The "Andromeda" Collection of U.S. Bank Note Issue Covers continued...

**Mail to France: British Open Mail**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2143		3c Green (147). Used with 1c Buff (112), perfs in, each tied by circle of V's cancel, "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 3" (1871) circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Nitre, France, sender's blue circular datestamp, red "New-York Feb. 15" transit datestamp, Calais transit datestamp (Feb. 27), "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy and "5" decimes due handstamps, receiving backstamp, small sealed tear at top, Very Fine, scarce 1869 Pictorial and Bank Note combination for the 4c British Open Mail rate to France, ex Albert (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
2144		1c Ultramarine (145). Four, tied or cancelled by segmented cork with duplex "New Orleans La. Nov. 4" (1870) circular datestamp on folded cover to Troyes, France, sender's route directive "Via Belgium", red "New-York Nov. 9" transit datestamp, red London backstamp (Nov. 21), "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp but without the "5" decimes due marking normally applied to British Open Mail covers, some stamp faults and possibly repairs, Fine appearance, an intriguing cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2145		1c Ultramarine, 3c Green (145, 147). Tied by New York Foreign Mail Grid cancel on 1871 folded letter to Lyons, France, red "New York Jan. 11" circular datestamp, red London backstamp (Jan. 23), Brest receiving datestamp (Jan. 25), "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, Lyons receiving backstamp, horizontal file fold clear of stamps, 1c tiny perf tear at right, Fine, scarce franking for 4c British Open Mail rate to France, used before the 10c British Mail rate was announced in October 1871 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2146		2c Brown (157). Horizontal pair, deep rich color, tied by neat strike of New York Foreign Mail Circle of Wedges cancel (similar to Ty. TR-13E), red "New York Paid to England Jun. 27" (1874) circular datestamp on orange-buff cover with printed address to Bordeaux, France, red London backstamp (Jul. 8), Calais transit datestamp (Jul. 9), "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, Bordeaux receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, a gorgeous 4c British Open Mail rate cover, this rate is much scarcer after October 1871 when the 10c British mail rate was announced, ex Klein and Gallagher, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2147		3c Green, 7c Vermilion (147, 149). Bright colors, tied by blue "Cincinnati O. Jan. (8?) 1873" duplex circular datestamp and target cancel on importer's illustrated building corner card cover to Paris, France, prepaid for 10c rate but over the one-third ounce single-rate weight limit so sent by British Open Mail (8c double rate prepaid), red "New York Br. Transit Jan. 11" transit datestamp, red London backstamp (Jan. 21), Calais transit datestamp (Jan. 22) and "GB/40c" oval Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, "10" decimes due handstamp for double 5c rate, Very Fine, an interesting and colorful example of re-routing and re-rating by the New York exchange office to stay within the weight restrictions (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
2148		2c Red Brown, 7c Vermilion (146, 149). Tied by well-struck red New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Weiss GE-EN3) and matching "New York Br. Transit Oct. 9" (1872) circular datestamp on folded letter to Marseilles, France, blurry Calais transit datestamp (Oct. 22), clear strike of "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy and French "5" decimes due handstamps, London (Oct. 21) and Paris receiving backstamps, 7c tiny tear at right, Very Fine strike of this New York Foreign Mail cancel in red and a fascinating cover -- the 9c prepayment appears on this cover two years before the 9c treaty rate went into effect, and the "5" decimes due marking indicates this was a single-rate letter, these factors combined with the use of red ink for the New York Foreign Mail cancel and the amount of postage paid indicate this was treated as Supplementary Mail in New York, requiring twice the British Open Mail 4c rate, the Oct. 9 New York departure and Oct. 21 London transit datestamps mesh nicely with the Guion Line's Manhattan sailing (dep. NY Oct. 9, arr. Queenstown Oct. 20), but it could also have gone on the HAPAG Hammonia II (dep. NY Oct. 10, arr. Plymouth Oct. 21) -- ex Albert, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2149		1c Ultramarine (156). Horizontal strip of four, perfs in, bright shade, tied by quartered cork cancels, "Castine Me. Jul. 14" (1874) .circular datestamp on unsealed buff cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid to England Jul. 15" transit datestamp, red London backstamp (Jul. 27), Calais transit datestamp (Jul. 28), partly clear strike of "GB/1F" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp for printer matter struck below strip, "5" decimes due handstamp, Paris backstamps, ms. "Refused" on back and other notations indicate this was sent back to the D.P.O. in Boston, Very Fine, rare use of this Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, an article by Jeffrey C. Bohn (Chronicle 143, Aug. 1989, p. 112) states "In theory, printed matter sent from the U.S. to France in the British open mails during this period should also have received the "GB/1FPK" accountancy marking previously employed during the first three months of 1857 (Period V above). However, no examples have been reported", this unsealed envelope which must have contained printed matter is such an example (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction

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