Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4

Hamburg American Packet Co (HAPAG) 1875/79: 10 c. black, blue-green & yellow, the collection of 34 examples, with unused (4) incl. a toned example without central embossing, used range with Postal or Agent's handstamps incl. St. Thomas concentric ring cancels (4) on two singles and a pair, double oval "Captain H. Milo" cachets in blue (2), one very fine on piece; Haiti with G. Keitel of Gonaives and White Hartmann & Co. of Cayes (2), Tweedy Peters & Co and Sievers Tippenhauer and Buhrow Schutt all of Cape Haitien, Puerto Plata with part 'Ginebra Hermanos' in blue and a vertical strip of three probably pen cancelled in Samana; Trinidad with Harriman & Co. cachet (unlisted), La Guayra with Blohm Valentines cachet on vertical pair, circular 'P' and Anchor handstamps in blue etc., condition obviously varies but a phenomenal achievement: nearly all listed Agents are shown Mi = € 9'000+.
Catalogue 261: Stamp Issuing Steamship Companies