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

**GPU/UPU Mail**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2245		10c Brown (161). Rich color, cancelled by grid on 10c Brown entire with "Oxford Mass. Oct. 22" (1877) circular datestamp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, addressed to lieutenant aboard U.S. Flagship Hartford, red London "Paid" datestamp ties stamp, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, double 10c rate during UPU period, ex Moody (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
2246		3c Green (158). Horizontal pair, beautifully centered, tied by light quartered cork cancels, "Indianapolis Ind. Jun. 22" (1876) circular datestamp on fresh buff cover to London, England, with "If you don't catch him" running chicken design for exterminators, red New York and London "Paid" and transits, Extremely Fine, printed corner cards such as this inspired Waterbury postmaster John W. Hill to carve his famous Running Chicken fancy cancel, ex Hubbard (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2247		5c Yellow Brown (205). Horizontal strip of three, tied by lightly struck target cancels, faint circular datestamp (Phoenixville N.Y.) on Tremper House, Catskill Mountains illustrated advertising cover to Essex, England, registry handstamp, N.Y. label, British oval registry datestamp (Jul. 27, 1886) and blue crayon markings, small sealed opening tears at top left, otherwise Very Fine, quite attractive, Tremper House was a popular 19th Century resort at the foot of the Catskill Mountains (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
2248		5c Blue (179). Tied by New York Foreign Mail Spokes cancel (Weiss TR-S3), "New York Oct. 23 1PM" (1877) backstamp on cover addressed in violet to London, England, addressed to lieutenant aboard the U.S.S. Gettysburg, red London datestamp, red "United States Despatch Agent, B. F. Stevens, London, Nov. 5 1877" oval datestamp, Very Fine, late use of New York Foreign Mail cancel (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2249		2c Vermilion, 3c Green (183, 184). Tied by two strikes of "New York Mar. 1, 1881" duplex datestamp and oval on cover to London, England and forwarded to U.S. Consul in Marseilles, France, addressed to lieutenant aboard the U.S.S. Quinnebang, magenta "United States Despatch Agent, B. F. Stevens, London, 12 Mar 81" oval datestamp and matching directive handstamps, various transits, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2250		3c Vermilion (214). Used with 2c Carmine (220), rich color, 2c cancelled by circle of wedges cancel on cover from Drifton Pa. to Penn Yan N.Y. and forwarded to London, England, 3c accepted as supplementary postage (for 5c UPU rate) and tied by large target, "Penn Yan N.Y. May 23" circular datestamp, 1891 transit backstamps, 3c rounded corner not very noticeable, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
2251		1c Ultramarine (156). Five, each tied by clear strike of vivid orange-red "New York Sep. 5 circular datestamp on small cover to Nice, France, Calais transit datestamp (Sep. 18, 1876), Paris and Nice backstamps, docketing at left, stamps affected by overzealous cleaning with some nicks and scuffs, nonetheless a spectacular cover, the use of the red datestamp to cancel five 1c Ultramarine stamps is very unusual (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2252		2c Vermilion (178). Wide margins and nearly perfect centering, vivid color, cancelled by lightly struck violet Negative Star in Circle cancel, matching strike and "Schenectady, New York, Oct. 9, 1877" circular datestamp on 2c Green entire to Paris, France, blue receiving datestamp, Extremely Fine, perfection (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2253		2c Vermilion (183). Choice centering, bright color, tied by two perfect strikes of "N.Y. Supplementary Paid May 28 81" Type F Supplementary Mail duplex datestamp and numeral oval on 2c Blue Postal Card to Paris, France, Calais transit and blue Paris "Etranger" receiving datestamp, Extremely Fine, extremely rare and beautiful Supplementary Mail use of postal card (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
2254		5c Blue (179). Deep shade, tied by segmented cork cancel, "Lake George N.Y. Jun. 30" circular datestamp on Fouquet House light blue illustrated hotel advertising cover to Olmitz, Austria, red "New York Br. Transit Jul. 1" circular datestamp, receiving backstamp, year date unknown but probably 1876, Very Fine, a beautiful cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
2255		1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, 5c Blue (156, 158, 179). Beautiful and neatly aligned three-color combination tied by four strikes of New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Weiss GE-EP4) and red "New York Dec. 11" (1875) circular datestamp on small cover addressed in violet to Bremerhaven, Germany, receiving backstamps, Extremely Fine, a lovely double 5c GPU/UPU rate cover, ex "Patrick Henry" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction

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