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**1869 Pictorial Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3953		6c Ultramarine (115). Deep color with ample to wide margins, cancelled by cork and just tied by "Worcester Mass. Feb. 19" (1870) circular datestamp on illustrated Kniffen Mowing Machine Co. advertising cover to Massawippi, Canada, beautiful design of horses pulling a mowing machine, transit and receiving backstamps, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous cross-border usage of the 6c 1869 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
3954		6c Ultramarine (115). Cancelled by cork and tied by "Cambridge Mass. Apr. 22" circular datestamp on tissue cover to London, England, red "Boston Mass. Apr. 22" transit, red "London Paid" transit, also with red "United States Despatch Agent, B.F. Stevens, London, May 4, 1870" oval handstamp, ms. "Bahia, Brazil May 31, 1870" at upper left, missing most of top flap, some edgewear and edge tears, still Very Fine, illustrated in Baker's U.S. Classics on p. 279 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
3955		6c Ultramarine, 12c Green (115, 117). Both well-centered with rich colors, tied by large grids, "Newport Pa. Feb. 24" circular datestamp on registered corner card cover to Pa., slightly reduced at left, Extremely Fine, ex Haas and "European", with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
3956		10c Yellow (116). Tied by stunning bold strike of rosette cancel and duplex "New-York Aug. 17" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Vera Cruz, backstamped by sender in Paris, France, and "Forwarded by O. K. King & Co. New-York Aug. 17, 1869" oval datestamp, 10c stamp for American Packet rate and ms. "Str. 'Cleopatra' to Vera Cruz" applied by forwarder, Very Fine, ideally suited for exhibition, this cover demonstrates how correspondents in Europe would evade transatlantic postage by utilizing forwarders to send mail to Central and South America via American packet, ex Coulter, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
3957		10c Yellow (116). Tied by target, "St. Joseph Mo. Sep. 19" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Germany, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Sep. 22" circular datestamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine cover sent via Closed Mail (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
3958		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Rich colors, tied by cork, "New Orleans La. May 28" circular datestamp on 1870 mourning cover to Angouleme, France, red "New York Jun. 7" transit datestamp, blue French transits incl. blue "8" decimes due marking, missing part of top flap and some edgewear, Very Fine, scarce with the French due marking struck in blue (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,900.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3959		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep rich colors, tied by neat strike of rosette, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Dec. 16" with month slug inverted on 1870 cover to Florence, Italy, Milan and receiving backstamps, some slight wear, Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3960		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Tied by target, matching "Bolinas Cal. May 16, 1870" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to Locarno, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit May 28" transit, Basel and receiving backstamps, some slight edgewear, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3961		1869 Pictorial Issue Imprints on Cover. Five, incl. one 2c, others are 3c incl. one with captured plate no. 10 and three with captured imprints, some flaws, still Fine and scarce group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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