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Stampless Covers: War of 1812, Transatlantic Mail, Groups, Free, others

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4100

(War of 1812 Cartel Letter) "p Cartel Pacific". Manuscript notation on folded letter datelined Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 1813, from a mother to her son, William McIlvaine, two additional lines of address read "care of Messr. Bainbridges & Brown, London", receipt docketing "My Mother, Feby 3d 1813", manuscript "2" at upper right (Foreign Office rebate) and large "5/" British P.O. manuscript due marking (packet charge after rebate), "Foreign MA 7 1813" backstamp, mother writes "As to our War & the state of our country, I must leave you to get more information from more able politicians than myself", Very Fine, scarce War of 1812 cartel letter (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

4101

Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter London 7 P 7 1815. Large double-circle Crown datestamp on back of folded cover to Quebec, Canada, docketed as originating in London Apr. 3, 1815, containing invoices for goods carried by the Eweretta, red manuscript "1-1/2 oz." and "3/0-1/2" rate, released to the Eweretta and carried to Quebec as a consignee's letter, minor faults and tears in flap (marking affected), still Fine and scarce War of 1812 use (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

4102

T*Robinson. Partly clear brownish-black straightline handstamp on June 18, 1810 folded letter from Hamburg, Germany, to Providence R.I., magenta "PHI/5/SE" small circular datestamp, matching "SHIP" arc handstamp, manuscript "19" crossed out and re-rated "36" (2x 17c plus 2c ship fee), letter mentions seizure by Swedish government of cargo at request of French consul, British blockade of Elsingnor, Very Fine, scarce marking on a letter carried across the Atlantic during the Napoleonic Wars with related content (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

4103

Ship Atlantic * W. Matlock * Sailed Decem. 17. Serrated oval handstamp boldly struck in green on folded cover (1820 watermark) to Portsmouth N.H., forwarded to Dover N.H., red "New-York Feb. 19" circular datestamp, matching "SHIP" straightline handstamp and manuscript "57-1/2" rate, Extremely Fine, this Atlantic marking is much scarcer in green than red (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

4104

(Cope Line) "MONTEZUMA" and "ALGONQUIN". Brownish name-of-ship straightline handstamps on separate folded letters from Philadelphia to Liverpool, England, same correspondence, dated June 17 and July 19, 1824, respectively, names of ships written in manuscript below handstamps, folds and slight wrinkling, Very Fine pair, rare markings identifying ships of Thomas Cope's Philadelphia-Liverpool line, Calvet Hahn reports "Algonquin" is the maiden voyage and only two known of the "Montezuma" handstamp (ex Meyer) (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

4105

Abraham Bell & Co. Name-of-Packet Handstamps. Two in similar three-line styles for different ships, first is "PACKET SHIP COURIER,/ABM. BELL & CO. OWNERS/NEW YORK." in red on back of Jan. 18, 1828 folded letter from Ireland to Philadelphia, red "New-York Mar. 16" circular datestamp and matching "SHIP" handstamp with manuscript "14-1/2" rate, Very Fine, second is "PACKET SHIP JOSEPHINE/ABRAHAM BELL & CO. OWNER/NO. 33 PINE ST. NEW YORK" clearly struck in red on back of Oct. 25, 1831 folded letter from Ireland to Pittsburgh, red "New-York Ship Jan. 3" circular datestamp and manuscript "20-3/4" rate, heavily dampstained although less noticeable on the back where the marking is located, scarce pair of covers (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

4106

Private Name-of-Ship Ocean Mail Markings. Seven folded letters or covers with different handstamped markings incl. Ship Atlantic ("Sailed Decem. 17" 1820), Courier (large oval, 1819), Ship Milo (1818) and Herald (1817 and 1819) double-circles, Ship Telegraph (1819) and a much later U.S.S. Hartford with ship illustration (1878, accompanied by cover from same correspondence without handstamp), weaker or less clear strikes of very scarce markings, minor cover faults, in better quality these would be $300 to $500 covers, still a valuable group (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

4107

AMERICAN & FOREIGN AGENCY/NEW-YORK, JAN. 6, 1838. Two-line red framed datestamp on folded cover to Rothschild & Sons, London, sender's directive "Per Roscoe" (Blue Swallowtail Line), manuscript "12" and "6/4" rates, red Feb. 2, 1838 receiving backstamp, scarce (especially struck on the address side) (Image)

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E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

4108

Gravesend/Ship Letter. Two-line framed handstamp on back of folded cover from Montreal to London, carried by the Red Swallowtail Line's Toronto, sender's directive "1 Case Shipd by the Toronto", docketing indicates Nov. 4, 1839 origin, red Dec. 18 receiving backstamp, manuscript "1/" shilling rate, Very Fine (Image)
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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

4109

China Mails, 1846-55. Three folded letters, first "Hong-Kong 24 JY 1846" circular datestamp on back of folded letter from Hong Kong to Bombay, India, red "PAID" double-line framed handstamp and Bombay Ship letter boxed handstamp, sender's directive "p. Str. Braganza @ Ceylon", discusses cotton and opium markets, small erosion spot, second Mar. 27, 1851 folded letter from Canton to New York and forwarded to Newport R.I. with British transits (no China markings), last "Hong-Kong 23 JU 1855" transit datestamp on back of Apr. 24 folded letter from New York to Canton, pencil "53" rate and magenta manuscript "48" credit, red New York (Apr. 24) origin and London (May 9) transit datestamps, Very Fine, desirable group (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

4110

Brandon Vt. to Havana Cuba. Red "Brandon Vt. Mar. 2" circular datestamp with matching "Free" straightline, manuscript postmaster free frank and "1 Real" at top on 1842 folded letter to "Havana, W.I.", addressed to Mrs. Warner through Joseph Warner, care of U.S. Consul, blue manuscript missent and forwarded notations at left, red "E./NA" handstamp, backstamped "Consulate of the U.S. of America. Havana" double-circle with eagle, small tears at top and bottom, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive use to Cuba, it is unclear why this was missent (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction