368. Auction

1947, 5 c. red-brown with good to enormous margins, showing large part of neighbour stamp at top, lightly cancelled in red, very fine, certificate PF (1986)

1847, Franklin 5c. brown with fresh color and good margins all around, with two strikes of red "5" handstamp and matching cds. "ELMIRA YA JUL 28" alongside on folded letter to Ithaca, a fine and attractive entire, signed Hunziker with certificate (1964)

1847, Franklin 5c. brown with fresh color and close to good margins all around, tied by red grid cancel with adjacent cds. "BOSTON 14 JUN" to envelope to Augusta, envelope with minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1847, Franklin 5c. orange-brown with fresh color and close to good margins all around, tied by red grid cancel with adjacent faint cds. "PROVIDENCE" to folded lettersheet to Norwich, some minor ageing, otherwise fine

5 c. dark brown, fresh colour and good margins all around, tied by red grid cancel to envelope from "MILSBURY Ms. DEC.6." to Leicester, fine, certificate Brettl BPP (1986) (Scott 1a)

1847, Benjamin Franklin 5 c. red brown, horizontal pair with good margins on three sides, just touched at bottem with small incut, tied by blue grid to envelope from "SANDUSKY O. DEC.16." to Auburn, redirected and carried from "AUBORN N.Y. DEC.21." with tax mark "5" to Woolcott, stamps with horizontal ironed crease, rare combination, certificate Jakubek BPP (1986) (Scott 1)

10 c. black, nice impression and clear to large margins, neatly cancelled by red grid, very fine, certificates Nussbaum-Bisser (1969) and Holcombe (1991)

1847, Washington 10c. fresh color and good to wide margins all around, neatly cancelled by red grid cancel, very fine

1847, Washington 10 c. black, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, tied by blue rate handstamp "10" to letter sheet from "GENEVA N.J. FEB.25." to New York, letter cleaned, otherwise fine; rare cancellation, certificate Jakubek BPP (1988) (Scott 2)

1851/57, Washington 12 c. black, horizontal pair tied by black cds. "BRISTOL R.I. FEB.2. to envelope with red tax mark "5" via London to Birmingham with arrival mark, fine, sign. Jakubek BPP (Scott 17)

12 c. black, dagonal half used as 6 c., top left half, good margins, tied by black cds. "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. 16.8." to entire letter via San Louis to Cincinnati, very fine and rare cover, certificate Brettl BPP (1981) (Scott 17a)

1930, Zeppelin 65 c.-2,60 $, each on card resp. cover of the Southamerica flight

State: 1873, William H.Seward 20 $ green and black, unused, well centered, very fine and attractive example of this scarce stamp, sign. A.Diena and certificate Brettl BPP (1986) (Scott 071; 5.000,-)

Carriers: 1851, Eagle 1 c. blue tied by red star cancel to envelope with Washington 3 c. orange brown tied by blue cds. "PHILADELPHIA Pa. MAY 3" to West Chester, fine, sign. Jakubek BPP (Scott LO2)

Boston: 1851, 1 c. blue on bluish on envelope with Washington 3 c. dull red tied by grid cancel "PAID" and adjancent red cds. "POSTON FEB.21" to Shrewsbury, fine, certificate PF (1984) (Scott 3LB2)

New York: 1842/45, 3 c. black on blue, glazed paper, large margins all around, used with red handstamp "US" on entire letter with adjacent red cds. "CITY DISPATCH POST MAY.6.(45), very fine, signed. Jakubek BPP (Scott 6LB5b)

Washington: One Cent Despatch,1856, 1 c. violett, type II, tied by cds "CITY DESPATCH APL. 7 1856" to envelope to Milford, tiny spots, otherwise fine, certificate Jakubek BPP (1988) (Scott 112 L1)

1863, Jefferson "TEN CENTS" grey blue, wide margins allround, used, very fine, signed Alcuri with certificate (1989) (Scott 9b)

1863, Washington 20 c. deep green, good to large margins all around, tied by black cds. "GAINSVILLE GA. OCT.20." to Lawrenceville, very fine, sign. A. Diena and certificates RPS (1945) and PF (2007) (Scott 13b)

1829, Entire letter from New York to Neusohl in Hungary, privately transported to Hamburg and here posted, part-paid with "7" shilling (noted on reverse); certificate Van der Linden BPP (1999)

1848, entire letter from New York (dated 30.Mai.1848) with handwritten endorsement "per Steamer Caledonia", carried by British Open Mail via Great Britain to Ververiers with Begian transit mark "ANGLETERRE PAR OSTENDE 16.JUIN." on reverse and red boxed "DEBOUR ETRANGERES L/TAXE REDUITE/PORT BELE" with different manuscript credits on front, fine

1849, "AMERICA per ENGLAND", black transitstamp on entire letter from "PHILADELPHIA  5 JAN.20". with handstamp "PAID" by British Open Mail with manuscript "224" (Pfennig) to Bischoffswerda, Germany, fine

