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Destination Covers (#2)

Item # Description Price Picture
5405 #205, 2 fine copies, tied by Philadelphia, PA, APR 22, 1886 foreign division postmarks on unreduced cover to Montevideo, Uruguay, c/o U.S. Consul. Docketed Rec'd May 28/86. Mail to Uruguay typically routed via England.  Quite scarce Latin American destination.

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5407 #205, fine, tied by XF NYC station P NOV 30, 1886 postmark and letter P ellipse killer on VF FLS to Mexico. Three matching purple hand stamps: Via LAREDO (TEXAS), MEXICO, and Echeverria & Co. Back stamped. $30
5406 #205, fine, tied by SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JUL 31, 1885 postmark on VF, intact cover to Germany with corner advertising for The Walker House, Salt Lake. A clean and attractive hotel cover to foreign destination. $25
5350 #216, fine, tied by 1890 JOLIET, ILL. postmark and target ellipse killer on intact cover to Sweden with Bible text advertising: "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!", also in Swedish below it.

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5181 #214, VF, sound, on cover with #213 paying the UPU rate to Germany, canceled by Williamsport, PA 1888 postmark and concentric ring ellipse killer. Cover with 10 mm reduction at left, otherwise very fine.  Scott #214 is quite scarce on cover.

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4939 #210, fine tied by two VF strikes of large oval BOSTON, MASS. killer on VF intact U163 to Denmark. This Boston killer is rather scarce on foreign destination covers. A very attractive cover to scarce European destination. $100
4888 #210, average, with fine #206 on XF, intact U281 2c entire, canceled by New York City 1886 postmarks and numeral 46 ellipse killers, paying UPU rate to Lisbon, Portugal, an exceptionally scarce European destination.

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4887 #210, #205 and #212, fine sound copies on VF, intact U311, canceled by Minneapolis, MN 1887 postmarks and ellipse killer paying double rate to Madrid, Spain. Cover addressed to "Physician to Her Brittanic Majesty's Legation."  A very attractive 4 color franking to uncommon destination. $85
4886 #210, F+, on XF, intact U277 2 cent brown entire canceled CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY, 1886, to Denmark. The letter, being short paid by 1 cent, received a NY Exchange office binocular 5 centimes due mark.  In Denmark the shortage was converted to 8 ore double deficiency as note by red crayon 8.  Cover mailed from the Clifton Springs Sanitarium Co. and forwarded in Denmark.  Quite an attractive cover to a rather scarce European destination. $100
4885 #210, fine, tied by hollowed quartered cork killer on VF, intact W120, 1 cent wrapper, paying postage for up to six ounces of printed matter to Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland. Scarce and desirable destination and usage.

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4847 #185, fine, sound, canceled by SOTN strike of crossroads style fancy geometric killer of NEW ORLEANS, LA on intact cover to England, 1880 London back stamp. Cover with flap tears and small tear at top center. $30
4757 #210, fine, on XF intact U167 paying the UPU rate to San Jose, COSTA RICA, Central America. Stamps canceled by two strikes of NYC SEP 11, 1884 postmark and numeral 36 ellipse. An extremely scarce destination. $200
4106 #183, #184, #185, tied on intact tissue paper cover to Germany by VF type F N.Y. SUPPLEMENTARY FEB 28 PAID 1880 postmark and numeral 2 ellipse killers, Frankfurt back stamp. Minor cover wrinkles and edge faults.  Scarce and attractive multicolor franking and usage.

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4070 #281 on W357 wrapper to Germany, both canceled by small, indistinct oval killers. Very scarce and unusual combination paying a 6 cent (6x) rate. $45
3289 #UX5, VF, uprated by XF sound #156 paying the foreign destination rate to Germany, bearing 2 VF strikes of unusual segmented ring killer of Louisville, KY, possibly a patent killer, SEP 18, 1878 usage. Very eye catching. $80 n3289.jpg (29750 bytes)
2827 #145, #147, VF stamps on F-VF unreduced U82 entire paying the 7 cent rate to Germany, forwarded.  Cover cancelled by 3 VF strike of unusual open ring killer, red boxed Bremen Franco receiving mark on front, plus light strike of scarce red CHICAGO PAID ALL on reverse. $60 n2827.jpg (28509 bytes)
2608 #179, F-VF, tied by NYC foreign mail numeral 5 vertical ellipse killer, on fresh unreduced cover to naval officer upon the USS Gettysburg in London, F-VF strike of red oval MAR 27, 1877 B.F. Stevens forwarder mark. $75 n2608.jpg (24632 bytes)
2596 #179, avg, tied by a VF-XF strike of unusual empty-centered cross in circle killer with matching BROOKLYN, NY (1875) postmark on fine unreduced cover to Belfast, Ireland. $30 n2596.jpg (17882 bytes)
1546 #157 (2), #158, paying the 7 cent NGU closed mail rate to Germany, stamps tied by San Francisco postmark and quartered cork killers on F-VF, unreduced canary cover docketed 1874. $70 n1546.jpg (27780 bytes)
318 #179, VF-XF, beautifully struck by scarce circle of wedges patent cancellation of Pana, IL (Cole PT-10, II rated) on small unreduced cover to Glasgow, Scotland, 1877 back stamp. Small cover tear at top. $35 n318.jpg (17207 bytes)
244 #219 (XF) on UX10, twice struck by NYC ellipse cancellation, numeral 32, on 7/4/92 card to Germany, receiving stamp on front. $12 n244.jpg (46897 bytes)
       
       
       

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