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(78/96/U41) 1861-68 10c green Washington F Grill & 24c dark ...di più
(78/96/U41) 1861-68 10c green Washington F Grill & 24c dark lilac
Washington used on 1861 10c entire all with black "X" chop cancels
of the U.S. Postal Agency in Yokohama, Japan on cover to Pilkington
Bros. in Blackburn, England, with manuscript directive "via San
Francisco & overland" at top left. Carried aboard the "China" of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., departing Yokohama on December 3,
1869 and arriving in San Francisco on December 25. A magenta "San
Francisco, Cal. Dec 29 PAID" cds appears on the reverse, along with
a Blackburn receiving backstamp dated January 17, 1870.
The franking pays the 44c double-weight rate, comprised of 20c for U.S.-Japan Treaty rate (2×10c rate effective 1/67–7/75) and 24c for British packet service to England (2×12c rate effective 1/68–1/70). The red manuscript "4" denotes a double-weight credit to England on transit mail originating outside the United States.
The 10c stamp has a crease at top due to its placement at time of use, still a rare and visually striking cover tied by iconic Yokohama “X” chop cancels, with complete transpacific and transatlantic routing, representing a choice artifact of 19th century Japan-U.S.-U.K. postal history.
2025 Philatelic Foundation certificate
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NEUCHATEL - CAMBRIDGE - USA - TRANSATLANTIK - LIVERPOOL STEAMER ...di più
NEUCHATEL - CAMBRIDGE - USA - TRANSATLANTIK - LIVERPOOL STEAMER .
26.6.1849. Transatlantik Brief von Neuenburg über Frankreich und
England nach Cambridge / Massachusetts in den USA. Via Liverpool
Steamer. Datierte Briefhülle.
Automatically generated translation:
Neuchatel - cambridge - USA - transatlantic - liverpool STEAMER . 26.6.1849. Transatlantic letter from Neuenburg over France and England to cambridge / Massachusetts in the USA. Via liverpool Steamer. Dated envelope.
Primo volo transatlantico da Botwood per l'Inghilterra, 24 Giugno
1939 Primo volo transatlantico da Botwood per l'Inghilterra, 24 Giugno 1939
(32,71,73) Hawaii 5c blue King Kamehameha, U.S. 30c orange ...di più
(32,71,73) Hawaii 5c blue King Kamehameha, U.S. 30c orange Franklin
and 2c black Jackson horizontal pair, all tied by manuscript or
cork cancels on 1867 cover from Hawaii. via San Francisco to
Glasgow, Scotland. Black “San Francisco Cal Nov 15” transit cds and
partial red New York cds at right.
The 39c franking represents a carefully calculated composite payment of the 2c ship fee, 3c Hawaiian postage rate the 10c rate to the U.S., and the 24c rate from the U.S. to Scotland - a combined rate structure valid for only four months, from September 1867 to January 1868. The 24c rate from the U.S. to Scotland was in effect from February 1849 to January 1868 and the 10c rate from Hawaii to the U.S. was in effect from September 1867 to July 1870.
Only a handful of covers are known sent from Hawaii with a 30c 1861 Issue stamp. This is the only one franked with a Hawaiian stamp in combination with the 30c 1861 Issue that we are aware of. Part of the right backflap is missing, but overall this is very fine appearing and remarkable Hawaiian and U.S. mixed franking with a 30c 1861 Issue used from Hawaii.
With 2025 Philatelic Foundation certificate
1847: 5 c. brown on greyish-blued paper, a horizontal pair with
clear ...di più 1847: 5 c. brown on greyish-blued paper, a horizontal pair with clear to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, small scissor cut in margin only, used on 1850 entire letter from New Orleans to Marseille, France endorsed "British Steamer" cancelled by circular grid handstamp in red with "NEW ORLEANS / La." cds above (June 1) and "PAID / 10" in red. Carried on the Cunard Steamer "Asia" from New York (first voyage) with London cds (June 23) on reverse and framed "COLONIES / &c. ART. 13" in red; thence via Calais with Marseille arrival on reverse where charged "15" décimes due. A rare and most attractive Transatlantic usage. Signed Holcombe Scott = $ 2'500+
1857, 12¢ black, plate I. In combination with 1857, 3¢ dull ...di più
1857, 12¢ black, plate I. In combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red
(26) on cover to Paris, France, tied by "Worchester, Ms, Jan 18,
1860" cds's: red "Boston, Paid 6, Jan 14" exchange and French
transit cds's at left, reverse with Boston Am Pkt and Paris
receiving cds; 12¢ with small unobtrusive puncture, otherwise Very
Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 36; Estimate $200 - 300
1862, 5¢ dark red brown. Rich dark true shade, tied by neat
circular ...di più 1862, 5¢ dark red brown. Rich dark true shade, tied by neat circular grid handstamp on 1862 folded letter sheet to Madrid, Spain, red "N. York Br. Pkt., Paid, Jun 18" exchange cds and blue "8rs" due handstamp, reverse with red "London, Jl 28, 62" transit, entry and receiving backstamps; sheet with left side flap missing, Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 75 var.; Estimate $250 - 350
1859, 5¢ brown, type I. In combination with 1857, 10¢ green, type ...di più
1859, 5¢ brown, type I. In combination with 1857, 10¢ green, type V
(35), tied on 1860 folded letter sheet to Nantes, France by "New
Orleans, La., Sep 9, 1860" cds, red "New York, Paid 3, Sep 9"
exchange cds, French entry handstamp & various French backstamp,
Extremely Fine, choice this nice. Scott No. 29; Estimate $200 - 300
1861, 3¢ rose, block of four. Tied on cover, to London, England
with ...di più 1861, 3¢ rose, block of four. Tied on cover, to London, England with cork cancels, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid" exchange cds at left, London entry cds also at left, Very Fine, a very nice and scarce usage of a block of 4 of the 3¢ paying the 12¢ rate to England, with 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 65; Estimate $200 - 300
1861, 30¢ orange. Nicely centered, canceled by bold blue ...di più
1861, 30¢ orange. Nicely centered, canceled by bold blue segmented
cork handstamp on illustrated Burnett House hotel corner card cover
to Paris, France, matching "Cincinnati, O., Jan 14" cds alongside,
red "New York, 12 Paid, Jan 19" exchange and Calais transit cds's,
receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 71; Estimate $300 - 400
(65,71) 1861 3c rose Washington and 30c orange Franklin ...di più
(65,71) 1861 3c rose Washington and 30c orange Franklin horizontal
pair, natural straight edge at right, all tied by black targets
duplexed with “Philad’a Pa. Apr. 4, 1865” cds on cover addressed to
Madame Pike, American Legation, The Hague, Holland. Partial red
“New York Paid Apr. 5” exchange cds to right of 30c pair, with
black French transit and "P.D." in box at center, April 17 French
transit and April 18 Hague receiving backstamps.
