Sale 1223 — U.S. Postal History and U.S. Gold Coins

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 4-5 June, 2020

Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
8279
c
Sale 1223, Lot 8279, 1870-88 Bank Note Issues15c Yellow Orange (163). Tied by circular cork cancel, dark red "New York Registered Jul. 22" (1875) circular datestamp on registered cover to Constantinople, Turkey, J. E. Arapagian corner card, addressed in violet to Ohannes Effendi Hissarley at Bureau of Controls, manuscript registry numbers, red "Eingeschrieben" framed German registry handstamp, "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postamt 9 8 No. 1" backstamp, small piece of backflap missing, Very Fine, very scarce registered cover sent to Turkey during the first month of the new GPU/UPU, prepaid 5c plus 10c registry fee, ex "Andromeda"

E. 400-500
225