1850, Benjamin Franlin 5 c. brown tied by red grid cancel to entire letter from New York by Brit. Open Mail with steamer Niagara with French handstamp "COLONIES & c.ART.13" and transit mark from Calais with "15" decimes due handstamp to Bordeaux with arrival mark, stamp with horizontal faint ironed crease, certificate Holcombe (1998) and James von der Linden BPP (1997)

1850, "AMERICA per ENGLAND", boxed in red reverse on entire letter from "LOUISVILLE 10 NOV.16." with straight line "PAID" by British Open Mail via Aachen to Coblenz, Prussia with handwritten tax "16 3/4" (Sgr.) and cancel "Entlastet Coblenz 15.12.", fine

1851, "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN 9 1/2 / 3", red German transit mark on entire letter from "MERCERSBURGH AUG.5." with Washington 3 c. orange brown tied by black grid cancel via "NEW-YORK AUG.6." with tax mark "20" (Cents) by Bremen Convention Mail to Berlin with manuscript due marking "12 1/2" (Sgr.) and arrival mark, cover was treated as totally unpaid, stamp vertical folded at left and corner faults, otherwise fine, signed Jakubek BPP and certificate James van der Linden BPP (1997)

1853, letter sheet from "NEW YORK 10 MAR.23" by British Treaty Mail with manuscipt tax "2 sh." to Forwarded Agent "Sewell, Hamury & Sewell" in London with arrival mark, now readdressed and carried by private ship to Norway, fine 

1853,envelope from "N.YORK BR.PKT. 7 PAID AUG.30." by Prussian Closed Mail via Aachen with red transit mark "Franco Preuss:resp.Vereinsl.Ausg.Pr.", Belgian and France mit L1 "FRANCO" to Turin with modifield manuscript tax and arrival mark, fine

1854, "16/6 Kr.R. AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN", red German transit mark on postal stationery envelope 3 c. used from "GLENN SPRINGS S.C. APL. 17" via N.YORK...9 APR.." by Bremen Convention Mail with manuscript due markings "22" (Kr.) to Ebern, Bavaria with arrival mark, envelope was treated as totally unpaid

1854, "4 1/2 / 2 Sgr. AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN", red German transit mark on entire letter from "MILWAUKIE SEPT.15" via "N.YORK BREM. PK. 5 OCT.5." with tax mark "15" by Bremen Convention Mail to Dresden, Saxonia with manuscript due tax and arrival mark, address somewhat faded and toned, otherwise fine

1855, Washington 10 c. green, type II, horizontal strip of three, good margins all around, tied by cds. "BUFFALO FEB.13." via N.YORK 7 PAID FEB.20" with red German transit mark "AACHEN 4.3. FRANCO" to Nagold, Württemberg with arrival mark, right stamp with small diagonal crease at top right and cover with a tear at bottom, certificate PF (2003)

1856, local stamp New York 1 c. red tied by cork cancel to envelope with adjacent cds. "N.YORK BR. PKt. 23 23.JUL." by Prussian Closed Mail at 30 c.- post rate in the DÖPV via Aachen with handwritten tax "45" (Kr.) to Ilsfeld with arrival mark, envelope with a diagonal crease at right and a corner nick at bottom left, very rare usage of a local stamp on Transatlantibrief, certificate PF (2012) (Scott 136L9)  

1856, envelope from "N.YORK AM.PKT. 7 PAID NOV.15" with straight line "PAID" and manuscript taxe "29" (?) by Prussian Closed Mail via "AACHEN 2.12. FRANCO" with red boxed "Franco Preuss. resp. Vereinsl.Ausg,Gr. and Hamburg with transit mark "fr. Hbg." to Danmark, fine

1857, Frankin 1 c. blue, horizontal pair and Washington 3 c. dull red tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS AUG.13" to double rate entire letter via "NEW YORK BR.PKT. AUG.20" by Brit. Open Mail to Nantes with "26" decimes due marking an arrival mark, stamps with cut faults, sign. Jakubek BPP (Scott 9, 11)

1857, Washington 12 c. black, horizontal pair tied by red open grid to envelope from "NEW YORK 19 SEP.30" by Brit. Treaty Mail to London with arrival mark, tiny spots and water traces, otherwise fine (Scott 37)

1858, unpaid entire letter from Havanna (dated  23.1.) carried by forwarded agent " FORT & LINDAM" to New York and further from "NEW YORK 3 FEB.3." by Frenc Convention Mail with cancel "ET.UNIS.SERV. BR. A.C. 16.FEVR.58" and tax mark "8" (Decimes) to Bordeaux with arrival mark, fine

1858, Jeffferson 5 c. brown and Washington 10 c. green tied by cds. "LOWVILLE NY. MAR.12." to double rate envelope via "NEW YORK 18 MAR.13" with handstamp "SHORT PAID" by French Covention Mail with French ship cancel "ET.UNIS.SERV.AM. A.C. 29.MARS.58" und handwritten tax "16", fine, rare combination (Scott 30 A, 32)