Antonio Torres Worlwide Autumn Postal History auction
Auction #106 - 1161 lots - Closing: 2026-10-06 18:00 Central time
 | 1051 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1842 (9th Dec). NYC BORNEO. Via Batavia, forwarded Messrs Paine Stryker & Co on the front. Outstanding rare early destination. EL with long full contains about mission. VF. Fine Bid over: $ 1400 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1052 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1844 (30 Jan). Philadelphia England, Broomsgrove, Worcestershire. E. depart red cds, arrival reveser + America / Liverpool oval cachet (***) which shows well open-out, red depart paid internal US and 1sh charge at arrival. Via Britannia. Fine Fine Bid over: $ 110 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1053 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1844 (13 Nov). LIBERIA PORTUGUESE AFRICA USA CUBA - SIERRA LEONE BLACK HISTORY. Gallinas, Cabo Monte y Cabo Mesurado, Portuguese enclave, (as Galhinas) to Habana, Cuba. EL with complete text referring in code to the slave trade, purchase of shackles, chains and large amount of gunpowder for the purpose. Signed by a Angel Jimenez, the letter Fine Bid over: $ 3500 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1054 Cuba Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1845 (12 Apr). Brewster, Mass Habana. El with full text, with Cuban entry E/NA (Empresa norte America)+ mns forwarded on the front to Captain Solomon Freeman, of ship Timor, c/o Gros Knoight & Co. A fine and scarce nice condition usage. Fine Bid over: $ 200 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1055 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1850 (9 July). NYC England, Dorking (22 July). EL with full text, red oval reverse forwarded Messr Barclay & Livingston (***), America / Liverpool oval and London red transit. Opens out nicely for display. VF and colourful. Fine Bid over: $ 150 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1056 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1851 ( (2 April). France, Lyon - NEW ORLEANS, via Paris, Le Havre and NYC(21 April). Boxed red PD cachet, mns "via de Havre" and Bureau Maritime / Havre (23 Avril) red cancellation on rear, "NEW-YORK / SHIP / 34 cents" entry pmk indicating the charge due on delivery, for a destination more than 300 miles distant from NY. A very scarce US entry char Fine Bid over: $ 160 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1057 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1851 (6 May). Lowell,Ms france, Paris (20 May). Via London. Unfranked env depart better blue cds incl 5 cts+ paid for internal passage, red Frenche entry Colonies box and cds, 30 decimes and US red 5 cts. Per steamer Asia. VF. Fine Bid over: $ 126 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1058 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1853 (15 Oct). SFO, CA France, Bordeaux (20 Nov). EL with printed prices contains, depart large cds type (16 Oct), NYC Am packet (12 Nov, 52 cents pmk paid and 16 decimes, red Paris Etats Unis entry cds. Reverse transited via London. Per Golden Gate mns. Fine. Fine Bid over: $ 140 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1059 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1854 (5 Febr). St Louis, MO - Switzerland, Locarno (4 March). Via NY, London, Curs, Zurich. E charged 3 diff mns, depart + transited on front and reverse. Interesting routing. Fine Bid over: $ 125 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1060 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1854 (18 July). Jacksonville England, Yorkshire, Dewsbury. Unfrkd env depart cds, paid 24, red 3 with America / Liverpool red cds entry (2 Aug). Carried by Collins steamer Baltic. Fine Fine Bid over: $ 75 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1061 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1854 (31 Aug). San Francisco Boston. EL with full contains (late gold rush period) forwarded via Panama by Independent Line / Uncle Sam and North Star, franked with 3c rose horiz imperf pair, tied NYC (Sept 27)onwards to final destination. Sc. 11A. Useful fine ph item. Fine Bid over: $ 750 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1062 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1854 (9 Oct). Big Botton, Independence City, Arkansas Scotland, Edinburgh (6 Nov). EL with part text, via NYC, depart mns US provisional origin p.o., red paid in America / Liverpool 5 Nov, 10 cts and Scottish arrival cachet. Fine. Fine Bid over: $ 180 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1063 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1856 (Aug 19). Bristol, RI England, Birmingham (1st Sept). Via Liverpool / America / Paid (31 Aug). Envelope franked 12c black horiz pair, border of sheet with