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 Lot 6203 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41868 (April 18): Wm. M. Tunno & Co's Weekly Market Report, printed circular from Savannah, Georgia to Amsterdam, franked with 2 c. black "F" Grill pair, cancelled with blue circle of wedges fancy cancel and Savannah cds, paying the 4 c. Newspaper rate rather than the 8 c. book rate, thus struck SHORT PAID in black and "4" (cents) debit in blue crayon, "20" Dutch cents due, backstamped with blue triangular "1½ c / Amsterdam" tax mark, "April 1868" docketing not contemporary, some separation along an internal fold, a fine and desirable cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6198 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41866 (28 November), cover from New York to Sluis, Holland, franked with two 1861-7 10c green and single 1c blue, perforated 12, each centrally-cancelled with black target, correctly prepaying the rate to England, postmarked Marion NY, New York AM PKT (1 Dec), carried by the North German Lloyd ship "Bremen", struck in black with two-line "PAID-ONLY / TO ENGLAND", London (13 Dec) and Sluis cds backstamps, some hinge remnants on reverse, upper left corner fault, else fine. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6193 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41849 (May 11): Entire letter, franked with two 1847 5 c. red brown, mostly good to large margins, left stamp touched at top and bottom frameline, tied by two strikes of blue “10”, sent from Charleston, South Carolina to Amsterdam, Holland, manuscript 1/4d. British due marking and manuscript "100" (Dutch) cents at centre, struck with circular blue “Wilmington & Raleigh RR” route agent’s mark, sender’s “p. America & New York” route directive, carried via the Cunard “America” which left New York on May 15, arriving in Liverpool on May 28, with transit cds and two-line “Engeland / Over Rotterdam” backstamps, small tear at top, a scarce cover. Cert Philatelic Foundation (1989). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6204 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41872 (October 18): Cover from New York to Amsterdam, franked with 1870-1 10 c. brown, tied by fancy starburst cancel, postmarked "New York / Paid All", endorsed to be carried per the North German Lloyd steamship "Weser", Amsterdam arrival backstamp (31 Oct), horizontal fold, else fine. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6199 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41862 (December 17): Cover from New York to Amsterdam, franked with 5 c. buff, cancelled with red bar obliterator and tied by manuscript "40" due marking, postmarked with red "New York AM PKT" cds, endorsed "P. Str. Africa / Open Mail / via Ostend", carried by this Cunard liner to Queenstown, backstamped London DT (2 Jan) and Amsterdam (4 Jan), light horizontal fold, a scarce franking. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6194 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41848 (January 13): Entire letter to Amsterdam, franked with 1847 10 c. black, ample to large margins, tied by blue PAID handstamp, postmarked with Philadalphia / 10 Cts cds, manuscript "1/8" and "120" (Dutch) cents due, sender's "Liverpool Steamer Caledonia / from Boston, Jan 15" route directive arriving on January 29 and struck with transit and red "ENG: CORRESP. / OVER HAGUE", Amsterdam arrival cds, some light wrinkles, a rare cover, the sole recorded usage of the 1847 10 c. black to the Netherlands. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1981). Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6200 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41866 (June 13): Entire letter from New York to Amsterdam, franked with 1861-7 10 c. green, perforated 12, cancelled with black obliterator, adjacent "New York / BR PKT" c.d.s. month inverted, endorsed "pr Persia / Open Mail via Ostende", dual accountancy marks on front, London (23 Jun) and next-day Amsterdam backstamps, portion of back cut out, else fine. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6195 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41851: 12 c. black, plate 1, two horizontal pairs, good to large margins except the right pair touching along the left frame line, tied to undated cover to London by Philadelphia cds and red "Phila Am Pkt 6" exchange mark, manuscript "Steamer Pacific" at upper left, both pairs with small marginal flaws, some overall light creasing, otherwise very fine and eye-catching. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6190 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41850 (September 16): Entire letter, franked with 1847 5 c. orange brown, large margins at left and right, others close to touched, tied by blue smudged cancel, Philadelphia / 5cts c.d.s. alongside, to Amsterdam, Holland, manuscript "1/8" United Kingdom credit and "130" Dutch due markings, endorsed "Cunard Steamer / from Boston to L'pool", carried on the Cunard "Hibernia", cds transit (Sep 30), fair oval "ENGLAND / OVER OSTENDE", and Amsterdam (Oct 2) backstamps, attractive. Cert Philatelic Foundation (1985), with explanatory note signed by Calvet Hahn. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
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 Lot 6201 - usa - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 41867 (October 30): Printed circular from New York to Amsterdam, franked with 1863 2 c. black, tied by segmented cork, manuscript "7½" due mark and British "1d" debit handstamp in black, endorsed "p. Union", reverse with blue "10" in crayon and crisp triangular "1½ c / AMSTERDAM" foreign printed matter tax backstamp, quite fresh and scarce. Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan & Worldwide Postal History - Day 4usa |
