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

**German Mail to Other Countries continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2209		2c Red Brown, 12c Dull Violet (146, 151). 12c vertical pair, deep shade, used with single 2c, cancelled by circular corks with "Council Bluffs Ioa. 10 Jan." (1871) circular datestamp on buff cover to Lund, Sweden, red "New York Paid All" transit datestamp, red crayon "8" credit, blue crayon "f3" German credit (re-stated in silbergroschen), receiving backstamp, cover and 2c stamp have small tears at top, otherwise Very Fine and scarce cover to Sweden, accepted as a double 14c NGU rate (as evidenced by "8" and "3" credits) despite 2c underpayment (there are no stamps missing), with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2210		12c Dull Violet, Grill (140). H. Grill, distinct vertical row of grill points behind ear of portrait and horizontal row across top of head, fresh color in distinctive 12c grilled-issue shade, tied by target cancel on salmon-colored cover addressed in violet to Gotland, Sweden, indistinct strike of town datestamp, red "New York 4 May 4" (1872) credit datestamp, red "Wfr. 1-1/2" German credit handstamp (re-stated credit in silbergroschen), Swedish receiving backstamps (May 20 and 21, 1872) VERY FINE. THIS IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE ON COVER. ONLY FOUR COVERS ARE REPORTED, THIS BEING THE ONLY COVER TO SWEDEN. Our Levi records contain three other covers previously described as bearing the 12c 1870 Grilled Issue: 1) single used alone on cover to Liverpool, ex Braus (Siegel Sale 449, lot 54), 2) used with 10c 1870 to India, Bissell corr. (ex Braus, Siegel Sale 449, lot 55), and 3) used with Nos. 145, 146, 147 and 148 on large domestic cover from the Austro-Hungarian Consulate in New York (Siegel Sale Apr. 18, 1979, lot 175). This fourth cover was identified by us after it was consigned to our auction in 2001 as a No. 151. The grill on this stamp is much stronger than the grills on the stamps on the other covers. The stamp overpays the 11c NGU Closed Mail rate to Sweden. The cover was carried on the North German Lloyd's Weser II, departing New York on May 4 and arriving in Southampton on May 15, 1872. With 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott value for 12c Grill is $3,750.00 off cover and $7,000.00 on cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2211		1c Ultramarine, 10c Brown (145, 150). Rich colors, tied by quartered cork cancels with duplex "Omaha Neb. Dec. 30" (1871) circular datestamp on cover addressed in violet to Lund, Sweden, red "New York 4 Jan. 6" credit datestamp, red "Wfr. 1-1/2" German credit handstamp (re-stated in silbergroschen), receiving backstamp (Jan. 21, 1872), Very Fine, an attractive example of the 11c NGU Closed Mail rate to Sweden, carried on Inman Line's City of Washington, departing New York Jan. 6, arriving Queenstown Jan. 16, 1872 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
2212		1c Ultramarine, 2c Red Brown, 3c Green (145, 146, 147). Pair (s.e.) and single 3c with 1c and 2c tied by circle of wedges cancel, "Saint Paul Minn. Jan. 23" (1872) circular datestamp on buff cover to Sarpsborg, Norway, red "New York 5 Jan. 27" credit datestamp, red "Bremen Franco" framed datestamp and "Weiterfr. 2 Sgr." framed credit handstamp (re-stated credit in silbergroschen), Christiana and Sarpsborg receiving datestamps, a bit worn and minor gum toning around perfs, Fine, prepaid for the 12c NGU Closed Mail rate but the Bremen transit indicates it was sent direct (11c rate), ex Stever and pictured in U.S. International Postal Rates book (p. 43) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2213		15c Bright Orange (152). Well-centered, tied by circle of wedges cancel, "Clinton N.Y. Dec. 1" (1871) circular datestamp on cover to Professor Edward North as part of American Legation in Athens, Greece, red "New York Paid All Dec. 2" transit datestamp, red crayon "8" credit, blue crayon "f3" German credit (re-stated in silbergroschen), "PD" handstamp, Trieste (Dec. 18) transit and Athens receiving (1871) backstamps, small toned spot at top of stamp, small erosion hole at lower left, still Very Fine, prepaid 15c for NGU Closed Mail to Greece (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2214		2c Brown, 3c Green, 6c Dull Pink (157, 158, 159). 6c with part captured imprint at top, cancelled by quartered corks, "Middleborough Mass. Feb. 25" (ca. 1874) circular datestamp on cover to Constantinople, Turkey, red "New York Paid All Feb. 27" transit datestamp, red crayon "4" credit, "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt 19 3 No. 1" backstamp, 6c small tear at right, 2c and 6c small perf faults, otherwise Fine, 11c NGU Closed Mail rate, illustrated in U.S. International Postal Rates book (p. 56), ex Stever (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
2215		1c Ultramarine, 10c Brown (145, 161). Cancelled by targets, "Dorset Vt. Oct. 6" (1873) circular datestamp on cover to Constantinople, Turkey, red "New York Paid All Oct. 8" transit datestamp, red crayon "4" credit, red "f1-1/2" German credit (re-stated in silbergroschen), "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt 27 10 No. 1" backstamp, slight edgewear, Very Fine, attractive 11c NGU Closed Mail rate cover to Turkey (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
2216		2c Brown, 24c Purple (153, 157). 2c pair used with 24c straddle-margin single, bright shade, tied by segmented cork cancels on registered cover to Constantinople, Turkey, red "New York Registered Jul. (9?)" (ca. 1874) double-circle registry datestamp and matching 'GER. TRANSIT/PAID ALL" framed handstamp (very scarce), red "Recomandirt" sawtooth framed German registry handstamp, red crayon "2 - 8" credit, red crayon "f3" German credit ties 24c (re-stated credit in silbergroschen), ms. "1434" and blue "191" registry numbers, "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt 27 7 No. 1" backstamp, small piece of flap torn away but "J. E. Arapagian, Post-Office New York America" return address is intact, addressed to Ohannes Effendi Hissarle at the Bureau of Controls, small nick at top left, 24c has a few creased perfs at bottom from placement at edge of cover VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING 1870 24-CENT BANK NOTE ISSUE REGISTERED COVER TO TURKEY. This cover was prepaid 28c for the 20c double NGU Direct rate to Constantinople and 8c registry fee. The "GER. TRANSIT/PAID ALL" handstamp is a rare marking in its own right, and it is struck in the same blood-red ink of the New York registry datestamp. It is worth noting that two other registered covers from the same correspondence were in the Stephen Albert collection (Frajola net price sale). One was sent by NGU Closed Mail via England (with "BR. TRANSIT/PAID ALL" handstamp) and the other by British Mail via Marseilles (with London registry datestamp). Each cover has a different franking. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2217		15c Yellow Orange (163). Tied by circular cork cancel, dark red "New York Registered Jul. 22" (1875) on registered cover to Constantinople, Turkey, J. E. Arapagian corner card, addressed in violet to Ohannes Effendi Hissarley at Bureau of Controls, ms. registry numbers, red "Eingeschrieben" framed German registry handstamp, "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt 9 8 No. 1" backstamp, small piece of backflap missing, Very Fine, very scarce registered cover sent to Turkey during the first month of the new GPU/UPU, prepaid 5c plus 10c registry fee (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction

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