sawage print with addition of two additional stamps margins, all large margins around tied neat central cds, red transit alongside + 19 cents, arrival reverse. Outstanding de luxe conditio Fine Bid over: $ 850 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1064 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1857 (17 Jan). New Orleans Peris, France (15 Febr). Via London Br Packet from NY. E. franked 1c imperf horiz pair and 3c tied depart NEW ORLEANS cds with GB/40c anglo-french entry postal mark, British 1sh and French 10 decimes charges. Reverse transited. Via Liverpool. Fine. Fine Bid over: $ 551 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1065 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1857 (Dec 29). Whiteash, PA Switzerland, Aargau (22Jan 58). Romantic embossed env via NYC / 3c / 6 Jan, via US to France French postal service red entry cds, Basel, Baden and Brugg, mns charge. Unpaid 21 cents. Recipient mns post pagato 25c. Fina usage to this Country destination, most unusual for a love letter. Fine Bid over: $ 425 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1066 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1858 (Jan). from Wyscassett,ME France, Havre(15 Febr). Env franked 10c green imperf horiz pair, mns 10 cancels, with blue cds transit alongside, red PD and London paid(14 Febr), transit Boston + arrivals on reverse. Carried by steamer America, with PF cert excellent condition. Fine Bid over: $ 750 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1067 Usa Stampless Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1858 (4 Oct) SFO, CA France, Cognac (21 Nov). EL with text red depart cds SFO 30 cts, NY 6cts, red PP and French maritime octag Etats Unis Am Le Havre (19 Nov), transits reverse. Fine colourful item. Fine Bid over: $ 100 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1068 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1859 (Nov 22). NEW ORLEANS, LA Cuba, Habana (28 Nov). E. frkd 10c Green perf tied depart cds, oval arrival NA1 cachet (Norte America). Sender Costa & Co, commercial cachet at front. Arrival on cds reverse. Fine. Fine Bid over: $ 426 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1069 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1863 (29 Jan)US Civil War. Camp near Falmouth V.E. 3c frkd patriotic illustr env to Philadelphia, PA tied cds alongside, with 3 pages full family contains, asking to be sent some 50c in postage stamps, enclosed letter for Ireland, just first snows fell, sent by Adams Co 40$, Government does not pay very well, etc. Very interesting document contains Fine Bid over: $ 375 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1070 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1863 (23 Sept). NY - London, UK (3 Oct). Multfrkd env 24c lilac vert pair, tied cross figurative fancy cancel NY 38c red cds alongside + arrival alongside. VF Fine Bid over: $ 300 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1071 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1864 (30 May). Washington, DC Paris, France Scotland, Edimburgh (14 June). Via NYC, out, and back, with doble line BRITISH $ / FOREIGN 12 + more to pay. E. multifranked 3c rose (x3) tied concentric rings + transited thoroughout. Fine p. history item. Fine Bid over: $ 275 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1072 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1864 (May 31). Boston London, England (June 13). 24c lilac franked env, tied neat cork cancel. Via Boston Br pkt /19c red cachet + arrival alongside. Fine. Fine Bid over: $ 110 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1073 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1864 (Dec 26). US Civil War. Peru, Ind Jeffersonville, Fayett Co,OH. Frkd env 3c perf devalued old stamp / unrecognized+ and so mns due 6 cents. The stamp has mns on top DEAD, reason a matter of long controversy in long article written by L. Harris at the USC magazine as to whether it meant or not that soldier had died. First time in the mark Fine Bid over: $ 300 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1074 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1865 (Jan 17). NYC Switzerland, Nuechatel (2 Febr). Outer E. franked perf 10c green horiz strip of four, tied figurative cartwheel and red French entry cds. Red NY / 36 cents / Jan 17 paid and PD, transited reverse. Rate was 42c but it seems this was accepted without further charge. Per steamer Asia Cunard line. Fine Bid over: $ 300 Expand Photo Bid |
 | 1075 Usa Cat. Nr: Cat.Value: Single / Used 1865 (22-24 May). Boston ITALY, Florence (8 June). Multfrkd small env with full contains at 21c rate, tied cork cancels, depart red cds and PD. French ET.Unis entry, via Paris + arrival reverse. Nice condition and VF. Fine Bid over: $ 275 Expand Photo Bid |