The 63c franking pays the triple 21c French mail rate to Holland, in effect from April 1857 to January 1868, carried by French packet via Southampton. This is a rare and visually striking triple-rate usage, combining a 30c pair and 3c 1861 Issue to make up the exact 63c postage. Left 30c stamp shows pre-use tears and a crease, otherwise fine appearing and attractive.
The addressee, Madame Pike was the wife of James Shepherd Pike (1811–1882), U.S. Minister to the Netherlands (1861–66). Pike, a noted journalist and diplomat, represented American interests during the U.S. Civil War and maintained strong U.S.–Dutch relations at a pivotal moment in transatlantic politics.
With 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate
(68) 1861 10c green Washington strip of three used by grid ...di più
(68) 1861 10c green Washington strip of three used by grid cancels
and tied by matching ?Mountain View, Cal. Mar 26? cds on cover
addressed to Essek in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today Osijek,
Croatia. Carried by Prussian Closed Mail, with a clear blue
?Aachen? exchange cds on front, a marking struck in blue only
between February 1865 and December 1867, Pesth transit and Essek
receiving backstamps. The 30c franking represents a 2c overpayment
of the 28c single-weight prepaid rate for Prussian Closed Mail
letters, effective from September 1861. The left-most 10c is
affected by edge placement but otherwise a fine and scarce
mid-1860s usage from California to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
(89) 1868 10c green Washington E Grill tied by cork cancel ...di più
(89) 1868 10c green Washington E Grill tied by cork cancel with
matching “New Orleans, La. Nov. 16” (1868) cds on folded letter to
Barcelona, Spain including bold straight-line “PAID-ONLY / TO
ENGLAND” handstamp at right and red New York Nov 21 American Packet
exchange cds below. Blue “4R” accounting handstamp at center
accompanied by red London December 3 transit and Barcelona
receiving backstamps. Sender's oval handstamp "L. Grand & Co., New
Orleans" at lower left.
The 10c franking pays the single-weight rate by American packet under the British open mail system, effective September 1868 to January 1870. This covered postage only to England, with additional charges due from the recipient for carriage to Spain. A fine and desirable folded letter to Spain, showing the “PAID-ONLY / TO ENGLAND” auxiliary marking franked by a 10c E Grill
(69,71) 1861 12c black Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied ...di più
(69,71) 1861 12c black Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied by
black grid cancels with matching Cambridge, Massachusetts cds on
cover addressed to Midshipman Charles H. Davis, U.S.N., United
States Frigate “Colorado,” Antwerp, Belgium. Additional red "New
York Paid 36 July 12" credit exchange cds at right and black French
July 23, 1865 transit marking at left. Reverse has additional
transit marking and Belgian receiving cds.
The 42c franking pays the double-weight French mail rate to Belgium, in effect April 1857 to February 1867, with carriage by British packet across the Atlantic and onward into Belgium. A fine and scarce naval-related destination usage, combining the 30c and 12c 1861 Issue to make up the double-weight (between ¼-½ oz.) French mail rate to Belgium.
The addressee, Charles Henry Davis Jr. (1845–1921), was the son of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, a distinguished Union naval commander during the Civil War. Following his father’s path, Davis Jr. entered the U.S. Navy during the war years and by the mid-1860s was serving as a midshipman in Europe. At the time this cover was sent, he was stationed aboard the USS Colorado, then the flagship of the European Squadron. Ordered to that station, Colorado departed the New York Navy Yard on 16 June 1865 and remained in European waters until July 1867, cruising off England, Spain, and into the Mediterranean. Davis Jr. later continued his naval career, highlighted by his appointment as the third Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1889-1892
(69,71) 1861 12c black Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied ...di più
(69,71) 1861 12c black Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied by
bold black grid cancel and red “New York Mar 16” (1867) cds on
folded cover to Sig. Emmanuele Lagorio, Genoa, Italy. Red boxed
“P.D.” handstamp and partial French entry cds at center, with Genoa
receiving backstamp on reverse.
The 42c franking pays the double 21c French mail rate to the Kingdom of Sardinia (Italy) via Great Britain and France, in effect from April 1857 to January 1870. Water stain at top left and light horizontal file fold at right of stamps, otherwise a fine and striking example of the 30c and 12c 1861 Issue combination used to Italy
(65,71) 1861 30c orange Franklin and 3c rose Washington tied by
black ...di più (65,71) 1861 30c orange Franklin and 3c rose Washington tied by black grid cancels with matching "Princeton, Ill. Apr. 23 1862" cds at right on restored cover front endorsed “To Europa via Bremen,” addressed to Sweden. Bold strike of “Helsingborg 23/5 1862” receiving cds at right, black “Franco” handstamp at bottom left next to red sgr credit to Sweden in crayon. Center of cover has large manuscript “28” credit to Bremen.
