The Allan Goldberg Collection of United States Postal History continued...

2-Cent 1863-68 Black Jacks - Foreign Usages

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
119		2c Black (73). Centered to bottom, tied by cork on folded printed Prices Current from Philadelphia of Dec. 12, 1866 to Caibarien, Cuba, endorsed "Str. Morro Castle", fresh and Fine, a scarce usage of the Black Jack to Cuba (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
120		2c Black, F. Grill (93). Tied by cork on Feb. 15, 1869 folded printed circular written in Spanish to Mexico City, bold "1/2" due marking for Mexican inland postage, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
121		2c Black (73). Centered to top right, tied by grid, "Aurora Ill. Dec. 1, 1863" double-circle datestamp on orange cover to Montgomeryshire, England, bold "1d" handstamp, Shrewsbury backstamp, cover expertly repaired, Fine appearance, a most unusual usage (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
122		2c Black, F. Grill (93). Three, some perfs scissors-trimmed or other perf flaws, clear grills, cancelled by corks on folded printed Prices Current for New Orleans cotton dated Sep. 1868, to Liverpool, England, some slight wear, Fine, scarce usage paying the 6c rate, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
123		2c Black , 2c Black, F. Grill (73, 93). Two items, first is No. 73 on folded cover endorsed "Circular" to Bremen, Germany and tied by blue "America/Uber Bremen/Franco" handstamp with "Paid All" handstamp, second with No. 93 on wrapper with printed address to Paris, France, red "15c" credit handstamp, fresh and Fine, very suitable for exhibition (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
124		2c Black (73). Choice centering, tied by segmented cork on 1867 folded printed circular to Amsterdam, Holland, blue "1-1/2c. Amsterdam" in triangle handstamp on back, ms. rate, fresh and Very Fine, ex Gibson (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
125		2c Black, F. Grill (93). Horizontal pair, centered to left, right stamp small piece out at bottom left, tied by well-struck circle of V's on folded printed price list of plants from the Northern United States to Haarlem, Holland, blue "4" crayon and also marked with "Short Paid" in oval and "20" due in ms., 1868 receiving backstamp, slight toning around perfs, light file folds well away from stamps, Fine appearance, scarce usage (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
126		10c Yellow Green, F. Grill (96). Horizontal pair, used with two 2c Black, F. Grill (93), perfs trimmed into design on all stamps, tied by corks on cover to Rome, Italy, endorsed "Via Bremen" and with New York, Verona and Rome backstamps, various credit markings and "P.P." handstamp, Fine (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
127		2c Black, F. Grill (93). Horizontal strip of three and two singles, clearly-defined grills, tied by targets, "Visalia Cal. Feb. 10" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, slightly reduced at right, stamps with trivial flaws, Very Fine appearance, scarce usage, ex Allen, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
128		2c Black, 3c Red, F. Grill (93, 94). Two of each, cancelled by targets on 1869 cover to the U.S. Consul in Swatow, China, large magenta "Paid All" in double-line circle handstamp applied at San Francisco, endorsed "By California and China Mail", Hong Kong and receiving backstamps, some edgewear affects 3c stamps, otherwise Very Fine, scarce franking and usage, the "Paid All" marking is rarely seen (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction