" credit handstamp and crayon "1" British colonial credit alongside, reverse with transit "BOMBAY DE 24", a fine and scarce entire. Albert P. Goodhue, the recipient of this cover, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts, who likely had a connection to Benjamin Goodhue, a commercial merchant and politician from the same area. Benjamin served in the state senate and later as a representative in the first U.S. congress, and played a significant role in shaping the country's revenue laws. His son, Jonathan, was also a successful commercial merchant.
 

1865, PERSIA: Washington 3. rose and 12c. black and Franklin 30c. orange tied by black target cancels and partly cds. "NEW ORLEANS AUG 26" to folded letter to Tonneins, France with red "NEW YORK ... PAID 36" marking alongside, hardly perceptiblehorizontal fold through adhesives, otherwise fine

1867, JAVA: Washington 3c. rose and 24c. grey tied cds. "BALTIMORE AUG 14 1867" resp. blue target cancel to small envelope to Brussels, Belgium with red "BOSTON BR. PKT  16 AUG 7 PAID" alongside, adhesives with minor imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive entire

1868, AUSTRALASIAN: Washington 24c. grey tied by red quartered cork cancel to folded letter endorsed "p. Australasie Private" to Liverpool with "NEW YORK PAID ALL MAR 11" and red boxed "SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL" alongside, fine and attractive supplemantary mail usage

1847, unused and used small group, better items like 1875 reproduction Mi. 1N, some duplicates of Mi. 1 used (4), also Mi. 1 tied by black grid cancel to a small envelope; some occasional faults, otherwise fine to very fine

1847/1990 (approx.), mint never hinged, unused and used stock with better issues in the situation book.

1847/1944, used collection in one album, many better items with duplicates like Mi. 1 (7) intermediate to worn impresssions, Mi. 10 (3), Mi. 25, Columbus and Trans-Mississippi, also some fancy cancels; some occasional faults, otherwise fine to very fine

1851/2000 (ca.), mint never hinged, unused and used collection with many duplicates in 3 big boxes

1851/2001, in the beginning mostly used collection with some covers and postal stationary, perforations, types etc. (one supposed Mi.-Nr. 138 F without valuation), from the end of the 20s then mostly unused/mint never hinged with a.o. miniature sheet 1 and Mi.-Nr. 358 and except Zeppelin 1930 mostly complete incl. some booklet sheets, plus small part postage due, together in six albums

1851/2006, mint never hinged, unused and used holding with collections and part collections, including good issues like Mi.-Nos. 117-25, much MNH nominal etc., in 2 boxes.

1851/2019, mint, unused and used holding with collections, part collections and duplicates, including advance cancellations, unstamped stamps, foil sheets, se-tenant sheets, many mint nominals, plus covers, cards, postal stationery and FDC, in 8 boxes.

1861/1979 (ca) , assembly of over three hundred (300) used and unused stamps, starting with 1861 Benjamin Franklin 1c. blue, better items such as 1861 Lincoln 15c. black 2x with and without grill, 1869 12c. blue-green, 1893 Columbus 15c. green unused with gum, 1904 Louisiana Exhibit set unused (some faults), airmail stamps and plate blocks, 1911 Express Post 10c. blue unused (3), also 1865/67 Newspaper 5c. blue (2), some occasional faults, mostly fine

1861/1994, used collection in one album, some better items like 1994 unissued Mi. I, complete sheet unmounted mint, Confederate issues incl. one cover, some unused patriotic envelopes, postage dues, etc., some occasional faults, otherwise fine to very fine

1861/2007, mostly used collection with many souvenir sheets and miniature sheets in the modern part, together in three KABE-pre printed albums, plus plenty of duplicates with good part advance cancellations, theme folders with postal stationary or stamps, FDC, etc., together in two boxes

1874/1948, c. 160 unused and used postal stationary, including interesting postmarks, foreign uses, used double cards, cards with overprints etc.

1862/1951 (ca.), unused and used collection in two albums, many better items like Sc.-Nr. R96a used, minor tear repair, Sc.-Nr. R129 used, Sc.-Nr. R130 used, some duplicates; some occasional faults, especially in the early issues, otherwise fine to very fine

1880/1990 (ca), used and unused collection, housed in seven albums, starting from the 1860s issues, including some sheetlets, booklet and souvenir sheets, some duplicates, conditions varies, overall fine to very fine

1861/63, unused and used small group, including Mi.-Nos. 2,3,5 and 9(2)

1932, Lake Placid, collection of 9 covers and some unused stamps, incl. an illustrated envelope with "LAKE PLACID FEB 4 1932 NY", the first day of the games, also an official program in English for the Xth Olympiad in Los Angeles, very fine