The 33c franking pays the single-weight Bremen–Hamburg mail rate to Sweden, in effect July 1857 to February 1867, combining the 30c and 3c 1861 Issue to make up the correct treaty rate. Cover front has been skillfully restored with an added back, but overall a fine and scarce destination franking showing the 30c 1861 Issue in combination with the 3c to properly pay the 33c rate to Sweden
(71) 1861 30c orange Franklin tied by black target cancel on New
York ...di più (71) 1861 30c orange Franklin tied by black target cancel on New York June 9, 1863 datelined folded letter to Messrs. B. Tagliaferro & Figli, Malta. Red “New York Jun. 9” exchange cds at lower right with manuscript “1/-” (one shilling) credit to Great Britain, red oval “Forwarded by Weston & Gray, New York” forwarder’s handstamp on reverse, and red London July 22 transit and black Malta receiving backstamps.
The 30c franking pays the single-weight French mail rate to Malta by British packet via Southampton, in effect from April 1857 to January 1870. Carried by British mail steamer across the Atlantic, with forwarding via London and onward routing to Malta through the Mediterranean
(68,71) 1861 10c green Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied ...di più
(68,71) 1861 10c green Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied by
bold black crossroads cancels with partial strike of red “New York
Br. Pkt.” cds dated November (1864) on cover to Syra, Greece.
Manuscript “Per Canada” directive at top, corresponding to the
Cunard Line Canada sailing of November 9, 1864, from New York to
Queenstown, arriving November 21. Magenta manuscript “17” credit to
Great Britain, magenta boxed “Aachen Franco” transit handstamp at
center, blue manuscript “15” due marking at left and faint Triest
backstamp showing date “26/11” consistent with that voyage.
The 40c franking pays the single-weight Prussian Closed Mail rate via Triest (Austrian exchange office for the Levant) to Greece, established in May 1863 and continuing through March 1867. Mail to Greece during this period is exceptionally scarce, with very few recorded examples carried by this route. 30c with tiny corner crease, but still a very attractive and rare 30c and 10c 1861 Issue combination usage paying the 40c PCM rate to Greece, with full markings neatly confirming carriage by the Cunard Canada.
With 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificate
(Edgecombe County, N.C. to London 1761). Letter written by James
Moir ...di più (Edgecombe County, N.C. to London 1761). Letter written by James Moir rector of Saint Mary's parish in Edgecombe County to "Rev. Bearcroft, Secretary to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts", the docketing notation was written by Rev. Bearcroft (initial "B") and shows the letter was written in North Carolina by James Moir, on April 13 1761, and was read at the committee on August 17, 1761, manuscript 4p due marking and backstamped "July 4" London Bishop marking, cover tear at top, Fine, ex-R. Winter. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. AN IMPORTANT COVER AND VERY EARLY TRANSATLANTIC FROM NORTH CAROLINA. The letter was sent by ship probably from Edenton to London. Contents of letter are in the SPG archives, Bodieian Library, University of Oxford
(36b,64) 1857-61 12c black and 1861 3c pink Washington, tied by
bold ...di più (36b,64) 1857-61 12c black and 1861 3c pink Washington, tied by bold strike of large black "Paid" in grid cancel on elaborate full-color "Illustrated History of the Stars and Stripes" patriotic cover to Dr. Henry C. Angell in Vienna, Austria. Red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. PAID 2 Nov 10 (1861)" cds repeated twice at right, reflecting the fully prepaid 15¢ transatlantic rate via the Teutonia (Hamburg Line) for letters up to ½ oz. Hamburg transit and Vienna receiving backstamps, 12c stamp with small part of bottom left corner missing, likely a result from the original sheet separation and nick at top right, repaired backflap tear, though still extremely fine appearing overall.
This beautiful patriotic cover was mailed after the process of demonetization of the 1857-61 stamps had begun - but the New York post office clearly accepted the demonetized 12c stamp, making this a highly desirable franking with both Toppan, Carpenter and National Bank Note issues used together in November 1861. Of the nearly 100 known Angell Correspondence patriotic covers, approximately seven are mixed 1857-61 and 1861 Issue usages.
The addressee, Dr. Henry Clay Angell (1829-1911), was a distinguished Boston ophthalmologist whose early medical training and ambitions led him repeatedly to Europe for advanced study. A graduate of the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1852, Angell initially practiced in Salem, Massachusetts, before traveling to Vienna for a year of postgraduate clinical work. He returned again in 1861 shortly before this cover was sent to pursue intensive specialization in ophthalmology under some of Europe’s most prominent eye surgeons. During his extended three-and-a-half-year stay abroad, he corresponded regularly with colleagues and family back in the United States, resulting in a now-famous group of patriotic transatlantic covers. After returning to Boston in 1864, Angell became a leading voice in American homeopathic medicine and ophthalmology, founding The New England Medical Gazette in 1866.
The famous Angell Correspondence is widely regarded as the most sensational group of American Civil War patriotic covers sent abroad with high-value frankings. Discovered in the 1920s and long preserved as a largely intact holding, the Angell correspondence passed through several important hands - first sold by a street seller to a collector named White, then acquired en bloc by Judge Emerson, and later by Miss Matthies from the Emerson estate. The dispersion of the Matthies collection in 1969 allowed these wonderful items to enter collections and exhibits around the world ever since.
