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

**Mail to France: British Mail**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2156		2c Red Brown, 6c Dull Pink (146, 159). 2c pair, tied by light cork cancels, "Phila. Pa. Jun. 23" and red "Philad. Paid All Jun. 23" (1874) datestamps on back of plant grower's green and black illustrated corner card cover to Montpellier, France, additional advertising text on back, red crayon "6" credit, red "P.D." in circle in matching orange-red ink of Philadelphia backstamp, red London "Paid" Jul. 6" datestamp and "PD" in circle, Calais transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, small piece of backflap missing and slightly reduced at top, Very Fine, colorful British Mail rate cover to France (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2157		3c Green, 7c Vermilion (147, 149). Bright colors, cancelled by small grids and tied by "Medford Ms. Jul. 9" circular datestamp on 1873 cover to Paris, France, red Boston transit datestamp also ties stamps, red London "Paid" transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, 7c trivial perf flaws, otherwise Very Fine, ex Albert (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 150-200 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2158		10c Brown (161). Deep rich color, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Star cancel (Weiss ST-MP3), red "New York P.D. 6 Mar. 28" (1874) credit datestamp on blue folded cover to La Rochelle, France, red London "Paid" (Apr. 8) and Calais transit datestamps, stamp also tied by red oval "PD" handstamp, small piece out of cover beneath and just below stamp, not very noticeable and otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
2159		10c Brown (150). Choice centering, bright color, tied by brown New York Foreign Mail Circle of Arrowheads cancel (Weiss TR-C7) on 1872 folded letter to Paris, France, sender's ship routing "p. S.S. Nevada via England", red "New York Paid 6 Mar. 13" credit datestamp, red London "Paid" (Mar. 25) and Calais transit datestamps, stamp also tied by red "PD" in oval, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, rare colored New York Foreign Mail cancel, this is the listing copy in Weiss and is illustrated in the book on p. 295, ex Beals (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2160		10c Brown (161). Tied by perfect strike of New York Foreign Mail Star cancel (Weiss ST-8P3) on cover to Paris, France and forwarded within Paris, red "New York P.D. 6 Jul. 28" (1874) credit datestamp, red London "Paid" datestamp (Aug. 8) and "PD" in circle handstamp, Calais transit datestamp, oval "Forwarded by Munroe & Co., 7 Rue Scribe, Paris" handstamp, small edge tears, Very Fine, a beautiful cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2161		10c Brown (161). Choice centering, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Star cancel (Weiss ST-MP3) on small mourning cover to Vierzon, France, red "New York P.D. 6 May 20" (1874) credit datestamp, Calais transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, small edge tears, small piece out of top flap, Very Fine, ex Patrick Henry and Klein (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2162		10c Brown (161). Tied by clear strike of New York Foreign Mail Star cancel (Weiss ST-MP3) on blue folded letter to St. Adresse, France, red "New York P.D. 6 Feb. 4" (1874) credit datestamp, sender's blue datestamp and "Steamer Abyssinia via England" ship routing, red London "Paid" (Feb. 14) transit datestamp and "PD" oval, Calais transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, faint stain along top edge, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
2163		10c Brown (150). Bright shade, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Propeller cancel (Weiss TR-M5), red "New York Paid 6 Feb. 12" (1873) credit datestamp on blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, sender's ship-name directive "pr Str Wisconsin", red London "Paid" (Feb. 24) transit datestamp and "PD" oval, Calais transit, receiving backstamps, Extremely Fine strike, ex Van Vlissingen-Waud and Weiss, illustrated in Weiss book where described as "the finest on-cover strike he has seen", Kirke census reports five covers (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
2164		10c Brown (150). Rich color, tied by cork cancel and partly readable Cambridge Mass. circular datestamp on 1872 cover to Paris, France, red "Boston Paid Feb. 2" circular datestamp also ties stamp, red "6" crayon credit, red "Paid Liverpool Ship FE 16 1872" tombstone datestamp and red "Ship-Letter London Paid FE 17 72" datestamp and "PD" in circle, receiving backstamp, missing top flap, stamp with small corner crease at bottom right, appears Very Fine, unusual use of the Liverpool ship-letter marking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2165		10c Brown (150). Cancelled by red 5-bar grid, matching "Baltimore Md. Sep. 20 9PM" circular datestamp on buff cover to Paris, France, with illustrated Barnum's City Hotel advertisement on back red "New York Paid 6 Sep. 21" credit datestamp, red London "Paid" transit datestamp (Oct. 2) and "PD" oval, Calais transit datestamp, receiving backstamp, receipt docketing, slight edgewear, stamp has tiny perf flaws from placement at edge of cover, still Very Fine, red ink was used at the Baltimore foreign-mail desk (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2166		1c Ultramarine, 15c Yellow Orange (156, 163). Cancelled by large open grid, red "New York P.D. 12 Jan. 21" credit datestamp on 1874 folded letter to Lyon, France, sender's blue "Via England" handstamp and "p Russia" ship-name directive, red London "Paid" transit datestamp (Jan. 31) and "PD" in oval, Calais transit datestamp, receiving backstamps, 1c s.e. at bottom, 15c minor wrinkle at top from placement near edge of cover, Very Fine, a colorful and attractive cover with correctly prepaid 16c rate to France via England, scarce use of 15c on New York Foreign Mail cover (the scarcest value after the 30c and 90c, according to Kirke) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction

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