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

**GPU/UPU Mail continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2256		1c Ultramarine (156). Deep shade, tied by perfect clear strike of "Henderson Minn. May 22" circular datestamp and "H" town initial fancy cancel on 1c Brown on Buff Postal Card (UX3) to Wurttemberg, Germany, dated May 21, 1874, red "Chicago Ill. May 26" foreign-mail exchange office datestamp, very slight crease at right, Very Fine, a remarkable combination of elements: 2c U.S.-German treaty rate for postal cards, unusual fancy cancel and red Chicago exchange office datestamp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2257		1c Ultramarine (156). Choice centering and bright shade, wide natural s.e. at right, tied by strongly-impressed red "New York P.O. Sep. 4" foreign-mail exchange office circular datestamp on 1c Brown on Buff Postal Card (UX1) to Chemnitz, Germany, dated 1875, receiving datestamp, Extremely Fine, unusual use of the red datestamp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2258		2c Vermilion, 5c Blue (178, 179). 5c s.e. at left, tied by part strike of well-worn New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel (Weiss GE-EP2), clear strike of "New York Paid May. 19 Sup." Type E Supplementary Mail datestamp on 3c Green Centennial entire to Stuttgart, Germany, geometric cancel struck again over embossed stamp, corner card with sender's "Via England per Rhein" ship-name directive, receiving backstamp, blue crayon "30" at lower left (unknown meaning), Extremely Fine, a very unusual combination of stamps and markings, probably 1876 use based on cancellation, 5c GPU/UPU rate with 5c Supplementary Mail fee (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2259		2c Vermilion, 5c Blue (183, 185). 2c s.e. at left and tied by "N.Y. Supplementary Paid Aug. 26 80" Type F Supplementary Mail duplex datestamp and oval on 3c Green entire to Hamburg, Germany, 5c affixed and tied by same cancel at lower left, sender's corner card and backstamp, matching directive handstamp "Westphalia/Closed Mail via England", Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
2260		1c Gray Blue, 2c Red Brown, 15c Red Orange (189, 206, 210). 15c superb, lovely three-stamp combination tied by lightly struck grid cancels, "Fayetteville Tex. Nov. 8, 1886" circular datestamp on registered 2c Red Brown entire to Berlin, Germany, registry handstamps, N.Y. registry label, Extremely Fine, an extraordinarily beautiful cover, double 5c UPU rate plus 10c registry fee (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2261		3c Vermilion, 10c Brown (209, 214). Bright colors, tied by "New York A" registry oval cancels on registered 2c Red Brown entire to Modena, Italy, purple "Registered Nov. 2, 1888 Branch A New York P.O." boxed datestamp and various other backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, colorful usage to Dr. Emilio Diena, one of the pioneering stamp dealers and philatelic experts (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
2262		2c Vermilion, 3c Green (183, 184). 3c s.e., cancelled by blue cork and tied by matching "Jan 7 Valley Ford" improvised town datestamp using Wells Fargo & Co. oval on yellow cover to Cevio, Switzerland, receiving backstamps (Jan. 29 and 30, 1879), Extremely Fine, a fascinating and very rare cover, Valley Ford in Sonoma County Cal. had a Wells Fargo office starting in 1870 and opened its post office in 1876, but the earliest Valley Ford postmarked cover is dated Mar. 17, 1879, it appears that the postmaster improvised by using his Wells Fargo & Co. device and carefully striking the company name off the envelope (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
2263		5c Blue (185). S.e. at right, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 19 3PM 82" duplex datestamp and oval on 5c Blue entire to Utrecht, Netherlands, and forwarded to Cleve with Netherlands 12c William III tied by dotted diamond cancel, Utrecht forwarding datestamp (Aug. 30), receiving backstamps, Very Fine, UPU regulations provided for free forwarding but in this case the letter was withdrawn from the postal system and re-mailed, thus requiring secondary postage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2264		3c Green, 5c Blue (158, 179). 5c horizontal pair used with 3c on back, all tied by very worn state of a New York Foreign Mail cancel (type cannot be determined) on registered 2c Vermilion entire to Helsingfors, Finland, red "New York Registered Jan. 18" (1876) circular datestamp, "Eingeschrieben" German registry label, receiving backstamp, return address of N. F. Seebeck (stamp dealer), Very Fine, 5c GPU/UPU rate plus 10c registry fee, mail to Finland is exceedingly rare, even during the GPU/UPU period (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2265		2c Deep Red Brown (210). First printing, tied by quartered cork cancel and "Milwaukee Wis. S.S.Sta. Oct. 22 6AM" (1883) datestamp on 3c Green on Blue entire to Eyrarbakka, Iceland, Reykyavik receiving backstamp, slightly reduced at left, Fine, first-month use of 2c Red Brown and extremely rare example of 19th Century U.S. mail to Iceland, ex Gallagher (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
2266		5c Blue (185). Horizontal pair, deep rich color, choice centering, tied by circle of wedges cancels, red "Boston Paid Apr. 16" (1880) circular datestamp on cover to Fayal, Azores, endorsed "Via Lisbon", London and Lisbon backstamps, neat receipt docketing, fresh and Very Fine, an uncommon destination, even in the UPU period (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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