Ex Chase & Matthies
(89) 1868 10c green Washington E Grill irregular block of three
used ...di più (89) 1868 10c green Washington E Grill irregular block of three used by black cork cancels with matching by “Ithaca, N.Y. Oct. 29” (1868) cds on cover to Paris, France. Red “New York Paid 24 Oct. 31” exchange cds at left, with French arrival cds alongside. On arrival, the cover was readdressed and forwarded to Geneva, Switzerland, showing blue oval Hottinguer & Co. forwarder’s handstamp on reverse, then forwarded again to Rome, Italy. Final Rome address written on back of cover. Several additional transit markings and rate notations are found on both sides, reflecting its extensive journey across Europe.
The 30c franking pays the single-weight letter rate to France by French packet under the 1857 U.S.–France Convention, with forwarding charges accounting for its additional carriage to Italy and Switzerland. Light wrinkling in the top pair, noted as crease on certificate, and perfs at left slightly affected by edge placement. Still a remarkable and unusual 10c E Grill multiple franking, with extraordinary forwarding history across three European countries.
With 2013 Philatelic Foundation certificate
(88,89) 1868 3c rose E Grill, two singles, and 10c green Washington
E ...di più (88,89) 1868 3c rose E Grill, two singles, and 10c green Washington E Grill tied by blue "Galesburg, Ill May 21 (1868) cds and duplex cork cancels on cover addressed to Oskarshamn, Sweden. The 16c franking pays the North German Union direct mail rate to Sweden via Hamburg in effect from January 1868 to May 1869. Clear red boxed “FRANCO” exchange marking applied at Hamburg and backstamped on arrival in Sweden, a fine and scarce usage to Scandinavia
(68,69) 1861 10c green and 12c black Washington tied by black
target ...di più (68,69) 1861 10c green and 12c black Washington tied by black target cancels with matching “New Orleans Apr. 16” (1866) cds alongside on cover endorsed “Via New York” and addressed to Barcelona, Spain. New York cds applied before departure then red boxed “P.D.” handstamp over French transit cds applied upon arrival in France before transit to Spain. Bold blue “4R” Spanish accounting handstamp at center and three additional Spanish transit and receiving backstamps.
The 22c franking slightly overpays the 21c British open mail rate to Spain, in effect from October 1858 to January 1868, covering postage to Great Britain. Backflap missing with repaired portion at top center not affecting the key elements of this fine appearing and scarce cover to Spain
(63,68) 1861 10c green Washington vertical pair and 1c blue
Franklin ...di più (63,68) 1861 10c green Washington vertical pair and 1c blue Franklin tied by black cork cancels with red “New York Paid 18 May 1” (1867) cds also tying 1c on small narrow cover from Rochester, N.Y. to Gibraltar. Black "Rochester NY Apr 29" cds at bottom left, red “4R” accounting handstamp at center and "Gibraltar MY 17 67" receiving cds at top right.
The 21c franking pays the single-rate (up to 1/4 oz) to Gibraltar via France under the 1857 U.S.-France Convention. The cover was carried on to Spain after arrival into France (Calais & PD handstamps at right plus transit backstamp) then on to Gibraltar. 10c pair with tiny perf flaws from edge placement, light cover soiling, otherwise fine. A fine and very scarce destination usage to Gibraltar, combining a 10c pair with the 1c Franklin to meet the 21c treaty rate
(68,71,73) 1861 10c green Washington, 30c orange Franklin and ...di più
(68,71,73) 1861 10c green Washington, 30c orange Franklin and 2c
black Jackson tied by bold checkered cork cancels with matching
“New York Paid 36 May (1866)" exchange cds at right on cover to
Acting 3rd Asst. Engineer Wm. H. Leonard, U.S. Steamer Ticonderoga,
Lisbon, Portugal. Additional "Care of American Consul" manuscript
at left. Red French boxed "PD" and black August 19, 1866 transit
cds at right alongside black “480” reis due handstamp tying 10c
stamp. Black Lisbon June 6, 1866 receiving backstamp.
The 42c franking pays the double 21c French mail rate to Portugal, in effect from April 1857 to September 1866. The postage only paid to the French-Spanish border with the "480" reis due applied in Portugal for additional carriage of the double-weight letter on to Lisbon, where the USS Ticonderoga was stationed as part of the U.S. European Squadron, patrolling Atlantic and Mediterranean waters in the mid-1860s after the U.S. Civil War.
10c stamp shows faults at right from placement near the edge, and 2c stamp with perforation flaws from edge trimming, otherwise fine and attractive. A scarce naval-related destination usage of the 1861 Issue to Portugal, combining three denominations to make up the correct double rate alongside a "480" reis handstamp
(100) 1868 30c orange Franklin F Grill tied by large black ...di più
(100) 1868 30c orange Franklin F Grill tied by large black grid
cancel on cover to Paris, France, with red “New York Paid 12 Dec.
9” (1868) credit cds at center and blue Calais entry cds above.
Original letter enclosure datelined “New York, December 5, 1868”
remains with cover.
The 30c franking pays the double 15c French treaty rate to France by American packet, in effect from April 1857 to January 1870. Posted in December 1868, this cover represents a first-month usage of the 30c F Grill. Small stain visible along top of cover, otherwise a fine example of the 30c F Grill used at the double French treaty rate, with crisp exchange and entry markings and the original letter preserved.
Included in William Herzog's 1985 census of 30c F Grill covers published in the USPCS Chronicle 126
(69,71) 1861 12c black Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied ...di più
(69,71) 1861 12c black Washington and 30c orange Franklin tied by
bold black geometric cancels with red New York cds on blue folded
cover to Naples, Italy. Red “TOO LATE” handstamp at lower left,
applied for missing the intended sailing, with blue French boxed
"PD" and transit cds at right. Manuscript endorsement “per
‘Hammonia’” at top left. Black Naples May 1868 receiving
backstamp.
