United States Bank Note Issues, featuring the Mercedes Collection continued...

**New York Foreign Mail Cancels On Cover ? Red Strikes continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1231		10c Brown (150). Horizontal pair, bright color, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-G25), red "New York Apr. 20" circular datestamp on orange cover to Paris, France, red 1872 French transit also ties stamps, bold "10" decimes due marking, receiving backstamp, right stamp tiny tear at top, appears Very Fine, scarce cancel (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
1232		6c Carmine, 12c Dull Violet (148, 151). Bright colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-G25), red "New York Mar. 25" circular datestamp on blue cover to Liverpool, England, 1872 receiving datestamp, few lightly toned perf tips, Very Fine, scarce, only ten covers are recorded in Weiss (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1233		1c Ultramarine, 6c Carmine (145, 148). Bright colors, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-G31) on cover to Hannover, Germany, partial strike of red 1872 boxed transit, receiving backstamp, light bend barely affects stamps, Very Fine strike of this NYFM cancel (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
1234		10c Brown (150). Tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-G36) and "New York Sep. 10" circular datestamp on 1872 folded letter to Acapulco, Mexico, light horizontal file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
1235		5c Blue (185). Deep rich color, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail Segmented Cork cancel (Ty. TR-G37 family), red "New York Oct. 20" circular datestamp on Grand Central Hotel corner card cover to Florence, Italy, receiving backstamp, company receiving handstamp on front, faint corner crease at bottom left of stamp, Extremely Fine strike (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1236		6c Carmine (148). Horizontal pair, deep rich color, tied by New York Foreign Mail Segmented Cork cancel (Ty. TR-G family) and red "New York Jan. 8" circular datestamp on 1873 folded cover to London, England, red London transit, faint bend at top, Very Fine, attractive double-rate usage (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1237		3c Green (147). Tied by unlisted New York Foreign Mail cancel on 3c entire (U59), red "New York Paid All Direct Jan. 25" circular datestamp to Eckernforde, Germany, red boxed "Bremen Franco" handstamp, receiving backstamp, stamp with few faults incl. tear and creases, still Very Fine strikes of this unlisted New York Foreign Mail cancel, accompanied by Jan. 1995 U.S. Cancellation Club News article by John Valenti describing the find, which has been assigned Ty. RE-N9 (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1238		10c Brown (150). Horizontal pair, tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-M4), red "New York Paid 12 Jun. 8" credit datestamp on blue 1872 folded cover to France, red London transit and "PD" in oval, red French transit, stamps with few light creases, cover with few age spots, Very Fine strikes of this rare cancel, only six covers are recorded in the Weiss book (where this cover is illustrated), ex Van Villingsen-Waud and Weiss (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1239		10c Brown (150). Bright shade, tied by well-struck New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-M5), red "New York Paid 6 Feb. 12" circular datestamp on 1873 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, London and French transits, Extremely Fine strike, ex Van Vlissingen-Waud and Weiss, illustrated in Weiss book where described as "the finest on-cover strike he has seen" (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1240		1c Ultramarine, 3c Green, Grill (134, 136). H. Grill, tied by New York Foreign Mail Spokes cancel, red "New York Jul. 11" circular datestamp on 1871 folded letter to Lyon, France, 1c also tied by Anglo-French accountancy marking, Calais transit, "10" decimes due marking, some slight wear, Very Fine, scarce 4c British Open Mail usage with NYFM cancel (see lot 1297) (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1241		5c Blue (179). Tied by New York Foreign Mail cancel (Ty. TR-S6), red "New York Dec. 6" circular datestamp on back of 1876 folded letter to France, various French transits, Very Fine strike, ex van Vlissingen-Waud (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction

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