Sale 1254 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 6-7 April, 2022

Category — The Jan Hofmeyr Collection of 3c 1861-68 - On-Cover

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
644
c
Sale 1254, Lot 644, The Jan Hofmeyr Collection of 3c 1861-68 - On-Cover10c Yellow Green (68). Used with two 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65), tied by grid cancels, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Apr. 28" circular datestamp with date inverted on cover to Lucerne, Switzerland and forwarded to Basel, manuscript "16" credit crossed out and re-credited "4", blue "America/Uber Bremen/Franco" three-line handstamp just ties one 1c stamp, Lucerne (May 11) and Basel (May 12) backstamps, crayon due marking, left 1c stamp small tear, light horizontal bend thru the stamps, otherwise Very Fine, an interesting and vexing usage, apparently prepaid for the 15c rate to Bremen but the rate to Switzerland via Bremen-Hamburg mails was 19c, treated as fully prepaid in New York

E. 400-500
375