The 42c franking prepaying double 21c French mail rate to Italy via American packet, in effect from January 1862 to January 1870, though this letter was marked “TOO LATE” for the intended departure of the Hamburg-American Line steamer Hammonia. Carried instead on the next available sailing via France to Naples.
Part of 30c stamp missing at right, likely from pre-use separation from sheet. Filing fold away from the stamp, still a fine appearing and colorful transatlantic usage to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, showing the uncommon “TOO LATE” marking on mail to southern Italy
(68,72,73) 1861 10c green Washington, 90c blue Washington, and ...di più
(68,72,73) 1861 10c green Washington, 90c blue Washington, and 2c
black Jackson, two singles, tied by bold quartered cork cancels on
1867 legal-size cover sent from Thompson Station, Long Island,
N.Y., to Robert Peck, Esq., Solicitor, East Grinstead, England. Red
“New York Paid All via Br. Pkt.” exchange cds, boxed red “P.D.”
handstamp at upper center, and partial London receiver on
reverse.
The franking represents $1.04 postage prepaid at 13 × 8c Book Post rate (printed matter class) to Great Britain, each step representing one-half ounce of weight. Mailed as a packet of legal documents, endorsed “Book Post via England” at upper left.
Only recorded example of the 90c 1861 Issue used on a Transatlantic printed matter rate cover. Stamps lifted and replaced, cover cleaned, still a striking and important high-denomination usage illustrating the evolution of postal classifications and rates between the United States and Great Britain in the pre-UPU era.
With 2025 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating "it is a genuine use"
(68,76) 1861 10c green Washington and 5c red brown Jefferson tied
by ...di più (68,76) 1861 10c green Washington and 5c red brown Jefferson tied by black cork cancels with matching "New Orleans, La May 11" (1868) cds on cover addressed to Mons, Belgium. Red “New York Paid All Br. Transit May 16” (1868) cds at center, with transit and "Mons, Belgium 28 Mai 68" receiving backstamps. The 15c franking pays the single-weight prepaid rate to Belgium by British packet under the Belgian Closed Mail arrangement, in effect from January 1868 to March 1870. A fine and an attractive Belgian Closed Mail usage
(96,114) 1869 3c ultramarine Pictorial, two singles, and 1868 ...di più
(96,114) 1869 3c ultramarine Pictorial, two singles, and 1868 10c
green Washington F Grill tied by unusual black Maltese Cross
cancels with faint “Hartford, Ct. Apr. 26” (1870) cds at left, on
cover with printed address to Copenhagen, Denmark. Manuscript
directive “Via N. German Union” at lower left, red “2½” credit
handstamp at lower right alongside GNU red framed Bremen transit
datestamp and framed “Weiterfr. 1 Sgr.” handstamp. Cover reverse
has red “New York Paid All Direct Apr. 30” cds and Copenhagen May
15 receiving backstamps.
The 16c franking overpaid the proper 13c prepaid NGU rate to Denmark (effective June 1868 to July 1870), likely reflecting confusion between the 13c prepaid and 16c unpaid rates as listed in the U.S. Postal Guide.
Small nick at the top edge of the cover and the 10c affected at right from edge placement, but still very fine appearing and scarce mixed-issue franking to Denmark, with the F Grill and 1869 Pictorial series appearing together on a correctly routed NGU cover.
Ex Starnes and illustrated opposite page 13 in United States Letter Rates to Foreign Destinations, 1847 to GPU–UPU
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 31
The franking pays the 44c double-weight rate, comprised of 20c for U.S.-Japan Treaty rate (2×10c rate effective 1/67–7/75) and 24c for British packet service to England (2×12c rate effective 1/68–1/70). The red manuscript "4" denotes a double-weight credit to England on transit mail originating outside the United States.
The 10c stamp has a crease at top due to its placement at time of use, still a rare and visually striking cover tied by iconic Yokohama “X” chop cancels, with complete transpacific and transatlantic routing, representing a choice artifact of 19th century Japan-U.S.-U.K. postal history.
2025 Philatelic Foundation certificate
7500.00 USD
(app. 6335 EUR)
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(app. 6335 EUR)
Just-Prephilately
Lotto 96
Automatically generated translation:
Neuchatel - cambridge - USA - transatlantic - liverpool STEAMER . 26.6.1849. Transatlantic letter from Neuenburg over France and England to cambridge / Massachusetts in the USA. Via liverpool Steamer. Dated envelope.
ONLINE LIVE
125.00 EUR
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Studio di Muraglia
Lotto 611
1939 Primo volo transatlantico da Botwood per l'Inghilterra, 24 Giugno 1939
80.00 EUR
18.03.2026 15:00 CET
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 75
The 39c franking represents a carefully calculated composite payment of the 2c ship fee, 3c Hawaiian postage rate the 10c rate to the U.S., and the 24c rate from the U.S. to Scotland - a combined rate structure valid for only four months, from September 1867 to January 1868. The 24c rate from the U.S. to Scotland was in effect from February 1849 to January 1868 and the 10c rate from Hawaii to the U.S. was in effect from September 1867 to July 1870.
Only a handful of covers are known sent from Hawaii with a 30c 1861 Issue stamp. This is the only one franked with a Hawaiian stamp in combination with the 30c 1861 Issue that we are aware of. Part of the right backflap is missing, but overall this is very fine appearing and remarkable Hawaiian and U.S. mixed franking with a 30c 1861 Issue used from Hawaii.
With 2025 Philatelic Foundation certificate
12500.00 USD
(app. 10558 EUR)
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(app. 10558 EUR)
Corinphila stamp auction
Lotto 91
SC
1
clear ...di più 1847: 5 c. brown on greyish-blued paper, a horizontal pair with clear to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, small scissor cut in margin only, used on 1850 entire letter from New Orleans to Marseille, France endorsed "British Steamer" cancelled by circular grid handstamp in red with "NEW ORLEANS / La." cds above (June 1) and "PAID / 10" in red. Carried on the Cunard Steamer "Asia" from New York (first voyage) with London cds (June 23) on reverse and framed "COLONIES / &c. ART. 13" in red; thence via Calais with Marseille arrival on reverse where charged "15" décimes due. A rare and most attractive Transatlantic usage. Signed Holcombe Scott = $ 2'500+
LIVE!
1500.00 CHF
(app. 1644 EUR)
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(app. 1644 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lotto 2030
SC
36
100.00 USD
(app. 84 EUR)
10.12.2025 08:00 PST
(app. 84 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lotto 2042
SC
75 var
circular ...di più 1862, 5¢ dark red brown. Rich dark true shade, tied by neat circular grid handstamp on 1862 folded letter sheet to Madrid, Spain, red "N. York Br. Pkt., Paid, Jun 18" exchange cds and blue "8rs" due handstamp, reverse with red "London, Jl 28, 62" transit, entry and receiving backstamps; sheet with left side flap missing, Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 75 var.; Estimate $250 - 350
240.00 USD
(app. 203 EUR)
10.12.2025 08:00 PST
(app. 203 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lotto 2027
SC
29
110.00 USD
(app. 93 EUR)
10.12.2025 08:00 PST
(app. 93 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lotto 2037
SC
65
with ...di più 1861, 3¢ rose, block of four. Tied on cover, to London, England with cork cancels, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid" exchange cds at left, London entry cds also at left, Very Fine, a very nice and scarce usage of a block of 4 of the 3¢ paying the 12¢ rate to England, with 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 65; Estimate $200 - 300
100.00 USD
(app. 84 EUR)
10.12.2025 08:00 PST
(app. 84 EUR)
Rumsey Auctions
Lotto 2038
SC
71
290.00 USD
(app. 245 EUR)
10.12.2025 08:00 PST
(app. 245 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 78
The 63c franking pays the triple 21c French mail rate to Holland, in effect from April 1857 to January 1868, carried by French packet via Southampton. This is a rare and visually striking triple-rate usage, combining a 30c pair and 3c 1861 Issue to make up the exact 63c postage. Left 30c stamp shows pre-use tears and a crease, otherwise fine appearing and attractive.
The addressee, Madame Pike was the wife of James Shepherd Pike (1811–1882), U.S. Minister to the Netherlands (1861–66). Pike, a noted journalist and diplomat, represented American interests during the U.S. Civil War and maintained strong U.S.–Dutch relations at a pivotal moment in transatlantic politics.
With 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate
650.00 USD
(app. 549 EUR)
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(app. 549 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 59
900.00 USD
(app. 760 EUR)
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(app. 760 EUR)
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Lotto 61
The 10c franking pays the single-weight rate by American packet under the British open mail system, effective September 1868 to January 1870. This covered postage only to England, with additional charges due from the recipient for carriage to Spain. A fine and desirable folded letter to Spain, showing the “PAID-ONLY / TO ENGLAND” auxiliary marking franked by a 10c E Grill
450.00 USD
(app. 380 EUR)
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(app. 380 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 77
The 42c franking pays the double-weight French mail rate to Belgium, in effect April 1857 to February 1867, with carriage by British packet across the Atlantic and onward into Belgium. A fine and scarce naval-related destination usage, combining the 30c and 12c 1861 Issue to make up the double-weight (between ¼-½ oz.) French mail rate to Belgium.
The addressee, Charles Henry Davis Jr. (1845–1921), was the son of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, a distinguished Union naval commander during the Civil War. Following his father’s path, Davis Jr. entered the U.S. Navy during the war years and by the mid-1860s was serving as a midshipman in Europe. At the time this cover was sent, he was stationed aboard the USS Colorado, then the flagship of the European Squadron. Ordered to that station, Colorado departed the New York Navy Yard on 16 June 1865 and remained in European waters until July 1867, cruising off England, Spain, and into the Mediterranean. Davis Jr. later continued his naval career, highlighted by his appointment as the third Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1889-1892
900.00 USD
(app. 760 EUR)
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(app. 760 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 82
The 42c franking pays the double 21c French mail rate to the Kingdom of Sardinia (Italy) via Great Britain and France, in effect from April 1857 to January 1870. Water stain at top left and light horizontal file fold at right of stamps, otherwise a fine and striking example of the 30c and 12c 1861 Issue combination used to Italy
450.00 USD
(app. 380 EUR)
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(app. 380 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 85
black ...di più (65,71) 1861 30c orange Franklin and 3c rose Washington tied by black grid cancels with matching "Princeton, Ill. Apr. 23 1862" cds at right on restored cover front endorsed “To Europa via Bremen,” addressed to Sweden. Bold strike of “Helsingborg 23/5 1862” receiving cds at right, black “Franco” handstamp at bottom left next to red sgr credit to Sweden in crayon. Center of cover has large manuscript “28” credit to Bremen.
The 33c franking pays the single-weight Bremen–Hamburg mail rate to Sweden, in effect July 1857 to February 1867, combining the 30c and 3c 1861 Issue to make up the correct treaty rate. Cover front has been skillfully restored with an added back, but overall a fine and scarce destination franking showing the 30c 1861 Issue in combination with the 3c to properly pay the 33c rate to Sweden
450.00 USD
(app. 380 EUR)
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(app. 380 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 87
York ...di più (71) 1861 30c orange Franklin tied by black target cancel on New York June 9, 1863 datelined folded letter to Messrs. B. Tagliaferro & Figli, Malta. Red “New York Jun. 9” exchange cds at lower right with manuscript “1/-” (one shilling) credit to Great Britain, red oval “Forwarded by Weston & Gray, New York” forwarder’s handstamp on reverse, and red London July 22 transit and black Malta receiving backstamps.
The 30c franking pays the single-weight French mail rate to Malta by British packet via Southampton, in effect from April 1857 to January 1870. Carried by British mail steamer across the Atlantic, with forwarding via London and onward routing to Malta through the Mediterranean
1800.00 USD
(app. 1520 EUR)
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(app. 1520 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 89
The 40c franking pays the single-weight Prussian Closed Mail rate via Triest (Austrian exchange office for the Levant) to Greece, established in May 1863 and continuing through March 1867. Mail to Greece during this period is exceptionally scarce, with very few recorded examples carried by this route. 30c with tiny corner crease, but still a very attractive and rare 30c and 10c 1861 Issue combination usage paying the 40c PCM rate to Greece, with full markings neatly confirming carriage by the Cunard Canada.
With 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificate
4500.00 USD
(app. 3801 EUR)
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(app. 3801 EUR)
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Lotto 1755
Moir ...di più (Edgecombe County, N.C. to London 1761). Letter written by James Moir rector of Saint Mary's parish in Edgecombe County to "Rev. Bearcroft, Secretary to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts", the docketing notation was written by Rev. Bearcroft (initial "B") and shows the letter was written in North Carolina by James Moir, on April 13 1761, and was read at the committee on August 17, 1761, manuscript 4p due marking and backstamped "July 4" London Bishop marking, cover tear at top, Fine, ex-R. Winter. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. AN IMPORTANT COVER AND VERY EARLY TRANSATLANTIC FROM NORTH CAROLINA. The letter was sent by ship probably from Edenton to London. Contents of letter are in the SPG archives, Bodieian Library, University of Oxford
500.00 USD
(app. 422 EUR)
09.12.2025 08:00 PST
(app. 422 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 27
bold ...di più (36b,64) 1857-61 12c black and 1861 3c pink Washington, tied by bold strike of large black "Paid" in grid cancel on elaborate full-color "Illustrated History of the Stars and Stripes" patriotic cover to Dr. Henry C. Angell in Vienna, Austria. Red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. PAID 2 Nov 10 (1861)" cds repeated twice at right, reflecting the fully prepaid 15¢ transatlantic rate via the Teutonia (Hamburg Line) for letters up to ½ oz. Hamburg transit and Vienna receiving backstamps, 12c stamp with small part of bottom left corner missing, likely a result from the original sheet separation and nick at top right, repaired backflap tear, though still extremely fine appearing overall.
This beautiful patriotic cover was mailed after the process of demonetization of the 1857-61 stamps had begun - but the New York post office clearly accepted the demonetized 12c stamp, making this a highly desirable franking with both Toppan, Carpenter and National Bank Note issues used together in November 1861. Of the nearly 100 known Angell Correspondence patriotic covers, approximately seven are mixed 1857-61 and 1861 Issue usages.
The addressee, Dr. Henry Clay Angell (1829-1911), was a distinguished Boston ophthalmologist whose early medical training and ambitions led him repeatedly to Europe for advanced study. A graduate of the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1852, Angell initially practiced in Salem, Massachusetts, before traveling to Vienna for a year of postgraduate clinical work. He returned again in 1861 shortly before this cover was sent to pursue intensive specialization in ophthalmology under some of Europe’s most prominent eye surgeons. During his extended three-and-a-half-year stay abroad, he corresponded regularly with colleagues and family back in the United States, resulting in a now-famous group of patriotic transatlantic covers. After returning to Boston in 1864, Angell became a leading voice in American homeopathic medicine and ophthalmology, founding The New England Medical Gazette in 1866.
The famous Angell Correspondence is widely regarded as the most sensational group of American Civil War patriotic covers sent abroad with high-value frankings. Discovered in the 1920s and long preserved as a largely intact holding, the Angell correspondence passed through several important hands - first sold by a street seller to a collector named White, then acquired en bloc by Judge Emerson, and later by Miss Matthies from the Emerson estate. The dispersion of the Matthies collection in 1969 allowed these wonderful items to enter collections and exhibits around the world ever since.
Ex Chase & Matthies
8500.00 USD
(app. 7180 EUR)
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(app. 7180 EUR)
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Lotto 51
used ...di più (89) 1868 10c green Washington E Grill irregular block of three used by black cork cancels with matching by “Ithaca, N.Y. Oct. 29” (1868) cds on cover to Paris, France. Red “New York Paid 24 Oct. 31” exchange cds at left, with French arrival cds alongside. On arrival, the cover was readdressed and forwarded to Geneva, Switzerland, showing blue oval Hottinguer & Co. forwarder’s handstamp on reverse, then forwarded again to Rome, Italy. Final Rome address written on back of cover. Several additional transit markings and rate notations are found on both sides, reflecting its extensive journey across Europe.
The 30c franking pays the single-weight letter rate to France by French packet under the 1857 U.S.–France Convention, with forwarding charges accounting for its additional carriage to Italy and Switzerland. Light wrinkling in the top pair, noted as crease on certificate, and perfs at left slightly affected by edge placement. Still a remarkable and unusual 10c E Grill multiple franking, with extraordinary forwarding history across three European countries.
With 2013 Philatelic Foundation certificate
1200.00 USD
(app. 1014 EUR)
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(app. 1014 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 56
E ...di più (88,89) 1868 3c rose E Grill, two singles, and 10c green Washington E Grill tied by blue "Galesburg, Ill May 21 (1868) cds and duplex cork cancels on cover addressed to Oskarshamn, Sweden. The 16c franking pays the North German Union direct mail rate to Sweden via Hamburg in effect from January 1868 to May 1869. Clear red boxed “FRANCO” exchange marking applied at Hamburg and backstamped on arrival in Sweden, a fine and scarce usage to Scandinavia
550.00 USD
(app. 465 EUR)
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(app. 465 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 60
target ...di più (68,69) 1861 10c green and 12c black Washington tied by black target cancels with matching “New Orleans Apr. 16” (1866) cds alongside on cover endorsed “Via New York” and addressed to Barcelona, Spain. New York cds applied before departure then red boxed “P.D.” handstamp over French transit cds applied upon arrival in France before transit to Spain. Bold blue “4R” Spanish accounting handstamp at center and three additional Spanish transit and receiving backstamps.
The 22c franking slightly overpays the 21c British open mail rate to Spain, in effect from October 1858 to January 1868, covering postage to Great Britain. Backflap missing with repaired portion at top center not affecting the key elements of this fine appearing and scarce cover to Spain
600.00 USD
(app. 507 EUR)
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(app. 507 EUR)
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Lotto 62
Franklin ...di più (63,68) 1861 10c green Washington vertical pair and 1c blue Franklin tied by black cork cancels with red “New York Paid 18 May 1” (1867) cds also tying 1c on small narrow cover from Rochester, N.Y. to Gibraltar. Black "Rochester NY Apr 29" cds at bottom left, red “4R” accounting handstamp at center and "Gibraltar MY 17 67" receiving cds at top right.
The 21c franking pays the single-rate (up to 1/4 oz) to Gibraltar via France under the 1857 U.S.-France Convention. The cover was carried on to Spain after arrival into France (Calais & PD handstamps at right plus transit backstamp) then on to Gibraltar. 10c pair with tiny perf flaws from edge placement, light cover soiling, otherwise fine. A fine and very scarce destination usage to Gibraltar, combining a 10c pair with the 1c Franklin to meet the 21c treaty rate
2200.00 USD
(app. 1858 EUR)
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(app. 1858 EUR)
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Lotto 76
The 42c franking pays the double 21c French mail rate to Portugal, in effect from April 1857 to September 1866. The postage only paid to the French-Spanish border with the "480" reis due applied in Portugal for additional carriage of the double-weight letter on to Lisbon, where the USS Ticonderoga was stationed as part of the U.S. European Squadron, patrolling Atlantic and Mediterranean waters in the mid-1860s after the U.S. Civil War.
10c stamp shows faults at right from placement near the edge, and 2c stamp with perforation flaws from edge trimming, otherwise fine and attractive. A scarce naval-related destination usage of the 1861 Issue to Portugal, combining three denominations to make up the correct double rate alongside a "480" reis handstamp
700.00 USD
(app. 591 EUR)
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(app. 591 EUR)
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Lotto 79
The 30c franking pays the double 15c French treaty rate to France by American packet, in effect from April 1857 to January 1870. Posted in December 1868, this cover represents a first-month usage of the 30c F Grill. Small stain visible along top of cover, otherwise a fine example of the 30c F Grill used at the double French treaty rate, with crisp exchange and entry markings and the original letter preserved.
Included in William Herzog's 1985 census of 30c F Grill covers published in the USPCS Chronicle 126
450.00 USD
(app. 380 EUR)
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(app. 380 EUR)
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Lotto 81
The 42c franking prepaying double 21c French mail rate to Italy via American packet, in effect from January 1862 to January 1870, though this letter was marked “TOO LATE” for the intended departure of the Hamburg-American Line steamer Hammonia. Carried instead on the next available sailing via France to Naples.
Part of 30c stamp missing at right, likely from pre-use separation from sheet. Filing fold away from the stamp, still a fine appearing and colorful transatlantic usage to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, showing the uncommon “TOO LATE” marking on mail to southern Italy
290.00 USD
(app. 245 EUR)
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(app. 245 EUR)
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Lotto 49
The franking represents $1.04 postage prepaid at 13 × 8c Book Post rate (printed matter class) to Great Britain, each step representing one-half ounce of weight. Mailed as a packet of legal documents, endorsed “Book Post via England” at upper left.
Only recorded example of the 90c 1861 Issue used on a Transatlantic printed matter rate cover. Stamps lifted and replaced, cover cleaned, still a striking and important high-denomination usage illustrating the evolution of postal classifications and rates between the United States and Great Britain in the pre-UPU era.
With 2025 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating "it is a genuine use"
4500.00 USD
(app. 3801 EUR)
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(app. 3801 EUR)
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Lotto 50
by ...di più (68,76) 1861 10c green Washington and 5c red brown Jefferson tied by black cork cancels with matching "New Orleans, La May 11" (1868) cds on cover addressed to Mons, Belgium. Red “New York Paid All Br. Transit May 16” (1868) cds at center, with transit and "Mons, Belgium 28 Mai 68" receiving backstamps. The 15c franking pays the single-weight prepaid rate to Belgium by British packet under the Belgian Closed Mail arrangement, in effect from January 1868 to March 1870. A fine and an attractive Belgian Closed Mail usage
425.00 USD
(app. 359 EUR)
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(app. 359 EUR)
Cherrystone Auction
Lotto 57
The 16c franking overpaid the proper 13c prepaid NGU rate to Denmark (effective June 1868 to July 1870), likely reflecting confusion between the 13c prepaid and 16c unpaid rates as listed in the U.S. Postal Guide.
Small nick at the top edge of the cover and the 10c affected at right from edge placement, but still very fine appearing and scarce mixed-issue franking to Denmark, with the F Grill and 1869 Pictorial series appearing together on a correctly routed NGU cover.
Ex Starnes and illustrated opposite page 13 in United States Letter Rates to Foreign Destinations, 1847 to GPU–UPU
1300.00 USD
(app. 1098 EUR)
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(app. 1098 EUR)
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